Best Girl 9

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Best Girl 9: Salty Girl Senpai
Previous: BG8 (2021)
Next: BGX (2023)
Never forget, the day /r/anime voted the Bunny Girl Senpai to her rightful place.
Host	mpp00
Date	All dates in EDT (UTC-4) Start: 2022-06-14 End: 2022-07-??
Participants	3144 (nominees) 512 (main bracket)
Language	English
Website	Reddit + Thread links AnimeBracket + Nomination page + Voting + Character list (excluding girls denied by character limit) + Full bracket Google Drive + Elimination results PDF (before series limit) - 232 MB
Final positions
Champion	???
Runner-up	???
Semi-finals	??? ???
Quarter-finals	??? ??? ??? ???

Best Girl 9: Salty Girl Senpai is an /r/anime character tournament hosted by moderator mpp00 and began on 2022 June 14.

Best Girl 9 sports-styled intro

Rules

All voting rounds begin and end at 18:00 Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4). (15:00 Pacific Daylight, 22:00 UTC, 06:00 Beijing)

Voting policy

• You must register or login to a reddit account in order to vote.
• Accounts must be at least 2 months old.
• NO CROSSPOSTING / BRIGADING / LINKING the contest to other subreddits (whether this rule is actually enforced depends on the host).

Nomination

• Lasts 2 days
• Enter name, series, image URL address
• Image links must come from MyAnimeList or Anilist, otherwise the nomination will be deleted
• Females only. Sexless characters with feminine appearance are allowed, but males (traps) are not.
• Characters who have made their animated debut in 2021 Summer or later are NOT allowed. (that's right, No Saki Saki, No Komi-san, No Jolyne, No Marin, No Yor.)
• Best Girl champions and Best Character winners are also NOT allowed.
• Check the entrants list first to prevent repeat nominations

Eliminations / Qualifiers

• Voters will choose the characters they want to participate in the main bracket stage.
• All nominees are divided into 4-6 groups, depending on number.
• 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.
  • Votes are adjusted based on the number of voters from each group.
• Series Limit: maximum of 5 characters per series can enter the 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.

Pre-Tournament Analysis

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Veterans

A screenshot of Best Girl 9's prediction poll on the new Reddit layout, held before the bracket stage.

With Kaguya and Mai gone, Best Girl 9's playing field looks wide open once again, but obviously most of last year's Elite Eight remain contenders because of their show's recognizability and/or tournament histories:

• Megumin and Aqua has Konosuba season 3 to look forward to.
• Chika and Hayasaka: Kaguya-sama season 3 is very well-timed - with the climactic final episodes happening in early June - which might be all these girls need to either advance to the final or outright win it
• Holo is practically guaranteed at least top 16; furthermore some users want to perpetuate the "eternal bridesmaid curse" and possibly a "Holo vs Megumin IV" rematch. On 2022 February 26, she also receives a boost from having a long-awaited anime adaptation being announced after 12 years, which is likely season 3
• Emilia's performance after Re:Zero season 2 will become stable
• While Shouko Nishimiya finished 2nd in Best Girl 8, she has no recent anime releases to speak of, which makes her an underdog. Given the extreme competitiveness of waifu tournaments, replicating her previous run is very difficult - if not outright impossible - especially if she runs into an unlucky match-up early on.
• The odd one out is Yui Yuigahama, who is expected to sit by the wayside because Hachiman Hikigaya has won Best Guy 8, which brought the number of Oregairu winners to two.

Newcomers

A list of notable newcomers with the potential to make a deep run in this event.

• Chizuru Ichinose @ Kanokari - Waifuism, appealing artstyle, Simps. As the main girl of a very popular and "trashy" manga series, she is expected to reach at least round 4 (last 64).
  • However, the recent events of the manga may negatively affect her reputation among fans because the plot keeps dragging on with no clear romantic resolution. One particular chapter (218) became infamous for showing the male protagonist crying while he fantasizes her having sex with another man. That sex fantasy is overtly depicted in many detailed pages, causing much outrage and mockery by fans due to its netorare theme.
• Nobara Kugisaki @ Jujutsu Kaisen - Fall 2020 winner, very popular sakuga-fest shonen series, JJK 0 movie hype.
• Tsukasa Yuzaki @ Tonikawa - Best Girl of 2020 winner, season 2 hype. May reach round 5 (top 32), or even top 16 if her opponents are "easy" enough.
• Elaina @ Wandering Witch - Much stronger in East Asian countries, but she may reach top 64 here or better if the region's voters catch wind of this contest and coordinate their votes
• Roxy and Eris @ Mushoku Tensei - praised by many redditors as one of the best isekai anime, and has a very high thread karma to show for it. Unlike the MC Rudy, who is criticized for his pedophilic tendencies, the show's main two waifus Roxy (a flat-chested adult witch with a child-like body) and Eris (a fire-using redhead tsundere) are more favorably received by fans.
• Nagatoro-san - Season 2 announcement boost; very popular among Western audiences, but may suffer from anti-votes because of her bully / teasing nature.
• Vladilena Milize @ 86 - her show's episode threads boast a high karma count on r/anime, and is widely praised for its faithfulness to the source material and cinematography. The last two episodes of 86's 2nd cour were delayed to mid-March 2022. The episodes received high praise because of its emotional impact, giving Lena an advantage because of "recency bias".
• Vivy - the winner of last year's Spring contest, Vivy is a well-loved show on the subreddit for its visuals and animation, although she isn't predicted to make it far compared to other newcomers because it's an anime original with a complete story. However, one of the show's openings won the "Best OP/ED of 2021" during March (where it had a bit of a rivalry with 86's songs).
• Echidna @ Re:Zero - the famous witch from season 2. She is expected to go at least 4 rounds simply because she's from Re:Zero. If Satella, a background character, did it last year, she can do it as well.

