Best Girl of Fall 2025: Seasonal Salt! Semifinals!

Let’s begin the Semifinals!

[Have fun!](#garlock "[ Have fun!")

## [Vote For Seasonal Salt Fall 2025 Here!](https://animebracket.com/best-girl-of-fall-2025-seasonal-salt-/vote)
## [Bracket here!](https://animebracket.com/best-girl-of-fall-2025-seasonal-salt-/results)

### Have fun voting and don't forget to upvote the post if you love the seasonal salt!

## [Vote for the pick-up round here!](https://strawpoll.com/BDyNzMk2kyR)

The pick-up round will be open until the final result of the seasonal salt fall 2025. Max to three votes per voter.

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## Mini Challenge:

* Make some bold predictions about Annual Salt of 2025!

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Commentaires

redlegsfan212026-01-07 14:06

##QUARTERFINALS

Matchup | Top Seed | Bottom Seed | Total Votes
:-- | :-- | --: | --:
Most Voted Matchup | Reze (2) | Lufas Maphaahl (7) | 331
Average | | | 309
Least Voted Matchup | Hinako Yaotose (4) | Shiori Oumi (5) | 276

Total Votes: 1,234

Unique Voters: 381

**TOP VOTEGETTERS**

Rank | Girl | Votes
--: | :-- | --:
1 | Scarlet El Vandimion | 250
2 | Reze | 228
3 | Miko Yashiro | 187
4 | Shiori Oumi | 140
5 | Hinako Yaotose | 136

**RESULTS**

Seed | Top Seed | TS% | BS% | Seed | Bottom Seed | tUI | HSP
-: | :- | :-: | :-: | -: | :- | -: | -:
1 | Scarlet El Vandimion | 77.40% | 22.60% | 25 | Kaede Satou | #N/A | 2.13%
4 | Hinako Yaotose | 49.28% | 50.72% | 5 | Shiori Oumi | 0.32 | 0.81%
2 | Reze | 68.88% | 31.12% | 7 | Lufas Maphaahl | #N/A | 3.32%
3 | Miko Yashiro | 61.51% | 38.49% | 11 | Azusa Kannawa | #N/A | 2.84%

HSP: High Seed's Performance compared to expected percentage

**TOP 5 SCORES**

Rank | Girl | Score
-: | :- | -:
1 | Scarlet El Vandimion | 215.27
2 | Reze | 177.70
3 | Miko Yashiro | 151.88
4 | Shiori Oumi | 142.33
5 | Hinako Yaotose | 138.26

**PROJECTED SEMIFINALS**

Top Seed | TS% | BS% | Bottom Seed
:- | :-: | :-: | -:
Scarlet El Vandimion | 60.20% | 39.80% | Shiori Oumi
Reze | 53.92% | 46.08% | Miko Yashiro

**PROJECTED FINALS**

Top Seed | TS% | BS% | Bottom Seed
:- | :-: | :-: | -:
Scarlet El Vandimion | 54.78% | 45.22% | Reze

Link to spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YK9Vdq93na-iYPunD2QLaVgMC_3QZThDb2s1EoecfGI

Explanations: https://www.reddit.com/user/redlegsfan21/comments/10dup0w/ranime_contests_bracket_explaination?sort=qa

Open to questions (may be late to respond) and please give feedback.

redlegsfan212026-01-07 14:06

**RESULTS WITH ABSTAINMENTS**

Top Seed | TS% | Abstain% | BS% | Bottom Seed
:- | :-: | :-: | :-: | -:
Scarlet El Vandimion | 65.62% | 15.22% | 19.16% | Kaede Satou
Hinako Yaotose | 35.70% | 27.56% | 36.75% | Shiori Oumi
Reze | 59.84% | 13.12% | 27.03% | Lufas Maphaahl
Miko Yashiro | 49.08% | 20.21% | 30.71% | Azusa Kannawa

Hot_Researcher_68392026-01-07 14:06

Damn it, we almost had a tie, couldn't 2 people vote for Hinako instead? We could have had a miracle.

On the other hand, [my prediction](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1q2twkj/comment/nxg6jve/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) was correct, it's the extremely rare close same show matchup.

thisisdropd2026-01-07 14:08

140 vs 136? That’s quite the slim margin. Expected Shiori to prevail after a hard-fought match, but not this tight.

Reckon Reze will make her way to the final, but it’d be interesting to see an all-Watatabe one.

michhoffman2026-01-07 14:20

> but it’d be interesting to see an all-Watatabe one

Especially with it being Shiori vs Miko, but it will likely happen in the 3rd place match-up

grexraxor2026-01-07 14:47

i think shiori/hinako was supposed to be tied (however unlikely), so both girls advance to the next round

Urgnu-the-Gnu2026-01-07 17:15

In case of a tie, though, the higher-seeded girl is the default winner, as the additional votes Hinako got in the eliminations phase would be the tiebreaker.

Zeralyos2026-01-07 17:39

Hinako and Shiori were tied in the eliminations, that seed was decided by a coinflip. But you're right that the system isn't capable of having multiple advancements.

