#a3!matchups

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Sakyo x Izumi

Name: Ame no Monologue

Summary: After a heavy night of drinking, Sakyo makes a confession that leaves Izumi questioning her feelings and their relationship.

Warnings: Drinking I guess, this is mostly just fluff though.

Words: 4088

A/N: Let's pretend for a moment that I didn't dissapear off the face of the earth and appreciate that I finally sat down and wrote something.

Read on Ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/43330416

“Ah, this is nice.” Izumi’s eyes were turned to the young autumn troupe members celebrating the success of their latest play, faces bright with the afterglow of a perfect closing night.

“Indeed” Sakyo allowed his gaze to linger on her, a grin spreading across her face as she shared in their joy. It had been quite the journey, but DEAD/UNDEAD was undoubtedly a rewarding experience for the troupe as well as the audience.

  Despite Sakyo’s skepticism about Azami joining the troupe, the boy proved himself truly passionate for the art of theatre, filling him with a sense of pride he probably had no right to be feeling.

“Here’s to many more successful productions!” Izumi turned back to Sakyo, glass raised high, threatening to spill wine all over the dorm’s balcony.

“I���ll drink to that.” Their glasses met, sealing their unspoken promises to continue working hard to make Mankai a success.

 After a few toasts were made with all the members, Izumi had suggested she and Sakyo step away for a glass of wine, as a moment away from the liveliness (chaos) transpiring inside. In spite of his best judgment, he couldn’t help but cherish the quite moments he got to spend with her, filling him with hope despite knowing his feelings were unrequited.

“Hey, Sakyo?” it was hard to remain composed when she looked at him with that smile of hers that he had long ago engraved in his memory. He took a long sip of his drink.

“Yes?”

“I know you take your role as finance manager of the troupe seriously, but you should always remember that you’re part of this too. You helped make this play happen so, as your director, thanks for another amazing run!” The dignified thing to do in that moment would have been to smile and nod, but Sakyo’s throat went dry and the wine he had been drinking did backflips inside his throat.

“Sakyo! Are you okay?” Izumi’s hand shot up, throwing a few slaps to his back, trying to put the drink back on its course down his esophagus. The sudden contact seemed to have the opposite effect. As your director…

“I’m- It’s- fi-ine” he managed to say between coughs. Izumi didn’t seem convinced, insisting he drink some water.

“Be more careful! I’m going to need you if I’m to bring Mankai to new heights.” It was comments like this that made Sakyo’s heart skip a beat, making him momentarily forget that she could only ever be his director, or his coworker, depending on what role he was filling at any given moment. However, his logic would soon kick in to remind him to get his act together and stop acting like a teenager with a crush.

 He needed more wine.

“That’s - why it’s- imperative – to…” Before Sakyo could finish his admittedly broken sentence, his head fell on the table, a loud bang making everyone’s heads turn.

“Okay, I think it’s time for bed!” Izumi didn’t hesitate before pulling the drunken man up from his chair, trying her best to distribute his weight on her arms, practically carrying him towards his room.

“What’s up with him?” Banri was the first to notice Izumi passing by, her arms around his fellow troupe member.

“He had a little too much to drink.”  Omi, Taichi and Azami appeared from the stairwell, carrying more snacks.

“I thought he could handle his alcohol. Just how much did he drink?” Concern was written all over Omi’s face as he looked at Sakyo’s sorry state, head slumped and cheeks flushed.

“I’m not sure, I thought he would be fine but I guess even a yakuza has his limits.” She said, adjusting her grip on his shoulders.

“Should I take him to his room?” Omi offered, setting aside a plate of freshly cooked snacks.

“It’s okay, I got him. You guys enjoy your night, you deserve it after so many performances.” She was moving towards the stairs before anyone could protest.

“That stupid old man, getting drunk like that…” Azami’s words were mumbled as he looked at Sakyo with an exasperated expression.

 Izumi could still hear the liveliness of the party behind her as she led Sakyo downstairs, occasionally sneaking a look to his face. She realized then that she had never seen Sakyo more relaxed than now, half asleep in her arms. He had always kept her at arm’s length, as if he was afraid of getting too close.

 She pushed those thoughts away before the evolved into something she didn’t want to face and focused at the task at hand.

“What’s… happening?” His eyes seemed hazy when he looked at her, still heavy from the alcohol.

“You drank too much, that’s what happened. I thought you of all people would know your limits.” It was true that this was the last thing she had expected from him, although she wasn’t as upset as she sounded, mainly because she enjoyed seeing another side of the usually stern and professional yakuza.

“Izumi?” her words were clearly landing on deaf ears, his brain too fuzzy to process the situation.

“That’s right.” He shook his head as if he hadn’t heard her.

“Can’t be.. Izumi… never holds me… like this.” He sighed and his expression in that moment made Izumi see loneliness in his expression she hadn’t noticed before that night.

“Sometimes… I wish that she would.” Sakyo’s statement stopped her dead in her tracks, hitting like a bucket of cold water.

“S-Sakyo?” she tried to jolt him awake, make him explain why he would say this now, but he had fallen back in deep sleep and wasn’t budging.

 His words kept replaying in Izumi’s mind even after she had left him in his room and locked herself in hers, trying to make sense of her conflicting emotions.

 She wasn’t sure if the prospect of those being his honest feelings or a drunk mistake scared her more. She had wanted to avoid it, trying her best to equate her feelings towards him to those she held for all her troupe members, but it was evident that they went deeper than that. Despite this, she knew that a relationship between them could prove problematic for everyone else and she had always been against romance in the workplace. There were too many things at risk if something went wrong and she didn’t want to be the reason for tension among the autumn troupe members.

 One the other side, she was scared to think about Sakyo regretting his words in the morning and rejecting her. Of course, she would never admit her disappointment to him, but the thought of it hurt her more than she had thought possible for a relationship that hadn’t even blossomed yet. And never will.

 Izumi tried to prepare for the worst, not allowing her hopes to leave her disappointed.

 Sleep didn’t come easy that night.

“Was everything okay with Sakyo yesterday?” Omi asked as he and Izumi were preparing breakfast, before the members starting waking up. The mention of Sakyo’s name caught her off guard, almost making her drop the orange she had been carefully peeling.

“Of course! Why would anything be wrong?” She hated how defensive she sounded, causing Omi to appear more concerned than he had been previously.

“He just seemed pretty out of it. I wonder if he’ll wake up hangover…” He lowered his head, clearly wanting to question her outburst but having no desire to pry in classic Omi fashion.

“Speaking of, I bought some hangover pills earlier, can you make sure he takes them?” Izumi took the packet out of her pocket, offering it up to Omi, who didn’t seem convinced.

