Anime Saimoe Tournament 2007 - Tournament Proper

[Kinny Riddle]

FINAL UPDATE 11/03: FINAL RESULTS BELOW

Spoiler for Final:

Final (11/03)
三千院ナギ＠ハヤテのごとく！(Sanzenin Nagi@Hayate the Combat Butler) - 1499
古手梨花＠ひぐらしのなく頃に(Furude Rika@Higurashi no Naku Koro ni) - 1521

This thread is opened specifically for the coverage of the Anime Saimoe Tournament 2007 organized by 2ch in Japan, it also covers the Korean Saimoe which is also held at the same time and since most of the Korean users also participate in the Japanese tournament, which attracts more interest, it serves as a good indicator of the characters' "mojo appeal" in the Japanese tournament.

Official website: http://animemoe2007.hp.infoseek.co.jp/
English version: http://animemoe2007.hp.infoseek.co.jp/english.html

Due to the unprecedented popularity of the tournament amongst overseas users last year, the rules in the English section is considerably more detailed this year, though I will try and explain some of the basic points and instructions on how to vote.

Firstly, here are some of the rules as agreed between the mods and has worked well for last year's coverage. (I'm just copying and pasting this following from last year's thread. Please PM me, ando or any of the mods if you have any suggestions on how the rules can be improved. )

No Campaign Posts.

* Absolutely no campaign posts allowed.

This includes posts containing ANY campaign verbiage whether in whole or in part. Contributing to the debate is encouraged, provided you do NOT add "VOTE ABCD!!!" (or similar to the post itself). Simply rebutting another's post or opinion with "XYZ sucks" is totally unacceptable.

To be clear:

* Please do not create a post with the sole purpose to campaign for a character!
* Do not add “VOTE FOR XYZ CHARACTER!!” anywhere in your post even if the intent isn't to purely campaign.

We want intelligent, decent and fun discussions about the weekly Rounds and the subsequent winners & losers.

* No Image campaigning.
Do not create a post with an image or collage representation of a campaign poster. In other words: a PhotoShopped image of the character you want people to vote for with “vote for” text added to it.



Posting Etiquette:

* Please do not cross post information about this tournament in other AnimeSuki threads.
Keep all Anime Saimoe Tournament posts, campaigns, character information, voting links, etc., within this thread only or in your signature (signature size limits still apply).

* No "meta-posting".
Meaning: posting about another poster, the thread or about another post itself, is forbidden and will be deleted on-the-spot, regardless of intention. If you want to comment about another poster that’s off-topic and/or personal, send them a PM.

* Any flame-baiting will be deleted and those people banned.
Please keep the thread positive, fun and clean. If your choice doesn’t win the Round and you can’t discuss the fact without complaining, swearing and baiting people into arguments, then don’t post.

* Do not create image only posts.
You can, however, include an image with your discussion. If you want to visually support the character you’re voting for then please do so in the context of your original discussion and use only one or two images. We would encourage the use of “thumbnails” if possible (and please, no large images). PM the mods if you need help with posting thumbnail images.

Here are some of the basic facts:

Q. What is the Anime Saimoe Tournament?

A. It's pretty much the anime equivalent of GameFAQs' annual Popular Video Character contests, where through daily online polls, the most "moe" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo%C3%A9) anime character.

Q. How is it held?

A. All (female) anime characters that appeared in anime series, OVA and animated movies airing and/or released in Japan between July 1st 2006 and June 30th 2007 can be nominated. (Even animals are included, it seems, as long as they're not males. This means cross-dressers are ineligible, so sorry guys, no Mizuho from Otoboku. )

First there were two qualifying rounds.

After a few days of nominations amongst the users of 2ch, the 1st qualifying round was held between July 6th to July 25th, and has 18 groups. Of these 18 groups, the top 8 characters of each group would enter the tournament proper directly. (A total of 8 x 18 = 144 characters)

While those ranked 9th to 32nd of each group will enter the 2nd qualifying round. (A total of 24 x 18 = 432 characters)

The 2nd qualifying round was held between July 28th to August 5th. The 432 characters would be divided into 9 groups of 48. The top 16 of each group will qualify for the tournament proper. (A total of 16 x 9 = 144 characters)

In total, the tournament proper will have 288 characters = 144 (from 1st Qual. ) + 144 (from 2nd Qual. ) If more than one character ends up in the final qualifying spot of each group with equal votes, the extra characters would also be qualified. As a result, there will 290 characters in contention this year.

The tournament proper commences on August 8th all the way to the final on November 3rd. The tournament would follow the format used last year.

The 1st round proper (August 8th - 15th, August 21st - 28th, August 30th - September 6th and September 8th to 15th) will be divided into 8 blocks of 12 groups, each group having 3 characters (two groups will have 4 this year to accomodate the extra entrants). With 3 groups being contested per match day. In total, there are 96 groups. (96 x 3 = 288 characters)
The 96 group winners will qualify for the 2nd round.

The 2nd round would be in the same format as the 1st round, where 1 character is chosen from a list of 3. In total, there are 32 groups. (1 group contested per day. ) The 32 group winners will qualify for the 3rd round.

From the 3rd round onwards, two characters will face off with each other on simple knockout format until the winner is decided.

A draw is made for the pools from the 1st round to the 4th round, another draw would be made at the Quarter Final stage when all eight block winners are decided.

Spoiler for timetable, as shown on official site:

07/06-11 1st period of 1st preliminary round (6 days)
07/12 Break
07/13-18 2nd period of 1st preliminary round (6 days)
07/19 Break
07/20-25 3rd period of 1st preliminary round (6 days)
07/26-27 Break (2 days)
07/28-05 2nd preliminary round (9 days)
08/06-07 Break (2 days)
08/08-15 1st period of 1st round (8 days)
08/16-20 Break for Comiket (5 days)
08/21-28 2nd period of 1st round (8 days)
08/29 Break
08/30-06 3rd period of 1st round (8 days)
09/07 Break
09/08-15 4th period of 1st round (8 days)
09/16 Break
09/17-24 1st period of 2nd round (8 days)
09/25 Break
09/26-03 2nd period of 2nd round (8 days)
10/04-05 Break (2 days)
10/06-13 3rd round (8 days)
10/14-15 Break (2 days)
10/16-23 Block finals (8 days)
10/24-25 Break (2 days)
10/26-29 Quarterfinals (4 days)
10/30 Break
10/31-01 Semifinals (2 days)
11/02 Break
11/03 (St) FINAL

[Kinny Riddle]

Illustrated Instructions on How to Vote

All times below in Japan Standard Time
(Please check with your corresponding timezone http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/)

In order to vote, you would need a code.

- Codes are generated on every match day from 23:31 of the previous day to 23:03 of the match day itself.

- No code will be generated from 23:04-23:30 as time is spent for counting the votes.

- Each code is only valid for the the above times of that match day (see illustration below)


1. First head to the homepage of the tournament


2. The link will take you to the following page, follow each link for the corresponding page


3. After clicking the link for the code, another page will appear to prompt you to confirm


4. This is the code generating page, and now we wait till the time as designated on the page below (this image is just an example)


5. Now you have a code up and ready


6. Once you get your code, pick your favoured candidates from the candidate list


7. Find the appropriate voting thread to vote in


8. Enter the appropriate stuff in your post


9. That's it, you're done.

[archanfels]

My analysis of the finals:

Group A

Nagi vs. Shana, Kugimiya civil war, fans are probably gonna be happy either way. Renowned casualties of this civil war include but not limited to Eva of Nagima, Tenma of SR, Ayano of LS, Kallen of Lelouche, all justified IMO. A fairly predictable group


Group B

A lot of combined efforts in this group: The Izumi Mother/Daughter, the Isumi/Sakuya duo of HnG, CC/Euphy of Lelouche. Winner is obvious even if you think with your kneecap.


Group C

The first group of death. 4 powerful Nanoha girls, including Nanoha herself. Those unfortunate enough to end up in this group include Yutaka of LS, Luna of SnHY, Clare of Claymore, Hinaichigo of RM, all justified. The only one who can provide a real challenge to the White Devil is the fast-rising Hinagiku of HnG.