Sentinel_25392026-01-07 14:09

Shiori is the best fishie. I will hear no arguments from those who enjoy being beaten by princesses.

noctaviann2026-01-07 14:14

Let's make this a Shiori vs Miko final!

awesomenessofme12026-01-07 14:14

This subreddit produces such strange results in polls like this. But at the end of the day, it will be the obvious two finalists and then the obvious winner.

ClemFire2026-01-07 14:18

Shiori and Miko do your best.

Hinako is cheering her girls on from the sidelines now

Salty1452026-01-07 14:26

Was *This Monster Wants to Eat Me* really that popular?

HuTaosTwinTails2026-01-07 14:40

Well it was fantastic so hopefully.

ghostpickleonastick2026-01-07 15:22

I dunno about popular but it's a masterpiece.

IceAnt5732026-01-07 16:29

If you kept track of the karma rankings, the show debuted over [1k karma](https://abysswatcherbel.github.io/2025/fall/week_1.html) and was pretty even with *May I Ask For One Final Thing?* in karma for most of the season.

There were in fact [multiple](https://abysswatcherbel.github.io/2025/fall/week_11.html) [weeks](https://abysswatcherbel.github.io/2025/fall/week_12.html) towards the end of the season where *This Monster Wants to Eat Me* was just outright beating it in karma.

LordPercy2026-01-07 19:41

It's incredibly popular among the 330 people voting in this poll.

Salty1452026-01-07 20:40

I tend to forget about our sample size here lol

Falsus2026-01-07 21:48

Around the same May I ask for a final thing. The poll isn't that popular so niche things got a way bigger chance to stand out than when it is popular since then it is only about stuff mainstream.

HuTaosTwinTails2026-01-07 14:41

WE CAN HAVE A SHIORI V MIKO FINAL.

I believe in Miko Supremacy! VOTE MIKO VOTE MIKO

BaytaCosmico2026-01-07 16:24

Voted both Shiori and Miko for exactly this reason.

Watatabe supremacy!! (I'm Team Miko as well but will be okay with Shiori winning too)

zairaner2026-01-07 16:52

Let the two of them flirt witch each other a final time!!!

gvon892026-01-07 14:54

How yall gonna vote for a damn fish, im disgusted

BaytaCosmico2026-01-07 16:26

Pipe down, Miko. Hinako would be okay with her osakana-san winning and that's all that matters.

gvon892026-01-07 16:42

I'll allow it only if our goddess fox chomps down on this hideous guppy in the 3rd place match since we already know bomb threat and princess these hands are rated E for everyone wont allow either to reach the finals

BaytaCosmico2026-01-07 17:46

Nooo, I'm holding out secret hope for both of them to somehow make it to the finals. Should make a new rule that only those who comment in this thread can vote. Then our girls will both make it for sure. Vast majority of comments are Watatabe supporters.

gvon892026-01-07 17:49

On one hand im down with that final, on the other hand I voted for the other two anyway lol

BaytaCosmico2026-01-07 18:37

BOOOOO

marshmallow_sunshine2026-01-07 19:42

Hinako did want Shiori to outlive her :x

grexraxor2026-01-07 14:58

MC - inori gets olympics buffed to grand finals

best girl of 2025 feels even because i dont see a perceived heavy hitter. But i think monica and reze are favourites

ghostpickleonastick2026-01-07 15:23

Congratulations to Hinako for getting what she wanted, despite our best efforts.

Nachtwandler_FS2026-01-07 15:30

Miko made it ti tge semis, but looks like both she and Shiori will be out now.

Nick_BOI2026-01-07 15:52

One word:

Boom.

Queue_Jumping_Quack2026-01-07 16:25

Voting for Miko and Shiori. Having them in the finale would be glorious.

BaytaCosmico2026-01-07 16:28

Loving all the Watatabe support in the comments here even if I'm not too hopeful for Shiori or Miko in the results.

I do hope I'm wrong and we somehow get a Shiori v Miko final. That would be so perfect.

Urgnu-the-Gnu2026-01-07 17:13

Shiori is a slight surprise in this semifinal, everything else very expected. I'm not seeing any other final other than Scarlet vs. Reze likely to happen, though.

MC: Interesting year, for the most part. I don't think the Fall girls will do very well. Yachiyo could perform better than Nico, I presume. I want to believe people still remember Natsuko, Alina, and especially Monica well enough to let them get far and potentially win.

The not so bold prediction, however, is that Shisui after the second cour of S2 of Apothecary Diaries and also after her performance in BG 12 will utterly dominate the contest. As much as I like Shisui, I'm not a huge fan of that. Personally, I would consider whether girls making it in the big contest should still be eligible in the best of year contest, even if that was their contest debut year.

ClemFire2026-01-07 20:54

If we're talking about who hard carried their show the most in 2025 Alina would honestly be a very strong contender. I feel like 90% of my enjoyment was Rie Takahashi's great performance with the other 10% being the OP/ED.

OppaiEmperor19962026-01-07 17:43

Today's votes:

**Reze**. I'm fine with either one of them winning though.

"May I ask for one final thing? May I punch this insensitive, lying mermaid right in front of me?" Sorry Shiori, but I'm voting for **Scarlet**. I need her to win since I predicted her to win Fall 2025 way back in Summer 2025.

