Elaina is the titular protagonist of the light novel series Wandering Witch. Her title is the "Ashen Witch" after her ashen white hair. As the show's title indicates, Elaina wanders around the world looking for adventures.
Elaina's attractive big-hat, white-haired, bare-legged witch design and self-confident personality has made her a popular waifu character among the otaku fandom. She is evidently more popular in East Asian countries; since debuting on Fall 2020 the witch has quickly obtained success on saimoe tournaments with a large voter base from the region. Her biggest achievements include Korea's Aniplus Character Tournament on 2020, and the International Saimoe League on 2021, both of which she won on her first appearance.
Contest profile[]
Elaina emerged as one of the most popular girls to come out of the Fall 2020 lineup partly due to the LN's established fanbase, and gained more fans because of her cute and hot as fuck design. She won ISML's corresponding seasonal diadem by beating seasonal rival Tsukasa Tsukuyomi in the main bracket's final. However, she had less luck in the r/anime counterpart as she fell to Tsukasa in the Fall semifinals, and then crashed out of the second round to Katarina in the "Best Girl of the Year" contest. In Korea, she was voted as the winner of the 2020 Aniplus character tournament, notably defeating former Aketo winners Chino and Megumi Katou along the way.
Because of Elaina's popularity in East Asian countries, users in the Chinese forum ISML Tieba in the Baidu website have speculated her potential to be the strongest performing debutant in the ISML 2021 main tournament, which she immediately fulfilled to expectations, as the witch led the 2021 regular season in wins alongside last year's runner-up Misaka. She later confirmed her status as a Tiara contender by defeating Mashiro Shiina in Emerald 5, then winning her first necklace award in that period. In Playoffs, She became the 4th First-Year Winner defeating Mikoto in the final, due to the massive support of Korean fanbases.
The witch's earliest eligible Best Girl appearance will be the ninth edition held in 2022.
ISML record[]
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Who's that young, beautiful girl flying in the air where even the wind dances with her ash-colored hair? Yes, it's her: Elaina. Elaina is the very definition of pride. After all, not everyone can claim that they graduated from the academy at the age of 14 and become a full-fledged witch at the age of 15. And, Elaina had to work very hard to do so in such a short amount of time, studying day at night, focusing all her free time conjuring spells. She has every right to be a little selfish about her demands. All those who loathe her have no choice but to admire her. After all, her ego is not just for show. She can easily back up her word with her powerful incantation of spells. Whether it is reversing time to fix broken objects and buildings, defeating powerful enemies, or assisting witches in theoretical tasks, there is nothing Elaina is not capable of. This young witch is capable of defying expectations, and she flaunts it. With great power comes great responsibility, and the person most critical of her thoughts and actions is herself. She knows that she is a traveler. She knows that she is an outsider entering the lives of other power. And even if she wants to do more for the people she has acquainted herself with, she cannot. Settling in would mean giving up her dreams of traveling the world, which she cannot afford to lose. Such is the life she has chosen as a wandering witch. And so, Elaina flies on, hoping to one day create a novel just like the one that inspired her to be a witch, but better. After all, she is Elaina - nothing short of perfection. | |||||||||||||||||||
Seasonal & Exhibition[]
- Elim. round (Max 16, approval, PO 1): 6294, 1st / 30th, Advanced
(PO 2): (16) Ayumu Uehara @ Love Live! Nijigasaki, 5896 - 2083- (PO 3): (8) Hina Satou @ Kamisama ni, 6983 - 2305
- (PO 4): (4) Saya @ Wandering Witch, 6144 - 1853
- (PO 5): (2) Tsukasa Tsukuyomi @ Tonikaku Kawaii, 5897 - 5045
- Inter-seasonal (PO 6): (Spring) Kei Shirogane @ Kaguya-sama, 6410 - 5137
ISML Couples / Ships 2020 - seed 31 (w/ 
Saya)
- (Ruby Gem): (2) Adachi x Shimamura @ AdaShima, 3633 - 2575
- (Dia 3): (18) Natsuki x Yuuko @ Euphonium, 3519 - 2318
