Best Ao Ashi characters

Ashito Aoi wins 78% of his duels and tops the Tokyo City Esperion FC ranking ahead of Nagisa Akutsu, after 1180 head-to-head matchups.

The 77 ELO points separating Ashito Aoi from Nagisa Akutsu mark the sharpest gap in this ranking, cementing the protagonist's dominance at 1447 ELO. Kuribayashi Haruhisa completes the podium with 1323 ELO and a 63% win rate across 59 duels, while Yoshitsune Kenta follows at rank 4 with 1282 ELO. Motoki Yuuma rounds out the top 5 at 1253 ELO, maintaining a 58% win rate over 73 duels. Lower down, the ranking reveals a divided fanbase. Kuroda Kanpei struggles at rank 12 with just 962 ELO and a 20% win rate across 49 duels, suggesting the youth academy's goalkeeper faces an uphill battle for fan approval. Taira Nakamura and Tachibana Souichirou occupy ranks 11 and 10 respectively, both trailing the leaders by significant margins.

The ranking draws on 1180 duels submitted by 40 players across 12 contenders from the Tokyo City Esperion youth squad. Updated on 12 October 2026, it reflects the fanbase's current preferences within the Ao Ashi universe. Cast your vote to shift the standings and determine which player truly defines the spirit of Esperion FC.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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