 Fantasy Anime League (FAL) is like Fantasy Sports with an anime twist. Players form their own "team" of anime from the Summer 2023 season, which collect points according to criteria like: # of users watching, # of users discussing, etc. You don't even need to watch the anime you've chosen! Compete against your friends and other community members to see who has the best prediction power (or luck!) to come out on top.
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Changes since Spring 2023
Please spread the word of FAL and get your friends to join! If the game continues to grow, we can devote more resources to making it better and better. Also, let me know: What do you think about the idea of increasing the number of swaps? 👀 |
KinetaJun 11, 2023 8:01 PM
| Dark mode doesn't seem to work on FAL so you get a flashbang :/ For anyone interested, I set my dark mode extension to darken the Fantasy Anime League (and also the MALxJapan pages) so you can check on the rankings without being blinded every time: Chrome Store page MAL page  |
| Does this mean FAL will be seasonal from now on? |
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| I don't think that The iDOLM@STER Million Live! should be included in the list. As it is actually Fall 2023 anime, not the summer one. The airing date, August 18, stated on FAL is the theatrical pre-screening date. The series had a three-part theatrical pre-screening in Japan starting on August 18th, 2023. The regular broadcast began in October 2023. btw, what about the Stack Challenges? Last year we had stack challenges in July after the March 2022 FAL finished, but this year we got another FAL instead. |
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Kineta said: Also, let me know: What do you think about the idea of increasing the number of swaps? 👀 Would be nice, but shouldn't be for free. Some FALers have been talking about if that were to happen, it would be nice to change the swap system to something like this: 1st swap for 1k pts, 2nd swap for 2k pts, 3rd swap for 4k pts, and so on. Starts cheap, and more you plan to swap, the more it costs ^^ |
| Increasing the number of swaps would definitely be great since it allows for more action throughout the whole season. Making them cost points is also an interesting idea (but maybe only for the additional ones like the 5th, 6th, etc.) I also wonder whether it would be a good idea to change the aces so they would add not a fixed number of points, but a certain percentage of the weekly points of the aced anime, but this certainly needs be tested. |
WonderkidneyJun 12, 2023 4:43 AM
| Damn, what a beautiful badge, love it. |
| A pleasant surprise. I didn't expect a new FAL season to make it this soon. Thank you staff for making this possible! When it comes to swaps, I think the most balanced way to handle it is that we keep the first 4x swaps for free. Additional swaps will cost quite a bit and even more the more you swap. I'm thinking of more than 5k points cost considering that we have Extra Swap as a Wild Card. Speaking of wild cards, I would also love some more spicy wild cards. |
| Masamune-kun And Rent-a-girlfriend are both popular hot trash at the top. Sigh Potential Black horse: --Dark Gathering (OLM) Manga score: 7.55//Member ~4000 --Shiro Seijo to Kuro Bokushi (Doga Kobo) Manga score: 7.61//Member ~4000 --AI no Idenshi (Madhouse) --Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (2023) Of course, the actual one that deserves to be at the top is the one and only Vending machine Kun |
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| Thank you for expanding FAL to all seasons, it had always puzzled me why there were only two FAL, which were Spring and Fall. I salute your efforts to improve and add additional seasons, but this time I am concerned that you will be even more burdened. Anyway, thanks for listening to our feedback, and remember to don't overwork yourselves. |
| Remember what Master Oogway told us: Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present. |
| So we're doing this every season now? Great. I suppose I'll go with Dark Gathering, Zom100, and a few others. |
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| Let's go! My first time joining the battle! It seems like an interesting game! May the best one wins guys. ^^ |
| It's my first time playing this thing i'm nervous >~< |
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| So wouldn't picking the ones with most members be the default strat? How would picking titles with lower overall interest/members be viable? |
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hich4n_ said: This may be the obvious strat, but FAL pretty much never plays out this way. It's because once things start airing, some anime can blow up and others can do the opposite. I think Tengoku Daimakyou from this season didn't have too many members at the start but it's at the top of this FAL season. So just go with your gut I'd say. Also, often sequels fall behind probably because it's more work to pick them up. So wouldn't picking the ones with most members be the default strat? How would picking titles with lower overall interest/members be viable? |
