Miss Sexy Anime 2026 Semifinals Set: Three-Way Vote Bracket Explained

After mid-August, the contest moves into a new set of elimination matches, bringing the field closer to the final round. With competition now down to roughly a tenth of the original size, the remaining challengers are effectively all viable contenders for the top prize.

Finalists set via tricky round formats

The final bracket will be determined through “three-way” challenge votes, where a single vote still matters—but a separate “pair vote” option can also swing outcomes in surprising directions. From here, the contest also begins its second stage of MegamiClick events.

For MegamiClick, 31 contestants remain in contention, split across eight matches of three or four participants. The purpose of these matches is straightforward: identify who moves into the quarterfinal stage.

Yuki Suou returns as event testimonial

Each contest session is fronted by the outgoing champion and winner of the 2025 edition: Yuki Suou. She represents Roshidere / Alya Sometimes Hides her feelings in Russian, acting as the featured face for the current rounds.

Quick facts

• Final-round qualifiers come from three-way challenges with both single voting and a “pair vote” option.
• MegamiClick’s second round runs with 31 contestants across 8 matches (3 or 4 per match) to determine quarterfinalists.
• Contest testimonial for the rounds is 2025 winner Yuki Suou (Roshidere / Alya Sometimes Hides her feelings in Russian).
• Semifinal Round 2 includes “Miss Sexy Anime” and “MegamiClick II” matchups.
• Votes for today’s polls continue until 00:00 on 23/08.

Miss Sexy Anime semifinal: one winner from a three-way vote

For the Miss Sexy Anime semifinal challenges, the format is “one versus one versus one,” with a single winner advancing to the final. Voters are given multiple options, each with different weighting for how much each candidate (or group of candidates) contributes to the final score.

In this round, a single chosen candidate carries a weighted value of 1. A pair of candidates is weighted at 0.70 each, while selecting all three together uses the “positive abstention” approach with a 0.40 weight. There is also an “negative abstention” option that applies a penalty of -0.50 for every candidate involved.

Once votes are tallied, the contest adds up points and totals; any decimal result is rounded down when the value is between 1 and 5, and rounded up when between 6 and 9. The semifinal produces exactly one winner, and any ties are settled using “floating” tiebreakers.

Miss Sexy Anime semifinal challenge lineup (Round 2, “Challenge 2”)

Today’s Miss Sexy Anime semifinal Challenge 2 lists three competitors, with the result revealed at the end of the poll.

The matchups are: KANA HIGA (Okitsura), AKANE SAKURAMORI (I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class), and SURENA LYSANDRA (Da campagnolo stagionato a gran maestro di spada).

MegamiClick semifinal structure: only single votes, all-to-all

MegamiClick uses a three- or four-person challenge style where everyone competes against everyone else, but voting is strictly single-choice. From each group, only one contestant advances.

The contest also reinforces several voting rules throughout the event. There is a dedicated contest blog, a “bonus waifu” mechanic that gives greater weight to votes from the male audience, and—later in the contest—a mild minimum points threshold aimed at boosting the influence of a more committed audience. Those points can be earned through comments tied to news or episodes and through reviews.

MegamiClick II (Game 2): semifinal match details

MegamiClick II, Game 2 is another three-way lineup, again set up as an all-against-all vote with only single votes deciding who moves forward. The vote totals for this segment are already listed.

The competitors in MegamiClick II – Game 2 are: SERAS ASHRAIN (Hazurewaku Skill), GRANART (Tales of the Wedding Rings), and TAKINA INOUE (Lycoris Recoil -Friends are thieves of time.-). The listed total votes for this round are 468.

These polls remain open until 00:00 on 23/08, when the semifinals’ results are finalized and the next stage qualifiers are confirmed.