“Why don’t you give them to him yourself?” His tone was worried but he still took the pills off of her.

“Well, you know how I am, busy busy busy.” She tried to play it off with a smile but she had always been a ham actor and this was no exception.

“I don’t mean to pry, but are you sure nothing happened between the two of you?” Before Izumi was forced to come up with an excuse, the man himself walked into the room, looking slightly more pale than usual but much more put together than he had been the night before.

“Good morning.” His voice was still hoarse and it caused his words to play over in Izumi’s mind once again, triggering a flight response.

“I need to head out, I’ll see you later!” She pushed off her apron and rushed out of the room, not giving time to either men to question it.

“Is something wrong with Tachinaba?” Sakyo asked, looking at her disappearing down the corridor. Omi shrugged, gesturing to the hangover pills Izumi had left with him.

“I’m not sure… She told me to give these to you, make sure to take them.” Sakyo looked over the packet, his brain trying to piece together the events of last night but finding his memory failing him.

“I guess I pushed my limits too much… Did I do something last night?”  He had always prided himself in his ability to maintain control and had faith in his alcohol tolerance. He found it hard to believe both had failed him so much, but his fuzzy memories of the events left him questioning both of those things.

“As far as I know, you fell asleep and the director helped you back to your room. You seemed pretty out of it.” Sakyo’s eyes widened. Tachibana helped him to his room? Had he done something to upset her? Questions flooded his mind but he tried to keep them at bay, insuring himself that, no matter how much alcohol he had, he wouldn’t hurt her.

 This was also a notion he questioned in the following days.

“And that concludes today’s meeting. You’re dismissed.” The leaders said their goodbyes and went their separate ways, leaving Sakyo and Izumi alone for the first time in a few days.

“Since you’re here, we need to discuss Rurikawa’s request to increase the costume budget for winter’s next play. I don’t think-“ Izumi was standing up before he could finish his sentence.

“Sorry, I need to run, but I can take it up with Yuki personally.” And with that she was off, leaving him once again bewildered. During their time in Mankai they had developed a system that allowed them to work together to deal with any issues that came up. Their differences had always helped them come up with the best middle ground between practicality and creative freedom and that was something he appreciated from the beginning, but after autumn’s celebration she had been avoiding talking to him beyond the standard good morning.

 Sakyo tried to convince himself that it was simply a result of her packed schedule, but as the days went on it became evident that Izumi was purposely keeping a distance, which caused his nerves to worsen by the day. Just what had he done to cause such a rift?

“Sorry, I’m helping out at a friend’s troupe today, but you can discuss it with Tenma, he’ll know what to do.”

“Sorry, I need to get to the store before they close”

“I don’t think I can make it, I have some errands to run today.”

 This went on for a week before Sakyo’s patience reached its limit. The disconnect between them was evident and had begun to affect the preparations for winter’s next play, as well as their search for a new member.

 It was close to midnight when Sakyo encountered Izumi in the hall and decided to make a move.

“Tachibana! We need to talk.”

“Sorry, I’m-“ before she could run away from him again, he took her arm, pulling her towards him, pinning her to the wall in one swift motion. With his arms on either side of her head, he was effectively blocking her swift escape from the conversation. She was momentarily stunned, eyes staring at him in disbelief.

“S-Sakyo?” it was only then that we realized how close they were, making him pull back instinctively, his face growing flushed.

“I apologize for this. But we really need to talk.” She fidgeted with the hem of her shirt, avoiding any eye contact.

“Did something happen?” It was rare to see Izumi, the same person who had eaten his ear off about shutting down a theatre troupe she wasn’t even a part of at the time, so shy in front of anyone, especially him. It was one of the things he loved about her.

“You’ve been avoiding me. I want to know why.” She didn’t seem surprised at his response, having expected that this conversation would need to happen one way or another.

“I’ve just been really busy and…” His glare must have stopped her from finishing whatever excuse she was going to throw in his face, leading to a deafening silence.

“Did I do something while intoxicated?” He was scared to hear the answer, the events of the last week having filled him with uncertainty about how much he could rely on his composure despite the effects of alcohol. His attraction to her could have led to him saying or doing something inappropriate, no matter how much he hated to think of that possibility.

“You mean you don’t remember what happened?” She asked, her shoulders dropping, releasing days worth of anxiety.

“That’s right, even though I’m ashamed to admit it…” His tone must have implied what he had been thinking prompting Izumi to shake her head.

“No, no, you didn’t do anything, you don’t need to worry! Even drunk you’re a gentleman and you were pretty much asleep when I took you to your room.” She was finally smiling again but he couldn’t help but think there was disappointment hidden behind it, hoping it was simply his paranoia talking.

“You don’t need to stress about it anymore. Um, you wanted to talk to me about finding a new member for the winter troupe?” On the outside it seemed that the issue was resolved, but the knot in Sakyo’s stomach was still there. Still, he ignored it, going back to work mode, hoping it would resolve itself soon.

 When Izumi tried to fall asleep that night she kept going back to the conversation she’d had with Sakyo. When she heard that he didn’t remember what he’d said she had been relieved that she wouldn’t have to face her own feelings, but she couldn’t help her disappointment, a part of her still hoping that that had been Sakyo’s truth.  No use dwelling on it now… It’s better this way.

 A few days later Sakyo’s and Izumi’s relationship had returned to normal, the pair working together in earnest to make up for a non-productive week.

  After the hiring –if you could call it that- of Guy, preparations for the Winter troupe’s play were underway, leaving Izumi busy with practice and Sakyo with distributing their funds.

 While Sakyo was happy that the issue had been resolved he couldn’t shake the feeling that there was a piece missing in Izumi’s story.

  He was on his way to run some errands when the puzzle was completed in his mind by the last person he had expected to solve the mystery.

“Sakyo! “ Misumi appeared in front of Sakyo in an instant, almost like he had jumped from the first floor balcony (He probably had)

“Ikaruga? What do you want?” The younger man had a concerned expression on his face, a contrast to his usually aloof personality.

“It’s about the director.” He offered Sakyo one of the two onigiri he was holding but the older man refused, more concerned about what Misumi needed to tell him about Izumi that was so urgent. The boy took a bite of his snack before answering.

“Kazunari said I should tell you…” If Miyoshi is involved it can’t be anything good.

“Yes?” Sakyo felt himself getting impatient, prepared to give him and Miyoshi the scolding of their lives for worrying him over nothing.

“Remember when you drank too much and fell asleep? You looked a bit like this onigiri.” Sakyo nodded, fighting the urge to question how he resembled a triangle.

