Being responsible isn't an easy thing to do. After realizing he couldn't let his life be a waste, Otonashi Yuzuru tried his best to live a responsible, meaningful life—and died in the process. Now he is forced to make certain decisions again in a world where he cannot die and cannot live: who to protect, who to fight for, who to love, and who to strive for. Togashi Yūta may not be dead yet, but he has his share of issues in life, with girls who simply can't get over their eighth grade fantasies. Having thrown away a chūnibyō life, he now tries his best to maintain an ordinary high school life while balancing a handful of rather volatile friends. Regardless, Yūta is a true friend to those he cares about, willing to give his time and attention to each of them in full. Yuzuru, after realizing his true purpose in the afterlife, also makes a point to improve his relationships with those around him and be the responsible one in the midst of a chaotic crowd. Only time will tell if their responsibilities for their friends and those they love will be a sacrifice in vain or for the better.

When the two fighters for the second match take the stage, it's easy to think that it's another match from the Regular Season. A closer look reveals these two to be guys with astonishingly feminine looks. Hayate has been cross-dressed, and even has a second identity for his female form, while Hideyoshi has a separate gender named for him. While these two are often called girls, they both are quite adamant that they are males even though others guys have fallen for them. One of Hayate's fans continued to pester him even after the fact was revealed. Both girly-guys also have counterpart manly-girls—in Hayate's case, she's actually in love with him.

Eren Yeager and Maō Sadao are probably the least similar of a pairing of young males you can get. Eren, a member of the Survey Corps in a world filled with bestial titans that prey on mankind, knows only how to survive and fight for his life. Familiar with hunger, danger, bloodshed, and despair, Yeager would never in his wildest dreams envision a place like McRonald's, the fast food joint where Maō works. Despite being THE demon king, Sadao throws away his demonic ideals when he comes to Japan for an entirely new set of values, including duties to his job, his coworkers, and Japanese society as a whole. Having once been the source of despair and destruction, he now tries to live his everyday life the best he can, despite interference from angels, saints, and whatnot. If Eren and Sadao ever met, they would probably find the other to be quite ridiculous in all aspects—yet these two shōnen show the same fighting spirit, the same iron will, the same untainted, undaunted courage to stand up for what they believe in, whether killing titans or serving hamburgers.

The shrine maiden was obviously in a hurry. She fumbled with her gohei as she took to the air, her robe billowing out behind her.

"Mattaku, another incident? Must the denizens of Gensokyō keep me working day in and day out? And Marisa's not even here to help me today..."

Suddenly, a gust of cold wind hit her in the face. Sensing danger from above, the girl nimbly dodged a hail of icicles that rained down from the sky. "Eh?"

"HAHAHA!!" A feisty voice rang out in the chill air, and a small ice sprite flitted out from nowhere. She pointed an impudent finger at the shrine maiden. "Today's the day I'm going to beat you!"

"You again, baka? Can't you see I'm busy? And don't you have your little fairy wars to attend to?"

The ice fairy replied with a flurry of icicles and hailstones which the shrine maiden simply avoided. The latter sighed. "You know, you fought a lot better when yo-"

Her sentence was stopped by a gigantic boulder of ice that slammed into her face. Brushing herself off, the shrine maiden now glared at the beaming pixie. "Actually, I'm kinda in the mood for some fairy extermination..."

"Fraud and Ignorance"
The shrine maiden detaches her sleeves
Then goes outside to sweep the leaves
She watches and talks to visitors who come by
Then demands payment, bleeding them dry
She waves goodbye as if all was normal
Keeping a smile and staying cordial
But when she checks to see the amount that was there
There were no donations to be found, nothing for her prayer

The icy fairy swooped in just as the maiden looked away
She grabbed every last cent, left nothing in the tray
Then she flew off with the cash
But flew too quickly and crashed
She dropped all of the coins, and all of the bills
Her anger, right then, would give you the chills
She was mad at herself, for being so dense
She had lost all her money, every last cent

The coins rolled down the grassy hill nearby
The bills, in the wind, just flew on by
The money was gone and both girls were mad
Cirno, for being dumb, and Reimu, for getting had
Eventually Reimu found out the truth,
She discovered her money had been stolen by the icy youth
So she issued a challenge to the frozen warrior
One Cirno accepted, so who will be the winner?