Emasa said: hich4n_ said: This may be the obvious strat, but FAL pretty much never plays out this way. It's because once things start airing, some anime can blow up and others can do the opposite. I think Tengoku Daimakyou from this season didn't have too many members at the start but it's at the top of this FAL season. So just go with your gut I'd say. Also, often sequels fall behind probably because it's more work to pick them up. So wouldn't picking the ones with most members be the default strat? How would picking titles with lower overall interest/members be viable? Hm, yeah you do raise some good points, thanks :) |
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| First time playing! Hope my luck helps. |
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Kays90 said: Ri-KoRin said: Masamune-kun And Rent-a-girlfriend are both popular hot trash at the top. Sigh Potential Black horse: --Dark Gathering (OLM) Manga score: 7.55//Member ~4000 --Shiro Seijo to Kuro Bokushi (Doga Kobo) Manga score: 7.61//Member ~4000 --AI no Idenshi (Madhouse) --Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (2023) Of course, the actual one that deserves to be at the top is the one and only Vending machine Kun Masamune & Rent will be top 5 for sure. Their fanbase is so massive that they wouldn't budge. They are a safe bet for almost everyone. There are some shows that are capable of getting first place (none of those are sequels or side story one). I'm betting on Romance, Echchhi genre to rock this time again. Zom100 and Megane wo Wasureta are definitely must haves. And potential contender for the summer season's top point earner as well. I probably won't even bench Bungou Stray Dogs, its last season's (forth) stat barely qualify for this season's fifth position. And it will likely be even worse this season...but I might be wrong, idk |
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Ri-KoRin said: Zom100 and Masamune-kun no Revenge R I think are probably the safe bets. Rent a girlfriend is probably a trap like Tonikaku Kawaii for me last season. I would not touch bungou at all as well.Kays90 said: Masamune & Rent will be top 5 for sure. Their fanbase is so massive that they wouldn't budge. They are a safe bet for almost everyone. There are some shows that are capable of getting first place (none of those are sequels or side story one). I'm betting on Romance, Echchhi genre to rock this time again. Zom100 and Megane wo Wasureta are definitely must haves. And potential contender for the summer season's top point earner as well. I probably won't even bench Bungou Stray Dogs, its last season's (forth) stat barely qualify for this season's fifth position. And it will likely be even worse this season...but I might be wrong, idk |
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hich4n_ said: Did not work out very well form me. This season just for example I took Tonikaku Kawaii 2nd, which had the most members sits about 8th right now.So wouldn't picking the ones with most members be the default strat? How would picking titles with lower overall interest/members be viable? Ousama Ranking: Yuuki no Takarabako was like top 4 mems for regular picks now sits r19. Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni. 2 was close to the top also r23. I am thinking of avoiding sequels as much as I can as they seem to do really poorly vs what the early member count will logically tell you at a glance. |
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Zoopiez said: hich4n_ said: Did not work out very well form me. This season just for example I took Tonikaku Kawaii 2nd, which had the most members sits about 8th right now.So wouldn't picking the ones with most members be the default strat? How would picking titles with lower overall interest/members be viable? Ousama Ranking: Yuuki no Takarabako was like top 4 mems for regular picks now sits r19. Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni. 2 was close to the top also r23. I am thinking of avoiding sequels as much as I can as they seem to do really poorly vs what the early member count will logically tell you at a glance. Interesting insight, kinda crazy to think shows can be so high at first then drop so hard. Went with some sequels myself this time, hopefully nothing too bad, haha. Although it's my first time participating so it'll be a learning lesson I guess. |
