Bilibili Moe 2016 - Japanese Animation

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Bilibili Moe 2016 Animated Character Popularity Awards - Japanese Animation Field
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official poster
Host	Bilibili
Date	Start: 2016 Nov 21 (prelims) End: 2017 Jan 01 (final)
Participants	Total: 2553 (1256 female, 1297 male) Main event: 72 (both genders)
Language	Chinese
Website	bangumi.bilibili.com + [Main page] + Rules
Female final positions
Champion	Rem
Runner-up	Kotori Itsuka
Third place	Kurumi Tokisaki
Fourth place	Chino Kafuu
Quarter-finals	Anna Kushina Emilia Rin Tohsaka Tohka Yatogami
Male final positions
Champion	Yato
Runner-up	Koro-sensei
Third place	Saitama
Fourth place	Ash Ketchum
Quarter-finals	Izaya Orihara Kusuo Saiki Sakamoto Souma Yukihira

Bilibili Moe 2016 Animated Character Popularity Awards - Japanese Animation was the second edition of the Bilibili Moe tournament for Japanese anime characters. The event ran from 2016 November 21 and ended in 2017 January 01.

The 2016 tournament underwent a major change in its format - the main event was reduced from 128 to 72 players. As a result, players are now split into groups of 3, and will only need to win just two matches (Top 72 -> Top 24) to advance into the elite 8. This edition was also the first to implement the True-Love Voting feature, which would become an important aspect of the tournament in subsequent editions.

The female division was highlighted by the rivalry between Date A Live vs Re:Zero; both shows were favorites to win the tournament due to the overwhelming support of their fans. Re:Zero ultimately prevailed as #1 overall seed Rem won the championship in a narrative-heavy run, overcoming arguably the hardest possible sequence of opponents she could get from the bracket draw: against romantic rival Emilia, then Date A Live villain Kurumi Tokisaki (which some users touted as the "true finals"), and finally DAL's imouto Kotori Itsuka, which ended in an anticlimactic blowout.

On the other hand, the male tournament concluded with Noragami's Yato winning the championship match against last year's runner-up Koro-sensei. Third place went to One Punch Man's Saitama while the unseeded Ash Ketchum finished fourth.

External links:

• Moegirl article (Chinese)
• ISML forum discussion thread

Overview

Tournament Format

Preliminary Rounds

• Qualifiers: 2016 November 21 - December 11
  • Vote 5 from each group (5 male, 5 female)
  • Top 3 directly qualify to Main Event
  • 4th-7th advance to Resurrection Rounds
• Resurrection Rounds: 2016 December 13-15
  • Vote 5 from each group (5 male, 5 female)
  • Top 3 qualify for Main Event
  • Remaining contestants are eliminated

Main Event

• Top 72: 2016 December 18-21
  • Group stage, 24 groups of 3
  • 8 characters with the highest votes on the Qualifiers are seeded, while the rest are randomly allocated
  • Vote 1 character per group
  • Top 1 from each group advance
• Top 24: 2016 December 22-23
  • Survivors are split into 8 groups of 3
  • Same format as previous round
• Elite Eight: 2016 December 25 - 2017 January 01
  • Single-elimination bracket
  • Bracket placement is drawn by lots
  • A third place match will be played between semi-final losers.

If there are more than 16 hours of server maintenance and other reasons that make it impossible to vote, the schedule will be postponed by one day.

Rules

Character eligibility

• The competition is divided into Male and Female tournaments; results from one tournament do not affect the other.
• Only characters who appeared in Japanese anime released between 2015 October 01 - 2016 September 30 (2015 Fall - 2016 Summer) are eligible for this tournament.
  • TV series
  • Films - theatrical release date in China
  • Blu-ray / DVD releases of films - release date must be outside Japan
• The following types of anime media are NOT ALLOWED:
  • Long-running seasons which started before 2015 October 1 and have 100+ episodes (e.g. One Piece, Naruto, Detective Conan, Gintama)
  • Special episodes (e.g. Steins Gate: Open the Missing Link - Divide By Zero, Charlotte: Tsuyoimono-tachi)
  • OVAs (e.g. Strike the Blood, Himouto! Umaru-chan OVA, Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades)
  • Web series / ONA
  • Remakes
  • Trailers and Promotional videos
  • Hentai (R18)
• Human and humanoid characters only; animals and anthropomorphics are ineligible.
• The character list will be published from 00:00 on November 5 until 23:00 on November 13, during which you can apply for an addendum to the list, which will be updated once a day.