The night was pitch black, with only a sliver of the crescent moon shining down on the land below. A girl clad in a frilly black dress and a witch's hat tore through the sky on a broom, spewing out sparkly stars in her wake.

"Yabai, I stayed at Kōrindō waay too late! I didn't even buy anything, either...wow, it's so dark I can't see a thing..huh?"

A chill ran down her spine as she noticed her surroundings fade into total blackness. "This isn't normal..." she muttered to herself. "Hey! What's going on here?"

The darkness slowly faded into a blond-haired girl, dressed in a night-black dress. She twirled around happily and patted her red ribbon. "Look, look! I caught a human, I caught a human~!"

The "caught" magician sighed. "Yeah, yeah, you caught me; now can I please go home?"

The dark-clad girl giggled and shook her head. "Naw, I'm way too hungry and I haven't ate a human in so long!"

"Ah, alright, you haven- wait, what?"

The girl suddenly disappeared into blackness, leaving only the shining red eyes of a predator. "Itadakimasu~!"

The magician laughed wryly and fished out a mini-hakkero. "Yare yare daze..."

One cold night, there stood two figures bathed in the light of the moon. One wore a dark blue maid uniform and held great poise and elegance. The other wore a light blue kimono and possessed an ethereal, otherworldly presence.

The latter spoke in a cheerful voice while flourishing her butterfly-design paper fan, "My, if it isn't the maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. What brings you out this way?"

The silver-haired maid replied curtly, "I'm on an errand for my mistress and on a tight schedule. So please move out of my way."

"Now, now. Don't be so hasty. I know of a nice grilled lamprey stand—although I personally find its owner more interesting. Why don't you come along?" The temperature dropped several degrees and the pink-haired woman's demeanor suddenly turned serious. "It'll be your treat for insulting the mistress of Hakugyokurō."

The maid checked her pocket watch and then withdrew several sharpened throwing knives from a sheath attached to her thigh. "Sorry, I'm not hungry. But it seems I have just enough time to discipline a ghost or two."

The other obscured her face with her fan. "My, my. I guess a duel before dinner wouldn't hurt."

Nightfall, with the pale orange moon shining brightly in the starry sky. On a mountain overlooking a vast bamboo forest, a blue-haired girl sat on a blanket, flapping her bat wings as she stared at the round moon, her red eyes flashing with wonder. Another girl with long lavender hair and a pair of bunny ears came out from a small hut, carrying a tray with tea and condiments on it. She set it down next to the vampire. "Here you go."

"Ah, thanks." The vampire took a cup of tea and a biscuit. The bunny girl did likewise and sat down on the blanket besides her. She looked up and smiled at the moon.

"It sure is beautiful tonight," she said in a hushed voice. Her red eyes had a dreamy quality to them.

"You're right." The response was curt, but contained a considerable level of respect and dignity mixed with a touch of warmth.

The two girls stared at the moon for a while, slowly sipping their tea and munching on rice crackers. Finally, the bunny girl broke the silence.

"This feels really weird, not fighting with each other."

The blue-haired vampire simply nodded in agreement.

Two outstanding fighters now face each other on the battlefield. A clash of strength against strength, and the stronger of the two will emerge and clinch the title of the ultimate fighter. Levi is said to have the brute force and power of a whole army, able to bring down titan after titan that stands in his way. Rumour has it that he is the most capable soldier on humanity's side. His cool demeanor is matched against the explosive temper of Shizuo, the strongest man in Ikebukuro. His amazingly durable body puts even the most professional body builders to shame. Having the superhuman might to even rip metal with ease, he will be no easy opponent for the lance corporal. Who will defeat the other and who will step down and give up his title?

