Best Girl 5

Best Girl 5: Legend of the Galactic Waifu
Previous: BG4 (2017)
Next: BG6 (2018)
Host	ShaKing807
Date	June-July 2018
Participants	2731 (total nominees) 512 (main bracket)
Language	English
Website	Full bracket
Final positions
Champion	Rem (2)
Runner-up	Aqua (1)
Semi-finals	Ochako Uraraka (4) Holo (14)
Quarter-finals	Tohru (5) Ryuko Matoi (8) Mayuri Shiina (11) Shouko Nishimiya (23)

Best Girl 5: Legend of the Galactic Waifu was organized by r/anime moderator ShaKing807 with voting and results conducted in the AnimeBracket website. The competition ran from June to July 2018 and ended with the #2 seed Rem winning the championship over #1 seed Aqua -- the first such final fought between the highest seeds in the tournament's history.

Unlike last year's contest, this year's subtitle is named after Legend of the Galactic Heroes, a highly-regarded space opera anime.

Best Girl 5 space opera trailer

Rules & Tournament Format

Voting poilcy

• You must register or login to a reddit account in order to vote.
• Accounts must be at least 2 months old.

Nomination

• Lasts 3 days
• Enter name, series, image URL address
• Image links must come from MyAnimeList or Anilist, otherwise the nomination will be deleted
• Characters who have made their animated debut in 2017 Summer or later are NOT allowed. (This means NO DarliFra in particular; get fucking rekt Zero Two fans)
• Best Girl champions and Best Character winners are also NOT allowed.
• Check the entrants list first to prevent repeat nominations

Eliminations

• Voters will choose the characters they want to participate in the main bracket stage.
• All nominees are divided into 4-6 groups depending on total amount
• Each group lasts 1 day
• Approval voting - Vote whoever you like; there is no limit.
• 512 players with the highest adjusted votes will advance to the main bracket.

Main Bracket

• 512 players, single-elimination
• Seeded by results in the previous stage
• Rounds 1-6 are split into 4 groups per round; each group lasts one day
• Quarter-finals and beyond will last one day each
• A consolation match for third-place, if available, will be held in a separate website.
• If a match is tied, the higher-seeded contestant wins.

Bracket

Due to the website's limited default horizontal space, the first two rounds (512 and 256) are shown in simple tables, while rounds 3 and beyond will appear as brackets.

Round 1

Group A

Group A
Higher seed	Score	Lower seed
(1) Aqua	12,345 - 6789	(512) First Name Last Name
(256) TBD		(257) TBD
(128) TBD		(385) TBD
(129) TBD		(384) TBD
(64) TBD		(449) TBD
(193) TBD		(320) TBD
(65) TBD		(448) TBD
(192) TBD		(321) TBD
(32) TBD		(481) TBD
(225) TBD		(288) TBD
(97) TBD		(416) TBD
(160) TBD		(353) TBD
(33) TBD		(480) TBD
(224) TBD		(289) TBD
(96) TBD		(417) TBD
(161) TBD		(352) TBD
(16) TBD		(497) TBD
(241) TBD		(272) TBD
(113) TBD		(400) TBD
(144) TBD		(369) TBD
(49) TBD		(464) TBD
(208) TBD		(305) TBD
(80) TBD		(433) TBD
(177) TBD		(336) TBD
(17) TBD		(496) TBD
(240) TBD		(273) TBD
(112) TBD		(401) TBD
(145) TBD		(368) TBD
(48) TBD		(465) TBD
(209) TBD		(304) TBD
(81) TBD		(432) TBD
(176) TBD		(337) TBD
(8) Ryuko Matoi		(505) TBD
(249) TBD		(264) TBD
(121) TBD		(392) TBD
(136) TBD		(377) TBD
(57) TBD		(456) TBD
(200) TBD		(313) TBD
(72) TBD		(441) TBD
(185) TBD		(328) TBD
(25) TBD		(488) TBD
(232) TBD		(281) TBD
(104) TBD		(409) TBD
(153) TBD		(360) TBD
(40) TBD		(473) TBD
(217) TBD		(296) TBD
(89) TBD		(424) TBD
(168) TBD		(345) TBD
(9) TBD		(504) TBD
(248) TBD		(265) TBD
(120) TBD		(393) TBD
(137) TBD		(376) TBD
(56) TBD		(457) TBD
(201) TBD		(312) TBD
(73) TBD		(440) TBD
(184) TBD		(329) TBD
(24) TBD		(489) TBD
(233) TBD		(280) TBD
(105) TBD		(408) TBD
(152) TBD		(361) TBD
(41) TBD		(472) TBD
(216) TBD		(297) TBD
(88) TBD		(425) TBD
(169) TBD		(344) TBD