Group D

Many major factions have representatives here. Barasuin of RM, Hayate of Nanoha, Maria of HnG, Rena of Higurashi, Ferrari of ARIA. All good competitors, but RIP, as the one and only KAGAMIN will give all of you a quick and painless death. (Though the aftermath[ie. grudge voting] might be troublesome)


Group E

A weak group, you'd think Shinku can dominate but her track record has proven her to be the stepping stone for black horses. Hamster of HnG, Akira of LS both have potential to overthrew the red queen. Dare I say this is the weakest group.


Group F

THE OMGWTFBBQPWNED group, Sui/Sou sisters, Aruru, Tsukasa and Miyuki of LS, San of SnHY, Shion of Higurashi. This is the one group I have no idea what the outcome will be. But even at the cost of losing Tsukasa, many strong threats will be taken out. THE group to watch.


Group G
Powerful 2nd Tier characters like Uguu, Rein II, Rika, Mion will battle it out. Yakumo of SR might have a chance too thanks to the relative weakness of the group setup. Akari/Alice of ARIA, I personally wish they can go as far as they can.


Group H

The final and another deathmatch group. Suigintou gonna duke it out w/ Fate. Louise of Zero no Tsukaima, Satoko of Higurashi are no small fries either. Mai of Kanon and Eri of SR, sorry you guys' age is over.



OVERALL:

The groups to watch for are C, D, F, H, particularly F. Lucky Star broke the SOS Brigate curse: Kona, Kagamin, Tsukasa are all in seperate groups while the former two face no real threats(OK Group D is tougher but I have that much faith in Kagamin). And I have to specifically mention Hayate no Gotoku: I predicted that they won't go far, but words cannot express how much sympathy(and LOL) I have for their luck in the group sorting: Hinagiku vs. Nanoha, Maria vs. Kagamin, Nagi vs. Shana, Isumi/Sakuya vs. Konata, Hamster vs. Shinku/Akira. Even if by some miracle they managed to best their opponents, the grudge voting next round will be nothing short of nasty. It was nice knowing you, Hayate's Harem, good luck next year.

[z3phyr.mp3]

transferred my post from the last thread...


i hope someone is gonna make a poster for each match with corresponding titles for each matches like they did last year... though last year i only found poster of each groups semi-finals, this year i hope every match has one...

anyway for my predictions for each groups... note: my prediction is extremely biased but still slightly logical so take it with a spoon of salt...

Group A:
hoping eva makes it out... but that's highly unlikely...
first semi-finals would probably be shana vs izumi from hayate
second semi-finals would probably be miki vs nagi
finals would be shana vs nagi...
since both are lolis voiced by the same seiyu it's tough to predict but i would probably guess shana would come out of this group...

Group B
no particular favorites n this group...
first semi-finals would be siesta vs konata who just beat nayuki in the quarterfinals...
second semi-finals woulde be konoka/mikan vs chikaru/c.c.
finals would porbably be konata vs konoka/mikan/chikaru/c.c.
konata is gonna get out of this group with relatively small revenge votes to worry about in the upcoming matches

Group C:
no particular favorites... no clear predictions for this group...
1st semi-finals: hinagiku vs yutaka nanoha...
2nd semi-finals: caro/rimu/makoto vs matsuri/ana
fnals: hinagiku/nanoha vs caro/rimu/makoto/matsuri/ana
who ever wins the first semi-final match wins the whole group... it's either nanoha or hinagiku...

Group D:
hoping rena will advance(sorry kagamin for me tsundere < yandere)... but highly unlikely if she doesn't get enough moe/psycho-moe screen time in the upcoming eps kagami will win...
1st semi-finals: miu vs hayate
2nd semi-finals: shiori/rena vs kagami
finals: hayate vs rena/kagami
kagami has the highest probability of winning this group... but i still hope it would be rena who would advance...

Group E:
hoping either setsuna or nodoka would advance... but with shinku in this group it's highly unlikely...
1st semi-finals: nodoka(unlikely)/shinku(likely) vs ginga
2nd semi-finals: saki/setsuna vs akira/ayumu
finals: shinku vs saki/akira/ayumu
shinku has the highest chances of winning this group...

Group F:
i'm hoping tsukasa survives her group...
first semi-finals would probably be sui vs aruuruu
second semi-finals would probably be tsukasa vs miyuki/sou/shion...
the finals would probably be sui vs tsukasa...
hopefully tsukasa makes it through... but either way, the one who survives is still gonna carry some revenge votes for the rest of the tournament...

Group G:
favorites for this group are sayuri, nia, rika, nono and yakumo... they have low chances of advancing imo...
1st semi-finals: rein/eruuruu vs sayuri/alice caroll
2nd semi-finals: mion vs nia/rika
finals: rein vs mion
50/50 chance between rein vs mion so i don't know who will win betseen the 2...

Group H:
group filled with heavy-hitters... so there will be no clear winner here and the one who survives are gonna get a lot of revenge votes...
1st Semi-finals: fate/gin vs lutecia/alicia
2nd semi-finals: mai/mawari/louise(highly likely) vs kuroi/eri
Finals: fate/gin vs louise/eri
i have no idea who'll make it out of this group... and as i said earlier the one who does is gonna be burdened by some revenge votes for the remainder of the tournament...

these are only my biased but logical predictions so take it with a spoon of salt...

[Deathkillz]

and for those who wants it easy lets have the grouping all under one post ^.^

Spoiler:

group A

Originally Posted by ando

A-1(08/08):
ユズハ＠うたわれるもの(Yuzuha@Utawarerumono)
水無月かれん（キュアアクア）＠Yes！プリキュア5(Minazuki Karen(Cure Aqua)@Yes! PreCure5)
シャナ＠灼眼のシャナ シリーズ(Shana@Shakugan no Shana Series)
エヴァンジェリン・A・K・マクダウェル＠ネギま！？(Evangeline A.K. McDowell@Negima!?)

A-2(08/09):
ヴィルヘルミナ・カルメル＠灼眼のシャナSP「恋と温泉の校外学習！」(Wilhelmina Carmel@Shakugan no Shana SP "Koi to Onsen no Kougai Gakusyuu!")
カレン・シュタットフェルト（紅月カレン）＠コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ(Kallen Stadtfeld(Kouzuki Karen)@Code Geass Lelouche of the Rebellion)
川壁桃花＠桃華月憚(Kawakabe Momoka@Touka Gettan)

A-3(08/10):
アーニャ＠ネギま！？(Anya@Negima!?)
コゼット＠レ・ミゼラブル 少女コゼット(Cosete@Le Miserables Shoujo Cosete)
金糸雀＠ローゼンメイデン オーベルテューレ (Kanaria@Rozen Maiden Ouverture)

A-4(08/11):
塚本天満＠スクールランブル 二学期(Tsukamoto Tenma@School Rumble Second Term)
瀬川泉＠ハヤテのごとく！(Segawa Izumi@Hayate the Combat Butler)
萩原雪歩＠アイドルマスター XENOGLOSSIA(Hagiwara Yukiho@iDOLM@STER XENOGLOSSIA)

A-5(08/08):
ジャスミン＠デルトラクエスト(Jasmine@Deltra Quest)
ともはね＠いぬかみっ！(Tomohane@Inukami!)
リシアンサス（シア）＠SHUFFLE！ MEMORIES(Lisianthus(Sia)@SHUFFLE! MEMORIES)

A-6(08/09):
柚原このみ＠OVA ToHeart2(Yuzuhara Konomi@OVA ToHeart2)
シャーリー・フェネット＠コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ(Shirley Fenette@Code Geass Lelouche of the Rebellion)
カミナギ・リョーコ（守凪了子）＠ZEGAPAIN(Kaminagi Ryoko@ZEGAPAIN)

A-7(08/10):
花菱美希＠ハヤテのごとく！(Hanabishi Miki@Hayate the Combat Butler)
佐藤聖＠マリア様がみてる OVA(Satou Sei@Maria-sama ga Miteru OVA)
赤堤ももこ（ハイパー・ブロッサム）＠出ましたっ！ パワパフガールズZ(Akatsutsumi Momoko(Hyper Blossom)@Demashita! Power Puff Girls Z)

