Anime Saimoe Tournament 2014 (Japan)

[Ichuki]

Pick- Kurumi, Suigintou, Chihiro, Silica
Predict- Jibril, Gin-sama, Momoko, Funabori


Apparently, I noticed in the voting thread that someone posted a ballet voting for <<神野ひかり＠魔界天使ジブリ－ル>>, which, I suppose, is a joke label for Jibril. Is it actually possible to vote for Jibril using that label (which is normally <<ジブリール＠ノーゲーム・ノーライフ>>)? I'm aware that short labels can be used (e.g. <<スズ>> to vote for Suzu), but that?

Anyway, if voting, you should be using the proper label to make sure your vote for that character counts.

I think it might be possible because I remember someone putting Takatsuki Yayoi on Kise Yayoi's vote in Saimoe 2012 and it seemed like it got counted in.

[Archaeon]

YES! Sungoi Oppai Takao advance.

[Team Rocket Elite]

Matches: I1-2 J1-2 K1-2 L1-2

Kakura Kurumi should win the first match. She has decent strength while her opponent are among the weakest in the tournament. Index was in the same preliminary group as Hiroe and didn't do very well but I wouldn't count her out. Atago Hiroe should be a tough opponent to beat, though. I think a bit too tough so I have Hiroe winning but it'll be closer than their preliminary match was. Tina Sprout steps up to challenge one of the big five Puella Magi. Madoka only looked okay while Sayaka destroyed her opponent. While I think Tina is pretty strong, she'll have to advance through Repechage. I have Kyouko winning. Yuu wins the fourth match fairly easily due to being pretty strong and having no opposition.

Votes:
Minami Chiaki
Atago Hiroe
Sakura Kyouko
Sonoda Yuu

Predictions:
Kakura Kurumi
Atago Hiroe
Sakura Kyouko
Sonoda Yuu

[Hachiko]

2channel Anime Saimoe 2014: First Round Results, Match Day 9

I1-1
1位　117票　ジブリール＠ノーゲーム・ノーライフ
2位　105票　時崎狂三＠デート・ア・ライブII
3位　33票　走り鳰＠悪魔のリドル

J1-1
J1-1暫定結果
1位　148票　水銀燈＠ローゼンメイデン
2位　90票　鷹鳥小鳥＠極黒のブリュンヒルデ
3位　29票　金糸雀＠ローゼンメイデン

K1-1
1位　128票　東横桃子＠咲-Saki- 全国編
2位　79票　小阪ちひろ＠神のみぞ知るセカイ 女神篇
3位　66票　萩村スズ＠生徒会役員共*

L1-1
1位　113票　船堀＠ディーふらぐ!
2位　80票　綾野珪子（シリカ）＠ソードアート・オンライン Extra Edition
3位　44票　田村麻奈実＠俺の妹がこんなに可愛いわけがない。

[BloodyKitty]

I1-1
1st　117　Jibril @ No Game No Life
2nd　105　TOKISAKI Kurumi @ Date A Live II
3rd　33　HASHIRI Nio @ Akuma no Riddle

J1-1
1st　148　Suigintou @ Rozen Maiden
2nd　90　TAKATORI Kotori @ Gokukoku no Brynhildr
3rd　29　Kanaria @ Rozen Maiden

K1-1
1st　128　TOUYOKO Momoko @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd　79　KOSAKA Chihiro @ Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Megami-hen
3rd　66　HAGIMURA Suzu @ Seitokai Yakuindomo 2

L1-1
1st　113　Funabori @ D-Frag!
2nd　80　AYANO Keiko @ Sword Art Online: Extra Edition
3rd　44　TAMURA Manami @ Oreimo

[hinakatbklyn]

- While Roka was unable to stand up to a Love Live Rep, the other D-Frag reps are taking care of business. Funabori wins her match with room to spare against SIlica of SAO.
- No Game no Life with a quick start. Jibril wins against Kurumi
- A split for Rozen Maiden..... not a problem for Suigintou

I1-2: Picking: Chiaki (Minami-ke)

J1-2: Picking: Tensai Ikkyuu (Nanana)
* Tensai looks strong but having Index and a Saki rep in the same match could be a problem

K1-2: Tina Sprout (B Bullet), Sakura Kyouko (PMMM), Ayumi (Kaminomi)
* All 3 mini favorites. I would say Tina Sprout in any other match, but not against a PMMM

L1-2: Picking: Yuu Sonada (Sakura Trick)

[ion475]

Well, my "gamble" on Funabori pays off...4/4 in prediction.

On the other hand...poor Suzu no Head...

Jibril and Kurumi are fairly close as expected, Suigintou takes care of business, and I still can't see the last winner anywhere.

For today:
I1-2: Pick/Predict: Kurumi. Again, won by default just b/c she's from Saki...
J1-2: Pick: Index, Predict: Hiroe. Hiroe is actually one of the stronger Zenkoku-hen newcomer, and Index, well, she's going to end Railgun's winning streak.
K1-2: Pick/Predict: Kyouko. Tina is moe but she's just not an opponent for Kyouko...
L1-2: Pick: Bekki, Predict: Yuu. Of course, a troll win by the ババァ would be fun...

[Houreki]

Jibril won, yes!

my Picks:

I1-2 Minami Chiaki (Minami-ke)
J1-2 Index
K1-2 Tina Sprout

For this round my favorite is Chiaki, but with a Saki there I don't think she will have a chance.

[Aya Reiko]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/745/GrRwGE.jpg

[Team Rocket Elite]

Hooray Jibril won! It was pretty close but she did manage to beat Kurumi in the end. No problems for Suigintou or Momoko in their fairly easy matches. Funabori didn't habe much trouble either.

[Ichuki]

Pick- Minami, Tensai, Tina, Marika
Predict- Kurumi, Atago, Kyouko, Yuu

[KanbeKotori]

Good results.

Jibril, Funabori won. Am happy

Votes below

I1-2 - <<片山実波＠Wake Up Girls!>>
J1-2 - <<インデックス＠とある科学の超電磁砲S>>
K1-2 - <<ティナ・スプラウト＠ブラック・ブレット>>
L1-2 - <<戸次菜摘（ベッキー）＠のうりん>>

[Team Rocket Elite]

Matches: I1-3 J1-3 K1-3 L1-3

Chitoge should win the first match. Mafuyu was pretty strong back in the day but those days have passed. Ai is strong enough to qualify each year but rare draws opponents weak enough to beat in Round 1. Hisa takes the second match. Her opponents just aren't that strong and Hisa is. For the same reason, Kaori wins the third match. Fourth match features weaker characters making it tough to call. Kinmosa is the stronger series but Youko is among the weaker members of the main cast. I think she might win anyways.

