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Entry Rule
Nominate one anime from Summer 2025. Each person can submit only one entry, and duplicates are not allowed.

Eligible Entries
Summer 2025 completed shows and Spring 2025 continuing shows (mainly 24 or 24+ episode series), along with specials and ONAs that concluded in Summer 2025.

Nomination Format
Nominations have ended

I nominate [url=Anime_MAL_link]Anime_Name[/url]
*Anime that you nominate.



Give your vote
The voting period has begun and the ongoing round is
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Round of 32
Duration: 30 hours

1. Bad Girl v Secrets of the Silent Witch

2. City The Animation v Rent-a-Girlfriend S4

3. Sakamoto Days P2 v Yofukashi no Uta S2

4. Food Court de, Mata Ashita. v Arknights: Rise from Ember

5. Dr. Stone: Science Future P2 v To Be Hero X

6. Watanare v Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku

7. Mikadono Sanshimai wa Angai, Choroi. v Nukitashi the Animation

8. Kijin Gentoushou v Busamen Gachi Fighter

9. Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus v Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun 2 P2

10. Anne Shirley v Summer Pockets

11. Nyaight of the Living Cat v Ruri no Houseki

12. Clevatess v New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt

13. Dandadan S2 v Puniru wa Kawaii Slime S2

14. Takopii no Genzai v Grand Blue S2

15. Ginga Tokkyuu Milkyβ˜†Subway v My Dress-up Darling S2

16. Kizetsu Yuusha to Ansatsu Hime v Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu


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Nominees
1. City The Animation (nirererin)
2. Grand Blue S2 (Cielord)
3. Dandadan S2 (tchitchouan)
4. Yofukashi no Uta S2 (perseii)
5. Takopii no Genzai (Zarutaku)
6. Secrets of the Silent Witch (DrottningKatt)
7. To Be Hero X (ZXEAN)
8. Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku (WaterMage)
9. Summer Pockets (ISeeLifePeople)
10. Clevatess (Duado)
11. Watanare (DevilishIdol)
12. Ruri no Houseki (YN_ON)
13. Nukitashi the Animation (JaniSIr)
14. Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu (pk8list)
15. Bad Girl (NS2D)
16. Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus (jh666)
17. Food Court de, Mata Ashita. (Nefregar)
18. Kizetsu Yuusha to Ansatsu Hime (dazedcowcow62)
19. Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun 2 P2 (Jackson1333)
20. My Dress-up Darling S2 (StyxParadise)
21. Rent-a-Girlfriend S4 (GrumbleDango)
22. Dr. Stone: Science Future P2 (UberBat)
23. Arknights: Rise from Ember (WatchTillTandava)
24. Nyaight of the Living Cat (deltahalo241)
25. New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (Supersonic_Pain)
26. Ginga Tokkyuu Milkyβ˜†Subway (Hiyajo-san)
27. Anne Shirley (TitanOfPlasma)
28. Kijin Gentoushou (thewiru)
29. Mikadono Sanshimai wa Angai, Choroi. (Psifun)
30. Sakamoto Days P2 (PenguinLam)
31. Puniru wa Kawaii Slime S2 (VivaceRex)
32. Busamen Gachi Fighter (Adnash)
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I nominate City The Animation.

I love KyoAni, and whenever there’s a seasonal show from them, I know I’m going to love everything about it and definitely watch it. I’m biased toward KyoAni, and I’m perfectly fine with that~ I don’t even know why, but I also love hearing that.

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I nominate Dandadan Season 2 anime.
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I nominate Yofukashi no Uta Season 2

@Zarutaku please do me a favor and nominate Nukitashi
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Hiyajo-san said:
@Zarutaku please do me a favor and nominate Nukitashi

Seems pointless, there aren't enough cultured users here.
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https://myanimelist.net/anime/59845/Kaoru_Hana_wa_Rin_to_Saku

Bit shocked this isn't one of the first name nominated. Well it's my only 10/10 anime for summer.
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if none did it:
I call Clevatess
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in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality"

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Devil nominates WataNare

Might as well.

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I nominate Nukitashi the Animation
@Hiyajo-san @Zarutaku shame on you two
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lol, please fix my name for future notifications.
*kappa*
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Is My Dress-up Darling season 2 allowed?

