| THIS IS THE THREAD FOR THE MEN'S BRACKET OF THE BEST 2025 ANIME CHARACTER TOURNAMENT. The scoring system will play similar to the Anime/Manga Character Face-Off. You must post your votes, as well as the current scores after taking your votes into account. Please note clearly who you are voting for, by highlighting your vote in the score tally. You may only vote once per matchup, and once you post you cannot change your votes. The first to 10 points or the highest score after 24 hours wins each matchup. |
| Failure is always an option. |
FIRST ROUND MATCHES, FIRST HALF: 1.) Morihito Otogi, Witch Watch vs. 32.) Koichi Haimawari (The Crawler), My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 16.) Shiro Fujimoto, Blue Exorcist vs. 17.) Goku, Dragon Ball Daima 8.) Keigo Magami, Witch Watch vs. 25.) Kazushige Sanda, Sanda 9.) Reinhard van Astrea, Re: Zero vs. 24.) Hifumi Oshibu, Sanda 4.) Taro Sakamoto, Sakamoto Days vs. 29.) Oscar Lyeth Increatos Loz Farsas, Unnamed Memory 13.) Kyros Granado, Betrothed to My Sister's Ex vs. 20.) Ryoga Hibiki, Ranma 1/2 5.) Jinshi, The Apothecary Diaries vs. 28.) Kenzaburo Tondabayashi, From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! 12.) Togo Asakagi, The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World vs. 21.) Senku Ishigami, Dr. Stone |
| Failure is always an option. |
| My votes for the matchups: Morihito Otogi - 1 Koichi Haimawari (The Crawler) - 0 Shiro Fujimoto - 1 Goku - 0 Keigo Magami - 1 Kazushige Sanda - 0 Reinhard van Astrea - 1 Hifumi Oshibu - 0 Taro Sakamoto - 1 Oscar Lyeth Increatos Loz Farsas - 0 Kyros Granado - 0 Ryoga Hibiki - 1 Jinshi - 1 Kenzaburo Tondabayashi - 0 Togo Asakagi - 0 Senku Ishigami - 1 |
| Failure is always an option. |
| Morihito Otogi - 2 Koichi Haimawari (The Crawler) - 0 Shiro Fujimoto - 2 Goku - 0 Keigo Magami - 1 Kazushige Sanda - 1 Reinhard van Astrea - 1 Hifumi Oshibu - 1 Taro Sakamoto - 2 Oscar Lyeth Increatos Loz Farsas - 0 Kyros Granado - 0 Ryoga Hibiki - 2 Jinshi - 1 Kenzaburo Tondabayashi - 1 Togo Asakagi - 1 Senku Ishigami - 1 |
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| Morihito Otogi - 3 Koichi Haimawari (The Crawler) - 0 Shiro Fujimoto - 3 Goku - 0 Keigo Magami - 2 Kazushige Sanda - 1 Reinhard van Astrea - 2 Hifumi Oshibu - 1 Taro Sakamoto - 3 Oscar Lyeth Increatos Loz Farsas - 0 Kyros Granado - 0 Ryoga Hibiki - 3 Jinshi - 1 Kenzaburo Tondabayashi - 2 Togo Asakagi - 2 Senku Ishigami - 1 |
| <- just trolling |
| Morihito Otogi - 4 Koichi Haimawari (The Crawler) - 0 Shiro Fujimoto - 3 Goku - 0 Keigo Magami - 2 Kazushige Sanda - 2 Reinhard van Astrea - 2 Hifumi Oshibu - 2 Taro Sakamoto - 3 Oscar Lyeth Increatos Loz Farsas - 0 Kyros Granado - 0 Ryoga Hibiki - 3 Jinshi - 2 Kenzaburo Tondabayashi - 2 Togo Asakagi - 3 Senku Ishigami - 1 |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
