ISML 2018 Nomination Results

The follow characters advance to the Group Stages

Female Division

Rank Name Series Ballots
- Rem Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Auto
- Yūki Asuna Sword Art Online Auto
- Emilia Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Auto
- Tōsaka Rin Fate Series Auto
- Saber Fate Series Auto
- Shiina Mashiro Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo Auto
- Kanna Kamui Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon Auto
- Tōru Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon Auto
- Chtholly Nota Seniorious SukaSuka Auto
- Nishimiya Shōko Koe no Katachi Auto
- Horikita Suzune Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e Auto
- Tendō Karen Gamers! Auto
- Kani Nayuta Imōto sae Ireba Ii. Auto
- Hinata Kaho Blend S Auto
1 Miyazono Kaori Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso 656
2 Kinomoto Sakura Cardcaptor Sakura 584
3 Yukinoshita Yukino OreGairu 580
4 Tokisaki Kurumi Date A Live 523
5 Phosphophyllite Hōseki no Kuni 515
6 Makise Kurisu Steins;Gate 386
7 Izumi Sagiri Eromanga Sensei 355
8 Haibara Ai Detective Conan 321
9 Yuzuriha Inori Guilty Crown 302
10 Shiro No Game No Life 296
11 Takanashi Rikka Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai! 272
12 Schwi Dola No Game No Life 240
13 Shalltear Bloodfallen Overlord 219
14 Aisaka Taiga Toradora! 205
15 Nero Claudius Fate Series 176
16 Yuigahama Yui OreGairu 174
17 Illyasviel von Einzbern Fate Series 171
18 Suzumiya Haruhi Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu 170
19 Aragaki Ayase Ore no Imōto 159
20 Shiina Mayuri Steins;Gate 159
21 Isla Plastic Memories 153
22 Kasumigaoka Utaha Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata 149
23 Sakura Chiyo Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun 142
24 Diamond Hōseki no Kuni 142
25 Aoyama Nanami Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo 140
26 Megumin KonoSuba 136
27 Sawamura Spencer Eriri Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata 130
28 Isshiki Iroha OreGairu 127
29 Eucliwood Hellscythe Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? 126
30 Yatogami Tōka Date A Live 125
31 Yoshino Date A Live 125
32 Asada Shino Sword Art Online 124
33 Daidōji Tomoyo Cardcaptor Sakura 122
34 Tobiichi Origami Date A Live 118
35 Kuriyama Mirai Kyōkai no Kanata 118
36 Tomori Nao Charlotte 117
37 Kafū Chino Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka? 112
38 Mikasa Ackerman Shingeki no Kyojin 111
39 Doma Umaru Himōto! Umaru-chan 109
40 Nakano Azusa K-ON! 105
41 Furukawa Nagisa CLANNAD 97
42 Honma Meiko AnoHana 96
43 Jeanne d'Arc Fate Series 95
44 Nagato Yuki Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu 95
45 Izayoi Miku Date A Live 94
46 Holo Spice and Wolf 88
47 Tenma Gabriel White Gabriel Dropout 87
48 Miyamizu Mitsuha Kimi no Na wa 87
49 Saten Ruiko Toaru Majutsu no Index 87
50 Suzukaze Aoba NEW GAME! 86
51 Antarcticite Hōseki no Kuni 85
52 Sawabe Tsubaki Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso 83
53 Nephren Ruq Insania SukaSuka 82
54 Yui Sword Art Online 82
55 Jibril No Game No Life 81
56 Konno Yūki Sword Art Online 77
57 Ryūgū Rena Higurashi no Naku Koro ni 68
58 Kasugano Sora Yosuga no Sora 67
59 Aqua KonoSuba 64
60 Mordred Fate Series 62
61 Kirigaya Suguha (Leafa) Sword Art Online 62
62 Shirai Kuroko Toaru Majutsu no Index 62
63 Mizuno Akane Tsuki ga Kirei 62
64 Victorique de Blois GOSICK 60
65 Ōmae Kumiko Hibike! Euphonium 59
66 Akemi Homura Puella Magi Madoka ☆ Magica 59
67 Ikaros Sora no Otoshimono 59
68 Sakuranomiya Maika Blend S 58
69 Tsukinose Vignette April Gabriel Dropout 58
70 Albedo Overlord 58
71 Hirasawa Yui K-ON! 57
72 Chito Shōjo Shūmatsu Ryokō 57
73 Takimoto Hifumi NEW GAME! 55
74 Ram Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 55
75 C.C. Code Geass 53
76 Oshino Shinobu Monogatari Series 52
77 Akame Akame ga Kill! 51
78 Senjōgahara Hitagi Monogatari Series 51
79 Teruhashi Kokomi Saiki Kusuo no Ψ Nan 51
80 Kirisaki Chitoge Nisekoi 50
81 Kōsaka Kirino Ore no Imōto 50
82 Kaname Madoka Puella Magi Madoka ☆ Magica 49
83 Matō Sakura Fate Series 48
84 Kuroyukihime Accel World 46
85 Onodera Kosaki Nisekoi 46
86 Shirakawa Miyako Imōto sae Ireba Ii. 45
87 Yuuri Shōjo Shūmatsu Ryokō 44
88 Nibutani Shinka Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai! 43
89 Hatori Chise Mahōtsukai no Yome 43
90 Kitashirakawa Tamako Tamako Market 42
91 Tōma Kazusa WHITE ALBUM 2 42
92 Kayano Kaede Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 41
93 Kōsaka Reina Hibike! Euphonium 41
94 Hashima Chihiro Imōto sae Ireba Ii. 41
95 Ayano Keiko (Silica) Sword Art Online 41
96 Yamada Elf Eromanga Sensei 40
97 Kurumizawa Satanichia McDowell Gabriel Dropout 40
98 Kanzaki H. Aria Hidan no Aria 40
99 Nishikino Maki Love Live! 40
100 Kirishima Tōka Tokyo Ghoul 40
101 Hoto Kokoa Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka? 39
102 Yaya Machine-Doll wa Kizutsukanai 39
103 Himeragi Yukina Strike the Blood 39
104 Louise Vallière Zero no Tsukaima 39
105 Ryōgi Shiki Kara no Kyōkai 38
106 Minami Kotori Love Live! 37