Group B

Group B
Higher seed	Score	Lower seed
(4) Ochako Uraraka	12,345 - 6789	(509) First Name Last Name
(253) TBD		(260) TBD
(125) TBD		(388) TBD
(132) TBD		(381) TBD
(61) TBD		(452) TBD
(196) TBD		(317) TBD
(68) TBD		(445) TBD
(189) TBD		(324) TBD
(29) TBD		(484) TBD
(228) TBD		(285) TBD
(100) TBD		(413) TBD
(157) TBD		(356) TBD
(36) TBD		(477) TBD
(221) TBD		(292) TBD
(93) TBD		(420) TBD
(164) TBD		(349) TBD
(13) TBD		(500) TBD
(244) TBD		(269) TBD
(116) TBD		(397) TBD
(141) TBD		(372) TBD
(52) TBD		(461) TBD
(205) TBD		(308) TBD
(77) TBD		(436) TBD
(180) TBD		(333) TBD
(20) TBD		(493) TBD
(237) TBD		(276) TBD
(109) TBD		(404) TBD
(148) TBD		(365) TBD
(45) TBD		(468) TBD
(212) TBD		(301) TBD
(84) TBD		(429) TBD
(173) TBD		(340) TBD
(5) Tohru		(508) TBD
(252) TBD		(261) TBD
(124) TBD		(389) TBD
(133) TBD		(380) TBD
(60) TBD		(453) TBD
(197) TBD		(316) TBD
(69) TBD		(444) TBD
(188) TBD		(325) TBD
(28) TBD		(485) TBD
(229) TBD		(284) TBD
(101) TBD		(412) TBD
(156) TBD		(357) TBD
(37) TBD		(476) TBD
(220) TBD		(293) TBD
(92) TBD		(421) TBD
(164) TBD		(348) TBD
(12) TBD		(501) TBD
(245) TBD		(268) TBD
(117) TBD		(396) TBD
(140) TBD		(373) TBD
(53) TBD		(460) TBD
(204) TBD		(309) TBD
(76) TBD		(437) TBD
(181) TBD		(332) TBD
(21) TBD		(492) TBD
(263) TBD		(277) TBD
(108) TBD		(405) TBD
(149) TBD		(364) TBD
(44) TBD		(469) TBD
(213) TBD		(300) TBD
(85) TBD		(428) TBD
(172) TBD		(341) TBD