Votes:
Shiina Mafuyu
Takei Hisa
Fujimiya Kaori
Himeragi Yukina

Predictions:
Kirisaki Chitoge
Takei Hisa
Fujimiya Kaori
Inokuma Youko

[Hachiko]

I1-2
1位　233票　鹿倉胡桃＠咲-Saki- 全国編
2位　133票　南千秋＠みなみけ 夏やすみ
3位　46票　片山実波＠Wake Up Girls!

J1-2
1位　217票　愛宕洋榎＠咲-Saki- 全国編
2位　216票　インデックス＠とある科学の超電磁砲S
3位　47票　壱級天災＠龍ヶ嬢七々々の埋蔵金

K1-2
1位　310票　佐倉杏子＠劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ[新編]叛逆の物語
2位　83票　ティナ・スプラウト＠ブラック・ブレット
3位　41票　高原歩美（メルクリウス）＠神のみぞ知るセカイ 女神篇

L1-2
1位　223票　園田優＠桜Trick
2位　101票　戸次菜摘（ベッキー）＠のうりん
3位　42票　加藤茉莉香＠劇場版 モーレツ宇宙海賊 ABYSS OF HYPERSPACE -亜空の深淵-

[BloodyKitty]

I1-2
1st　233　KAKURA Kurumi @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd　133　MINAMI Chiaki @ Minamike Natsuyasumi
3rd　46　KATAYAMA Minami @ Wake Up Girls!

J1-2
1st　217　ATAGO Hiroe @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd　216　Index @ To Aru Kagaku no Railgun S
3rd　47　IKKYUU Tensai @ Ryuugajou Nanana no Maizoukin

K1-2
1st　310　SAKURA Kyouko @ Madoka Magica Movie: Rebellion Story
2nd　83　Tina Sprout @ Black Bullet
3rd　41　TAKAHARA Ayumi @ Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Megami-hen

L1-2
1st　223　SONODA Yuu @ Sakura Trick
2nd　101　BEKKI Natsumi @ Nourin
3rd　42　KATOU Marika @ Mouretsu Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace

Just 2 more votes. Too bad Index. Try your best in repechage rounds.

[Honoakari]

J1-2
1st　217　ATAGO Hiroe @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd　216　Index @ To Aru Kagaku no Railgun S
3rd　47　IKKYUU Tensai @ Ryuugajou Nanana no Maizoukin

Wow... Hiroe beat Index by one vote, and I voted for Hiroe. So a single vote can make a difference after all. :D

Tina lost to PMMM, but that was expected...

[RJ TAYLER]

Headlines courtesy The Guardian

Victory for gay rights with a Trick.
Madoka marches on into a September Offensive
A near Iguchi quinella there.
A Saki one and one instead.

For the eleventh year Ai Haibara enters the field of sorrow, dreams and combat; can she emulate 2010 and get just her second win in the tounament's history?

[Subayai]

After two days of below average participation, today we reached the highest turnout so far this year. Besides the participation of a Madoka character, which usually draws a large crowd, another reason for this turnout seems to be the somewhat unexpected race between Hiroe and Index in J1-2 which was decided by a single vote.

Even more notable, the vote percentage achieved by Sakura Kyouko (71.43%) is the 2nd highest of all time for a 3-sided match. It is only surpassed by the 73.40% achieved by Fate T. Hallaoun in Round 1 of the 2007 tournament.

[hinakatbklyn]

- Sakura Kyouko passes 300, more than doubles the combined votes of 2nd and 3rd place..... and her win mostly gets overshadowed by the power struggle between Index/Railgun and Saki to determine if either one is strong enough to challenge the PMMMs for AST 2014.

- I had a feeling that Index was in trouble even though she was temporarily in the lead because the votes appeared too high for AST 2014 stats. Index didn't win, but to not be the main character in the Railgun timeline and still lose by 1 vote, I get the impression the other reps (Including the leader Mikoto) may be just as strong. (Lost in the power struggle was Tensai being last)

- Best result of the day though was Yuu Sonada winning.

I1-3: Picking: Chitoge (Nisekoi)
J1-3: Pick Preference: Sayaka Kisaragi (Strike the Blood) > Escha (Escha & Logy)
K1-3: Picking: Rumi Yokoi (Tonari no Seki-kun)
L1-3: Picking: Yukina Himeragi (Strike the Blood)

[Houreki]

Repechage round is going to be like the one from last year, isn't it?

I1-3: Picking: Chitoge (Nisekoi)
K1-3: Picking: Fujimiya Kaori

[Subayai]

Repechage round is going to be like the one from last year, isn't it?


No, it's totally different from last year.

There are 3 rounds and each one will take place immediately after the end of each round of main phase. Each round is just one big match with many characters like in a group of 1st prelims. Voters can choose up to 4 characters. In the first round there will be all characters who finish 2nd in Round 1 of the main phase. The top 24 will proceed to the second round together with the losers of Round 2 of the main phase. There the top 16 will proceed to the third round together with the losers of Round 3 of the main phase. Finally the top 8 will qualify for the playoffs and rejoin the group winners of the main phase.

In my opinion, Round 3 of Repechage will be very competitive this year. The top 8 who come back will be stronger than several of the group winners.


My preferences: Haibara (Conan), Hisa (Saki), Kaori (Isshuukan Friends), Youko (Kinmosa)
Today, I really really like the four of them and I would like to see them all win, although for Haibara is nearly impossible to win against Chitoge.

[FractalFusion]

Voting for Mafuyu and Yokoi. I enjoyed Seitokai no Ichizon while it lasted (unfortunately, it seems to have ended, with the subpar second season and all). Oh, and thank timbits for getting me into this show, although he longer posts here. He posted in AnimeSuki AST threads the last three years, remember?

As for Tonari no Seki-kun, it is a nice short comedy. I wish though that the anime (and manga) didn't use shogi so much. Yokoi and Seki make a great pair.

Unfortunately, both Mafuyu and Yokoi are losing badly right now. :( Which is not really surprising.

My votes:
<<椎名真冬＠生徒会の一存 Lv.2 渡す生徒会>> (SHIINA Mafuyu @ Seitokai no Ichizon)
<<横井るみ＠となりの関くん>> (YOKOI Rumi @ Tonari no Seki-kun)

By the way, whoever voted using "<<神野ひかり＠魔界天使ジブリ－ル>>" had his vote count for Jibril. I'm not sure how the official vote-counting tracker works, but this behavior is a bit puzzling (isn't it needlessly complicating?). As it seems, anyone can put an alias, such as ジブリ－ル, anywhere within angle brackets along with any other stuff, and have the vote count. Not that I am recommending this course of action to anyone.

[Aya Reiko]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/673/aaTDTx.jpg

[Ichuki]

Pick- Mafuyu, Escha, Takao, Yoko
Predict- Chitoge, Hisa, Kaori, Yoko

[Houreki]

No, it's totally different from last year.

