ISML 2016

Main Tournament

Regular Season

Seasonal & Exhibition

Fluff

ISML 2016
< 2015 ------------------- 2016 ------------------- 2017 >
Start date	01 March 2016
Participants	128 (Main, Both divisions)
Website	https://2016.internationalsaimoe.com/
Necklace Winners
Aquamarine	Mashiro Shiina
Topaz	Nao Tomori
Amethyst	Shana
Sapphire	Yukino Yukinoshita
Emerald	Rin Tohsaka
Ruby	Saber
Diamond	Kurisu Makise
Pendant Winners
Aquamarine	Koro-sensei
Topaz	Hachiman Hikigaya
Amethyst	Koyomi Araragi
Sapphire	Sora
Emerald	Yuzuru Otonashi
Ruby	Archer
Diamond	Kiritsugu Emiya
Female final positions
Tiara	Shana
Runner-up	Illyasviel von Einzbern
Third place	Saber (Quarter-finals)
Fourth place	Rin Tohsaka (Quarter-finals)
Semi-finals	Yukino Yukinoshita (6th) Mashiro Shiina (7th)
Quarter-finals	Saber (3rd) Rin Tohsaka (4th) Shiro (9th) Nao Tomori (10th)
Male final positions
Scepter	Sora
Runner-up	Hachiman Hikigaya
Third place	Kiritsugu Emiya (Quarter-finals)
Fourth place	Yuzuru Otonashi
Semi-finals	Yuzuru Otonashi (4th) Archer (6th)
Quarter-finals	Kiritsugu Emiya (3rd) Ryuuji Takasu (7th) Edward Elric (10th) Touma Kamijou (12th)
Seasonals & ToC
Winter	Megumin
Spring	Rem
Summer	Aoba Sukukaze
Fall	Chitose Karasuma
Tournament of Champions	Mikoto Misaka (1st title) Lelouch vi Britannia (1st title)

ISML 2016 was the 9th edition of the International Saimoe League, an online animated character popularity contest.

2016 was a year of transitions: with a new ISML leader being inaugurated, the Nova/Stella split was discontinued this year, merging back the Female division into a single tournament once more. The regular season's format is changed from single round robin to multiple group stages. As a consequence, the gem order was changed back to its original ordering in 2008-2011, and the "circlets" representing division titles are abolished. In addition, the preliminary period was discontinued, meaning that nominations alone will decide which contestants will play in the regular season; the number of participants increased to 128 for both genders because of this.

This year's format is unusual in several aspects: it was the only tournament in which all characters weren't featured in a single period (all 128 characters were distributed evenly from Aquamarine to Sapphire), and the year's playoffs was the only one to feature a single round-robin group stage. The contest's format also meant that a contestant needed to play just 15 matches (9 regular season, 3 playoff group stage, 3 playoff bracket) to become champion, the lowest such amount in all of ISML's editions.

In the Female division, Shana defeated Illyasviel von Einzbern in her third finals appearance to claim this year's Heavenly Tiara. Shana's victory signified the fulfillment of her long-awaited quest for a championship, after suffering two finals defeats in 2009 and 2011. On the other hand, the Male division concluded with No Game No Life's Sora beating Oregairu's Hachiman Hikigaya in the final to win this year's Lapis Scepter.

Although the Fate franchise failed to win a championship this year, it was their best performance yet as they dominated the field in terms of best finishes: Illya was the first finalist from the series, while Saber and Rin finished 3rd and 4th respectively, despite losing in the quarter-finals. In the male side, Kiritsugu finished 3rd in similar fashion to Saber, while Archer landed in 5th after bring eliminated in the semi-finals.

Major Format Changes

New Regular Season Format

Gem Periods:

• Number of Players:
  • Round of 128: Aquamarine - Sapphire
  • Round of 64: Emerald & Ruby
  • Round of 32: Diamond
• Each period is limited to 8 groups each for male and female. As a result, NOT ALL contestants will show up in a single period, as all of the players are split into 32 players of both genders per period.
  • Because of this unique format, a contestant only needs to go through three (3) group stages in order to reach the playoffs. If we include the FINAL 16 group stage, then only four (4) group stages are needed to reach the final bracket.
  • Consequently, this edition has the fewest possible maximum amount of games required to win the Tiara / Scepter: 15 games (3 games each from group stages, then 3 games in the final bracket)

Period Format:

• Players are divided into groups of four (4).
• Single round-robin format.
• Contestants are awarded points after each match:
  • 3 points for a win
  • 1 point for a draw (very rare)
  • A loss adds points equal to (Votes for / Votes against).
    • Example: Luffy loses 4200 - 6969 against Ash. While Ash gets the full 3 points, Luffy gets 0.6027 points (rounded off) as consolation.
  • Tiebreakers: Points > Wins > Head-to-head record > Votes For (VF) > Vote Difference (VD) > Staff selection.
• Eight (8) top-ranked contestants will qualify for Necklace (female) or Pendant (male). Criteria used are discussed in the "Gem and Wildcard Rounds" section below.
• Bottom two (3rd & 4th) contestants in each group are eliminated outright. Some of them may qualify for Divine Circlet (female) / Divine Crown (male) contention.
• After each period, the remaining contestants are re-drawn into different groups, and their points are reset to zero.

