Hachiman Hikigaya is the main protagonist of Wataru Watari's light novel series My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong, As I Expected, also known by its shorthand name Oregairu.
8man is indisputably the most successful male contestant of International Saimoe League. He has won a record-four pendants (which includes Aquamarine 2015, the very first award), a feat only equaled by Fate/stay night's Archer. Hikigaya also possesses the best playoff performances in ISML Male history where he secured the first seed for three consecutive years. In that span of time, he finished runner-up twice in 2016 and 2017 before finally winning the Scepter in 2018. He then followed it up with an immediate Tournament of Champions win in 2019.
Hachiman is the fourth ISML champion[1] to achieve a perfect season, which he achieved in 2018 by winning all 39 matches, including the playoffs, without a single draw or defeat. His playoff run in that year set multiple records, but the most notable one is his thrashing of Archer in the final, setting the record for most lopsided ISML finals match in terms of vote difference with 19,866 votes.
However, the loner student has only seen moderate success in other anime character contests. In his sole appearance in Bilibili Moe 2015, he narrowly reached the round of 32 by squeaking past Sora in his group, before running out of motivation to win against Umetarou Nozaki.
8man is known in r/anime as an edgy protagonist whose personality and philosophy makes him a very appealing and controversial character among the forum's users. The Oregairu protagonist has appeared in at least the round of 64 in all of his major contest appearances. He tends to perform better in Best Character, reaching the quarter-finals in two consecutive editions where he lost to Edward Elric both times.
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"If someone is trying to calm you down, they are not telling the truth. If there is a reason anyone is smiling, it is to cover a lie. If a rabbit is about to be eaten by a pack of wolves, it is the rabbit's fault for trying to become friends with them.
Hikigaya Hachiman is treated as an outcast by his peers, but he does not care. The only reason he goes to school is for the degree. Anything from joining a club to making friends is not on his list of things to do during high school, and he prefers it that way.
Volunteer work or giving people advice is the last thing Hachiman wants to do. Why would he waste his time helping a complete stranger do something that he or she probably could have done himself or herself with enough effort? Yet Hachiman would still complete the task, even if there is nothing in it for him.
What makes Hachiman dangerous is the way he does things. He will tell people things they do not want to hear, speak up and inquire about what everyone else was silently thinking about, and set fire to the feelings welled up inside others who have tried to keep them secret. Hachiman will take all the stares, all the hits, all the verbal abuse, and he will not flinch. He will do whatever it takes to get people off their feet and do as they are told.
When he returns to that quiet room to prepare himself for the aftermath of his actions, a new sticker on that sign means maybe what he did has its merits."
Written by Momento10 (presumably, since this user does the most writeups anyways)
Contest History[edit | edit source]
International Saimoe League[edit | edit source]
Main Tournament[edit | edit source]
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Nominations | N/A | Direct Invite (2015 Aquamarine Winner) | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||
Topaz | Round of 128 Group A (1st) |
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1919 - 608 | Win | |||||||||||||||
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2099 - 632 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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1938 - 535 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
Pendant round | 7 opponents (Modified Approval voting) | 675 | Winner | ||||||||||||||||
Ruby | Round of 64 Group A (1st) |
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2103 - 744 | Win | |||||||||||||||
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1674 - 754 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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1762 - 697 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
Diamond | Round of 32 Group A (1st) |
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1718 - 899 | Win | |||||||||||||||
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1578 - 943 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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1525 - 889 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
Playoffs (seed 1) |
Round of 16 Group A (1st) |
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1774 - 1020 | Win | |||||||||||||||
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1833 - 1228 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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2211 - 1244 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals | (8) ![]() |
1914 - 1267 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Semi-finals | (4) ![]() |
2357 - 1915 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
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2087 - 2120 | Loss (2nd place) |
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Nominations | N/A | Direct Invite (2017 Topaz Winner) | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||
Aquamarine | Group | ![]() |
5157 - 1238 | Win | |||||||||||||||
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4763 - 1494 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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4997 - 1988 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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2860 - 2857 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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4414 - 1690 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
Pendant round | 7 opponents (IRV) | 3918 (total) | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||
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7244 - 1903 | Win | |||||||||||||||
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6574 - 3730 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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3741 - 1919 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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4625 - 2711 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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7093 - 2962 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