At first glance, one would think that both Accelerator, known as the strongest of the Level 5 espers in Academy City, and Usui Takumi, considered by many as the most popular boy in Seika High School, are as close to perfection as one gets. However, that turns out not to be the case if one looks closer. After an incident involving a certain scientific Railgun and a Level 0 esper with an impervious right hand, Accelerator's reputation plummeted. After a series of events, he now finds himself under the care of two somewhat eccentric caretakers and plagued constantly by an annoying child. With his new life, he must also come up with a new purpose. One fateful day, Usui Takumi found out a secret his school's student council president was hiding. Intrigued, he started following her around and visiting her at her workplace in order to learn more about her. Though he is normally nonchalant and teases her constantly, he seems to be hiding something behind that radiant smile of his. Will either of these two gain what they are looking for? Or will they be forced to continue facing their struggles?

"The fight for her affection"

She steals all of my books
No better than common crooks
But I can't seem to hate her
My sickness worsens every day
But a lot of times she decides to stay
So why would I even hate her?

I wish she'd notice me
But I shouldn't act so desperately
I'm sure she'll talk to me soon
Maybe my dolls can help me
Start up a dialogue for free
But she probably thinks I'm a loon

"I see her more often"
"I've known her longer"
When I see her, my eyes soften
Each day, my love grows stronger
Time to cease this senseless prattle
I agree, let's get to the battle!

A lone figure walks down a long winding staircase in a barren, dreary scene. She strolls through the place with an invigorated curiosity and a haughty air, as if it is a place she has never been before but would never be caught dead at.

A lone girl stands at the end of the long path of steps. She has short white hair that matches her pale complexion. She wields a long katana in one hand and cuddles a white ball of sorts in her left. She is cold and unwavering.

"I'm sorry, but you cannot come here."

The visitor smiles. "Has that line ever worked before?"

The white-haired girl can’t help but smile back. "No." She becomes somber again. "But I still must warn you."

She bares her sword in one fluid motion. "Playing with the Moon-children has made you a bit of a lunatic. You should know your place, human." The visitor extends a hand and conjures a bright, red flame. "Honestly..." The flame shoots into the sky and explodes, creating a blazing phoenix. "…You should be the one to know your place. Let me show you ghosts the power to overcome death."

"What do you want?"

The impatient words of a pink-haired girl crossing her arms and addressing a blonde lady with a white cap and a parasol. The latter laughs airily. "You should know why."

The pink-haired girl points a bandaged finger at the lady. "You, stop meddling in other people's affairs. It's really not nice."

The reply is a simple twirl of the parasol. Then the blonde lady opens up a rift and steps into it. "So I'm assuming...you're going to stop me?"

She disappears just as twelve other rifts appear all around shooting a barrage of bullets at the pink-haired girl.

Without flinching, the girl simply unravels the bandages on her arm, revealing a dark, smoky appendage. She swings it around, absorbing every bullet, and points again towards empty space.

"I know you're there. Let's see how long it takes before I crush your existence entirely."

A crystal-winged figure in a red dress flies across the sky. "Amazing, it's so spacious here. Not like the basement at all. Oh, there's one of those celestials!" The little vampire waves while shouting, "Hey, celestial lady! Wanna play with me?"

A girl clad in a blue dress and a peach-decorated hat turns around. "It's not ‘celestial lady’. I am Tenshi, eldest daughter of the Hinanawi clan. And who might you be? And what are you doing in Bhava-agra?"

The vampire beams from underneath her parasol. "I'm Flandre. Onee-sama and the rest went off to do something called ‘ISML’. And China's asleep so I came out to play."

Tenshi's eyebrows raise. "So, you are the little sister of that Scarlet Devil behind the Scarlet Mist incident, eh? How interesting. I am bored so... yes, let's play." A blade materializes in her hand. "But do you think you can face my Sword of Hisō..."

Suddenly, one of the peaches on the celestial's hat is "squeezed" into nothingness. Flandre's red eyes flash. "Oh, I'm so excited! I haven't gotten to play danmaku for a while!"

Tenshi's face betrays a momentary look of apprehension. "This might not be as easy as I thought..."

To fight, to exceed. To break the limits of what is possible. These two individuals have shown what it takes to redefine their own ability. Accelerator stood at the top of his world—a master of his esper powers, ranked number one in all of Academic City. His computing ability allowed him to bend the whole world to his will. Katsuragi Keima, likewise, held a prestigious place in the otaku universe as the God of Conquests, an individual whose dating sim prowess could not be matched. Then their worlds were turned upside down. Accelerator was defeated by the weakest Level 0 in the city, Kamijō Tōma and his Imagine Breaker. Keima became bound to a contract with the devil Elsie to exorcise runaway spirits from different people. Yet they chose to excel even in their new environments. Accelerator, broken and assisted by all sorts of machinery and networks, now fights with the support of ten thousand individuals backing him up. Keima took his conquering skills to the next level as he switched from 2D to 3D. After all, a true master will always be the one to rise to the top, no matter the circumstances.

