| Registration is now closed! A big thanks to everyone who registered for FAL Fall 2016! This season has a total of 450 (w3w) teams. We're happy that so many people are interested in FAL and hope everyone has lots of fun~ Good luck everyone, and may the best team win! Listed below are the initial teams for this season. Please note that we won't edit this list as the season progresses. Instead, you'll find a detailed overview of your team's status for every week later in the FAL club forum. Make sure to join and frequently check the FAL club for the newest information. Please follow the link below to see if your team is correct. The titles are sorted alphabetically (order doesn't matter). Make sure that your active team and bench are correctly separated. If you spot a mistake, please report it by sending a PM to FALbot before October 6th, 23:59 UTC. We will only accept corrections if your team is different from the one you sent us. You can't swap titles if you changed your mind (not even between active team and bench). Click here to check your teams! Team Stats: Feel free to use this thread to discuss your team choices and speculate! |
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| With 450 total teams this season, that means that the threshold for receiving the 2x watching+completed bonus on any given week will be 14 (the math being 450*0.03 = 13.5, rounded up to 14). If it's on 15 or more active teams that week, no bonus points. Pick and time your swaps carefully, players! |
| Hmm looks like I might have rather more competition for last place this time than last. Quite a few people with 5 series that I reckon will be low scorers on their teams (some of which are starting with 4 on their team already), and one with 6. As opposed to last time where there were only 2 with 5, one of whom had two huge scorers in their team to start with and never switched anything, and noone with 6. |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
kuuderes_shadow said: Hmm looks like I might have rather more competition for last place this time than last. You are again aiming for that? xD Would check your team right now, but the server seems to be dead. Nvm, saw it now. Haha, nice. |
SorarinOct 2, 2016 12:52 PM
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| I'm surprised I have a unique team. Not having Occultic;Nine on my team for week 1 is a risk, but I did that on purpose. Let's see if my plan ends up working though... @kuuderes_shadow Are we going to be seeing some of your great user FAL stats soon? |
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| deciding on a team was really difficult this time, let's see if it will work out for me. good luck to everyone~ |
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| @Naruleach - not much interesting happening on the user participation front this time other than the stuff I already posted. How about this one, though: Both Occultic;Nine and Drifters are on more teams (both in total and in starting) than any other series in FAL history. Other >300s (in total team count): Shokugeki no Souma - 325 (Spring 2015) Amagi Brilliant Park - 311 (Fall 2014) Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei - 308 (Spring 2014) Owari no Seraph - 301 (Spring 2015) It's worth noting that NONE of these series ended up being the top scoring series for the season. Mahouka is the only one that came second, but it was also the most distant second placed series in FAL history. |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
| I'm somewhat surprised about all the picks for Euphonium |
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| As a first timer in FAL wasn't sure what a decent team would be so just went with the series I am most likely not to put in the trashcan this season xD Hope I do well. Btw may someone give me an example of when is a "right" time to swap/what should I take in consideration when swapping a series? @Naruleach you never know. It's A-1, they might fail big time (yet again) which will result in more users dropping the series. |
| Euphonium would be a good choice for when scores are counted. Still I didn't pick it. I'm rather surprised with Trickster. |
Sorarin said: kuuderes_shadow said: Hmm looks like I might have rather more competition for last place this time than last. You are again aiming for that? xD Yeah, I screwed up massively last time with my actions during the season, and want to do better this time around. |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
| Seeing Hibiki! in the top 3 picked anime is a little surprising.. and a bit concerning because I don't have it on my team. Picking a team for this season was really difficult imo, so I have no idea what to expect. Should be an interesting season. |
| Looks like I have an Unique team! :O Looks like I'm one of the very few who went to the trouble of picking some less popular titles like Okusama ga Seitokaichou, Flip Flappers and Girlish number!! (though 2 of them are bench) I'm screwed! ;_; |
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silverwalls said: deciding on a team was really difficult this time, let's see if it will work out for me. good luck to everyone~ wth you have the same active team as mine. That means i'll either score higher than last season or that you'll score lower than last seaason RihanM said: I'm somewhat surprised about all the picks for Euphonium ikr? lst season i was screwed by picking 2 sequels, so i tried to stay way from sequels this time. hope i'm not wrong |
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| oh wow this is the most teams I have seen for Fal |
| So surprised to see Natsume on so many teams. It's like the fifth season and 4 years ago about 50k people were watching it at the end of the season. Hibike did not perfom great as well not being in the top 10 at the end. Gonna be interesting to see my all-in pick. Got the exact same team as last FAL's winner so there's that. Fun ! |