Pendant round | 7 opponents (IRV) | 10,380 (total) | Winner | ||||||||||||||||
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4343 - 1332 | Win | |||||||||||||||
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3374 - 1559 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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3599 - 2038 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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8368 - 2308 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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6315 - 2601 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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5186 - 993 | Win | |||||||||||||||
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4168 - 2017 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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3311 - 1469 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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7149 - 3230 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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8696 - 3931 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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12,189 - 8258 | Win | |||||||||||||||
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11,006 - 8549 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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14,172 - 9233 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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16,499 - 5552 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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9903 - 8530 | Win | |||||||||||||||
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12,196 - 8313 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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18,405 - 10,654 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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16,255 - 10,098 | Win | |||||||||||||||
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16,871 - 10,189 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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15,718 - 9573 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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17,331 - 10,882 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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19,772 - 8738 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
Playoffs (seed 1) |
Round of 16 | (16) ![]() |
25,960 - 9928 | Win | |||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals | (9) ![]() |
27,047 - 6767 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Semi-finals | (5) ![]() |
25,479 - 17,374 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
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35,856 - 15,990 | Win (Champion) |
Pendant Appearances[edit | edit source]
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4824 | 88.119 | 29.373 | 29.288 | 58.661 | |||||||||||||
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2307 | 101.887 | 33.962 | 14.007 | 47.969 | |||||||||||||
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2537 | 91.659 | 30.553 | 15.403 | 45.956 | |||||||||||||
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1648 | 83.335 | 27.778 | 10.006 | 37.784 | |||||||||||||
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1901 | 78.683 | 26.228 | 11.541 | 37.769 | |||||||||||||
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1835 | 79.427 | 26.476 | 11.140 | 37.616 | |||||||||||||
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1419 | 83.062 | 27.687 | 8.615 | 36.302 |
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675 | 17.26% | ||||||||||||||||
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652 | 17.51% | ||||||||||||||||
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419 | 11.25% | ||||||||||||||||
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409 | 10.98% | ||||||||||||||||
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345 | 9.26% | ||||||||||||||||
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320 | 8.59% | ||||||||||||||||
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281 | 7.55% | ||||||||||||||||
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251 | 6.74% |
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5189 | 5519 | 6000 | 6808 | 7883 | 9158 | |||||||||||||
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3445 | 3556 | 3656 | 3799 | 4015 | ||||||||||||||
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2819 | 2952 | 3067 | 3273 | 3521 | ||||||||||||||
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3349 | 3622 | 3924 | 4175 | 4480 | 5140 | |||||||||||||
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2463 | 2557 | 2714 | 2969 | 3405 | ||||||||||||||
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2055 | 2171 | 2359 | 2551 | |||||||||||||||
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1910 | 1982 | 2130 | ||||||||||||||||
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1269 | 1360 | |||||||||||||||||
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Tournament of Champions[edit | edit source]
8man's Tournament of Champions Record | |||||||||||||||||||
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2019 | Group Stage (2nd) | ![]() |
10,267 - 5921 | Win | |||||||||||||||
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6773 - 4904 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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5997 - 6494 | Loss | |||||||||||||||||
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8432 - 3875 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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7557 - 6401 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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7131 - 5074 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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7877 - 6049 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
Final round (Range-voting) | ![]() |
129,199.2 - 93,440.7 | Win (Champion) | ||||||||||||||||
2020 | Group Stage (2nd) | ![]() |
2431 - 2729 | Loss | |||||||||||||||