There are 3 rounds and each one will take place immediately after the end of each round of main phase. Each round is just one big match with many characters like in a group of 1st prelims. Voters can choose up to 4 characters. In the first round there will be all characters who finish 2nd in Round 1 of the main phase. The top 24 will proceed to the second round together with the losers of Round 2 of the main phase. There the top 16 will proceed to the third round together with the losers of Round 3 of the main phase. Finally the top 8 will qualify for the playoffs and rejoin the group winners of the main phase.

In my opinion, Round 3 of Repechage will be very competitive this year. The top 8 who come back will be stronger than several of the group winners.



Thanks for explaining this, now I understand.

[Team Rocket Elite]

Kurumi won as thought she would. Hiroe vs Index turned out to be a lot closer than their preliminary match was. While I did expect Index to do better and winning wasn't completely out of the question, I didn't really think it would come down to such a small margin. Hiroe does win in the end, though. Sakura Kyouko destroys Tina Sprout. I didn't have Tina winning but I expected her to do a lot better. Maybe the Puella Magi can't be beaten this year either? Yuu's match is fairly normal. Yuu has no problems winning.

[Hachiko]

2channel Anime Saimoe 2014: First Round Results, Match Day 11

I1-3
1位　161票　桐崎千棘＠ニセコイ
2位　58票　椎名真冬＠生徒会の一存 Lv.2 渡す生徒会
3位　48票　灰原哀＠名探偵コナン

J1-3
1位　149票　竹井久＠咲-Saki- 全国編
2位　85票　エスカ・メーリエ＠エスカ&ロジーのアトリエ -黄昏の空の錬金術師-
3位　51票　煌坂紗矢華＠ストライク・ザ・ブラッド

K1-3
1位　150票　藤宮香織＠一週間フレンズ。
2位　67票　タカオ＠蒼き鋼のアルペジオ -アルス・ノヴァ-
3位　37票　横井るみ＠となりの関くん

L1-3
1位　123票　猪熊陽子＠きんいろモザイク
1位　123票　姫柊雪菜＠ストライク・ザ・ブラッド
3位　32票　リサ・エオストレ＠ワルキューレロマンツェ

A draw in the L bracket. Homura's gonna have a rough go at it if she wins today against Hina and Aira.

[Subayai]

I1-3
1st 161 Kirisaki Chitoge @ Nisekoi
2nd 58 Shiina Mafuyu @ Seitokai no Ichizon Lv.2
3rd 48 Haibara Ai @ Meitantei Conan

J1-3
1st 149 Takei Hisa @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd 85 Escha Malier @ Escha & Logy no Atelier
3rd 51 Kirasaka Sayaka @ Strike the Blood

K1-3
1st 150 Fujimiya Kaori @ Isshuukan Friends
2nd 67 Takao @ Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio
3rd 37 Yokoi Rumi @ Tonari no Seki-kun

L1-3
1st 123 Inokuma Youko @ Kiniro Mosaic
1st 123 Himeragi Yukina @ Strike the Blood
3rd 32 Lisa Eostre @ Walkure Romanze


First tie of the main phase in L1-3. Both Youko and Yukina advance to Round 2. There is nobody in 2nd place so no chara is going to repechage.

Also, from Round 2 onwards "all losers" go to repechage, so Youko and Yukina already have a guaranteed place there if they happen to lose in the next round.

[BloodyKitty]

Sorry I'm late again today.

Totally support Homura tomorrow.

[Team Rocket Elite]

Chitoge, Hisa and Kaori all won as I predicted. None of them had much trouble as they just didn't draw opponents strong enough to challenge them. I wasn't too sure who would win the fourth match and in the end the fourth match ended up with one of those rare ties. I don't think either has much of a chance in round 2, though.

Matches: I1-4 J1-4 K1-4 L1-4

Chiya should win the first match and the combo with Chino helps here even more. I'm not really convinced the Saki characters from E4 are as strong as they look. Ringo did pretty well in her preliminary group so I'll side with her even though Sukoya might beat her. Chino vs Suguha is a tough match and is more like a Round 2 match than a Round 1 match. I have Chino edging out Suguha but it could go either way. Homura wins her match. This is her year. Maybe.

Votes:
Kajiki Yumi
Kinoshita Ringo
Chino
Akemi Homura

Predictions:
Chiya
Kinoshita Ringo
Chino
Akemi Homura

[Ichuki]

Pick- Chiya, Venera-sama, Chino, Hinagiku
Predict- Chiya, Ringo, Chino, Akemi

[Aya Reiko]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/904/w4se9n.jpg

[ion475]

Traveling yesterday, so not even time to post my standard pick/prediction...

Way back 2 days ago and I'm 4/4 in prediction, although Hiroe and Index was much closer than I thought.

Yesterday would have been like...
I1-3: Pick: Haibara, Predict: Chitoge
J1-3: Pick/Predict: Hisa, just b/c I've no clue who the other two are.
K1-3: Pick/Predict: Kaori
L1-3: Pick/Predict: Yukina. I'm just not a fan of Youko myself.

Of course, it's a 4/4 prediction...

For today:
I1-4: Pick/Predict: Chiya. Well, picking Chiya over Karen basically.
J1-4: Pick: Ringo, Predict: Kokaji-pro. Kokaji win just b/c she's from Saki...
K1-4: Pick/Predict: Chino. Should not be even a match.
L1-4: Pick: Hina, Predict: Homuhomu. No, it'll never be Hina's year.

[Hachiko]

2channel Anime Saimoe 2014: First Round Results, Match Day 12


I1-4
1位　166票　千夜（宇治松千夜）＠ご注文はうさぎですか?
2位　73票　阿良々木火憐＠〈物語〉シリーズ セカンドシーズン
3位　46票　加治木ゆみ＠咲-Saki- 全国編

J1-4
1位　114票　木下林檎（草壁ゆか）＠のうりん
2位　87票　星宮ケイト（ヴィニエイラ様）＠世界征服 -謀略のズヴィズダー-
3位　72票　小鍛治健夜＠咲-Saki- 全国編

K1-4
1位　165票　チノ（香風智乃）＠ご注文はうさぎですか?
2位　68票　桐ヶ谷直葉＠ソードアート・オンライン Extra Edition
3位　48票　倉石たんぽぽ＠ウィッチクラフトワークス

L1-4
1位　198票　暁美ほむら＠劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ[新編]叛逆の物語
2位　73票　桂ヒナギク＠ハヤテのごとく!
3位　49票　春音あいら＠プリティーリズム・オールスターセレクション


http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/673/TnWHTj.png (http://imageshack.com/a/img673/561/TnWHTj.png)

[BloodyKitty]

I1-4
1st　166　UJIMATSU Chiya @ Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?
2nd　73　ARARAGI Karen @ Monogatari Series: Second Season
3rd　46　KAJIKI Yumi @ Saki Zenkoku-hen

J1-4
1st　114　KINOSHITA Ringo @ Nourin
2nd　87　HOSHIMIYA Kate (Keito) @ Sekai Seifuku Bouryaku no Zvezda
3rd　72　KOKAJI Sukoya @ Saki Zenkoku-hen

K1-4
1st　165　KAFUU Chino @ Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?
2nd　68　KIRIGAYA Suguha @ Sword Art Online: Extra Edition
3rd　48　KURAISHI Tanpopo @ Witch Craft Works

L1-4
1st　198　AKEMI Homura @ Madoka Magica Movie: Rebellion Story
2nd　73　KATSURA Hinagiku @ Hayate no Gotoku!
3rd　49　HARUNE Aira @ Pretty Rhythm All Star Selection

[RJ TAYLER]

NOT their (Hina & Ai H) years at this juncture

[BloodyKitty]

Saimoe has a one day break.

