Best Guy 8

Best Guy 8
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In spite of his absence in Attack on Titan's 4th season, Erwin remains popular among voters as he secured the top seed of the tournament.
Host	mpp00
Date	2022 Jan 20 - Feb 27 (EST)
Participants	Nominees: 1077 Main bracket: 512
Language	English
Website	Elimination results (Imgur) Full bracket (AnimeBracket)
Final positions
Champion	Hachiman Hikigaya (45)
Runner-up	Rimuru Tempest (30)
Semi-finals	Tanjiro Kamado (8) Shouya Ishida (18)
Quarter-finals	Saitama (10) Subaru Natsuki (12) Killua Zoldyck (17) Guts (59)

Best Guy 8: Love is Salt is an r/anime character tournament held in the AnimeBracket website and hosted by moderator mpp00. The title is a pun on the manga series Kaguya-sama: Love is War, after its main character Miyuki Shirogane won the tournament's previous edition.

Rules & Tournament Format

All voting rounds begin and end at 18:00 Eastern Time (UTC-5). (15:00 Pacific, 23:00 UTC, 07:00 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 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
• Males only. Sexless characters and unknown genders are allowed.
• Characters who have made their animated debut in 2021 Spring or later are NOT allowed (e.g. No Fushi, Shinei Nouzen, Hiroshi Odokawa, etc.)
• Best Guy 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 nominees)
• 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.
• Series Limit: maximum of 5 characters per series.

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. Thus, each round lasts 4 days.
• 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.

Tournament Bracket

Rounds 3-6

Bracket A

Bracket A-1
	R3 (Top 128)				R4 (Top 64)				R5 (Top 32)				R6 (Top 16)
1	Erwin Smith	673
129	Sadao Maou	380
				1	Erwin	631
64	Kiritsugu Emiya	542		64	Kiritsugu	420
65	Dio Brando	443
								1	Erwin	584
32	Kamina	550						32	Kamina	408
97	Itachi Uchiha	389		32	Kamina	588
				33	Ling Yao	412
33	Ling Yao	533
96	Kyon	438
---												1	Erwin	542
16	Kazuma Satou	829										17	Killua	844
113	Teruki Hanazawa	251
				16	Kazuma	673
49	Gon Freecss	575		49	Gon	408
80	Brock	381						16	Kazuma	487
								17	Killua	499
17	Killua Zoldyck	677
145	Tomoya Okazaki	284		17	Killua	606
				48	Rider	425
48	Rider (Fate/Zero)	619
81	Itaru Hashida	354
Bracket A-2
8	Tanjiro Kamado	654
121	Goblin Slayer	336
			8	Tanjiro	545
57	Shinji Ikari	457	72	Shouyou	461
72	Shouyou Hinata	485
						8	Tanjiro	533
25	James	518				40	Scar	450
104	Reg	441	25	James	462
			40	Scar	509
40	Scar	587
89	Sora	379
---									8	Tanjiro	733
9	Reigen Arataka	615							9	Reigen	696
120	Monkey D. Luffy	340
			9	Reigen	574
56	Archer	570	56	Archer	498
73	Yuu Nishinoya	335				9	Reigen	631
						105	Ryuuji	344
24	Jean Kirstein	499
105	Ryuuji Takasu	513	105	Ryuuji	503
			41	Senku	475
41	Senku Ishigami	573
88	Ryuk	403

Bracket B

Bracket B-1
	R3 (Top 128)				R4 (Top 64)				R5 (Top 32)				R6 (Top 16)
4	Armin Arlert	706
125	Suzaku Kururugi	261
				4	Armin	577
61	Ritsu Kageyama	412		68	Miyamura	515
68	Izumi Miyamura	544
								4	Armin	467
29	Askeladd	542						29	Askeladd	675
157	Jin	298		29	Askeladd	546
				36	Leorio	403
36	Leorio Paladiknight	523
93	Rak Wraithraiser	324
---												29	Askeladd	471
13	Kento Nanami	481										45	8man	737
141	Kyo Sohma	429
				13	Kento	571
52	Vegeta	411		77	Thors	357
77	Thors	423						13	Kento	462
								45	8man	725
20	Alex Louis Armstrong	525
109	Kei Tsukishima	372		20	Alex	378
				45	8man	708
45	Hachiman Hikigaya	692
84	Rudeus Greyrat	314
Bracket B-2
5	Kyojuro Rengoku	507
124	Yuki Sohma	425
			5	Kyojuro	584
60	Yami Yugi	395	69	Puck	487
69	Puck	511
						5	Kyojuro	640
28	Otto Suwen	588				28	Otto	475
101	Felix Argyle	319	28	Otto	507
			37	Aizawa	473
37	Shouta Aizawa	513
92	Senketsu	386
---									5	Kyojuro	463
12	Subaru Natsuki	706							12	Subaru	765
140	Hirotaka Nifuji	250
			12	Subaru	584
53	Pikachu	409	76	Tobio	407
76	Tobio Kageyama	475				12	Subaru	598
						21	L	550
21	L Lawliet	523
108	Meme Oshino	433	21	L	550
			44	Kakashi	427
44	Kakashi Hatake	463
85	Kraft Lawrence	432

