

And besides being set in the same virtual reality shooting game as the third arc in the original series and the occasional passing mention of some events, Gun Gale Online’s tone couldn’t be more different. Regardless of how you felt about its parent, the massively popular but also wildly divisive Sword Art Online, this spin-off is a beast of its own that deserves to be judged on its own merit. Karen Kohiruimaki is a college student with a complex about her tall height, which she tries to escape from by fully immersing herself into a game where she can play as a cute, short avatar. Series composition, script: Yousuke Kuroda Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online (A recurring incident regarding the mystery of someone’s gender stands out in particular.) Moments like this represent a just fraction of the series, and for all of its hilarious, irreverent moments, not knowing where to draw the line puts Asobi Asobase at the bottom of the best shows this year.ģ6. Asobi Asobase isn’t for everyone - it’s loud and obnoxious, intentionally so - but even if this kind of comedy resonates with you, a few scattered gags are outright inexcusable. It’d be slightly irresponsible to leave a recommendation for this show with no disclaimers. For such a seemingly random series of absurd events, the gags are well constructed, and the ludicrous art (namely, the over-expressive reactions) that it inherited from the original comic is a good fit for its madness. The series follows three girls - the lively yet vapid Hanako, mischievous pretend-foreign student Olivia, and the more stoic, but still eccentric Kasumi - who form the Pastimers Club, where they kill time after school in increasingly more outrageous ways, escalating to ridiculous levels in no time. It certainly properly conveys how nasty teens can be - although it comes with a lack of restraint that provide its own share of headaches. AnimeBracket has no third-place matches if one is even held, it will be on a different polling website.Character designer, Chief animation director: Keiko KurosawaĪsobi Asobase successfully debunks the idea that anime comedies set in high school are overly sanitized.Quarter-finals and onward last one day each.Voting for the next group starts at the same time. Results are revealed immediately after voting ends.Each round may be split into 2 or 4 groups.Contestants will advance to the main bracket based on adjusted votes - the number of votes relative to the amount of voters who participated in the contestant's respective round.All nominees are split into multiple groups depending on number.Additional restrictions may be present depending on the contest.Entries which debuted in a certain period of time may NOT be allowed (generally one year for characters).No NSFW images (graphic violence and explicit nudity).Enter name, anime, and image link (must be from MAL or AniList, otherwise it is rejected.).Voters must answer a ReCAPTCHA before they can submit their votes.To prevent sockpuppets, all accounts must be at least 2 months old.Since all r/anime contests are held in AnimeBracket, a voter is required to register / login their reddit account in order to participate.24-Hour Worst (?) Girl - The name switched from "Best" to "Worst" as celebration of 2020 April Fools event.24-Hour Best Girl - Celebration of r/anime's 1,000,000 subscribers in May 2019.12-Hour Best Girl - Host messed up the final match, so it's held in Strawpoll instead.The 1st edition involved all semi-finalists of previous major character contests at the time, while the 2nd edition was restricted to champions only. Best of the Best - r/anime's version of Tournament of Champions.Best Couples / Ships - Also known as Salty Sea, this is the resident shipping tournament.From 2018 onwards, a Best Girl of tournament will be contested between each season's elite eight. Seasonal Salt - A series of contests meant to decide the "best girl" of each anime season.Held during the Fall months (October-December). Best Character - Mixed-gender contest.Held during the Winter months (February-March). This is r/anime's first, biggest, and saltiest event. In the context of this wiki, r/anime organizes year-round popularity contests which are hosted by its users, and conducted through the AnimeBracket website.
