2013 Candidates you know

[Jeffrey-sama]

112 are characters from series which I've watched.
In terms of just "knowing" them, it'd probably be in the low-160's.

[DarknessHid]

Hmm.... I "know" 39 nova characters and 59 stella characters, if by know, you mean seen at least 1 episode of their anime. So I suppose that would be 98 girls in total. Wee~~xD
Gah, I needa catch up on those newer anime D:! My catchup bucket is overflowing ;__;

...Then again, if the criteria is extended to characters that I can easily identify just by image (without watching the anime), I could definitely add a bunch more.

[kukimunstir]

63 from Nova and 62 Stellas.

[HasbeenaHibiki]

Terms of recognizing them all of them.

[Kordosa]

Out of the series I've actually watched, I know 120 characters.

Characters I don't know:

Nova - 42Show

Erica Blandelli - Campione!
Dekomori Sanae - Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai!
Nibutani Shinka - Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai!
Takanashi Rikka - Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai!
Takanashi Tōka - Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai!
Tsuyuri Kumin - Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai!
Mōri Ran - Detective Conan
Nishizumi Miho - Girls und Panzer
Nyarlathotep - Haiyore! Nyaruko-san
Rias Gremory - High School DxD
Tōjō Koneko - High School DxD
Watashi - Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita
Kushina Anna - K
Neko - K
Inaba Himeko - Kokoro Connect
Nagase Iori - Kokoro Connect
Kamikita Komari - Little Busters!
Kurugaya Yuiko - Little Busters!
Natsume Rin - Little Busters!
Nishizono Mio - Little Busters!
Nōmi Kudryavka - Little Busters!
Saigusa Haruka - Little Busters!
Morgiana - MAGI
Oda Nobuna - Oda Nobuna No Yabō
Takenaka Hanbee - Oda Nobuna No Yabō
Himenokōji Akiko - Onii-chan Dakedo Ai...
Onjōji Toki - Saki
Aoyama Nanami - Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo
Shiina Mashiro - Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo
Sanka Rea - Sankarea
Ayano Keiko - Sword Art Online
Kirigaya Suguha - Sword Art Online
Yui - Sword Art Online
Yūki Asuna - Sword Art Online
Okita Sawa - TARI TARI
Sakai Wakana - TARI TARI
Mizutani Shizuku - Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Natsume Asako - Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Akaza Akari - YuruYuri
Toshinō Kyōko - YuruYuri
Kusaribe Hakaze - Zetsuen no Tempest

Stella - 6Show

Teletha Testarossa - Full Metal Panic!
Ryōgi Shiki - Kara no Kyōkai
Evangeline A.K. McDowell - Mahō Sensei Negima!
Komori Kiri - Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei
Sawachika Eri - School Rumble
Hinamori Amu - Shugo Chara!

As far as series I plan on watching, as always, any series of a regular season contestant. From the above list, I plan on watching these at some point in the future:

• Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai!
• Little Busters!
• Sankarea
• Sword Art Online
• TARI TARI
• Full Metal Panic!
• Kara no Kyōkai
• Shugo Chara!

[Elvinsky]

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(Note: An asterisk [*] denotes some familiarity with the character/series via secondary sources or previous ISML Regular Season appearances, despite not having seen their respective shows in full.)

- Nova:
Kurasaki Fuko - Accel World
Kuroyukihime - Accel World
Honma Meiko - Ano Hi Mita Hana*
Misaki Mei - Another*
Mori Ran - Detective Conan
Yuzuriha Inori - Guilty Crown*
Chitanda Eru - Hyoka
Ibara Mayaka - Hyoka
Shirakiin Ririchiyo - Inu × Boku SS
Roromiya Karuta - Inu x Boku SS
Watashi - Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita
Kushina Anna - K
Neko - K
Inaba Himeko - Kokoro Connect
Nagase Iori - Kokoro Connect
Morgiana - MAGI
Kurokami Medaka - Medaka Box
Oda Nobuna - Oda Nobuna No Yabo
Takenaka Hanbee - Oda Nobuna No Yabo
Himenokoji Akiko - Onii-chan Dakedo Ai...
Matsumi Kuro - Saki
Onjoji Toki - Saki
Aoyama Nanami - Sakura-so no Pet na Kanojo
Shiina Mashiro - Sakura-so no Pet na Kanojo
Sanka Rea - Sankarea*
Ayano Keiko - Sword Art Online
Kirigaya Suguha - Sword Art Online
Yui - Sword Art Online
Yuki Asuna - Sword Art Online
Mizutani Shizuku - Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Natsume Asako - Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Kusaribe Hakaze - Zetsuen no Tempest

(Sub-total: 32)

- Stella:
Kamio Misuzu - AIR
Katagiri Yuhi - Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka
Kuroi Mato - Black★Rock Shooter*
Kinomoto Sakura - Cardcaptor Sakura*
Chii - Chobits*
Furude Hanyu - Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Furude Rika - Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Ryugu Rena - Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Sonozaki Mion - Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Kawasumi Mai - Kanon
Tsukimiya Ayu - Kanon
Ryogi Shiki - Kara no Kyokai
Minami Chiaki - Minami-ke
Shinku - Rozen Maiden
Suiginto - Rozen Maiden
Suiseiseki - Rozen Maiden*
Hinamori Amu - Shugo Chara!
Holo - Spice and Wolf*
Asahina Mikuru - Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu*
Kyon no Imōto - Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu*
Nagato Yuki - Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu*
Suzumiya Haruhi - Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu*
Tsuruya - Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu*
Sakura - Tsubasa Chronicle

(Sub-total: 24)

Total: 56 unknown (unwatched) characters. Subtract that from the grand total of 168 participating characters, and that leaves me with 112 "known" characters.

Lots of stuff I haven't got around to watching, especially on the Stella side.

[Kaito_Dash]

There are 4 shows featured in the Prelims that I haven't watched. That makes 161 girls.
But I actually knows the rest 7 girls too, because they come around often.

[Umi]

56 Nova and 68 Stella, 124 girls I know from watching their series.
Hopefully I will know more of them by the time regular season starts.