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− | {{Infobox character saimoe |
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− | |image = image:homura_akemi_profile.jpg |
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+ | |font=#dbc9de |
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− | |kanji = 暁美 ほむら |
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+ | |title1 = {{PAGENAME}}<br><span style="font-size:13px;">Akemi Homura</span> |
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− | |korean = 아케미 호무라 |
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+ | |image1 =homura wiki pfp.png |
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− | |nickname = |
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+ | |caption1=Because Madoka is worth it |
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− | |gender = ♀ |
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+ | |gender =Female |
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− | |anime = [[Wikipedia:Puella Magi Madoka Magica|Puella Magi Madoka Magica]] |
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+ | |series =<abbr title="JP: Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica">''Puella Magi Madoka Magica''</abbr> |
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− | |ast = 2011 (R1) |
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+ | |source media =Anime Original |
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− | |kbm = 2011 (Winner) |
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+ | |debut =2011 Winter |
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− | |isml = 2012 (Nova 27th) |
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+ | |voice='''JP:''' [[Wikipedia:Chiwa Saito|Chiwa Saito]]<br>'''EN:''' [[Wikipedia:Cristina Vee|Cristina Vee]] |
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− | |seiyuu = Chiwa Saitou}} |
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+ | |japanese = 暁美 ほむら |
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+ | |chinese =晓美焰<br>曉美焰 |
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+ | |korean = 아케미 호무라 |
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+ | |isml main app='''7''' [[ISML 2012|(2012-N]], [[ISML 2013|2013-N]], [[ISML 2016|2016]], [[ISML 2017|2017]], [[ISML 2018|2018]], [[ISML 2019|2019]], [[ISML 2020|2020)]] |
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+ | |isml main best='''Regular season'''<br>Top 32 Groups (2016) |
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+ | |isml toc best= |
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+ | |isml seasonal= |
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+ | |isml necklace= |
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+ | |bg app='''8''' [[Best Girl 1|(BG1]], [[Best Girl 2|BG2]], [[Best Girl 3|BG3]], [[Best Girl 4|BG4]], [[Best Girl 5|BG5]], [[Best Girl 6|BG6]], [[Best Girl 7|BG7]], [[Best Girl 8|BG8)]] |
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+ | |bg best='''R6 / Top 16''' (BG1) |
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+ | |bchar app='''5''' [[Best Character 1|(BCh1]], [[Best Character 2|BCh2]], [[Best Character 3|BCh3]], [[Best Character 4|BCh4]], [[Best Character 5|BCh5)]] |
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+ | |bchar best='''Quarter-finals''' (BCh4) |
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+ | |ast app='''3''' [[Saimoe 2011|(2011]], [[Saimoe 2013|2013]], [[Saimoe 2014|2014)]] |
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+ | |ast best='''Quarter-finals''' (2014) |
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+ | |kbm app='''1''' [[KBM 2011|('''2011★''')]] |
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+ | |kbm best={{Kbm winner icon}} '''Champion''' |
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+ | |other1= |
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+ | }} |
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+ | '''Homura Akemi''' is a character from the 2011 original anime series '''''Puella Magi Madoka Magica'''''. She is a gun-slinging, hair-flipping, mysterious magical girl who tries to prevent [[Madoka Kaname|Madoka]] from forming a contract with [[Kyuubey]] and become a magical girl like her. In the last few episodes, Homura's true intentions and backstory are eventually revealed, with the events making her arguably the "true protagonist" of the story. Indeed, she later stars as the main character of the 2013 sequel film ''Madoka Magica: Rebellion''. |
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+ | As a magical girl, Homura uses real military hardware to fight witches instead of magical weapons, and is later revealed to possess the power to ''control time''. In the fandom, Homura is mainly shipped romantically with Madoka as her actions and motives stem from her love for the titular character - although whether this love is romantic or otherwise is yet to be confirmed in the canon anime. |
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+ | The resident "dark magical girl" is the anime's best known competitor in [[saimoe]] tournaments, having won [[KBM|Anizone's Korean saimoe]] in [[KBM 2011|2011]] and scoring multiple decent results in notable contests such as [[r/anime|/r/anime]] and [[ISML]]. Ironically, in [[AST|2channel's original Saimoe contest]], Homura was the ''worst'' performing girl out of the main quintet because she did not reach the final round unlike the other four girls, only managing a [[E8|quarter-final]] result in [[Saimoe 2014|2014]]. |
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− | == Match history == |
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− | ===[[Anime Saimoe Tournament]]=== |
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+ | '''Icons''' |
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− | ==== 2011 ==== |
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+ | <gallery bordersize="large" bordercolor="#311336" widths="80" spacing="small"> |
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− | *{{r1}} [[Mikoto Misaka]] > Homura Akemi > [[Sara]] (696-'''585'''-57) |
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+ | homura.png|Wiki icon |
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+ | homura 3.jpg|AnimeBracket (1) |
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+ | homura 2.jpg|AnimeBracket (2) |
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+ | homura isml.png|ISML |
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+ | </gallery> |
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− | ===[[Korea Best Moe Tournament]]=== |
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− | == |
+ | ==[[ISML]]== |
+ | {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="height: 1px; border: 2px solid #dbc9de; border-collapse:collapse" width="700px" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" |
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− | *{{K101}} Homura Akemi > [[Ayumi Takahara]] > [[Kaori Kanzaki]] ('''292'''-69-68) |
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+ | |- |
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− | *{{K102}} Homura Akemi > [[Azusa Nakano]] ('''255'''-160) |
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+ | ! colspan="20" scope="row" style="background-color: #311336; color: #dbc9de;" |ISML Profile Flavor Text (May contain spoilers) |
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− | *{{K103}} Homura Akemi > [[Mio Akiyama]] ('''371'''-155) |
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+ | |- |
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− | *{{K104}} Homura Akemi > [[Victorique de Blois]] ('''401'''-192) |
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+ | |[[file:Akemi_homura.png|thumb|250px|ISML profile picture]] |
