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Death Note's previous contest results...

2014:
Beat Regular Show 17-6
Beat Bleach 19-5
Lost to South Park 17-10

2016:
Beat Daria 11-8
Beat Recess 10-7
Lost to Rick and Morty 11-9

2018:
Beat The Loud House 25-1
Beat Star vs. The Forces Of Evil 17-4
Beat From The New World 17-6
Lost to Cowboy Bebop 17-14

2020:
Beat The Fairly Oddparents 26-5
Beat Scooby Doo, Where Are You? 15-13
Lost to Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated 17-13

So... yeah, I wouldn't call that a joke at all. Coming into this match, it's 15-4 all time.

IfGodCouldDie posted...

this has gotten to a final for best animated series ever as a joke.

This isn't like Yu-Gi-Oh. Death Note is definitely weaker than the average BASE finalist, but it's not completely out of the blue. It's a strong midcarder that got a Treehouse of Horror boost and some momentum after winning a few close upsets.

Futurama: 25
Gravity Falls: 21

Just one match to go... the finals are set.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS77mSwHAkU

Let's do this!

Death Note: 25
Looney Tunes: 24

Death Note punches its ticket to the finals with another nailbiter finish. It'll face the winner of Gravity Falls/Futurama for the championship on Election Day.

Quarterfinal 4 Results:

Futurama: 27
Animaniacs: 12

Good lord, I think Futurama heard all the people upset about that tiebreaker with Over The Garden Wall and now it's on a mission to prove it deserved to win that match XD

Quarterfinal 3 Results:

Gravity Falls: 20
Neon Genesis Evangelion: 15

Quarterfinal 2 Results:

Looney Tunes: 22
Cowboy Bebop: 16

Also, yes, the early tournaments had some weird rules. In 2002 I had only 64 slots for non-anime shows and 64 slots for anime, and in 2002 and I think in 2003/2004, anime movies like Spirited Away were also allowed in.

Simpsons was STRONG in 2002, no show will ever be that strong again.

Pokewars posted...

Already had an out-of-the-blue underdog winner last time -_-

Why is it when I finally watched Avatar in the past year, this board's boner for it suddenly died?

To be fair, Death Note has always been a lot stronger than Yu-Gi-Oh on average, it's been one of the most consistent performers in the tournament (it's made the third round in its last five appearances), it's just never been past the sweet sixteen before this year. It's been a strong midcarder/upper midcarder, whereas Yu-Gi-Oh was more of a lower midcarder.

MartinFF7 posted...

Who won last time? Moreover, is there a list of all past winners somewhere?

Definitely an upset of a result, wow...

2002: The Simpsons (https://docs.google.com/document
/d/175H8CKWwASEWTg8jiWg6kg2ebPa87WWr0D9SwQCFJIw)

2003: Cowboy Bebop

2004: Futurama

2005: Tom And Jerry

2007: Monster

2009: Futurama (https://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=329482)

2014: Dragonball Z (https://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=454404)

2016: Avatar: The Last Airbender (https://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=463538)

2018: Batman: The Animated Series (https://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=470636)

2020: Yu-Gi-Oh (https://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=473952)

Quarterfinal 1 Results:

Death Note: 20
Avatar: The Last Airbender: 18

Day 32 Results:

(4) Futurama: 29
(2) Rick And Morty: 10

(8) Animaniacs: 20
(11) DuckTales (1980s): 13

Day 31 Results

(1) Gravity Falls: 21
(2) Teen Titans: 18

(2) Neon Genesis Evangelion: 21
(8) Dragonball Z: 20

For the third time, Neon Genesis Evangelion takes down Dragonball Z in an instant classic.

Day 30 Results:

(2) Cowboy Bebop: 17
(1) South Park: 13

(4) Looney Tunes: 17
(2) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987): 12

Day 29:

(1) Avatar: The Last Airbender: 21
(10) Paranoia Agent: 10

(9) Death Note: 15
(2) Infinity Train: 14

I've read some of the complaints about the tiebreaker system, and I can understand why it would make people upset. I will say that for the rest of the tournament, any tiebreakers will be first to 10 rather than first to 5, and then for future tournaments I'll consider just doing full-day tiebreakers rather than the first to system.

Day 28:

(4) Futurama: 16 (5)
(1) Over The Garden Wall: 16 (1)

(2) Rick And Morty: 17
(11) Arthur: 16

(8) Animaniacs: 17
(4) X-Men: The Animated Series: 16

(11) DuckTales (1980s): 20
(10) Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers: 10

Day 27 Results:

(1) Gravity Falls: 15 (5)
(5) Samurai Jack: 15 (4)

(2) Teen Titans: 19
(6) Pokemon: 13

(8) Dragonball Z: 21
(5) Attack On Titan: 11

(2) Neon Genesis Evangelion: 15
(11) Space Ghost: Coast To Coast: 14

Believe it or not, this year was actually better than normal for King Of The Hill, which usually loses in the second round a lot of the time.

I can't explain Batman: TAS getting beaten comfortably by Looney Tunes, though. Looney Tunes is strong, but not historically stronger than Batman.