A-8(08/11):
平井ゆかり＠灼眼のシャナ(Hirai Yukari@Shakugan no Shana)
ゆきの＠ながされて藍蘭島(Yukino@Nagasarete Airantou)
灰原哀＠名探偵コナン(Haibara Ai@Meitantei Conan)

A-9(08/08):
神楽＠銀魂(Kagura@Gintama)
桜田のり＠ローゼンメイデン オーベルテューレ(Sakurada Nori@Rozen Maiden Ouverture)
柏葉巴＠ローゼンメイデン オーベルテューレ(Kashiwaba Tomoe@Rozen Maiden Ouverture)

A-10(08/09):
月館千代＠ストロベリー・パニック(Tsukidate Chiyo@Strawberry Panic)
来栖とまり＠かしまし ～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～(Kurusu Tomari@Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~)
ロードレアモン＠シムーン(Rodoreamon@Simoun)

A-11(08/10):
衛藤芽生（めぇ）＠がくえんゆーとぴあ まなびストレート！(Eto Mei(Mee)@Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!)
天沢勇子（イサコ）＠電脳コイル(Amasawa Yuuko(Isako)@Dennou Coil)
三千院ナギ＠ハヤテのごとく！(Sanzenin Nagi@Hayate the Combat Butler)

A-12(08/11):
峰岸あやの＠らき☆すた(Minagishi Ayano@Lucky Star)
鷹栖絢子＠護くんに女神の祝福を！(Takasu Ayako@Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Syukufuku wo!)
エルスティン・ホー＠舞－乙HiME Zwei(Erstin Ho@My-Otome Zwei)

group B

Originally Posted by ando

B-1(08/12):
ナディ＠エル・カザド(Nadie@EL CAZADOR DE LA BRUJA)
ナツキ・クルーガー＠舞－乙HiME Zwei(Natsuki Kruger@My-Otome Zwei)
鷺ノ宮伊澄＠ハヤテのごとく！(Saginomiya Isumi@Hayate the Combat Butler)
シズル・ヴィオーラ＠舞－乙HiME Zwei(Shizuru Viola@My-Otome Zwei)

B-2(08/13):
雪広あやか＠ネギま！？(Yukihiro Ayaka@Negima!?)
成実ゆい＠らき☆すた(Narumi Yui@Lucky Star)
御門まりや＠乙女はお姉さまに恋してる(Mikado Mariya@Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru)

B-3(08/14):
ネリネ（リン）＠SHUFFLE！ MEMORIES(Nerine(Rin)@SHUFFLE! MEMORIES)
一条かれん＠スクールランブル 二学期(Ichijou Karen@School Rumble Second Term)
シエスタ＠ゼロの使い魔(Siesta@Zero no Tsukaima)

B-4(08/15):
愛沢咲夜＠ハヤテのごとく！(Aizawa Sakuya@Hayate the Combat Butler)
水瀬名雪＠Kanon(Minase Nayuki@Kanon)
カルラ＠うたわれるもの(Karura@Utawarerumono)

B-5(08/12):
泉こなた＠らき☆すた(Izumi Konata@Lucky Star)
ユーフェミア・リ・ブリタニア＠コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ(Euphemia Li Britannia@Code Geass Lelouche of the Rebellion)
タバサ（シャルロット・エレーヌ・オルレアン）＠ゼロの使い魔(Tabitha@Zero no Tsukaima)

B-6(08/13):
ジュリエット・ナオ・チャン＠舞－乙HiME Zwei(Juliet Nao Zhang@My-Otome Zwei)
エリス＠エル・カザド(Ellis@EL CAZADOR DE LA BRUJA)
りん＠ながされて藍蘭島(Rin@Nagasarete Airantou)

B-7(08/14):
泉かなた＠らき☆すた(Izumi Kanata@Lucky Star)
近衛木乃香＠ネギま！？(Konoe Konoka@Negima!?)
名橋ルチア＠Venus Versus Virus(Nahashi Lucia@Venus Versus Virus)

B-8(08/15):
稲森光香（みかん）＠がくえんゆーとぴあ まなびストレート！(Inamori Mika(Mikan)@Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!)
長瀬楓＠ネギま！？(Nagase Kaede@Negima!?)
バラライカ＠BLACK LAGOON The Second Barrage(Balalaika@BLACK LAGOON The Second Barrage)

B-9(08/12):
沙英＠ひだまりスケッチ(Sae@Hidamari Sketch)
アンゴル・モア＠ケロロ軍曹 シリーズ(Angol Moa@Keroro Gunsou series)
壱原侑子＠xxxHOLiC(Ichihara Yuuko@xxxHOLiC)

B-10(08/13):
天野美汐＠Kanon(Amano Mishio@Kanon)
せつな＠京四郎と永遠の空(Setsuna@Kyoushirou to Towa no Sora)
C.C.（シーツー）＠コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ(C.C.@Code Geass Lelouche of the Rebellion)

B-11(08/14):
源千華留＠ストロベリー・パニック(Minamoto Chikaru@Strawberry Panic)
長谷川千雨＠ネギま！？(Hasegawa Chisame@Negima!?)
ハルカ・アーミテージ＠舞－乙HiME Zwei(Haruka Armitage@My-Otome Zwei)

B-12(08/15):
百枝まりあ（モモカン）＠おおきく振りかぶって(Momoe Maria(Momokan)@Ookiku Furikabutte)
ウルトリィ＠うたわれるもの(Urutori@Utawarerumono)
ファイン＠ふしぎ星の☆ふたご姫Gyu！(Fine@Fushigi Boshi no Futago Hime Gyu!)

group C

Originally Posted by ando

C-1(08/21):
すず＠ながされて藍蘭島(Suzu@Nagasarete Airantou)
久寿川ささら＠OVA ToHeart2(Kusugawa Sasara@OVA ToHeart2)
アーエル＠シムーン(Aaeru@Simoun)

C-2(08/22):
スバル・ナカジマ＠魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS(Subaru Nakajima@Mahou Syoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)
松平瞳子＠マリア様がみてる OVA(Matsudaira Touko@Maria-sama ga Miteru OVA)
江戸前留奈＠瀬戸の花嫁(Edomae Runa@Seto no Hanayome)

C-3(08/23):
渡良瀬準＠はぴねす！(Watarase Jun@Happiness!)
白檀籠女＠ストロベリー・パニック(Byakudan Kagome@Strawberry Panic)
桂ヒナギク＠ハヤテのごとく！(Katsura Hinagiku@Hayate the Combat Butler)

C-4(08/24):
伊藤千佳＠苺ましまろ(Itou Chika@Ichigo Mashimaro)
伊藤伸恵＠苺ましまろ(Itou Nobue@Ichigo Mashimaro)
津村斗貴子＠武装錬金(Tsumura Tokiko@Busourenkin)

C-5(08/21):
ヴィヴィオ＠魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS(Vivio@Mahou Syoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)
セシル・クルーミー＠コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ(Cecile Croomy@Code Geass Lelouche of the Rebellion)
山田あす＠貧乏姉妹物語(Yamada Asu@Binbou Shimai Monogatari)

C-6(08/22):
神河繭子＠sola(Kamikawa Mayuko@sola)
高町なのは＠魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS(Takamachi Nanoha@Mahou Syoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)
小早川ゆたか＠らき☆すた(Kobayakawa Yutaka@Lucky Star)

C-7(08/23):
ゆうま＠錬金3級まじかる？ぽか～ん(Yuuma@Renkin Sankyuu Magical Poka~n)
キャロ・ル・ルシエ＠魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS(Caro Ru Lushe@Mahou Syoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)
プリムラ（リム）＠SHUFFLE！ MEMORIES(Primula(Rimu)@SHUFFLE! MEMORIES)

C-8(08/24):
シャリオ・フィニーノ（シャーリー）＠魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS(Shario Finieno(Shari)@Mahou Syoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)
宮子＠ひだまりスケッチ(Miyako@Hidamari Sketch)
沢渡真琴（本物／沢渡さんとこの真琴お姉さん）＠Kanon(Sawatari Makoto(The Genuine/Sawatari-san's Makoto-onee-san)@Kanon)