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| Hibike! S2 getting picked a lot has to do with how hyped it is from its fanbase. I'm expecting 3-gatsu no Lion to rise in popularity from the next week(have it benched atm). My expections for top 5 series at the end of the season goes as follows: 1. Drifters 2. Occultic;Nine 3. Keijo!!!!!!!! 4. 3-gatsu no Lion 5. Hibike! Euphonium 2 |
| I think Yuri!!! on Ice is going to be this season's dark horse. The staff working on it is quite the dream team after all. |
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Z-Dante said: Looks like I have an Unique team! :O Looks like I'm one of the very few who went to the trouble of picking some less popular titles like Okusama ga Seitokaichou, Flip Flappers and Girlish number!! (though 2 of them are bench) I'm screwed! ;_; A unique team won in Fall 2012 and then again Fall 2014, so we should be due one to win this time as well, right? And perhaps it could be you? Or then again perhaps not. 161 said: It's like the fifth season and 4 years ago about 50k people were watching it at the end of the season. People putting it in their teams for the score weeks - look at the scores of the previous parts of the series, and remember that MAL's system skews scores of later seasons upwards. On weeks 10 and 14 the watch count doesn't really matter much (although for week 14 a low watch count would also reduce the fav count), and there's a lot of points up for grabs on those weeks. |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
Naruleach said: I think Yuri!!! on Ice is going to be this season's dark horse. The staff working on it is quite the dream team after all. I would have put Yuri on Ice in as well, but for some reason I just felt like it won't reach top 5 most popular in the end. Time will tell I guess. 161 said: So surprised to see Natsume on so many teams. It's like the fifth season and 4 years ago about 50k people were watching it at the end of the season. Hibike did not perfom great as well not being in the top 10 at the end. Gonna be interesting to see my all-in pick. Got the exact same team as last FAL's winner so there's that. Fun ! To be fair, Hibike! S1 had a lot of competition on its season(plus not well known at the time as well). |
| I decided it would be more fun if I knew nothing about what anime I was choosing and picked randomly xD lets see how it goes (probably not very well!) |
Samii said: I considered Trickster on PTW numbers alone, and I'm sure that's why so many picked it, but I doubt it'll go far, same for Nanbaka. Euphonium would be a good choice for when scores are counted. Still I didn't pick it. I'm rather surprised with Trickster. But I picked Keijo being just as insecure about it. There's not many clear winners here aside from Drifters and Occultic;Nine, everything else is on the same level, it's going to be interesting. Hopefully I remember to check things more this time so I don't lose points by not swapping at the right time and whatnot. |
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kuuderes_shadow said: People putting it in their teams for the score weeks - look at the scores of the previous parts of the series, and remember that MAL's system skews scores of later seasons upwards. On weeks 10 and 14 the watch count doesn't really matter much (although for week 14 a low watch count would also reduce the fav count), and there's a lot of points up for grabs on those weeks. Heartman said: Sequels like Natsume or Hibike are almost guaranteed high scores, low drop rates, and a decent amount of favourites which make them perfect for the later weeks when those factors matter more than #watching. Heartman said: To be fair, Hibike! S1 had a lot of competition on its season(plus not well known at the time as well). I think ultimately this is true, but it means that you use 1 or 2 spots on your team (most often one on your bench) and use them to put them in at 2 occasions. If you put them in Week 10 you will want to use a Wildcard because in Week 11 points would go downhill with the watcher count. And looking at the shows airing this season I thought that the points I could potentially get with one risky pick more on my team will outweigh the advantage the high score and low drop rate brings. If that made any sense at all |
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Naruleach said: I wouldn't say that tbh. It's figureskating. Most people will stay away from it, and even I'm not interested in even watching it due to skating—which I have no interest in as a sport. Not to mention it's all guys.I think Yuri!!! on Ice is going to be this season's dark horse. The staff working on it is quite the dream team after all. |
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| Welp, starting with odd teams are where this is all about.. :v And I think I got a pretty good unique team. Except for 1/2 titles.. I think the new Mahou Shoujo animu will be pretty great for this season :3 And idk about drifters... To me, it looks like it might end in disappointment aka trainwreck! So decided to stay away from it :P |
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| Should've probably added 3-gatsu to my bench, damn. Either Trickster or Shuumatsu has a chance of surprising us and being really good (or really bad) since they're originals, and MahoIku has that "shock factor" of MM that could reel in more people to watch it in the later weeks. The sequels and adaptations of popular source materials are more of a safe bet for me (I don't know if this is strategically smart since I'm new though). Good luck everyone! |
| If Occult and Drifters had been blacklisted as well (not to say they should have been) this would have been a super interesting season. Almost always I'm not very confident in my choices and I always like to have one "who knows" series that might do awesome or might flop. This time, I'm not confident in more than half my team—which means I spent entirely too much time agonising over it and the outcome will be interesting to see. May also be that most casual users will get more homework done this semester and none of the series will really take off. |
| All seven of my series in the top ten chosen, but only share my team with one other? Interesting. I only share my starting five with two others. Should be a fun season. |
