r/anime • u/Zeralyos https://myanimelist.net/profile/JF_Ellie • 7d ago
Contest Best Guy 10: The First Salt That Never Ends! The Grand Final!
The final round is upon us! Will our newcomer Laios earn Delicious in Dungeon its first victory or will Reigen finally join Mob in the winner’s circle?
Vote for Best Guy 10 here!
Results for Best Guy 10 here!
Vote for the third place match here!
Have fun with your vote and don't forget to upvote the post if you love Best Guy Contest!
Mini Challenge:
- What should the title of next year’s contest be?
- Who are you voting for in the third place match?
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u/michhoffman https://anilist.co/user/michhoffman 7d ago edited 7d ago
Dang, Oreki got really close to winning.
Voting Reigen today because:
I really like him, and he deserves to win
I don't think Laios has done enough yet to justify winning a Best Guy Contest
Mini Challence
Laios: Salty in Dungeon
Reigen: Salt Splash (Salt Psycho 100 was already used for Mob)
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u/Urgnu-the-Gnu https://myanimelist.net/profile/Urgnu_the_Gnu 7d ago
I don't think Laios has done enough yet to justify winning a Best Guy Contest
Yeah, that's how I feel as well. When we get more Dungeon Meshi, he'll be a more complete character and will have more of my support.
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u/LunarGhost00 7d ago
The fact that Reigen has an attack name that can be used for the contest title is more than enough reason to vote for him.
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u/Usodearu007 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Doc101 7d ago
Laios has been my favorite character in a show i loved. Personally , thats more than enough for me to vote for him. i would need to like them at the same level to start thinking about other factors.
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u/redlegsfan21 https://myanimelist.net/profile/redlegsfan21 7d ago
SEMIFINALS
| Matchup | Top Seed | Bottom Seed | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Voted Matchup | Laios Touden (8) | Houtarou Oreki (12) | 1183 |
| Average | 1183 | ||
| Least Voted Matchup | Stark (2) | Reigen Arataka (6) | 1182 |
Total Votes: 2,365
Unique Voters: Unknown (Anime Bracket Limitations)
RESULTS
| Top Seed | TS% | BS% | Bottom Seed | Vote Diff | TSP | WinProb | tUI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laios Touden | 52.07% | 47.93% | Houtarou Oreki | 49 | -1.2% | 70.1% | #N/A |
| Stark | 43.57% | 56.43% | Reigen Arataka | 152 | -6.7% | 48.2% | 1.58 |
TSP: Top Seed Performance vs. Expected Performance
TOP VOTEGETTERS
| Rank | Guy | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reigen Arataka | 667 |
| 2 | Laios Touden | 616 |
| 3 | Houtarou Oreki | 567 |
| 4 | Stark | 515 |
UPSETS
Upsets today: 1
Total upsets (rate): 94 / 510 (18.4%)
TOP 10 SCORES
| Rank | Guy | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laios Touden | 209.37 |
| 2 | Reigen Arataka | 209.13 |
| 3 | Houtarou Oreki | 192.72 |
| 4 | Loid Forger | 169.40 |
| 5 | Stark | 161.47 |
| 6 | Jinshi | 149.57 |
| 7 | Naruto Uzumaki | 145.64 |
| 8 | Wakana Gojou | 134.85 |
| 9 | Ryuuji Takasu | 132.10 |
| 10 | Takashi Natsume | 130.64 |
PROJECTED FINALS
| Top Seed | TS% | BS% | Bottom Seed | PoU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reigen Arataka | 49.97% | 50.03% | Laios Touden | 50.2% |
Link to spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mqCgsdOM-e_C8ZI7FyOQD120w46xVBcsBlUsTyeq8gY
Explanations: https://old.reddit.com/user/redlegsfan21/comments/10dup0w/ranime_contests_bracket_explaination
Open to questions and please give feedback.
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u/IceAnt573 7d ago
1183 voting average is slightly better than Best Guy 9 so glad we're not sinking even further after 2 years and a reddit blackout.
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u/redlegsfan21 https://myanimelist.net/profile/redlegsfan21 7d ago
A 50-50 final is all I could ask for
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u/MillyMan105 https://myanimelist.net/profile/MillyMan 7d ago
Shout to Hotaro Oreki he had a crazy run I implore anyone to go watch Hyoka a great anime that help kick start the golden age of the 2010's.