“You told the director that you wanted her to hold you more.” Sakyo was momentarily stunned, thinking that he must have misheard.

“What?”

“Well, we weren’t sure if you were talking to her. It looked like you thought it was someone else.” As the realization that Misumi wasn’t joking hit him, his brain entered panic mode, connecting the dots between Izumi’s words and attitude for the days following the celebration. You don’t remember what happened?

 His expression must have turned murderous, because Ikaruga run away, finding shelter with Kazunari, who had been watching from afar.

“Don’t be like that, it wasn’t that big of an L. At least you didn’t have to get rejected!” One look from Sakyo and the two summer troupe members were retreating to the safety of the dorm, leaving him alone to process his thoughts.

 That was practically a confession, right? He had confessed to Izumi in the worst way possible. He had never wanted to confess in the first place, content to let his feelings live and die with him, having no desire to put her in an uncomfortable position and compromise their relationship and Mankai in the process. It had been this way since they met as children and he would have succeeded were it not for his nerves, leading to him drinking way beyond his limits. His self control often left him when it came to her, but he never thought it would be his undoing.

 Izumi had clearly decided to drop the topic when she discovered he didn’t remember what he’d said, putting the responsibility on Sakyo to decide whether or not the matter needed to be addressed. It should have been an easy decision. Izumi seemed to have forgiven him in the last few days and if he continued pretending he didn’t know it could stay that way.

 In spite of this, the idea of having to go on not knowing exactly how she felt, or even worse, her assuming he would say this to anyone while drunk filled him with dread, leading to a wave of anxiety as he considered his options.

 She had seemed relieved to know he had forgotten the event, but Sakyo still remembered seeing disappointment in her expression, quickly masked by a quick smile and wave of a hand. He tried to convince himself that it was wishful thinking, but hope once again found root in his heart as he thought about what this could potentially mean for them.

 He needed time to think.

 The rehearsals of winter’s new play had been keeping Izumi busy the past few days and despite Guy’s issues with self expression, there were no issues she thought herself incapable of solving. Everything seemed to be going smoothly, except one thing.

 Sakyo was avoiding her.

 It had only been a few days since they’d returned to their normal selves when one morning Izumi said her usual good mornings and he shut her off with a mumbled “I need to go to work.”

 She couldn’t think of anything that could have caused the shift, considering they’d been fine just the previous day. The issue became apparent when she tried to discuss the expected expenses for the costumes and set pieces, with him refusing to so much as look at her for more than a few seconds, let alone talk.

 Izumi couldn’t allow this to get in the way of their latest play and –though she tried to ignore this- it hurt her to see him unable to be in the same room as her. She needed to fix the problem at its root.

 She got her chance a few nights later, finally managing to corner Sakyo on his way to his room.

“Sakyo, we need to talk.” The man slowed down, but didn’t stop completing, likely hoping to seek refuge in his dorm.

 She wasn’t going to let that happen.

 Her hand wrapped around his before she could think too much about the consequences, pulling him towards her with as much force as she could master, which was not a lot, especially not for a yakuza like Sakyo. Still, it was enough to make him turn to face her for the first time in the past few days. He seemed stunned and his face was flushed, reminding her of that night.

“Stop running away from me.” She thought her was putting on her angry face but after a few seconds, Sakyo laughed, confusing her further.

“W-what are you laughing about?” It was rare to see Sakyo smile- let alone laugh and no matter how upset she was she couldn’t deny how good it looked on him.

“I’m sorry, this is just giving me déjà vu.” She was the reminded of the way Sakyo had cornered her a few days ago, almost exactly like this and couldn’t keep a laugh from escaping her.

 “We like to keep things complicated It seems.” Sakyo nodded, some of their past comfort with each other returning as the tension was somewhat relieved. Whatever it was, it wasn’t something they couldn’t fix.

“Sakyo, I told you the night of autumn’s closing night that I need you to achieve my goal of helping Mankai bloom into a successful troupe.” She paused, trying to calm her nerves.

“Whatever is going on with you, I’m sure I can find a way to fix it. I’m the director of a previously declining troupe, it’s what I do. So please, just talk to me.” Sakyo’s eyes widened, negating any thoughts he had of making excuses again. He took a few minutes to reflect before finally speaking up, seemingly resolved about something.

“I remember what happened that night… Well, I don’t remember but it was relayed to me.” It was the last thing she wanted to hear and it made her want to crawl into a hole and disappear into oblivion. She wanted to say something but the words wouldn’t come out and Sakyo must have taken that as her rejection.

“I apologize for making you uncomfortable. I hope this won’t impact our work relationship in the future, but if you want to keep your distance I -“ she couldn’t let him finish.

“Sakyo, wait.” She was still unsure, but she knew she would always regret missing her chance if she stayed silent.

“Were those your true feelings? Was what you said true?” She knew what the easier answer would be. They could go on acting like it had never happened and remain good friends. It would become a distant memory, surrounded by what ifs. Still, it wasn’t the answer she was hoping for.

“Yes.” When Izumi faced Sakyo’s violet eyes his conviction was clear. There was no hesitation, no ifs or buts. It was all Izumi needed to embrace her own feelings.

“I meant it when I said I need you, Sakyo, You’re important to me, more than you know. I admit I was shocked that night, which was why I tried to run away from confronting your words.” Izumi could see the resignation painted on Sakyo’s face, ready to accept her decision.

“But I was also happy.” He looked up at her, clearly surprised.

“I was scared that if I accepted this I would be risking the relationship we’ve established all this time, but looking at you now I don’t think I have anything to fear. I love you, Sakyo.” She was scared he would be taken aback by her confession, but she needed to make her feelings clear to him , needed him to see that this wasn’t settling or pity, but love. It had taken her time to accept it herself, but she didn’t want to ignore her heart any longer.

“Izumi.” He took a step towards her, hesitantly taking her face in his hands. Before she lost her nerve, she rose to her tippy-toes, pressing their lips together.

 She didn’t need sparks to fly to know that this felt right. Kissing him felt as natural as breathing and she wondered what she was so afraid of.

“I’ll try to make you happy, for as long as you’ll have me. I love you too, Izumi.” She buried her face in the crook of his shoulder, trying to hide her burning face. She could get used to this.

“Thank you.” Sakyo’s words were whispered as he looked at her face, so peaceful in her sleep.

[nightmare-dreamt]

Hey! I'm not 100% sure how to ask for a matchup, but I'm gonna try anyways, a3!, assassination classroom and ohshc If you can.