Voting policy

• Each matchday lasts on 00:00 - 23:00 Beijing Time (UTC+8).
• Only full members registered on 2016 September 31 or earlier and have bound their account with a cellphone number are allowed to vote.
• You must log in and verify your account (e.g. CAPTCHAS) before you can vote. Verifying costs 1 coin. The same ID can only (successfully) verify once per day.
• Verification codes only valid for the day of voting.

Tiebreakers

• If a match ends in a tie, the last relevant contestant who received a vote will advance.
• If the final round ends in a tie however, both competitors will be crowned champion (similar to AST 2014's final result).

True Love Votes

• True Love Votes count as 2 votes for the chosen character. However, once you decide to use it, you cannot vote on other matches on a given matchday. (in other words, either vote on all matches, or only send 2 votes to your "true love".)
• After 2016 November 21, you must log in and share the event page to receive the True Love Vote.
• True Love Votes can only be used once per account throughout the entire event. Make it count.
• The Saimoe Wiki will display True Love Votes in superscript beside the final score like this: 12,345 ⁶⁷⁸.
  • Thus, a given result should display like this: 45,454 ¹⁰⁰⁰ - 67,890 ⁴⁵⁰⁰

Participation Rewards

Continuous Sign-in

• All users who have voted on every single match day will be awarded a commemorative medal. Lasts 3 months.
  • Merely verifying your account does not count.
  • Voting on exhibitions do not count.

Champion Souvenir

• A custom medal for the winning character. Lasts 1 year.
• A user must choose a character on every single match he/she is in (including preliminaries); if said character wins the tournament, they will receive a special medal depicting said character.

Exhibitions

Exhibition matches were held during break days: in December 12 (after qualifiers), December 16 (after resurrections), and December 24 (after Top 24). Some matches are related to China's ACGN internet culture.

December 12 Exhibitions
Pokemon RBY Starters			NicoNico Three Families			Pet Group			Oregairu
Charmander	43,963		Touhou Project	39,143		Pikachu	38,187		Yukino Yukinoshita	41,000
Bulbasaur	22,848		Vocaloid	32,346		Nyanko-sensei	27,193		Yui Yuigahama	18,531
Squirtle	20,055		Idolmaster	12,326		Puck	17,796		Saika Totsuka	13,514
						Agumon	11,537		Iroha Isshiki	10,451
Gensokyo Human Group			RWBY			Kugimiya Quartet			Four Daisukes (Voice Actors)
Reimu Hakurei	33,534		Ruby Rose	28,513		Shana	40,612		Daisuke Ono	51,365
Sakuya Izayoi	31,740		Weiss Schnee	20,825		Taiga Aisaka	30,705		Daisuke Namikawa	13,020
Marisa Kirisame	10,502		Blake Belladonna	12,454		Louise de La Valliere	12,353		Daisuke Kishio	8404
Sanae Kochiya	6735		Yang Xiao Long	11,229		Nagi Sanzenin	4508		Daisuke Hirakawa	5766
December 16 Exhibitions
Madoka			Nisekoi			Artoria Pendragon Classes			Cu Chulainn Classes
Pink x Black	61,707		Kosaki Onodera	41,001		Saber	55,203		Lancer	42,840
Red x Blue	22,070		Chitoge Kirisaki	38,900		Archer	19,416		Berserker	24,611
			Marika Tachibana	14,198		Rider	14,008		Prototype	9197
						Lancer	6000		Caster	8095
Yandere			Imouto			Silly Pokemon Group			DF Group
Yuno Gasai	34,673		Sora Kasugano	35,083		Psyduck	53,039		Ayane Sakura	28,704
Ayase Aragaki	31,339		Umaru Doma	31,162		Marshtomp	17,541		Risa Taneda	23,719
Kotonoha Katsura	15,214		Shiro (NGNL)	21,150		Wobbuffet	13,152		Inori Minase	20,843
Rena Ryugu	10,080		Kirino Kousaka	9350		Slowpoke	7394		Nao Touyama	15,415
December 24 Exhibitions
Evangelion			Manipulative Mascots			Misaka Clones			Traps
Rei Ayanami	50,061		Kyuubey	47,561		Last Order	54,408		Shidou Itsuka	58,025
Kaworu Nagisa	24,964		Monokuma	46,049		MISAKA 10032	43,778		Kobayashi (Laplace)	15,264
Asuka Langley	22,972		Fav (MGRP)	6094		Misaka Worst	4265		Keima Katsuragi	12,709
									Hime Arikawa	10,217
Onii-chan MCs			Perverted Yuri Ladies			KyoAni Groups			Key VN Four Seasons
Sora (NGNL)	39,617		Kuroko Shirai	52,236		Napping Society (Chuunibyou)	31,334		Spring (Clannad)	54,117
Haruka Kasugano	27,454		Tomoyo Daidouji	28,717		Houkago Tea Time (K-On!)	29,723		Winter (Kanon)	19,811
Taihei Doma	24,626		Kuuko	13,995		SOS Brigade (Haruhi)	26,097		Summer (Air)	13,164
Kyousuke Kousaka	12,995		Ruiko Saten	11,582		Kitauji Brass Band (Euphonium)	13,926		Autumn (One: To The Radiant Season)	8327

