Eren Yeager (spelled Eren Jaeger in the anime) is the main protagonist of Hajime Isayama's manga and anime series Attack on Titan.
Eren is one of the most recognizable anime characters in his generation due to being the protagonist of one of the highest-acclaimed manga series of his time. However, he takes a backseat in popularity in anime contests behind his compatriots Levi and Mikasa Ackerman, and even Erwin Smith at some points. The soldier has a history of mediocrity in r/anime's Best Guy and Character, and is yet to advance to the ISML playoffs, with the closest one happening in 2018 where he was eliminated in the very last wildcard round.
That all changed with the release of Attack on Titan's fourth season in 2021, which adapts chapters 91 of the manga and beyond. With this anime adaptation being broadcasted, Eren finally gets his chance to claim the spotlight after years of mediocrity --- starting with the soldier advancing to the final of r/anime's Best Character 5, where he gave way to FMA's Edward Elric.
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Background[]
In the beginning of the story, Eren Yeager is a young boy living together with his childhood friends Mikasa Ackerman and Armin Arlert in a town called Shinganshina District. The town is situated at the edge of Wall Maria, the outermost of three giant concrete perimeters that serve to protect the last of humanity inside it from man-eating Titans.
Eren is a loud, impulsive individual whose dream is to see the world outside the walls. He doesn't like people being content with living inside them, comparing them to animals in a cage. However, in one fateful day, Wall Maria was breached, and after seeing his mother get eaten by a Titan in the ensuing invasion, a burning desire was instilled within him: the desire to ERADICATE ALL TITANS FROM THIS WORLD.
That's basically the first two chapters of the manga. Due to Attack on Titan's complex plot and multiple series-changing revelations, it is best to read the manga or watch the anime right away, as Eren undergoes significant changes in characterization throughout the story.
More information can be found in the Attack on Titan Fandom wiki page. The link (obviously) CONTAINS SPOILERS.
ISML Profile Flavor Text[]
Moe Traits[]
Physical[]
- Black hair, turquoise eyes. In the manga covers illustrated by Hajime Isayama, Eren's eyes are colored grey instead.
Abilities[]
Spoiler Traits[]
Physical[]
As a crippled soldier: Hobo
After revealing himself: Man bun, Abs
Abilities[]
Early on in the series, Eren gets eaten by a Titan, but manages to survive by transforming into one. He is the owner of the titular Attack Titan, one of the "Nine Titans" that are noted for their special abilities.
Roles[]
Contest History[]
r/anime Contests[]
FIRST TASTE OF SUCCESS[]
Eren's next contest, Best Character 5, would eventually become his best contest yet largely because of these reasons:
- Attack on Titan is one of the subreddit's highest-rated shows;
- Season 4 will release in December 2020, coinciding with the schedule of Best Character 5; and
- the fourth season airing at that time will showcase Eren's important moments.
Yeager's campaign started by earning the 15th seed (just below Erwin Smith, who sits at #11). With his appearance in the fourth round a formality, he faced the underseeded powerhouse 
Killua Zoldyck (#50), beating him by exactly 100 votes. After that comes a same-series duel against his childhood friend 
Mikasa (#18). While there were concerns about Mikasa beating him due to the "waifu" factor, they were quickly proven wrong as Eren handily defeated the Ackerman to advance to the Sweet 16, where produced an upset against the highly-rated Konosuba protagonist 
Kazuma Satou (#2) to make his first-ever Elite Eight appearance.
Eren's victory against Re:Zero protagonist and fellow elite eight debutant 
Subaru Natsuki (#10) is considered by some as well-deserved since both characters receive substantial development in the story, which is a trait many users consider a requirement to win Best Character. The soldier then overpowered his commander 
Erwin (#11), who was also making his first-ever semi-finals appearance, in order to book a place in the grand finals where FMA main guy 
Edward Elric awaits. The final ended with the soldier losing to the alchemist by a large amount of votes. Despite this loss, it's still considered a victory for both contestants: Edward finally gets into r/anime's Hall of Fame, while Eren gets another better opportunity to repeat his success.
KEEP MOVING FORWARD[]
| I just keep moving forward. Until my enemies are destroyed. |
| Eren Yeager, Chapter 100 / S04 Ep. 4 |
After his breakthrough in the last character contest, Eren sets his eyes on the next major contest: Best Guy 7, held during the Winter 2021 season, right in the middle of the anime's season 4 airdate. Several users have expected him to secure the first seed and trample all of his opponents en route to the title, as Eren's highlights will most likely have been broadcasted by the time that contest has started.