| a lot of characters in here I couldn't give a shit about honestly Morihito Otogi - 5 Koichi Haimawari (The Crawler) - 0 Shiro Fujimoto - 3 Goku - 1 Keigo Magami - 2 Kazushige Sanda - 3 Reinhard van Astrea - 3 Hifumi Oshibu - 2 Taro Sakamoto - 4 Oscar Lyeth Increatos Loz Farsas - 0 Kyros Granado - 1 Ryoga Hibiki - 3 Jinshi - 2 Kenzaburo Tondabayashi - 3 Togo Asakagi - 3 Senku Ishigami - 2 |
| TIME'S UP. The second half of the first-round matches will begin tomorrow. |
| Failure is always an option. |
FIRST ROUND MATCHES, SECOND HALF: 2.) Ranma Saotome, Ranma 1/2 vs. 31.) Wilhelm van Astrea, Re: Zero 15.) Akaza, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba vs. 18.) Nowak, Orb: On the Movements of the Earth 7.) Sakuta Azusagawa, Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus vs. 26.) Iwao Oguro (Knuckleduster), My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 10.) Izuku Midoriya, My Hero Academia vs. 23.) Tsukasa Akeuraji, Medalist 3.) "Twilight"/"Loid Forger", Spy x Family vs. 30.) Sentouin D, Go! Go! Loser Ranger! 14.) Kafka Hibino, Kaiju No. 8 vs. 19.) Sanosuke Sagara, Rurouni Kenshin 6.) Kenshin Himura, Rurouni Kenshin vs. 27.) Felix Arc Ridill, Secrets of the Silent Witch 11.) Ken "Okarun" Takakura, Dandadan vs. 22.) Katsuki Bakugo, My Hero Academia |
Galaxy-CrisisFeb 17, 1:39 PM
| Failure is always an option. |
| My votes for the matchups: Ranma Saotome - 1 Wilhelm van Astrea - 0 Akaza - 1 Nowak - 0 Sakuta Azusagawa - 1 Iwao Oguro (Knuckleduster) - 0 Izuku Midoriya - 1 Tsukasa Akerauji - 0 "Twilight"/"Loid Forger" - 1 Sentouin D - 0 Kafka Hibino - 1 Sanosuke Sagara - 0 Kenshin Himura - 1 Felix Arc Ridill - 0 Ken "Okarun" Takakura - 0 Katsuki Bakugo - 1 Had to flip a coin for the Kafka vs. Sanosuke and Okarun vs. Bakugo matches. And I never expected to actually vote for a villain this year. |
Galaxy-CrisisFeb 10, 11:04 AM
| Failure is always an option. |
| Ranma Saotome - 1 Wilhelm van Astrea - 1 Akaza - 1 Nowak - 1 Sakuta Azusagawa - 1 Iwao OGuro (Knuckleduster) - 0 Izuku Midoriya - 1 Tsukasa Akerauji - 0 "Twilight"/"Loid Forger" - 2 Sentouin D - 0 Kafka Hibino - 1 Sanosuke Sagara - 1 Kenshin Himura - 2 Felix Arc Ridill - 0 Ken "Okarun" Takakura - 1 Katsuki Bakugo - 1 |
| <- just trolling |
| Ranma Saotome - 1 Wilhelm van Astrea - 2 Akaza - 2 Nowak - 1 Sakuta Azusagawa - 1 Iwao OGuro (Knuckleduster) - 1 Izuku Midoriya - 1 Tsukasa Akerauji - 1 ”Twilight"/"Loid Forger" - 3 Sentouin D - 0 Kafka Hibino - 1 Sanosuke Sagara - 2 Kenshin Himura - 3 Felix Arc Ridill - 0 Ken "Okarun" Takakura - 2 Katsuki Bakugo - |
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| Current scores: Ranma Saotome - 1 Wilhelm van Astrea - 2 Akaza - 2 Nowak - 1 Sakuta Azusagawa - 1 Iwao Oguro (Knuckleduster) - 1 Izuku Midoriya - 1 Tsukasa Akerauji - 1 ”Twilight"/"Loid Forger" - 3 Sentouin D - 0 Kafka Hibino - 1 Sanosuke Sagara - 2 Kenshin Himura - 3 Felix Arc Ridill - 0 Ken "Okarun" Takakura - 2 Katsuki Bakugo - 1 |
