Anime Saimoe Tournament 2013 (Japan)

[Hachiko]

Originally Posted by Coldlight

...or The Faction voters are attempting to give all four final stage-placing Puella Magi the experience of participating in the grand Final Match - Kyouko and Mami already did in 2011, and now the time is ripe for Madoka and Sayaka's turn. This could help explain the recent uncompetitive exit performances by both Mami and Kyouko.


1000th post, lol

Bang.

I don't keep track of my post count. I'm only here during J-Saimoe season anyway.

[Zeroryoko1974]

Meh, I wanted Kyouko to win. Go main character, win this whole thing and troll the admins

[CptChaos]

Pretty disappointed with Mami's and Kyouko's losses. Mami could have written history here, and I would have liked to see the rematch between those two.

On the other hand this gives me even more reasons to support Watashi. I wonder if her supporters voted against Mami, because Sayaka might be the potential easier opponent here.

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[Hachiko]

Originally Posted by CptChaos

On the other hand this gives me even more reasons to support Watashi. I wonder if her supporters voted against Mami, because Sayaka might be the potential easier opponent here.

You sure it's not the Madoka voters who wanted to get rid of Mami?

[CptChaos]

Originally Posted by Hachiko

You sure it's not the Madoka voters who wanted to get rid of Mami?

You gotta take all possibilities into account.

[Hachiko]

Originally Posted by CptChaos

You gotta take all possibilities into account.

Touche.

[Ichuki]

Prediction- Watashi
Pick- Watashi

[Hachiko]

Early returns...65-15, Sayaka. Man, they went after Watashi hard and early in the first hour.

[npal]

Originally Posted by Hachiko

Early returns...65-15, Sayaka. Man, they went after Watashi hard and early in the first hour.

They might want to make a point. Like how Mami's loss was calculated

[Hachiko]

Originally Posted by npal

They might want to make a point. Like how Mami's loss was calculated

Seems the point was made. We may have a MadoSaya "Forbidden Love" final around the corner.

[Triple_R]

Originally Posted by Hachiko

Early returns...65-15, Sayaka. Man, they went after Watashi hard and early in the first hour.

Humanity may have been declined, but a certain Puella Magi is kicking ass!

Originally Posted by Hachiko

Seems the point was made. We may have a MadoSaya "Forbidden Love" final around the corner.

It's Hitomi Shizuki's dream final!

[Demi.]

Le sigh, looks like the finals are going to be straight out of my nightmare. Not that I feel like Watashi really deserved to get this far if I ranked her in regards to moe. The top 16 had some decently moe characters and they all dropped one by one to Madoka characters, and now this is the end result. It is what it is, I suppose.

I really hope this ends up being Saimoe's last year, I doubt it could get any worse, but...

[Hachiko]

Originally Posted by Demi.

I really hope this ends up being Saimoe's last year, I doubt it could get any worse, but...

ISML will still be around doe.

[Hachiko]

Originally Posted by Triple_R

Humanity may have been declined, but a certain Puella Magi is kicking ass!

With a little help from her friends.

Originally Posted by Triple_R

It's Hitomi Shizuki's dream final!

You mean nightmare final, but I digress.

71-18 now, Sayaka. Wow.

[CptChaos]

Originally Posted by Demi.

Le sigh, looks like the finals are going to be straight out of my nightmare. Not that I feel like Watashi really deserved to get this far if I ranked her in regards to moe. The top 16 had some decently moe characters and they all dropped one by one to Madoka characters, and now this is the end result. It is what it is, I suppose.

I really hope this ends up being Saimoe's last year, I doubt it could get any worse, but...

The time when any of those tournaments where primarily about moe has been over for a while now. Nowadays most people simply vote for their favorite characters/series.

[Coldlight]

80-27 heavily in Sayaka's favor. Whoa, a curbstomp is unfolding.

Naturally, some people might be unhappy with this but certainly not me. Sayaka is performing so well early on, it's like I'm dreaming.

Early into the 7th hour, and her lead is getting close to insurmountable from that decisive 1st hour strike. The Semifinals is no place to pull punches anyway, so I'd rather have Sayaka going all out with the support of the now-tiny pool of voters even if her beleaguered opponent is scrambling to put up a defense. Can't get any better than this for me at this rate.

Originally Posted by Triple_R

It's Hitomi Shizuki's dream final!

Lol, you nailed it. Outwardly, she expresses horror at the mere mention of it, but deep inside it can't get any better for her plans.

[Team Rocket Elite]

Pretty much the expected result. As strong as Kyouko is, she keeps falling short of a championship. I guess it's hard to win when whenever you qualify, other super strong characters automatically qualify as well. Madoka advances to the finals and is a win away from a repeat series, repeat studio championship. I think she'll also be the first champion who wasn't undefeated in the main tournament. I'm not sure if any of the really old Saimoe tournaments had a method of coming back after a loss.

[npal]

The number of votes for the semi-finals is... pitiful. This used to easily reach 1000. Makes one wonder what's the point when so few people (can) vote.

[RegalStar]

Plenty of people still watch, though.

[Coldlight]

Agreed. Though the tournament itself is now a mere shadow of its former glory, spectators are likely still a different matter... here in AnimeSuki we see that this AST thread which just started existing in June already has 124,901+ views and 600+ more posts vs. 86,933+ views for the ISML '13 thread which has been there essentially since the year started. Even the naysayers still pop back in here from time to time to regularly lament at how far the tournament has fallen.