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− | *{{K105}} Homura Akemi > [[Charlotte Dunois|Charles Dunois]] ('''302'''-275) |
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− | *{{K106}} Homura Akemi > [[Erio Tōwa|Erio Tōwa]] ('''696'''-334) |
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+ | ''"When Akemi Homura introduces herself to her new classmates, she does so by stating her name only, as if anything more was a pointless effort and acknowledging those around her could only distract her away from what is truly important. Her demeanor is cold, but she has the looks, intelligence, and athletic ability that every girl can only dream of and is a natural idol among her peers. It is no surprise that other students wish to befriend her... but forging new friendships seems to be the last thing Homura has in mind.<nowiki>''</nowiki>'' |
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− | ===[[International Saimoe League]]=== |
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+ | ''At face value, her words and actions are devoid of any hint of kindness and compassion. However, no one can truly understand the intentions guiding her, just as none can imagine the mental and emotional scars she bears. Her eyes are an abyss, a pit deep enough to conceal even her loneliness and the longing to wrap her arms around the one who means everything to her. Her heart is shackled, too broken to register anything but new despair and pain. Tears course through her veins in place of blood, tears she cannot shed no matter how desperately she wants to.'' |
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− | {{DEFAULTSORT: Akemi, Homura}} |
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− | [[Category:Black Hair]] |
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+ | ''And yet Homura holds her head high, never losing sight of her mission. She will do whatever it takes to grasp onto the single miracle afforded her. She will fight and mislead and betray. Brand her friend or foe, the love and devotion Homura exemplifies are a power far surpassing both time and space."''<nowiki/>' |
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− | [[Category:Blue Eyes]] |
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+ | |} |
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− | [[Category:Puella Magi Madoka Magica]] |
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+ | ===Main Tournament === |
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+ | '''Overall Record''' |
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+ | {| class="mw-collapsible" style="height: 1px; border: 2px solid #dbc9de; border-collapse:collapse" width="600px" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! colspan="20" scope="row" style="background-color: #311336; color: #dbc9de;" |ISML Main Tournament Record |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | colspan="20" scope="row" style="background-color: #311336; color: #dbc9de; text-align:center;" |''Regular season, playoffs, and consolation 1v1 matches only.<br>Preliminaries, gems, exhibitions, and approval / range voting rounds are NOT included.'' |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! style="text-align:center;" |Edition |
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+ | ! style="text-align:center;" |Eliminated in |
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+ | ! style="text-align:center;" |Final pos. |
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+ | ! style="text-align:center;" |W |
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+ | ! style="text-align:center;" | L |
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+ | ! style="text-align:center;" |RS Record |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |[[ISML 2012]] |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |Regular season |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |Nova 27th |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |7 |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |28 |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |7-28 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |[[ISML 2013]] |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |Regular season |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |Nova 32nd |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |7 |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |28 |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |7-28 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |[[ISML 2014]] |
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+ | | colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |'''''Did not qualify''''' (Stella Prelims, Phase 1 Round 4) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |[[ISML 2015]] |
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+ | | colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |'''''Did not qualify''''' (Stella Prelims, Round 5) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |[[ISML 2016]] |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" | Top 32 Groups <sup>Emerald</sup> |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |17th-32nd |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |3 |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |3 |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |3-3 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |[[ISML 2017]] |
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+ | | style="text-align:center; " |Amethyst Groups <sup>Top 72</sup> |
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+ | | style="text-align:center; " |65th-72nd |
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+ | | style="text-align:center; " |5 |
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+ | | style="text-align:center; " |10 |
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+ | | style="text-align:center; " |5-10 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |[[ISML 2018]] |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |Topaz Wildcards <sup>Top 96</sup> |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |78th <sup>WC</sup> |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |2 |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |8 |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" | 2-8 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |[[ISML 2019]] |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |Sapphire Wildcards <sup>Top 48</sup> |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |43rd <sup>WC</sup> |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |3 |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |9 |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" | 3-9 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |[[ISML 2020]] |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |Split 1 Wildcards |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |73rd <sup>WC</sup> |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |1 |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |4 |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |1-4 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |[[ISML 2021]] |
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+ | | colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |'''''Did not qualify''''' (Preliminaries: 95th / 72nd) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" |[[ISML 2022]] |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" | |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" | |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" | |
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+ | | style="text-align:center;" | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | colspan="2" style="background-color: #311336; color: #dbc9de; text-align:center;" |'''Total W-L:''' 28-90 (23.73%) |