- (Dia 4): (26) Maki x Nico @ Love Live!, 3742 - 3995
Main Tournament[]
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| Directly Invited (2020 fall diadem) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Preliminary R1: 3187 (1st / 42nd) Preliminary R2: 2459 (1st / 11th) Results: ARP: 1, CVP:3.006, Seeded 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Split 1 Group B 1st (5W 0L) |
Aqua 1 | Saya (Wandering Witch)
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2621 - 394 | ~W | |||||||||||||||
| Aqua 2 |  Origami Tobiichi
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2575 - 1138 | ~W | ||||||||||||||||
| Aqua 3 |  Yui Hirasawa
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3381 - 1742 | ~W | ||||||||||||||||
| Aqua 4 |  Ichigo (DitF)
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3233 - 1900 | ~W | ||||||||||||||||
| Aqua 5 |  Yui Yuigahama
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2811 - 1863 | ~W | ||||||||||||||||
| Split 2 Group A 1st (15W 0L) |
Tpz 1 |  Krul Tepes
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2325 - 722 | ~W | |||||||||||||||
| Tpz 2 |  Megumin
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1412 - 1127 | ~W | ||||||||||||||||
| Tpz 3 |  Hina Amano
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1464 - 700 | ~W | ||||||||||||||||
| Tpz 4 |  Kanna Kamui
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1947 - 1333 | ~W | ||||||||||||||||
| Tpz 5 |  Tsukasa Tsukuyomi
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2012 - 1381 | ~W | ||||||||||||||||
| Amet 1 |  Tohka Yatogami
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1861 - 903 | ~W | ||||||||||||||||
| Amet 2 |  Saber
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1388 - 835 | ~W | ||||||||||||||||
| Amet 3 |  Ruiko Saten
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1840 - 933 | ~W | ||||||||||||||||
| Amet 4 |  Tohru (Dragon Maid)
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2404 - 1381 | ~W | ||||||||||||||||
| Amet 5 |  Asuna Yuuki
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2415 - 1937 | ~W | ||||||||||||||||
| Sapp 1 |  Shinobu Kochou
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2291 - 985 | ~W | ||||||||||||||||
| Sapp 2 |  Ginko Sora
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2533 - 1374 | ~W | ||||||||||||||||
| Sapp 3 | Yui Hirasawa
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2173 - 1138 | ~W | ||||||||||||||||
| Sapp 4 |  Sagiri Izumi
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2468 - 1326 | ~W | ||||||||||||||||
| Sapp 5 |  Emilia
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2297 - 2018 | ~W | ||||||||||||||||
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Gem Record
- Appearances: 5 (as of 2021)
- 2021: Aquamarine (4th), Topaz (3rd), Amethyst (3rd), Sapphire (3rd), Emerald (Winner!)
Poster gallery[]
Other tournaments[]
r/anime[]
Seasonal Salt: 2020 Fall - seed 5
- (60) Puppeteer (Fire Force) 918 - 104 (89.82%)
- (28) Taeko Nagafuji 440 - 102 (81.18%)
- (12) Princess Syalis 374 - 220 (62.96%)
- (4) Template:Pieck Pieck Finger 497 - 369 (57.39%)
- (1) Tsukasa Tsukuyomi 392 - 435 (47.4%)
Best Girl of 2020 - seed 8
- (25) Ereshkigal (Fate) 643 - 358 (64.24%)
- (9) Katarina Claes 400 - 484 (45.25%)
Aniplus Character Tournament[]
- TBW
Aniplus Character Tournament 2020 - Champion
Honours[]
Contest wins = 9 (
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- ISML 2020 Fall diadem (seasonal)
- ISML 2021 Heavenly Tiara ★
- Aniplus Character Tournament 2020 ★ [1]
- Anime Empire Female White Hair Competition 2021 [2]
- Mimori Manga & LN - AMAK tournament waifu 2021 [3]
- Bilibili Minimoe ACG animation character tournament 2021 [4]
- Anime Indonesia Part terakhir Banh 2022 [5]
- Lan Huongg Vung dat waifu 2022 [6]
- Waifu Pink Hair vs Waifu White Hair 2022 [7]
Runner-up Lists[]
List of runner-up finishes = 6
- Facebook Lutz waifu del ano 2020 (2021) [8]
- 2021 Para la Campeona de Campeonas 5 T2 [9]
- Facebook Vote Waifu vóng cuối 2021 Dead Link
- Eyeounime Best Waifu Tournament 2021 [10]
- Chung Ket cua vote Anime 2021 [11]
- @Anime-Magic Land Best Girl 2022 [12]
Non-contest honours[]
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! female character rankings
- 2019: 10th, 2020: 6th
External links[]
Beware of spoilers and pop-ups.