Qualified Anime Series

Anime Series in Top 128
Name	Date			No.	Source
Re:Zero	2016-04-04	9	7	16	AniDB
K: Return of Kings	2015-10-03	2	8	10	AniDB
Date A Live: Mayuri Judgment (Blu-ray)	2016-03-22	8	1	9	Blu-ray.com
Assassination Classroom (S2)	2016-01-08	4	4	8	AniDB
Danganronpa 3 (Future & Despair Arcs)	2016-07-11	4	4	8	AniDB
Monogatari (Owarimonogatari)	2015-10-04	6	0	7	AniDB
Noragami Aragoto (S2)	2015-10-03	4	3	7	AniDB
Shokugeki no Souma (S2)	2016-07-02	3	4	7	AniDB
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya (S3)	2016-07-06	3	2	5	AniDB
Digimon Adventure tri. 2: Determination	2016-03-12	1	4	5	AniDB
Durarara!! x2 Ketsu (S4)	2016-01-09	1	4	5	AniDB
Beyond the Boundary Movie 2: I'll Be Here - Future (Blu-ray)	2015-10-13	2	2	4	Blu-ray.com
Love Live! Sunshine!!	2016-07-02	0	3	3	AniDB
Is the Order a Rabbit?	2015-10-10	3	0	3	AniDB
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress	2016-04-08	2	1	3	AniDB
Attack on Titan: Junior High	2015-10-04	1	2	3	AniDB
Pokémon XY&Z	2015-10-29	1	2	3	AniDB
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.	2016-07-04	1	2	3	AniDB
Seraph of the End: Battle of Nagoya (S2)	2015-10-10	1	2	3	AniDB
Dragon Ball Super (continuation)	2015-10-04	0	3	3	AniDB
Bungo Stray Dogs (S2)	2016-03-27	0	3	3	AniDB
One Punch Man (continuation)	2015-10-19	0	3	3	AniDB
New Game!	2016-06-11	2	0	2	AniDB
Twin Star Exorcists	2016-04-06	2	0	2	AniDB
Konosuba	2016-01-14	2	0	2	AniDB
NetoYome	2016-04-07	2	0	2	AniDB
This Art Club has a Problem!	2016-07-08	1	1	2	AniDB
Mob Psycho 100	2016-07-12	0	2	2	AniDB
Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto	2016-04-08	0	2	2	AniDB
Rewrite	2016-07-02	1	0	1	AniDB
Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA (S2)	2015-10-06	1	0	1	AniDB
Accel World: Infinite Burst	2016-07-23	1	0	1	AniDB
A Corpse is Buried Under Sakurako's Feet	2015-10-08	1	0	1	AniDB
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled - To Beloved Ones	2016-02-06	0	1	1	AniDB
Free! (Eiga High Speed!: Free! Starting Days)	2015-12-05	0	1	1	AniDB
Osomatsu-san	2015-10-06	0	1	1	AniDB
The Seven Deadly Sins: Signs of Holy War (S2)	2016-08-28	0	1	1	AniDB
Ajin 2 (sequel TV)	2016-10-08	0	1	1	AniDB