Qualifiers

This following information is manually entered, and may contain errors or missing data. You can help by adding relevant information or rectifying mistakes.

Full results (before Series Limit): Download PDF link via Google Drive - 232 MB

Top 20 Seeds

Top 20 Seeds
#	Name	Series	Prev. App & Result
01	Chika Fujiwara	Kaguya-sama	BG8 — QF (seed 4)
02	Saber	Fate/stay night	BG8 — Top 16 (seed 23)
03	Aqua	Konosuba	BG8 — QF (seed 1)
04	Megumin	Konosuba	BG8 — QF (seed 6)
05	Holo	Spice & Wolf	BG8 — SF (seed 7)
06	Ai Hayasaka	Kaguya-sama	BG8 — Top 32 (seed 5)
07	Emilia	Re:Zero	BG8 — QF (seed 2)
08	Shouko Nishimiya	A Silent Voice	BG8 — Runner-up (seed 37)
09	Miko Iino	Kaguya-sama	BG8 — Top 32 (seed 52)
10	Echidna	Re:Zero	Debut
11	C.C.	Code Geass	BG8 — Top 16 (seed 46)
12	Kei Shirogane	Kaguya-sama	BG8 — Top 64 (seed 10)
13	Violet Evergarden	Violet Evergarden	BG8 — Top 16 (seed 11)
14	Darkness	Konosuba	BG8 — Top 32 (seed 34)
15	Mio Akiyama	K-On!	BG8 — Top 32 (seed 40)
16	Vivy	Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song	Debut
17	Vladilena Milize	86	Debut
18	Riza Hawkeye	Fullmetal Alchemist	BG8 — Top 32 (seed 41)
19	Kyouko Hori	Horimiya	BG8 — Top 32 (seed 158)
20	Ryuko Matoi	Kill la Kill	BG8 — Top 32 (seed 29)

Bracket Newcomers

Characters making their first animated appearance from Summer 2020 - Spring 2021 are labeled in bold.

Best Girl 9 Newcomers
#	Name	Series		#	Name	Series
17	Vladilena Milize	86		26	Roxy Migurdia	Mushoku Tensei
81	Anju Emma	86		51	Eris Greyrat	Mushoku Tensei
193	Kurena Kukumilla	86		52	Sylphiette	Mushoku Tensei
302	Henrietta von Penrose	86		82	Ghislaine Dedoldia	Mushoku Tensei
456	Kaie Tanya	86		130	Zenith Greyrat	Mushoku Tensei
377	Swindler	Akudama Drive		496	Nana Osaki	Nana
484	Asumi Kominami	Bokuben		232	Miho Shirakawa	Odd Taxi
446	Arisu Sakayanagi	Classroom of the Elite		381	Sae Niijima	Persona 5
436	Freya	Danmachi		385	Tae Takemi	Persona 5
46	Nagatoro-san	Don't Bully Me Nagatoro-san		10	Echidna	Re:Zero
357	Gamo	Don't Bully Me Nagatoro-san		510	Flare Arlgrande Jioral	Redo of Healer
391	Yoshi	Don't Bully Me Nagatoro-san		116	Chizuru Ichinose	Rental Girlfriend
297	Ayaka Uehara	Dumbbell		127	Sumi Sakurasawa	Rental Girlfriend
492	Gina Boyd	Dumbbell		159	Ruka Sarashina	Rental Girlfriend
113	Ishtar	Fate/Grand Order		340	Mami Nanami	Rental Girlfriend
483	Kyouko Honda	Fruits Basket		401	Emilico	Shadows House
359	Abigail Jones	Great Pretender		249	Azusa	Slime 300
409	Sayu Ogiwara	Higehiro		490	Laika	Slime 300
341	Coco Kiryu	Holo no Graffiti		322	Raphael	Slime Isekai
364	Marine Houshou	Holo no Graffiti		489	Princess Syalis	Sleepy Princess
387	Suisei Hoshimachi	Holo no Graffiti		507	Nana Hiiragi	Talentless Nana
289	Sakura Kouno	Horimiya		482	March	To Your Eternity
300	Remi Ayasaki	Horimiya		122	Tsukasa Yuzaki	Tonikaku Kawaii
313	Honoka Sawada	Horimiya		284	Hana Uzaki	Uzaki-chan
46	Kasumi Miwa	Jujutsu Kaisen		16	Vivy	Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song
61	Nobara Kugisaki	Jujutsu Kaisen		257	Estella	Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song
136	Maki Zenin	Jujutsu Kaisen		280	Elizabeth	Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song
158	Kumoko	Kumodesu		441	Ophelia	Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song
464	Ariel	Kumodesu		168	Elaina	Wandering Witch
512	Misha Necron	Maou Gakuin		139	Ai Ohto	Wonder Egg Priority
				279	Rika Kawai	Wonder Egg Priority
				498	Neiru Aonuma	Wonder Egg Priority

Denied by Series Limit

Characters limited to below 512 only.