Group C

Group C
Higher seed	Score	Lower seed
(2) Rem	12,345 - 6789	(511) First Name Last Name
(255) TBD		(258) TBD
(127) TBD		(386) TBD
(130) TBD		(383) TBD
(63) TBD		(450) TBD
(194) TBD		(319) TBD
(66) TBD		(447) TBD
(191) TBD		(322) TBD
(31) TBD		(482) TBD
(226) TBD		(287) TBD
(98) TBD		(415) TBD
(353) TBD		(354) TBD
(34) TBD		(479) TBD
(223) TBD		(290) TBD
(95) TBD		(418) TBD
(162) TBD		(351) TBD
(15) TBD		(498) TBD
(242) TBD		(271) TBD
(114) TBD		(399) TBD
(143) TBD		(370) TBD
(50) TBD		(463) TBD
(207) TBD		(306) TBD
(79) TBD		(434) TBD
(178) TBD		(335) TBD
(15) TBD		(495) TBD
(239) TBD		(274) TBD
(111) TBD		(402) TBD
(146) TBD		(367) TBD
(47) TBD		(466) TBD
(210) TBD		(303) TBD
(82) TBD		(431) TBD
(175) TBD		(338) TBD
(7) TBD		(506) TBD
(250) TBD		(263) TBD
(122) TBD		(391) TBD
(135) TBD		(378) TBD
(58) TBD		(455) TBD
(199) TBD		(314) TBD
(71) TBD		(442) TBD
(186) TBD		(327) TBD
(26) TBD		(487) TBD
(231) TBD		(282) TBD
(103) TBD		(410) TBD
(154) TBD		(359) TBD
(39) TBD		(474) TBD
(218) TBD		(295) TBD
(90) TBD		(423) TBD
(167) TBD		(346) TBD
(10) TBD		(503) TBD
(247) TBD		(266) TBD
(119) TBD		(394) TBD
(138) TBD		(375) TBD
(55) TBD		(458) TBD
(202) TBD		(311) TBD
(74) TBD		(439) TBD
(183) TBD		(330) TBD
(23) Shouko Nishimiya		(490) TBD
(234) TBD		(279) TBD
(106) TBD		(407) TBD
(151) TBD		(362) TBD
(42) TBD		(471) TBD
(215) TBD		(298) TBD
(87) TBD		(426) TBD
(170) TBD		(343) TBD

Group D

Group D
Higher seed	Score	Lower seed
(3) First Name Last Name	12,345 - 6789	(510) First Name Last Name
(254) TBD		(259) TBD
(126) TBD		(387) TBD
(131) TBD		(382) TBD
(62) TBD		(451) TBD
(195) TBD		(318) TBD
(67) TBD		(446) TBD
(190) TBD		(323) TBD
(30) TBD		(483) TBD
(227) TBD		(286) TBD
(99) TBD		(414) TBD
(158) TBD		(355) TBD
(35) TBD		(478) TBD
(222) TBD		(291) TBD
(94) TBD		(419) TBD
(163) TBD		(350) TBD
(14) TBD		(499) TBD
(243) TBD		(270) TBD
(115) TBD		(398) TBD
(142) TBD		(371) TBD
(51) TBD		(462) TBD
(206) TBD		(307) TBD
(78) TBD		(435) TBD
(179) TBD		(334) TBD
(19) TBD		(494) TBD
(238) TBD		(275) TBD
(110) TBD		(403) TBD
(147) TBD		(366) TBD
(46) TBD		(467) TBD
(211) TBD		(302) TBD
(83) TBD		(430) TBD
(174) TBD		(339) TBD
(6) TBD		(507) TBD
(251) TBD		(262) TBD
(123) TBD		(390) TBD
(134) TBD		(379) TBD
(59) TBD		(454) TBD
(198) TBD		(315) TBD
(70) TBD		(443) TBD
(187) TBD		(326) TBD
(27) TBD		(486) TBD
(230) TBD		(283) TBD
(102) TBD		(411) TBD
(155) TBD		(358) TBD
(33) TBD		(475) TBD
(219) TBD		(294) TBD
(91) TBD		(422) TBD
(166) TBD		(347) TBD
(11) Mayuri Shiina		(502) TBD
(246) TBD		(267) TBD
(118) TBD		(395) TBD
(139) TBD		(374) TBD
(54) TBD		(459) TBD
(203) TBD		(310) TBD
(75) TBD		(138) TBD
(182) TBD		(331) TBD
(22) TBD		(491) TBD
(235) TBD		(278) TBD
(107) TBD		(406) TBD
(150) TBD		(363) TBD
(43) TBD		(470) TBD
(214) TBD		(299) TBD
(86) TBD		(427) TBD
(171) TBD		(342) TBD

