u/Coolightning_

Built a small game called aniweeb where you guess which of two anime characters has more MyAnimeList favorites. higher-or-lower style — see two characters, guess if the second has more or fewer favs than the first, build a streak.

while pulling the data together, a few matchups kept catching me out. sharing them without commentary so people can react however they want:

- lelouch lamperouge currently leads the favorite count by a meaningful margin

- luffy comes next, with levi sitting very close to him

- L lawliet is still pulling high favorite counts

- zoro is the only other one piece character near the upper end

Caveat on the data: MAL favorite counts shift daily as users add or remove favorites. the numbers above (and in the game itself) were pulled recently but may not exactly match live MAL by the time you check. the game auto-refreshes its data every 24h to stay close, but there's always some lag.

Playable link in first comment. if you spot any bugs, weird character data, missing favorites, broken images, or anything that seems off, please let me know — solo project, all feedback welcome. roast freely.

Thanks for taking a look!

Was building a higher-or-lower game using MAL favorites data and decided to check Spy x Family's rankings. Anya is genuinely dominant within the show.

As of early May 2026, MAL shows roughly:

• Anya: ~50k favorites
• Yor: ~32k
• Loid: ~12k
• Damian: ~5k
• Bond: ~3k

Adding Yor + Loid + Damian + Bond gives ~52k, which Anya effectively matches alone. Across all anime, Anya is also above several main protagonists from major shounen — All Might (~6k), Bakugo (~29k), Kirito (~27k).

(Numbers can shift day-to-day on MAL, so check the live page if you want exact current values: myanimelist.net/character.php). Some numbers may be inaccurate, I apologize and am working on this.

Built a higher-or-lower game with this data: aniweeb.com — daily challenge if anyone wants a fixed sequence to compete on. Lost an hour to it last night during testing.

If you encounter any bugs, it would be greatly appreciated if you drop it in the comments below. This is a work in progress.

Drop your highest streaks below — my best is 12.

Genuine question for the sub: who do you think is most underrated? Loid at ~12k feels low for a literal master spy.

Was building a higher-or-lower game using MAL favorites data and Killua's number genuinely shocked me.

He sits at ~98k MAL favorites. For context:

- Naruto: 62k

- Luffy: 68k

- Goku: 45k

- Ichigo: 41k

Only Levi, Lelouch, and Gojo top him. Hisoka beats Bakugo. Gon beats Asta. HxH fans punch way above their weight.

Made a higher-or-lower game where you guess which character has more favs: **https://aniweeb.com\*\* — daily challenge mode if you wanna compete on a fixed sequence.

Lost a full hour to this last night while testing. **Drop your highest streaks below** — my best is 12, would love HxH fans to dunk on it.

(also any bug reports / weird stuff appreciated if something breaks 🙏)

Genuine question for the sub: who do you think is most **underrated** by MAL? Ging at ~4k surprised me — feels too low for someone that important.