so I’ve been thinking about this and I think before I get into anything
-opinions are subjective. My take is not the end all be all and others may think something else. There is also inherent bias in answers as I’ve definitely reread some events way more than I’ve reread others, so they stick with me and mean a lot more
-every unit has weaker moments and every unit has stronger moments. Deciding overall is difficult because of this, as I could believe a storyline sucks rn but is really good 2 years ago for example lol
-a unit’s specific appeal might mean more to one or another person. For example, I’m actually not that into idols, so MMJ’s story has to work a bit harder for me to be into it. That doesn’t mean it’s bad, or that I don’t like it, it just means that some typical idol tropes don’t really hit me or mean much. Shizuku is one of my favorite characters and among the best written IMO.
-As stated this is based on story. I’m not factoring in card sets, covers, commissions, or anything else into my thinking here

Judging specifically within the last year or so ish (so since anni4)
1. WxS
2. MMJ
3. Leo/need
4. Niigo
5. VBS
(You can swap Niigo and Leo/need depending on the day tbh)

Judging overall is really difficult, and I’m genuinely kindof struggling to come up with a ranking for that. I’ve tried like 5 times and I’m just not satisfied with the results I get. The constant ebb and flows every unit gets makes it so that some years are way better for certain units. Again, I wouldn’t say any unit has a “bad” storyline that I don’t look forward to reading more into though