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3040 - 2445 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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2260 - 2096 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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3870 - 1398 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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2089 - 1469 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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2296 - 2263 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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3732 - 1927 | Win | |||||||||||||||||
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33,116.2 - 52,579.2 | 2nd |
AnimeBracket[edit | edit source]
Best Guy Contest[edit | edit source]
8man's Best Guy Contest Record | |||||||||||||||||||
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Best Guy 1 (2015) (seed 53) |
Round of 256 | (205) Template:Itsuki k Itsuki Koizumi | 2749 - 1585 | Win | |||||||||||||||
Round of 128 | (77) ![]() |
3069 - 2620 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 64 | (13) ![]() |
2629 - 3150 | Loss | ||||||||||||||||
Best Guy 2 (2016) (seed 19) |
Round of 256 | (238) Template:Neji Neji Hyuuga | 2436 - 752 | Win | |||||||||||||||
Round of 128 | (147) ![]() |
1926 - 1062 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 64 | (46) ![]() |
1871 - 1226 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 32 | (14) ![]() |
1826 - 2199 | Loss | ||||||||||||||||
Best Guy 3 (2017) (seed 21) |
Round of 512 | (492) Template:Nic wolf Nicholas D. Wolfwood | 1713 - 447 | Win | |||||||||||||||
Round of 256 | (277)) Template:Tadakuni Tadakuni | 1674 - 329 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 128 | (108) ![]() |
1620 - 712 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 64 | (44) ![]() |
1583 - 1021 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 32 | (12) ![]() |
1276 - 1582 | Loss | ||||||||||||||||
Best Guy 4 (2018) (seed 20) |
Round of 512 | (493) ![]() |
1732 - 362 | Win | |||||||||||||||
Round of 256 | (237) Template:Youhei Youhei Sunohara | 1986 - 780 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 128 | (109) ![]() |
1395 - 1267 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 64 | (45) Template:Senketsu Senketsu | 2104 - 1597 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 32 | (13) ![]() |
2045 - 2190 | Loss | ||||||||||||||||
Best Guy 5 (2019) (seed 43) |
Round of 512 | (470) Template:Keiichi Keiichi Maebara | 1045 - 221 | Win | |||||||||||||||
Round of 256 | (214) Template:Kaji Ryouji Kaji | 1230 - 452 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 128 | (46) Goro (056) | 1474 - 476 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 64 | (22) ![]() |
1233 - 1757 | Loss | ||||||||||||||||
Best Guy 6 (2020) (seed 32) |
Round of 512 | (481) Kouta Hirano (HSotD) | 944 - 125 | Win | |||||||||||||||
Round of 256 | (225) ![]() |
671 - 231 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 128 | (97) ![]() |
749 - 398 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 64 | (33) ![]() |
507 - 649 | Loss |
Best Character Contest[edit | edit source]
8man's Best Character Contest Record | |||||||||||||||||||
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Best Char 1 (2015) (seed 49) |
Round of 512 | (464) Nagi Aiza | 3063 - 543 | Win | |||||||||||||||
Round of 256 | (208) ![]() |
2821 - 1155 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 128 | (80) ![]() |
3076 - 1527 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 64 | (16) ![]() |
2533 - 2007 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 32 | (17) ![]() |
2218 - 2688 | Loss | ||||||||||||||||
Best Char 2 (2016) (seed 3) |
Round of 512 | (510) Hiroomi Souma | 1360 - 262 | Win | |||||||||||||||
Round of 256 | (259) ![]() |
1327 - 475 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 128 | (126) ![]() |
1373 - 703 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 64 | (62) ![]() |
1300 - 1188 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 32 | (30) ![]() |
1462 - 1073 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 16 | (14) ![]() |
1621 - 1391 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals | (6) ![]() |
1774 - 1810 | Loss | ||||||||||||||||
Best Char 3 (2017) (seed 63) |
Round of 512 | (450) ![]() |
1746 - 297 | Win | |||||||||||||||
Round of 256 | (319) ![]() |
2011 - 541 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 128 | (66) ![]() |
2006 - 1660 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 64 | (2) ![]() |
1469 - 1373 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 32 | (34) ![]() |
1464 - 1264 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 16 | (18) ![]() |
1586 - 1363 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals | (7) ![]() |
2284 - 2556 | Loss | ||||||||||||||||
Best Char 4 (2018) (seed 83) |
Round of 512 | (430) ![]() |
1172 - 483 | Win | |||||||||||||||
Round of 256 | (339) ![]() |
1166 - 592 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 128 | (46) ![]() |
1400 - 1224 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 64 | (19) ![]() |
1315 - 957 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 32 | (14) ![]() |
1249 - 1382 | Loss | ||||||||||||||||
Best Char 5 (2020) (seed 30) |
Round of 512 | (483) Mima Kirigoe | 849 - 218 | Win | |||||||||||||||
Round of 256 | (227) ![]() |
684 - 289 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 128 | (99)![]() |
843 - 423 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 64 | (35) ![]() |
667 - 616 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 32 | (3) ![]() |
717 - 662 | Win | ||||||||||||||||
Round of 16 | (14) ![]() |
773 - 920 | Loss |
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- ↑ after Kanade Tachibana in 2012 (league format, 43 total matches); and Sora and Shana in 2016 (World Cup-style format, 15 total matches). However, the 2016 format makes it easier for champions to finish undefeated due to playing fewer matches, making Kanade and 8man's achievements even more significant because they faced more opponents. More matches makes it more difficult to go undefeated as the likelihood of facing a stronger opponent increases.
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Male Major Champions | ||
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ISML ★ | 2011: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
AnimeBracket | Best Guy ★ | BGuy1: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Best Char. ★ | BCh1: ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Bilibili Moe † | Japan ☆ | 2015: • ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
China ☆ | 2016: ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Korea Best Moe ☆ † | 2007: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Legend: † Defunct, ‡ Hiatus / Unknown fate |