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/a/, the winners of the inaugural 2011 4chan Summer Cup, are a mainstay of the 4chan Cup theater and have a loyal following. The team features different anime with each season, though some remain as permanent figures since the beginning of time. /a/ is a very proud board, where shitting on someone's anime taste is generally not a good idea.
Autumn Babby 2015 /a/ Survey
First Round: closed
Second Round: closed
Responses: Link
Spring Babby 2015 /a/ Survey
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eaYTOKD0rKp0-cbTXXJtpm2FyfBWUgC9VjOcWpC2HzI/viewform
Team history
Despite a disappointing 2012 4chan Winter Cup, /a/ was in the hunt for glory at the 2012 4chan Summer Cup. Drawn in Group 2 with /m/, /pol/ and /g/, /a/ sought to defend their Summer Cup title as the third-placed side in the rankings. Unfortunately, a brutal loss to /pol/ kept them out of the second round.
The 2013 4chan Winter Cup saw /a/ looking to reaffirm their place as a top side despite drawing what was widely considered the toughest group of the tournament. Rising to the challenge, /a/ swept the group with wins over /mlp/, /m/, and /adv/ to earn their spot in the knockouts. A comeback win over /hm/ propelled them to the final 8, but a poor performance against /cm/ eliminated them.
/a/ took the field in the 2013 4chan Summer Cup with new management but continued its run of success. A cagey draw with /h/ was followed by successive 5-0 demolitions of /tv/ and /po/, launching /a/ to another group-topping performance. In the knockouts, /a/ handled /x/ 3-0 before falling again in the quarterfinals to eventual champion /wg/.
/a/ entered the 2014 4chan Winter Cup as a heavy favorite to top Group A, and indeed got their first goal in the 5th minute of the entire tournament. However, missed opportunities and a successful counterattack left /a/ in an early points deficit with a 1-1 draw against /cgl/. /a/ bounced back with a 4-2 drubbing of /adv/ and seemed poised to advance. However, a surprise 7-3 victory by /cgl/ over /adv/ in the third round meant that /a/'s 1-1 draw against /cm/ advanced them as group runners-up. This set the stage for one of the most anticipated matchups in 4chan Cup history, a round of 16 clash with /sp/. El Classico's return held up to the billing, with Accelerator's heroic keeping keeping /sp/'s first half assault from producing a goal. In the second half, /a/'s fight back saw them carry the momentum and Bert break through for the game's lone goal. /a/'s quarterfinal saw them go down 0-2 to a solid /toy/ squad, but then score 4 unanswered to flip the script. /toy/ attempted to claw back into the match but /a/ prevailed 4-3. /a/'s knockout gauntlet continued when they faced /mlp/ in the semifinals. A late Bert strike appeared to be the winner, but /mlp/ threw everyone forward and found an equalizer deep into second half injury time. /a/ rallied as Mugi found Bert for a second in the late minutes of extra time and /a/ were on to the final. Unfortunately, /a/ could not finish the quest for a historic second star, as /trv/'s defensive efforts resulted in a game with few shots, and they took their first championship 2-0. With Bert taking golden boot and Accelerator taking golden glove for the tournament, /a/ had re-established itself as one of the powers in the Cup.
Then, all that success was undone in the 2014 4chan Summer Cup, where /a/ was relegated and was subsequently voted as the Disappoinment of the Tournament by fans.
With 4 interim managers coming in for the 2014 4chan Autumn Babby Cup, /a/ seemed to get off to a good start by way of a 4-2 win over /r9k/; however, the largest loss of their history followed, 6-1 to /ck/, and a 1-1 draw with /out/ did nothing to help get the team back on their feet. A miracle was needed to even have a chance at advancement against /n/, but nothing happened; a 3-2 win over /n/ wasn't enough for /a/ to show up to the 2015 4chan Winter Cup. /a/ finished their first Babby in 18th place and are scheduled to appear in the 2015 4chan Spring Babby Cup, where fans prayed that drunken magic and the return of Firo can save them from being trapped in the Babbies. Said Babby cup was off to a good start with a 2-1 win over /sp/, but disaster struck quickly afterwards in the form of another 6-1 loss. This time, it was /b/ who got the strong win over /a/, but /a/ bounced back with a 4-0 win over the managerless /cgl/. In a shocking turn of events, it was /cgl/ who got the last laugh: /a/'s 2-1 loss to /c/ combined with /cgl/'s 3-2 win over /b/ eliminated /a/ in the group stage once again.
