First batch of winners for the Sword Art Online Awards announced

With Sword Art Online II making its worldwide premiere very soon, the anime’s official website has announced the first batch of winners for their Sword Art Online Awards, which asked fans online about their favorites from the series.

The first batch of winners include “Best Male Character”, “Best Female Character”, and “Best Episode”. The winners for each category are even awarded with their very own official wallpapers. Here are the winners:

Best Male Character:

8th place: Eugene

7th place: Recon

6th place: Diabel

5th place: Nishida

4th place: Heathcliff

3rd place: Agil

2nd place: Klein

1st place: Kirito

Best Female Character

6th place: Sachi

5th place: Lizbeth

4th place: Silica

3rd place: Leafa

2nd place: Yui

1st place: Asuna

Was there even any doubt on who would win first place for the Best Female and Best Male characters? Kirito and Asuna are considered one of the most popular anime couples on Earth. The other members who completed the Top 3 (AKA The Finalists) were also not surprising as Leafa, Yui, Kline, and Agil have proven to some of SAO’s most beloved characters.

Best Episode

7th Place: Episode 24: The Gilded Hero

6th place: Episode 10: Crimson Killing Intent

5th place: Episode 25: The World Seed

4th place: Episode 11: Morning Dew Girl

3rd place: Episode 3: The Red-Nosed Reindeer

2nd Place: Episode 12: Yui’s Heart

1st place: Episode 9: The Blue Eyed Demon

While 1st place Episode 9 may not come as a bit of surprise, Episode 10, one of Sword Art Online’s most highly rated episodes has surprised many by only taking the #6 spot. Episode 10 not only featured the duel between Kirito and Heathcliff, but also Asuna’s daring rescue of Kirito from the hands of Kuradeel, but what Ep. 10 is most famous for is that it implied something happened between Kirito and Asuna later that night in what the fans might call as 16.5. Yui’s Heart and The Red-Nosed Reindeer were also highly rated episodes which made many cry.

There are still many awards to be announced in days to come and they include the “Best Monster Award”, “”Best Costume Design Award”, and many more.

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 Source: Sword Art Online Official Website

First batch of winners for the Sword Art Online Awards announced