Kinda looking forward to Mokkan vs Kuro match.

[hinakatbklyn]

Let's see what I missed.....

Previous results:
Chitoge won = Very good
Yukina tied her match = Good.

Current results:
-Preferred both Chiya/Karen and Chino/Suguha. Usagi combo of Chiya and Chino won so good results
-Ringo won = OK I guess. Doesn't look like Kate can conquer AST, but she at least conquered a Saki rep for 2nd.
-Homura > Hinagiku..... better I missed that match.

One day early on my next group of picks:
- M1-1: Pick preference: Tomoka (Ro-Kyu-Bu) = Kuro Matsumi (Saki)
- N1-1: No real preference
- O1-1: Picking: Haruka Amami (Im@s)
- P1-1: Picking: Gokou Ruri (Kuroneko)

M-1 & P1 both have Saki and Seiyuu combos. Kuro Matsumi might have the advantage against Tomoka because she has both. Pressure is mostly on Tomoka. She may be a group winner, but the other Ro-Kyu-Bu reps that had matches so far, they didn't win their matches and missed repchange as well. Tomoka also has to worry about another challenger with a current series (Illyasviel).

[Subayai]

Among the characters qualified for next round so far, 19 are from Y groups (newcomer) and 30 from E groups (veteran).

By series (12 newcomer series and 11 veteran series)
Saki: 12 characters
Madoka, Railgun, GochiUsa, Kinmosa: 4
Love Live, Monogatari, D-Frag!: 2
Rozen Maiden, Minami-ke, Oregairu, Higurashi, Sora no Otoshimono, Chuu2Koi!, Sakura Trick, Brynhildr, Isshuukan Friends, Nourin, Kyoukai no Kanata, Non Non Biyori, Nisekoi, No Game No Life, Strike the Blood: 1

So it seems the newcomers are doing well but of course there haven't been any big newcomer vs veteran clashes yet. Actually, for the moment Leafa is the veteran defeated by a newcomer who placed higher in 1st prelims and she was just 4th in E8.

From the upcoming matches, maybe Ren-chon (NNB) vs Kotori (LL!) in R1-4 is the first big test for the newcomers.
EDIT: before that, there is also Karen Kujou vs Shinku in R1-2! Of course I'll be rooting for Shinku in that case.

[hinakatbklyn]

A big test for newcomers vs. veterans..... if combo voting was factored in, then Kosaki Onodera would have a huge test ahead of her in 3 match days.

While Onodera has Souseiseki (Rozen Maiden) and Kei Arakawa (Saki) (M1-3), she has to contend with three other Saki reps in two separate same day matches including "Subara" Kirame (N1-3) and Ako Atarashi (O1-3).

[FractalFusion]

Those that made it to the second round so far:

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq95/911/NG11i5.jpg
Even higher quality: http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq100/911/NG11i5.jpg

[TuxedoRay]

As for rookies & veterans, the rookies did much better this week like previously stated with 13 more qualifying, but still trail the vets by 11. all the veterans qualifying this week except for 1 were not from the 2nd chance qualifiers, making that total 3. while only 1 rookie is from the 2nd chancers. As for eliminations, the rookies lost a couple more than the vets did with their 26 to 23. while the veterans have 5 more gals in the step 1 battle royal than the rookies do. with 240 gals left, the veterans still have a 28 gal lead.

[Archaeon]

Sigh..Hinagiku lost again.

[Aya Reiko]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/742/jfNM1j.jpg

[Team Rocket Elite]

Chiya does end up winning and the match isn't as close as I thought it would be. Ringo does about as well as I thought she would. Chino ends up stomping Suguha. I really though Suguha was a lot stronger than this but I guess not. Homura easily dispatches Hinagiku. Roughly 8 more wins needed to take the crown.

Matches: M1-1 N1-1 O1-1 P1-1

A tough match to start off the M block. Tomoka vs Kuro is a really stacked Round 1 match and both of them really should be reaching a block final if not outright winning a block. I think I'll side with Tomoka winning here but it could go either way. The second match on the other hand it pretty weak. I guess I'll pick Haruna but any of the three could win. Yukino should be decently strong while her opponents aren't that great so I have her winning. Kuroneko will win her match and take one step towards taking home the championship.

Votes:
Matsumi Kuro
Ayase Chihaya
Yukinoshita Yukino
Kuroneko (Gokou Ruri)

Predictions:
Minato Tomoka
Haruna
Yukinoshita Yukino
Kuroneko (Gokou Ruri)

[Ichuki]

Pick- Prisma Illya, Haruna, Haruka, Maki
Predict- Mokkan, Haruna, Yukinon, Kuroneko

[Hachiko]

Shock news so far: Kuro is beating Mokkan. Based on returns I saw from the tracker Subayai gave me.

[BloodyKitty]

^ Not that shocking to me tbh, though I sense some fake votes for the current leading girls (Kuro, Chihaya, Yukinon, Kuroneko).

I'm supporting Chihaya btw.

[Team Rocket Elite]

Matches: M1-2 N1-2 O1-2 P1-2

First match should be a pretty easy win for Mashiro. She did quite well in the preliminary group while the other two had to go through second preliminaries. The second match is similar except Kaede didn't do that well in her group. I still think she can win, though. Third match is yet another tough match for Love Live. I think Umi will win this one but it will be close. Poor Kana. She's pretty strong but she shouldn't be able to beat Syaro.

Votes:
Nanami Knight Bladefield
Ikeno Kaede
Takanashi Rikka
Syaro

Predictions:
Mitsumine Mashiro
Ikeno Kaede
Sonoda Umi
Syaro

[BloodyKitty]

Kuroneko is under Saki's attack!