Nominations

Rules

NOMINATION BALLOT RULES Eighteen (18) nomination entries / slots. Must nominate AT LEAST 5 valid characters Must have AT LEAST 3 valid anime series/franchises represented. Must nominate AT LEAST 1 valid male and 1 valid female character. Note that you NEED to fulfill these three criteria above when nominating; otherwise your entire ballot will be VOIDED, meaning ALL of your nominations WILL NOT COUNT towards the results, All nominations have equal weight and have no ranking. Each nomination must have a COMPLETE name of the character (any order, language, or spelling, and diacritic usage is allowed) and its anime source (any language is acceptable; shorthand titles like those used for those notoriously long light novel titles are allowed). If a character doesn't have the anime source next to it (and vice versa), only that entry will be DISCARDED (aka doesn't count). However, they will NOT VOID your entire ballot. Slight misspellings are generally accepted, so long as they are understood by the staff. Each nomination must be unique: Multiple entries with the same character name but different language / spelling / name order will only count as ONE nomination towards that character. Example: If you enter "Shinobu Oshino" in one entry and then "Oshino Shinobu" in another, both entries will only count as one nomination for Shinobu. Aliases, Nicknames, Alter-egos, Secret identities, and Alternative forms will only count as ONE nomination towards that character they represent. Example: "Shinobu Oshino" and "Kiss-Shot-Acerola-Orion-Heart-Under-Blade" will only count as one nomination for Shinobu. Pls don't do it; it will only waste slots. A ballot can only be submitted once. Incomplete ballots can be submitted, however, you CANNOT save it for later. Remember, once your ballot is submitted, that's it. That's why you need to plan your nominations carefully; it's one of the reasons why the nomination stage lasts a week.

Qualification

• 128 characters will qualify for the regular season. However, 8 female slots are allocated to the winner and runner-up of each seasonal contest from last year.
• Hence, only the top 120 females and top 128 males with the most nominations will qualify.
• Last-Place Tiebreaker: The ISML staff gives priority to characters who haven't appeared in the ISML tournament yet.

Direct Invites

2015 Seasonals
Winter Diadem	Spring Diadem	Summer Diadem	Fall Diadem	Winter Runner-up	Spring Runner-up	Summer Runner-up	Fall Runner-up
Megumi Katou	Isla	Nao Tomori	Mitsuki Nase	Japanese battleship Kongou	Iroha Isshiki	Umaru Doma	Sakurako Kujou
Saekano	Plastic Memories	Charlotte	Kyoukai no Kanata	Kantai Collection	Oregairu	Himouto! Umaru-chan	Sakurako-san

Qualified

The "Last Appearances" column denotes the contestant's latest ISML Main Tournament appearance prior to this year, including Preliminaries. Exhibition matches do NOT count.

Female
From 2012-2015, the female tournament was split into two separate divisions: Nova (up to 2 ISML appearances) and Stella (3 or more ISML appearances).

