Best Summer Time Rendering characters

624 duels later, Shinpei Ajiro is still #1 in the Summer Time Rendering favorite character ranking, with Mio Kofune close behind.

Shinpei Ajiro claims the top spot with 1354 ELO points, but Mio Kofune trails by just 12 points at 1342 ELO. The tightest race plays out further down: a 95-point gap separates Ushio Kofune in third place from Hizuru Minakata in fourth, the sharpest divide in the entire ranking. Mio Kofune wins 72% of her duels despite sitting in second, while Shinpei Ajiro wins 67%. The Kofune sisters lock down two of the top three positions, with Ushio Kofune at 1303 ELO and a 60% win rate over 35 duels. Hizuru Minakata follows at 1208 ELO after 46 duels, then Sō Hishigata at 1182 ELO. At the bottom, Tetsu Totsumura holds eighth place with 1006 ELO points and a 30% win rate over 30 duels, revealing which characters fail to resonate with voters.

This ranking draws from 624 duels submitted by 42 players across 8 contenders, updated on 12 October 2026. The data captures how fans weigh protagonist appeal against supporting roles in this time-loop thriller. Head to VAINKEURZ to cast your own votes and reshape the standings.

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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