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+ | | colspan="2" style="background-color: #311336; color: #dbc9de; text-align:center;" |'''Postseason:''' N/A |
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+ | | colspan="2" style="background-color: #311336; color: #dbc9de; text-align:center;" |'''RS Record:''' 28-90 (23.73%) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | colspan="6" style="background-color: #311336; color: #dbc9de; text-align:center;" |'''Opponents played:''' ??? |
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+ | |} |
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+ | '''Match History''' |
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+ | {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="height: 1px; border: 2px solid #dbc9de; border-collapse:collapse" width="500px" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! colspan="20" scope="row" style="background-color: #311336;" |[[ISML 2019|<span style="color:#dbc9de;">ISML 2019</span>]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |'''Nominations:''' 113 votes (47th) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! style="text-align:center;" | Rd |
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+ | ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Opponent |
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+ | ! style="text-align:center;" |Score |
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+ | ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |W-L? |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style="background-color: #6bfede; color: #000000;" |'''Aqua 1''' |
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+ | |{{rinne}} [[Rinne Ohara]] |
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+ | |4391 - '''4601''' |
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+ | |L |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style="background-color: #6bfede; color: #000000;" |'''Aqua 2''' |
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+ | |{{saber}} [[Saber]] |
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+ | |4254 - '''5868''' |
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+ | |L |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style="background-color: #6bfede; color: #000000;" |'''Aqua 3''' |
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+ | |{{nero fate}} [[Nero (Fate)|Nero]] |
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+ | |'''5693''' - 5141 |
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+ | |'''W''' |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style=" background-color: #ffd268; color: #000000;" |'''Tpz 1''' |
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+ | |{{tohru dragon}} [[Tohru (Dragon Maid)|Tohru]] |
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+ | |4531 - '''6113''' |
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+ | |L |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style=" background-color: #ffd268; color: #000000;" |'''Tpz 2''' |
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+ | |{{Rikka}} [[Rikka Takanashi]] |
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+ | |5430 - '''6052''' |
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+ | |L |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style=" background-color: #ffd268; color: #000000;" |'''Tpz 3''' |
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+ | |{{015}} [[Ichigo (DitF)|Ichigo]] |
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+ | |'''7166''' - 6495 |
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+ | |'''W''' |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style=" background-color: #9942f0; color: #ffffff;" |'''Amet 1''' |
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+ | |{{asuna}} [[Asuna Yuuki]] |
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+ | |4374 - '''5972''' |
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+ | |L |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style=" background-color: #9942f0; color: #ffffff;" |'''Amet 2''' |
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+ | |{{yoshino}} [[Yoshino]] |
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+ | |4887 - '''5336''' |
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+ | |L |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style=" background-color: #9942f0; color: #ffffff;" |'''Amet 3''' |
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+ | |{{ai haibara}} [[Ai Haibara]] |
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+ | |'''5770 '''- 4717 |
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+ | |'''W''' |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style=" background-color: #0f52ba; color: #ffffff;" |'''Sapp 1''' |
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+ | |{{Schwi}} [[Schwi Dola]] |
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+ | |6661 -''' 7758''' |
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+ | |L |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style=" background-color: #0f52ba; color: #ffffff;" |'''Sapp 2''' |
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+ | |{{shouko}} [[Shouko Nishimiya]] |
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+ | |5837 - '''6648''' |
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+ | |L |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style=" background-color: #0f52ba; color: #ffffff;" |'''Sapp 3''' |
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+ | |{{mitsuha}} [[Mitsuha Miyamizu]] |
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+ | |6800 - '''7598''' |
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+ | |L |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |'''Wildcards (STV, Max 4):''' 2735.4 -- 6th / 12th, Out |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | colspan="4" style="background-color: #550a8a; color: #ffc7eb;" |'''Final position:''' 43rd (based on wildcard result) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |} |
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+ | {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="height: 1px; border: 2px solid #dbc9de; border-collapse:collapse" width="500px" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! colspan="20" scope="row" style="background-color: #311336;" |[[ISML 2020|<span style="color:#dbc9de;">ISML 2020</span>]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |'''Nominations:''' 115 votes (22nd) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |'''Seeding R2 (approval):''' 1252 (seed 37) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! style="text-align:center;" |Stage |
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+ | ! style="text-align:center;" |Rd |
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+ | ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Opponent |
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+ | ! style="text-align:center;" |Score |
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+ | ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |W-L? |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | rowspan="6" style="background-color: #969696; color: #ffffff;" |'''Split 1'''<br>Group C<br>5th (1W 4L)<br>'''Wildcards''' |
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+ | | style="background-color: #6bfede; color: #000000;" |'''Aqua 1''' |
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+ | |{{mitsuha}} [[Mitsuha Miyamizu]] |
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+ | |1500 - '''2237''' |
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+ | |L |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style="background-color: #6bfede; color: #000000;" |'''Aqua 2''' |
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+ | |{{yotsuba}} [[Yotsuba Nakano]] |