My name is Abby, and I'm an enfp and a virgo🙏

I tend to be on the more talkative side, I have a habit of rambling about an array of topics that end up making no sense because I switch stories halfway through, although I'm quiet when it comes to new people, around friends I'm physically incapable of shutting up.

I'm pretty disorganized, like really disorganized, but I can usually find what I'm looking for, it's kinda an organized chaos kinda thing, except it's not organized and I'm just good at remembering where I put stuff.

My hobbies include gardening, playing guitar (music is a big thing for me and my family), going on long walks with absolutely no destination, and cooking/baking.

I absolutely *hate* when people don't listen to what I have to say, which happens pretty often, dont know if people are tired of hearing me talk so much or if they never bothered listening to begin with, but its annoys me so much when someone asks me a question I've already answered, or don't pay attention to a story I'm telling.

I'm the oldest of four, two little sisters and a little brother, they're energetic to say the least, but I enjoy being around high energy people, I grew up with it, so it's what I'm comfortable with. People who are monotone all the time freak me out.

Heres just some random stuff I didnt know how to fit into an actual paragraph.

My favorite colour is blue

I *love* going out and doing things

I'm a pretty ambitious person, just not when it comes to school (it shows)

I'm big into flower language, my favorite are forget me nots.

Sorry if this is worded poorly or I forgot anything, I don't use the ask box often, or ask for matchups😭

Matchup for Abby!

A3!: Juza Hyodo

It was pretty akwards when the two of you first met, the two of you were both silent just staring at each other, waiting for someone to talk first. Once that encounter was over with though, things: changed the more you got to know him and know the type of person he is. You broke out of your shy shell and became a social butterfly, unlike him who was still fairly silent but he made sure to listen to everything that you said to him. He's more of the listener type than the speaker type,

For your guys first date together, he planned to make dinner for the two of you but he lost track of time and before he knew it you were inside his house with a sweet smile on your face. The two of you then began to cook together sharing laughter and smiles, enjoying the moment together. He was embarrassed at first when losing track of time and ruining the surprise, but when seeing the look on your face at the sight of being able to help cook with him, he would do anything to see that look again.

When he found out about your wide span of knowledge of flowers, he made sure to buy you flowers every time the two of you went out. He expects you to tell him about the flowers and share whatever knowledge you have about them. After a while of dating, he knows almost everything about flowers and knows which one is the best to get for a certain situation and how to tell what type of flowers to get someone. All thanks to his great s/o.

Assasination Classroom: Karma Akabane

Teasing is something we all know Karma does, and it's something he's not going to stop doing. especially for someone he likes. You were used to his playing and teasing though since all of it was light hearted and wasn't anything too extreme. His teasing is usually done to see a smile on your face, which will then bring a simile onto his face knowing he was able to make you happy.

Long Walks through the park or anywhere for that matter are a must with Karma. He enjoys going on them to clear his mind and to just listen to the soft sounds of nature around him. His favorite is the beach and being able to feel the sand and being able to hear the soft sounds of waves in the background.

When Karma first met your siblings, it was a quick friendship between them all. He made sure to be able to connect with all of them in a certain way that would make them approve of him and it worked. He's now the fan favorite of your household and your siblings always wonder when he's going to be coming back so they could talk and hang out with him. Everytime he comes over, he makes sure to spend a little bit of time with your siblings and do whatever they are in the mood for.

Host Club: Honey - Senpai

When he first heard you play the guitar, he fell in love, needing to hear it all the time. Everytime that he comes over, expect to be asked to play for him. He thinks it's the most beautiful thing he's ever heard and loves how skilled you are at it. Tells Mori all about it the next day and explain every detail of the song and the way your fingers strummed the chords perfectly.

Bakery Dates are a must in this relationship, I mean it's Honey-senpai, what did you expect from him? You guys go to all sorts of bakeries together and try different types of treats and meals together enjoying every single one of them. His favorite are bakeries that only have cake, you gusy spend so much money there it's shocking that you're not banned from the amount of cake Honey eats.

[grand-line-library]

MASTERLIST: A3! Act! Addict! Actors!

SCENARIOS

KAZUNARI - "I just wanted to let you know that I think you're beautiful."

TSUZURU - "I love you."

BANRI - Noticing You

JUZA - "Wow, you look...amazing." "Can I kiss you?" "Is that my shirt?"

HEADCANONS

SUMMER TROUPE - Daydreaming & Dancing

MATCHUPS

BANRI - 1

KAZUNARI - 1

TSUZURU - 1 2 3

ITARU - 1

TAICHI - 1

SAKUYA - 1

TSUMUGI - 1 2

HISOKA - 1

JUZA - 1

TASUKU - 1

[weeb-polls-with-pip]

Autistic Anime Boys Round 1 Matchups!

Side A

L Lawliet (Death Note) VS Muichirou Tokito (Demon Slayer)

Gohan (Dragon Ball Z) VS Kiibo/K1-B0 Idabashi (Danganronpa)

Haruka Sakurai (Milgram) VS Seishirou Nagi (Blue Lock)

Satoru Gojou (Jujutsu Kaisen) VS Seto Kaiba (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Umetarou Nozaki (Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun) VS Tamaki Suoh (Ouran High School Host Club)

Gin Gagamaru (Blue Lock) VS Taisei Yoshida (Assassination Classroom)

Itona Horibe (Assassination Classroom) VS Souichi Tanuma (Those Snow White Notes)

Light Yagami (Death Note) VS Tenma Matsukaze (Inazuma Eleven)

Shouto Todoroki (My Hero Academia) VS Sunny (Omori)

Broly (Dragon Ball Super) VS Kaworu Nagisa (Neon Genesis Evangelion)

Yu Narukami/Souji Seta (Persona 4) VS Sechs (XBlaze)

Kiyotaka Ishimaru (Danganronpa) VS Kento Nanami (Jujutsu Kaisen)

Nate River/Near (Death Note) VS Kyouya Ootori (Ouran High School Host Club)

Mash Burnedead (Mashle: Magic and Muscles) VS Noiz (DRAMAtical Murder)

Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist) VS Kabuto Yakushi (Naruto)

Lan Wangji (Mo Dao Zu Shi) VS Rui Kamishiro (Project Sekai)

James (Pokémon) VS Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)

Yuusuke Kitagawa (Persona 5) VS Tsubasa Yuunagi (Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure)

Hitoshi-san (Nyan~ Neko Sugar Girls) VS Illumi Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter)

Mikazuki Augus (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans) VS Wakatoshi Ushijima (Haikyuu!!)