Got 6th or below within your series? HAHA GET FUCKED SEE YOU NEXT YEAR
#?	Name	Series	Adj. Votes	Raw Votes
46	Tsubame Koyasu	Kaguya-sama	766	593
77	Nagisa Kashiwagi	Kaguya-sama	674	617
96	Pieck Finger	Attack on Titan	623	571
118	Crusch Karsten	Re:Zero	592	542
120	Mayoi Hachikuji	Monogatari	591	591
123	Yotsugi Ononoki	Monogatari	585	453
134	Minerva	Re:Zero	561	379
148	Mordred	Fate	531	428
153	Eris	Konosuba	524	354
161	Felt	Re:Zero	512	412
191	Ereshkigal	Fate	481	325
210	Gabi Braun	Attack on Titan	467	376
216	Nejire Hadou	My Hero Academia	465	426
218	Mash Kyrielight	Fate	464	374
225	Sakura Matou	Fate	459	355
226	Kobachi Osaragi	Kaguya-sama	458	458
234	Fortuna	Re:Zero	446	359
235	Elinalise Dragonroad	Mushoku Tensei	446	301
236	Ymir	Attack on Titan	445	408
241	Haruno Yukinoshita	Oregairu	437	295
244	Petra Leyte	Re:Zero	436	399
260	Priscilla Barielle	Re:Zero	422	422
262	Aisha Greyrat	Mushoku Tensei	421	284
275	Saki Kawasaki	Oregairu	413	320
276	Mt. Lady	My Hero Academia	413	378
280	Elsa Granhiert	Re:Zero	410	410
285	Sawako Yamanaka	K-On!	409	329
301	Tohru Hagakure	My Hero Academia	391	303
305	Eri	My Hero Academia	389	313
307	Ougi Oshino	Monogatari	386	261
318	Lilia Greyrat	Mushoku Tensei	382	296
324	Jeanne d'Arc (Alter)	Fate	381	295
331	Izuko Gaen	Monogatari	379	379
332	Moeha Fujiwara	Kaguya-sama	378	293
337	Mirko	My Hero Academia	377	292
339	Ryuzu Meyer	Re:Zero	376	291
344	Sodachi Oikura	Monogatari	373	252
347	Mei Hatsume	My Hero Academia	371	340
351	Jeanne d'Arc (Ruler)	Fate	367	284
357	Petra Ral	Attack on Titan	364	246
368	Lisbeth	Sword Art Online	356	276
370	Camie Utsushimi	My Hero Academia	355	275
371	Ui Hirasawa	K-On!	355	240
383	Serena	Pokemon	348	319
386	Sword Maiden	Goblin Slayer	346	268
394	Nodoka Manabe	K-On!	345	267
396	Lillie	Pokemon	344	344
403	Ushiwakamaru	Fate	341	275
404	Junko Konno	Zombieland Saga	341	341
416	Chiaki Oogaki	Yuru Camp	334	334
430	Nessa	Pokemon	329	265
431	Itsuka Kendo	My Hero Academia	329	301
446	Medea (Caster)	Fate	319	292
489	Sakura Kagamihara	Yuru Camp	301	276
492	Hitch Dreyse	Attack on Titan	301	301
494	Nero (Red Saber)	Fate	300	300
492	Pekora Usada	Holo no Graffiti	299	241
503	Naoko Natsuki (Subaru's Mom)	Re:Zero	298	273

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

Round 1 Group A
Higher seed		Lower seed		Score
1	Chika Fujiwara	512	Misha Necron	3035 - 549
256	Sally (Bofuri)	257	Estella	1497 - 1326
128	Ichigo (DitF)	385	Tae Takemi	1606 - 1197
129	High Elf Archer	384	Iris Cannary	1773 - 1109
64	Itsuki Nakano	449	Akane Mizuno	2102 - 829
193	Kurena Kukumilla	320	Hitoka Yachi	1589 - 1164
65	Haruhi Suzumiya	448	Haruhime	2161 - 810
192	LLENN	321	Ryouko Kaji	1368 - 1278
32	Maki Shijo	481	Kotoko Iwanaga	2367 - 761
225	Ha Yuri Jahad	288	Hikage Miyauchi	1365 - 1235
97	Irisviel von Einzbern	416	Shion Sonozaki	2116 - 634
160	Rikka Takarada	353	Makoto Niijima	1596 - 1015
33	Beatrice (Re:Zero)	480	Ino Yamanaka	2257 - 822
224	Nao Tomori	289	Sakura Kouno	1559 - 1139
96	Shiro (NGNL)	417	Touka Kirishima	1711 - 1158
161	Hinata Hyuga	352	Anaak Jahad	1865 - 901
16	Vivy	497	Trish Una	2369 - 531
241	Phosphophyllite	272	Last Order	1271 - 1315
113	Ishtar (Fate)	400	Asia Argento	2036 - 685
144	Erina Nakiri	369	Ryu Lion	1843 - 817
49	Winry Rockbell	464	Ariel (Kumodesu)	2230 - 745
208	Karyl	305	Euphemia li Britannia	1315 - 1263
80	Tsumugi Kotobuki	433	Karen Tendou	1942 - 877
177	Yuki Yoshikawa	336	Maika Sakuranomiya	1688 - 1038
17	Vladilena Milize	496	Nana Osaki	2284 - 485
240	Suika (Dr. Stone)	273	Irina Jelavic	1044 - 1465
112	Illyasviel von Einzbern	401	Emilico	2075 - 599
145	Mitsuri Kanroji	368	Urara Shiraishi	1459 - 1248
48	Shouko Makinohara	465	Yona	2206 - 750
209	Yumeko Jabami	304	Witch (Goblin Slayer)	1722 - 826
81	Anju Emma	432	Yuu Koito	1822 - 856
176	Riko (Made in Abyss)	337	Hanako Koyanagi	1241 - 1444
8	Shouko Nishimiya	505	Soi Fon	2645 - 429
249	Bishamon	264	Vignette Tsukinose April	1270 - 1305
121	Megumi Tadokoro	392	Hikari Takanashi	1615 - 972
136	Maki Zenin	377	Swindler	1702 - 920
57	Krista Lenz	456	Nico Yazawa	2076 - 819
200	Mayaka Ibara	313	Honoka Sawada	1153 - 1466
72	Tsubasa Hanekawa	441	Ophelia (Vivy)	2191 - 664
185	Rukia Kuchiki	328	Sanae Furukawa	1172 - 1307
25	Roxy Migurdia	488	Stocking Anarchy	2356 - 599
232	Miho Shirakawa	281	Ameri Azazel	1182 - 1266
104	Tsukihi Araragi	409	Sayu Ogiwara	1668 - 1071
153	Shalltear Bloodfallen	360	Seishirou Tsugumi	1434 - 1322
40	Wiz (Konosuba)	473	Touko Nanami	2085 - 885
217	Erza Scarlet	296	Ouzen	1520 - 1032
89	Mako Mankanshoku	424	Saeko Tanaka	1922 - 782
168	Elaina	345	Mari Illustrious Makinami	1616 - 933
9	Miko Iino	504	Sailor Moon	2442 - 711
248	Diana Cavendish	265	Aoba Suzukaze	1186 - 1262
120	Kanade Tachibana	393	Kokoro (DitF)	1989 - 691
137	Nadeshiko Kagamihara	376	Melty Q Melromarc	1779 - 978
56	Azusa Nakano	457	Alluka Zoldyck	2081 - 707
201	Chisa Kotegawa	312	Mayumi Saegusa	1580 - 907
73	Jibril	440	Rise Kujikawa	1970 - 725
184	Maki Oze	329	Casca	1550 - 967
24	Miku Nakano	489	Princess Syalis	2367 - 529
233	Rindou Kobayashi	280	Elizabeth (Vivy)	1402 - 1114
105	Milim Nava	408	Mizore Yoroizuka	1783 - 880
152	Maple (Bofuri)	361	Natsuki Nakagawa	1590 - 1040
41	Shinobu Kocho	472	Tomoko Kuroki	2338 - 614
216	Yuzuki Shiraishi	297	Ayaka Uehara	1433 - 1022
88	Nadeko Sengoku	425	Fuu (Samurai Champloo)	1985 - 811
169	Narumi Momose	344	Yuno Gasai	1715 - 1075