C-9(08/21):
雛苺＠ローゼンメイデン オーベルテューレ(Hinaichigo@Rozen Maiden Ouverture)
沢渡真琴＠Kanon(Sawatari Makoto@Kanon)
吉田一美＠灼眼のシャナ シリーズ(Yoshida Kazumi@Shakugan no Shana Series)

C-10(08/22):
弥海砂＠DEATH NOTE(Amane Misa@DEATH NOTE)
クレア＠CLAYMORE(Clare@CLAYMORE)
アイ＠ARIA The NATURAL(Ai@ARIA The NATURAL)

C-11(08/23):
ヴィータ＠魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS(Vita@Mahou Syoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)
森宮蒼乃＠sola(Morimiya Aono@sola)
アナ・コッポラ＠苺ましまろ(Ana Coppola@Ichigo Mashimaro)

C-12(08/24):
四方茉莉＠sola(Shihou Matsuri@sola)
赤ずきん＠おとぎ銃士 赤ずきん(Akazukin@Otogi Jushi Akazukin)
フィーナ・ファム・アーシュライト＠夜明け前より瑠璃色な Crescent Love(Feena Fam Earthlight@Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro na Crescent Love)

group D

Originally Posted by ando

D-1(08/25):
アリカ・ユメミヤ＠舞－乙HiME Zwei(Arika Yumemiya@My-Otome Zwei)
福沢祐巳＠マリア様がみてる OVA(Fukuzawa Yumi@Maria-sama ga Miteru OVA)
ゆの＠ひだまりスケッチ(Yuno@Hidamari Sketch)

D-2(08/26):
二条乃梨子＠マリア様がみてる OVA(Nijou Noriko@Maria-sama ga Miteru OVA)
松岡美羽＠苺ましまろ(Matsuoka Miu@Ichigo Mashimaro)
磯川ニーナ＠となグラ！(Isokawa Nina@Tona Gura!)

D-3(08/27):
鉄子＠錬金3級まじかる？ぽか～ん(Aiko@Renkin Sankyuu Magical Poka~n)
薔薇水晶＠ローゼンメイデン オーベルテューレ(Barasuisyou@Rozen Maiden Ouverture)
カリム・グラシア＠魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS(Carim Gracia@Mahou Syoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)

D-4(08/28):
水瀬秋子＠Kanon(Minase Akiko@Kanon)
神坂春姫＠はぴねす！(Kamisaka Haruhi@Happiness!)
吉野屋先生＠ひだまりスケッチ(Yoshinoya-sensei@Hidamari Sketch)

D-5(08/25):
八神はやて＠魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS(Yagami Hayate@Mahou Syoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)
嘉村令裡＠怪物王女(Kamura Reiri@Kaibutsu Oujo)
向坂環＠OVA ToHeart2(Kousaka Tamaki@OVA ToHeart2)

D-6(08/26):
春日つかさ＠ときめきメモリアル Only Love(Kasuga Tsukasa@Tokimeki Memorial Only Love)
美坂香里＠Kanon(Misaka Kaori@Kanon)
葉山小十乃（黒ロリ）＠Saint October(Hayama Kotono(Black Loli)@Saint October)

D-7(08/27):
蒼井渚砂＠ストロベリー・パニック(Aoi Nagisa@Strawberry Panic)
美坂栞＠Kanon(Misaka Shiori@Kanon)
柊まつり＠らき☆すた(Hiiragi Matsuri@Lucky Star)

D-8(08/28):
相坂さよ＠ネギま！？(Aisaka Sayo@Negima!?)
巳屋本いろは＠すもももももも ～地上最強のヨメ～(Miyamoto Iroha@Sumomomomomomo ~World's Strongest Bride~)
竜宮レナ＠ひぐらしのなく頃に(Ryuuguu Rena@Higurashi no Naku Koro ni)

D-9(08/25):
藤岡ハルヒ＠桜蘭高校ホスト部(Fujioka Haruhi@Ouran High School Host Club)
綾瀬夕映＠ネギま！？(Ayase Yue@Negima!?)
閻魔あい＠地獄少女 二籠(Enma Ai@Jigoku Shoujo Futakomori)

D-10(08/26):
麻井麦＠ひとひら(Asai Mugi@Hitohira)
銀（イン／キルシィ）＠Darker than BLACK -黒の契約者-(Yin@Darker than BLACK -Kuro no Keiyakusya-)
月島きらり＠きらりん☆レボリューション(Tsukishima Kirari@Kirarin Revolution)

D-11(08/27):
マリア＠ハヤテのごとく！(Maria@Hayate the Combat Butler)
晃・E・フェラーリ＠ARIA The NATURAL(Akira E. Ferrari@ARIA The NATURAL)
柊かがみ＠らき☆すた(Hiiragi Kagami@Lucky Star)

D-12(08/28):
時雨亜麻＠SHUFFLE！ MEMORIES(Shigure Ama@SHUFFLE! MEMORIES)
菊地真＠アイドルマスター XENOGLOSSIA(Kikuchi Makoto@iDOLM@STER XENOGLOSSIA)
ヒロ＠ひだまりスケッチ(Hiro@Hidamari Sketch)

group E

Originally Posted by ando

E-1(08/30):
ヨーコ＠天元突破グレンラガン(Yoko@Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)
柿崎めぐ＠ローゼンメイデン オーベルテューレ(Kakizaki Megu@Rozen Maiden Ouverture)
十条紫苑＠乙女はお姉さまに恋してる(Juujou Shion@Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru)

E-2(08/31):
真紅＠ローゼンメイデン オーベルテューレ(Shinku@Rozen Maiden Ouverture)
アテナ・グローリィ＠ARIA The NATURAL(Athena Glory@ARIA The NATURAL)
天海春香＠アイドルマスター XENOGLOSSIA(Amami Haruka@iDOLM@STER XENOGLOSSIA)

E-3(09/01):
中慈馬早苗＠すもももももも ～地上最強のヨメ～(Nakajima Sanae@Sumomomomomomo ~World's Strongest Bride~)
宮崎のどか＠ネギま！？(Miyazaki Nodoka@Negima!?)
小鳥桃葉（もも）＠がくえんゆーとぴあ まなびストレート！(Odori Momoha(Momo)@Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!)

E-4(09/02):
此花光莉＠ストロベリー・パニック(Konohana Hikari@Strawberry Panic)
谷山麻衣＠ゴーストハント(Taniyama Mai@Ghost Hunt)
ギンガ・ナカジマ＠魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS(Ginga Nakajima@Mahou Syoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)

E-5(08/30):
水瀬伊織＠アイドルマスター XENOGLOSSIA(Minase Iori@iDOLM@STER XENOGLOSSIA)
厳島貴子＠乙女はお姉さまに恋してる(Itsukushima Takako@Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru)
座敷童＠xxxHOLiC(Zashikiwarashi@xxxHOLiC)

E-6(08/31):
白雪姫＠おとぎ銃士 赤ずきん(Shirayuki-hime@Otogi Jushi Akazukin)
藤堂志摩子＠マリア様がみてる OVA(Toudou Shimako@Maria-sama ga Miteru OVA)
ようこ＠いぬかみっ！(Youko@Inukami!)

E-7(09/01):
テレサ＠CLAYMORE(Teresa@CLAYMORE)
貴嶋サキ＠ハヤテのごとく！(Kijima Saki@Hayate the Combat Butler)
アリサ・バニングス＠魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS(Alisa Bannings@Mahou Syoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)

E-8(09/02):
シグナム＠魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS(Signum@Mahou Syoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)
アンリエッタ王女＠ゼロの使い魔(Queen Henrietta@Zero no Tsukaima)
桜咲刹那＠ネギま！？(Sakurazaki Setsuna@Negima!?)