ISML 2016 Qualified Females (120)
Rank	Character Name	Anime Series	Votes	Last App.
01	Mashiro Shiina	Sakurasou	376	2015 Stella
02	Yukino Yukinoshita	Oregairu	338	2015 Nova
03	Shana	Shakugan no Shana	317	2015 Stella
04	Kurumi Tokisaki	Date A Live	287	2015 Nova
05	Asuna Yuuki	Sword Art Online	258	2015 Stella
06	Shiro	No Game No Life	257	2015 Nova
07	Saber	Fate/stay night	257	2015 Stella
08	Taiga Aisaka	Toradora!	251	2015 Stella
09	Yui Yuigahama	Oregairu	236	2015 Nova
10	Rin Tohsaka	Fate/stay night	233	2015 Stella
11	Kurisu Makise	Steins;Gate	227	2015 Stella
12	Chitoge Kirisaki	Nisekoi	225	2015 Nova
13	Chiyo Sakura	Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun	223	2015 Nova
14	Rikka Takanashi	Chuunibyou	214	2015 Stella
15	Kosaki Onodera	Nisekoi	205	2015 Nova
16	Nanami Aoyama	Sakurasou	200	2015 Stella
17	Chino Kafuu	Gochiusa	197	2015 (Prelims N)RD
18	Yoshino	Date A Live	194	2015 Nova
19	Azusa Nakano	K-On!	179	2015 Stella
20	Kaori Miyazono	Your Lie in April	177	2015 Nova
21	Maki Nishikino	Love Live!	156	2015 Nova
22	Shinobu Oshino	Monogatari	155	2015 Stella
23	Kuroyukihime	Accel World	155	2015 Stella
24	Illyasviel von Einzbern	Fate/stay night	152	2015 Stella
25	Holo	Spice and Wolf	146	2015 Stella
26	Inori Yuzuriha	Guilty Crown	143	2015 Stella
27	Yuki Nagato	Haruhi Suzumiya	142	2015 Stella
28	Ayase Aragaki	Oreimo	142	2015 Stella
29	Haruhi Suzumiya	Haruhi Suzumiya	141	2015 Stella
30	Utaha Kasumigaoka	Saekano	139	Debut
31	Homura Akemi	Madoka Magica	138	2015 (Prelims S)
32	Tohka Yatogami	Date A Live	134	2015 Nova
33	Eucliwood Hellscythe	Is this a zombie?	127	2015 Stella
34	Mirai Kuriyama	Kyoukai no Kanata	127	2015 Nova
35	Hitagi Senjougahara	Monogatari	121	2015 Stella
36	Kotori Minami	Love Live!	121	2015 Nova
37	Eriri Spencer Sawamura	Saekano	119	Debut
38	Kumiko Oumae	Sound! Euphonium	116	Debut
39	Nico Yazawa	Love Live!	115	2015 Nova
40	Reina Kousaka	Sound! Euphonium	113	Debut
41	Nagisa Furukawa	Clannad	112	2015 (Prelims S)
42	Yuri Nakamura	Angel Beats!	105	2015 Stella
43	Yui Hirasawa	K-On!	104	2015 Stella
44	Aria Holmes Kanzaki	Hidan no Aria	103	2015 (Prelims S)
45	Isuzu Sento	Amagi Brilliant Park	102	2015 Nova
46	C.C.	Code Geass	96	2015 Stella
47	Konjiki no Yami	To Love-Ru	96	2015 Stella
48	Shinoa Hiiragi	Seraph of the End	96	Debut
49	Jibril	No Game No Life	94	2015 Nova
50	Shino "Sinon" Asada	Sword Art Online	93	2015 Nova
51	Sora Kasugano	Yosuga no Sora	88	2015 (Prelims S)
52	Madoka Kaname	Madoka Magica	88	2015 (Prelims N)
53	Victorique de Blois	Gosick	88	2015 (Prelims S)
54	Hestia	DanMachi	87	Debut
55	Kokoa Hoto	Gochiusa	87	2015 (Prelims N)RD
56	Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi	Henneko	83	2015 Nova
57	Rory Mercury	Gate	82	Debut
58	Tomoyo Sakagami	Clannad	81	2015 (Prelims S)
59	Umi Sonoda	Love Live!	80	2015 Nova
60	Kuroko Shirai	Toaru	79	2015 (Prelims S)
61	Kirin Toudou	Gakusen Toshi Asterisk	78	Debut
62	Stella Vermilion	Chivalry of a Failed Knight	78	Debut
63	Marika Tachibana	Nisekoi	77	2015 Nova
64	Shirayuki	Akagami no Shirayukihime	76	Debut
65	Miuna Shiodome	Nagi no Asukara	76	2015 (Prelims N)RD
66	Kurumi Ebisuzawa	School-Live!	74	Debut
67	Megumi Tadokoro	Shokugeki no Soma	74	Debut
68	Momo Belia Deviluke	To Love-Ru	74	2015 Stella
69	Eli Ayase	Love Live!	73	2015 Nova
70	Japanese destroyer Yuudachi	Kantai Collection	73	Debut
71	Rize Tedeza	Gochiusa	71	2015 (Prelims N)RD
72	Kirino Kousaka	Oreimo	71	2015 Stella
73	Erina Nakiri	Shokugeki no Soma	70	Debut
74	Japanese destroyer Shimakaze	Kantai Collection	69	Debut
75	Kyou Fujibayashi	Clannad	67	2015 (Prelims S)
76	Karen Kujou	Kiniro Mosaic	67	2015 (Prelims N)RD
77	Louise de la Valliere	The Familiar of Zero	67	2015 (Prelims S)
78	Kagami Hiiragi	Lucky Star	66	2015 (Prelims S)
79	Renge Miyauchi	Non Non Biyori	65	2015 (Prelims N)RD
80	Miyuki Shiba	Mahouka	65	2015 Nova
81	Shinka Nibutani	Chuunibyou	63	2015 Stella
82	Honoka Kousaka	Love Live!	62	2015 (Prelims N)RD
83	Meiko "Menma" Honma	Anohana	62	2015 (Prelims S)
84	Yuuki Konno	Sword Art Online	61	2015 Nova
85	Sakura Kinomoto	Cardcaptor Sakura	61	2015 (Prelims S)
86	Yuno Gasai	Future Diary	60	2015 (Prelims N)
87	Ruiko Saten	Toaru	59	2015 (Prelims S)
88	Origami Tobiichi	Date A Live	59	2015 Nova
89	Ai Haibara	Detective Conan	59	2012 (Prelims S)
90	Yui	Angel Beats!	57	2015 Stella
91	Konata Izumi	Lucky Star	57	2015 (Prelims S)
92	Nana Ebina	Himouto! Umaru-chan	57	Debut
93	Ikaros	Heaven's Lost Property	56	2015 (Prelims S)
94	Haru Onodera	Nisekoi	54	Debut OLD
95	Kyouko Sakura	Madoka Magica	53	2015 (Prelims N)
96	Chisaki Hiradaira	Nagi no Asukara	53	2015 (Prelims N)RD
97	Kyouko Toshinou	Yuru Yuri	53	2014 (Prelims N)RD
98	Mikan Yuuki	To Love-Ru	53	2015 Stella
99	Mei Misaki	Another	51	2015 (Prelims N)
100	Mikasa Ackerman	Attack on Titan	50	2015 (Prelims N)RD
101	Kobato Hasegawa	Haganai	50	2015 Stella
102	Tamako Kitashirakawa	Tamako Market	50	2015 (Prelims N)RD
103	Sena Kashiwazaki	Haganai	49	2015 Stella
104	Nozomi Toujou	Love Live!	49	2015 (Prelims N)RD
105	Krul Tepes	Seraph of the End	49	Debut
106	Nagi Sanzenin	Hayate the Combat Butler	49	2015 (Prelims S)
107	Ayumi Otosaka	Charlotte	49	Debut
108	Kagura	hGintama	49	2012 (Prelims S)
109	Himeko Inaba	Kokoro Connect	49	2015 (Prelims N)RD
110	Aoi Miyamori	Shirobako	47	2015 (Prelims N)RD
111	Komachi Hikigaya	Oregairu	46	Debut OLD
112	Yukina Himeragi	Strike the Blood	46	2015 Nova
113	Urara Shiraishi	Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches	45	Debut
114	Anna Kushina	K	45	2013 (Prelims N)RD
115	Kuon	Utawarerumono	44	Debut OLD
116	Nadeko Sengoku	Monogatari	44	2015 Stella
117	Black Rabbit	Mondaiji	44	2015 Nova
118	Stephanie Dola	No Game No Life	44	2015 Nova
119	Shiki Ryougi	Kara no Kyoukai	44	2015 (Prelims S)
120	Enju Aihara	Black Bullet	43	2015 Nova

Male
For male characters, appearances from male exhibition tournaments (2011-2014) will be counted for continuity purposes.