Round 1 Group B
Higher seed		Lower seed		Score
4	Megumin	509	Miki Okudera	3053 - 403
253	File:Cow girl.png Cow Girl (Goblin Slayer)	260	Template:Ayame h Ayame Himuro	1092 - 1392
125	Emi Yusa	388	Sakura Haruno	2078 - 724
132	Revy	381	Sae Niijima	1543 - 859
61	Nobara Kugisaki	452	Togame	2012 - 895
196	Ais Wallenstein	317	Maka Albarn	1458 - 1042
68	Ami Kawashima	445	Midori Asakusa	2083 - 622
189	File:Hibana ff.png Hibana (Fire Force)	324	Haruko Haruhara	1223 - 1128
29	Mikasa Ackerman	484	Asumi Kominami	2194 - 769
228	Azusa (Slime 300)	285	Kosaki Onodera	1244 - 1279
100	Momo Yaoyorozu	413	Umiko Ahagon	1711 - 940
157	Anzu (Hinamatsuri)	356	Noelle Silva	1554 - 978
36	Homura Akemi	477	Narberal Gamma	1898 - 956
221	Kou Yagami	292	Moeka Kiryu	1292 - 1284
93	Kallen Stadtfeld	420	File:Ursula c.png Ursula Callistis	1829 - 783
164	Kohaku (Dr. Stone)	349	Hanako Honda	1361 - 1122
13	Violet Evergarden	500	Nene Odagiri	2536 - 391
244	May (Pokemon)	269	Rory Mercury	1270 - 1213
116	Chizuru Ichinose	397	Ann Takamaki	1567 - 1098
141	Hakase Shinonome	372	Ristarte	1183 - 1247
52	Sylphiette	461	Fuuko Ibuki	1633 - 1005
205	Lust (FMA)	308	Orihime Inoue	1380 - 1129
77	Elma (Dragon Maid)	436	Freya (Danmachi)	1858 - 688
180	Myne (Bookworm)	333	Hotaru Shidare	1165 - 1133
20	Ryuko Matoi	493	Mikuru Asahina	2364 - 565
237	Senko-san	276	Akemi Soryuin	1232 - 1127
109	Lucoa	404	Motoko Kusanagi	1541 - 1060
148	Himeko Inaba	365	Natsumi Koshigaya	1486 - 830
45	Mitsuha Miyamizu	468	Shizuka Sakaki	2029 - 689
212	Akari Kawamoto	301	Platelet	1321 - 1120
84	Annie Leonhart	429	Clara Valac	1893 - 787
173	Android 18	340	Mami Nanami	1582 - 894
5	Holo	508	Umi Sonoda	2499 - 416
252	Aoi Kanzaki	261	Tsunade	1302 - 1218
124	Rider (Fate/stay night)	389	Miria Harvent	1775 - 696
133	Kaori Miyazono	380	Mai Minakami	1943 - 658
60	Ritsu Tainaka	453	Mei Misaki	1914 - 656
197	Saki Nikaidou	316	Megumi Katou	1276 - 1178
69	Fubuki (One Punch Man)	444	Anna Nishikinomiya	1871 - 773
188	Tomoyo Sakagami	325	Edward (Cowboy Bebop)	1507 - 922
28	Mayuri Shiina	485	Hajime Shinoda	2273 - 480
229	Shirase Kobuchizawa	284	Hana Uzaki	1337 - 1109
101	Tanya von Degurechaff	412	Ruri Gokou	1478 - 975
156	Sakura Minamoto	357	Gamo (Nagatoro-san)	1800 - 687
37	Nino Nakano	476	File:Suu.png Suu (Monster Musume)	2142 - 561
220	Guild Girl (Goblin Slayer)	293	Hitori Bocchi	1152 - 1312
92	Albedo (Overlord)	421	Iori Nagase	1746 - 720
165	Mashiro Shiina	348	Stella Vermillion	1396 - 954
12	Kei Shirogane	501	Mary Saotome	2349 - 651
245	Yuuko Aioi	268	Biscuit Krueger	1298 - 1036
117	Nanachi	396	Nefertari Vivi	1395 - 1078
140	Komachi Hikigaya	373	Korone Inugami	1659 - 915
53	Yoko Littner	460	Rangiku Matsumoto	2063 - 505
204	Touka Takanashi	309	Miia (Monster Musume)	1572 - 853
76	Kaede Azusagawa	437	Saki Watanabe	2080 - 695
181	Cynthia (Pokemon)	332	Emma (Promised Neverland)	1403 - 1124
21	Madoka Kaname	492	Gina Boyd	1858 - 733
263	Hinata Miyake	277	Saki Shima	1297 - 1019
108	Nia Teppelin	405	Asirpa	1509 - 820
149	Maria Campbell	364	Marine Houshou	1413 - 981
44	Kasumi Miwa	469	File:Komugi.png Komugi	1917 - 656
213	Renge Miyauchi	300	Remi Ayasaki	1116 - 1347
85	Shizuka Hiratsuka	428	Shera L. Greenwood	2029 - 641
172	Sayaka Miki	341	Coco Kiryu	1637 - 1040