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Zoopiez said: The member count might have been high for the sequel because the prequel has been out for a while and/or the anime was popular. But yea members adding an anime doesn't automatically mean they're going to watch said anime. xd That I learned more this FAL... hich4n_ said: Did not work out very well form me. This season just for example I took Tonikaku Kawaii 2nd, which had the most members sits about 8th right now.So wouldn't picking the ones with most members be the default strat? How would picking titles with lower overall interest/members be viable? Ousama Ranking: Yuuki no Takarabako was like top 4 mems for regular picks now sits r19. Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni. 2 was close to the top also r23. I am thinking of avoiding sequels as much as I can as they seem to do really poorly vs what the early member count will logically tell you at a glance. I knew not to choose Ousama Ranking for this FAL because it was more of a side story than a direct sequel. I think what content is being shown also matters. It also only has 10 episodes compared to the typical 11-12 so that might play into the scoring. Hoping I do better this season; I keep getting worse. x-x Good luck to everyone joining. |
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| This summer badge is looking lit. |
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| FAL back to back!! Let's go... |
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| Ah ha, because im totally dense I looked up and down article wondering how to apply. Of course it was the make team msg but I would of shaved 30 secs off my day had it said click here ;P |
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| I always feel so guilty in FAL if I use season 2 of shows. It feels like a cop-out. Personally I'm most excited for - AI no Idenshi because of the studio and director - ZOM 100 because of the unique visual style - Synduality: Noir because of the art style and director and for the dark horse - Dark Gathering because of the unique visual presentation and premise |
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MistyBlue said: Same did worse this season also. Putting a little more effort this time versus the last 2 seasons I participated. I kind of just randomly picked stuff, before for the most part so I hope I improve this time. Ganbare !Zoopiez said: The member count might have been high for the sequel because the prequel has been out for a while and/or the anime was popular. But yea members adding an anime doesn't automatically mean they're going to watch said anime. xd That I learned more this FAL... Did not work out very well form me. This season just for example I took Tonikaku Kawaii 2nd, which had the most members sits about 8th right now. Ousama Ranking: Yuuki no Takarabako was like top 4 mems for regular picks now sits r19. Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni. 2 was close to the top also r23. I am thinking of avoiding sequels as much as I can as they seem to do really poorly vs what the early member count will logically tell you at a glance. I knew not to choose Ousama Ranking for this FAL because it was more of a side story than a direct sequel. I think what content is being shown also matters. It also only has 10 episodes compared to the typical 11-12 so that might play into the scoring. Hoping I do better this season; I keep getting worse. x-x Good luck to everyone joining. |
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| I am super excited for Summer FAL. I hope everything goes well. I think the decision to have the cap be at 75,000 watching and there being no restricted anime was appropriate for this season. Swaps are really powerful in Fal, and I am not sure how I would feel about getting more swaps unless other things were changed. If we got an extra swap I would kind of like it if the wildcard swap was removed and maybe even different wildcards being introduced that will be used more. Having an additional extra swap feels like it would make things too easy, imo. One idea I heard that sounded cool of was having swaps cost points that exponentially go up. In that scenario there would be unlimited swaps but once you get past 4-5 swaps the cost of makes you really consider if it's worth swapping. That would also make the fight for last place a little more wild, haha. |
caitseyowoJun 20, 2023 12:14 PM
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| @Shishio-kun, it works for me but I've always used a dark mode add-on on my browser for all websites .. |
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| Doesn't this just encourage users to bot the statistics? |
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| This is hard, there aren't even 8 interesting animes airing next season. |
| Cucumber ice cream is the best! |
| Finally a FAL event for Summer. The profile badge looks very nice, probably my favorite so far and it's the main reason I will participate again |
 MAL is the perfect place to shit talk about people's opinions. |
| Got my team ready! |
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| https://fal.myanimelist.net/summer_2023 or hover your mouse over Anime (Top left of the page) --> Fantasy Anime League. |
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