Homare Arisugawa (A3!) VS Kamille Bidan (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam)

Subaru Mikazuki (My Roommate is a Cat) VS Atsushi Murasakibara (Kuroko no Basket)

Tanaka (Tanaka-kun is Always Listless) VS Natural Harmonia Gropius (Pokémon)

Haru (Tsuritama) VS Giorno Giovanna (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure)

Floyd Leech (Twisted Wonderland) VS Laios Touden (Dungeon Meshi)

Touma Akechi (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.) VS Trafalgar D. Water Law (One Piece)

Lotte “Roy” Carmine (BlazBlue) VS Gon Freecss (Hunter x Hunter)

Nahoya “Smiley” Kawata (Tokyo Revengers) VS Senkuu Ishigami (Dr. Stone)

Ash Ketchum (Pokémon) VS Mafuyu Satou (Given)

Alhaitham (Genshin Impact) VS Shichirou Balam (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun)

Shintarou Kisaragi (Kagerou Project) VS Izuku Midoriya (My Hero Academia)

Toshinari Seki (Tonari no Seki-kun) VS Takashi Natsume (Natsume’s Book of Friends)

Side B

Haruka Nanase (Free!) VS Tsukasa Tenma (Project Sekai)

Takeo Gouda (My Love Story!!) VS Karna (Fate)

Shintarou Midorima (Kuroko no Basket) VS Kim Dokja (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint)

Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) VS Junpei Tenmyouji (Zero Escape)

Sig (Puyo Puyo) VS Kanata Shinkai (Ensemble Stars)

Kyoujurou Rengoku (Demon Slayer) VS Yugi Mutou (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Legoshi (Beastars) VS Gaien "Enkidu" Enkidou (Under Night In-birth)

Doppo Kunikida (Bungou Stray Dogs) VS Hiroshi Odokawa (Odd Taxi)

Kusuo Saiki (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.) VS Katsuya Serizawa (Mob Psycho 100)

Nagito Komaeda (Danganronpa) VS Haruhito Yano (Odd Taxi)

Yotasuke Takahashi (Blue Period) VS Manjirou "Mikey" Sano (Tokyo Revengers)

Kyouya Onodera (Talentless Nana) VS Misumi Ikaruga (A3!)

Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney) VS Shu Itsuki (Ensemble Stars)

Meguru Bachira (Blue Lock) VS Ren Mihashi (Big Windup!)

Ranpo Edogawa (Bungou Stray Dogs) VS Kaito (Vocaloid)

Zero (Puyo Puyo) VS Masayoshi Hazama (Samurai Flamenco)

Genos (One Punch Man) VS Jotaro Kujo (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)

Vivia Twilight (Master Detective Archives: Raincode) VS Sora Harukawa (Ensemble Stars)

Satori Tendou (Haikyuu!!) VS Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic X)

Houtarou Oreki (Hyouka) VS Kabane Kusaka (Kemono Jihen)

Ghiaccio (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) VS Tenya Iida (My Hero Academia)

Malleus Draconia (Twisted Wonderland) VS Tetsuya Kuroko (Kuroko no Basket)

Kensuke Aida (Neon Genesis Evangelion) VS Goku (Dragon Ball)

Shinichi Kudou/Conan Edogawa (Detective Conan) VS Toya Aoyagi (Project Sekai)

Rei Suwa (Buddy Daddies) VS Gin Ibushi (Your Turn to Die)

Jade Leech (Twisted Wonderland) VS Akihiko Sanada (Persona 3)

Xiao (Genshin Impact) VS Loid Forger (Spy x Family)

Souya "Angry" Kawata (Tokyo Revengers) VS Sabro Sabnock (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun)

Apollo Justice (Ace Attorney) VS Tobio Kageyama (Haikyuu!!)

Kurapika (Hunter x Hunter) VS Saitama (One Punch Man)

Sol Badguy (Guilty Gear) VS Langa Hasegawa (Sk8 the Infinity)

Subaru Natsuki (Re: Zero) VS Yusei Fudo (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds)

[musicfranchisetournament]

— music franchise tournament brackets !!

all matchups in plain text under the cut !! feel free to send in more propaganda via asks ^–^

polls will run for a week, once they end i'll reblog the poll with results and then update the bracket. i'll be altering through each bracket's polls every week ( ex. week one will be side a polls 1-8 and then week two will be side b polls 1-8, etc. )

tournament status - side c voting live !

side a :

round 1 - revue starlight VS. lolirock round 2 - d4dj VS. tsukipro round 3 - trolls VS confession executive committee round 4 - alien stage VS. hypnosis mic round 5 - evillious chronicles VS. b-project round 6 - obey me VS. project sekai round 7 - world dai star VS. tsukiuta round 8 - centaurworld VS. uma musume pretty derby

side b :

round 1 - bang dream VS. idolm@ster round 2 - ensemble stars VS. milgram round 3 - paradox live VS. charisma house round 4 - 18trip VS. bratz round 5 - a3 VS. royal scandal round 6 - kagerou project VS. steven universe round 7 - uta no prince-sama VS. love live round 8 - idolish7 VS. pitch perfect

side c :

round 1 - ensemble girls VS. jem and the holograms round 2 - aoppella VS. show by rock round 3 - actors songs connection VS. julie and the phantoms round 4 - mamma mia trilogy VS. mermaid melody pichi pichi pitch round 5 - blackstar theater starless VS. lemon squash score round 6 - break my case VS. hanadoll round 7 - heavenly helly VS. vs ambivalenz round 8 - wind boys VS. uniteup

side d :

round 1 - handead anthem VS. bakamatsu rock round 2 - dance with devils VS. tokyo 7th sisters round 3 - fabulous night VS. fragaria memories round 4 - dig rock VS. carnelian blood round 5 - dear vocalist VS. gray sheep round 6 - i*chu VS. purple hyacinth round 7 - jazz-on VS. visual prison round 8 - guitar hero VS. starmyu

[blond-jerk-tourney]

Brackets + Participants Masterlist

Have you ever thought who is the JERKIEST and MOST LOVEABLE MEAN BLOND ASSHOLE?? Well then this is the tournament for you!

read this if you're new

complete list under cut. the order of images does not reflect matchups.