Round 1 Group C
Higher seed		Lower seed		Score
2	Saber	511	Reimi Sugimoto	2461 - 427
255	Hifumi Takemoto	258	Schwi Dola	1174 - 1244
127	Sumi Sakurasawa	386	Yuzuriha Ogawa	1469 - 979
130	Zenith Greyrat	383	Misa Amane	1810 - 916
63	Hange Zoe	450	Lala Satalin Deviluke	1900 - 830
194	Akatsuki (Log Horizon)	319	Shinoa Hiiragi	1208 - 897
66	Satella	447	File:Isabella tpn.png Isabella (Promised Neverland)	2118 - 530
191	Reina Kousaka	322	Raphael (Tensura)	1590 - 907
31	Nezuko Kamado	482	March (To Your Eternity)	2137 - 585
226	Meiko Honma	287	Pecorine	1290 - 1050
98	Sinon	415	Raphiel Shiraha Ainsworth	1509 - 923
159	Ruka Sarashina	354	Ikumi Mito	1253 - 1135
34	Raphtalia	479	File:Haru beastars.png Haru (Beastars)	2000 - 604
223	Cattleya Beaudelaire	290	Ai Mizuno	1329 - 1093
95	Stephanie Dola	418	Chito (Girls' Last Tour)	1740 - 732
162	Nagisa Furukawa	351	Kyouko Kirigiri	1316 - 975
15	Mio Akiyama	498	Neiru Aonuma	2171 - 365
242	Maho Hiyajou	271	Tae Yamada	1247 - 1065
114	Ichika Nakano	399	Kaie Tanya	1670 - 814
143	Kyou Fujibayashi	370	File:An onoya.png An Onoya	1419 - 751
50	Eris Greyrat	463	Kaede Kayano	2097 - 537
207	File:Nano.png Nano Shinonome	306	Kirino Kousaka	1096 - 1057
79	Yotsuba Nakano	434	Yue (Arifureta)	1852 - 567
178	Kurumi Tokisaki	335	Boa Hancock	1496 - 796
18	Riza Hawkeye	495	Yuuri (Girls' Last Tour)	2076 - 572
239	Tamaki Kotatsu	274	Henrietta von Penrose	1192 - 1032
111	Katarina Claes	402	Origami Tobiichi	1593 - 686
146	Chizuru Hishiro	367	Shirley Fenette	1327 - 904
47	Zero Two	466	Mafuyu Hoshikawa	1893 - 623
210	Aoi Inuyama	303	Sucy Manbavaran	1271 - 885
82	Ghislaine Dedoldia	431	Elucia de Lute Ima	1651 - 715
175	Nami (One Piece)	338	Template:Amanda lwa Amanda O'Neill	1514 - 680
7	Emilia	506	Elf Yamada	2525 - 353
250	Sanae Dekomori	263	Shamiko	972 - 1169
122	Tsukasa Yuzaki	391	Yoshi (Nagatoro-san)	1826 - 494
135	Hina (Hinamatsuri)	378	Fubuki Shirakami	1516 - 861
58	Tomoe Koga	455	Ayame Kajou	1855 - 757
199	Akane Tsunemori	314	Kaho Hinata	1187 - 1065
71	Rikka Takanashi	442	Momo Chiyoda	1811 - 595
186	Hibiki Sakura	327	Sagiri Izumi	1452 - 749
26	Ram	487	Nozomi Kaminashi	2070 - 618
231	Shinka Nibutani	282	File:Pitou.png Neferpitou	1526 - 847
103	Atsuko Kagari	410	Leone	1352 - 913
154	Chitoge Kirisaki	359	Abigail Jones	1457 - 777
39	Asuka Langley Soryu	474	Diamond (Houseki)	2065 - 517
218	San (Princess Mononoke)	295	Leafa	1298 - 1056
90	Karen Araragi	423	Utaha Kasumigaoka	1457 - 953
167	Yuuki Konno	346	Xenovia Quarta	1252 - 958
10	Echidna	503	Eriri Spencer Sawamura	2101 - 545
247	Kokkoro	266	Mio Naganohara	1068 - 1071
119	Minori Kushieda	394	Izuna Hatsuse	1639 - 825
138	Kumiko Oumae	375	Uruka Takemoto	1496 - 706
55	Yui Hirasawa	458	Template:Mai v Mai Valentine	1910 - 591
202	Hinata Kawamoto	311	Chihaya Ayase	879 - 1177
74	Faye Valentine	439	Kurokami no Onna	1772 - 587
183	Tsuyu Asui	330	Yuugiri (Zombieland Saga)	1267 - 1084
23	Yui Yuigahama	490	Laika (Slime 300)	2085 - 492
234	Ruiko Saten	279	Rika Kawai	1370 - 774
106	Rias Gremory	407	Akane Shinjou	1576 - 696
151	Kyouko Sakura	362	Hotaru Ichijou	1225 - 1038
42	Taiga Aisaka	471	File:Clair a.png Clair Aoki	1947 - 572
215	Bulma	298	Nanami Aoyama	991 - 1245
87	Ochako Uraraka	426	Tamako Kitashirakawa	1624 - 868
170	Takagi-san	343	File:Rachnera.png Rachnera Arachnera	1701 - 653

