International Saimoe League 2011

[RegalStar]

Originally Posted by Nochgo

Lol, I voted for the infamous kyubey, because hes not getting enough loving.

I don't know how you're getting that idea, but Kyubey is getting a lot more votes than the other ones in the arena.

[Zeroryoko1974]

Wow, I forget about ISML for a few days, and it's a double K-on assassination and I miss the necklace thingie. Probably best hat way. Would have had a hard time voting between Yuki and Kanade. As for the other matches, would have voted for president Aria, Tomoe Hotaru (Sailor Saturn was always my favorite senshi), Sakaki (my favorite character in my all time favorite anime), and Hatsune Miku

[Last Sinner]

I told you so....! Well done, Mikoto.

As expected Kyubey mauled its opponents, as did Miku and Naru. The one that surprised me was Lucy. I voted for Lucy but I didn't think she could possibly win. Heartening to know there still are a reasonable amount of Elfen Lied fans out there.

[Zeroryoko1974]

Kanade, all she does is beat everyone, including the #1 ranked Mikoto, but loses in the BCS formula. Must have been the computer polls

[hinakatbklyn]

I could of said the same thing that Mikoto had a good chance, but I was still nervous that Kanade would pick up alot of votes until a few minutes ago.

Anyway, Mikoto held on, and now she has Aquamarine to add to Ruby from last year.

[RegalStar]

What I'm really surprised is how Mio managed to garner so much votes over the other four non-necklace runners...

Maybe the K-on fans were pissed by the double loss last round...?

[Eater of All]

Gratz to Mikoto. That was a close one.

Now that the tactical voter in me is happy, I guess I can fully support Kanade for Topaz now.

EDIT:

Originally Posted by RegalStar

What I'm really surprised is how Mio managed to garner so much votes over the other four non-necklace runners...

Maybe the K-on fans were pissed by the double loss last round...?

Or maybe Shana's voting base overlaps with either Mikoto or Kanade's, while Mio has a more devoted fanbase.

Regarding necklace or non-necklace, I guess most voters simply vote without caring who has more chances, etc.

[Ekureiru]

Congrats to Mikoto, since she deserved this necklace. Especially after being denied the opportunity to win last year by both Mio and Shana.

It's interesting to see Mio and Shana lose so many votes to Kanade this year, because it could dramatically effect/differ the results this year from the previous where several powerhouses competed on-and-off for necklaces. Mikoto managing to pull of a necklace win, however, against the significantly stronger Kanade definitely proves that she has gained a larger fan-base since Index II (or people are just troll/anti-voting.)

[Kotohono]

Originally Posted by Zeroryoko1974

Kanade, all she does is beat everyone, including the #1 ranked Mikoto, but loses in the BCS formula. Must have been the computer polls

Be glad the system changed so she could get second for it by old system she wouldn't have even a chance againist Mikoto .

Anyways I am quite happy that Misaka won the necklace . Congratulations to her .

[Hono]

It's kinda nice that Mikoto won the necklace because of her high SDO since she lost it because she got SDO-screwed last year. lol karma, irony, whatever you want to call it.

At first I was kinda iffy about Mikoto most likely getting the Aquamarine necklace (despite the fact that she's the one girl I cannot vote against) since it really does feel like it suits Kanade better. Buuuuuut, then I remembered that aquamarines are this lovely shade of light blue that's a similar colour to her lightning. Found a connection so it's all good.

And Kanade's numbers still amaze me. She's the only one who could come out second place despite going in there with the lowest SDO.

[Team Rocket Elite]

Sorry, Tenshi not this time. Kanade received 55.52% of of the votes that went to her or Misaka. And she did that with Yuri potentially siphoning off several hundred votes. That's both amazing and yet disappointing at the same time. Misaka is the second strongest character or very, very close to being second strongest. A 55-45 match is very difficult to turn around and it may have been even worse if Yuri wasn't in the match. This puts Tenshi way ahead of everyone else. a very impressive performance. At the same time, it just wasn't enough to claim the Aquamarine necklace. It's disappointing to see Kanade get so close but in the end fail to achieve victory. Misaka also did a great job in this match. Regardless of any advantages she may have had, she managed to put a mark on Kanade's perfect record. Of course, Misaka is going to have to work very, very hard if she wants to win against Kanade in a fair one on one battle. It'll be interesting to see if she can do it, although I suspect we won't know until Ruby or Diamond 7.