Male Division

Rank Name Series Ballots
- Hikigaya Hachiman OreGairu Auto
- Shiota Nagisa Ansatsu Kyōshitsu Auto
- Archer Fate Series Auto
- Levi Shingeki no Kyojin Auto
- Yukihira Sōma Shokugeki no Sōma Auto
- Kamijō Tōma Toaru Majutsu no Index Auto
1 Ayanokōji Kiyotaka Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e 520
2 Ainz Ooal Gown Overlord 375
3 Okabe Rintarō Steins;Gate 341
4 Willem Kmetsch SukaSuka 243
5 Demiurge Overlord 190
6 Riku Dola No Game No Life 188
7 Arima Kōsei Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso 161
8 Saiki Kusuo Saiki Kusuo no Ψ Nan 146
9 Li Syaoran Cardcaptor Sakura 141
10 Emiya Shirō Fate Series 136
11 Kaneki Ken Tokyo Ghoul 121
12 Ishida Shōya Koe no Katachi 106
13 Otonashi Yuzuru Angel Beats! 99
14 Natsume Takashi Natsume Yūjinchō 99
15 Ōma Shū Guilty Crown 93
16 Yato Noragami 91
17 Emiya Kiritsugu Fate Series 89
18 Togashi Yūta Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai! 87
19 Eren Yeager Shingeki no Kyojin 86
20 Saitama One-Punch Man 82
21 Natsuki Subaru Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 81
22 Kanda Sorata Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo 79
23 Midoriya Izuku Boku no Hero Academia 76
24 Izumi Masamune Eromanga Sensei 74
25 Kyon Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu 72
26 Akabane Karma Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 69
27 Gilgamesh Fate Series 67
28 Lancer Fate Series 67
29 Takasu Ryūji Toradora! 67
30 Todoroki Shōto Boku no Hero Academia 66
31 Edogawa Conan Detective Conan 65
32 Okazaki Tomoya CLANNAD 62
33 Tachibana Taki Kimi no Na wa 62
34 Edward Elric Fullmetal Alchemist 58
35 Sakata Gintoki Gintama 52
36 Satō Kazuma KonoSuba 52
37 Araragi Koyomi Monogatari Series 50
38 Amamiya Ren Persona 5 48
39 Itsuka Shidō Date A Live 43
40 Akasaka Ryūnosuke Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo 43
41 Kiriyama Rei 3-gatsu no Lion 42
42 Otosaka Yū Charlotte 39
43 Aki Tomoya Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata 39
44 Hashima Itsuki Imōto sae Ireba Ii. 36
45 Dazai Osamu Bungō Stray Dogs 34
46 Azumi Kotarō Tsuki ga Kirei 34
47 Uzumaki Naruto NARUTO 33
48 Akatsuki Kojō Strike the Blood 33
49 Monkey D. Luffy ONE PIECE 32
50 Sakamaki Izayoi Mondaiji 31
51 Meliodas Nanatsu no Taizai 31
52 Sakamoto Sakamoto Desu Ga? 29
53 Orihara Izaya Durarara!! 28
54 Hei DARKER THAN BLACK 26
55 Maō Sadao Hataraku Maō-sama! 26
56 Kuroko Tetsuya Kuroko no Basket 26
57 Totsuka Saika OreGairu 24
58 Armin Arlert Shingeki no Kyojin 24
59 Astolfo Fate Series 23
60 Aikawa Ayumu Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? 23
61 Shiba Tatsuya Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei 22
62 Hyakuya Yūichirō Owari no Seraph 22
63 Satomi Rentarō Black Bullet 20
64 Bakugō Katsuki Boku no Hero Academia 20
65 Naegi Makoto Danganronpa 20
66 Katsuragi Keima Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai 20
67 Kanie Seiya Amagi Brilliant Park 19
68 Leonardo Watch Kekkai Sensen 19
69 Hyakuya Mikaela Owari no Seraph 19
70 Katsuki Yūri Yuri!!! on ICE 19
71 Kanzaki Hideri Blend S 18
72 Natsu Dragneel FAIRY TAIL 18
73 Uchiha Sasuke NARUTO 18
74 Hōzuki Hōzuki no Reitetsu 17
75 Killua Zoldyck Hunter × Hunter 17
76 Satoshi Pokémon 17
77 Glenn Radars Rokudenashi Majutsu Kōshi to Akashic Record 17
78 Heiwajima Shizuo Durarara!! 16
79 Roy Mustang Fullmetal Alchemist 16
80 Ciel Phantomhive Kuroshitsuji 16
81 Elias Ainsworth Mahōtsukai no Yome 16
82 Sebas Tian Overlord 16
83 Mizugaki Tsukasa Plastic Memories 16
84 Victor Nikiforov Yuri!!! on ICE 16
85 Son Goku Dragon Ball 15
86 Doma Taihei Himōto! Umaru-chan 15
87 Kanbara Akihito Kyōkai no Kanata 15
88 Tatsumi Akame ga Kill! 14
89 Yagami Light Death Note 14
90 Alphonse Elric Fullmetal Alchemist 14
91 Kūjō Jōtarō JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 14
92 Suō Mikoto K 14
93 Sawada Tsunayoshi Katekyō Hitman Reborn! 14
94 Reg Made in Abyss 14
95 Itō Makoto School Days 14
96 Kuroba Kaito Detective Conan 13
97 Amakusa Shirō Tokisada Fate Series 13
98 Isana Yashiro K 13
99 Kōsaka Kyōsuke Ore no Imōto 13
100 Tennōji Kotarō Rewrite 13
101 Erwin Smith Shingeki no Kyojin 13
102 Inuyasha InuYasha 12
103 Dio Brando JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 12
104 Tomoe Kamisama Hajimemashita 12
105 Akashi Seijūrō Kuroko no Basket 12
106 Sebastian Michaelis Kuroshitsuji 12
107 All Might Boku no Hero Academia 11
108 Nanase Haruka Free! 11
109 Sagara Sōsuke Full Metal Panic! 11
110 Hyōdō Issei Highschool D×D 11
111 Yang Wenli Legend of the Galactic Heroes 11
112 Uchiha Itachi NARUTO 11
113 Echizen Ryōma Prince of Tennis 11
114 Kasugano Haruka Yosuga no Sora 11