Champagne Bracket (alphabetized by media)

Sakyo Furuichi from A3! Act! Addict! Actors! Kristoph Gavin from Ace Attorney Veruca Salt from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical) Clotted Cream Cookie from Cookie Run Yoshiki Kishinuma from Corpse Party Jiwoo from Dandelion - Wishes Brought To You - Byakuya Togami from Danganronpa Hiyoko Saionji from Danganronpa Eichi Tenshouin from Ensemble Stars Nazuna Nito from Ensemble Stars Karin Sauer from Fear and Hunger Rufus Shinra from Final Fantasy Zenos yae Galvus from Final Fantasy XIV Sharpay Evans from High School Musical Vace from I Was a Teenage Exocolonist Natsume Minami from Idolish7 Cindy from Kindergarten Felix from Kindergarten Larxene from Kingdom Hearts Kromer from Limbus Company Johnny Cage from Mortal Kombat Mikhael / THE MAVERICK from OMORI Ryuji Sakamoto from Persona 5 Bede from Pokémon Sword and Shield Oleana from Pokémon Sword and Shield Babette from Raggedy Ann and Andy A Musical Adventure Haley from Stardew Valley Joshua Kiryu from The World Ends With You Clownpiece from Touhou Project: Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom Vil Shoenheit from Twisted Wonderland Camus from Uta no Prince-sama Ryuji Goda from Yakuza Honey Bracket (alphabetized by media)

Andrew Minyard from All for the Game Mean Generic Golden Retriever from Anon Ask (link) War from Bonus Links AU by @bonus-links Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes Richard Lazarus from Doctor Who MacKenzie Hollister from Dork Diaries Ryusui Nanami from Dr. Stone The Blond "weird sister"/"bride of dracula" from Dracula Arte Ente Conchita from Evillious Chronicles Dave Strider from Homestuck Dirk Strider from Homestuck Trophy from Inanimate Insanity Emma Frost from Marvel Comics (usually X-men titles) Brittnay Matthews from Most Popular Girls in School Ambrosius Goldenloin from Nimona (comic) Danburite “Danny” Skinner the OC of @porcelain-animatronic Rose Thorburn Jr. from Pact (art by @wraith_ly on twitter) Brandish/Carol Dallon from Parahumans (art by @cpericardium Glory Girl/Victoria Dallon from Parahumans (art by @cpericardium) Goddess/Bianca from Parahumans (art by raikiri on reddit) Tattletale/Lisa Wilbourn from Parahumans (art by monkeyjay on reddit) Shaka from Saint Seiya  Thranduil from The Hobbit Achilles from The Illiad (art by ancient greek polychromatic pottery painter c. 300BC) Ianthe Tridentarius from The Locked Tomb (art by @starcanist) Dorian Gray from The Picture of Dorian Gray Adam Parrish from The Raven Cycle Rachel from Tower of God Arlo from Unordinary Mathis Quigley Sr. from Unsounded Benedict from Violet Evergarden Linton Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights

Platinum Bracket (alphabetized by media) Brad Morton from American Dragon: Jake Long Biff Tannen from the Back to the Future Trilogy Patriarchy!Ken from Barbie Howard Hamlin from Better Call Saul Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer  Johnny Lawrence from Cobra Kai/Karate Kid Daring Charming from Ever After High Ed Rooney from Ferris Bueller's Day Off Zap Brannigan from Futurama Joffrey from Game of Thrones Gideon from Gravity Falls Heather Chandler from Heathers Helga Pataki from Hey Arnold Simon from Infinity Train Dee Reynolds from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Cindy from Jimmy Neutron Ankh from Kamen Rider OOO Villanelle from Killing Eve Regina George from Mean Girls Arthur Pendragon from Merlin Skwisgaar Skwigelf from Metalocalypse Chloé Bourgeois from Miraculous Ladybug Steff McKee from Pretty in Pink Angelica Pickles from Rugrats Gunther and Tinka Hessenheffer from Shake It Up Prince Charming from Shrek Bartleby Montclair from Sonic Underground Illya Kuryakin from The Man From UNCLE (2015) Lyle Lanley from The Simpsons Tom "Iceman" Kazansky from Top Gun Julia from Total Drama / Total Takes Flash Thompson from Ultimate Spider-Man Strawberry Bracket (alphabetized by media) Lilith Bristol from Absolute Duo Rio from Assassination Classroom  Mello from Death Note Beelzebumon from Digimon Tamers Laxus Dreyar from Fairy Tail Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist Char Aznable from Gundam Kei Tsukishima from Haikyuu!! Shaiapouf from Hunter x Hunter Anzu Futaba from Idolm@ster: Cinderella Girls Dio Brando from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Isobe from Kamisama Kiss Nozomu Nanashima from Kiss Him Not Me Hanazawa Teruki from Mob Psycho 100  Katsuki Bakugo from My Hero Academia Neito Monoma from My Hero Academia Arcangelo Corelli from Neo Yokio Cavendish from One Piece Donquixote Doflamingo from One Piece Sanji from One Piece Panty Anarchy from Panty and Stocking Nanami Kiryuu from Revolutionary Girl Utena Jadeite from Sailor Moon Zoisite from Sailor Moon Akagi Ritsuko from Shin Seiki Evangelion Sofia from Space Dandy Kuusuke Saiki from The Disastrous Life of Saiki K Ryou Shirogane from Tokyo Mew Mew Sylvio Sawatari from Yugioh Arc V Malik/Marik Ishtar from Yugioh Duel Monsters  Mizael from Yugioh Zexal Yuri Plisetsky from Yuri on Ice The brackets are based on the type of media they are from. It isn't perfect but I think that is okay. I was thinking of posting all the initial matchups, but I've decided I don't want to change them as they are now and I also want them to be surprises.

[haikyuupaladin]

Congrats to the A3! Fans for winning the quarterfinals of @fictional-actors-bracket! It was a close one and an excellent fight on both sides!

To the Dungeons and Daddies fans, @arigatonamuse reached out to me with a very nice message earlier today that I’ve been asked to share:

“i just wanted to say that no matter who wins in the end, i (as the submitter of Juza) have loved seeing everything about Hermie through the entire bracket, you guys (the dndads fandom i mean) have been my favourite competitors, and if we are to lose, you guys are the ones i'd rather lose to

i really love the passion and dedication you have for Hermie, and i'm sure Juza would too

i saw you said you wished this was the finals matchup and i agree, plus the competition and push from both sides sure feels finals worthy haha

also i just wanna say that you guys' passion is contagious, so even though i am not into the podcast (as of now at least) i will be rooting for you guys in any future polls (including the actors one of you guys win)

also i'm just saying this because idk how to get to the fandom at large but if you can relay this message (no pressure) to more fans… well i just wanted to thank you all for making this competition so much fun and for being such good sports

i hope people on my side have been too”

We went back and forth a bit too hoping that Juza and Hermie would tie, and they mentioned that the A3! Fandom might be interested in an alliance in future polls. Meaning that if we alert A3! Fans of our future brackets they would support us and we would support them in future brackets if they alert us.

The Juza fans at the very least have been just as dedicated during this bracket as the dungeons and dads fans have been during ours so I just thought I’d throw that out there.