After being denied their entry to the Elites twice by finishing third place in their group, /a/ went into the 2015 4chan Autumn Babby Cup looking to end the fans' suffering. They were drawn with old acquaintances /adv/ and /toy/, as well as /s4s/ and a semi-dead /3/. Their run began with a very tense and hard-fought match against /toy/; Bebop drew first blood by improvising after his pass to Mugi was blocked, but not ten minutes later Optimus Prime would score the equalizer. Then, Inferno Cop's clever setup let UMR of all players to score just before the half. Things started to look grim as a One Punch Man blunder led to a Woody equalizer, but a spectacular Inferno Cop cross followed by a perfect header by Bebop at 90+ secured the three points with a 3-2 win - but not before a last-second Optimus Prime choke in the ensuing kickoff. /a/'s second match was against the powerhouse /s4s/, who had been just barely relegated in the previous Elite cup. Many fans were dreading a repeat of the 6-1 curse, not helped by a self-aware PES game tip, but Inferno Cop took advantage of /s4s/'s rigged export to quickly sneak in a goal. /a/ would proceed to dominate the first half of the match, and after a lot of hardship, Inferno Cop would shatter the curse and fears with a second goal at 57'. A Bateman goal at 71' threatened to deny /a/ their hard-earned 3 points, but a 90+ UMR goal put away the match, 3-1. At this point, another victory would have guaranteed promotion, but next up was a still-untested /adv/, ready to play spoiler. Fortunately, Inferno Cop continued his great performance by scoring another quick goal. The match was then uneventful, with plenty of back-passing by /a/, until a defensive blunder in the second half let Suicide score an incredible bloot equalizer. Just as things started to look grim, the last few minutes delivered one of the biggest strokes of poetry ever in the cup: Accelerator brilliantly saved two dangerous, powerful /adv/ shots, and in the ensuing counter-attack led by Bebop and Inferno Cop, none other than Bert scored another 90+ goal even after continuous choking, securing /a/'s return to the Elites. Their last match was against a dead /3/ team in a game that didn't even matter, and as such /a/ decided to let a previously carded Mugi rest and employed unusual tactics; even so, the match ended in an easy 2-0 victory for /a/, achieving the 12-point mustard race.
Music Corner
Attack on Titan Theme (Bert is a Titan)
Die Hollen Polizei (Inferno Cop)
Libera Me From Hell (Comeback equalizer)
Super☆Affection (Victory anthem)
Roster
Autumn 2015 Babby Export
Tactics Export
Aesthetics Export (UPDATED VERSION)
Summer 2015 Friendlies Export
/a/ Summer 2015 Friendlies Tactics
Save Fix: Kanye-sama should be 185cm instead of 187
Spring 2015 Babby Cup Export
Spring 2015 Babby Cup Aesthetics
Spring 2015 Babby Cup Aesthetics
Friendlies Export
https://www.mediafire.com/?avm3jwc098wmxsn
Semen Demon Face
Friendlies Tictacs
http://www.mediafire.com/view/y7pfue8c5afppfy
SouC up Export
https://www.mediafire.com/?zgxq6gbo32buxcy
Winter 2015 Roster Survey Results
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UJK9UV-X4dxzKcUlApitNivwz4-0Z9d6cI6zJewPi7g https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PAEIS6LwV5xWIlq_Dqi8DhSjIzH-X7osJFQpMYb_Evc
Autumn 2014 Roster Survey Results
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gMPQd79sv_q0woWioVhCRJXdsuOyGpWk1KjMOaBM2eA/edit#gid=1187360047 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1orJ1BqTC_jSYh_GVI6xQgzgIS_3zAY4JrnshxgE0x3E
SUMMER 2014 ROSTER SURVEY IS CLOSED!