Round 1 Group D
Higher seed		Lower seed		Score
3	Aqua	510	Flare Arlgrande Jioral	2822 - 359
254	Mari Tamaki	259	Rui Tachibana	1129 - 1446
126	Himiko Toga	387	Suisei Hoshimachi	1665 - 1005
131	Hestia	382	Mary Hunt	1823 - 846
62	Misato Katsuragi	451	Retsuko	2236 - 485
195	Asuka Tanaka	318	Morgiana	1324 - 1096
67	Olivier Mira Armstrong	446	Arisu Sakayanagi	1875 - 877
190	Mina Ashido	323	Lucy Heartfilia	1099 - 1400
30	Rio Futaba	483	Kyouko Honda	2216 - 616
227	Kayo Hinazuki	286	Dark Magician Girl	1365 - 1200
99	Nodoka Toyohama	414	Ayase Aragaki	1961 - 729
158	Kumoko	355	Kumin Tsuyuri	1306 - 1218
35	Satsuki Kiryuin	478	Evileye (Overlord)	1983 - 691
222	Lisa Lisa	291	Mirai Kuriyama	1092 - 1452
94	Rin Shima	419	File:Machi k.png Machi Komacine	1771 - 807
163	Mami Tomoe	350	Yui (Angel Beats)	1369 - 1207
14	Darkness	499	Aguri	2555 - 491
243	Gabriel Tenma White	270	Endorsi Jahad	1354 - 1145
115	Misty	398	Sakie Satou	1503 - 1014
142	Alice Zuberg	371	Misaki Kamiigusa	1405 - 905
51	Rei Ayanami	462	Hana Midorikawa	2059 - 520
206	Yuri Nakamura	307	Isla	1334 - 1038
78	Kanna Kamui	435	Vanilla (Nekopara)	1955 - 635
179	Satania	334	Marnie	1597 - 824
19	Kyouko Hori	494	Miyuki Shiba	2243 - 595
238	Hiyori Iki	275	Nico Robin	1407 - 1008
110	Izumi Curtis	403	Template:Michiru bna Michiru Kagemori	1818 - 517
147	Shion (Tensura)	366	Sophia Ascart	1611 - 819
46	Nagatoro-san	467	Misaki Shokuhou	1810 - 916
211	Template:Yui mom Mother Yuigahama	302	Chelsea	1538 - 980
83	Suruga Kanbaru	430	Nanaka Kotegawa	1897 - 700
174	Fumino Furuhashi	339	Arisa Uotani	1573 - 761
6	Ai Hayasaka	507	Nana Hiiragi	2770 - 405
251	Red Blood Cell AE3803	262	Yuki Nagato	1052 - 1300
123	Shuna (Tensura)	390	Mafuyu Kirisu	1368 - 1038
134	Chiyo Sakura	379	Koneko Toujou	1528 - 932
59	Tatsumaki	454	Ema Yasuhara	1860 - 831
198	Aoi Miyamori	315	Kagura (Gintama)	1214 - 1084
70	Sasha Blouse	443	Template:Saya e Saya Endou	1999 - 716
187	Shizue Izawa	326	Suzune Horikita	1372 - 1142
27	Kobayashi-san	486	Rika Furude	1996 - 610
230	Kuroko Shirai	283	Kiyoko Shimizu	1404 - 1013
102	Kanao Tsuyuri	411	Utako Sakura	1823 - 822
155	Hitomi Mishima	358	Template:Cornelia Cornelia li Britannia	1483 - 935
33	Iroha Isshiki	475	Miku (DitF)	2244 - 476
219	Iris (Fire Force)	294	Kiki	1281 - 1065
91	Faris	422	Template:Naruko a Naruko Anjou	1695 - 820
166	Akame	347	Misaka 10032	1584 - 851
11	C.C.	502	Chizuru Takano	2037 - 579
246	Yoruichi Shihouin	267	Akeno Himejima	1004 - 1300
118	Nonon Jakuzure	395	Mion Sonozaki	1538 - 736
139	Ai Ohto	374	Olivia (Asobi Asobase)	1265 - 1031
54	Suzuha Amane	459	Kasumi Nomura	2073 - 608
203	Viktoriya Ivanova Serebryakov	310	Template:Ena s Ena Saitou	1176 - 1193
75	Eru Chitanda	438	Rem Galeu	2059 - 606
182	Priestess (Goblin Slayer)	331	Misaki Ayuzawa	1406 - 942
22	Yunyun	491	Senpai (Magical Senpai)	2326 - 414
235	Dawn (Pokemon)	278	Konata Izumi	1259 - 1071
107	Celty Sturluson	406	Template:Kanamori Sayaka Kanamori	1563 - 629
150	Alice Nakiri	363	Hina Amano	1442 - 1008
43	Tohru (Dragon Maid)	470	Azusa Hamaoka	2070 - 692
214	Isuzu Sento	299	Yuki Minagawa	1438 - 837
86	Tohru Honda	427	Tsubaki Sawabe	1662 - 769
171	Esdeath	342	Ritsuko Akagi	1704 - 869