E-9(08/30):
ニナ・ウォン＠舞－乙HiME Zwei(@)
一条瑛花＠スカイガールズ(Ichijou Eika@Sky Girls)
涼水玉青＠ストロベリー・パニック(Suzumi Tamao@Strawberry Panic)

E-10(08/31):
小神あきら＠らき☆すた(Kogami Akira@Lucky Star)
南都夜々＠ストロベリー・パニック(Nanto Yaya@Strawberry Panic)
西沢歩＠ハヤテのごとく！(Nishizawa Ayumu@Hayate the Combat Butler)

E-11(09/01):
時雨亜沙＠SHUFFLE！ MEMORIES(Shigure Asa@SHUFFLE! MEMORIES)
小牧郁乃＠OVA ToHeart2(Komaki Ikuno@OVA ToHeart2)
ヴィレッタ・ヌゥ＠コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ(Viletta Nu@Code Geass Lelouche of the Rebellion)

E-12(09/02):
ナナリー・ランペルージ（ナナリー・ヴィ・ブリタニア）＠コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ(Nunnally Lamperouge(Nunnally Vi Britannia)@Code Geass Lelouche of the Rebellion)
山田きょう＠貧乏姉妹物語(Yamada Kyou@Binbou Shimai Monogatari)
ティアナ・ランスター＠魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS(Teana Lanster@Mahou Syoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)

group F

Originally Posted by ando

F-1(09/03):
マシロ・ブラン・ド・ヴィントブルーム＠舞－乙HiME Zwei(Mashiro Blan de Windbloom@My-Otome Zwei)
島津由乃＠マリア様がみてる OVA(Shimazu Yoshino@Maria-sama ga Miteru OVA)
コーネリア・リ・ブリタニア＠コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ(Cornelia Li Britannia@Code Geass Lelouche of the Rebellion)

F-2(09/04):
アルルゥ＠うたわれるもの(Aruruu@Utawarerumono)
白藤菜月（白ロリ）＠Saint October(Shirafuji Natsuki(White Loli)@Saint October)
アリス・L・マルヴィン＠パンプキン・シザーズ(Alice L. Malvin@Pumpkin Scissors)

F-3(09/05):
委員長＠瀬戸の花嫁(Iinchou@Seto no Hanayome)
巻＠瀬戸の花嫁(Maki@Seto no Hanayome)
レイン＠ふしぎ星の☆ふたご姫Gyu！(Rain@Fushigi Boshi no Futago Hime Gyu!)

F-4(09/06):
月村すずか＠魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS(Tsukimura Suzuka@Mahou Syoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)
周防美琴＠スクールランブル 二学期(Suou Mikoto@School Rumble Second Term)
神楽坂明日菜＠ネギま！？(Kagurazaka Asuna@Negima!?)

F-5(09/03):
上原むつき（むっちー）＠がくえんゆーとぴあ まなびストレート！(Uehara Mutsuki(Mucchii)@Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!)
フランドル＠怪物王女(Frandre@Kaibutsu Oujo)
翠星石＠ローゼンメイデン オーベルテューレ(Suiseiseki@Rozen Maiden Ouverture)

F-6(09/04):
野上椒子＠あさっての方向。(Nogami Syoko@Asatte no Houkou)
九頭竜もも子＠すもももももも ～地上最強のヨメ～(Kuzuryuu Momoko@Sumomomomomomo ~World's Strongest Bride~)
パキラ＠錬金3級まじかる？ぽか～ん(Pachira@Renkin Sankyuu Magical? Poka~n)

F-7(09/05):
神凪綾乃＠風のスティグマ(Kannagi Ayano@Kaze no Stigma)
高良みゆき＠らき☆すた(Takara Miyuki@Lucky Star)
紺野真琴＠時をかける少女(Konno Makoto@Toki wo Kakeru Syoujo)

F-8(09/06):
蒼星石＠ローゼンメイデン オーベルテューレ(Souseiseki@Rozen Maiden Ouverture)
クーヤ＠うたわれるもの(Kuuya@Utawarerumono)
イルファ HMX-17a＠OVA ToHeart2(Ilfa HMX-17a@OVA ToHeart2)

F-9(09/03):
瀬戸燦＠瀬戸の花嫁(Seto San@Seto no Hanayome)
園崎詩音＠ひぐらしのなく頃に(Sonozaki Shion@Higurashi no Naku Koro ni)
周防院奏＠乙女はお姉さまに恋してる(Suouin Kana@Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru)

F-10(09/04):
藍華・S・グランチェスタ＠ARIA The NATURAL(Aika S. Granzchesta@ARIA The NATURAL)
モンモランシー・マルガリタ・ラ・フェール・ド・モンモランシ＠ゼロの使い魔(Montmorency@Z ero no Tsukaima)
リオーネ＠ふしぎ星の☆ふたご姫Gyu！(Lione@Fushigi Boshi no Futago Hime Gyu!)

F-11(09/05):
ミルロ＠ふしぎ星の☆ふたご姫Gyu！(Milro@Fushigi Boshi no Futago Hime Gyu!)
芙蓉楓＠SHUFFLE！ MEMORIES(Fuyou Kaede@SHUFFLE! MEMORIES)
天宮学美（まなび）＠がくえんゆーとぴあ まなびストレート！(Amamiya Manami(Manabi)@Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!)

F-12(09/06):
まち＠ながされて藍蘭島(Machi@Nagasarete Airantou)
朝霧小雪＠くじびきアンバランス(Asagiri Koyuki@Kujibiki Unbalance)
柊つかさ＠らき☆すた(Hiiragi Tsukasa@Lucky Star)

group G

Originally Posted by ando

G-1(09/08):
カミュ＠うたわれるもの(Kamu@Utawarerumono)
リインフォースII＠魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS(Reinforce Zwei@Mahou Syoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)
月宮あゆ＠Kanon(Tsukimiya Ayu@Kanon)

G-2(09/09):
皇神楽耶＠コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ(Sumeragi Kaguya@Code Geass Lelouche of the Rebellion)
坂井千草＠灼眼のシャナ(Sakai Chigusa@Shakugan no Shana)
サクヤ＠うたわれるもの(Sakuya@Utawarerumono)

G-3(09/10):
リモネ＠シムーン(Rimone@Simoun)
エルルゥ＠うたわれるもの(Eruruu@Utawarerumono)
トウカ＠うたわれるもの(Touka@Utawarerumono)

G-4(09/11):
桂雪路＠ハヤテのごとく！(Katsura Yukiji@Hayate the Combat Butler)
ソルティ・レヴァント＠SoltyRei(Solty Revant@SoltyRei)
アリス・キャロル＠ARIA The NATURAL(Alice Caroll@ARIA The NATURAL)

G-5(09/08):
倉田佐祐理＠Kanon(Kurata Sayuri@Kanon)
柊杏璃＠はぴねす！(Hiiragi Anri@Happiness!)
レヴィ＠BLACK LAGOON The Second Barrage(Revy@BLACK LAGOON The Second Barrage)

G-6(09/09):
姫＠怪物王女(Hime@Kaibutsu Oujo)
水無灯里＠ARIA The NATURAL(Mizunashi Akari@ARIA The NATURAL)
ちょこ＠ちょこッとSister(Choco@Chocotto Sister)

G-7(09/10):
グレーテル（静森えりか）＠おとぎ銃士 赤ずきん(Gretel(Shizumori Erika)@Otogi Jushi Akazukin)
高良ゆかり＠らき☆すた(Takara Yukari@Lucky Star)
五百川からだ＠あさっての方向。(Iokawa Karada@Asatte no Houkou)

G-8(09/11):
園崎魅音＠ひぐらしのなく頃に(Sonozaki Mion@Higurashi no Naku Koro ni)
マミーナ＠シムーン(Mamiina@Simoun)
ダリー＠天元突破グレンラガン(Darry@Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)

G-9(09/08):
あやね＠ながされて藍蘭島(Ayane@Nagasarete Airantou)
塚本八雲＠スクールランブル 二学期(Tsukamoto Yakumo@School Rumble Second Term)
石月真名＠sola(Ishizuki Mana@sola)

G-10(09/09):
コーティカルテ・アパ・ラグランジェス（コーティ）＠神曲奏界ポリフォニカ(Corticar te Apa Lagranges@Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica)
一ノ瀬野乃＠ひとひら(Ichinose Nono@Hitohira)
アルフ＠魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS(Arf@Mahou Syoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)