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+ | |'''2074''' - 1959 |
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+ | |'''W''' |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style="background-color: #6bfede; color: #000000;" |'''Aqua 3''' |
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+ | |{{taiga}} [[Taiga Aisaka]] |
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+ | |2017 - '''2972''' |
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+ | |L |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style="background-color: #6bfede; color: #000000;" |'''Aqua 4''' |
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+ | |{{yukino}} [[Yukino Yukinoshita]] |
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+ | |1431 - '''3100''' |
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+ | |L |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | style="background-color: #6bfede; color: #000000;" |'''Aqua 5''' |
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+ | |{{Ram}} [[Ram]] |
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+ | |1603 - '''2331''' |
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+ | |L |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |'''Wildcards (approval, Max 8):''' 2845 -- 17th / 24th, Out |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | rowspan="12" style="background-color: #550a8a; color: #ffc7eb;" | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | colspan="4" style="background-color: #550a8a; color: #ffc7eb;" |'''Final position:''' 73rd (based on wildcard result) |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |} |
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+ | ==[[r/anime]]== |
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+ | ===History=== |
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+ | Homura is the most popular ''Madoka Magica'' character on [[r/anime|/r/anime]], as far as her results in the tournaments are concerned. She is best associated with the phrase '''"Homura did nothing wrong"''' (originally a response to her controversial actions in the ''Rebellion'' film), which has become both a running gag and a battle cry for her fans who desire to see her succeed in the brackets despite years of hurt and disappointment. Homura has also been involved in several restarted match days in the tournament's history, which coincidentally fits in with the fact that she has time-related powers. |
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+ | The dark-haired magical girl debuted as the highest-seeded ''Madoka'' character in the very first [[Best Girl 1|Best Girl contest]] at #24. She reached the sixth round, but narrowly missed out on a place in the [[elite eight]] after she lost by 16 votes against [[Asuna]]. Since then, Homura's subsequent appearances in Best Girl have her get knocked out in round 4 against many tournament staples. However, she did break the 4th round barrier two times: in [[Best Girl 3]] where she lost to [[Saber]] in round 5, and in [[Best Girl 4]] where she upset #9 seed [[Megumi Tadokoro|Tadokoro]] in round 4 (which featured an link-heavy, <abbr title="Reddit Enhancement Suite">RES</abbr>-crippling post by an /r/Homura moderator)<ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/6j4dvw/best_girl_4_a_certain_salty_railgun_round_4/djbg6kp/ Best Girl 4: Round 4 Bracket A] - Comment Permalink posted by Vakiadia on /r/anime (2017-06-23); [https://i.imgur.com/YIO2piW.png Imgur link when seen on RES]</ref> before getting knocked out by [[Yoko Littner]]. |
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+ | After a new ''Madoka'' movie serving as the sequel to ''Rebellion'' was announced in 2021<ref>[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-04-25/madoka-magica-gets-new-anime-film-as-sequel-to-2013-rebellion-film/.172103 Madoka Magica Gets New Anime Film as Sequel to 2013 Rebellion Film (Update 2)] - written by Crystalyn Hodgkins, Anime News Network (2021-04-25). Retrieved 2022-05-03</ref>, Homura's chances in [[Best Girl 8]] seemed hopeful, especially when she secured the #16 seed, her highest position to date. Unfortunately, she could not capitalize on the announcement hype, and she was eliminated in round 4 against the underseeded [[Tsubasa Hanekawa]]. |
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+ | On the other hand, Homura would enjoy relatively better results in the mixed-gender [[Best Character Contest]], because her character plot is one of her main appeals. After being denied in the last 16 by [[Spike Spiegel]] in [[Best Character 2]], Homura finally broke into the [[Elite Eight]] in [[Best Character 4]] when she defeated [[Mayoi Hachikuji]], but her run ended when she encountered fellow time traveler and eventual champion [[Rintarou Okabe]]. |
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+ | Two years later, Homura became involved in an incident when she lost to [[Zero Two]] in [[Best Character 5]]'s round 3. The match got suspended as the host received reports of outside parties influencing the result, which was implied to be Zero Two fans cross-posting the contest to their home subreddits and Discord servers - a definite possibility given their involvement in a high-profile match against [[Asuna]] in [[Best Girl 6]]. After a discussion thread was put up on deciding what to do with the brigaded characters,<ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/kcl74i/best_character_5_saltgate_important_question/ Best Character 5: Salt;Gate! Important Question] - posted by ShaKing807 in /r/anime (2020-12-13)</ref> the host decided to restart the round, and requested the offending users to delete their posts promoting their character in the contest.<ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/kd8x8x/best_character_5_saltgate_reround_3_bracket_a_and/ Best Character 5: Salt;Gate! RE:Round 3 Bracket A and Important Update!] - posted by ShaKing807 in /r/anime (2020-12-14)</ref> As a result, Homura won in the ensuing rematch, but she was eliminated by [[Shouko Nishimiya]] in the following round. |
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+ | Homura would finally earn her first /r/anime honour by winning the second "24-Hour Best Girl" exhibition contest, which turned out to be '''/r/anime's 2020 April Fools''' celebration event as the title was switched into "Worst Girl of All Time" halfway through.<ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/fsyfdy/the_ranime_24_hour_worst_girl_2020_contest_the/ The r/anime 24 Hour Worst Girl 2020 Contest: The Bracket (Part II)] - posted by AnimeMod on /r/anime (2020-04-01)</ref><ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/ftbol4/and_ranimes_worst_girl_of_all_time_is/ And r/anime's Worst Girl of All Time is...] - posted by FetchFrosh on /r/anime (2020-04-01)</ref>. Given her divisive reception as a character, having her win the title instead of the likes of [[Kurisu Makise|Kurisu]] or [[Megumin]] seemed very fitting, and her fans don't seem to mind, because a win is still a win anyways. |
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+ | ===Matches=== |
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+ | '''Best Girl''' |
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+ | {| class="mw-collapsible" style="height: 1px; border: 2px solid #dbc9de; border-collapse:collapse" width="600px" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! colspan="20" scope="row" style="background-color: #311336; color: #dbc9de;" |Best Girl Contest match history |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |'''[[Best Girl 1]]''' - seed 24 |
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+ | *{{t512}} (490) {{botan}} [[Botan (Yu Yu Hakusho)|Botan]] @ ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' -- '''2757 - '''356 |