I know I will be voting for Juza for the rest of this bracket since I truly believe that the Juza fans have been dedicated enough to deserve my vote without being familiar with the media and I knew that whoever won this round would deserve to win the entire tournament in my opinion.

[adhdvsautismbracket]

ADHD/Autism Duos: Round 1, Side B

Matchup 11:

[dxntloseurhead]

pink and green bracket - part five

we’ve made it to the final part of the main bracket! the last sixteen duos will face off in this part before the big finale, where the winners of all five parts will be pit against each other to determine the ultimate pink and green duo!

remember the number one rule: please be respectful to me as the poll runner, as well as fellow voters.

part five is finished! keep an eye out for the finale on wednesday! the matchups for the fifth and final part are as follows:

ROUND ONE

left side:

cure star and cure milky (pretty cure) vs. cure miracle and cure felice (pretty cure)

yuyuko saigouji and youmu konpaku (touhou) vs. makina nakajima and reina prowler (macross)

miss piggy and kermit the frog (the muppets) vs. brittany and eleanor miller (alvin and the chipmunks)

glinda and elphaba (wicked) vs. katherine howard and anne boleyn (six the musical)

right side:

hoops and yoyo (hallmark cards) vs. shelly and eustace (moriah elizabeth)

nora valkyrie and lie ren (rwby) vs. saiki kusuo and aiura mikoto (the disastrous life of saiki k.)

muku sakisaka and yuki rurikawa (a3!) vs. ramuda amemura and dice arisugawa (hypnosis mic)

wanda fairywinkle and cosmo cosma (the fairly oddparents) vs. patrick star and sheldon j. plankton (spongebob squarepants)

ROUND TWO

left side:

cure star and cure milky (pretty cure) vs. yuyuko saigyouji and youmu konpaku (touhou)

miss piggy and kermit the frog (the muppets) vs. glinda and elphaba (wicked)

right side:

hoops and yoyo (hallmark cards) vs. saiki kusuo and aiura mikoto (the disastrous life of saiki k.)

muku sakisaka and yuki rurikawa (a3!) vs. wanda fairywinkle and cosmo cosma (the fairly oddparents)

ROUND THREE

left side:

yuyuko saigyouji and youmu konpaku (touhou) vs. miss piggy and kermit the frog (the muppets)

right side:

saiki kusuo and aiura mikoto (the disastrous life of saiki k.) vs. muku sakisaka and yuki rurikawa (a3!)

ROUND FOUR

yuyuko saigyouji and youmu konpaku (touhou) vs. muku sakisaka and yuki rurikawa (a3!)

[sergeifyodorov]

who's in a playoff spot?

as of October 15, 2022

Welcome back. The average team has played 2 games. If the playoffs started today, these would be the first-round matchups:

Eastern conference:

Bruins - Rangers (A1-WC2)

Maple Leafs - Canadiens (A2-A3)

Hurricanes - Islanders (M1-WC1)

Penguins - Devils (M2-M3)

Western conference:

Avalanche - Stars (C1-WC1)

Blues - Coyotes (C2-C3)

Golden Knights - Jets (P1-WC2)

Canucks - Flames (P2-P3)

I love small sample sizes. That Atlantic matchup looks fun, though.

[squimbusfrommypolls]

The bracket has been completed! Polls will start being posted Wednesday, March 29th, at 2pm cst!

The right half of the bracket will be posted Thursday, March 30th, at 2pm cst!

Each available poll is linked below along with the matchups!

The left side consists of

Randy Jade (Dialtown) vs Shuu Iwamine (Hatoful Boyfriend)

Ticket Jerry (Dialtown) vs Sawyer (Boyfriend Dungeon)

The Eastridge Demon (Dreams of an Insomniac) vs SCP-6059 (SCP Foundation)

Sen (Shoulder a Coffin Kuro) vs Sirius Gibson (Witch’s Heart)

Goobleck (Just Roll With It) vs Shinji Hibiki (UTAU)

Gin Ibushi (Your Turn To Die) vs Alastor (Viewtiful Joe)

Felix White (The Henry Stickmin Collection) vs Lightbulb (Inanimate Insanity)

Denizen Hardwick (Knights of the Borrowed Dark) vs Tomix Danao (Dragonfable)

Goo (Inanimate Insanity) vs Survivor (Rain world)

Pleading Child (Sky: Children of Light) vs Sydney Sargent (Camp Here and There)

Dj Yellow (Rhythm Heaven Ds) vs Biddybud (Super Mario)

Victim (Animation vs Animator) vs WX-78 (Don’t Starve)

Stomp Farmer (Rhythm Heaven Ds) vs Zonic the Zone Cop (Sonic Archie Comics)

2BDamned (Madness Combat) vs Purple (Animation vs Minecraft)

Elliot Schafer (In Other Lands) vs Goldia die Heilige (Pocket Mirror)

Jeff (Clarence) vs The Shapes (Mr Maker)

The right side consists of

Usaida Yoshihito (Gakkuen Babysitters) vs Fuu Hououji (Magic Knights Rayeart)

Gal (Ordem Paranormal) vs Michelle (HaSodot (The Secrets))

Lumi (Cats are Liquid) vs Jack Kennedy (Dayshift at Freddy’s)

Fitz Vacker (Keeper of the Lost Cities) vs Holly Short (Artemis Fowl)

David St Hubbins (This is Spinal Tap) vs Oedipus (The Mechanisms Ulysses)

Gordon Porlock (Red Valley) vs David Ward (I Am In Eskew)

Joe “Mama” Besser (This is Spinal Tap) vs Blogbot (The Mechanisms)

Citron (A3!) vs Caspar (Midnight Burger)

Rosemaster (Cucumber Quest) vs Daemon (Reboot!)

Oliver (Purrgatory) vs Trouble0 (REDACTED Smp)

Vespa Illkay (The Penumbra Podcast) vs Jamiejoan (Dominion Smp)

Lily (Lilys Well) vs Cavum (Moleman Arg)

Kanatsune Ame (Entropic Float) vs Peter Kennedy (Dayshift at Freddy’s)

Crawford Tillinghast (From Beyond) vs Alfred Montbank (Death Gate Cycle)

William Murderface (Metalocalypse) vs Murderbot (Murderbot Diaries)

Asuka Toyama (Bang Dream Girls Band Party) vs Reinhard von Lohengramm (Legend of the Galactic Heroes)

[grand-line-library]

MASTERLIST: Fandoms

(in alphabetical order)

A3!

