[Team Rocket Elite]

Amazing performances by Hasegawa Kobato and Kuroi Mato. Kobato not only manages to beat Aria but doesn't even really have much trouble doing so. Looks like the new Hanazawa Kana's best newcoming is stronger than Kugimiya Rie's. Mato's performance means even some of her slightly older roles are getting much stronger. Hanazawa Kana looks to be taking over the top of the Nova division. There is some good news for Kugimiya Rie fans. Sanzen'in Nagi looks to have rebounded from her weak Round 1 match. She still doesn't look quite as strong as before but that's better than the fairly drastic drop it looked like she took. Shiina Mayuri turns out to be fairly disappointing. Her first match wasn't very good but there was a chance she was being hurt by split votes. She doesn't have that excuse here and does quite badly. Astarotte Ygvar also continues to do poorly when I initially thought she might have a fair amount of strength. Oddly enough, all I had to talk about today dealt with Kugimiya Rie or Hanazawa Kana characters. The next match is the first match this year that actually means anything.