ISML Record[]
Male Exhibitions[]
| Eren's ISML Exhibitions Record | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Round of 96 Group F |
 Eren Yeager
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3777 | 1st (Advanced) | |||||||||||||||
 Yuuta Togashi
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3739 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Touma Kamijou
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3399 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yuuto Yokudera | 2038 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Xerxes Break
|
1318 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tatsuya Himuro | 1169 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 |  Sadao Maou
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3606 - 3156 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
| Round of 16 |  Gintoki Sakata
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4434 - 3995 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals |  Hideyoshi Kinoshita
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4518 - 4890 | Loss | ||||||||||||||||
Main Tournament[]
| ISML 2016 -- Eliminated in Amethyst (Round of 128 Groups) | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | |||||||||||||||
| Nominations | N/A | N/A | 16 | Rank 80 | |||||||||||||||
| Amethyst | Round of 128 Group H (3rd) |
 Light Yagami
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896 - 1308 | Loss | |||||||||||||||
 Tohru Oikawa
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1374 - 519 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
 Ikki Kurogane
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1073 - 1300 | Loss (Eliminated) | |||||||||||||||||
| ISML 2018 --- Eliminated in Diamond Wilcards (Round of 24) | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | |||||||||||||||
| Nominations | N/A | N/A | 86 | Rank 19 | |||||||||||||||
| Aquamarine | Group |  Sasuke Uchiha
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2696 - 2465 | Win | |||||||||||||||
 Ryouma Echizen
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3546 - 1800 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
 Kyon
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2922 - 3762 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
 Nagisa Shiota
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2285 - 3916 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
 Ash Ketchum
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3852 - 3273 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
| Topaz | Group |  Ryuuji Takasu
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3942 - 3862 | Win | |||||||||||||||
 Rentarou Satomi
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5300 - 2911 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
 Keima Katsuragi
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2783 - 2779 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
| Yuuta Togashi
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2959 - 4311 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
 Itachi Uchiha
|
5019 - 4382 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
| Amethyst | Group |  Tatsuya Shiba
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2260 - 3036 | Loss | |||||||||||||||
 Takashi Natsume
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3822 - 2746 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
 Shirou Emiya
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2612 - 4285 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
 Yashiro Isana
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5041 - 2716 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
 Syaoran Li
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3639 - 3706 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
| Sapphire | Group |  Saitama
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2543 - 3621 | Loss | |||||||||||||||
 Shizuo Heiwajima
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2602 - 2775 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
 Ken Kaneki
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2235 - 2226 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
 Levi Ackerman
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2301 - 7334 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
 Kousei Arima
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5573 - 5270 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
| Emerald | Group | Gintoki Sakata
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9600 - 9424 | Win | |||||||||||||||
 Kiyotaka Ayanokouji
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9947 - 10,351 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
 Yuzuru Otonashi
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12,243 - 9962 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
 Rintarou Okabe
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8795 - 11,099 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
 Izaya Orihara
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11,618 - 8713 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
| Ruby | Group |  Karma Akabane
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9527 - 9715 | Loss | |||||||||||||||
 Gilgamesh
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7427 - 13,507 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
| Takashi Natsume (rematch)