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+ | *{{t256}} (283) [[You Kasukabe]] @ ''Mondaiji'' -- ''3624 - '''876 |
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+ | *{{t128}} (105) {{emi yusa}} [[Emi Yusa]] @ ''The Devil is a Part-Timer!'' -- '''3550 - '''2225 |
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+ | *{{t64}} (41) {{yui ab}} [[Yui (Angel Beats)|Yui]] @ ''Angel Beats'' -- '''4399 - '''2655 |
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+ | *{{t32}} (9) {{shiro}} [[Shiro (NGNL)|Shiro]] @ ''No Game No Life'' -- '''5120 - '''3808 |
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+ | *{{t16}} (8) {{asuna}} [[Asuna Yuuki]] @ ''Sword Art Online'' -- 5773 - '''5791''' |
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+ | |||
+ | '''[[Best Girl 2]]''' - seed 42 |
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+ | *{{t512}} (471) {{konata}} [[Konata Izumi]] @ ''Lucky Star'' -- '''5557 - '''1973 |
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+ | *{{t256}} (215) [[Mairu Orihara]] @ ''Durarara!!'' -- '''5590 - '''1901 |
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+ | *{{t128}} (87) {{isla}} [[Isla (Plastic Memories)|Isla]] @ ''Plastic Memories'' -- '''5000 - '''3214 |
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+ | *{{t64}} (23) {{taiga}} [[Taiga Aisaka]] @ ''Toradora!'' -- 4195 - '''4626''' |
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+ | |||
+ | '''[[Best Girl 3]]''' - seed 31 |
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+ | *{{t512}} (482) {{nana}} [[Nana Ebina]] @ ''Himouto! Umaru-chan'' -- '''4007 - '''1038 |
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+ | *{{t256}} (226) {{chloe}} [[Chloe von Einzbern]] @ ''Fate/kaleid liner'' -- '''3992 - '''1419 |
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+ | *{{t128}} (98) {{kallen}} [[Kallen Stadtfeld]] @ ''Code Geass'' -- '''4708 - '''2595 |
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+ | *{{t64}} (34) {{cc}} [[C.C.]] @ ''Code Geass'' -- '''4713 - '''4109 |
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+ | *{{t32}} (2) {{saber}} [[Saber]] @ ''Fate/stay night'' -- 3744 - '''4793''' |
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+ | |||
+ | '''[[Best Girl 4]]''' - seed 56 |
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+ | *{{t512}} (457) {{erina jojo}} [[Erina Pendleton]] @ ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' -- '''7879 - '''1896 |
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+ | *{{t256}} (201) {{akeno}} [[Akeno Himejima]] @ ''High School DxD'' -- '''7325 - '''3656 |
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+ | *{{t128}} (73) {{komachi}} [[Komachi Hikigaya]] @ ''Oregairu'' -- '''6201 - '''5163 |
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+ | *{{t64}} (7) {{megumi t}} [[Megumi Tadokoro]] @ ''Shokugeki no Souma'' -- '''6395 - '''6178 |
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+ | *{{t32}} (24) {{yoko}} [[Yoko Littner]] @ ''Gurren Lagann'' -- 7624 - '''7941''' |
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+ | |||
+ | '''[[Best Girl 5]]''' - seed 63 |
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+ | *{{t512}} (450) {{iori n}} [[Iori Nagase]] @ ''Kokoro Connect'' -- '''5960 - '''2348 |
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+ | *{{t256}} (194) [[An Onoya]] @ ''ReLIFE'' -- '''6131 - '''3610 |
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+ | *{{t128}} (63) {{misato}} [[Misato Katsuragi]] @ ''Evangelion'' -- '''5767 - '''5115 |
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+ | *{{t64}} (2) {{rem}} [[Rem (Re:Zero)|Rem]] @ ''Re:Zero'' -- 4815 - '''8581''' |
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+ | |||
+ | '''[[Best Girl 6]]''' - seed 54 |
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+ | *{{t512}} (459) [[Rio Nakamura]] @ ''Assassination Classroom'' -- '''3660 - '''1816 |
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+ | *{{t256}} (203) {{urara}} [[Urara Shiraishi]] @ ''Yamada-kun'' -- '''3457 - '''2332 |
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+ | *{{t128}} (75) {{kou y}} [[Kou Yagami]] @ ''New Game!'' -- '''4576 - '''2861 |
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+ | *{{t64}} (11) {{ryuuko}} [[Ryuuko Matoi]] @ ''Kill la Kill'' -- 3371 - '''5260''' |
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+ | |||
+ | '''[[Best Girl 7]]''' - seed 47 |
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+ | *{{t512}} (466) [[Carole (Carole & Tuesday)|Carole]] @ ''Carole & Tuesday'' -- '''2222''' - 438 |
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+ | *{{t256}} (210) {{kyou}} [[Kyou Fujibayashi]] @ ''Clannad'' -- '''2288''' - 1385 |
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+ | *{{t128}} (82) {{fumino}} [[Fumino Furuhashi]] @ ''Bokuben'' -- '''2345 '''- 1780 |
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+ | *{{t64}} (18) {{saber}} [[Saber]] @ ''Fate/stay night'' -- 2266 - '''4274''' |
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+ | |||
+ | '''[[Best Girl 8]]''' - seed 16 |
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+ | *{{t512}} (497) {{yue}} [[Yue (Arifureta)|Yue]] @ ''Arifureta'' -- '''2898''' - 1248 |
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+ | *{{t256}} (272) {{chizuru h}} [[Chizuru Hishiro]] @ ''ReLIFE'' -- '''2313''' - 1602 |
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+ | *{{t128}} (53) {{olivier}} [[Olivier Mira Armstrong]] @ ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' -- '''2154 '''- 1523 |
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+ | *{{t64}} (80) {{hanekawa}} [[Tsubasa Hanekawa]] @ ''Monogatari'' -- 1791 - '''2206''' |
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+ | |} |
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+ | |||
+ | '''Best Character''' |
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+ | ! colspan="20" scope="row" style="background-color: #311336; color: #dbc9de;" |Best Character Contest match history |
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+ | |'''[[Best Character 1]]''' - seed 59 |
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+ | *{{t512}} (454) {{Orochimaru}} [[Orochimaru (Naruto)|Orochimaru]] @ ''Naruto'' -- '''2974 - '''1116 |
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+ | *{{t256}} (198) {{naruto}} [[Naruto Uzumaki]] @ ''Naruto'' -- '''2568 - '''1292 |
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+ | *{{t128}} (70) {{komachi}} [[Komachi Hikigaya]] @ ''Oregairu'' -- '''2674 - '''1830 |
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+ | *{{t64}} (6) {{light}} [[Light Yagami]] @ ''Death Note'' -- 2320 - '''2475''' |
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+ | '''[[Best Character 2]]''' - seed 12 |
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+ | *{{t512}} (501) {{naota}} [[Naota Nandaba]] @ ''FLCL'' -- '''1409 - '''377 |
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+ | *{{t256}} (245) {{suzaku}} [[Suzaku Kururugi]] @ ''Code Geass'' -- '''1333 - '''467 |
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+ | *{{t128}} (117) {{decim}} [[Decim (Death Parade)|Decim]] @ ''Death Parade'' -- '''1472 - '''676 |
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+ | *{{t64}} (53) {{olivier}} [[Olivier Mira Armstrong]] @ ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' -- '''1741 - '''847 |
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+ | *{{t32}} (21) {{saber}} [[Saber]] @ ''Fate/stay night'' -- '''1352 - '''1270 |
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+ | *{{t16}} (28) {{spike}} [[Spike Spiegel]] @ ''Cowboy Bebop'' -- 1228 - '''1431''' |
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+ | '''[[Best Character 3]]''' - seed 40 |