The Arcana

Game of Thrones

Monster Prom

One Piece

[super-shapeshifter-showdown]

ROUND 1 POLLS AND BRACKETS MASTERLIST

Written version of matchups below, along with links to each poll

Fandom- Character(s)

A BLOCK

A1. MCU- Loki VS Marvel comics- Loki

A2. Norse Mythology- Loki VS Celtic Mythology- Selkies

A3. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard- Alex Fierro VS Heroes of Olympus- Frank Zhang

A4. Lego Monkie Kid- Sun Wukong VS Journey to the West- Sun Wukong

A5. Ninjago- Mystaké VS Lovecraft mythos/Call of Cthulhu-Nyarlathotep

A6. Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves- Doric VS Critical Role- Yu Suffiad

A7. Sanders Sides- Janus Sanders VS Welcome to Demon School Iruma-Kun- Alikred

A8. The Thing (1982)- The Thing VS Skullgirls- Double

B BLOCK

B1. DC- Martian Manhunter VS XMen- Mystique

B2. Star Trek Deep Space 9- Odo VS Transformers- Starscream

B3. My Hero Academia- Himiko Toga VS Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure- Mikitaka Hazekura

B4. Fullmetal Alchemist- Envy VS Ranma 1/2- Ranma

B5. The Shapeshifting Detective- “Sam” VS Val & Isaac- Space Dread

B6. El Goonish Shive- Grace Sciuridae VS The Shapeshifter- Dax Jones

B7. Animorphs- Tobias VS Sky High- Magenta

B8. Star Twinkle Precure- Yuni VS Howl’s Moving Castle- Howl Pendragon

C BLOCK

C1. The Owl House- Vee VS Gravity Falls- Experiment #210

C2. Steven Universe- Amethyst VS She-Ra - Double Trouble

C3. Danny Phantom- Bertrand VS Fairy Odd Parents- Wanda and Cosmo

C4. Ben 10- Ben Tennyson VS Teen Titans- Beast Boy

C5. Adventure Time- Jake the Dog VS Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared- Stain Edwards the Forever Boy

C6. Encanto- Camilo Madrigal VS Aladdin- Genie

C7. Wild Kratts- Martin and Chris Kratt VS Odd Squad- The Shapeshifter

C8. Blaze and the Monster Machines- Blaze VS My Little Pony- Queen Chrysalis

D BLOCK

D1. Super Paper Mario- Mimi VS Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door- Dooplis

D2. Sonic the Hedgehog- Mimic the Octopus VS Kirby- Kirby

D3. Deltarune- Jevil VS Undertale- Mettaton

D4. Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess- Link VS Final Fantasy 7- Vincent Valentine

D5. Pokémon- Ditto VS Splatoon- Inkling

D6. Ace Attorney- Maya Fey VS CPU Kerfuffle- Larry the Florida Man

D7. Pizza Tower- Fake Peppino! VS A Hat in Time- Shapeshifter

D8. Half Life but the AI is Self Aware- Benrey VS Prototype (2009)- Alex Mercer

[weeb-polls-with-pip]

Autistic Anime Boys Round 2 Matchups!

Side A

L Lawliet (Death Note) VS Gohan (Dragon Ball Z)

Haruka Sakurai (MILGRAM) VS Seto Kaiba (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Umetarou Nozaki (Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun) VS Taisei Yoshida (Assassination Classroom)

Itona Horibe (Assassination Classroom) VS Light Yagami (Death Note)

Sunny (Omori) VS Kaworu Nagisa (Neon Genesis Evangelion)

Yu Narukami/Souji Seta (Persona 4) VS Kiyotaka Ishimaru (Danganronpa)

Near/Nate River (Death Note) VS Mash Burnedead (Mashle: Magic and Muscles)

Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist) VS Rui Kamishiro (Project Sekai)

Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) VS Yuusuke Kitagawa (Persona 5)

Hitoshi-san (Nyan~ Neko Sugar Girls) VS Wakatoshi Ushijima (Haikyuu!!)

Kamille Bidan (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam) VS Subaru Mikazuki (My Roommate is a Cat)

Natural Harmonia Gropius (Pokémon) VS Giorno Giovanna (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure)

Laios Touden (Dungeon Meshi) VS Touma Akechi (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.)

Gon Freecss (Hunter x Hunter) VS Senkuu Ishigami (Dr. Stone)

Ash Ketchum (Pokémon) VS Shichirou Balam (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun)

Shintarou Kisaragi (Kagerou Project) VS Takashi Natsume (Natsume’s Book of Friends)

Side B

Haruka Nanase (Free!) VS Takeo Gouda (My Love Story!)

Kim Dokja (Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint) VS Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)

Sig (Puyo Puyo) VS Yugi Mutou (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Legoshi (Beastars) VS Doppo Kunikida (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Kusuo Saiki (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.) VS Nagito Komaeda (Danganronpa)

Yotasuke Takahashi (Blue Period) VS Misumi Ikaruga (A3!)

Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney) VS Ren Mihashi (Big Windup!)

Ranpo Edogawa (Bungou Stray Dogs) VS Masayoshi Hazama (Samurai Flamenco)

Jotaro Kujo (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure) VS Sora Harukawa (Ensemble Stars)

Miles “Tails” Prower (Sonic X) VS Kabane Kusaka (Kemono Jihen)

Tenya Iida (My Hero Academia) VS Tetsuya Kuroko (Kuroko no Basket)

Goku (Dragon Ball) VS Shinichi Kudou/Conan Edogawa (Detective Conan)

Gin Ibushi (Your Turn to Die) VS Akihiko Sanada (Persona 3)

Loid Forger (Spy x Family) VS Sabro Sabnock (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun)

Apollo Justice (Ace Attorney) VS Saitama (One Punch Man)

Langa Hasegawa (Sk8 the Infinity) VS Yusei Fudo (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds)

[fictional-actors-bracket]

Matchups round 3

Polls release 22nd of December at 5pm GMT

Lito Rodriguez, Sense8 vs Aijou Karen, Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight

Nick Bottom, A Midsummer Night's Dream vs Admiring Actor, Sky: Children of the Light

Muppets, THE MUPPETS vs Hermie the Unworthy, Dungeons and Daddies

Barbie Roberts, Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale vs Juza Hyodo, A3!

Misa Amane, Death Note vs Daiba Nana, Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight

Shadow Girls (A-ko and B-ko), Revolutionary Girl Utena vs Akari Yukimura, Assassination Classroom

Tsukasa Tenma, Project Sekai vs Tendou Maya, Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight

Sophie Devereaux, Leverage vs Mettaton, Undertale

[mspaintmankai]

Some of my favorite matchups from Round 1 of the A3! Play-offs