2018 Eligibles

Characters listed below do not advance to the next round, but some may appear in exhibition matches this year.

Many are also likely to be eligible to be nominated for ISML 2019.

Female Eligible

Rank Name Series Ballots
107 Mash Kyrielight Fate Series 36
108 Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko Hentai Ōji to Warawanai Neko. 36
109 Nakiri Erina Shokugeki no Sōma 36
110 Gasai Yuno Mirai Nikki 35
111 Shiodome Miuna Nagi no Asukara 35
112 Index L. Prohibitorum Toaru Majutsu no Index 35
113 Sakagami Tomoyo CLANNAD 34
114 Katsura Hinagiku Hayate no Gotoku! 34
115 Konjiki no Yami To LOVE-Ru 34
116 Fujibayashi Kyō CLANNAD 33
117 Yuzu Konohana Kitan 33
118 Sistine Fibel Rokudenashi Majutsu Kōshi to Akashic Record 33
119 Tedeza Rize Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka? 32
120 Yazawa Nico Love Live! 32
121 Momo Belia Deviluke To LOVE-Ru 32
122 Sento Isuzu Amagi Brilliant Park 30
123 Kirigiri Kyōko Danganronpa 30
124 Usami Mizuki KonoBiju 30
125 Nanachi Made in Abyss 30
126 Miyamori Aoi Shirobako 29
127 Tadokoro Megumi Shokugeki no Sōma 29
128 Hiiragi Kagami Lucky ☆ Star 28
129 Karuizawa Kei Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e 28
130 Yui-nyan Angel Beats! 27
131 Sanzen'in Nagi Hayate no Gotoku! 27
132 Enma Ai Jigoku Shōjo 27
133 Mumei Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri 27
134 Nishimiya Yuzuru Koe no Katachi 26
135 Kōsaka Honoka Love Live! 26
136 Ange Princess Principal 26
137 Amamiya Yūko ef - a tale of memories 25
138 Yasuraoka Hanabi Kuzu no Honkai 25
139 Izumi Konata Lucky ☆ Star 25
140 Miyauchi Renge Non Non Biyori 25
141 Hikigaya Komachi OreGairu 25
142 Ithea Myse Valgulious SukaSuka 25
143 Shokuhō Misaki Toaru Majutsu no Index 25
144 Mine Akame ga Kill! 24
145 Watanabe Yō Love Live! Sunshine!! 24
146 Hestia DanMachi 23
147 Ayase Eli Love Live! 23
148 Iki Hiyori Noragami 23
149 Hoshino Yumemi Planetarian 23
150 Uraraka Ochako Boku no Hero Academia 22
151 Shichimiya Satone Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai! 22
152 Ueno Naoka Koe no Katachi 22
153 Zero Zero kara Hajimeru Mahō no Sho 22
154 Nanami Chiaki Danganronpa 21
155 Kushina Anna K 21
156 Oshino Ōgi Monogatari Series 21
157 Sōryū Asuka Langley Neon Genesis Evangelion 21
158 Tachibana Marika Nisekoi 21
159 Nakamura Yuri Angel Beats! 20
160 Hiiragi Shinoa Owari no Seraph 20