Bracket C

Bracket C-1
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
2	Satoru Gojo	630
127	Piccolo	320
				2	Gojo	570
63	Hisoka Morow	415		66	Kiriyama	455
66	Rei Kiriyama	506
								2	Gojo	524
31	All Might	674						31	All Might	370
98	Jonathan Joestar	351		31	All Might	609
				95	Zoro	394
34	Ryomen Sukuna	424
95	Roronoa Zoro	455
---												2	Gojo	524
15	Mumen Rider	641										18	Shouya	723
114	Chrome	306
				15	Mumen	585
50	Thorkell	536		50	Thorkell	461
79	Petelgeuse Romanee-Conti	395						15	Mumen	398
								18	Shouya	509
18	Shouya Ishida	725
111	Ichigo Kurosaki	254		18	Shouya	583
				47	Ruijerd	399
47	Ruijerd Superdia	531
82	Taki Tachibana	418
Bracket C-2
7	Yuu Ishigami	609
122	Deishuu Kaiki	402
			7	Ishigami	648
58	Kurapika	465	58	Kurapika	415
71	Mirio Togata	460
						7	Ishigami	554
26	Tengen Uzui	499				26	Tengen	373
103	Naruto Uzumaki	418	26	Tengen	579
			39	Giyu	380
39	Giyu Tomioka	468
90	Koutarou Tatsumi	449
---									7	Ishigami	628
10	Saitama	747							10	Saitama	694
119	Souma Yukhira	235
			10	Saitama	721
55	Light Yagami	503	55	Light	383
74	Bruno Bucciarati	407				10	Saitama	598
						42	Shouto	309
23	Panda	454
106	Karma Akabane	443	23	Panda	426
			42	Shouto	597
42	Shouto Todoroki	502
87	Anos Voldigoad	416

Bracket D

Bracket D-1
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
3	Sakuta Azusagawa	644
131	Aguero Agnes Khun	441
				3	Sakuta	452
62	Gintoki Sakata	721		62	Gintoki	740
67	Izuku Midoriya	327
								62	Gintoki	460
30	Rimuru Tempest	767						30	Rimuru	477
99	Ruka Urushibara	289		30	Rimuru	572
				35	Thorfinn	521
35	Thorfinn	595
94	Garou	354
---												30	Rimuru	722
14	Alphonse Elric	638										14	Alphonse	614
115	Tohru Oikawa	368
				14	Alphonse	652
51	Gilgamesh	577		51	Gil	489
78	King	390						14	Alphonse	643
								19	Genos	403
19	Genos	522
110	Yusuke Urameshi	402		19	Genos	610
				83	Yato	481
46	Shirou Emiya	432
83	Yato	459
Bracket D-2
6	Yuji Itadori	632
123	Fafnir	343
			6	Itadori	462
59	Guts	747	59	Guts	682
70	Houtarou Oreki	288
						59	Guts	604
27	Inosuke Hashibira	515				38	Reiner	430
102	Rock Lee	486	27	Inosuke	477
			38	Reiner	674
38	Reiner Braun	617
91	Nagisa Shiota	397
---									59	Guts	721
11	Eren Yeager	645							22	Maes	512
118	Kousei Arima	399
			11	Eren	642
54	Simon	458	75	Jotaro	504
75	Jotaro Kujo	470				11	Eren	493
						22	Maes	594
22	Maes Hughes	678
107	Papa Shirogane	378	22	Maes	578
			43	Joseph	557
43	Joseph Joestar	533
86	Kusuo Saiki	398

Elite Eight

Elite Eight
	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
17	Killua Zoldyck	781
8	Tanjiro Kamado	936
				8	Tanjiro Kamado	439
45	Hachiman Hikigaya	1064		45	Hachiman Hikigaya	1312
12	Subaru Natsuki	626						45	Hachiman Hikigaya	1661
								30	Rimuru Tempest	825
18	Shouya Ishida	1044
10	Saitama	707		18	Shouya Ishida	749
				30	Rimuru Tempest	992
30	Rimuru Tempest	890
59	Guts	753