- Main article: /a/ summer 2014 roster survey results
Thanks for voting. Results are posted to @4ccAnime and will have an article up here later.
WINTER 2014 ROSTER SURVEY RESULTS
- Main article: /a/ winter 2014 roster survey results
The semi-annual roster poll came back and we got 200+ votes this time around. See the link above to read the results.
CURRENT ROSTER
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Files
PES 2014
https://www.mediafire.com/?w1aqghumomcjo95 2014 Autumn Cup Export (October 10th) http://www.mediafire.com/download/601ftlay5hdt6um/a+aesthetics.rar = /a/ autumn temporary aesthetics Kit: http://www.mediafire.com/download/sx1iz575dyj2f0f/a-winter-14-friendly-kitfolder.7z - /a/ temporary kits
http://www.mediafire.com/download/rd29orec59ss555/TEXPORT16.bin 2014 summer cup export(July 11)
Mirror export link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2H5cfNr_dJeT0dKWTFGeGdPSVU/edit?usp=sharing
http://rigged.cunt.blue/stuff/aaesthetics.rar
https://www.mediafire.com/?jaa3i8ac35fg3jk
Color #1 - Sakura Pink - 255,0,153
Color #2 - Deep Blue - 0, 0, 41
PES 2013
Kits: http://www.mediafire.com/?99246c8fskypc1l
Gameplan
Heights
TBD
Match History
| Competition | Win-Draw-Loss | End result | Notes |
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| All friendlies | 11-1-6 | ||
| 2011 4chan Summer Cup | 8-0-1 | Championship | First championship GET |
| 2012 4chan Winter Cup | 0-0-2 | Loser Rd 1 | >can't even win in the loser's bracket |
| 2012 4chan Summer Cup | 1-1-1 | Group B 3rd | >mfw, 3rd place in group, but still not relegated |
| 2013 4chan Winter Cup | 4-0-0 | QF | One loss removed due to Dragongate |
| 2013 4chan Summer Cup | 3-1-1 | QF | Lost to height abuse |
| 2014 4chan Winter Cup | 4-2-1 | Runner up | >can't win championship despite getting Golden Boot and Golden Glove |
| 2014 4chan Summer Cup | 0-2-1 | Group stage | >tfw, relegation |
| 2014 4chan Autumn Babby Cup | 2-1-1 | Group stage | >couldn't even beat /out/ |
| 2015 4chan Spring Babby Cup | 2-0-2 | Group stage | Thanks, Imouto. |
| 2015 4chan Autumn Babby Cup | 4-0-0 | TBD | Twelve Point Master Race |
Goalscorers
Through 2015 Autumn Babby Cup (ongoing)
| Player | Career Goals |
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| Cowboy Bebop | 57 |
| Bert | 28 |
| Senjougahara (Gorespammer/Best Girl Thread) |
15 |
| Mugi | 10 |
| Captain Tsubasa | 6 |
| Inferno Cop | 5 |
| Yamakan | 4 |
| GARcher | 2 |
| Lain | 2 |
| Meguca | 2 |
| Tomoko | 2 |
| UMR | 2 |
| Evangelion* | 1 |
| Gantz* | 1 |
| Kamina | 1 |
| Teh Rei | 1 |
| Unknown | 5 |
| Opponent own goals | 3 |
| /a/ total GF: | 140 |
* players from the original Germanbro roster before /a/'s first revision
Rivalries
 /sp/ - The /a/sp/ie Derby |
By far the biggest rivalry of the 4chan Cup, /a/ and /sp/ have never gotten along. Shots are fired among these boards every now and then, with the most notable example being /sp/'s ONII-CHAN~~ video. However, 2011 was the year this feud reached new heights. On top of Japan winning the Women's World Cup against the USA in the final that year and /a/ rubbing it in on /sp/'s sticky thread for said match, /a/ would also eliminate /sp/ from the first 4chan World Cup after a memorable come back. At the last minute of injury time, /a/ would complete a 2 goal comeback to force the match to go to extra time with the score being 3-3. In the end, /a/ eliminated /sp/ via penalty kicks and would go on to become the first champions of the 4chan cup after beating /ck/ easily. /a/ and /sp/ met again in a highly-anticipated (and highly-shitposted) rematch during the Round of 16 of the 2014 Winter Cup. The two teams remained neck and neck until the second half, where Bert is a Titan managed to score the only goal of the game in spite of characteristically lackluster performance in the first half.