Round 2

Round 2 Matches
Group A
Character 1		Character 2		Score
1	Chika Fujiwara	256	Sally	3913 - 705
128	Ichigo	129	High Elf Archer	1844 - 2157
64	Itsuki Nakano	193	Kurena Kukumilla	2583 - 1522
65	Haruhi Suzumiya	192	LLENN	2685 - 1379
32	Maki Shijo	225	Ha Yuri Jahad	2847 - 1481
97	Irisviel von Einzbern	160	Rikka Takarada	1750 - 2175
33	Beatrice	224	Nao Tomori	2433 - 1697
96	Shiro	161	Hinata Hyuga	2231 - 1887
16	Vivy	272	Last Order	2647 - 1386
113	Ishtar	144	Erina Nakiri	1784 - 2127
49	Winry Rockbell	208	Karyl	2702 - 1444
80	Tsumugi Kotobuki	177	Yuki Yoshikawa	2262 - 1788
17	Vladilena Milize	273	Irina Jelavic	3253 - 741
112	Illyasviel von Einzbern	145	Mitsuri Kanroji	2475 - 1574
48	Shouko Makinohara	209	Yumeko Jabami	2564 - 1602
81	Anju Emma	337	Hanako Koyanagi	2309 - 1530
8	Shouko Nishimiya	264	Vignette Tsukinose April	3052 - 1155
121	Megumi Tadokoro	136	Maki Zenin	1941 - 2034
57	Krista Lenz	313	Honoka Sawada	2612 - 1547
72	Tsubasa Hanekawa	328	Sanae Furukawa	2663 - 1269
25	Roxy Migurdia	281	Ameri Azazel	2917 - 1116
104	Tsukihi Araragi	153	Shalltear Bloodfallen	2271 - 1631
40	Wiz	217	Erza Scarlet	2510 - 1609
89	Mako Mankanshoku	168	Elaina	1585 - 2386
9	Miko Iino	265	Aoba Suzukaze	3127 - 1211
120	Kanade Tachibana	137	Nadeshiko Kagamihara	2004 - 1848
56	Azusa Nakano	201	Chisa Kotegawa	2186 - 1741
73	Jibril	184	Maki Oze	2495 - 1731
24	Miku Nakano	233	Rindou Kobayashi	2786 - 1218
105	Milim Nava	152	Maple (Bofuri)	1918 - 1885
41	Shinobu Kocho	216	Yuzuki Shiraishi	2640 - 1546
88	Nadeko Sengoku	169	Narumi Momose	2244 - 1867
Group B
4	Megumin	260	Template:Ayame h Ayame Himuro	4276 - 648
125	Emi Yusa	132	Revy	2278 - 1966
61	Nobara Kugisaki	196	Ais Wallenstein	2819 - 1722
68	Ami Kawashima	189	File:Hibana ff.png Hibana (Fire Force)	2763 - 1568
29	Mikasa Ackerman	285	Kosaki Onodera	2815 - 1833
100	Momo Yaoyorozu	157	Anzu (Hinamatsuri)	2211 - 2198
36	Homura Akemi	221	Kou Yagami	2450 - 1840
93	Kallen Stadtfeld	164	Kohaku (Dr. Stone)	2724 - 1583
13	Violet Evergarden	244	May (Pokemon)	3874 - 725
116	Chizuru Ichinose	372	Ristarte	2441 - 1787
52	Sylphiette	205	Lust (FMA)	2447 - 2009
77	Elma (Dragon Maid)	180	Myne (Bookworm)	2106 - 2102
20	Ryuko Matoi	237	Senko-san	3080 - 1376
109	Lucoa	148	Himeko Inaba	1647 - 2616
45	Mitsuha Miyamizu	212	Akari Kawamoto	2847 - 1507
84	Annie Leonhart	173	Android 18	2515 - 1850
5	Holo	252	Aoi Kanzaki	3773 - 930
124	Rider (Fate/stay night)	133	Kaori Miyazono	1916 - 2449
60	Ritsu Tainaka	197	Saki Nikaidou	2539 - 1678
69	Fubuki (One Punch Man)	188	Tomoyo Sakagami	2521 - 1819
28	Mayuri Shiina	229	Shirase Kobuchizawa	3048 - 1405
101	Tanya von Degurechaff	156	Sakura Minamoto	2088 - 2008
37	Nino Nakano	293	Hitori Bocchi	2298 - 1987
92	Albedo (Overlord)	165	Mashiro Shiina	2002 - 2235
12	Kei Shirogane	245	Yuuko Aioi	3385 - 1358
117	Nanachi	140	Komachi Hikigaya	1782 - 2498
53	Yoko Littner	204	Touka Takanashi	2528 - 1810
76	Kaede Azusagawa	181	Cynthia (Pokemon)	2814 - 1688
21	Madoka Kaname	236	Hinata Miyake	2440 - 1747
108	Nia Teppelin	149	Maria Campbell	2209 - 1864
44	Kasumi Miwa	300	Remi Ayasaki	2415 - 1879
85	Shizuka Hiratsuka	172	Sayaka Miki	2780 - 1703
Group C
2	Saber	258	Schwi Dola
127	Sumi Sakurasawa	130	Zenith Greyrat
63	Hange Zoe	194	Akatsuki (Log Horizon)
66	Satella	191	Reina Kousaka
31	Nezuko Kamado	226	Meiko Honma
98	Sinon	159	Ruka Sarashina
34	Raphtalia	223	Cattleya Beaudelaire
95	Stephanie Dola	162	Nagisa Furukawa
15	Mio Akiyama	242	Maho Hiyajou
114	Ichika Nakano	143	Kyou Fujibayashi
50	Eris Greyrat	207	File:Nano.png Nano Shinonome
79	Yotsuba Nakano	178	Kurumi Tokisaki
18	Riza Hawkeye	239	Tamaki Kotatsu
111	Katarina Claes	146	Chizuru Hishiro
47	Zero Two	210	Aoi Inuyama
82	Ghislaine Dedoldia	175	Nami (One Piece)
7	Emilia	263	Shamiko
122	Tsukasa Yuzaki	135	Hina (Hinamatsuri)
58	Tomoe Koga	199	Akane Tsunemori
71	Rikka Takanashi	186	Hibiki Sakura
26	Ram	231	Shinka Nibutani
103	Atsuko Kagari	154	Chitoge Kirisaki
39	Asuka Langley Soryu	218	San (Princess Mononoke)
90	Karen Araragi	167	Yuuki Konno
10	Echidna	266	Mio Naganohara
119	Minori Kushieda	138	Kumiko Oumae
55	Yui Hirasawa	311	Chihaya Ayase
74	Faye Valentine	183	Tsuyu Asui
23	Yui Yuigahama	234	Ruiko Saten
106	Rias Gremory	151	Kyouko Sakura
42	Taiga Aisaka	298	Nanami Aoyama
87	Ochako Uraraka	170	Takagi-san
Group D
3	Aqua	259	Rui Tachibana
126	Himiko Toga	131	Hestia
62	Misato Katsuragi	195	Asuka Tanaka
67	Olivier Mira Armstrong	323	Lucy Heartfilia
30	Rio Futaba	227	Kayo Hinazuki
99	Nodoka Toyohama	158	Kumoko
35	Satsuki Kiryuin	291	Mirai Kuriyama
94	Rin Shima	163	Mami Tomoe
14	Darkness	243	Gabriel Tenma White
115	Misty	142	Alice Zuberg
51	Rei Ayanami	206	Yuri Nakamura
78	Kanna Kamui	179	Satania
19	Kyouko Hori	238	Hiyori Iki
110	Izumi Curtis	147	Shion (Tensura)
46	Nagatoro-san	211	Template:Yui mom Mother Yuigahama
83	Suruga Kanbaru	174	Fumino Furuhashi
6	Ai Hayasaka	262	Yuki Nagato
123	Shuna (Tensura)	134	Chiyo Sakura
59	Tatsumaki	198	Aoi Miyamori
70	Sasha Blouse	187	Shizue Izawa
27	Kobayashi-san	230	Kuroko Shirai
102	Kanao Tsuyuri	155	Hitomi Mishima
38	Iroha Isshiki	219	Iris (Fire Force)
91	Faris	166	Akame
11	C.C.	267	Akeno Himejima
118	Nonon Jakuzure	139	Ai Ohto
54	Suzuha Amane	310	Template:Ena s Ena Saitou
75	Eru Chitanda	182	Priestess (Goblin Slayer)
22	Yunyun	235	Dawn (Pokemon)
107	Celty Sturluson	150	Alice Nakiri
43	Tohru (Dragon Maid)	214	Isuzu Sento
86	Tohru Honda	171	Esdeath