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lol, please fix my name for future notifications.
@Zarutaku Thanks for letting me know; I wasn't aware that I was missing an "a."
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Is My Dress-up Darling season 2 allowed?
@StyxParadise yes, Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru Season 2 is allowed.
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@StyxParadise yes, Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru Season 2 is allowed.
@nirererin
In that case, I'm nominating it.

My Dress-up Darling Season 2





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@nirererin
In that case, I'm nominating it.

My Dress-up Darling Season 2





@StyxParadise Thanks, kindly provide the link.
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I'll nominate Kanokari Season 4.

I know people hate it so it's a longshot but all my others favorites are chosen already.
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nvm see it's nominated picking another one
https://myanimelist.net/anime/61322/Dr_Stone__Science_Future_Part_2

if taken or not valid then I'll have to resort to my ptw list

https://myanimelist.net/anime/60131/Karaoke_Iko
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As long as I keep watching a respectable amount of seasonals each season, I think that these will always be my favorite of the tournaments.

I was going to nominate Ruri no Houseki, but as it is already snagged, rather than go with one of my lesser favorites of the new series (or a two cour from spring), I'll opt instead for nominating a new season of a pre-summer 2025 series, since from my understanding that is allowed within the parameters set out. As is often the case, regardless and in spite of its dismal chances of advancement, I'll nominate Arknights season 3:

https://myanimelist.net/anime/58749/Arknights__Rise_from_Ember?q=arknights&cat=anime

I don't normally nominate non-new series for the seasonals contest, but it was my favorite thing released not just for this individual season but the year thus far as a whole. And I don't know how many or what percentage of the usual participants have seen it, but some of those who have can attest to its quality in numerous areas. Plus, compared to some folks who follow many of the series which are longer and ongoing or with multiple seasons every year or every other year for years running now (battle shounen, romcoms, isekai, etc.), not as many of the series I actively follow get new seasons that often or at all, so I should jump at the chance.

For Terra.
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Most of the shows I watched that season have already been nominated, so I'll nominate the best show of the remaining ones I saw

Nyaight of the Living Cat!
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My favorite was actually Hikaru but since someone already nominated that:

https://myanimelist.net/anime/52293/New_Panty___Stocking_with_Garterbelt
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@nirererin I want to change my nomination to Ginga Tokkyuu Milkyβ˜†Subway

But I bet @perseii want to nominate Yofukashi no Uta Season 2 instead. Just add him without his consent. He wants it anyway :D

Zarutaku said:
Seems pointless, there aren't enough cultured users here.


I'm disappointed in you, the misspelling was instant karma

JaniSIr said:
I nominate Nukitashi the Animation


You have my support and eternal gratitude.
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Hmm... Dr. Stone: Science Future Part 2 ans Clevatess are already on the list... Is the new KnY movie eligible?
https://myanimelist.net/anime/59192/Kimetsu_no_Yaiba_Movie_1__Mugenjou-hen_-_Akaza_Sairai
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@nirererin I want to change my nomination to Ginga Tokkyuu Milkyβ˜†Subway

But I bet @perseii want to nominate Yofukashi no Uta Season 2 instead. Just add him without his consent. He wants it anyway :D

Zarutaku said:
Seems pointless, there aren't enough cultured users here.


I'm disappointed in you, the misspelling was instant karma

JaniSIr said:
I nominate Nukitashi the Animation


You have my support and eternal gratitude.
@Hiyajo-san I haven't even watch the a anime yet...
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@Hiyajo-san I haven't even watch the a anime yet...
@JaniSIr It's about time then. You got to treat yourself to some culture
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WatchTillTandava said:
I'll nominate Arknights season 3

That's a really good choice. I'm not even an Arknights player but that Talulah background story arc was amazing. The Arknights anime adaptations has been consistently high quality so I hope we see more of it in the future

