2020 plans for west coast’s largest anime-focused fighting game tournament announced

Aksys Games today announced winners of the tournament games of the fourth Anime Ascension, held from February 15 – 17 at the Atrium Hotel in Irvine.

“We want to thank all the competitors and spectators, as well as everyone who tuned into the streams this year,” said Akibo Shieh, founder and CEO of Aksys Games. “It’s fantastic to see all the support from the community. Congratulations to all the winners.”

Main Tournament Winners

BlazBlue Central Fiction – SKD, New York

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle – Shinku, Texas

Guilty Gear Xrd REV2 – Hotshi, Florida

Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] – squish, Arizona

Side Tournament Winners

Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code – KFL, Southern California

Million Arthur: Arcana Blood – Aligari, Southern California

Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition – Delta, Southern California

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R – DQRF, Southern California

Sailor Moon S – K. Ramos, Missouri

Shieh also announced that Anime Ascension 2020 is expected to take place at the same venue next year over President’s Day weekend from February 14 through 16.