Anime Saimoe Tournament 2011 (Japan)

[Zeroryoko1974]

LS draw confirmed. random draw my ass

[ars89]

Alright Ruri won! Now to see who she faces.

[hinakatbklyn]

The 2 snipers end up facing each other in one match and one will be guaranteed a semi-final spot. Surprising.

Kyouko and Kuroneko. Correct prediction. I still don't trust Ruri's chances, but if she pulls this one off, she might be able to reach the finals. Looks like the random draw favored her alittle.

[Triple_R]

Madoka vs. Sayaka... sigh

That's the match I most didn't want to see in the quarterfinals.

[OverFunk]

Awesome draw. Lotte gets a bye, Kuroneko has a good shot and Ika is the designated savior. And if anything at most one meguca will get one of that side.

[Shmion]

Compare Saki slots (2009) and Madoka slots (2011):

Kyouko Sakura = Nodoka Haramura (SF)
Madoka Kaname = Yuuki Kataoka (QF)
Sayaka Miki = Mihoko Fukiji (SF)
Mami Tomoe = Koromo Amae (QF)

[Zeroryoko1974]

10/28 - Lotte vs. Erica- My pick is Erica, but Rie will win.
10/29 - Kyouko vs. Kuroneko- Picking Kuroneko, prediction is a tossup, edge Kuroneko
10/30 - Madoka vs. Sayaka- Pick would be Madoka. Based on votes, I would predict Sayaka
10/31 - Ika Musume vs. Mami- Tough break, Ika got probably the strongest Madoka character. Pick, Ika, prediction, Mami.
Semifinal Lotte vs Kuroneko- Kanasawa over Rie
Semifinal 2- Sayaka vs Mami- Mami wins
Final- Kuroneko vs Mami- preidiction, Mami wins it all.

[TnAdct1]

Who I'm rooting for in the Quarterfinals:

-Erica
-Kuroneko
-Sayaka (if I'm going to root for a Madoka Magica character in this match, might as well root for the one that actually does something)
-Squiddy

[Liddo-kun]

At least Ika-chan doesn't have to face Madoka.
But she still got one of the worst possible opponents.

Ika-chan you can do it!
Invade Mami's apartment.

*listening to Ika season 1 OP theme while typing

[klare]

time to update,

my favourites: Ika-chan and Mami-san

my prediction: a final of Madoka vs Kuroneko

[BaKaBaKaOtaKu]

ohgawd. thank you, it's not mami vs madoka..

now, we are about to witness who really is stronger: sayaka or madoka.

mah pick ofc is madoka. but sayaka's been challenged with tougher opponents. heck! she's even got the highest vote totals after mikoto.

i'm not gonna cheer for sayaka anymore. this is where it ends.

[Triple_R]

I'm rooting for Mami over Ika. I also think Mami is going to win.

I'd hate to see Madoka go out this early, but I'm rooting for Sayaka. Whoever wins this match will be the girl I root for the rest of the way though. I honestly don't know who's more likely to win.

Kyouko and Kuroneko I like about equally well. No strong preference. I also think it's a toss-up.

Lotte vs. Erica Hartmann, again no strong preference. I think Lotte is going to win based on KugRie support.


Mami is the one most likely to win it all, imo.

[christinemarie]

Originally Posted by christinemarie

Recap Sayaka outlast Haqua, Mami and Kyouko also advanced with that all four Puella Magi are in the final eight.

Picks for 10/24/2011 Block H Finals
H4 Kuroneko (Now she just needs to push it more some more, practice more, and everything would be settle otherwise I only have Ika Musume for the final eight.)

Encouraging video for Ruri "Kuroneko" Gokou

Spoiler for click to view:

Kuroneko won with a 400+ votes, maybe there is still hope but we can't be sure yet as quarterfinal match-up is already placed. 2 favorite picks for finals is very interesting with both of them won't meet up until Finals.

Round 4 Overall Result 2-2-4
Favorite picks left: 2/10
Quarterfinals eligible (Ika Musume and Kuroneko)
Round 4 eliminated (Elsie)
Round 3 eliminated (Victorica and Char)
Round 2 eliminated (Menma and Mikan)
Round 1 eliminated (Homura, Mayushii, and Erio)

Astarotte (Rie "Kugyu" Kugimiya, her characters never won a Saimoe title but able to reach finals thanks to Nagi Sanzenin.)
Erica Hartmann (Sakura Nogawa, her last character in Saimoe that popular is Hina Ichigo although she didn't reach even the final eight makes it her first time ever.)
Kuroneko (Kana Hanazawa, it's her first time in the final eight as well unless I'm forgetting something important even though she voiced a lot of popular ones.)
Kyouko (Ai Nonaka, it's her first time in the final eight as well, makes it interesting for either Kuroneko and Kyouko to battle it out. She is known for voicing annoying characters, Fuuko from Clannad, Kafuka from Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei.)
Madoka (Aoi Yuuki, my favorite seiyuu this year and probably in the many years to come it all depends on her. Madoka solidifies her career although she did a good job with Amano Ichigo as well.)
Sayaka (Eri Kitamura, known from voicing perverse female characters in any anime. She also tends to have the ending or opening song by herself sometimes.)
Ika Musume (Hisako Kanemoto, becoming Ika's VA is a tough job degesu.)
Mami (Kaori Mizuhashi, also voiced Miss Flat from Baka Test.)