G-11(09/10):
高島一子＠乙女はお姉さまに恋してる(Takashima Ichiko@Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru)
桜木茉莉＠苺ましまろ(Sakuragi Matsuri@Ichigo Mashimaro)
リリオ＠エル・カザド(Lirio@EL CAZADOR DE LA BRUJA)

G-12(09/11):
古手梨花＠ひぐらしのなく頃に(Furude Rika@Higurashi no Naku Koro ni)
柊みき＠らき☆すた(Hiiragi Miki@Lucky Star)
ニア＠天元突破グレンラガン(Nia@Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)

group H

Originally Posted by ando

H-1(09/12):
神奈ちとせ（オリナル）＠ひとひら(Kanna Chitose (Orinaru)@Hitohira)
佐々木まき絵＠ネギま！？(Sasaki Makie@Negima!?)
北条沙都子＠ひぐらしのなく頃に(Houjou Satoko@Higurashi no Naku Koro ni)

H-2(09/13):
水銀燈＠ローゼンメイデン オーベルテューレ(Suigintou@Rozen Maiden Ouverture)
小牧愛佳＠OVA ToHeart2(Komaki Manaka@OVA ToHeart2)
石月こより＠sola(Ishizuki Koyori@sola)

H-3(09/14):
フェイト・T・ハラオウン＠魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS(Fate T. Harlaown@Mahou Syoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)
ミレイ・アッシュフォード＠コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ(Milly Ashford@Code Geass Lelouche of the Rebellion)
鬼丸美輝＠無敵看板娘(Onimaru Miki@Muteki Kanban Musume)

H-4(09/15):
ルーテシア＠魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS(Lutecia@Mahou Syoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)
中原岬＠N・H・Kにようこそ！(Nakahara Misaki@NHK ni Youkoso!)
奥若蕾＠ストロベリー・パニック(Okuwaka Tsubomi@Strawberry Panic)

H-5(09/12):
シャマル＠魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS(Shamal@Mahou Syoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)
ネコ娘＠ゲゲゲの鬼太郎(Neko Musume@Gegege no Kitarou)
グレーテル（ヘンゼル）＠BLACK LAGOON The Second Barrage(Gratel(Hansel)@BLACK LAGOON The Second Barrage)

H-6(09/13):
アリシア・フローレンス＠ARIA The NATURAL(Alicia Florence@ARIA The NATURAL)
リインフォース（闇の書の意志）＠魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS(Reinforc e(The Will of the book of darkness)@Mahou Syoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)
マージョリー・ドー＠灼眼のシャナ シリーズ(Margery Daw@Shakugan no Shana Series)

H-7(09/14):
聖三咲（赤ロリ）＠Saint October(Hijiri Misaki(Red Loli)@Saint October)
川澄舞＠Kanon(Kawasumi Mai@Kanon)
銭形巡＠瀬戸の花嫁(Zenigata Mawari@Seto no Hanayome)

H-8(09/15):
園宮可憐＠スカイガールズ(Sonomiya Karen@Sky Girls)
桜野音羽＠スカイガールズ(Sakurano Otoha@Sky Girls)
ルイズ・フランソワーズ・ル・ブラン・ド・ラ・ヴァリエール＠ゼロの使い魔(Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière@Zero no Tsukaima)

H-9(09/12):
木ノ下りんご＠おとぎ銃士 赤ずきん(Kinoshita Ringo@Otogi Jushi Akazukin)
華山田ゆりか（ゆりぴょん）＠ちょこッとSister(Hanayamada Yurika(Yuri-pyon)@Chocotto Sister)
双海亜美＠アイドルマスター XENOGLOSSIA(Futami Ami@iDOLM@STER XENOGLOSSIA)

H-10(09/13):
野田恵＠のだめカンタービレ(Noda Megumi@Nodame Cantabile)
鷹野三四＠ひぐらしのなく頃に(Takano Miyo@Higurashi no Naku Koro ni)
小日向すもも＠はぴねす！(Kohinata Sumomo@Happiness!)

H-11(09/14):
小笠原祥子＠マリア様がみてる OVA(Ogasawara Sachiko@Maria-sama ga Miteru OVA)
鴇羽舞衣＠舞－乙HiME Zwei(@)
いばら姫＠おとぎ銃士 赤ずきん(Ibara-hime@Otogi Jushi Akazukin)

H-12(09/15):
黒井ななこ＠らき☆すた(Kukroi Nanako@Lucky Star)
柊いのり＠らき☆すた(Hiiragi Inori@Lucky Star)
沢近愛理＠スクールランブル 二学期(Sawachika Eri@School Rumble Second Term)

[TnAdct1]

Originally Posted by z3phyr.mp3

transferred my post from the last thread...


i hope someone is gonna make a poster for each match with corresponding titles for each matches like they did last year... though last year i only found poster of each groups semi-finals, this year i hope every match has one...

anyway for my predictions for each groups... note: my prediction is extremely biased but still slightly logical so take it with a spoon of salt...

Group A:
hoping eva makes it out... but that's highly unlikely...
first semi-finals would probably be shana vs izumi from hayate
second semi-finals would probably be miki vs nagi

Very much agree on Shana, Izumi, and Nagi. As for Miki, there could be some competition from Tomoe (Rozen Maiden).

Group B
no particular favorites n this group...
first semi-finals would be siesta vs konata who just beat nayuki in the quarterfinals...
second semi-finals woulde be konoka/mikan vs chikaru/c.c.

Definitely agree on this. While she may be a cute MILF, I really think that Kanata will be defeated by an Ai Nonaka-voiced character.

Group C:
no particular favorites... no clear predictions for this group...
1st semi-finals: hinagiku vs yutaka nanoha...
2nd semi-finals: caro/rimu/makoto vs matsuri/ana

Actually, this one may be harder to predict, considering other possible contenders in Subaru, Jun, Hinaichigo, and Vita. However, I do agree that while she may be very cute, Yutaka will have no chance against Nanoha.

Group D:
hoping rena will advance(sorry kagamin for me tsundere < yandere)... but highly unlikely if she doesn't get enough moe/psycho-moe screen time in the upcoming eps kagami will win...
1st semi-finals: miu vs hayate
2nd semi-finals: shiori/rena vs kagami

Pretty much agree with this bracket.

Group E:
hoping either setsuna or nodoka would advance... but with shinku in this group it's highly unlikely...
1st semi-finals: nodoka(unlikely)/shinku(likely) vs ginga
2nd semi-finals: saki/setsuna vs akira/ayumu

As much as I love Nodoka-chan, I have to agree with you in that she is no match against Shinku unless one of the following voting factors have an effect on it (both of which I doubt will happen):

Spoiler for Nodoka vs. Shinku:

1. The Suigintou supporters voting for Nodoka because her seiyuu, Mamiko Noto, voices "Junk" in the audio CD's (of course, Noto-san herself is a factor that could give Nodoka-chan the support she needs);
2. The recent events in the manga versions of both Negima (where Nodoka has not only been getting a lot of screen time, but has also befriended Anya, one of Negi's Welsh friends) and Rozen Maiden (the "BAD ENDING" could lead to some lost votes for the Rozen Maiden girls).

Group F:
i'm hoping tsukasa survives her group...
first semi-finals would probably be sui vs aruuruu
second semi-finals would probably be tsukasa vs miyuki/sou/shion...

Another group in which I have a reason to hate Rozen Maiden (as Sui will once again easily beat Asuna). As for Tsukasa's opponent, there's another possibility in Seto-San.

Group G:
favorites for this group are sayuri, nia, rika, nono and yakumo... they have low chances of advancing imo...
1st semi-finals: rein/eruuruu vs sayuri
2nd semi-finals: mion vs nia

Add Akari as a possible opponent for Rein and Rika as a possible opponent for Mion.

Group H:
group filled with heavy-hitters... so there will be no clear winner here and the one who survives are gonna get a lot of revenge votes...
1st Semi-finals: fate/gin vs lutecia/alicia
2nd semi-finals: mai/mawari/louise(highly likely) vs kuroi/eri

While I agree on the second semi-final, the first one may have other possible contender in Shamal.

[Aaeru]

I was hoping to report my last results before the prior thread was closed, but oh well. 4:2, and all my favorite moekko are now in the tournament!