Also back in 2002 Looney Tunes got beat in the second round by Outlaw Star like 26 to 9, and that would NEVER happen today.

Day 26 Results:

(1) South Park: 19
(4) King Of The Hill: 17

(2) Cowboy Bebop: 22
(3) Darkwing Duck: 14

(4) Looney Tunes: 22
(1) Batman: The Animated Series: 14

(2) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987): 23
(3) Ed, Edd, n Eddy: 14

I've been tempted to rework the way I seed the tournament in the future, sticking mostly to the nomination tally but using my discretion to raise or lower shows as needed. The seeding has MOSTLY worked out anyway, so I'm still not sure I'm going to start doing that next time.

An interesting note about The Simpsons' loss, this is the earliest it's ever been eliminated in the tournament. Since 2009, it's reached either the semifinals or the quarterfinals of every tournament it's been in (interestingly enough, three of its last five losses have been to Futurama).

DreamEater12 posted...

I am curious how the seeding was determined

Seeding was determined by number of nominations, and then I went and re-seeded them within those nomination groups. Therefore, there are a lot of strong shows bunched up at 4-5 (the top shows with 4 nominations) and 8-10 (the top shows with 3 nominations). That's how, for example, Simpsons and Futurama ended up at 4 (only 4 nominations each) and Dragonball Z and Animaniacs ended up at 8 (only 3 nominations each). It's also how Helluva Boss ended up at #1 (it got a bunch of nominations)

Day 25 Results:

(1) Avatar: The Last Airbender: 19
(4) Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated: 9

(10) Paranoia Agent: 18
(14) The Angry Beavers: 10

(9) Death Note: 17
(4) The Simpsons: 16

(2) Infinity Train: 13
(3) Batman: The Brave And The Bold: 10

Well. That's a thing that happened!

Day 24 Results:

(8) Animaniacs: 27
(1) Helluva Boss: 6

(4) X-Men: The Animated Series: 21
(5) SpongeBob SquarePants: 14

(11) DuckTales (1980s): 20
(14) Phineas and Ferb: 12

(10) Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers: 16
(2) Freakazoid!: 12

We're now into the round of 32, and the tournament is really going to heat up with some exciting matchups ahead. Who ya got?

Day 23 Results:

(1) Over The Garden Wall: 18
(9) Young Justice: 5

(4) Futurama: 23
(12) Samurai Champloo: 6

(11) Arthur: 14
(3) Home Movies: 11

(2) Rick And Morty: 17
(10) Aqua Teen Hunger Force: 11

Day 22 Results:

(8) Dragonball Z: 14
(1) Gargoyles: 10

(5) Attack on Titan: 12
(13) Spider-Man: The Animated Series: 11

(11) Space Ghost: Coast To Coast: 15
(14) My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: 9

(2) Neon Genesis Evangelion: 15
(10) Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?: 13

Day 21 Results:

(1) Gravity Falls: 17
(8) Pinky and the Brain: 16

(5) Samurai Jack: 18
(4) Tom and Jerry: 12

(6) Pokemon: 15
(3) The Owl House: 13

(2) Teen Titans: 22
(10) Inspector Gadget: 8

Day 20 Results:

(1) Batman: The Animated Series: 16
(9) Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood: 13

(4) Looney Tunes: 18
(5) Dexter's Laboratory: 8

(3) Ed, Edd, 'n' Eddy: 14
(6) The Magic School Bus: 13

(2) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987): 16
(7) Cardcaptor Sakura: 14

Some close matches today, with Batman and TMNT both having to come back to avoid second round upsets. Poor Dexter, though.

Day 19 Results:

(1) South Park: 19
(9) Hey Arnold!: 14

(4) King Of The Hill: 16
(12) Kim Possible: 15

(3) Darkwing Duck: 20
(6) Sailor Moon: 11

(2) Cowboy Bebop: 20
(10) Justice League/Unlimited: 9

King Of The Hill and Kim Possible just had an all time classic. Wow.

Day 18 Results:

(9) Death Note: 20
(1) Arcane: 9

(4) The Simpsons: 22
(5) The Boondocks: 8

(3) Batman: The Brave And The Bold: 12
(6) Castlevania: 11

(2) Infinity Train: 14
(10) Megas XLR: 10

Day 17 Results:

(1) Avatar: The Last Airbender: 24
(8) Rocko's Modern Life: 7

(4) Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated: 17
(12) Johnny Bravo: 11

(14) The Angry Beavers: 13
(11) Sealab 2021: 11

(10) Paranoia Agent: 16
(2) Bojack Horseman: 9

Day 16 Results:

(11) DuckTales (1980s): 15
(6) Moral Orel: 9

(14) Phineas and Ferb: 12
(3) Steven Universe: 10

(10) Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers: 14
(7) House of Mouse: 10

(2) Freakazoid!: 17
(15) Ace Attorney: 2

And with that, the first round is concluded! Any shocking results? Any predictions for the rounds ahead?

Animaniacs just seems really strong right now. Got to the final four in the last tournament against some really strong opponents, and just got done kicking the shit out of Archer, a solid lower midcard to midcard show. I feel like Helluva Boss should be VERY worried.