ISML 2016 Qualified Males (128)
Rank	Character Name	Anime Series	Votes	Last App.
01	Hachiman Hikigaya	Oregairu	340	2015 Main
02	Sora	No Game No Life	190	2015 Main
03	Koyomi Araragi	Monogatari	160	2015 Main
04	Gintoki Sakata	Gintama	133	2015 Main
05	Saitama	One Punch Man	119	Debut
06	Touma Kamijou	Toaru	118	2015 Main
07	Karma Akabane	Assassination Classroom	112	Debut
08	Yato	Noragami	111	2015 Main
09	Rintarou Okabe	Steins;Gate	105	2015 Main
10	Yuzuru Otonashi	Angel Beats!	105	2015 Main
11	Archer	Fate/stay night	99	2015 Main
12	Izayoi Sakamaki	Mondaiji	97	2015 Main
13	Nagisa Shiota	Assassination Classroom	96	Debut
14	Soma Yukihira	Shokugeki no Soma	88	Debut
15	Yuu Otosaka	Charlotte	87	Debut
16	Koro-sensei	Assassination Classroom	86	Debut
17	Keima Katsuragi	The World God Only Knows	82	2015 Main
18	Gilgamesh	Fate/stay night	75	2015 Main
19	Tomoya Okazaki	Clannad	73	2015 Main
20	Izaya Orihara	Durarara!!	65	2015 Main
21	Ryuuji Takasu	Toradora!	64	2015 Main
22	Shidou Itsuka	Date A Live	63	2015 Main
23	Tatsuya Shiba	Mahouka	62	2015 Main
24	Kyon	Haruhi Suzumiya	60	2015 Main
25	Ken Kaneki	Tokyo Ghoul	60	2015 Main
26	Kiritsugu Emiya	Fate/Zero	53	2015 Main
27	Levi Ackerman	Attack on Titan	52	2015 Main
28	Edward Elric	Fullmetal Alchemist	50	2015 Main
29	Seiya Kanie	Amagi Brilliant Park	49	2015 Main
30	Shirou Emiya	Fate/stay night	47	2015 Main
31	Ikki Kurogane	Chivalry of a Failed Knight	47	Debut
32	Shizuo Heiwajima	Durarara!!	46	2015 Main
33	Genos	One Punch Man	42	Debut
34	Light Yagami	Death Note	42	2015 Main
35	Shu Ouma	Guilty Crown	39	2015 (Prelims)RD
36	Sadao Maou	The Devil is a Part-Timer!	37	2015 Main
37	Sorata Kanda	Sakurasou	37	2015 Main
38	L	Death Note	37	2015 Main
39	Takashi Natsume	Natsume's Book of Friends	37	2015 (Prelims)RD
40	Kousei Arima	Your Lie in April	36	2015 (Prelims)RD
41	Saika Totsuka	Oregairu	35	2015 (Prelims)RD
42	Mikoto Mikoshiba	Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun	35	2015 Main
43	Ainz Ooal Gown	Overlord	34	Debut
44	Yuuji Sakai	Shakugan no Shana	33	2015 (Prelims)RD
45	Yuuta Togashi	Chuunibyou	31	2015 Main
46	Zen Wistalia	Akagami no Shirayukihime	31	Debut
47	Takumi Usui	Maid-sama!	28	2015 (Prelims)RD
48	Rentaro Satomi	Black Bullet	28	2015 Main
49	Taihei Doma	Himouto! Umaru-chan	27	Debut
50	Mikaela Hyakuya	Seraph of the End	27	Debut
51	Yuuji Kazami	Grisaia	27	2015 (Prelims)RD
52	Seijuro Akashi	Kuroko no Basket	26	2015 (Prelims)RD
53	Raku Ichijou	Nisekoi	25	2015 Main
54	Tetsuya Kuroko	Kuroko no Basket	25	2015 (Prelims)RD
55	Conan Edogawa	Detective Conan	25	2011 RD
56	Ryuunosuke Akasaka	Sakurasou	25	2015 Main
57	Umetarou Nozaki	Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun	23	2015 Main
58	Qwenthur Barbotage	Heavy Object	23	Debut
59	Joseph Joestar	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	23	Debut OLD
60	Kyousuke Natsume	Little Busters!	23	2015 (Prelims)RD
61	Bell Cranel	DanMachi	22	Debut
62	Haruka Nanase	Free!	21	2015 (Prelims)RD
63	Shinya Kougami	Psycho-Pass	21	2015 (Prelims)RD
64	Kaito Kuroba	Detective Conan	21	2015 (Prelims)RD
65	Sebastian Michaelis	Black Butler	21	2015 (Prelims)RD
66	Dio Brando	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	21	Debut OLD
67	Meliodas	The Seven Deadly Sins	20	2015 (Prelims)RD
68	Shouyou Hinata	Haikyuu!!	20	Debut
69	Hayate Ayasaki	Hayate the Combat Butler	20	2015 (Prelims)RD
70	Toshiro Hijikata	Gintama	20	2013 RD
71	Hei	Darker than Black	20	2015 (Prelims)RD
72	Akihito Kanbara	Kyoukai no Kanata	19	Debut OLD
73	Ayumu Aikawa	Is this a zombie?	19	2015 Main
74	Masaomi Kida	Durarara!!	19	2015 (Prelims)RD
75	Deishuu Kaiki	Monogatari	18	2015 (Prelims)RD
76	Jotaro Kujo	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	17	Debut OLD
77	Yuichiro Hyakuya	Seraph of the End	17	Debut
78	Obi	Akagami no Shirayukihime	17	Debut
79	Sougo Okita	Gintama	17	2013 RD
80	Eren Yeager	Attack on Titan	16	2014 RD
81	Yashiro Isana	K	16	Debut OLD
82	Killua Zoldyck	Hunter x Hunter	16	2015 (Prelims)RD
83	Yukine	Noragami	16	Debut OLD
84	Ayato Amagiri	Gakusen Toshi Asterisk	16	Debut
85	Kamito Kazehaya	Blade Dance of Elementalers	15	2015 (Prelims)RD
86	Tomoya Aki	Saekano	15	Debut
87	Ichigo Kurosaki	Bleach	15	2013 RD
88	Ciel Phantomhive	Black Butler	15	2015 (Prelims)RD
89	Natsu Dragneel	Fairy Tail	15	2015 (Prelims)RD
90	Kyousuke Kousaka	Oreimo	15	2013 RD
91	Tobio Kageyama	Haikyuu!!	14	Debut
92	Naruto Uzumaki	Naruto	14	2012 RD
93	Rin Okumura	Blue Exorcist	14	2013 RD
94	Rider	Fate/Zero	14	2013 RD
95	Kamina	Gurren Lagann	14	2015 (Prelims)RD
96	Roy Mustang	Fullmetal Alchemist	14	2013 RD
97	Ginko	Mushishi	14	2015 (Prelims)RD
98	Eikichi Onizuka	Great Teacher Onizuka	13	2011 RD
99	Youji Itami	Gate	13	Debut
100	Jushimatsu Matsuno	Osamatsu-san	13	Debut
101	Karamatsu Matsuno	Osamatsu-san	13	Debut
102	Daiki Aomine	Kuroko no Basket	13	2013 RD
103	Inaho Kaizuka	Aldnoah.Zero	13	2015 (Prelims)RD
104	Souji Mitsuka	Gotta be the Twin-Tail!!	13	2015 (Prelims)RD
105	Itachi Uchiha	Naruto	13	2013 RD
106	Shougo Makishima	Psycho-Pass	13	2013 RD
107	Hak	Akatsuki no Yona	13	2015 (Prelims)RD
108	Producer	The Idolmaster (Cinderella Girls)	13	Debut
109	Ichimatsu Matsuno	Osamatsu-san	13	Debut
110	Leonardo Watch	Kekkai Sensen	13	Debut
111	Slaine Troyard	Aldnoah.Zero	12	2015 (Prelims)RD
112	Shintaro Kisaragi	Kagerou Project (Mekakucity Actors)	12	2015 (Prelims)RD
113	Tohru Oikawa	Haikyuu!!	12	Debut
114	Sinbad	Magi	12	2012 RD
115	Adlet Mayer	Rokka no Yuusha	12	Debut
116	Mikoto Suoh	K	12	Debut OLD
117	Mochizou Ooji	Tamako Market	12	Debut OLD
118	Tomoe	Kamisama Kiss	11	2015 (Prelims)RD
119	Ryouta Kise	Kuroko no Basket	11	2015 (Prelims)RD
120	Seishuu Handa	Barakamon	11	2015 (Prelims)RD
121	Yuu Nishinoya	Haikyuu!!	11	Debut
122	Shiroe	Log Horizon	11	2015 (Prelims)RD
123	Monkey D. Luffy	One Piece	11	2012 RD
124	Misogi Kumagawa	Medaka Box	11	Debut OLD
125	Kinji Tohyama	Hidan no Aria	11	Debut OLD
126	Rito Yuuki	To Love-Ru	10	2014 RD
127	Kraft Lawrence	Spice and Wolf	10	Debut OLD
128	Kaworu Nagisa	Neon Genesis Evangelion	10	Debut OLD

