2017 - BW and VLC much better
2018 - Madlax better than BW and VLC, but close
2019 - Madlax much better than BW or VLC
2020 - VLC better than Madlax. Many Madlax kids moving to BW
2021 - neither VLC nor Madlax is very good
And if you go back farther,
2014 - both BW and VLC much better than Madlax
2015 - both BW and VLC much better than Madlax
2016 - both BW and VLC much better than Madlax
Except for a couple of years, Madlax is not the best option, but is the costliest. And now NL is gaining momentum.