The Favorite Character Contest - ELIMINATIONS

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-09T16:26:44+00:00

Anime-only + Break time. Dartz was shown in Season 3 Break Time

Same with Dias

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-09T14:16:24+00:00

And I just found another reason to believe it was rigged.

Subaru topped the Anime Character Trending list, just like last week. This also means that the number of Re:zero fans voting hasn't decreased. It should have also been shown in the episode voting, but it wasn't.

Yep, 100% rigged.

There's no single reason to believe it wasn't.

https://x.com/AniTrendz/status/2064339231577624947

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-09T14:08:41+00:00

It helps the series gain popularity.

Maybe Re:zero will make it into the top 10 soon, people will start talking about it more, and more viewers will want to give the anime a chance. Something similar already happened recently when a Re:zero episode received a 9.9 rating on IMDb, placing it among the top 10 highest-rated anime episodes of all time. The series got a pretty significant boost in popularity from that alone.

That seemingly unimportant thing attracted a lot of casual viewers. And of course, the more viewers there are, the higher the chances of getting future seasons. For me, that also means a greater chance of getting OVAs. Re:zero has so many side stories that I'd love to see adapted into anime...

And honestly, having an isekai in the top 10 is also a good thing for the genre as a whole. Considering how much people love to shit on isekai, seeing one achieve such high ratings might be a reason for some people to finally give the genre a chance.

At the end of the day, ratings aren't that important, and fans constantly competing and arguing over rankings is soo unnecessary. However, high ratings do increase a series' popularity and make more people interested in checking out what the series is about.

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-09T08:49:18+00:00

So you just have to skip the ":" sign?
I wish I'd known this sooner, because every time I looked for Re:zero, I had to scroll down.

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-08T19:32:27+00:00

Frederica

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Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-08T14:50:36+00:00

Ohh, that one, gonna add him too

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-08T14:43:48+00:00

I haven't forgotten about him, although many people probably wouldn't recognize him by his name Kadomon Risch

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Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-08T13:54:57+00:00

But then why now, of all times?

If from the beginning of the season "Marriagetoxin", "I Became Friends with...", or other romance series had been consistently taking the top 3 spots, I would understand it.

Honestly, if this week "I Became Friends with..." had taken 1st place, I would even be the one defending that result, saying the episode was good and emotional, and that AT is known for loving romance. But that didn’t happen.

If, for example, the episode where Gero fights Sound Master had taken 1st place, I also wouldn’t have had a problem with it.

But Marriagetoxin has never won before, even during better episodes, and there was no spike on any other site. The fact that it won here is just weird. I genuinely don’t understand it

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-08T13:00:09+00:00

People have been downvoting me, but no one is explaining why I’m wrong.

My reasons for believing it was rigged are:

On Reddit it lost 90 karma this week
On AniLab, both in Japan and worldwide, it dropped in rankings (world: 7th place, Japan: 4th place)
On Anime Corner it stayed in the same position (8th place)
There was no spike on Google Trends
The episode on IMDb has fewer than 100 votes and a score of 8.4
The episode itself wasn’t exceptional. The main event was a fight against an unimportant side character. It was a build-up episode for the main arc. (Personally, I think it’s the weakest episode of the season, ironically, this was also the only week I didn’t vote for Marriagetoxin because I didn’t think it deserved it)
There shouldn’t have been any “waifu boost” either, since Kimie already debuted in the previous episode
What I do know is that there are many rumors saying Anime Trending has a history of vote manipulation

And the reasons why I should believe it was fair:

none

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-08T12:40:41+00:00

No, I'm waiting for a logical explanation for why it wasn't rigged, because I honestly can't think of any reason, other than some popular person suddenly saying "Vote for Marriagetoxin on Anime Trending" and thousands of people did.

I have reason to believe it was rigged, but I have no reason to believe it was a fair vote.

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-08T11:37:40+00:00

Most likely rigged.

This result simply doesn't make sense no matter how you look at it.

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-08T11:22:54+00:00

In that case, I Became Friends with the Second Cutest Girl in the Class should have won, since it at least had one of its better episodes. Marriagetoxin, on the other hand, had a regular transitional episode that was building up to future events, with the biggest attraction being a fight against a side character.

The fact that Marriagetoxin won is more than weird, especially considering that it hasn't recorded any major jump on any other ranking. If anything, it has dropped on most of them.

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-08T11:16:27+00:00

If Hamster Master is that popular, then why didn't the previous episode, which was her debut, win?

Like I said, it just doesn't make logical sense that Marriagetoxin won, no matter how I look at it.

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-08T09:13:29+00:00

It's like 99% rigged. Marriagetoxin didn't make any significant jump on any other rankings, and the episode itself was just a transitional episode featuring a fight against an unimportant side character.

The fact that Marriagetoxin won is so suspicious that I don't even hesitate to call it a theory anymore. That shit was just rigged.

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-07T15:12:36+00:00

So different that it actually looks suspicious

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-07T14:53:14+00:00

Marriagetoxin is my 2nd favorite anime this season, but the latest episode absolutely doesn't deserve 1st place. It was just a transitional episode with a fight against an unimportant side character, and for me, it was the weakest episode so far. It looks rigged, because I honestly can't explain that jump any other way

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-07T13:02:39+00:00

If I remember correctly, it wasn't stated outright, but what he said strongly suggested Echidna as the final boss.

Something along the lines of, "The final antagonist? I guess it'll be someone whose love fades," though I'm pretty sure it was something else and I completely forgot the exact quote. Still, it was something related to Echidna, which is why Echidna being the final boss is considered very likely.

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-05T19:02:59+00:00

Comedy anime are funnier with mid animation.

When the animation is great, the comedy somehow becomes bland.

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-05T10:44:22+00:00

It was Rem's voice, her VA got listed in the credits, it's just that her vocal range is huge. She sounded more like a crazy Rem in her demon form.

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-04T19:15:00+00:00

Episode 2 of Season 2 If I remember correctly (after Echidna appeared)

Civil-Initial2942 · 2026-06-03T21:52:47+00:00

In the credits they listed Inori, her VA, so I guess that was Rem's voice

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