^{RD - This year will be their Regular season debut (first appearance). Exhibitions from 2011-2014 do NOT count.
OLD (Old Debutant) - Character's anime series is at least two years old at the time of their qualification. This means that the character has had chances to get past ISML nominations, but failed.}

Did not qualify

Female

Male

Did not qualify (6+ votes) --- 67 males
Rank	Contestant Name	Anime Series	Votes
129	Guts	Berserk	10
130	Gray Fullbuster	Fairy Tail	10
131	Rin Matsuoka	Free!	10
132	Makoto Tachibana	Free!	10
133	Kurapika	Hunter x Hunter	10
134	Kurou Yatogami	K	10
135	Hiroomi Nase	Kyoukai no Kanata	10
136	Riki Naoe	Little Busters!	10
137	Alibaba Saluja	Magi	10
138	Spike Spiegel	Cowboy Bebop	9
139	Kirei Kotomine	Fate/stay night	9
140	Lancer	Fate/stay night	9
141	Issei Hyoudou	Highschool DxD	9
142	Mikazuki Augus	Gundam (Iron-Blooded Orphans)	9
143	Sasuke Uchiha	Naruto	9
144	Roronoa Zoro	One Piece	9
145	Haru Yoshida	My Little Monster	9
146	Syaoran Li	Cardcaptor Sakura	8
147	Taichi Mashima	Chihayafuru	8
148	Suzaku Kururugi	Code Geass	8
149	Tai Kamiya	Digimon	8
150	Nicolas Brown	Gangsta.	8
151	Kotarou Katsura	Gintama	8
152	Inuyasha	Inuyasha	8
153	Saruhiko Fushimi	K	8
154	Kyouya Hibari	Katekyo Hitman Reborn!	8
155	Shinichi Izumi	Parasyte	8
156	Shuuya Kano	Kagerou Project (Mekakucity Actors)	8
157	Tsubomi Kido [Note 1]	Kagerou Project (Mekakucity Actors)	8
158	Tsumugu Kihara	Nagi no Asukara	8
159	Haruka Kokonose	Kagerou Project (Mekakucity Actors)	8
160	Hideki Hinata	Angel Beats!	7
161	Shinra Kishitani	Durarara!!	7
162	Mikado Ryuugamine	Durarara!!	7
163	Kazuya Kujou	Gosick	7
164	Nice	Hamatora	7
165	Havia Winchell	Heavy Object	7
166	Youto Yokodera	Henneko	7
167	Kaname Isaki	Nagi no Asukara	7
168	Hikari Sakishima	Nagi no Asukara	7
169	Tamaki Suoh	Ouran High School Host Club	7
170	Takeo Gouda	Ore Monogatari!!	7
171	Guren Ichinose	Seraph of the End	7
172	Kenshin Himura	Rurouni Kenshin	7
173	Ken Sugisaki	Seitokai no Ichizon	7
174	Zero Kiryu	Vampire Knight	7
175	Saito Hiraga	The Familiar of Zero	7
176	Kou Mabuchi	Ao Haru Ride	6
177	Sousuke Aizen	Bleach	6
178	Jirou Hitoyoshi	Concrete Revolutio	6
179	Decim	Death Parade	6
180	Kokkuri-san	Gugure! Kokkuri-san	6
181	Hasuta	Haiyore! Nyaruko-san	6
182	Gon Freecss	Hunter x Hunter	6
183	Satoshi Fukube	Hyouka	6
184	Shouta Kazehaya	Kimi ni Todoke	6
185	Ban	The Seven Deadly Sins	6
186	Kakashi Hatake	Naruto	6
187	Kazuma	Noragami	6
188	Speed-o'-Sound Sonic	One Punch Man	6
189	Makoto Sunakawa	Ore Monogatari!!	6
190	Xerxes Break	Pandora Hearts	6
191	Ash Ketchum	Pokemon	6
192	Nozomu Itoshiki	Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei	6
193	Nagate Tanikaze	Knights of Sidonia	6
194	Juuzou Suzuya	Tokyo Ghoul	6
195	Arata Kasuga	Trinity Seven	6