[Ash Falls Town]

Originally Posted by Eater of All

Or maybe Shana's voting base overlaps with either Mikoto or Kanade's, while Mio has a more devoted fanbase.

Regarding necklace or non-necklace, I guess most voters simply vote without caring who has more chances, etc.

Shana fans have always wanted her to win the Ruby necklace. Plus she's already won an aquamarine necklace.

Also I think how the K-ON fanbase is newer might effect how they view necklaces. I don't think they'd care as much about Mio being a repeat winner and there aren't any colours associated specifically with her.

[Ithekro]

Now Mikoto can't win another one this year.

[Last Sinner]

Originally Posted by Ithekro

Now Mikoto can't win another one this year.

Aquamarine has more prestige to it than most, so it's a good one to get. Plus Mikoto can have the perk of saying she was the one who beat Kanade to a necklace. If this was under previous rules, Mikoto won Aquamarine anyway.

[Ithekro]

How are any more prestigious than any other?

I was simply reminding people that unlike previous years, she can't get a second necklace.

[Team Rocket Elite]

For those interested, here are my character rankings from before Aquamarine 1 and after Aquamarine 7:

Before Aquamarine 1:

Spoiler for Character Ranking before Aquamarine 1:

Tachibana Kanade - 66
Misaka Mikoto - 60
Nakano Azusa - 58.8
Akiyama Mio - 57.77
Shana - 57.47
Aisaka Taiga - 55.79
Eucliwood Hellscythe - 54.5
Nagato Yuki - 54.21
Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko) - 54.2
Katsura Hinagiku - 53.74
Suzumiya Haruhi - 53.57
Charlotte Dunois - 52.09
Yui - 51.86
Hirasawa Yui - 50.2
Kōsaka Kirino - 49.8
Nakamura Yuri - 49
Victorique de Blois - 48
Senjōgahara Hitagi - 45.97
Saber - 45.23
Sengoku Nadeko - 45.19
Sakagami Tomoyo - 44.87
Hiiragi Kagami - 43.56
Fujibayashi Kyō - 43.54
Holo - 42.08
Sanzen'in Nagi - 41.82
C.C. - 41.54
Last Order - 41.43
Index L. Prohibitorum - 41
Shiina Mafuyu - 40.95
Aragaki Ayase - 40.75
Shinonono Hōki - 40.74
Izumi Konata - 40.73
Kotobuki Tsumugi - 40.68
Haruna - 40.34
Tōsaka Rin - 39.88
Kuroi Mato - 39.7
Fate Testarossa - 39.61
Louise Vallière - 39.54
Laura Bodewig - 39.45
Hirasawa Ui - 39.41
Asahina Mikuru - 39.38
Konjiki no Yami - 39.25
Seraphim - 39.19
Furukawa Nagisa - 39.07
Shirai Kuroko - 38.75
Nymph - 38.6
Kasugano Sora - 38.44
Iwasawa Asami - 38
Huang Lingyin - 37.88
Shiina - 37.05

After Aquamarine 7:

Spoiler for Character Ranking after Aquamarine 7:

Tachibana Kanade - 70.02
Misaka Mikoto - 59.4
Nakano Azusa - 59.29
Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko) - 59.04
Shana - 57.1
Aisaka Taiga - 56.26
Eucliwood Hellscythe - 56.01
Akiyama Mio - 55.7
Nagato Yuki - 55.69
Suzumiya Haruhi - 54.06
Katsura Hinagiku - 53.2
Nakamura Yuri - 51.56
Yui - 50.81
Charlotte Dunois - 49.67
Hirasawa Yui - 48.63
Kōsaka Kirino - 48.39
Senjōgahara Hitagi - 48.08
Sengoku Nadeko - 47.74
Victorique de Blois - 46.63
Saber - 46.3
Sakagami Tomoyo - 45.69
Fujibayashi Kyō - 44.49
Hiiragi Kagami - 43.28
Sanzen'in Nagi - 42.82
Asahina Mikuru - 42.09
Holo - 42.02
C.C. - 41.42
Konjiki no Yami - 41.38
Izumi Konata - 40.95
Index L. Prohibitorum - 40.82
Furukawa Nagisa - 40.81
Hirasawa Ui - 40.55
Aragaki Ayase - 40.49
Shiina Mafuyu - 40.49
Haruna - 40.44
Kuroi Mato - 40.02
Kotobuki Tsumugi - 39.85
Shirai Kuroko - 39.8
Last Order - 39.66
Fate Testarossa - 39.36
Louise Vallière - 39.05
Iwasawa Asami - 38.81
Huang Lingyin - 38.68
Tōsaka Rin - 38.5
Nymph - 38.47
Laura Bodewig - 38.3
Shinonono Hōki - 38.05
Seraphim - 37.73
Kasugano Sora - 37.55
Shiina - 36.35