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+ | *{{t512}} (473) [[Hanzo Urushihara]] @ ''The Devil is a Part-Timer!'' -- '''1813 - '''513 |
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+ | *{{t256}} (217) {{mugen}} [[Mugen (Champloo)|Mugen]] @ ''Samurai Champloo'' -- '''1500 - '''740 |
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+ | *{{t128}} (89) {{shouya}} [[Shouya Ishida]] @ ''Koe no Katachi'' -- '''2287 - '''1746 |
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+ | *{{t64}} (25) {{yui y}} [[Yui Yuigahama]] @ ''Oregairu '' -- '''1492 - '''1107 |
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+ | *{{t32}} (8) {{okabe}} [[Rintarou Okabe]] @ ''Steins;Gate'' -- 1310 - '''1759''' |
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+ | '''[[Best Character 4]]''' - seed 22 |
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+ | *{{t512}} (491) {{rinko}} [[Rinko Yamato]] @ ''Ore Monogatari!!'' -- '''1369 - '''340 |
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+ | *{{t256}} (235) {{hiyori}} [[Hiyori Iki]] @ ''Noragami'' -- '''1246 - '''612 |
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+ | *{{t128}} (150) {{kou y}} [[Kou Yagami]] @ ''New Game!'' -- '''1641 - '''809 |
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+ | *{{t64}} (43) {{genos}} [[Genos]] @ ''One Punch Man'' -- '''1552 - '''1006 |
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+ | *{{t32}} (11) {{izuku}} [[Izuku Midoriya]] @ ''My Hero Academia'' -- '''1663 - '''1183 |
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+ | *{{t16}} (38) {{mayoi}} [[Mayoi Hachikuji]] @ ''Monogatari'' -- '''1280 - '''1170 |
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+ | *{{qf}} (3) {{okabe}} [[Rintarou Okabe]] @ ''Steins;Gate'' -- 1462 - '''2200''' |
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+ | '''[[Best Character 5]]''' - seed 41 |
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+ | *{{t512}} (472) {{shizuka s}} [[Shizuka Sakaki]] @ ''Shirobako'' -- '''572''' - 192 |
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+ | *{{t256}} (216) {{kohaku}} [[Kohaku (Dr. Stone)|Kohaku]] @ ''Dr. Stone'' -- '''832''' - 359 |
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+ | *{{t128}} (88) {{zero two}} [[Zero Two]] @ ''Darling in the Franxx'' -- '''925''' - 492 |
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+ | *{{t64}} (41) {{shouko}} [[Shouko Nishimiya]] @ ''Koe no Katachi'' -- 589 - '''654''' |
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+ | |} |
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+ | '''Exhibitions'''<br> |
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+ | '''24-Hour Best Girl (1mil. Subscriber Event)''' - seed 37 |
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+ | *{{t256}} (220) {{yui ab}} [[Yui (Angel Beats)|Yui]] @ ''Angel Beats'' -- '''304''' - 107 |
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+ | *{{t128}} (165) {{hinata}} [[Hinata Hyuga]] @ ''Naruto'' -- '''293''' - 173 |
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+ | *{{t64}} (28) {{zero two}} [[Zero Two]] @ ''Darling in the Franxx'' -- '''210 '''- 180 |
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+ | *{{t32}} (5) {{mai san}} [[Mai Sakurajima]] @ ''Seishun Buta Yarou'' -- 284 - '''497''' |
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+ | '''24-Hour Worst Girl (April Fools 2020)''' - seed 43 |
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+ | *{{t256}} (214) [[MISAKA 9982]] @ ''A Certain Magical Index'' -- '''193 - '''84 |
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+ | *{{t128}} (171) {{hinata k}} [[Hinata Kawamoto]] @ ''3-gatsu no Lion'' -- '''155 - '''74 |
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+ | *{{t64}} (22) {{Ram}} [[Ram (Re:Zero)|Ram]] @ ''Re:Zero'' -- '''300 - '''210 |
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+ | *{{t32}} (11) {{yunyun}} [[Yunyun (Konosuba)|Yunyun]] @ ''Konosuba'' -- '''306 - '''297 |
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+ | *{{t16}} (38) {{tohru dragon}} [[Tohru (Dragon Maid)|Tohru]] @ ''Dragon Maid'' -- '''310 - '''255 |
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+ | *{{qf}} (14) {{rin tohsaka}} [[Rin Tohsaka]] @ ''Fate/stay night'' -- '''318 - '''292 |
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+ | *{{sf}} (2) {{megumin}} [[Megumin]] @ ''Konosuba'' -- '''285 - '''272 |
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+ | *{{f}} (9) {{kurisu}} [[Kurisu Makise]] @ ''Steins;Gate'' -- '''414 - '''382 |
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+ | ==Honours== |
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+ | [[File:KBM 2011.jpg|[[Korea Best Moe]] 2011 - '''Winner'''|thumb|200px]] |
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+ | '''Total Wins : 7 + 1 = 8''' |
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+ | #[[KBM 2011|Korea Best Moe 2011]] |
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+ | #Baidu CIP Moe 2011 [https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E8%90%8C%E6%88%98%E5%90%A7/7087324 Baike Baidu link] |
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+ | #Yamibo Yuri Saimoe 2011/2013 |
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+ | #Baidu AST 2014 [https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E7%99%BE%E5%BA%A6%E6%9C%80%E8%90%8C%E5%A4%A7%E8%B5%9B/15413185 Baike Baidu link] |
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+ | #r/anime's 24-Hour Worst Girl (April Fools 2020) |
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+ | #ZERO2014 Moe Contest [http://bbs.zerodm.net/ Zero DM BBS]<sup>dead link</sup> |
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+ | #Miss Anime Tournament 2013 ([https://www.internationalsaimoe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=6282&p=329333&hilit=Miss+Anime+Tournament+2013#p329333 ISML forum], [http://msat.moe/ Website]<sup>dead link</sup>) |
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+ | ==Navigation== |
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+ | '''References''' |
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+ | <references /> |
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+ | '''Beware of spoilers and pop-ups''' |
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+ | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homura_Akemi Wikipedia] |
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+ | *[https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Homura_Akemi Puella Magi Wiki] |
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+ | *[https://madoka.fandom.com/wiki/Homura_Akemi Madoka Wikia] |
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+ | *[https://myanimelist.net/character/38005/Homura_Akemi MyAnimeList] |
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+ | *[https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%99%93%E7%BE%8E%E7%84%B0/9931832 Baike Baidu] (Chinese) |
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+ | *[https://zh.moegirl.org.cn/zh-hans/%E6%99%93%E7%BE%8E%E7%84%B0 Moegirl] (Chinese) |
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+ | *[https://namu.wiki/w/%EC%95%84%EC%BC%80%EB%AF%B8%20%ED%98%B8%EB%AC%B4%EB%9D%BC NamuWiki] (Korean) |
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Latest revision as of 03:36, 7 July 2022
Homura Akemi is a character from the 2011 original anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica. She is a gun-slinging, hair-flipping, mysterious magical girl who tries to prevent Madoka from forming a contract with Kyuubey and become a magical girl like her. In the last few episodes, Homura's true intentions and backstory are eventually revealed, with the events making her arguably the "true protagonist" of the story. Indeed, she later stars as the main character of the 2013 sequel film Madoka Magica: Rebellion.