^{[Note 1] Tsubomi Kido (Kagerou Project) is female, but she was erroneously categorized under this year's male division due to her androgynous appearance.}

Gem Rounds

Qualifying Criteria for Necklace / Pendant:

1. Group position
2. Points
3. Wins
4. Votes earned (VF)
5. Vote difference (VD)
6. Whatever the fuck the ISML staff smokes
7. Gem Winners are banned from participating in further gem rounds.

All Necklace / Pendant rounds use the First-past-the-post Voting format.

• In the First-past-the-post Voting format, voters can only choose one and only one contestant from a group. The contestant with the most votes is the winner.

Round of 128 - Aquamarine

Aquamarine Necklace
Rank	Contestants	Votes	Percentage
1	Mashiro Shiina	1058	27.64%
2	Iroha Isshiki	628	16.41%
3	Maki Nishikino	485	12.67%
4	Kuroko Shirai	402	10.50%
5	Victorique de Blois	339	8.86%
6	Japanese destroyer Yuudachi (KC)	337	8.80%
7	Rize Tedeza	332	8.67%
8	Nadeko Sengoku	247	6.45%

Aquamarine Pendant
Rank	Contestants	Votes	Percentage
1	Koro-sensei	728	19.35%
2	Saitama	597	15.87%
3	Rintarou Okabe	586	15.58%
4	Shidou Itsuka	503	13.37%
5	Tomoya Okazaki	495	13.16%
6	Rider (Fate/Zero)	329	8.75%
7	Shizuo Heiwajima	314	8.35%
8	Akihito Kanbara	210	5.58%

Topaz

Topaz Necklace
Rank	Contestants	Votes	Percentage
1	Nao Tomori	675	17.26%
2	Kurumi Tokisaki	656	16.78%
3	Asuna Yuuki	622	15.91%
4	Kurisu Makise	493	12.61%
5	Shinobu Oshino	414	10.59%
6	Azusa Nakano	383	9.80%
7	Rikka Takanashi	375	9.59%
8	Jibril	292	7.47%

Topaz Pendant
Rank	Contestants	Votes	Percentage
1	Hachiman Hikigaya	675	17.26%
2	Izayoi Sakamaki	652	17.51%
3	Nagisa Shiota	419	11.25%
4	Edward Elric	409	10.98%
5	Yato	345	9.26%
6	Ryuuji Takasu	320	8.59%
7	Seiya Kanie	281	7.55%
8	Yuuta Togashi	251	6.74%

Amethyst

Amethyst Necklace
Rank	Contestants	Votes	Percentage
1	Shana	1128	28.59%
2	Megumi Katou	554	14.04%
3	Kosaki Onodera	495	12.54%
4	Shiro	440	11.15%
5	Rin Tohsaka	435	11.02%
6	Chino Kafuu	368	9.33%
7	Illyasviel von Einzbern	301	7.63%
8	Sinon	225	5.70%

Amethyst Pendant
Rank	Contestants	Votes	Percentage
1	Koyomi Araragi	699	18.67%
2	Yuzuru Otonashi	521	13.92%
3	Touma Kamijou	520	13.89%
4	Saika Totsuka	493	13.17%
5	Kiritsugu Emiya	472	12.61%
6	Keima Katsuragi	434	11.59%
7	Yuu Otosaka	355	9.48%
8	Light Yagami	249	6.65%

Sapphire

Sapphire Necklace
Rank	Contestants	Votes	Percentage
1	Yukino Yukinoshita	750	19.37%
2	Saber	581	15.01%
3	Yoshino	490	12.65%
4	Kuroyukihime	439	11.34%
5	Isla	422	10.90%
6	Nanami Aoyama	406	10.49%
7	Sora Kasugano	401	10.36%
8	Yui Yuigahama	383	9.89%

Sapphire Pendant
Rank	Contestants	Votes	Percentage
1	Sora	924	24.89%
2	Soma Yukihira	551	14.84%
3	Archer	518	13.95%
4	Tatsuya Shiba	424	11.42%
5	Karma Akabane	381	10.26%
6	Gilgamesh	325	8.75%
7	Levi Ackerman	296	7.97%
8	Shirou Emiya	294	7.92%

Round of 64 - Emerald

Emerald Necklace
Rank	Contestants	Votes	Percentage
1	Rin Tohsaka	701	17.83%
2	Kurumi Tokisaki	689	17.53%
3	Shiro	550	13.99%
4	Nanami Aoyama	540	13.74%
5	Illyasviel von Einzbern	472	12.01%
6	Ayase Aragaki	357	9.08%
7	Komachi Hikigaya	353	8.98%
8	Jibril	269	6.84%