| Failure is always an option. |
| Ranma Saotome - 1 Wilhelm van Astrea - 3 Akaza - 3 Nowak - 1 Sakuta Azusagawa - 2 Iwao Oguro (Knuckleduster) - 1 Izuku Midoriya - 1 Tsukasa Akerauji - 2 ”Twilight"/"Loid Forger" - 4 Sentouin D - 0 Kafka Hibino - 2 Sanosuke Sagara - 2 Kenshin Himura - 4 Felix Arc Ridill - 0 Ken "Okarun" Takakura - 3 Katsuki Bakugo - 1 |
| Ranma Saotome - 1 Wilhelm van Astrea - 4 Akaza - 3 Nowak - 1 Sakuta Azusagawa - 2 Iwao Oguro (Knuckleduster) - 1 Izuku Midoriya - 1 Tsukasa Akerauji - 3 ”Twilight"/"Loid Forger" - 5 Sentouin D - 0 Kafka Hibino - 2 Sanosuke Sagara - 2 Kenshin Himura - 4 Felix Arc Ridill - 1 Ken "Okarun" Takakura - 4 Katsuki Bakugo - 1 |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
| Ranma Saotome - 1 Wilhelm van Astrea - 5 Akaza - 4 Nowak - 1 Sakuta Azusagawa - 3 Iwao Oguro (Knuckleduster) - 1 Izuku Midoriya - 1 Tsukasa Akerauji - 4 ”Twilight"/"Loid Forger" - 5 Sentouin D - 1 Kafka Hibino - 2 Sanosuke Sagara - 3 Kenshin Himura - 5 Felix Arc Ridill - 1 Ken "Okarun" Takakura - 5 Katsuki Bakugo - 1 |
| Ranma Saotome - 2 Wilhelm van Astrea - 5 Akaza - 5 Nowak - 1 Sakuta Azusagawa - 4 Iwao Oguro (Knuckleduster) - 1 Izuku Midoriya - 1 Tsukasa Akerauji - 5 ”Twilight"/"Loid Forger" - 6 Sentouin D - 1 Kafka Hibino - 3 Sanosuke Sagara - 3 Kenshin Himura - 6 Felix Arc Ridill - 1 Ken "Okarun" Takakura - 6 Katsuki Bakugo - 1 |
| TIME'S UP. The second-round matches will begin tomorrow. |
| Failure is always an option. |
SECOND ROUND MATCHES: 1.) Morihito Otogi, Witch Watch vs. 16.) Shiro Fujimoto, Blue Exorcist 25.) Kazushige Sanda, Sanda vs. 9.) Reinhard van Astrea, Re: Zero 4.) Taro Sakamoto, Sakamoto Days vs. 20.) Ryoga Hibiki, Ranma 1/2 28.) Kenzaburo Tondabayashi, From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! vs. 12.) Togo Asakagi, The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World 31.) Wilhelm van Astrea, Re: Zero vs. 15.) Akaza, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 7.) Sakuta Azusagawa, Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus vs. 23.) Tsukasa Akeuraji, Medalist 3.) "Twilight"/"Loid Forger", Spy x Family vs. 19.) Sanosuke Sagara, Rurouni Kenshin 6.) Kenshin Himura, Rurouni Kenshin vs. 11.) Ken "Okarun" Takakura, Dandadan |
Galaxy-CrisisFeb 17, 1:39 PM
| Failure is always an option. |
| My votes for the matchups: Morihito Otogi - 1 Shiro Fujimoto - 0 Kazushige Sanda - 0 Reinhard van Astrea - 1 Taro Sakamoto - 1 Ryoga Hibiki - 0 Kenzaburo Tondabayashi - 0 Togo Asakagi - 1 Wilhelm van Astrea - 0 Akaza - 1 Sakuta Azusagawa - 1 Tsukasa Akerauji - 0 "Twilight"/"Loid Forger" - 1 Sanosuke Sagara - 0 Kenshin Himura - 0 Ken "Okarun" Takakura - 1 Had to flip a coin for the Kenshin vs. Okarun match. |