As a magical girl, Homura uses real military hardware to fight witches instead of magical weapons, and is later revealed to possess the power to control time. In the fandom, Homura is mainly shipped romantically with Madoka as her actions and motives stem from her love for the titular character - although whether this love is romantic or otherwise is yet to be confirmed in the canon anime.
The resident "dark magical girl" is the anime's best known competitor in saimoe tournaments, having won Anizone's Korean saimoe in 2011 and scoring multiple decent results in notable contests such as /r/anime and ISML. Ironically, in 2channel's original Saimoe contest, Homura was the worst performing girl out of the main quintet because she did not reach the final round unlike the other four girls, only managing a quarter-final result in 2014.
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ISML[]
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"When Akemi Homura introduces herself to her new classmates, she does so by stating her name only, as if anything more was a pointless effort and acknowledging those around her could only distract her away from what is truly important. Her demeanor is cold, but she has the looks, intelligence, and athletic ability that every girl can only dream of and is a natural idol among her peers. It is no surprise that other students wish to befriend her... but forging new friendships seems to be the last thing Homura has in mind.'' At face value, her words and actions are devoid of any hint of kindness and compassion. However, no one can truly understand the intentions guiding her, just as none can imagine the mental and emotional scars she bears. Her eyes are an abyss, a pit deep enough to conceal even her loneliness and the longing to wrap her arms around the one who means everything to her. Her heart is shackled, too broken to register anything but new despair and pain. Tears course through her veins in place of blood, tears she cannot shed no matter how desperately she wants to. And yet Homura holds her head high, never losing sight of her mission. She will do whatever it takes to grasp onto the single miracle afforded her. She will fight and mislead and betray. Brand her friend or foe, the love and devotion Homura exemplifies are a power far surpassing both time and space."' |
Main Tournament[]
Overall Record
ISML Main Tournament Record | |||||||||||||||||||
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Edition | Eliminated in | Final pos. | W | L | RS Record | ||||||||||||||
ISML 2012 | Regular season | Nova 27th | 7 | 28 | 7-28 | ||||||||||||||
ISML 2013 | Regular season | Nova 32nd | 7 | 28 | 7-28 | ||||||||||||||
ISML 2014 | Did not qualify (Stella Prelims, Phase 1 Round 4) | ||||||||||||||||||
ISML 2015 | Did not qualify (Stella Prelims, Round 5) | ||||||||||||||||||
ISML 2016 | Top 32 Groups Emerald | 17th-32nd | 3 | 3 | 3-3 | ||||||||||||||
ISML 2017 | Amethyst Groups Top 72 | 65th-72nd | 5 | 10 | 5-10 | ||||||||||||||
ISML 2018 | Topaz Wildcards Top 96 | 78th WC | 2 | 8 | 2-8 | ||||||||||||||
ISML 2019 | Sapphire Wildcards Top 48 | 43rd WC | 3 | 9 | 3-9 | ||||||||||||||
ISML 2020 | Split 1 Wildcards | 73rd WC | 1 | 4 | 1-4 | ||||||||||||||
ISML 2021 | Did not qualify (Preliminaries: 95th / 72nd) | ||||||||||||||||||
ISML 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total W-L: 28-90 (23.73%) | Postseason: N/A | RS Record: 28-90 (23.73%) | |||||||||||||||||
Opponents played: ??? |
Match History
ISML 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Nominations: 113 votes (47th) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Aqua 1 | Rinne Ohara | 4391 - 4601 | L | ||||||||||||||||
Aqua 2 | Saber | 4254 - 5868 | L | ||||||||||||||||
Aqua 3 | Nero | 5693 - 5141 | W | ||||||||||||||||
Tpz 1 | Tohru | 4531 - 6113 | L | ||||||||||||||||
Tpz 2 | Rikka Takanashi | 5430 - 6052 | L | ||||||||||||||||
Tpz 3 | Ichigo | 7166 - 6495 | W | ||||||||||||||||
Amet 1 | Asuna Yuuki | 4374 - 5972 | L | ||||||||||||||||
Amet 2 | Yoshino | 4887 - 5336 | L | ||||||||||||||||
Amet 3 | Ai Haibara | 5770 - 4717 | W | ||||||||||||||||
Sapp 1 | Schwi Dola | 6661 - 7758 | L | ||||||||||||||||
Sapp 2 | Shouko Nishimiya | 5837 - 6648 | L | ||||||||||||||||
Sapp 3 | Mitsuha Miyamizu | 6800 - 7598 | L | ||||||||||||||||
Wildcards (STV, Max 4): 2735.4 -- 6th / 12th, Out | |||||||||||||||||||
Final position: 43rd (based on wildcard result) |
ISML 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Nominations: 115 votes (22nd) | |||||||||||||||||||
Seeding R2 (approval): 1252 (seed 37) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Split 1 Group C 5th (1W 4L) Wildcards |
Aqua 1 | Mitsuha Miyamizu | 1500 - 2237 | L | |||||||||||||||
Aqua 2 | Yotsuba Nakano | 2074 - 1959 | W | ||||||||||||||||
Aqua 3 | Taiga Aisaka | 2017 - 2972 | L | ||||||||||||||||
Aqua 4 | Yukino Yukinoshita | 1431 - 3100 | L | ||||||||||||||||
Aqua 5 | Ram | 1603 - 2331 | L | ||||||||||||||||
Wildcards (approval, Max 8): 2845 -- 17th / 24th, Out | |||||||||||||||||||
Final position: 73rd (based on wildcard result) |
r/anime[]
History[]
Homura is the most popular Madoka Magica character on /r/anime, as far as her results in the tournaments are concerned. She is best associated with the phrase "Homura did nothing wrong" (originally a response to her controversial actions in the Rebellion film), which has become both a running gag and a battle cry for her fans who desire to see her succeed in the brackets despite years of hurt and disappointment. Homura has also been involved in several restarted match days in the tournament's history, which coincidentally fits in with the fact that she has time-related powers.