161 Kanbe Kotori Rewrite 20
162 Ogiso Setsuna WHITE ALBUM 2 20
163 Ichinose Honami Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e 20

Male Eligible

Rank Name Series Ballots
115 Genos One-Punch Man 11
116 Bell Cranel DanMachi 11
117 Sakai Yūji Shakugan no Shana 11
118 Okumura Rin Ao no Exorcist 10
119 Karna Fate Series 10
120 Mikoshiba Mikoto Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun 10
121 Nozaki Umetarō Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun 10
122 Okita Sōgo Gintama 10
123 Joseph Joestar JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 10
124 Aomine Daiki Kuroko no Basket 10
125 Roronoa Zoro ONE PIECE 10
126 Kōgami Shinya PSYCHO-PASS 10
127 Yadomi Jinta AnoHana 9
128 Komaeda Nagito Danganronpa 9
129 Iskandar Fate Series 9
130 Hijikata Tōshirō Gintama 9
131 Hakutaku Hōzuki no Reitetsu 9
132 Usui Takumi Kaichō wa Maid-sama! 9
133 Klaus von Reinherz Kekkai Sensen 9
134 Uchimaki Subaru KonoBiju 9
135 Kaiki Deishū Monogatari Series 9
136 Ginko Mushishi 9
137 Ikari Shinji Neon Genesis Evangelion 9
138 Kurogane Ikki Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry 9
139 Kaizaki Arata ReLIFE 9
140 Kraft Lawrence Spice and Wolf 9
141 Urushibara Ruka Steins;Gate 9
142 Ōji Mochizō Tamako Market 9
143 Doraemon Doraemon 8
144 Amano Keita Gamers! 8
145 Naruhodō Ryūichi (Phoenix Wright) Gyakuten Saiban (Ace Attorney) 8
146 Ayasaki Hayate Hayate no Gotoku! 8
147 Alucard Hellsing 8
148 Sesshōmaru InuYasha 8
149 Izumi Eita Just Because! 8
150 Kokutō Mikiya Kara no Kyōkai 8
151 Ernesti Echavalier Knight's & Magic 8
152 Natsume Kyōsuke Little Busters! 8
153 Shirogane Kei (Shiroe) Log Horizon 8
154 Makabe Masamune Masamune-kun no Revenge 8
155 Sakishima Hikari Nagi no Asukara 8
156 Matsuno Karamatsu Osomatsu-san 8
157 Fuji Shūsuke Prince of Tennis 8
158 Mutō Yūgi Yu-Gi-Oh! 8
159 Guts Berserk 7
160 Kurosaki Ichigo BLEACH 7
161 Nakahara Chūya Bungō Stray Dogs 7
162 Tsukishiro Yukito Cardcaptor Sakura 7
163 Kida Masaomi Durarara!! 7
164 Romani Archaman Fate Series 7
165 Setsuna F. Seiei Mobile Suit Gundam 00 7
166 Hinata Shōyō Haikyū!! 7
167 Izumi Shin'ichi Kiseijū 7
168 Kise Ryōta Kuroko no Basket 7
169 Ban Nanatsu no Taizai 7
170 Himura Kenshin Rurōni Kenshin 7
171 Kazehaya Kamito Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance 7
172 Tanaka Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge 7
173 Atem Yu-Gi-Oh! 7