Picks for each quarterfinals match (Witch hunt)
Q1"10/28/2011" Astarotte (Loli succubus needs all her magical powers to outlast the sole remaining Strike Witches. But with the most support, this would turn out very badly. What I like in this matchup is both are fodder characters aside from the other quarterfinals, so I expect a low voting match.)
Q2"10/29/2011" Kuroneko (She would only have three day break following her victory will she will enough courage to outlast Kyouko? This would be a tough match for her since she didn't face any adversity in Group H.)
Q3"10/30/2011" Madoka (It's still too early to say anything about Madoka and why I chose Akemi Homura over her as my favorite pick, it have to wait if I was right on my judgment as she have to battle Sayaka. Facts, only Homura eliminated Sayaka a lot of times in those different timelines.)
Q4"10/31/2011" Ika Musume (Due to decent match-up, although the fodder character match-up from Q1 is irrelevant for now, this is the turning point match as we already know the winner of Q3 by the time this match begins. Can Ika invade Mami's mind, or Mami conquers Ika and her mini-Ikas. Mami is good with bondage skills as she used it in episodes 3 and 10.)

[BaKaBaKaOtaKu]

who might win:

Lotte > Erica (as much as i hate lotte,2ch loves rie)
Kuroneko > Kyouko (this is where i dunno whom i prefer more but ruri might do it)
Sayaka > Madoka (I'm pessimistic,yeah. people might be underestimating the former and overestimating the latter,but sayaka's the last pmmm gal i like DX)
Mami ? IKa (i don't like to predict. this usually happens when my most favorite is involved. i fear for this' result DX)

[daze]

>kuroneko making top 8

am i confirmed for time traveler yet?

[chaosprophet]

With Kyouko alone in one of the sides of the bracket, chances are that we will get at most one Madoka character on the final (personally would be a bit boring to have both be). But also looks like Ika won't get to reach finals. We will see.

[broken270]

1. I would vote for Erica. WHile I do think she might win this, there is a Rie factor to take note of.
2. Ruri, just to knock one PMMM girl out.
3. Between the two, I choose Sayaka, the one that actually did something.
4. For squid girl. She must invage, even if against the strongest PMMM girl here.

[Malkuth]

My picks:
Rotte vs. Erica: Rotte (to make her awesome mom proud), also Erica got here by pure luck
Kyouko vs. Ruri: Tough one, I like both
Madoka vs. Sayaka: Weak one... Madoka, since I never liked Sayaka
Ika-musume vs. Mami: Mami, because any day moe <<< cool

Also have I missed something or have all vote totals been below 1k this year?

[Wanderer]

Originally Posted by christinemarie

Astarotte (Rie "Kugyu" Kugimiya, her characters never won a Saimoe title but able to reach finals thanks to Nagi Sanzenin.)

2009.

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Order of preference:
Good End-
1)Kuroneko
Normal End-
2)Mami
3)Sayaka
4)Squid
5)Kyouko
6)Astarotte
7)Madoka
Bad End-
8)Erica

My picks will align with this pattern, so I will be going with Kuroneko, Mami, Sayaka, and Astarotte for the quarterfinals.

Order of estimated strength:
1)Mami
2)Kuroneko
3)Sayaka
4)Squid
5)Madoka
6)Kyoko
7)Astarotte
8)Erica

My predictions align with this pattern, so I will also be predicting Kuroneko, Mami, Sayaka, and Astarotte for the quarterfinals. Lots of room for upsets, though; #1-#6 are all in the same tier.

[Coldlight]

Originally Posted by Triple_R

Madoka vs. Sayaka... sigh

That's the match I most didn't want to see in the quarterfinals.

It's a rather unfavorable draw for me as well. Madoka is the lone survivor of my second list. I was hoping for Sayaka to face someone who isn't a PM or my other favorite for the Quarterfinals. She never got a breather and had only hard matches on the bloody road to victory. It's going to be a bloodbath between the two best friends. This is where the mWo turn on each other.

Originally Posted by BaKaBaKaOtaKu

i'm not gonna cheer for sayaka anymore. this is where it ends.

See you from across the opposite side. It's every magical girl for herself now.