| International Saimoe League Champions | ||
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| Heavenly Tiara | ||
 Fate Testarossa •  Hinagiku Katsura •  Mio Akiyama •  Mikoto Misaka •  Kanade Tachibana •  Ruri Gokou •  Kotori Itsuka •  Eru Chitanda •  Shana •  Megumi Katou •  Rem •  Violet Evergarden •  Yukino Yukinoshita •  Elaina • 2022
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| Lapis Scepter | ||
 Lelouch LamperougeEx •  Kazuto KirigayaEx •  Houtarou OrekiEx •  Hideyoshi KinoshitaEx •  Accelerator •  Sora •  Koro-sensei •  Hachiman Hikigaya •  Rimuru Tempest •  Miyuki Shirogane •  Sakuta Azusagawa • 2022
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| Ex - Exhibition tournament: Counted as official winners, but not recognized on the ISML website's main page | ||
| ISML Seasonal Diadem Winners | ||||
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| 2012 |  Ririchiyo •  Kuroyukihime • Asuna •  Rikka
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| 2013 |  Black Rabbit •  Kurumi •  Kirigiri •  Mirai
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| 2014 |  Chitoge •  Shiro •  Chiyo •  Isuzu
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| 2015 |  Megumi K. •  Isla •  Nao •  MitsukiND, SEQ
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| 2016 | Megumin • Rem •  Aoba •  Chitose
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| 2017 | Kanna •  Chtholly •  Suzune •  Nayuta
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| 2018 | Violet •  UrarakaND, SEQ •  Platelet •  Mai-san
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| 2019 |  Kaguya •  Fumino •  Gray •  Ishtar
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| 2020 |  Kotoko •  Kei S.SEQ •  Chizuru • Elaina
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| 2021 | Female |  MikuND, SEQ •  IinoND, SEQ •  Keke DC •  RanND, SEQ
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| Male |  TanjiroSEQ, DC •  NatsumeSEQ •  Kimihiko •  Lugh
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| 2022 | ||||
| ND - NOT a DEBUTANT; appeared in a seasonal contest beforehand SEQ - Appeared in a SEQUEL installment DC - Won inter-seasonal playoffs (Divine Circlet / Crown) DCX - Won inter-seasonal playoffs but not a seasonal (listed last) | ||||
| ISML Necklace Winners | |
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| First year of necklace win only. Circlets from 2012-2015 included (if applicable). | |
| 2008 | Shana •  Setsuna S. •  Kagami •  Kyou •  Haruhi
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| 2009 |  Tomoyo S. •  Yuki N. •  Suigintou •  Suiseiseki •  Hinagiku •  Shinku
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| 2010 | Mio •  Taiga • Mikoto
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| 2011 | Kanade • Ruri •  Hellscythe
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| 2012 | No new winners. |
| 2013 |  Mashiro • Rikka • Asuna
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| 2014 | Kuroyukihime
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| 2015 | Yukino •  Kosaki • Chitoge • Chiyo •  Ayase
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| 2016 | Nao •  Tohsaka • Saber •  Kurisu
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| 2017 | Rem • Emilia • Katou
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| 2018 | Chtholly •  Azunyan • Kanna
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| 2019 | Violet • Sagiri • Kurumi • Mai-san
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| 2020 | Kaguya
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| 2021 | Elaina
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