[Hachiko]

2channel Anime Saimoe 2014: First Round Results, Match Day 13


M1-1
1位　195票　松実玄＠咲-Saki- 全国編
2位　102票　湊智花＠ロウきゅーぶ!SS
3位　55票　イリヤスフィール・フォン・アインツベルン＠Fate/kaleid liner プリズマ☆イリヤ

N1-1
1位　118票　綾瀬千早＠ちはやふる わがみよにふるながめせしまに
2位　103票　ハルナ＠蒼き鋼のアルペジオ -アルス・ノヴァ-
3位　77票　夢塔ハナ＠キャプテン・アース

O1-1
1位　165票　雪ノ下雪乃＠やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。
2位　84票　天海春香＠ THE IDOLM@STER MOVIE
3位　67票　ユイ＠ソードアート・オンライン

P1-1
1位　145票　黒猫（五更瑠璃）＠俺の妹がこんなに可愛いわけがない。
2位　134票　瑞原はやり＠咲-Saki- 全国編
3位　65票　真木夏緒（マキ）＠恋愛ラボ


Now this is rich like a female hound from hell. How is it that Mokkan, who won her preliminary group over Teru and Madoka, got hammered by Kuro, who makes a marginal appearance in Zenkoku and did not even win her group? Ro-Kyu-Bu must be more overrated than Love Live! this year.

[BloodyKitty]

M1-1
1st　195　MATSUMI Kuro @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd　102　MINATO Tomoka @ Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS
3rd　55　Illyasviel von Einzbern @ Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya

N1-1
1st　118　AYASE Chihaya @ Chihayafuru 2
2nd　103　Haruna @ Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova
3rd　77　MUTOU Hana @ Captain Earth

O1-1
1st　165　YUKINOSHITA Yukino @ Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru
2nd　84　AMAMI Haruka @ Idolmaster
3rd　67　Yui @ Sword Art Online: Extra Edition

P1-1
1st　145　GOKOU Ruri @ Oreimo
2nd　134　MIZUHARA Hayari @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
3rd　65　MAKI Natsuo @ Love Lab

Kuroneko survived Saki's rush hour. That was a bit of a scare.

The best news for me today is Chihaya winning. Who could have thought!

[RJ TAYLER]

Hana Kana day in the winners circle.

[hinakatbklyn]

- I think the Saki voters just said Ro-Kyu-Bu had their time in the spotlight last year, now move on. At least Tomoka didn't end up last and completely out of the tournament. I could see Kuro Matsumi winning her group now which is OK.
(Also note Kuro actually had more votes in her group (despite being 4th) than Tomoka in a different group)

- Apparently, Kuro also chose to series combo over seiyuu combo..... and it almost worked. Fortunately, Kuroneko had just enough votes to avoid the snipe attempt and advance in her group.

M1-2: Picking: Nanami Knight Bladefield (Flag)
N1-2: Pick Preference: Renge Komadori (World Conquest) > Komachi (OreGairu)
O1-2: No Preference
P1-2: Picking: Sharo (Usagi)

[Houreki]

Too bad Illya finished third.

R1 O2: Pick Yuu Naruse Predict: Takanashi Rikka

I would be ok with any of them winning actually.

[Aya Reiko]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/540/5hb0p1.jpg

[Ichuki]

Pick- Mashiro-tan, White Robin, Yuu-chan, Sharo
Predict- Mashiro-tan, Kaede, Umi, Sharo

[Team Rocket Elite]

A pretty disappointing showing by Tomoka here. Kuro is a pretty tough opponent but Tomoka is supposed to be pretty strong herself. I guess Ro-kyu-bu just isn't as good as it used to be. I didn't really know who would win the second match but ended up pretty close in my Haruna pick. I'm happy to see Chihaya advance, though. Yukinon won with no issue. Not a great start for Kuroneko. I guess Kuro is partially responsible for this but Kuroneko really should be doing a lot better than this. Hayari nearly managing to take out Kuroneko is pretty bad. Do better next time Kuroneko!

[Triple_R]

2channel Anime Saimoe 2014: First Round Results, Match Day 13


M1-1
1位　195票　松実玄＠咲-Saki- 全国編
2位　102票　湊智花＠ロウきゅーぶ!SS
3位　55票　イリヤスフィール・フォン・アインツベルン＠Fate/kaleid liner プリズマ☆イリヤ

N1-1
1位　118票　綾瀬千早＠ちはやふる わがみよにふるながめせしまに
2位　103票　ハルナ＠蒼き鋼のアルペジオ -アルス・ノヴァ-
3位　77票　夢塔ハナ＠キャプテン・アース

O1-1
1位　165票　雪ノ下雪乃＠やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。
2位　84票　天海春香＠ THE IDOLM@STER MOVIE
3位　67票　ユイ＠ソードアート・オンライン

P1-1
1位　145票　黒猫（五更瑠璃）＠俺の妹がこんなに可愛いわけがない。
2位　134票　瑞原はやり＠咲-Saki- 全国編
3位　65票　真木夏緒（マキ）＠恋愛ラボ


Now this is rich like a female hound from hell. How is it that Mokkan, who won her preliminary group over Teru and Madoka, got hammered by Kuro, who makes a marginal appearance in Zenkoku and did not even win her group? Ro-Kyu-Bu must be more overrated than Love Live! this year.

What makes you imply that Love Live! is overrated this year?

They're 2-2 in first round matches so far, and they came in 1st or 2nd in all 4 of those matches, with their lowest vote total so far being Nico's 119, which came against a popular Railgun girl. Nozomi managed over 200 votes in a complete stomp of her opponents.

I felt that Love Live! was one of the factions worth watching this year, and I think they've done well enough to warrant that much at least. Now, I did briefly get my hopes up pretty high (probably too high) and think that Love Live! might have even won it all this year. But in my defense, that was back when a lot of people seemed to think that Madoka Magica and Saki were going to decline.

Well, that decline definitely hasn't happened. It now looks very likely to me that either Madoka Magica or Saki will take it again this year.

[Team Rocket Elite]

Matches: M1-3 N1-3 O1-3 P1-3

Onodera takes the stage. Souseiseki and Kei aren't too strong so Onodera shouldn't have too much trouble. Hibiki is likely too weak to take advantage of the Saki split. I'm not sure how much Satoha will benefit from manga only material so I'll stick with Kirame winning. Ro-kyu-bu doesn't look so good so Airi is out of the third match. Stephanie probably isn't strong enough to face an opponent on Ako's level so Saki takes the win here as well. Furude Rika is given another winnable match. While not nearly as strong as when she was in her prime, I think Rika can still pull this off. The Saimoe 2007 champion will win miraculously.

Votes:
Onodera Kosaki
Hanada Kirame
Atarashi Ako
Furude Rika

Predictions:
Onodera Kosaki
Hanada Kirame
Atarashi Ako
Furude Rika

[RJ TAYLER]

Let's roll on that re-set Rika or as Chubby Checker put it "Let's twist again like we did last summer..last summer...last summer.....last summer..."*


*could someone turn the record over please?

To paraphrase The Fixx "One Rikka to another" this week as well as we will see if Chu2 has some one-eyed support from Japan today.