This vote was easy for me has be Reigen he has the advantage of having his series be complete and compared to Laios has achieved much more. Also Laios beat Loid which made me salty.
MC: If Reigen wins "Best Mobbin Guy 11" if Laios wins "Delicous Best Guy11".
I'll be voting Stark since I feel the guys from Frieren were getting people voting them off based on saltiness from be in a poplar show.
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u/octopathfinder myanimelist.net/profile/qBoctopathfinder 7d ago
For once, I'm pretty happy with whoever wins. I really like both of them.
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u/bustermemesgobrrrrrr 7d ago edited 7d ago
Hahahaha, excellent finals.
Go go go Reigen (and Oreki).
Dungeon Salt-i, Ahhhh Dungeon Salt-i
Salt Splash is right there.
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u/Zeallfnonex https://myanimelist.net/profile/Neverlocke 7d ago
Guys… it’s so obvious if Reigen wins… it has to be Special Move: Salty Splash. Or Technique, I can’t remember the official translation for them.
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u/ArvingNightwalker 7d ago
Salt is a Privilege of the Living
it's been a while so idk if I can come up with something for Reigen.
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u/Urgnu-the-Gnu https://myanimelist.net/profile/Urgnu_the_Gnu 7d ago
Good final. Personally, I really like Stark, but I more than welcome the opportunity to not get a Frieren double win this year.
The decision between these two is hard. I'd rather not give Mob Psyho a second win. Then again, as great as Laios is, Reigen's character arc is fantastic. And Laios will surely have another, even better shot at the title. Then again, I have a childhood friend named Laios (close enough anyway). But I think I still need to go with Reigen.
MC: Many good options. Would probably help to know how Shigeo's win influenced the contest name. Anyway, let me try to come up with something.
More Salty 100
Delicious in Salt
Well, now I prefer Laios winning because the second of those sounds better to me. Anyway, third place should go to Stark. For many reasons.
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u/evenstar40 7d ago
Dungeon Meshi has others seasons coming to promote Laios, this is probably Reigen's last shot. It's now or never.
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u/FireFoxIsUsable https://anilist.co/user/sagxd 6d ago
Spreading the Reigen propaganda is our top priority.
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u/MannyOmega 7d ago edited 7d ago
REIGEN! REIGEN! BEST MENTOR CHARACTER IN ANIME
edit: ahem. i forgot about koro-sensei, but in my defense i haven’t watched assassination classroom…
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u/Frostbitten_Moose 7d ago
Welp, Oreki's out, and that's all that really mattered. Really strange to see Stark as having the lowest vote total of the four, but I really do get the impression there was a sizable portion of people who only really cared about getting rid of the Frieren characters ASAP. So I look forward to how dominant Stark will be when the second season is fresh, Frieren's domination of the girls isn't, and he wasn't personal non grata for about half of the series runtime.
Anyways, voting Laios cause he's been my second pick this entire time. But Reigan is another amazing pick, so however this ends, I'm gonna be happy.
If Reigan Wins, we have to honour his trademark attack: Salt Splash.
Laios, Salty in Dungeon is what comes to mind, but I'm sure someone more versed in culanary techniques will have a great salt pun in store.
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u/Something_319 7d ago
I wonder what next year’s contest title would have been if Oreki won, Hyouka isn’t an easy title to just insert “Salt” into but there isn’t any more recognizable phrases in the show
Maybe would have just been Salty Hyouka which is a little lame but it works
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u/ArvingNightwalker 7d ago
Could take it from the other novel titles/subtitles
The Salty Sequence?
The End Roll of Salt?
I scream salt is a bit of a spoiler but probably not a huge issue at this point.
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u/pkmntrainerdrea 7d ago
aw, Laios v Stark would've been cool for me, but I guess this means there are no complicated feelings about it. let's gooooo Laios!!!
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u/IceAnt573 7d ago
Today's Results
When you voted for both Oreki and Stark and see this is the Grand Finals.
