Past winners from Anime Saimoe Torunaments

[Isan]

Yo guys, i was checking the Anime Saimoe Tournament 2007 thread, and it is getting interesting, so i looked in old threads about the 2006 and 2005 contest to know the winners so far i found 2 threads about 2006 one but in both it didnt mention the winner or at least the top 10 girls, so if anyone knows a web or knows the top 10 or the winners from past torunaments <.< im very curious, anyways if anyone happens to know the top 10 of 2006 and 2005 it would be helpful.

[cicido]

there aren't no top ten, only top eight

アニメ最萌トーナメント2005

１　高町なのは　９歳
　　Takamachi Nanoha（magical girl lyrical nanoha）
２　蒼星石　　人外
　　Souseiseki（Rozen Maiden）
３　真紅　　　人外
　　Shinku（Rozen Maiden）
４　レ・ミィ　１２歳
　　Re Mii（ZOIDS: Genesis）
８　玖我なつき　１６歳
　　Natsuki Kuga（Mai HiME）
８　藤乃静留　１７歳
　　Shizuru Fujino（Mai HiME）
８　神奈備命　不詳
　　Kanna（AIR）
８　桂聖奈　１８歳
　　Katsura Seina（Best Student Council）


アニメ最萌トーナメント2006
１　翠星石　人外
　　suiseiseki（rozen maiden）
２　フェイト・テスタロッサ　９歳
　　fate testarossa（magical girl lyrical nanoha A's）
４　シャナ　　１１～１２歳
　　shana（Shakugan no Shana）
４　源千華留　１７歳
　　Chikaru Minamoto（Strawberry Panic!）
８　沢近愛理　１６歳
　　Eri Sawachika（School Rumble）
８　長門有希　人外
　　Nagato Yuki（Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu）
８　エルルゥ　人外
　　elulu（Utawarerumono）
８　遠坂凛　１７歳
　　Tosaka Rin（Fate/stay night）

I'll translate more later I'll also put up the earlier ones later if I'm not busy
-thanks to teiran no more work for me ^.^

[Kyuu]

Here is the Japanese Wiki:
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%...83%B3%E3%83%88

Links to past tournament brackets are included in the article.

And here is a 2006 Final Eight promo MAD movie, which included champions from 2002-2005:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FjnIyJWkas

Then I started up the English archive here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_%28...moe_Tournament

I cannot read the Japanese; therefore could use a hand with this one.

[Lackadaisical]

2004

First - Osaka - Azumanga Daioh
Second - Maggie Mui - Read or Die

Round of Six -
Rakka - Haibane Renmei
Ciel - Shingetsutan Tsukihime
Mizukoshi Mako - Da Capo
Rosetta Passel - Kaleido Star

Does anyone know why there were two Saimoe tournaments in 2004? The other 2004 tournament won't display for me so I can't read those results.

[DragoonKain3]

I believe the past top 8 has been discussed already in a previous thread, but man, I'm not searching 100+ threads for it lol. :P

If I remember correctly, one of the winners was Harada Riku from DNAngel, which I only remember because I wholeheartedly agreed with that. Riku ranks at the near top of my moe list, thats for sure.

[Xellos-_^]

I remember Sakura was the winner of the first Saimoe.

[Teiran]

I don't know if all of these names are romanized properly, so please feel free to correct any mistakes I may have made.

2002
Winner: Kinomoto Sakura (Cardcaptor Sakura)
Runner-up: Kasuga Ayumu/Osaka (Azumanga Daioh)
Semifinalists: Harukaze Doremi (Doremi); Daidouji Tomoyo (Cardcaptor Sakura)
Quarterfinalists: Shiina Tsubasa (Figure 17); Uematsu Koboshi (Pita-Ten); Hanaoka Isami (Tobe! Isami/Soar High! Isami); Kouzuki Miyu (Daa! Daa! Daa!/UFO Baby)

2003
Winner: Harada Riku (D.N.Angel)
Runner-up: Hara Motoko (Gunparade March)
Semifinalists: Yuizaki Hiyono (Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna); Eclair (Kiddy Grade)
Quarterfinalists: Naegino Sora (Kaleido Star); Kiku #8 (Wandaba Style); Honjou Mikaze (Stratos 4); Shinozuka Arashi (Gad Guard)

2004
Winner: Rosemary Applefield (Ashita no Nadja)
Runner-up: Nadja Applefield (Ashita no Nadja)
Semifinalists: Mizuki Maia (Hikari to Mizu no Daphne/Daphne in the Brilliant Blue); Luna (Mujin Wakusei Survive/Planet Survival)
Quarterfinalists: Naegino Sora (Kaleido Star); Misumi Nagisa (Futari wa Pretty Cure); Elenore Baker (Madlax); Ranpha Franboise (Galaxy Angel)

Lackadaisical covered the other 2004 tournament, and cicido has the results for 2005-06.