[Hachiko]

2channel Anime Saimoe 2014: First Round Results, Match Day 14


M1-2
1位　195票　三峰真白＠未確認で進行形
2位　65票　山神ルーシー（略）＠サーバント×サービス
3位　28票　菜波・K・ブレードフィールド＠彼女がフラグをおられたら

N1-2
1位　130票　比企谷小町＠やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。
2位　122票　池野楓＠桜Trick
3位　45票　駒鳥蓮華（ホワイトロビン）＠世界征服 -謀略のズヴィズダー-

O1-2
1位　167票　園田海未＠ラブライブ!
2位　138票　小鳥遊六花＠中二病でも恋がしたい!戀
3位　25票　成瀬優（ゆうちゃん）＠私がモテないのはどう考えてもお前らが悪い!

P1-2
1位　219票　シャロ（桐間紗路）＠ご注文はうさぎですか?
2位　60票　園田美月＠桜Trick
3位　40票　池田華菜＠咲-Saki- 全国編

[BloodyKitty]

M1-2
1st　195　MITSUMINE Mashiro @ Mikakunin de Shinkoukei
2nd　65　YAMAGAMI Lucy @ Servant x Service
3rd　28　Nanami K Bladefield @ Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara

N1-2
1st　130　HIKIGAYA Komachi @ Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru
2nd　122　IKENO Kaede @ Sakura Trick
3rd　45　KOMADORI Renge @ Sekai Seifuku Bouryaku no Zvezda

O1-2
1st　167　SONODA Umi @ Love Live!
2nd　138　TAKANASHI Rikka @ Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren
3rd　25　NARUSE Yuu @ Watamote

P1-2
1st　219　KIRIMA Sharo @ Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?
2nd　60　SONODA Mitsuki @ Sakura Trick
3rd　40　IKEDA Kana @ Saki Zenkoku-hen

[hinakatbklyn]

- Yuigahama was a strong opponent for Honoka, but I still think it was more bad luck that she had a match on day 1, the same day that Yuuki (tacos) from Saki ended up 2nd. As for Nico finishing 2nd..... Uiharu did have more prelim votes, but if series voting was factored in, Nico also had to contend with Index/Railgun as a series.

Against anyone else..... little to no trouble for Love Live. What looked like a close match on paper between Umi Sonoda (LL) and Rikka (Chuu2) ended up being a somewhat convincing win for Umi.

- Very convincing win for Mashiro (Unidentified) (almost broke 200 votes)
- Syaro (Usagi) passed 200 votes and more than doubled the votes of both opponents (including a Saki rep)
- Komachi barely gets a third win for OreGairu

M1-3: Picking: Kosaki Onodera (Nisekoi)
N1-3: No real preference but leaning toward "Subara" Kirame (Saki)
O1-3: Pick Preference: Ako Atarashi (Saki) > Stephanie Dola (No Game No Life) > Airi (RKB)
P1-3: Picking: Natsuki Minamiya (Strike the Blood)

[BloodyKitty]

Guess I'll get down to watch Mikakunin someday, since I've heard good things about that, also because it shared the same studio with my most favorite comedy of the current anime season. Also might try GochiUsa, although lolis are not my thing most of the time.

[Subayai]

Syaro is so rich... in votes. ;)
Her next opponent is Kuroneko, it's not going to be that easy but if she can win there, then she has the block already. I hope she goes far.

The Love Live! are doing well, as Umi just showed by defeating a moderately strong opponent like Rikka. Certainly, it doesn't look like they can win the tournament but they are doing much better than last year (which is something unusual for any series).

Next:
M1-3: supporting Souseiseki. Kosaki won her prelim group Y3 but that was the weakest group in my opinion. On the other hand Souseiseki was just 12th in that 10x Saki group just behind Yuigahama Yui (who managed to defeat Honoka) so I'm not sure who is stronger here. Or maybe the Saki combo will prop Kei to victory.
N1-3: supporting Subara who should win despite the vote split.
O1-3: Ako or Steph, either one is ok but I don't see Ako losing just yet.
P1-3: Rika-chama of course.

[Team Rocket Elite]

I get Mashiro's match right. She wins with lots of room to spare. I'm wrong on the second match, though. Despite her poor showing in preliminaries, Komachi wins her match. Umi does end up having some trouble with Rikka but she manages to win as I thought she would. Syaro stompped her opponent which was pretty obvious. I am surprised that Kana did so badly, though. Looking back, I think I was overestimating how strong Kana was in the past but that still doesn't explain why she did this badly here.

[Ichuki]

Pick- Souseiseki, Hibiki, Airi, Rika
Predict- Souseiseki, Satoha, Ako, Rika

The results makes me feel like Gochuumon may be a threat to Saki or Madoka.

[Team Rocket Elite]

Matches: M1-4 N1-4 O1-4 P1-4

Uka-no-Mitama-no-kami and Kyouko were not only in the same preliminary group but also tied with each other. Tsugumi is mostly a non-factor here so it's pretty much a straight 1 vs 1 match. This is mostly a guess but I have Kyouko winning. The second match will likely go to Tokaku. She's not that strong but her opponents look worse. Sonico and Fino were also in the same group and they also tied but it doesn't matter since Aya will easily win anyways. I have no faith in Kouko actually being as strong as she looked in preliminaries so the fourth match is mostly Chris vs Rin. I think I'll go with Rin winning here. This match also had two characters from the same group, although they didn't tie. Chris lost to Kouko but I expected Chris to rank higher this time.

Votes:
Kirigiri Kyouko
Hanekawa Tsubasa
Komichi Aya
Yukine Chris

Predictions:
Kirigiri Kyouko
Azuma Tokaku
Komichi Aya
Tohsaka Rin

[Hachiko]

2channel Anime Saimoe 2014: First Round Results, Match Day 15


M1-3
1位　187票　蒼星石＠ローゼンメイデン
2位　113票　小野寺小咲＠ニセコイ
3位　65票　荒川憩＠咲-Saki- 全国編

N1-3
1位　134票　辻垣内智葉＠咲-Saki- 全国編
2位　114票　我那覇響＠ THE IDOLM@STER MOVIE 輝きの向こう側へ!
3位　112票　花田煌＠咲-Saki- 全国編

O1-3
1位　226票　新子憧＠咲-Saki- 全国編
2位　91票　ステファニー・ドーラ（ステフ）＠ノーゲーム・ノーライフ
3位　45票　香椎愛莉＠ロウきゅーぶ!SS

P1-3
1位　141票　古手梨花＠ひぐらしのなく頃に拡 -アウトブレイク-
2位　99票　南宮那月＠ストライク・ザ・ブラッド
3位　80票　ミカサ・アッカーマン＠進撃の巨人

[BloodyKitty]

M1-3
1st　187　Souseiseki @ Rozen Maiden
2nd　113　ONODERA Kosaki @ Nisekoi
3rd　65　ARAKAWA Kei @ Saki Zenkoku-hen

N1-3
1st　134　TSUJIGAITO Satoha @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd　114　GANAHA Hibiki @ Idolmaster
3rd　112　HANADA Kirame @ Saki Zenkoku-hen

O1-3
1st　226　ATARASHI Ako @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd　91　Stephanie Dola @ No Game No Life
3rd　45　KASHII Airi @ Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS

P1-3
1st　141　FURUDE Rika @ Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak
2nd　99　MINAMIYA Natsuki @ Strike The Blood
3rd　80　Mikasa Ackerman @ Attack on Titan

[hinakatbklyn]

- Apparently higher prelim votes were a better indication of how strong a challenger is rather than a group winner. Onodera is the 2nd Hanazawa rep to win a group yet finish 2nd in their match. Now I wonder if Chitoge is the only Nisekoi rep getting support or she just happened to get a lucky draw with her two opponents.