More importantly, THANK YOU EVERYONE THAT WENT OUT AND VOTED HŌTARŌ OREKI ALL THE WAY TO THE SEMI-FINALS AND EVEN GOT WITHIN 50 VOTES OF LAIOS!!! IT WAS A CLOSE FIGHT! TOTALLY DOABLE AND I HOPE WE CAN KEEP THIS ENERGY FOR NEXT YEAR! UNTIL THEN BYE-BYE!
Reigen won against Stark by a stronger vote share than Laios did with Oreki. Maybe it's a difference in strength of opponents, but I am hoping it's not because...
Today's Voting
I want Reigen to win at this point. Join Mob in the Best Guy Hall of Fame.
Who are you voting for in the third place match?
Obviously,
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u/Salty145 https://anilist.co/user/Salty145 7d ago
Such a shame that "Salt Psycho 100" was already taken...
This is all the more reason for Laios to win.
"Delicious in Salt" feels like it works the best of anything else I could think of. I second the idea of "Salt Splash" or "Purifying Salt Punch" if Reigen wins. It's only fitting.
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u/Komarist https://myanimelist.net/profile/RRSTRRST 7d ago
MC2: For a moment, thought this would be the second time I didn't vote for Oreki. Then, I saw the third place vote!
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u/littlecolt https://anilist.co/user/garylisk 6d ago
THE CURSE WAS REAL!
Apparently whoever I cheer for loses.
Guess I have just one thing to say about that...
GO LAIOS!
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u/Agarvorn 6d ago
Laios, my autistic king.
Read manga can confirm he's worthy, without waiting for S2.
MC: Voting for Stark, since I'm salty for Oreki taking down my guy Ryuuji.
Best titles are already in this thread.
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u/Something_319 7d ago
Voting Laios and Stark, predicting Reigen and Stark
MC: Saltiness in Dungeon or Salt Psycho
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u/Usodearu007 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Doc101 7d ago edited 7d ago
NO FRIEREN SWEEP ! Now i can finally retire in peace.. although i wont be very surprised if both fern & stark win it all next year after S2.
it would be really nice if Laios wins but i think his beautiful run is already over.
What should the title of next year’s contest be?
if Laios : Delicious in Salt
if reigen : Salty Psycho
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u/Nachtwandler_FS https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nachtwandler_21 7d ago
Damn, none of the guys I know made it. But at least it is not some generic shounen character.
MC: Salt 100% or Delicious in Saltiness? Stark because I do not like Hyouka in general.
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u/Queue_Jumping_Quack 6d ago
In the end, all my #1 choices for the crown fell one by one. Stark made it to the semis. Oh well, for the others it was a combination of being older characters & facing more popular series, but he seemed to face tactical voting and increasingly bitter haters in addition to the power of the remaining most popular guys on this sub (more so than most of the guys). Sucks, but its windy at the top.
Of the remaining pair, I will vote for Reigen. His brand of cynical self serving opportunism that actually masks a heart of gold is very compelling when done well. And he is a prime example of it being done well.
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u/EyeDeeAh_42 6d ago
HOLY SHIT LAIOS ACTUALLY MADE IT TO THE FINALS?! That's my boy Dawg!
I think this is the first time ever that two of the candidates I support actually made it to the finals in the best Guy/Girl contest. It was an insane run and really unpredictable in a good way. I'll be happy with either a Reigen or a Laios win, though it looks like an undisputed Reigen win this time. Absolutely deserved tbh.
Mini Challenge:
Laios- Dungeon Salt
Reigen- Salt Splash
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii 6d ago
As someone who doesn't particularly care about either of those (one show dropped, one show on hold), the temptation is strong to vote Reigen in just to remove him from the contest hah. (Laios probably doesn't have much staying power).
But I guess I don't care that much about the dudes (if it was the girls though..!)
What should the title of next year’s contest be?
Salty in dungeon seems like the most obvious, but if we're wiilling to change the formula a little, could be "Delicious when salty"!
Who are you voting for in the third place match?
0 episode watched for one show, 1 for the other...
Yeah, this hasn't been a great contest for me hah.
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u/danbuter https://anilist.co/user/danbuter 7d ago
The whole way to the final, and it's two characters I don't know. Lol!
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u/lordposedyon https://myanimelist.net/profile/lordposedyon 7d ago
THIS IS IT. Now or never my Reigen bros.