Day 15:

(1) Helluva Boss: 8
(16) Clannad: 4

(8) Animaniacs: 21
(9) Archer: 3

(5) SpongeBob SquarePants:15
(12) Rugrats: 8

(4) X-Men: The Animated Series: 13
(13) Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure: 4

Day 14 Results:

(11) Arthur: 15
(6) One Punch Man: 10

(3) Home Movies: 13
(14) Regular Show: 11

(10) Aqua Teen Hunger Force: 15
(7) Donkey Kong Country: 8

(2) Rick And Morty: 16
(15) Initial D: 10

Day 13 Results:

(1) Over The Garden Wall: 16
(16) Time Squad: 7

(9) Young Justice: 14
(8) The Tatami Galaxy: 7

(12) Samurai Champloo: 16
(5) The Legend Of Korra: 14

(4) Futurama: 20
(13) Invincible: 7

Day 12 Results:

(11) Space Ghost: Coast To Coast: 18
(6) Hilda: 6

(14) My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: 11
(3) Family Guy: 10

(10) Scooby Doo, Where Are You?: 16
(7) Harley Quinn: 10

(2) Neon Genesis Evangelion: 15
(15) Muppet Babies (1980s): 9

Shame, shame on Board 8 for letting Hilda lose so badly to Space Ghost. Shame.

Day 11 Results:

(1) Gargoyles: 22
(16) The Pirates Of Dark Water: 4

(8) Dragonball Z: 21
(9) Dragon Ball: 12

(5) Attack On Titan: 14
(12) Xiaolin Showdown: 12

(13) Spider-Man: The Animated Series: 17
(4) Courage The Cowardly Dog: 15

MarioSuperstar posted...

I hate DBZ

You would've loved Dragonball Z's matches against Trigun (in the Sweet 16) and Neon Genesis Evangelion (in the quarterfinals) back in 2002. Still probably the two most controversial matches in tournament history.

Day 10 Results:

(6) Pokemon: 21
(11) Robot Chicken: 6

(3) The Owl House: 13
(14) Mission Hill: 5

(10) Inspector Gadget: 16
(7) Odd Taxi: 6

(2) Teen Titans: 19
(15) Popeye The Sailor (1960): 7

Day 9 Results:

(1) Gravity Falls: 18
(16) Welcome To The NHK!: 3

(8) Pinky and the Brain: 16
(9) Tiny Toon Adventures: 8

(5) Samurai Jack: 13
(12) SPYxFAMILY: 8

(4) Tom and Jerry: 10 (5)
(13) Primal: 10 (4)

Day 8 Results:

(6) The Magic School Bus: 17
(11) Puella Magi Madoka Magica: 12

(3) Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy: 17
(14) FLCL: 13

(7) Cardcaptor Sakura: 13
(10) Ren And Stimpy: 10

(2) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987): 22
(15) The Adventures of Tintin: 5

Day 7 Results:

(1) Batman: The Animated Series: 25
(16) Haibane Renmei: 4

(9) Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood: 19
(8) The Powerpuff Girls (1998): 12

(5) Dexter's Laboratory: 17
(12) Jackie Chan Adventures: 13

(4) Looney Tunes: 24
(13) Codename: Kids Next Door: 7

Day 6 Results:

(6) Sailor Moon: 20
(11) Bob's Burgers: 11

(3) Darkwing Duck: 19
(14) Danny Phantom: 9

(10) Justice League/Unlimited: 15
(7) Aggretsuko: 12

(2) Cowboy Bebop: 26
(15) Star vs. The Forces Of Evil: 2

Day 5 Results:

(1) South Park: 27
(16) Big Mouth: 5

(9) Hey Arnold!: 18
(8) Beavis and Butt-Head: 12

(12) Kim Possible: 14
(5) The Venture Brothers: 11

(4) King Of The Hill: 19
(13) Digimon Adventure: 13

Day 4 Results:

(6) Castlevania: 14
(11) Doug: 11

(3) Batman: The Brave And The Bold: 13
(14) Bluey: 6

(10) Megas XLR: 14
(7) Xavier: Renegade Angel: 6

(2) Infinity Train: 15
(15) Inuyasha: 7

Oh, it's absolutely Arcane being way weaker than expected. I suspected there was a chance it could flop but I wasn't expecting it to struggle this much against Marsupilami.

I was expecting Arcane to do a LOT better, and this doesn't bode well for its match with Death Note (let alone The Simpsons, which I thought Arcane might actually be able to hold its own against :p)

Day 3 Results:

(1) Arcane: 12
(16) Marsupilami (1993): 10

(9) Death Note: 18
(8) Kaguya-sama: Love is War: 6

(5) The Boondocks: 18
(12) Clone High: 9

(4) The Simpsons: 23
(13) The Flintstones: 5

Day 2 Results:

(11) Sealab 2021: 14
(6) Homestar Runner: 11

(14) The Angry Beavers: 19
(3) One Piece: 9

(10) Paranoia Agent: 18
(7) She-Ra And The Princesses Of Power: 10

(2) Bojack Horseman: 15
(15) Count Duckula: 7