- Hmmm..... the Saki winner in N1-3 wasn't Kirame (although she almost knocked Hibiki out of repchange)

- Only real good winner (preference) was Ako.

[BloodyKitty]

I'm sad that Subara is out of the tournament for real, though Souseiseki and Rika-chama won so that makes up somewhat.

[RJ TAYLER]

Well done to the 2007 Champion and the 2005 Runner-Up a long time in coming but well worth the wait. Is that four past champions to march on directly or three and the other is stuck on the slow road to glory (recharges)?

[Subayai]

Oh, yeah! Souseiseki still strong, even defeating a prelim group winner.
Also happy about Rika-chama winning but that was more expected.

Subara received a lot of votes during the Saki final rush (even more than Satoha) but that wasn't enough to compensate her vote difference. From all characters directly eliminated so far, she is the one who received the most votes (112 votes). The 2nd would be Iona @ Arpeggio (97 votes).
See N1-3 (Satoha-Hibiki-Subara) graph here:
http://www2.saimoe2014.info/2014/res/graph0904b.png

From tomorrow's matches, I mostly care about Ayaya (Kinmosa). She should win easily I think.

[Aya Reiko]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/909/BXrx13.jpg

[Team Rocket Elite]

I'm not sure what to say about the first match. Onodera didn't just lose, she wasn't even all that competitive with Souseiseki. Before the tournament, I would have guessed Onodera would be competitive for making the top 16 or so not losing in Round 1. Kirame actually lost to Satoha which also surprises me. It's not like either of them did much in the latest Saki series but at least Kirame had a solid role in a previous season. Maybe the manga material was the deciding factor here. Ako stomps her opponents which is not too surprising I guess. Rika wins! Rika can plausibly win next round as well. Despite being at her weakest, Rika may end the tournament with her best performance in years.

[Ichuki]

Pick- Kyouko, Azuma, Sonico, Chris
Predict- Kyouko, Azuma, Aya, Rin

[FractalFusion]

Supporting Kirigiri-san from Danganronpa. I should read the LP more.

My vote:
<<霧切響子＠ダンガンロンパ 希望の学園と絶望の高校生 The Animation>> (KIRIGIRI Kyouko @ Danganronpa)

Sorry if I'm not voting or predicting enough, but I simply don't know as much about anime as you guys do.

[Houreki]

My picks: Kyouko Kirigiri, Hanekawa Tsubasa and Tohsaka Rin.

I hope they can do it well

[Team Rocket Elite]

Matches: Q1-1 R1-1 S1-1 T1-1

Love Live has an easy match for once. Rin should advance fairly easily. Several weaker characters in the second match makes it hard to call. Miuna seemed to have the best preliminary performance so I'll side with her. Third match has a similar problem. I guess Kumin will win? The sixth Puella Magi takes the stage but I doubt she's as invincible as the main five. On top of that Kasumi should be pretty strong and Rize even stronger. GochiUsa will take another win here.

Votes:
Honma Meiko
Aiba Asagi
Chocolat
Rize

Predictions:
Hoshizora Rin
Shiodome Miuna
Tsuyuri Kumin
Rize

[Hachiko]

2channel Anime Saimoe 2014: First Round Results, Match Day 16


M1-4
1位　84票　宇迦之御魂神（うか様）＠いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。
2位　65票　霧切響子＠ダンガンロンパ 希望の学園と絶望の高校生
3位　29票　春鳥つぐみ＠ソウルイーターノット!

N1-4
1位　68票　東兎角＠悪魔のリドル
2位　58票　羽川翼＠〈物語〉シリーズ セカンドシーズン
3位　52票　リカンツ＝シーベリー（リッツ）＠健全ロボ ダイミダラー

O1-4
1位　103票　小路綾＠きんいろモザイク
2位　49票　すーぱーそに子＠そにアニ -SUPER SONICO
3位　29票　フィノ・ブラッドストーン＠勇者になれなかった俺はしぶしぶ就職を決意しました。

P1-4
1位　84票　遠坂凛＠ Fate/kaleid liner プリズマ☆イリヤ
2位　62票　雪音クリス＠戦姫絶唱シンフォギアG
3位　34票　福与恒子＠咲-Saki- 全国編

[BloodyKitty]

M1-4
1st　84　Uka no Mitama no Kami @ Inari Konkon Koi Iroha
2nd　65　KIRIGIRI Kyouko @ Danganronpa The Animation
3rd　29　HARUDORI Tsugumi @ Soul Eater NOT!

N1-4
1st　68　AZUMA Tokaku @ Akuma no Riddle
2nd　58　HANEKAWA Tsubasa @ Monogatari Series: Second Season
3rd　52　Rikantz Seaberry @ Kenzen Robo Daimidaler

O1-4
1st　103　KOMICHI Aya @ Kin'iro Mosaic
2nd　49　Super Sonico @ SoniAni: Super Sonico
3rd　29　Fino Bloodstone @ Yuushibu

P1-4
1st　84　TOHSAKA Rin @ Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya
2nd　62　YUKINE Chris @ Senki Zesshou Symphogear G
3rd　34　FUKUYO Kouko @ Saki Zenkoku-hen

[hinakatbklyn]

- I knew Super Sonico, I knew Fino Bloodstone....... yet my support ended up with Aya from a series (Kiniro Mosaic) I just started watching. Only one to pass 100 votes in all current group results today.

- Not a very strong showing for Rin Tohsaka, but all that matters is the win. Very good
- Hanekawa missed out on a chance to continue the monogatari streak and finished 2nd in her group.

Q1-1: Picking: Petralka Anne (Outbreak Company)
R1-1: Picking: Asagi Aiba (Strike the Blood)
S1-1: Picking: Chocolat (NouCome)
T1-1: Picking: Rize Tedeza (Usagi)

I'm crediting Rize and the GochiUsagi series for one of the reasons I went back to start watching Kiniro Mosaic.