Is there any word on an exhibition match during this current break?

[z3phyr.mp3]

Originally Posted by TnAdct1

Very much agree on Shana, Izumi, and Nagi. As for Miki, there could be some competition from Tomoe (Rozen Maiden).

i forgot about tomoe... guess it's because of the lack of screen time... but even though she's my favorite character in RM, she's nowhere near as popular as the RM dolls... miki also has more screen time, as part of the baka-trio, so i think it would be miki...

Originally Posted by TnAdct1

Actually, this one may be harder to predict, considering other possible contenders in Subaru, Jun, Hinaichigo, and Vita. However, I do agree that while she may be very cute, Yutaka will have no chance against Nanoha.

seeing as jun just made top 8 and hinagiku was number 1 in her group, i see hinagiku winning against jun in the c-2 match... and although nanoha has series mojo to back-up subaru... i don't see subaru beating hinagiku... same goes for vita... even with series mojo i don't see vita beating ana-chan... and as far as hinaichigo goes, i thought she was the least liked dolls among the RM dolls...

Originally Posted by TnAdct1

As much as I love Nodoka-chan, I have to agree with you in that she is no match against Shinku unless one of the following voting factors have an effect on it (both of which I doubt will happen):

Spoiler for Nodoka vs Shinku:

1. The Suigintou supporters voting for Nodoka because her seiyuu, Mamiko Noto, voices "Junk" in the audio CD's (of course, Noto-san herself is a factor that could give Nodoka-chan the support she needs);
2. The recent events in the manga versions of both Negima (where Nodoka has not only been getting a lot of screen time, but has also befriended Anya, one of Negi's Welsh friends) and Rozen Maiden (the "BAD ENDING" could lead to some lost votes for the Rozen Maiden girls).

even though nodoka has gained increased screen time in the manga i just don't see a negima character beating off one of the main RM dolls...

Originally Posted by TnAdct1

Another group in which I have a reason to hate Rozen Maiden (as Sui will once again easily beat Asuna). As for Tsukasa's opponent, there's another possibility in Seto-San.

if san can beat shion then maybe... but i don't see san doing that shion has the support of higurashi fans, and from the statistics of the first preliminary rounds, higurashi has a lot of support...

Originally Posted by TnAdct1

Add Akari as a possible opponent for Rein and Rika as a possible opponent for Mion.

you should have said alice carol, whom i think is more moe than akari... and i'll probably add rika... though if i was asked to pick between nia and rika i would probably pick nia... though rika has a higher chances of winning...

Originally Posted by TnAdct1

While I agree on the second semi-final, the first one may have other possible contender in Shamal.

if she can make it past gretel, but i believe lutecia has a higher chance than shamal since lutecia might get some support from the past fsn group who sees lutecia as loli-rider...

[Cytrus]

I'm one of the people who prefer seeing everything unfold rather than try to predict the results immediately. But it doesn't stop one from making painful realizations.

Such as Yutaka dying a terrible death against Nanoha before she has time to truly spread her wings >_<.

At least I see no Haruhi-esque upsets this time around. I don't think the sola girls will be strong enough to have to meet each other, though I'm rooting for them.

[Aya Reiko]

My work in progress:

edit- removed. see below.

[Avatar_notADV]

Quite happy with the bracketing. No series really gets screwed (though Seto has a lot of its characters in one bracket). Plenty of good matches right out of the gate.

Yeah, definitely too early to pick winners. A big influencing factor is going to be how fast various series can put together a decent voting faction - it doesn't take that many spoiler votes to pull off an early upset, but it takes a lot of organization to get people involved in the early round in those kinds of numbers.

[Agent86]

Well, let's see if I can manage to not get as worked up about 2007 as I did last year's Saimoe. At least I managed to avoid commenting/freaking out about this year's preliminary rounds.

Originally Posted by Aaeru

Is there any word on an exhibition match during this current break?

It looks like today is not a match, but a poll. It's questions like "How satisfied are you with the results of the preliminaries/tournament draw/voting procedures?" or "How closely do you follow the threads in (other 2ch forum sections)?"

[Psieye]

First, my belated comments on the latest results:

Oh, Mariya and Amano both survived comfortably. Of course an Undine survived and Hayate mojo is powerful as ever. Monmon... Darry... Yuuko... oh even Makoto survived at the end there. Well, today's casualty list is... I can live with it........


Korean SaiMoe:

* Landslide of Mai~ No surprise there
* Suigintou and Konata each got 39~40%. That left Siesta to rally with 7.6% and Chika died at 3.7%, surprisingly Arf did better with 4.6%...
* Lutecia Win. Not a landslide, but decisive. Kana did well to gather votes to 24.4% and Katsura-sensei surprisingly gathered 18.9% to take 3rd place, leaving Ohno-san behind at 7%...
* Fate at 51%. Somewhat surprisingly Asa-senpai got 29.3% despite the opponent. The ToHeart2 girl did not live.
* Eva 64.9%~ Happy result of Amano-san taking 2nd place at 15.6%.
* Minami (Lucky Star, done by Yuki VA) surprisingly won here, when she collapsed in the 2nd Prelims of the main SaiMoe. Asuna was just under her with 67 less votes (5% of total). The Human Panako lost at 8.2% to the Polyphonica girl who had 10.9%... pity that. Levi only got 9 votes...
* Finally, the total vote count increased yet again, with the Group of DEATH raking up 1405 votes and others being in the 1300s

Spoiler:

49: Hina Ichigo (it's gonna be her round. Of interest is how Sunako will do. I guess there's Nina from Otome too)
50: ONEE-SAMA {did not show in Eng version} (gah... had to choose between her and Koyuki from KujiUn...)
51: Nodoka (darn it, just when I was about to vote March, I saw Nodoka... Nia's also here, it's going to be between these two)
52: Excellen (ok, Paru-sama would have had my vote but with Excellen here I had to vote this way)
53: Rein II
54: Maki

* 53: Ako... Lingshen... Signum... Barasuishou... Rein II... DAHH
* 54: Ryunne (ok, not a big name)... Tsubomi (Shuffle)... Nayuki... Akira-sama (Lucky Star)... Maki-chan (Seto)... uuuuuu


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Ok, now that that's out of the way... All Brackets on one nice page - it's all copy/paste of ando's posts but best to have them all in one place.

Kinny, you may want to link the Wiki again and mention it as a suitable place to do campaigning, just like last year.

archanfels, zephyr, TnAdct1 - I've taken the liberty of linking your posts on the Wiki under the "Bracket Analysis" section. Trusting most people to have roughly the same views on who is strongest, they're there as 'quick overviews' to get people summarised on what's coming up - with the actual bracket information available if they want to make their own opinion/analysis. If you'd rather I don't link you, tell me now and I'll erase the links.

Aya Reiko, I'll be linking the most up-to-date version of your charts as you update us. Once complete, it can be saved on the Wiki's filespace to spread the bandwidth load.


2nd Prelims will be moved to the Archive page once the main tournament starts.


Finally, Excel Spreadsheet updated with 2nd Prelim Data - the data input is done for you, now you can analyse it however you want.

[NissanNut]

Originally Posted by Aya Reiko

My work in progress:

Spoiler:

Sweet... been waiting for the bracket... looking forward to the finished product!

[Daniel E.]

Oops, the link in my sig was still for the old thread.

Now fixed of course!

[FlareKnight]

Wow this is going to be completely crazy. Just seeing the Groups now shows how hard some of these are going to be. The big preliminaries are easy (last not that good at 1:3) but now it'll be rough with some tough choices to be made.

Spoiler for View on the Blocks:

Block A- Just the first vote is rough with Shana and Evangeline up together. I think Shana will probably win but you just never know how things will turn out. While I like some characters here (Shana, Evangeline, Sia, Karren) I do think Shana will probably take this one, but it's just a guess like any.

A-I - Shana (I think Shana can come out of this pretty well. Though I think some compeittion from Evangeline is pretty possible.
A-II - Nagi (Nagi should get through that group fairly well. Character that certainly enjoys her gaming and fun reactions to watch with Hayate.)