What's it like getting dragged around your life by a high school girl? Both Kyon and Oreki's lives have been turned upside down by possibly the strangest freshmen of the female variety attending their school. Oreki meets the angelic Chitanda Eru, the daughter of the local big-name Chitanda family of rice merchants. While usually soft-spoken and delicate, Chitanda has an intense passion for puzzles and mysteries that literally strangles Oreki into running all around town solving various enigmas and incidents. Kyon's troubles are on a different scale. Haruhi Suzumiya isn't your ordinary high school girl—she's actually a god incarnate. Being the only human able to appease the melancholy of the great one, Kyon forces himself to stick with his brigade chief as they look for weird and strange people and events in hopes of finding aliens, time travelers, and espers. Predictably, as these two pairs dig themselves deeper into situation after situation, the boys begin to understand themselves, their girls, and their worlds better and better. In the end, who will be the first to truly take control of his situation and perhaps claim his girl for himself?

What Eren experiences now and how Gintoki was in past might be really similar.

His precious teacher. His beloved mother. The ones who raised them died in gruesome manners in front of them. And their comrades who fought to repel Amanto and Titans along with them, one by one, fell in seemingly impossible battles. Some of their remaining soldiers and patriots might have made excuses if it would’ve been better for them to commit suicide. It would be much easier for them to just give up on life than to battle and see more people die. They have tried once after all. If they die on this battlefield, they might die a noble death. And probably, they can meet their beloved ones in the afterlife. But they refused. Even if it’s a war that they can’t win, they refuse to just give up life.

“I want to see and understand the world outside. I don't want to die inside these walls without knowing what's out there!”

"If you've got enough free time to fantasize about your beautiful death... Why don't you just live your life beautifully to the end?"

Men all around the world, the time has finally come. After months of toil, labor, pain, sweat, blood, tears, crying all alone in a forest and still being wrong, eclipsed in the shadow of the moe girls in their universes, the heroes of the worlds have clashed over who is rightful king of all anime. This year, two veterans face off in the final round, both having strong competitive histories but never tasting the sweetness of victory...yet. Accelerator came out of the group stages particularly strong. He went off on an Esper rampage, smashing Usui Takumi into the laboratory wall while dodging a near fatal bad end from Katsuragi Keima. Face to face with previous champion, Lelouch, Accelerator held his own and crushed the Geass with the help of the Misaka Network. Even the legendary Izayoi couldn't hold up against the wrath of the strongest Esper in Academic City when they clashed in the semi-finals. Oreki Hōtarō sailed gracefully out of the group stages, quickly outwitting the ninja Sasuke and stupefying Kyon in the process. In an amazing struggle, Oreki edged out a decisive victory against the skilled Levi and absolutely crushed Hideyoshi in the semis. Now as the Level 5 Vector master of Academic City faces off against the Master of Mysteries, who will rise to the top and be the best male lead in 2013?

Being a mother is tough work, and neither of the two mothers here are ordinary housewives.

Running away from home before finishing high school, Takasu Yasuko might not have being the best daughter parents could have, yet she’s being trying her hardest to give her son what she is capable of offering. As a single mom, she singlehandedly supports the household by working two jobs so Ryūji doesn’t have to support himself through school, and gives him advice on his relationships with others.

Going over what is considered normal. Being a monster hunter, it’s a good enough reason for Yasaka Yoriko to conceal her true job. But that doesn’t stop Yoriko from blending into the ordinary life of buying different game machines and stacking up her beloved collections. And of course, showing off her affection for her son Mahiro by hugging him and calling him by a special nickname.

Both mothers are extremely young-looking, love and care deeply for their sons, and accept their love interests with welcome arms. A mother’s love should never go unnoticed—take a look at them, and decide your vote.