Miss Sexy Anime 2026 Semifinals: MEGAMICLICK Late Stage

After the contest passed the midpoint of August, the event is now entering its late-stage bracket, setting up the next wave of semifinal matchups for both its MISS SEXY ANIME and MEGAMICLICK rounds. With participation down to roughly a tenth of the original field, the organizers are narrowing the competition to the most viable candidates for the final.

Semifinal bracket setup: fewer competitors, higher stakes

At this stage, the total number of contestants remaining sits at about 10% of the initial count. That means every competitor still in the running is treated as a legitimate contender for the title, as the contest shifts into smaller, more decisive groups.

MISS SEXY ANIME final-round qualifiers are determined through “three-way” challenges.
These three-way challenges include both a single vote and an additional, riskier “pair vote” option, which has previously led to surprising outcomes.
MEGAMICLICK is also moving through a round-structured elimination, with multiple groups used to decide who advances.

MEGAMICLICK: how the next race round selects quarterfinalists

For MEGAMICLICK, the contest is in a second race round. The organizers report 31 contestants still active, divided across 8 races featuring 3 or 4 competitors per race to determine which contestants reach the quarterfinal stage.

Testimonial and contest mechanics

For each appointment, the outgoing champion serves as the testimonial: Yuki Suou, the winner of the 2025 edition, associated with Roshidere / Alya Sometimes Hides her feelings in Russian.
MEGAMICLICK group fights use only single voting—everyone is matched “all against all” within each group, and only one contestant per group advances.
The contest includes a dedicated contest blog.

Voting rules shared across these phases

A “bonus waifu” is applied, meaning votes from the male audience carry more weight.
As the contest progresses, the organizers add a small threshold for voting to emphasize the most consistent community members.
Points can be earned through comments on news/episodes and through reviews.

MISS SEXY ANIME semifinal scoring + today’s MEGAMICLICK session

The MISS SEXY ANIME semifinal challenge format is a three-way match: 1 vs 1 vs 1 with a single vote structure, but with multiple scoring options depending on how voters choose to allocate their support.

A single candidate vote is weighted at 1.00.
A pair of candidates vote assigns a weighted value of 0.70 to each contestant.
Voting for all three candidates (described as a “positive abstentionist” version) assigns a weighted value of 0.40 per contestant.
Using the “negative abstentionist” option applies a malus of -0.50 for each contestant.

After votes are tallied, points are summed into a total. The contest rounds decimals by specific rules: totals with a decimal between 1 and 5 are rounded down, while those between 6 and 9 are rounded up. There is only one winner per matchup who advances to the final, and any ties are resolved via “floating” tiebreakers.

Current semifinal matchup set: MISS SEXY ANIME (Round 5)

The organizers state that the results will be published at the end of the voting window.

KRUSH — Even Given the Worthless “Appraiser”…
WRIDRA — Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!
SATSUKI KOTO — Watanare

MEGAMICLICK II: Gara 5 (Turno 2) and vote total

RYU LION — Danmachi V
SEIKO AYASE — DAN DA DAN
SYLPHA — I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince…
SHINJU INUI — My Dress-Up Darling

Total votes recorded for this MEGAMICLICK II session (Gara 5): 506.

Voting deadline for today’s polls

The current set of polls continues until 00:00 on 26/08, when the semifinal outcomes and the next stage results for these matchups are set to be revealed.