Block B- Not a ton of favourites for this group so the overall winner won't matter all that much in my mind.

B-I - Konata (Not very familiar wth LS, but with the amount of popularity here I can see Konata winning through here.)
B-II - CC (Can see CC winning here. Huge character for CG and one with a pretty itneresting personality. Can't argue with one who loves pizza.)

Block C- Now this is one of the interesting one where favorites are really going down. Hinagiku should be really tough to beat out though I think Nanoha is more than up to the task here. Poor Mayuko since it doesn't seem like she has a prayer. Personally a lot of favs with Vivio, Caro, Suzu, Nanoha, Mayuko, Vita, Aono. Wow Sola really got into trouble this time all being in the same block. Will be interesting to see how they fare in their respective matches.

C-I - Nanoha (Can't see Nanoha losing out now. While I like Hinagiku and Mayuko, Nanoha has the personality and firepower to stay strong now.)
C-II - Aono (Will say Sola can get a person through here. With the way the series ended I thin Aono can win out. Though of course some good competition with Matsuri and strikers characters like Caro.)

Block D- Would like it if Carim could win out her round and keep on moving. For some reason she's a pretty likable character even if she won't win in the end of this block I'd support. Hayate as well should give a good effort being one of the Aces. But probably the one I'll give the most support to would be Rena. She should really do well, long as people go back to a few weeks ago and appreciate her 'magic' .

D-I - Hayate (Will say Hayate can win this one. While a character like Carim would be fun to see how far she can go.)
D-II - Rena (With her 'magic' from episode 2 and how good a character she is I can see her winning out. Will at least support her along and hope.)

Block E- Have to agree that Shinku is the one to beat this time around. There are some good characters though that I'd hope do well. Like Asa-Sempai, Teana, Signum, and of course great Teresa . Wouldn't say Shinku is the character I'll support more than any, just agree she's got a great chance to win here.

E-I - Shinku (Think Shinku is going to keep surviving here. Though Nodoka will make it interesting, can't see her dropping out quite yet.)
E-II - Asa (Will give my support to Asa-sempai here. Tough competition with Akira, Signum, Teana etc. But she's too much fun and a character I want to see keep going.)

Block F-Another interesting group. Think San could have a good shot at doing well here. At least a bit safer than Runa is right now. Here's where I hope Ayano can put up a good fight against some tough compeititon. I'll give her support and pray she can battle through. At least its better than some groups in which she'd have no chances. Though have to say with Suiseiseki and Souseiseki everyone will have a rough time.

F-I - Suiseiseki (Think she can keep going. After all a character who did so well last year should still have enough support to keep on going.)
F-II - San (Well I believe the SnH fanbase will give San all the support they can here. Though I'd love to say Ayano would win . Good character that I think will survive.)

Block G- Say Rein will be tough to beat, but can't count out Ayu. These are two characters that will make things pretty interesting to see which will do the best. Too bad since I hoped Kamu could get some good votes in here. Won't count out Rika since she will be a real force. After the big role she's playing in the show. Plus it'd be incredibly hard to vote against her with the nipaa etc. But can't count out some others that are pretty strong here.

G-I - Ayu (Though I think Rein will get plenty of support, way to moe to not have a shot. Think though Ayu will get enough rallying to pull through a close one.)
G-II - Rika (No doubt to me that Rika can win here. With her role in the series, and just the incredibly cute personality.)

Block H- My god...this is horrible, utter horror. They just can't do this. Gin-sama and Fate-chan in one block? This is like a final match right at the start of it. Damn pretty tough one here and I can't say who I'd support more. Plus you have some that I really want to do well like Satoko, Koyori (that poor kid. Really thought she could do well here but against Gin-sama at the start...ouch), Louise (too bad she ended up in a massively bad block) and Eri. Oh well this is just one incredibly heavy hitting group and it'll be a horrible mess by the end.

H-I - Suigintou (Now this will be one heck of a fight. You know it's coming down to Gin-sama vs Fate-chan. Think Gin will win but it'll be incredibly close.)
H-II - Louise (Plenty of great moments with her and she should have a lot of support to be sure. Plus things like the S&M moments in Ep1 should help)

So now after taking a look at the whole thing I know this will be one wild tournament. Have to say Group H is where I see the hardest decisions being made between some huge favorites. Can't wait for the main voting to get started, it should be pretty fun.

[ando]

The number of characters who advanced to the main touranment according to the anime series.

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Mahou Syoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS	OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Lucky Star	OOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Negima!?	OOOOOOOOOOOO
Code Geass Lelouche of the Rebellion	OOOOOOOOOO
Hayate the Combat Butler	OOOOOOOOOO
Kanon	OOOOOOOOOO
Rozen Maiden Ouverture	OOOOOOOOOO
Mai-Otome Zwei	OOOOOOOOO
Utawarerumono	OOOOOOOOO
Strawberry Panic	OOOOOOOO
ARIA The NATURAL	OOOOOOO
Maria-sama ga Miteru OVA	OOOOOOO
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni	OOOOOO
OVA ToHeart2	OOOOOO
SHUFFLE! MEMORIES	OOOOOO
Shakugan no Shana	OOOOOO
Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!	OOOOO
Hidamari Sketch	OOOOO
Ichigo Mashimaro	OOOOO
Nagasarete Airantou	OOOOO
Otogi Jushi Akazukin	OOOOO
Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru	OOOOO
School Rumble Second Term	OOOOO
Seto no Hanayome	OOOOO
Zero no Tsukaima	OOOOO
iDOLM@STER XENOGLOSSIA	OOOOO
sola	OOOOO
Fushigi Boshi no Futago Hime Gyu!	OOOO
Happiness!	OOOO
Simoun	OOOO
EL CAZADOR DE LA BRUJA	OOO
Hitohira	OOO
Kaibutsu Oujo	OOO
Renkin Sankyuu Magical? Poka~n	OOO
Saint October	OOO
Sky Girls	OOO
Sumomomomomomo ~World's Strongest Bride~	OOO
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann	OOO
Asatte no Houkou	OO
Binbou Shimai Monogatari	OO
CLAYMORE	OO
Chocotto Sister	OO
Inukami!	OO
xxxHOLiC	OO
Busourenkin	O
DEATH NOTE	O
Darker than BLACK -Kuro no Keiyakusya-	O
Deltra Quest	O
Dennou Coil	O
Demashita! Power Puff Girls Z	O
Gegege no Kitarou	O
Ghost Hunt	O
Gintama	O
Jigoku Shoujo Futakomori	O
Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~	O
Kaze no Stigma	O
Keroro Gunsou	O
Kirarin Revolution	O
Kujibiki Unbalance	O
Kyoushirou to Towa no Sora	O
Le Miserables Shoujo Cosete	O
Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Syukufuku wo!	O
Meitantei Conan	O
Muteki Kanban Musume	O
NHK ni Youkoso!	O
Nodame Cantabile	O
Ookiku Furikabutte	O
Ouran High School Host Club	O
Pumpkin Scissors	O
Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica	O
SoltyRei	O
Toki wo Kakeru Syoujo	O
Tokimeki Memorial Only Love	O
Tona Gura!	O
Touka Gettan	O
Venus Versus Virus	O
Yes! PreCure5	O
Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro na Crescent Love	O
ZEGAPAIN	O

[Aya Reiko]

Spoiler:

I just need the dates for Round 2 and 3 matches and icons for each character to complete it.

[Julius Firefocht]

Holy crap, it's gonna be brutal. Having Fate up against Suigintou so early in the competition may potentially decide how everyone else will fare up to the final round. It's crazy.

EDIT: Strange, Suzumiya Haruhi and gang are totally absent for this year's voting? How can that be so?

[Psieye]

FlareKnight's thoughts have been linked on the Wiki. I'll be automatically linking similar bracket-wide thoughts on the Wiki. As usual, if you do not like this, tell me and I'll undo.

Aya Reiko, a suggestion just in case: the Korean SaiMoe tournament is always a place you can pick up character icons from if you need to find somebody.

Suzumiya Haruhi and gang are totally absent for this year's voting? How can that be so?

They're not elligible - they don't have a show that ran in the designated time frame. It'll be next year they return with S2.