Female Results

Top 72

Female Top 72 Group Results
December 18
Group A			Group B			Group C
(1) Rem	134,148 5342		Erina Nakiri	56,792 174		Ritsu	61,305 37
Miku Izayoi	28,434 555		Aqua	55,446 298		Tsubasa Hanekawa	47,072 162
Ayame Yomogawa	14,358 41		Irina Jelavic	41,095 92		Karen Araragi	31,782 38
Group D			Group E			Group F
(8) Rin Tohsaka	99,095 653		Theresia van Astrea	62,904 95		Mumei	87,503 335
Kyouko Kirigiri	36,178 364		Megumi Tadokoro	49,225 90		Chloe von Einzbern	37,237 136
Hanamaru Kunikida	24,703 177		Yoshiko Tsushima	37,546 195		Rinka Hayami	25,275 47
December 19
Group G			Group H			Group I
(5) Emilia	70,162 684		Neko (K Project)	43,690 32		Mikasa Ackerman	51,553 71
Mitsuki Nase	24,955 52		Rize Tedeza	39,219 56		Kaede Kayano	34,557 609
Aoba Sukukaze	19,731 142		Ruby Kurosawa	24,106 188		Priscilla Barielle	22,513
Group J			Group K			Group L
(4) Kurumi Tokisaki	75,672 1059		Mirai Kuriyama	54,920 481		Origami Tobiichi	57,129 156
Kuroyukihime	19,551 206		Prisma Illya	54,305 2088		Nora (Noragami)	33,921 18
Tsukihi Araragi	19,102 44		Akane Senri	10,269 63		Benio Adashino	14,374 9
December 20
Group M			Group N			Group O
Chino Kafuu	57,919 1273		Kokomi Teruhashi	57,212 544		Hitagi Senjougahara	42,933 247
(2) Ram	55,645 530		Yui Saito	30,367 20		Celty Sturluson	39,568 39
Ako Tamaki	20,820 141		Mikan Tsumiki	22,072 17		Nadeko Sengoku	27,033 56
Group P			Group Q			Group R
(7) Yoshino	64,629 347		Anna Kushina	53,144 81		Megumin	51,470 144
Mizuki Usami	25,717 98		Felt	38,491 19		Krul Tepes	50,324 139
Alice Nakiri	23,006 22		Hikari Yagami	26,820 81		Anastasia Hoshin	22,017 2
December 21
Group S			Group T			Group U
(6) Beatrice	52,100 94		Kotori Itsuka	70,258 333		Kofuku	42,270 4
Yuzuru Yamai	37,512 21		Sakurako Kujou	29,156 103		Hifumi Takimoto	35,566 63
Bishamon	31,032 43		Crusch Karsten	19,102 21		Junko Enoshima	27,902 25
Group V			Group W			Group X
(3) Tohka Yatogami	69,776 366		Shinobu Oshino	40,100 258		Chiaki Nanami	50,113 638
Kokoa Hoto	33,570 115		Aria H. Kanzaki	35,427 139		Hiyori Iki	49,680 133
Mayura Otomi	9853 16		Mayuri (Date A Live)	32,703 47		Jessie (Pokemon)	21,328 24

Top 24

Female Top 24 Group Results
December 22
Group ABC			Group DEF			Group MNO			Group PQR
Rem	97,184 1168		Rin	74,307 948		Chino	60,601 322		Anna	76,210 831
Erina	34,745 100		Mumei	68,721 851		Kokomi	47,049 247		Yoshino	67,861 717
Ritsu	20,543 17		Theresia	20,508 28		Hitagi	37,263 312		Megumin	20,915 187
December 23
Group GHI			Group JKL			Group STU			Group VWX
Emilia	75,692 443		Kurumi	73,760 868		Kotori	64,655 243		Tohka	62,456 239
Mikasa	31,413 317		Mirai	45,841 634		Beatrice	37,800 91		Shinobu	35,549 309
Neko	26,321 43		Origami	14,250 278		Kofuku	27,498 23		Chiaki	28,461 328

Elite Eight

Female Elite Eight Bracket
Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
Dec 25
	Anna Kushina	83,583 2242
	Kotori Itsuka	132,187 3566		Dec 29
Dec 26					Kotori	96,796 2432
	Tohka Yatogami	81,595 4499			Chino	82,282 3777		Final Jan 01
	Chino Kafuu	82,140 3580							Kotori	122,901 11,018
Dec 27									Rem	210,370 19,210
	Emilia	90,409 6698		Dec 30
	Rem	103,701 4469			Rem	143,502 18,258
Dec 28					Kurumi	132,585 22,079		3rd place Dec 31
	Rin Tohsaka	59,993 2952							Chino	45,560 1366
	Kurumi Tokisaki	85,041 2909							Kurumi	104,008 3911