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13,486 - 13,349 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
 Archer
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17,198 - 17,464 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
| Itachi Uchiha (rematch)
|
15,819 - 15,515 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
| Diamond | Group (6th, Wildcards) |
Levi Ackerman (rematch)
|
11,185 - 15,567 | Loss | |||||||||||||||
| Yuuta Togashi (rematch)
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12,320 - 13,855 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
| Rintarou Okabe (rematch)
|
8537 - 17,932 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
 Tomoya Okazaki
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12,732 - 13,359 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
 Shouto Todoroki
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10,813 - 12,846 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
| Wildcard round | 11 opponents (modified range-voting) | 331,948.42 (final score) | 12th (Eliminated) | ||||||||||||||||
| ISML 2019 -- Eliminated in Emerald Wildcards (Round of 40) | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | |||||||||||||||
| Nominations | N/A | N/A | 114 | Rank 15 | |||||||||||||||
| Aquamarine | Group (3rd) |  Lancer
|
4638 - 4398 | Win | |||||||||||||||
| Kazuma Satou
|
4499 - 5005 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
 Eugeo
|
4979 - 5775 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
| Topaz | Group (3rd) | Ken Kaneki
|
4867 - 4872 | Loss | |||||||||||||||
 Taki Tachibana
|
4889 - 5876 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
 All Might
|
6566 - 6165 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
| Amethyst | Group (3rd) |  Kusuo Saiki
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4418 - 4505 | Loss | |||||||||||||||
| Shouto Todoroki
|
4190 - 4963 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
| Sasuke Uchiha
|
4538 - 4380 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
| Sapphire | Group (3rd) | Saitama
|
5772 - 6771 | Loss | |||||||||||||||
| Yuuta Togashi
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4836 - 6317 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
 Shidou Itsuka
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6320 - 6034 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
| Emerald | Group (4th, WC) |  Willem Kmetsch
|
4685 - 5242 | Loss | |||||||||||||||
| Shirou Emiya
|
4296 - 5962 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
 Kiritsugu Emiya
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4832 - 5950 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
| Wildcard round | 9 opponents (STV) | 1620 (total) | 10th (Eliminated) | ||||||||||||||||
| ISML 2020 -- Eliminated in Split 2 (Round of 64 Groups) | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | |||||||||||||||
| Nominations | N/A | N/A | 69 | Rank 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Preliminaries | 17 opponents (approval voting) | 1000 | 15th (seed 33) | ||||||||||||||||
| Aquamarine | Split 1 Group A (2nd) |
 Masamune Izumi
|
1723 - 1595 | Win | |||||||||||||||
| Rentarou Satomi
|
2370 - 1253 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
| Kusuo Saiki
|
2231 - 2085 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
 Miyuki Shirogane
|
1385 - 4785 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
 Taihei Doma
|
1975 - 1537 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
| Topaz | Split 2 Group B (12th, Eliminated) |
Lancer
|
1757 - 1590 | Win | |||||||||||||||
 Sorata Kanda
|
1390 - 1817 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
 Yuu Ishigami
|
1761 - 2734 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
| Ryuuji Takasu
|
1814 - 1996 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
| Karma Akabane
|
2328 - 2222 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
| Amethyst |  Conan Edogawa
|
1782 - 1975 | Loss | ||||||||||||||||
| Saitama
|
1187 - 1776 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
| Edward Elric
|
2250 - 2300 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
| Kousei Arima
|
1850 - 2127 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
 Nishikata
|
2805 - 2371 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
| Sapphire | Willem Kmetsch
|
2734 - 3360 | Loss | ||||||||||||||||
| Taki Tachibana
|
2266 - 3198 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
 Monkey D. Luffy
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2789 - 2837 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
 Shouya Ishida
|
2951 - 3508 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
 Isaac Foster
|
2356 - 2017 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
AnimeBracket Record[]
Best Guy Contest[]
| Eren's Best Guy Contest Record | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | |||||||||||||||
| Best Guy 1 (2015) (seed 75) |
Round of 256 | (182)  Soul Evans
|
3103 - 2106 | Win | |||||||||||||||
| Round of 128 | (54) Nyanta | 2964 - 2862 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | (11)  Lelouch Lamperouge
|
1456 - 4640 | Loss | ||||||||||||||||
| Best Guy 2 (2016) (seed 84) |
Round of 256 | (173) Claire Stanfield | 1425 - 1508 | Loss | |||||||||||||||
| Best Guy 3 (2017) (seed 75) |
Round of 512 | (438) Monkey D. Garp | 1094 - 613 | Win | |||||||||||||||
| Round of 256 | (182)  Rin Okumura
|
