AnimeBracket

The Rules

For this contest, "character design" is all about the visual aesthetic and appeal of the character. You should nominate entrants that:

• You find visually appealing
• Have unique characteristics that you enjoy
• Show special creativity
• The visual characteristics of the character support their personality or personal themes in a meaningful way

Meanwhile, you should not nominate entrants that:

• You find the visual design bland and/or unappealing
• Are derivative of other designs or generic anime visual tropes (without reason)
• Are unnecessarily complex/over-the-top for no justifiable reason
• Are jarringly unmatched to their character's personality or the setting (without reason)

It does not matter what the actual personality of the character is, what anime they are from, whether they are a major or minor character, etc. The "quality" of anything related to the character design other than the visual design itself should not be a factor. A terrible anime can still have an example of great character design, while an amazing anime might still have an example of bland character design - consider this an opportunity to celebrate only the work of the Character Designer (and, partially, Animation Supervisor) without any consideration for the Director, Writer, Compositor, Producers, Voice Actors or other staff.