Well my stats didn't do very well in predicting match results so don't take these numbers too seriously. They should give a general idea of where the characters stands in relation to each other. Based on my stats, the character that improved the most since the start of Aquamarine is Kuroneko. That's not too surprising considering the recent Ore no Imouto OVA episodes that started coming out near the end of preliminaries. The second biggest improvement went to Asahina Mikuru. It's more of a return to former strength than a boost in power. I think I was just too harsh on her for her lacking performances in the Seeding Rounds. You see how Kanade started way ahead of everyone else in my initial stats? You see how she's even further ahead in my post Aquamarine 7 stats? It's just unreal how insanely powerful Kanade is. She could be massively overrated in my stats and still smack everyone else around with ease. Considering her necklace showdown performance which isn't taken into account in my stats, she really does look way ahead of everyone else. Other characters that seemed to improve by quite are Nadeko, Yami, Yuri, Hitagi and Nagisa.

In terms of characters that weren't as strong as I thought, Houki and Charlotte from Infinite Stratos take the top 2 spots. This is perhaps not too unexpected with their series ending for now. I had Houki as being ahead of the non-Charlotte IS characters but it seems like all three of them are about equal in strength. Charlotte's expectations may have just been too high to start with. Perhaps also victims of their current anime series ending, Seraphim and Last Order don't look as good as they used to. Last Order seems to be a bit behind Index now rather than a bit ahead. Seraphim has also fallen from roughly being Haruna's equal. The last character to take a fair sized drop is Akiyama Mio. I guess winning a Tiara does produce a sizable hit to your strength. There are now a few characters that look like they can beat Mio. Hirasawa Yui and Tōsaka Rin were two other characters that seemed to fall since Preliminaries.

[Seishi]

This is my first time seriously paying attention to ISML since 2010 DE, and I really like this new necklace format. Kudos to Mikoto for grabbing the first, and most prestigious one in my eyes.

[Ekureiru]

Originally Posted by Team Rocket Elite

For those interested, here are my character rankings from before Aquamarine 1 and after Aquamarine 7:

Before Aquamarine 1:

Spoiler for Character Ranking before Aquamarine 1:

Tachibana Kanade - 66
Misaka Mikoto - 60
Nakano Azusa - 58.8
Akiyama Mio - 57.77
Shana - 57.47
Aisaka Taiga - 55.79
Eucliwood Hellscythe - 54.5
Nagato Yuki - 54.21
Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko) - 54.2
Katsura Hinagiku - 53.74
Suzumiya Haruhi - 53.57
Charlotte Dunois - 52.09
Yui - 51.86
Hirasawa Yui - 50.2
Kōsaka Kirino - 49.8
Nakamura Yuri - 49
Victorique de Blois - 48
Senjōgahara Hitagi - 45.97
Saber - 45.23
Sengoku Nadeko - 45.19
Sakagami Tomoyo - 44.87
Hiiragi Kagami - 43.56
Fujibayashi Kyō - 43.54
Holo - 42.08
Sanzen'in Nagi - 41.82
C.C. - 41.54
Last Order - 41.43
Index L. Prohibitorum - 41
Shiina Mafuyu - 40.95
Aragaki Ayase - 40.75
Shinonono Hōki - 40.74
Izumi Konata - 40.73
Kotobuki Tsumugi - 40.68
Haruna - 40.34
Tōsaka Rin - 39.88
Kuroi Mato - 39.7
Fate Testarossa - 39.61
Louise Vallière - 39.54
Laura Bodewig - 39.45
Hirasawa Ui - 39.41
Asahina Mikuru - 39.38
Konjiki no Yami - 39.25
Seraphim - 39.19
Furukawa Nagisa - 39.07
Shirai Kuroko - 38.75
Nymph - 38.6
Kasugano Sora - 38.44
Iwasawa Asami - 38
Huang Lingyin - 37.88
Shiina - 37.05

After Aquamarine 7:

Spoiler for Character Ranking after Aquamarine 7:

Tachibana Kanade - 70.02
Misaka Mikoto - 59.4
Nakano Azusa - 59.29
Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko) - 59.04
Shana - 57.1
Aisaka Taiga - 56.26
Eucliwood Hellscythe - 56.01
Akiyama Mio - 55.7
Nagato Yuki - 55.69
Suzumiya Haruhi - 54.06
Katsura Hinagiku - 53.2
Nakamura Yuri - 51.56
Yui - 50.81
Charlotte Dunois - 49.67
Hirasawa Yui - 48.63
Kōsaka Kirino - 48.39
Senjōgahara Hitagi - 48.08
Sengoku Nadeko - 47.74
Victorique de Blois - 46.63
Saber - 46.3
Sakagami Tomoyo - 45.69
Fujibayashi Kyō - 44.49
Hiiragi Kagami - 43.28
Sanzen'in Nagi - 42.82
Asahina Mikuru - 42.09
Holo - 42.02
C.C. - 41.42
Konjiki no Yami - 41.38
Izumi Konata - 40.95
Index L. Prohibitorum - 40.82
Furukawa Nagisa - 40.81
Hirasawa Ui - 40.55
Aragaki Ayase - 40.49
Shiina Mafuyu - 40.49
Haruna - 40.44
Kuroi Mato - 40.02
Kotobuki Tsumugi - 39.85
Shirai Kuroko - 39.8
Last Order - 39.66
Fate Testarossa - 39.36
Louise Vallière - 39.05
Iwasawa Asami - 38.81
Huang Lingyin - 38.68
Tōsaka Rin - 38.5
Nymph - 38.47
Laura Bodewig - 38.3
Shinonono Hōki - 38.05
Seraphim - 37.73
Kasugano Sora - 37.55
Shiina - 36.35

Well my stats didn't do very well in predicting match results so don't take these numbers too seriously. They should give a general idea of where the characters stands in relation to each other. Based on my stats, the character that improved the most since the start of Aquamarine is Kuroneko. That's not too surprising considering the recent Ore no Imouto OVA episodes that started coming out near the end of preliminaries. The second biggest improvement went to Asahina Mikuru. It's more of a return to former strength than a boost in power. I think I was just too harsh on her for her lacking performances in the Seeding Rounds. You see how Kanade started way ahead of everyone else in my initial stats? You see how she's even further ahead in my post Aquamarine 7 stats? It's just unreal how insanely powerful Kanade is. She could be massively overrated in my stats and still smack everyone else around with ease. Considering her necklace showdown performance which isn't taken into account in my stats, she really does look way ahead of everyone else. Other characters that seemed to improve by quite are Nadeko, Yami, Yuri, Hitagi and Nagisa.

In terms of characters that weren't as strong as I thought, Houki and Charlotte from Infinite Stratos take the top 2 spots. This is perhaps not too unexpected with their series ending for now. I had Houki as being ahead of the non-Charlotte IS characters but it seems like all three of them are about equal in strength. Charlotte's expectations may have just been too high to start with. Perhaps also victims of their current anime series ending, Seraphim and Last Order don't look as good as they used to. Last Order seems to be a bit behind Index now rather than a bit ahead. Seraphim has also fallen from roughly being Haruna's equal. The last character to take a fair sized drop is Akiyama Mio. I guess winning a Tiara does produce a sizable hit to your strength. There are now a few characters that look like they can beat Mio. Hirasawa Yui and Tōsaka Rin were two other characters that seemed to fall since Preliminaries.

I'm still impressed to this day by the performance of two of my preferred characters: Hinagiku and Haruhi. They've done an excellent job at maintaining a rather nice strength ratio comparative to the age of their series. We've seen how age can take it's toll (especially in the case of Higurashi).

Other than that, pleasing to see Kuroneko up there and Mikoto still holding strong in that second position slot.

[KholdStare]

Originally Posted by Ash Falls Town

Shana fans have always wanted her to win the Ruby necklace. Plus she's already won an aquamarine necklace.

Also I think how the K-ON fanbase is newer might effect how they view necklaces. I don't think they'd care as much about Mio being a repeat winner and there aren't any colours associated specifically with her.

This brings up an interesting point. The necklace match does allow fans (who possibly collaborate) to try to get their character a specific necklace. So it's not just about the votes, but maybe this is Shana fans' only chance to really get her that Ruby necklace.

[Rajura]

Originally Posted by KholdStare

This brings up an interesting point. The necklace match does allow fans (who possibly collaborate) to try to get their character a specific necklace. So it's not just about the votes, but maybe this is Shana fans' only chance to really get her that Ruby necklace.

Maybe, but I can think of others who need it too. And, that kind of maneuver will require more calculation than some participants care to make or dare risk making.