| Failure is always an option. |
| Morihito Otogi - 1 Shiro Fujimoto - 0 Kazushige Sanda - 0 Reinhard van Astrea - 2 Taro Sakamoto - 2 Ryoga Hibiki - 0 Kenzaburo Tondabayashi - 1 Togo Asakagi - 1 Wilhelm van Astrea - 0 Akaza - 2 Sakuta Azusagawa - 1 Tsukasa Akerauji - 1 "Twilight"/"Loid Forger" - 1 Sanosuke Sagara - 1 Kenshin Himura - 1 Ken "Okarun" Takakura - 1 |
| Morihito Otogi - 1 Shiro Fujimoto - 1 Kazushige Sanda - 0 Reinhard van Astrea - 3 Taro Sakamoto - 3 Ryoga Hibiki - 0 Kenzaburo Tondabayashi - 1 Togo Asakagi - 1 Wilhelm van Astrea - 1 Akaza - 2 Sakuta Azusagawa - 1 Tsukasa Akerauji - 1 "Twilight"/"Loid Forger" - 2 Sanosuke Sagara - 1 Kenshin Himura - 2 Ken "Okarun" Takakura - 1 |
| <- just trolling |
| Morihito Otogi - 2 Shiro Fujimoto - 1 Kazushige Sanda - 1 Reinhard van Astrea - 3 Taro Sakamoto - 3 Ryoga Hibiki - 0 Kenzaburo Tondabayashi - 1 Togo Asakagi - 2 Wilhelm van Astrea - 1 Akaza - 3 Sakuta Azusagawa - 1 Tsukasa Akerauji - 2 "Twilight"/"Loid Forger" - 2 Sanosuke Sagara - 2 Kenshin Himura - 2 Ken "Okarun" Takakura - 2 |
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| Dang it! I missed out on the first rounds! (Darn employer hiring me at the wrong time! xD) Morihito Otogi - 3 Shiro Fujimoto - 1 Kazushige Sanda - 2 Reinhard van Astrea - 3 Taro Sakamoto - 3 Ryoga Hibiki - 1 Kenzaburo Tondabayashi - 2 Togo Asakagi - 2 Wilhelm van Astrea - 1 Akaza - 4 Sakuta Azusagawa - 1 Tsukasa Akerauji - 3 "Twilight"/"Loid Forger" - 2 Sanosuke Sagara - 3 Kenshin Himura - 3 Ken "Okarun" Takakura - 2 |
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| TIME'S UP. The quarterfinals will begin tomorrow. |
| Failure is always an option. |
| Genuinely shocked Okarun & Loid lost. Sets up a showdown from within the same series. Nice to see Akaza advance, but gonna vote against him in the next round. Red Ranger vs Dad Villainess was a tough one, 2 of my favorite new characters from last year. |
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QUARTERFINALS: 1.) Morihito Otogi, Witch Watch vs. 9.) Reinhard van Astrea, Re: Zero 4.) Taro Sakamoto, Sakamoto Days vs. 12.) Togo Asakagi, The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World 15.) Akaza, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba vs. 23.) Tsukasa Akeuraji, Medalist 19.) Sanosuke Sagara, Rurouni Kenshin vs. 6.) Kenshin Himura, Rurouni Kenshin |
Galaxy-CrisisFeb 17, 1:35 PM
| Failure is always an option. |
| My votes for the matchups: Morihito Otogi - 1 Reinhard van Astrea - 0 Taro Sakamoto - 1 Togo Asakagi - 0 Akaza - 1 Tsukasa Akerauji - 0 Sanosuke Sagara - 0 Kenshin Himura - 1 |
| Failure is always an option. |
| Morihito Otogi - 1 Reinhard van Astrea - 1 Taro Sakamoto - 2 Togo Asakagi - 0 Akaza - 2 Tsukasa Akerauji - 0 Sanosuke Sagara - 0 Kenshin Himura - 2 |