Male Results

Top 72

Male Top 72 Group Results
December 18
Group A			Group B			Group C
(1) Sakamoto	83,740 793		Mikaela Hyakuya	71,797 663		Saruhiko Fushimi	65,274 388
Yashiro Isana	47,687 526		Wilhelm van Astrea	53,578 30		Subaru Uchimaki	44,490 83
Felix Argyle	36,004 165		Ichimatsu Matsuno	29,420 270		Satoshi Isshiki	38,159 34
Group D			Group E			Group F
(8) Saitama	86,990 564		Kei Nagai	56,556 438		Mikoto Suoh	73,445 631
Taichi Yagami	47,584 316		Julius Juukulius	56,383 28		Genos	52,345 86
Ikoma	21,666 25		Akira Hayama	36,342 25		Ritsu Kageyama	23,675 90
December 19
Group G			Group H			Group I
(5) Souma Yukihira	55,573 76		Reisi Munakata	41,713 69		Goku	54,437 53
Shidou Itsuka	32,919 25		Hajime Hinata	41,416 119		Kazuma (Noragami)	38,051 29
Meliodas	15,846 32		Yamato Ishida	25,170 22		Koshiro Izumi	12,997 9
Group J			Group K			Group L
(4) Koro-sensei	69,725 161		Nagisa Shiota	46,606 40		Misaki Yata	37,158 188
Osamu Dazai	27,860 718		Koyomi Araragi	37,458 72		Master Roshi	36,689 9
Takeru Takaishi	13,911 502		Ryunosuke Akutagawa	21,976 86		Yuichiro Hyakuya	32,009 55
December 20
Group M			Group N			Group O
(2) Yato	73,198 374		Reinhard van Astrea	52,929 109		Ranpo Edogawa	46,353 56
James	24,028 15		Goten	31,649 10		Eren Yeager	33,739 30
8823-senpai	21,549 46		Yukari Mishakuji	28,169 13		Hetaro Pearlbaton	29,446 2
Group P			Group Q			Group R
(7) Subaru Natsuki	49,389 110		Ash Ketchum	56,270 131		Suzaku Kururugi	46,384 154
Mikado Ryugamine	39,736 105		Shigeo Kageyama	29,519 119		Yukine	41,748 55
Kurou Yatogami	30,006 45		Tadaomi Karasuma	26,982 15		Byakuya Togami	23,374 21
December 21
Group S			Group T			Group U
(6) Karma Akabane	52,095 174		Hiroomi Nase	47,201 39		Izaya Orihara	50,169 248
Levi Ackerman	47,450 321		Shun Kaidou	36,910 28		Gilgamesh	40,094 586
Tatara Totsuka	19,087 95		Kojirou Shinomiya	23,229 3		Petelguese Romanee-Conti	28,551 27
Group V			Group W			Group X
(3) Kusuo Saiki	62,629 523		Shizuo Heiwajima	40,379 72		Nagito Komaeda	43,632 886
Shirou Emiya	35,762 111		Akihito Kanbara	38,389 52		Haruka Nanase	35,505 84
Masaomi Kida	21,973 111		Makoto Naegi	30,005 51		Mumen Rider	23,943 13

Top 24

Male Top 24 Group Results
December 22
Group ABC			Group DEF			Group MNO			Group PQR
Sakamoto	76,202 93		Saitama	70,881 155		Yato	84,730 305		Ash	70,077 945
Saruhiko	34,993 190		Mikoto Suoh	53,427 176		Reinhard	34,895 15		Subaru N	58,440 452
Mikaela	31,968 282		Kei Nagai	22,192 62		Ranpo	24,245 125		Suzaku	32,642 326
December 23
Group GHI			Group JKL			Group STU			Group VWX
Souma	54,758 110		Koro-sensei	79,169 187		Izaya	52,978 1025		Saiki	67,953 326
Goku	47,325 322		Nagisa	26,769 104		Karma	51,709 947		Nagito	28,427 516
Reisi	27,625 112		Misaki Yata	23,213 75		Hiroomi	24,641 46		Shizuo	28,323 98

Elite Eight

Male Elite Eight Bracket
Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
Dec 25
	Saitama	106,063 1986
	Souma Yukihira	101,118 1482		Dec 29
Dec 26					Saitama	86,396 2790
	Koro-sensei	87,414 1707			Koro-sensei	87,414 2738		Final Jan 01
	Sakamoto	74,747 1021							Koro-sensei	158,149 14,223
Dec 27									Yato	175,104 20,870
	Kusuo Saiki	87,452 2592		Dec 30
	Yato	96,711 1657			Yato	125,142 4090
Dec 28					Ash Ketchum	77,010 2668		3rd place Dec 31
	Ash Ketchum	71,722 1577							Saitama	81,118 1088
	Izaya Orihara	67,543 2838							Ash Ketchum	54,040 1296