Bold predictions for Best Girl 2025 salt:

I don't know how bold it is, but I think it'll be a rematch of the Summer 2025 finals (Monica vs. Kaoruko). I think Monica is the forerunner to win right now.

Komarist2026-01-07 17:52

MC: Pitchforks if Shisui doesn't win

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-07 18:22

Welp, this is it for me... 3 of those I haven't completed, and 1 I haven't checked out yet.

Rooting for Reze given I will at least complete her movie (and hopefully like her)!

>Mini Challenge: Make some bold predictions about Annual Salt of 2025!

I think Reze wins it all. No super big hitter this year I think.

IceAnt5732026-01-07 18:31

It's a tossup on if Reze is even winning this contest.

I definitely feel overall favorite is Monica.

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-07 18:35

Could be, but thing is, more and more people will watch CSM as it goes on, given it's a movie and all.

People won't really watch former seasonals, not nearly as much anyway.

LouisLeGros2026-01-08 03:43

the bigger the contest the more the bigger name characters do. Maomao tied/took wins over Frieren in seasonal/yearly contests and then got stomped in the best girl finals.

Falsus2026-01-07 21:49

I think Monica will be the likeliest and Oguri Cap the dark horse.

Zeralyos2026-01-07 22:38

"But how can I be the dark horse when I'm light grey?" - Oguri, probably

IceAnt5732026-01-07 18:24

#**Today's Results**
Satou was crushed. As expected, but more importantly...

I'm glad Hinako vs. Shiori almost matched in votes. That's how I wanted it to go. May the winner here please beat Scarlet.

Right side went as expected so nothing I can note there.

#**Today's Voting**
It's monster girls all the way. And I do mean monsters and not hybrid devils.

**Please vote Shiori and Miko!**

**[The beef would be fun to settle in Grand Finals of a Seasonal Best Girl Contest!](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/11f4edf23c1f.png)**
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>Make some bold predictions about Annual Salt of 2025!

I see a deep run for Yachiyo even if she lost the Spring 2025 Best Girl Contest to Nico.

Overall winner will still be Monica though.

Oh this year's contest is going to tough for me since girls from *The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You*, *Rock Is a Lady's Modesty*, *This Monster Wants to Eat Me* are all in + girls like Satoko Kusagakure and Yamamoto.

Xatu442026-01-07 18:33

Coping that Reze's stronger than she looks because she's had tougher opponents than punchlady the entire time.

Hot_Researcher_68392026-01-07 18:48

Hey u/changshiyixia, will [Apothecary Diaries] >!Loulan/Shisui!< be eligible for Best girl of 2025? If yes, will she be [Apothecary Diaries] >!Loulan or Shisui!< ?

Zeralyos2026-01-07 18:51

She was in the Winter contest as [AD]>!Shisui!< so I would expect that to just carry over to Best of 2025.

Hot_Researcher_68392026-01-07 19:09

Hm what about future contests?

Zeralyos2026-01-07 19:11

Hard to say for sure depending on who nominates her in Best Girl 13, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there.

Nome_de_utilizador2026-01-07 19:27

Will scarlet really be able to puch reze out of the crown?

kalirion2026-01-07 20:46

One can only hope.

cppn022026-01-07 20:07

>Make some bold predictions about Annual Salt of 2025!

The winner will not be one of the four seasonal winners.

Psyduckisnotaduck2026-01-07 20:15

Very happy with how well the Watatabe girls have done. But yeah Scarlet’s dominance is unsurprising. People love the Punch Lady.

Best Girl 2025 is going to get more attention than the seasonal contests, I would expect. This may mean the seasonals are not super predictive. If it does get more voters, Reze will be a lot stronger. At a certain point of popularity, Kaoruko becomes extremely likely to win. Below that threshold it could be more heavily weighted towards the subreddit favorites. Very unlikely but there’s an opportunity for people to see the error of their ways and support Nagi.

kalirion2026-01-07 20:46

I really hope Scarlett wins, but I expect it to be Reze, propped up by CSM fans who didn't even watch the movie.

81Ranger2026-01-08 08:46

As a counterbalance, I vote against her even though I've not seen the movie.

Falsus2026-01-07 21:47

There goes my 1# pick of Luphas Maphal bleh. Still got my back up Scarlet though, she is bad ass but too bad her anime left too much to be desired.

> Make some bold predictions about Annual Salt of 2025!

That my favourite girl, Alicia, will be forgotten and I will be salty. No wait, that isn't bold that will be reality.

No but for real, but I expect Monica to win as my bold prediction. Maybe Oguri Cap will show up.

81Ranger2026-01-08 01:44

Voted for Miko even though I haven't watched the show.... yet.

(Feel free to sell me on it. It should be up my alley, I didn't want anything too emotional or heart wrenching, so I haven't started it, yet)

I abstained on the other side. I'll support Scarlett in the Final if the seeds hold through, as I like her well enough. But, chaos and unpredictability is fine, too.

My not bold prediction for Annual Salt of 2025 is that I will be salty and disappointed. Probably.