Rounds 3-6

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Elite Eight

Best Girl 9 Elite Eight
Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
x	Bracket A-1 Winner	???
x	Bracket A-2 Winner	???
				x	QF 1 Winner	???
x	Bracket B-1 Winner	???		x	QF 2 Winner	???
x	Bracket B-2 Winner	???						x	SF 1 Winner	???
								x	SF 2 Winner	???
x	Bracket C-1 Winner	???
x	Bracket C-2 Winner	???		x	QF 3 Winner	???
				x	QF 4 Winner	???
x	Bracket D-1 Winner	???
x	Bracket D-2 Winner	???

Appendices

Media

• The annual Best Girl Madness prediction bracket will not be held this year. Its organizer, JDefenseAnime, stated that he will not have enough time to prepare the bracket because he "is traveling for half of the contest's duration".

Reddit threads

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• Nomination: Nomination 1 - Nomination 2
• Qualifiers: Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3 - Day 4 - Day 5
• Round 1: Group A - Group B - Group C - Group D
• Round 2: [Group A] - [Group B] - [Group C] - [Group D]
• Round 3: [Group A] - [Group B] - [Group C] - [Group D]
• Round 4: [Group A] - [Group B] - [Group C] - [Group D]
• Round 5: [Group A] - [Group B] - [Group C] - [Group D]
• Round 6: [Group A] - [Group B] - [Group C] - [Group D]
• Elite Eight: [Quarters] - [Semis] - [Final] - [Winner Announcement]

Other

• "Best Girl 9 - Unofficial Trailer" - posted by grexraxor
• Prediction Polls - 1st seed & highest seeded newcomer (warning: new reddit) - posted by mpp00

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