Population GO is happy to announce that starting this Monday, March 12, we will be running Fan Favorite, our own version of March Madness, all throughout the remainder of the month!

32 of our staff’s personal favorite characters from the world of anime, comics, film, manga and video games (who made appearances in their respective mediums from beginning of 2011 to now) will battle it out tournament style until there is only one winner. That winner will be decided by you, our readers.

Every day until the end of the month, you will have the opportunity to vote between a match-up of two characters and send one into the next round.

32 characters, 20 days, 5 rounds of voting, 1 champion…all decided by YOU!

So tune in this Monday to see which 32 characters each full-time staff member has decided to enter into the tournament. (Some entrants may surprise you, some entrants may be your own personal favorites.) And please join in all month long and help Pop GO crown our/your Fan Favorite of 2011-12!

[Character images used in poster via/via]