Miss Sexy Anime 2026 Round 2: Fan Voting Bracket Opens for 2025 Debuts

A new wave of votes is underway in the latest stage of an ongoing “Miss Sexy Anime” style bracket, where fan polling aims to crown the public’s favorite across categories like sexy appeal, beauty, charm, and overall attractiveness. The contest is running through the year’s current crop of anime girls—specifically those who debuted in the referenced anime year, 2025—and it also positions itself as a way for viewers to spot series they may want to revisit.

This installment is not starting from scratch. The competition’s season is backed by Yuki Suou, the reigning champion and winner from the 2025 edition, serving as the face of the event. Alongside the main voting, there is also a parallel showcase called MEGAMICLICK, focused on characters that have already appeared earlier in the contest lineup, with additional special guests added for this round.

For the current phase—labeled Turn II—the bracket expands dramatically. The 40 winners from the first round’s different blocks, plus 4 “recovered” entries, join the remaining 156 contestants, bringing the total to 196 competitors. From there, the field is split into 8 groups with 25 contestants each. Advancement rules are straightforward: the top 6 from each group move on, and an additional 52 advance based on the best remaining scores.

Voting mechanics include a weighting system the contest specifically calls out as a “bonus waifu,” where votes from a male audience carry more weight than other votes. The current daily/ongoing poll is also time-bound, running until 00:00 on 1/08.

What’s happening in the current group

One of the active matchups in this phase is Group F. At the time of reporting, the tally for that group stands at 3,033 total votes. The following characters are listed among the contestants currently in contention for this group’s results: Dina (A Wild Last Boss Appeared!), Ajisai Sena (Watanare), Ayaka Hoshimi (Sorairo Utility (TV)), Super Creek (Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray), Yui (Scooped Up by an S-Rank Adventurer!), Lisan (Farmagia), Mashiro Tsukinomori (My Friend’s Little Sister Has It in for Me!), Nagi Arato (Ruri Rocks), Satsuki Tachibana (Watari-kun’s ****** is about to Collapse), Yaomay (Kowloon Generic Romance), Shizuku Miz uori (Summer Pockets), Makina Agatsuma (Copriti, Makina!), Reze (Chainsaw Man – Il Film: La storia di Reze), Esch er (I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince…), Amber (Tales of Wedding Rings), Sheila (I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin), Otoha Kurogane (Il rock è il diletto di una lady), Dratena Belbury (Bogus Skill – Kinomi Master), Primula Mallow (Arafoo Otoko no Isekai…), Yamamoto (See You Tomorrow at the Food Court), Terenez za Hopkins (May I Ask For One Final Thing?), Nemu M iyao (Witch Watch), Shizuri Ideura (Mi sono ritrovato a convivere con una kunoichi NEET), Nanase Katagiri (Nukitashi: THE ANIMATION), and Carmilla (The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows).

If you’re trying to predict who advances, the key things to watch are the group rankings after the poll closes and how the “bonus waifu” weighting impacts relative momentum across the bracket—since the event is designed to move not just the leaders, but also a large pool of high-scoring entries into the next turn.

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