Aksys Games Announces Anime Ascension 2020 Results

Record attendance for west coast's largest anime-focused
fighting game tournament

Torrance, Calif. — February 18, 2020 — Aksys Games today announced winners of the tournament games of the fifth Anime Ascension, held February 14 – 16 at the Atrium Hotel in Irvine. This year's tournament was the largest so far with nearly 400 competitors and spectators.

“Congratulations to the winners, and a huge thank you to all the attendees for making this such a fun and successful event. We are especially indebted to FGC for all of their help,” said Akibo Shieh, founder and CEO of Aksys Games. “Stay tuned for more details on what we are planning for the future.”

Anime Ascension Tournament Winners:
BlazBlue: Central Fiction Singles – Elyon

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Singles – Elyon
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle 3v3 – Vivian/Awookanen/raiden

Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition – CT_Warrior

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R – Beautifuldude

Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 Singles – GcYoshi13
Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 Doubles – Skyy/Red Herb

Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code – BOLTSTRYKE

Samurai Shodown Singles – NORCAL GEN D

Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] Singles – Redblade
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] 3v3 – squish squash applesauce/Redblade/Trill

Aksys Games wishes to thank LevelUP for outstanding production support, Numakie and his helpers for streaming the side tournaments, BenQ Zowie for providing prizes, and Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. for providing PlayStation®4 systems, as well as Red Bull for their continued support.

For all the results, visit the official tournament page at smash.gg/tournament/anime-ascension-2020 and follow Aksys Games on Twitter and Instagram at @AksysGames.

About Aksys Games
Founded in 2006 in Torrance, California, Aksys Games Localization, Inc. is a visionary video game publisher committed to publishing unique and high-quality interactive content for all current-generation platforms. Its lineup of games includes the critically acclaimed Zero Escape series (Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, Virtue's Last Reward, Zero Time Dilemma), Little Dragons Café, as well as the wildly successful BlazBlue and Guilty Gear franchises. More information about Aksys Games and its unique products can be found on the company's website, www.aksysgames.com.