My top scored shows from summer 2025 (including ones continuing from spring) are
Bad Girl 9/10, my anime of the year so far
Uchuujin MuuMuu 8/10
Arknights: Rise from Ember 8/10
Ruri no Houseki 8/10
Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (β€»Muri ja Nakatta!?) 8/10
Summer Pockets 8/10
What a great season it was. It feels like it has been so long since there was a season where I never even considered dropping anything that I watched. Even the shows that I rated 4/10 or 5/10 were still fun to watch every week
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I nominate Ginga Tokkyuu Milkyβ˜†Subway. Yes, really :)
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WatchTillTandava said:
I'll nominate Arknights season 3

That's a really good choice. I'm not even an Arknights player but that Talulah background story arc was amazing. The Arknights anime adaptations has been consistently high quality so I hope we see more of it in the future

My top scored shows from summer 2025 (including ones continuing from spring) are
Bad Girl 9/10, my anime of the year so far
Uchuujin MuuMuu 8/10
Arknights: Rise from Ember 8/10
Ruri no Houseki 8/10
Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Nai jan, Muri Muri! (β€»Muri ja Nakatta!?) 8/10
Summer Pockets 8/10
What a great season it was. It feels like it has been so long since there was a season where I never even considered dropping anything that I watched. Even the shows that I rated 4/10 or 5/10 were still fun to watch every week
Well, it seems that not only my favorites but everything I watched is already nominated, so I'm only voting this time. Scratch that, there's still one left. I nominate Anne Shirley. Not that I have especially liked it, but it's the only anime not yet nominated from what I watched.

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Bad Girl 9/10, my anime of the year so far


I thought I was the only crazy one absolutely loving Bad Girl, but I see there are other cultured people. Besides, I fell in love with Yuu since episode 1.
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@JaniSIr It's about time then. You got to treat yourself to some culture
@Hiyajo-san It's hard to watch anime in weekdays, because you actually need to dedicate time to it besides working, and because it didn't get dubbed it's very annoying to read while eating, so that time is gone too!
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TitanOfPlasma said:
I thought I was the only crazy one absolutely loving Bad Girl, but I see there are other cultured people. Besides, I fell in love with Yuu since episode 1.

Haha indeed it's probably not serious and epic enough for most people to consider as a true AOTY or even AOTS contender but it's so rare to find a comedy anime that's genuinely funny. And yeah Yuu and really all the characters were likeable, and the VAs did a top tier job timing and delivering their lines to make the jokes work. It had a fun opening song too and I liked the attention to detail like in the eye catches in the middle of each episode
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I nominate Kijin Gentoushou.
Most stuff I wanted to nominate was already nominated.
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nvm see it's nominated picking another one
https://myanimelist.net/anime/61322/Dr_Stone__Science_Future_Part_2

if taken or not valid then I'll have to resort to my ptw list

https://myanimelist.net/anime/60131/Karaoke_Iko
@UberBat Dr. Stone is available so, I've added it as your nomination.
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@nirererin I want to change my nomination to Ginga Tokkyuu Milkyβ˜†Subway

But I bet @perseii want to nominate Yofukashi no Uta Season 2 instead. Just add him without his consent. He wants it anyway :D

Zarutaku said:
Seems pointless, there aren't enough cultured users here.


I'm disappointed in you, the misspelling was instant karma

JaniSIr said:
I nominate Nukitashi the Animation


You have my support and eternal gratitude.
Hiyajo-san said:
@nirererin I want to change my nomination to Ginga Tokkyuu Milkyβ˜†Subway

But I bet @perseii want to nominate Yofukashi no Uta Season 2 instead. Just add him without his consent. He wants it anyway :D


Okay, I added this one as yours and replaced the previous one with perseii.
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Hmm... Dr. Stone: Science Future Part 2 ans Clevatess are already on the list... Is the new KnY movie eligible?
https://myanimelist.net/anime/59192/Kimetsu_no_Yaiba_Movie_1__Mugenjou-hen_-_Akaza_Sairai
@Adnash No, movies and OVAs are not allowed. You can nominate another title.
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I nominate Ginga Tokkyuu Milkyβ˜†Subway. Yes, really :)
@Rivka44 Sorry, it’s already been nominated by Hiyajo-san. You can nominate another title.
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Only three slots remain to complete the 32 nominees, so the nomination period will remain open for about 5–6 more hours. After that, we’ll move on to the voting period.
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