Round 2

Group A

Group A
Higher seed	Score	Lower seed
(1) Aqua

Group B

Group B
Higher seed	Score	Lower seed

Group C

Group C
Higher seed	Score	Lower seed
(2) Rem

Group D

Group D
Higher seed	Score	Lower seed

Rounds 3-6

Group A

Group A-1
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
1	Aqua	9205
128	Hikari Takanashi	3386
				1	Aqua	8830
64	Ritsu Tainaka	6353		64	Ritsu	4122
65	Sakura Matou	5148
								1	Aqua	8366
32	Yui Yuigahama	7852						32	Yui Y.	6223
97	File:Ursula.png Ursula Callistis	3622		32	Yui Y.	6737
				33	Jibril	5413
33	Jibril	6501
161	Rikka Takanashi	4958
---												1	Aqua	7115
16	Kanna Kamui	6933										17	Darkness	6082
113	Komachi Hikigaya	4795
				16	Kanna	5018
49	Mio Akiyama	7356		49	Mio	6684
80	Mami Tomoe	3715						49	Mio	6396
								17	Darkness	8033
17	Darkness	10,064
112	Lucoa	2025		17	Darkness	7819
				48	Kaori	4709
48	Kaori Miyazono	6473
81	Chise Hatori	3964

Group A-2
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
8	Ryuko Matoi	7870
136	Himeko Inaba	3741
				8	Ryuko	8706
57	Olivier Mira Armstrong	6344		57	Olivier	3577
72	Izuna Hatsuse	4911
								8	Ryuko	7922
25	Nonon Jakuzure	5014						40	Mitsuha	6662
104	Kou Yagami	5149		104	Kou Y.	4546
				40	Mitsuha	6916
40	Mitsuha Miyamizu	7569
168	Asuka Tanaka	3415
---												8	Ryuko	7958
9	Winry Rockbell	7814										9	Winry	5133
120	Shizuka Sakaki	3312
				9	Winry	6821
56	Megumi Tadokoro	5809		56	Tadokoro	5172
73	Chiyo Sakura	5082						9	Winry	7080
								24	Riza	5510
24	Riza Hawkeye	7259
105	Nanami Aoyama	4154		24	Riza	7169
				41	Mako	4938
41	Mako Mankanshoku	5594
88	Chizuru Hishiro	5058

Group B

Group B-1
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
4	Ochako Uraraka	9670
132	Akame	2753
				4	Uraraka	7179
61	Emi Yusa	5815		61	Emi Yusa	4133
68	Tatsumaki	5197
								4	Uraraka	7853
29	Mikasa Ackerman	6800						36	Hanekawa	6432
100	Isuzu Sento	4857		29	Mikasa	5736
				36	Hanekawa	6169
36	Tsubasa Hanekawa	7377
164	Yuno Gasai	3192
---												4	Uraraka	7063
13	Tsuyu Asui	7879										20	Erina	5645
141	Yuzuki Seo	3902
				13	Froppy	5534
52	Tooru Hagakure	4612		77	Azusa N.	6439
77	Azusa Nakano	6868						77	Azusa N.	5993
								20	Erina	6575
20	Erina Nakiri	7350
109	Ryouko Sakaki	1774		20	Erina	5880
				45	Satania	5030
45	Satania	5505
84	Aoba Sukukaze	4171

Group B-2
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
5	Tohru	9084
124	Raphiel Shiraha Ainsworth	2546
				5	Tohru	7050
60	Karen Araragi	5930		60	Karen	4588
69	Albedo	4483
								5	Tohru	8644
28	Ram	6379						37	Satsuki	5009
156	Utaha Kasumigaoka	4752		28	Ram	4744
				37	Satsuki	6471
37	Satsuki Kiryuin	6488
92	Touka Kirishima	4122
---												5	Tohru	6876
12	Yoko Littner	8024										12	Yoko	5894
117	Ais Wallenstein	2592
				12	Yoko	6248
53	Eru Chitanda	5996		53	Chitanda	5246
76	Nia Teppelin	5204						12	Yoko	7649
								21	Shiro	5068
21	Shiro	6651
149	Yuri Nakamura	4077		21	Shiro	6409
				44	Faye	4980
44	Faye Valentine	5452
85	Kallen Stadtfeld	4241