[Isan]

*Saves on HD* Thanks guys, just one more quiz, is Saimoe the most important tournament like in japan?

[Xellos-_^]

I am still scratching my head over the 2004 winner and finalist.

2004 had some great series with a lot of moe.

was there anyone more moe then Lucy when tore someone apart?

[cicido]

Originally Posted by Isan

*Saves on HD* Thanks guys, just one more quiz, is Saimoe the most important tournament like in japan?

mainstream? no
acg? maybe
what really boosted it's popularity from just a small popularity contest to a anime festival is probably last two year's contest (especially last year with SOS dan joining)

[Kyuu]

2002 - http://animesaimoe.at.infoseek.co.jp/
2003 - http://members.at.infoseek.co.jp/newanime/
2004 - http://star.kakiko.com/saimoe/index.html
2005 - http://lovely.kakiko.com/animemoe2005/
2006 - http://saimoe2006.hp.infoseek.co.jp/

[Xellos-_^]

there was a huge jump in votes cast form 2004 to 2005.

anyone know the reasoning behind it?

[Kyuu]

Originally Posted by Xellos-_^

there was a huge jump in votes cast form 2004 to 2005.

anyone know the reasoning behind it?

Increased fandom to the tournament should be the most logical reasoning. We should expect this 2007 edition to have more than last year.

[TnAdct1]

Originally Posted by KyuuA4

Increased fandom to the tournament should be the most logical reasoning. We should expect this 2007 edition to have more than last year.

Besides, I didn't know about the Saimoe tournament until 2005, when someone began mentioning it on Animesuki's Negima manga thread.

[cicido]

I'm guessing it's because of the joining of the RM doll army and nanoha's magical girl army.

[EhNani]

If you ask me it's really because of those cool table-brackets.

[narmi]

Hmm I think it could be 4chaner's who could read Japanese (I'm an example). They go on 2chan and then see the tournament Saimoe. Then from there they tell people about it and then people will place it within forums. Then from the forums the popularity increases. That is my theory and I was told about Saimoe from an old school friend who is also on AnimeSuki.

[Mad Dog]

Originally Posted by Teiran

I don't know if all of these names are romanized properly, so please feel free to correct any mistakes I may have made.

2002
Winner: Kinomoto Sakura (Cardcaptor Sakura)
Runner-up: Kasuga Ayumu/Osaka (Azumanga Daioh)
Semifinalists: Harukaze Doremi (Doremi); Daidouji Tomoyo (Cardcaptor Sakura)
Quarterfinalists: Shiina Tsubasa (Figure 17); Uematsu Koboshi (Pita-Ten); Hanaoka Isami (Tobe! Isami/Soar High! Isami); Kouzuki Miyu (Daa! Daa! Daa!/UFO Baby)

WOW! Just got here through a link to see past results and THIS Shocked me! Figure 17 reminds one of my top favorite animes of all time. To see that Tsubasa made it to the top 4 really surprised me! Way to go Tsubasa! even though it is 5 years late

[panzerfan]

Figure 17 was an unorthodox production in its lengh and timing. I was dying in-between the wait for the episodes.

Interest in tournaments died out on 2ch during 2003-2004 due to server loads and the sheer number there were running after 2002 Saimoe. It culminated with the 'which tournament is the greatest' tournament..

[Malintex_Terek]

Originally Posted by narmi

Hmm I think it could be 4chaner's who could read Japanese (I'm an example). They go on 2chan and then see the tournament Saimoe. Then from there they tell people about it and then people will place it within forums. Then from the forums the popularity increases. That is my theory and I was told about Saimoe from an old school friend who is also on AnimeSuki.

Most of Yotsuba didn't care about SaiMoe up until the finals of last year, I know I just ignored the topics. That happens sometimes - even regulars miss memes like "Homo Thread" or would-be memes like "Darks" by simply filtering certain threads and posts. I don't think Yotsuba really cared about SaiMoe until "Eri v. Mion", which was what got me into the tourney as well.

If anything got SaiMoe into Yotsuba's spot-light, it was SaiGar. Hard to ignore something that flooded the board for nearly three months.