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| Hey @Stark700, we're bros this season, good luck! All that matters is that I beat @AlexTheRiot, but we ended picking the same seven series... so our entire battle boils down to how Trickster and Nanbaka do this week lol. |
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Kineta said: Time for you to loseIf Occult and Drifters had been blacklisted as well (not to say they should have been) this would have been a super interesting season. Almost always I'm not very confident in my choices and I always like to have one "who knows" series that might do awesome or might flop. This time, I'm not confident in more than half my team—which means I spent entirely too much time agonising over it and the outcome will be interesting to see. May also be that most casual users will get more homework done this semester and none of the series will really take off. |
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| Didn't think that many would have Keijo in active team. I mean it will just about PLOT you know. I'm not that confidence to have it in the first week. |
 Kickstarter for Rokujouma is fully funded. Good work everyone. Lets wait for the result of our hard work together. |
| Not expecting to do well this season. Too hard to pick, so picked which shows I would like, which never turns out well. Hopefully I finish top 100. |
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Should be fun then. Regarding the teams, I'm sure a lot of people will switch out Keijo!!!!!!!! eventually. Btw, there is no reason to choose Luger Code 1951. I am pretty sure it's a TV special rather than a full series. |
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| I regret picking Euphonium. -_- |
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NeoAnkara said: The initial buzz about it will be beneficial for the Watching and Forum Discussions. When the Score and Dropped numbers factor in, it would be safe to swap it out. At least that's my reasoning. That is, if my bench will take off as well.Didn't think that many would have Keijo in active team. I mean it will just about PLOT you know. I'm not that confidence to have it in the first week. |
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xspookydarknessx said: Get wrecked son. Trickster bout to flop hard. And for the record I'd picked Shuumatsu before it aired ;)All that matters is that I beat @AlexTheRiot, but we ended picking the same seven series... so our entire battle boils down to how Trickster and Nanbaka do this week lol. |
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| I took only two hours to do my picks the last day so I'm probably going to lose badly this time. ^^ I didn't know what to take for my seventh pick, I went with Shuumatsu but I could also have taken one of these : 15 - Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru: 60 (34) 16 - Luger Code 1951: 45 (26) 17 - Fune wo Amu: 40 (16) 18 - Brave Witches: 39 (18) 19 - Watashi ga Motete Dousunda: 39 (17) 20 - Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari: 37 (17) |
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Heartman said: Paulo27 said: I considered Trickster on PTW numbers alone, and I'm sure that's why so many picked it, but I doubt it'll go far, same for Nanbaka. But I picked Keijo being just as insecure about it. There's not many clear winners here aside from Drifters and Occultic;Nine, everything else is on the same level, it's going to be interesting. Hopefully I remember to check things more this time so I don't lose points by not swapping at the right time and whatnot. I expect Keijo to be very popular early on but slowly fade as the season progresses. Trickster is the pick that I'm the least confident in but I found many of the alternatives just as unreliable (Nanbaka, Yuri on Ice, etc.). At least Trickster starts earlier than the rest of them which may give it a slight boost for week 1. The reason I didn't pick Trickster is because I assumed it would be dropped by a lot of people. Also, Keijo seemed like it would get lots of discussion points thus my reason for choosing it (though I'm also insecure about it). |
| Wow.....I actually shared the same active team with 2 other people......... Here I was gunning for unique team zzz. Gotta sink to the bottom this FAL. |
| 「友達なんていない。人はすぐに裏切るし、学校っていうのは誰かを標的にしないとやってられない馬鹿共の集 まり。ままごとみたいな役決めて、仲のいいふりして都合が悪くなったら知らんぷり。そんな奴らと仲良くした いとか全然思わない。」 |
NeoAnkara said: Didn't think that many would have Keijo in active team. I mean it will just about PLOT you know. I'm not that confidence to have it in the first week. Yeah and it's pretty risky because no one really knows if it will be censored or not. Therefore I put it on my bench. But this time around we don't have a battle harem, so I thought maybe those guys will watch Keijo. |
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| More than half of the field picked Keijo? Damn. I don't ever remember a super ecchi series like this one finishing highly in FAL. I left it off of my team because of that. Hopefully, it wasn't a mistake. |
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Sorarin said: NeoAnkara said: Didn't think that many would have Keijo in active team. I mean it will just about PLOT you know. I'm not that confidence to have it in the first week. Yeah and it's pretty risky because no one really knows if it will be censored or not. Therefore I put it on my bench. But this time around we don't have a battle harem, so I thought maybe those guys will watch Keijo. There really isn't much of an overlap in the fandoms, even though there are a very few series that successfully appeal to both groups. People who watch battle harems are people who want to watch battle harems. Not those who want to watch boob-filled sports with no harem or battle in sight. |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
| Unique team, (which is my only goal with these things) and only 3 people picked AotS Takkyuu Musume, awesome |
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