980 - 817 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
| Round of 128 | (54) Gintoki Sakata
|
611 - 1606 | Loss | ||||||||||||||||
| Best Guy 4 (2018) (seed 50) |
Round of 512 | (463) Conan Edogawa
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1629 - 588 | Win | |||||||||||||||
| Round of 256 | (207) Shinigami (Soul Eater) | 1568 - 755 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
| Round of 128 | (79)  Speed-o'-Sound Sonic
|
2309 - 958 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | (15)  Kamina
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1700 - 2150 | Loss | ||||||||||||||||
| Best Guy 5 (2019) (seed 46) |
Round of 512 | (467) Arslan | 1097 - 260 | Win | |||||||||||||||
| Round of 256 | (211)) File:Ryo a.png Ryo Asuka | 1121 - 520 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
| Round of 128 | (83)  Houtarou Oreki
|
910 - 873 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | (19) Shouya Ishida
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1035 - 1338 | Loss | ||||||||||||||||
| Best Guy 6 (2020) (seed 26) |
Round of 512 | (487)  Ryouta Kise
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802 - 128 | Win | |||||||||||||||
| Round of 256 | (231) Firo Prochainezo | 725 - 252 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
| Round of 128 | (103) Tohru Oikawa
|
697 - 364 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | (39)  Gon Freecss
|
600 - 619 | Loss | ||||||||||||||||
Best Character Contest[]
| Eren's Best Character Contest Record | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | |||||||||||||||
| Best Char 1 (2015) (seed 108) |
Round of 512 | (405) Nice Holystone | 2035 - 1282 | Win | |||||||||||||||
| Round of 256 | (149)  Himeko Inaba
|
1886 - 2108 | Loss | ||||||||||||||||
| Best Char 2 (2016) (seed 230) |
Round of 512 | (283)  Armin Arlert
|
988 - 620 | Win | |||||||||||||||
| Round of 256 | (27)  Sora
|
642 - 1357 | Loss | ||||||||||||||||
| Best Char 3 (2017) (seed 161) |
Round of 512 | (352)  Kyouko Kirigiri
|
1427 - 871 | Win | |||||||||||||||
| Round of 256 | (96)  Joseph Joestar
|
832 - 1555 | Loss | ||||||||||||||||
| Best Char 4 (2018) (seed 87) |
Round of 512 | (426) Rachnera Arachnera | 1349 - 533 | Win | |||||||||||||||
| Round of 256 | (170)  Naruto Uzumaki
|
1293 - 933 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
| Round of 128 | (42)  Yui Hirasawa
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1011 - 1234 | Loss | ||||||||||||||||
| Best Char 5 (2020) (seed 15) |
Round of 512 | (498)  Moriko Morioka
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679 - 190 | Win | |||||||||||||||
| Round of 256 | (271)  Nao Tomori
|
826 - 247 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
| Round of 128 | (143)  Brock
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994 - 425 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
| Round of 64 | (50) Killua Zoldyck
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760 - 660 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | (18) Mikasa Ackerman
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816 - 476 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
| Round of 16 | (2) Kazuma Satou
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948 - 854 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | (10) Subaru Natsuki
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975 - 861 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
| Semi-finals | (14) Erwin Smith
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1228 - 1168 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
| Final | (8) Edward Elric
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979 - 1519 | Loss | ||||||||||||||||
Other Contests[]
Bilibili Moe[]
| Eren's Best Character Contest Record | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Round of 128 Group H3 |
Ken Kaneki
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29,473 | 2nd (Eliminated) | |||||||||||||||
| Eren Yeager
|
19,234 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Hiroomi Nase
|
14,232 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yukari Mishakuji | 5999 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Round of 72 Group O |
 Ranpo Edogawa
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46,353 (56) | 2nd (Eliminated) | |||||||||||||||
| Eren Yeager
|
33,739 (30) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hetaro Pearlbaton | 29,446 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Round of 128 Group C1 |
Eren Yeager
|
81,349 (241) | 1st (Advanced) | |||||||||||||||
| Victor Nikiforov | 32,807 (1031) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yuri Plisetsky | 11,658 (305) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Todomatsu Matsuno | 7960 (75) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 |  Yugi Mutou
|
91,106 - 61,633 (153 - 1179) | Win | ||||||||||||||||
| Round of 16 |  Romani Archaman
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86,968 - 107,620 (411 - 2479) | Loss | ||||||||||||||||
Honours[]
Contest Wins (3)
- Baidu Nova Moe 2019 Male Div [1]
- Izumi Shitposting Torneo de protas de Anime 2020 [2]
- FB @Anime World Favourite New-Generation Anime Protagonist 2020 [3]
External links[]
Beware of spoilers and pop-ups.
- Wikipedia
- Attack on Titan Wikia (Manga)
- Attack on Titan Wikia (Anime)
- MyAnimeList
- Baike Baidu (Chinese)
- Moegirl (Chinese)
- NamuWiki (Korean)