Despite placement in different groups, the rivalry continued in the 2014 Autumn Babby Cup over, which team would return to the upcoming Winter Cup. In an ironic twist of fate, /a/ found themselves in dire straights and ultimately failing to qualify for winter; while /sp/ was on the verge of returning, for only they too getting knocked out of qualification. The next encounter arrived sooner than expected, as both teams were placed in the same group during the 2015 4chan Spring Babby Cup. Here, /a/ gave /sp/ a grim reminder of past cups, as /a/ hangs on to a 2-1 victory. Yet, both are doomed to be together forever, as neither team was successful in qualifying for the next major cup and remain in the Babbies for at least another season. At last, both teams would find success in the 2015 4chan Autumn Babby Cup, advancing to the Elites and keeping the rivalry alive. |
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 /v/ - The "Tsundere Bowl" (a.k.a. "Tsun-derby") |
Plenty of /a/nons play vidya, and plenty of /v/irgins watch animu, but every time they get together the two sides want to beat each other into a pulp before admitting to any crossover between their boards. |
| 2-0-0 |
 /b/ - The Old Firm (a.k.a. "Cancer Derby I") |
These are two of the oldest boards on 4chan, and with /b/ becoming more cancerous over time after no longer being Anime/Random, /a/ has a bigger hatred for /b/ than most boards. |
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 /jp/ - The True Weeabowl (a.k.a. "2hu Derby") |
Several years ago, every /a/ thread was ripe for a hijack about Touhou, so after enough bitching moot decided to exile all the Touhou fans to /jp/. Which side holds the True Weeaboo spirit? The winner of this match gets a dakimakura with character of their choice, courtesy of the losing team, accompanied by a sudden rush of self-loathing. |
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Honors
2011 Summer Cup champions
2014 Winter Cup Runner-up
Team
- 2011 4chan Summer Cup: Champions
- 2012 Autism Awareness and Ganon Memorial Cup: Runner-up
- 2014 4chan Winter Cup: Runner-up
Individual
- Golden Boot: Bert
- Golden Glove: Accelerator
Old Roster Images
2011 Summer Cup
2012 Winter Cup
2012 Summer Cup
Video gallery
- 2012 4chan Summer Cup: /m/ vs /a/
- 2012 4chan Autumn Babby Cup Friendlies: /a/ vs /v/
- 2012 4chan Autumn Babby Cup Friendlies: /vp/ vs /a/
- 2014 4chan Winter Cup: /a/ vs /sp/
- 2014 4chan Winter Cup: /a/ vs /toy
- 2014 4chan Winter Cup: /a/ vs /mlp/
- 2014 4chan Summer Cup Friendlies: /a/ vs /g/
- 2015 4chan Spring Babby Cup /a/ vs /sp/
- 2015 4chan Autumn Babby Cup /a/ vs /toy/
- 2015 4chan Autumn Babby Cup /a/ vs /s4s/
- 2015 4chan Autumn Babby Cup /a/ vs /adv/
- Bert's 2014 Winter Cup golden boot highlight reel
2011 4chan Summer Cup Champions
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2011 Summer Cup Champions (1st title) |
Succeeded by 2012 Summer Cup Champions /sp/ 
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2011 Summer Cup Champions (1st title) |
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