Group C

Group C-1
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
2	Rem	9289
130	Kayo Hinazuki	2583
				2	Rem	8581
63	Homura Akemi	5767		63	Homura	4815
66	Misato Katsuragi	5115
								2	Rem	9448
31	Atsuko Kagari	6217						34	Suzuha	4410
98	Esdeath	3669		31	Akko	5850
				34	Suzuha	6643
34	Suzuha Amane	5757
95	Minori Kushieda	4593
---												2	Rem	8385
15	Saber	6683										18	Iroha	5927
114	Akatsuki	3713
				15	Saber	7275
50	Madoka Kaname	6128		50	Madoka	5049
79	Hifumi Takimoto	4408						15	Saber	6106
								18	Iroha	6771
18	Iroha Isshiki	7448
111	Yuki Nagato	3142		18	Iroha	7694
				47	Steph	4201
47	Stephanie Dola	6163
82	Elma	3652

Group C-2
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
7	Momo Yaoyorozu	6595
122	Reina Kousaka	4046
				7	Momo	7916
58	Gabriel Tenma White	4085		71	Nadeko	4925
71	Nadeko Sengoku	5293
								7	Momo	7255
26	Faris	5543						39	C.C.	5769
103	Sayaka Miki	4162		26	Faris	4942
				39	C.C.	7087
39	C.C.	5885
90	Rei Ayanami	3909
---												7	Momo	6337
10	Emilia	6704										23	Shouko	7928
119	Sasha Blouse	4353
				10	Emilia	6069
55	Alice Nakiri	5246		55	Alice N.	6230
74	Vignette	4125						55	Alice N.	5438
								23	Shouko	7034
23	Shouko Nishimiya	5314
106	Kumiko Oumae	4720		23	Shouko	7141
				42	Yunyun	5081
42	Yunyun	7955
87	Hestia	3191

Group D

Group D-1
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
3	Megumin	9083
126	Hange Zoe	2047
				3	Megumin	12,744
62	Tsumugi Kotobuki	5209		67	Wiz	2316
67	Wiz	5573
								3	Megumin	8047
30	Mayoi Hachikuji	6534						35	Yui H.	4867
99	Akane Tsunemori	3627		30	Hachikuji	6559
				35	Yui H.	6861
35	Yui Hirasawa	6533
94	Hinata Hyuuga	3584
---												3	Megumin	6756
14	Holo	7513										14	Holo	8552
115	Celty Sturluson	2598
				14	Holo	9030
51	Asuka Langley Soryu	5794		51	Asuka L.S.	4916
78	Kanade Tachibana	4224						14	Holo	7647
								46	Haruhi	4414
19	Kobayashi	6079
110	Akeno Himejima	3756		19	Kobayashi	5910
				46	Haruhi	7922
46	Haruhi Suzumiya	6295
83	Rory Mercury	3230

Group D-2
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
6	Irisviel von Einzbern	6232
123	Moeka Kiryu	3691
				6	Irisviel	6229
59	Asuna Yuuki	4042		70	Hiratsuka	7127
70	Shizuka Hiratsuka	6114
								70	Hiratsuka	5707
27	Kyouka Jirou	4843						38	Illya	5616
102	Kyouko Sakura	5178		102	Kyouko S	5666
				38	Illya	7747
38	Illyasviel von Einzbern	5544
91	Rias Gremory	3954
---												70	Hiratsuka	6892
11	Mayuri Shiina	7266										11	Mayuri	7666
118	Chitoge Kirisaki	3285
				11	Mayuri	9441
54	Ami Kawashima	4744		54	Ami	4825
75	Nagisa Furukawa	4592						11	Mayuri	6097
								22	Taiga	6029
22	Taiga Aisaka	7202
107	Felt	2757		22	Taiga	7017
				43	Kanbaru	6563
43	Suruga Kanbaru	6572
86	Hiyori Iki	3488

Elite Eight

Elite Eight Bracket
	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
1	Aqua	11,334
8	Ryuko Matoi	10,222
				1	Aqua	9874
4	Ochako Uraraka	13,079		4	Ochako Uraraka	9520
5	Tohru	7978						1	Aqua	10,805
								2	Rem	13,988
2	Rem	12,307
23	Shouko Nishimiya	8852		2	Rem	11,257
				14	Holo	8379
14	Holo	11,290
11	Mayuri Shiina	9756