Emerald Pendant
Rank	Contestants	Votes	Percentage
1	Yuzuru Otonashi	664	17.46%
2.5	Touma Kamijou (Tied)	571	15.02%
2.5	Saitama (Tied)	571	15.02%
4	Izayoi Sakamaki	429	11.28%
5.5	Gilgamesh (Tied)	417	10.97%
5.5	Soma Yukihira (Tied)	417	10.97%
7	Edward Elric	410	10.78%
8	Yato	323	8.50%

Ruby

Ruby Necklace
Rank	Contestants	Votes	Percentage
1	Saber	762	19.31%
2	Kurisu Makise	686	17.38%
3	Asuna Yuuki	544	13.78%
4	Chino Kafuu	526	13.33%
5	Yui Yuigahama	492	12.47%
6	Iroha Isshiki	375	9.50%
7	Isla	348	8.82%
8	Sinon	214	5.42%

Ruby Pendant
Rank	Contestants	Votes	Percentage
1	Archer	641	17.02%
2	Rintarou Okabe	552	14.65%
3	Nagisa Shiota	474	12.58%
4	Keima Katsuragi	465	12.34%
5	Kyon	462	12.26%
6	Yuu Otosaka	460	12.21%
7	Ryuuji Takasu	357	9.48%
8	Rider (Fate/Zero)	356	9.45%

Round of 32 - Diamond

Diamond Necklace
Rank	Contestants	Votes	Percentage
1	Kurisu Makise	731	17.20%
2	Kurumi Tokisaki	697	16.40%
3	Iroha Isshiki	641	15.08%
4	Asuna Yuuki	614	14.44%
5	Illyasviel von Einzbern	559	13.15%
6	Shiro	450	10.59%
7	Nanami Aoyama	379	8.92%
8	Jibril	180	4.23%

Diamond Pendant
Rank	Contestants	Votes	Percentage
1	Kiritsugu Emiya	680	16.62%
2	Touma Kamijou	646	15.79%
3	Rintarou Okabe	529	12.93%
4	Soma Yukihira	521	12.73%
5	Izayoi Sakamaki	509	12.44%
6	Ryuuji Takasu	463	11.31%
7	Kyon	394	9.63%
8	Keima Katsuragi	350	8.55%

Playoffs

Final Group Stage

• 16 finalists are split into 4 groups of 4
• Single round-robin format
• Top 2 players will advance to the bracket stage; the rest are eliminated from championship contention. Tiebreaker criteria used for the regular season still apply.

Final Bracket

• Single-elimination bracket.
• Eight surviving players are seeded using the Cumulative Vote Percentage (CVP) stat earned throughout the regular season AND the final group stage. Note that seedings are subject to change by the staff without prior notice.
• Bracket Order: 1v8, 4v5, 2v7, 3v6.
• All losers (except the runner-up) will play consolation matches to determine their final rankings.
• The winner of the final match claims the grand prize: Heavenly Tiara for females, and Lapis Scepter for males.

Female Division

Final Group Stage

Group A
Pos	Pic	Contestant	W	D	L	CVP	Qualification		ILYA	MAS	KSU	NAN
1		Illyasviel von Einzbern	3	0	0	15.3063	Quarter-finals		----	1883	1549	1661
2		Mashiro Shiina	2	0	1	16.8008			1849	----	1708	1638
3		Kurisu Makise	1	0	2	14.7418			1484	1504	----	1822
4		Nanami Aoyama	0	0	3	13.9035			1575	1237	1803	----

Group B
Pos	Pic	Contestant	W	D	L	CVP	Qualification		SHA	SHI	KUR	AYA
1		Shana	3	0	0	16.1233	Quarter-finals		----	2027	1856	1843
2		Shiro	2	0	1	15.0885			1691	----	1525	1791
3		Kurumi Tokisaki	1	0	2	15.8783			1363	1515	----	2120
4		Ayase Aragaki	0	0	3	13.2555			1174	1351	1477	----

Group C
Pos	Pic	Contestant	W	D	L	CVP	Qualification		YNO	NAO	IRO	JIB
1		Yukino Yukinoshita	3	0	0	15.6104	Quarter-finals		----	1619	1588	1624
2		Nao Tomori	2	0	1	14.6563			1517	----	1412	1655
3		Iroha Isshiki	1	0	2	13.9188			1484	1370	----	1822
4		Jibril	0	0	3	14.5652			1227	1422	1447	----

Group D
Pos	Pic	Contestant	W	D	L	CVP	Qualification		SAB	RIN	ASU	YGH
1		Saber	3	0	0	15.1212	Quarter-finals		----	1514	1558	1461
2		Rin Tohsaka	2	0	1	14.9419			1487	----	1512	1649
3		Asuna Yuuki	1	0	2	14.5238			1528	1357	----	1700
4		Yui Yuigahama	0	0	3	14.4712			1427	1470	1520	----

Tiara Playoffs

Seedings: Surviving players are seeded using Cumulative Vote Percentage (CVP) earned during the course of the entire regular season AND the final group stage.