| Morihito Otogi - 2 Reinhard van Astrea - 1 Taro Sakamoto - 2 Togo Asakagi - 1 Akaza - 2 Tsukasa Akerauji - 1 Sanosuke Sagara - 1 Kenshin Himura - 2 |
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| Morihito Otogi - 2 Reinhard van Astrea - 2 Taro Sakamoto - 3 Togo Asakagi - 1 Akaza - 2 Tsukasa Akerauji - 2 Sanosuke Sagara - 1 Kenshin Himura - 3 |
| Morihito Otogi - 3 Reinhard van Astrea - 2 Taro Sakamoto - 3 Togo Asakagi - 2 Akaza - 2 Tsukasa Akerauji - 3 Sanosuke Sagara - 1 Kenshin Himura - 4 |
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| Morihito Otogi - 3 Reinhard van Astrea - 3 Taro Sakamoto - 4 Togo Asakagi - 2 Akaza - 2 Tsukasa Akerauji - 4 Sanosuke Sagara - 1 Kenshin Himura - 5 |
| Morihito Otogi - 3 Reinhard van Astrea - 4 Taro Sakamoto - 4 Togo Asakagi - 3 Akaza - 2 Tsukasa Akerauji - 4 Sanosuke Sagara - 1 Kenshin Himura - 5 |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
| Current scores: Morihito Otogi - 3 Reinhard van Astrea - 4 Taro Sakamoto - 4 Togo Asakagi - 3 Akaza - 2 Tsukasa Akerauji - 5 Sanosuke Sagara - 1 Kenshin Himura - 5 |
| Failure is always an option. |
| TIME'S UP. The semifinals will begin in a few minutes. |
| Failure is always an option. |
SEMIFINALS: 9.) Reinhard van Astrea, Re: Zero vs. 4.) Taro Sakamoto, Sakamoto Days 23.) Tsukasa Akeuraji, Medalist vs. 6.) Kenshin Himura, Rurouni Kenshin |
Galaxy-CrisisFeb 17, 1:35 PM
| Failure is always an option. |
| My votes for the matchups: Reinhard van Astrea - 0 Taro Sakamoto - 1 Tsukasa Akerauji - 0 Kenshin Himura - 1 |
| Failure is always an option. |
| Reinhard van Astrea - 1 Taro Sakamoto - 1 Tsukasa Akerauji - 1 Kenshin Himura - 1 |
| Reinhard van Astrea - 2 Taro Sakamoto - 1 Tsukasa Akerauji - 2 Kenshin Himura - 1 |
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| Reinhard van Astrea - 3 Taro Sakamoto - 1 Tsukasa Akerauji - 3 Kenshin Himura - 1 |
| Reinhard van Astrea - 4 Taro Sakamoto - 1 Tsukasa Akerauji - 4 Kenshin Himura - 1 |
| Cursive is the future. - Nate Bargatze |
THIRD-PLACE MATCH:    4.) Taro Sakamoto, Sakamoto Days vs. 6.) Kenshin Himura, Rurouni Kenshin |
| Failure is always an option. |
| My vote for the matchup: Taro Sakamoto - 1 Kenshin Himura - 0 Had to flip a coin for the match. |
| Failure is always an option. |
| Taro Sakamoto - 1 Kenshin Himura - 1 |
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| Taro Sakamoto - 1 Kenshin Himura - 2 |
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| Taro Sakamoto - 1 Kenshin Himura - 3 |
| Taro Sakamoto - 2 Kenshin Himura - 3 |
FINAL MATCH:   9.) Reinhard van Astrea, Re: Zero vs. 23.) Tsukasa Akeuraji, Medalist Remember, the final match is first to 15 points in 24 hours. |
Galaxy-CrisisFeb 17, 1:35 PM
| Failure is always an option. |
| My vote for the matchup: Reinhard van Astrea - 1 Tsukasa Akerauji - 0 |
| Failure is always an option. |
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