The dark-haired magical girl debuted as the highest-seeded Madoka character in the very first Best Girl contest at #24. She reached the sixth round, but narrowly missed out on a place in the elite eight after she lost by 16 votes against Asuna. Since then, Homura's subsequent appearances in Best Girl have her get knocked out in round 4 against many tournament staples. However, she did break the 4th round barrier two times: in Best Girl 3 where she lost to Saber in round 5, and in Best Girl 4 where she upset #9 seed Tadokoro in round 4 (which featured an link-heavy, RES-crippling post by an /r/Homura moderator)[1] before getting knocked out by Yoko Littner.
After a new Madoka movie serving as the sequel to Rebellion was announced in 2021[2], Homura's chances in Best Girl 8 seemed hopeful, especially when she secured the #16 seed, her highest position to date. Unfortunately, she could not capitalize on the announcement hype, and she was eliminated in round 4 against the underseeded Tsubasa Hanekawa.
On the other hand, Homura would enjoy relatively better results in the mixed-gender Best Character Contest, because her character plot is one of her main appeals. After being denied in the last 16 by Spike Spiegel in Best Character 2, Homura finally broke into the Elite Eight in Best Character 4 when she defeated Mayoi Hachikuji, but her run ended when she encountered fellow time traveler and eventual champion Rintarou Okabe.
Two years later, Homura became involved in an incident when she lost to Zero Two in Best Character 5's round 3. The match got suspended as the host received reports of outside parties influencing the result, which was implied to be Zero Two fans cross-posting the contest to their home subreddits and Discord servers - a definite possibility given their involvement in a high-profile match against Asuna in Best Girl 6. After a discussion thread was put up on deciding what to do with the brigaded characters,[3] the host decided to restart the round, and requested the offending users to delete their posts promoting their character in the contest.[4] As a result, Homura won in the ensuing rematch, but she was eliminated by Shouko Nishimiya in the following round.
Homura would finally earn her first /r/anime honour by winning the second "24-Hour Best Girl" exhibition contest, which turned out to be /r/anime's 2020 April Fools celebration event as the title was switched into "Worst Girl of All Time" halfway through.[5][6]. Given her divisive reception as a character, having her win the title instead of the likes of Kurisu or Megumin seemed very fitting, and her fans don't seem to mind, because a win is still a win anyways.
Matches[]
Best Girl
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Best Girl 1 - seed 24
Best Girl 2 - seed 42
Best Girl 3 - seed 31
Best Girl 4 - seed 56
Best Girl 5 - seed 63
Best Girl 6 - seed 54
Best Girl 7 - seed 47
Best Girl 8 - seed 16
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Best Character
Best Character Contest match history | |||||||||||||||||||
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Best Character 1 - seed 59
Best Character 2 - seed 12
Best Character 3 - seed 40
Best Character 4 - seed 22
Best Character 5 - seed 41
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Exhibitions
24-Hour Best Girl (1mil. Subscriber Event) - seed 37
- (220) Yui @ Angel Beats -- 304 - 107
- (165) Hinata Hyuga @ Naruto -- 293 - 173
- (28) Zero Two @ Darling in the Franxx -- 210 - 180
- (5) Mai Sakurajima @ Seishun Buta Yarou -- 284 - 497
24-Hour Worst Girl (April Fools 2020) - seed 43
- (214) MISAKA 9982 @ A Certain Magical Index -- 193 - 84
- (171) Hinata Kawamoto @ 3-gatsu no Lion -- 155 - 74
- (22) Ram @ Re:Zero -- 300 - 210
- (11) Yunyun @ Konosuba -- 306 - 297
- (38) Tohru @ Dragon Maid -- 310 - 255
- (14) Rin Tohsaka @ Fate/stay night -- 318 - 292
- (2) Megumin @ Konosuba -- 285 - 272
- (9) Kurisu Makise @ Steins;Gate -- 414 - 382
Honours[]
Total Wins : 7 + 1 = 8
- Korea Best Moe 2011
- Baidu CIP Moe 2011 Baike Baidu link
- Yamibo Yuri Saimoe 2011/2013
- Baidu AST 2014 Baike Baidu link
- r/anime's 24-Hour Worst Girl (April Fools 2020)
- ZERO2014 Moe Contest Zero DM BBSdead link
- Miss Anime Tournament 2013 (ISML forum, Websitedead link)
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References
- ↑ Best Girl 4: Round 4 Bracket A - Comment Permalink posted by Vakiadia on /r/anime (2017-06-23); Imgur link when seen on RES
- ↑ Madoka Magica Gets New Anime Film as Sequel to 2013 Rebellion Film (Update 2) - written by Crystalyn Hodgkins, Anime News Network (2021-04-25). Retrieved 2022-05-03
- ↑ Best Character 5: Salt;Gate! Important Question - posted by ShaKing807 in /r/anime (2020-12-13)
- ↑ Best Character 5: Salt;Gate! RE:Round 3 Bracket A and Important Update! - posted by ShaKing807 in /r/anime (2020-12-14)
- ↑ The r/anime 24 Hour Worst Girl 2020 Contest: The Bracket (Part II) - posted by AnimeMod on /r/anime (2020-04-01)
- ↑ And r/anime's Worst Girl of All Time is... - posted by FetchFrosh on /r/anime (2020-04-01)
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