Female Seeds
Seed	Contestant	Grp	Pos	CVP (Total)
1	Mashiro Shiina	A	2nd	16.8008
2	Shana	B	1st	16.1233
3	Yukino Yukinoshita	C	1st	15.6104
4	Illyasviel von Einzbern	A	1st	15.3063
5	Saber	D	1st	15.1212
6	Shiro	B	2nd	15.0885
7	Rin Tohsaka	D	2nd	14.9419
8	Nao Tomori	C	2nd	14.6563

Tiara Playoff Bracket
	Pic	Quarter-finals				Pic	Semi-finals				Pic	Final
1		Mashiro Shiina	1740
8		Nao Tomori	1597
					1		Mashiro Shiina	2204
					4		Illyasviel von Einzbern	2233
4		Illyasviel von Einzbern	1659
5		Saber	1634
										4		Illyasviel von Einzbern	1860
										2		Shana	3240
2		Shana	1975
7		Rin Tohsaka	1545
					2		Shana	2588
					3		Yukino Yukinoshita	2086
3		Yukino Yukinoshita	1706
6		Shiro	1668

Male Division

Final Group Stage

Group A
Pos	Pic	Contestant	W	D	L	CVP	Qualification		8MAN	RYU	SOMA	IZY
1		Hachiman Hikigaya	3	0	0	17.0917	Quarter-finals		----	1833	2211	1774
2		Ryuuji Takasu	2	0	1	13.9738			1228	----	1450	1953
3		Souma Yukihira	1	0	2	12.5527			1244	1282	----	1338
4		Izayoi Sakamaki	0	0	3	12.4312			1020	1470	1336	----

Group B
Pos	Pic	Contestant	W	D	L	CVP	Qualification		SORA	TOMA	STMA	KYON
1		Sora	3	0	0	15.6805	Quarter-finals		----	1705	1589	2075
2		Touma Kamijou	2	0	1	13.9369			1273	----	1767	1365
3		Saitama	1	0	2	12.3633			1285	1700	----	1502
4		Kyon	0	0	3	12.8627			1426	1274	1423	----

Group C
Pos	Pic	Contestant	W	D	L	CVP	Qualification		YUZ	ED	KORO	KEI
1		Yuzuru Otonashi	3	0	0	15.1999	Quarter-finals		----	1502	1537	1532
2		Edward Elric	2	0	1	12.7908			1115	----	1378	1435
3		Koro-sensei	1	0	2	13.0168			1440	1364	----	1386
4		Keima Katsuragi	0	0	3	12.5314			1198	1336	1124	----

Group D
Pos	Pic	Contestant	W	D	L	CVP	Qualification		ARC	KSG	KOY	OKA
1		Archer	3	0	0	14.1803	Quarter-finals		----	1352	1575	1462
2		Kiritsugu Emiya	2	0	1	13.5275			1237	----	1343	1379
3		Koyomi Araragi	1	0	2	14.1729			1402	1298	----	1349
4		Rintarou Okabe	0	0	3	12.7984			1282	1410	1308	----

Scepter Playoffs

Seedings: Surviving players are seeded using Cumulative Vote Percentage (CVP) earned during the course of the entire regular season AND the final group stage.

Male Seeds
Seed	Contestant	Grp	Pos	CVP (Total)
1	Hachiman Hikigaya	A	1st	17.0917
2	Sora	B	1st	15.6805
3	Yuzuru Otonashi	C	1st	15.1999
4	Archer	D	1st	14.1803
5	Ryuuji Takasu	A	2nd	13.9738
6	Touma Kamijou	B	2nd	13.9369
7	Kiritsugu Emiya	D	2nd	13.5275
8	Edward Elric	C	2nd	12.7908

Scepter Playoff Bracket
	Pic	Quarter-finals				Pic	Semi-finals				Pic	Final
1		Hachiman Hikigaya	1914
8		Edward Elric	1267
					1		Hachiman Hikigaya	2357
					4		Archer	1915
4		Archer	1663
5		Ryuuji Takasu	1612
										1		Hachiman Hikigaya	2087
										2		Sora	2120
2		Sora	1756
7		Kiritsugu Emiya	1441
					2		Sora	2077
					3		Yuzuru Otonashi	1922
3		Yuzuru Otonashi	1651
6		Touma Kamijou	1468

Exhibition

Sapphire

• Index > Akari Akaza (1467 - 995)
• Yozora Mikazuki < Yui Kotegawa (1072 - 1311)
• Komari Koshigaya > Saki Yamagishi (1377 - 670)
• Illyasviel von Einzbern > Miku Hatsune (1428 - 1283)
• Akane Sakurada > Manaka Mukaido (1162 - 951)
• Cthugha > Isumi Saginomiya (1489 - 758)
• Tina Sprout > Saya Sasamiya (1199 - 1083)
• Flamie Speeddraw > Nanoha Takamachi (1146 - 1062)

Ruby

• Kirei Kotomine < Lancer (710 - 1722)
• Shiki Ryougi > Arcueid Brunestaud (1513 - 881)

Necklace and Pendant

Rank	Contestants	Votes	Percentage
1	Riki Naoe	516	15.80%
2	Gray Fullbuster	475	14.54%
3	Hiroomi Nase	475	14.54%
4	Guts	442	13.53%
5	Alibaba Saluja	414	12.68%
6	Kuroh Yatogami	410	12.55%
7	Kurapika	356	10.90%
8	Rin Matsuoka	178	5.45%

Exhibition Winner: Riki Naoe

Winner's Gallery

Necklace & Tiara

2016 Aquamarine: Mashiro Shiina

2016 Topaz: Nao Tomori

2016 Amethyst: Shana

2016 Sapphire: Yukino Yukinoshita

2016 Emerald: Rin Tohsaka

2016 Ruby: Saber

2016 Diamond: Kurisu Makise

HEAVENLY TIARA: Shana

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Pendant & Scepter:

2016 Aquamarine: Koro-sensei

2016 Topaz: Hachiman Hikigaya

2016 Amethyst: Koyomi Araragi

2016 Sapphire: Sora

2016 Emerald: Yuzuru Otonashi

2016 Ruby: Archer

2016 Diamond: Kiritsugu Emiya

LAPIS SCEPTER: Sora

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Seasonals

Winter Diadem: Megumin

Spring Diadem: Rem

Summer Diadem: Aoba Sukukaze

Autumn / Fall Diadem: Chitose Karasuma

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Exhibitions & ToC:

2016 Tournament of Champions Winner: Mikoto Misaka

2016 Tournament of Champions Winner: Lelouch vi Britannia

2016 Divine Circlet: Mikan Yuuki

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