The polls are closed, the votes are in, and we have a winner for the 2021 AniMarch Madness tournament! But before I announce it, let me just thank everyone who participated in the tourney. There were some worries this year that it may not get nearly as much play as in the past since Facebook—the… Read More AniMarch Madness 2021: Winner
One month, 48 matches, and nearly 15,000 votes later, we’re down to the final two. Advancing from their semifinal matches last week, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, in its return from a one-year hiatus, defeated Your Lie in April to match up against first-time finalist, Attack on Titan, riding high on the strength of the popular and… Read More AniMarch Madness 2021: Championship
And then…there were three. Attack on Titan in easily its best showing in the tournament is the first team into the championship round, winning fairly easily against last year’s runner-up, Demon Slayer. 258 (58%) – 187 (42%). Today, you get to vote on the other semifinal match to determine who faces Levi, Eren, Mikasa and… Read More AniMarch Madness 2021: Final Four (Match Two)
Forty-six matches later, we’re finally down to the final four! Welcome to week four of AniMarch Madness! The quarterfinals held few surprises, with all three number one seeds that made it in coming out as well. The closest match featured last year’s runner-up and seven-seeded Demon Slayer (seeded so low because of it’s difficulties in… Read More AniMarch Madness 2021: Final Four (Match One)
The elite eight concludes with two more matches. You can vote on the match-ups below, but we also encourage you to subscribe to our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. The fun there is in participating in the communal aspect of the games, as our subscribers cheer for their favorites and express disdain for others. The… Read More AniMarch Madness 2021: Quarterfinals (Day 2)
Welcome to week three of AniMarch Madness! Voting continued to be heavy in round two, and unlike the first round, it was full of surprises, none bigger than old man Naruto bringing down the 2020 winner of this tournament, My Hero Academia. Naruto Shippuden dominated the Instagram vote—a real surprise since it usually skews young—and… Read More AniMarch Madness 2021: Quarterfinals (Day 1)
Round three concludes with two match-ups today, one from each of two our four “regions.” You can vote on the match-ups below, but we also encourage you to subscribe to our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. The fun there is in participating in the communal aspect of the games, as our subscribers cheer for their… Read More AniMarch Madness 2021: Sweet Sixteen (Day Four)
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