[Ichuki]

Pick- Rin-nyan, Miuna, Chocolat, Rize
Predict- Rin-nyan, Miuna, Kumin, Rize

[Aya Reiko]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/537/ZVl8O0.jpg

[Team Rocket Elite]

In the end it is Uka-no-Mitama-no-kami who comes out on top. She's not who I picked to win, but it's not that surprising either. The second match turned out to be a fairly close three-way race. However, Azuma Tokaku still comes out ahead. Sonico manages to beat Fino but Aya wins as expected. I was hoping Chris could beat Rin but it wasn't to be. Chris does easily beat Kouko who was a higher ranked character from the same group.

[BloodyKitty]

Q1-1
1st　138　HOSHIZORA Rin @ Love Live!
2nd　91　Petralka Anne Eldante III @ Outbreak Company
3rd　68　HONMA Meiko @ Anohana

R1-1
1st　134　AIBA Asagi @ Strike The Blood
2nd　125　SHIODOME Miuna @ Nagi no Asu kara
3rd　36　HOSHIJIRO Shizuka @ Sidonia no Kishi

S1-1
1st　131　TSUYURI Kumin @ Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren
2nd　90　Chocolat @ Noucome
3rd　64　ASHISU Sahoto @ Mangaka-san to Assistant-san

T1-1
1st　173　TEDEZA Rize @ Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?
2nd　86　IWATO Kasumi @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
3rd　74　MOMOE Nagisa @ Madoka Magica Movie: Rebellion Story

[Hachiko]

2channel Anime Saimoe 2014: First Round Results, Match Day 17


Q1-1
1位　138票　星空凛＠ラブライブ!
2位　91票　ペトラルカ・アン・エルダント三世＠アウトブレイク・カンパニー
3位　68票　本間芽衣子（めんま）＠劇場版 あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。

R1-1
1位　134票　藍羽浅葱＠ストライク・ザ・ブラッド
2位　125票　潮留美海＠凪のあすから
3位　36票　星白閑＠シドニアの騎士

S1-1
1位　131票　五月七日くみん＠中二病でも恋がしたい!戀
2位　90票　ショコラ＠俺の脳内選択肢が、学園ラブコメを全力で邪魔している
3位　64票　足須沙穂都＠マンガ家さんとアシスタントさんと

T1-1
1位　173票　リゼ（天々座理世）＠ご注文はうさぎですか?
2位　86票　石戸霞＠咲-Saki- 全国編
3位　74票　百江なぎさ＠劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ[新編]叛逆の物語

[Subayai]

It was kind of expected but it's still nice to see Rize doing so well against a Saki and a Madoka characters even if they are minor ones. Gochiusa now has 6 out of 8 characters in Round 2, including all the main cast.

Next:
Q1-2: Nodocchi enters the fray and should have no problem advancing to the next round. I'd prefer to see Dekomori winning but she would need a miracle.
R1-2: the Kinmosa have done really well so far and Karen is one of their strongest characters. Shinku is not weak either but this opponent is probably a bit too much for her. Still, I'll keep some hope that the Rozen Maiden can give the surprise here.
S1-2: Ryuuka might not be in her prime anymore but her opponents aren't strong and the combo will Nodoka will do the rest. It would be great if Chihaya wins though.
T1-2: only match in Round 1 where all characters come from 2nd Prelims. Asuna has my support if nothing else because I don't know the other two. She should win without much trouble I think.

[hinakatbklyn]

- Another win for Love live. At least Petralka got 2nd.
- Very good win for Aiba. Convincing win for Rize.
- Only the main 5 pmmm reps get a chance to win. Even Nagisa misses out on repchange.
- I guess Kumin can get a win for once even at the expense of Chocolat.

[Team Rocket Elite]

Rin ends up with a solid win. Asagi actually ends up winning the second match and not Miuna. It was fairly close, though. I do get Kumin correct and she has a bit more room to spare in her win. Rize easily wins her match. The Madoka win streak also needs to start all over again but it'll be much harder to break now that only the big five are still in.

Matches: Q1-2 R1-2 S1-2 T1-2

Nodocchi takes the stage and she shouldn't have any problems with opponents at this level. Shinku vs Karen is a tough match. Rozen Maiden seems to be a lot stronger than I expected but I still think Karen can win this one. Ryuuka should win the third match although it won't necessarily be easy. Cure Peace probably isn't completely out of the fourth match. She would have won a few years ago but I'm not so sure about now. I think I'll side with her anyways. I don't really expect much from Asuna.

Votes:
Dekomori Sanae
Shinku
Shimizudani Ryuuka
Kise Yayoi

Predictions:
Haramura Nodoka
Kujou Karen
Shimizudani Ryuuka
Kise Yayoi

[Aya Reiko]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/911/1259BA.jpg

[Ichuki]

Pick- Sanae, Furano, Chihaya, Yayoi
Predict- Nodoka, Karen, Ryuuka, Asuna

[FractalFusion]

I watched Precure before (some Fresh Precure and Smile Precure episodes), though I've mostly lost interest now. I'll still vote for whichever Precure characters are around. So, voting for the one in Ichuki's avatar.

My vote:
<<黄瀬やよい（キュアピース）＠映画 プリキュアオールスターズNewStage3 永遠のともだち>> (KISE Yayoi @ Smile Precure!)

[Hachiko]

2channel Anime Saimoe 2014: First Round Results, Match Day 18


Q1-2
1位　243票　原村和＠咲-Saki- 全国編
2位　105票　凸守早苗＠中二病でも恋がしたい!戀
3位　44票　セシリア・オルコット@IS〈インフィニット・ストラトス〉 2

R1-2
1位　233票　九条カレン＠きんいろモザイク
2位　126票　真紅＠ローゼンメイデン
3位　25票　雪平ふらの＠俺の脳内選択肢が、学園ラブコメを全力で邪魔している

S1-2
1位　236票　清水谷竜華＠咲-Saki- 全国編
2位　102票　阿良々木月火＠物語シリーズ セカンドシーズン
3位　52票　如月千早＠ THE IDOLM@STER MOVIE 輝きの向こう側へ!

T1-2
1位　184票　結城明日奈（アスナ）＠ソードアート・オンライン
2位　115票　黄瀬やよい（キュアピース）＠映画 プリキュアオールスターズNewStage3
3位　70票　蛭子小比奈＠ブラック・ブレット

[BloodyKitty]

Q1-2
1st　243　HARAMURA Nodoka @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd　105　DEKOMORI Sanae @ Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren
3rd　44　Cecilia Alcott @ Infinite Stratos 2

R1-2
1st　233　KUJOU Karen @ Kin'iro Mosaic
2nd　126　Shinku @ Rozen Maiden
3rd　25　YUKIHIRA Furano @ Noucome

S1-2
1st　236　SHIMIZUDANI Ryuuka @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd　102　ARARAGI Tsukihi @ Monogatari Series: Second Season
3rd　52　KISARAGI Chihaya @ Idolmaster

T1-2
1st　184　YUUKI Asuna @ Sword Art Online: Extra Edition
2nd　115　KISE Yayoi @ Precure All Stars New Stage 3
3rd　70　HIRUKO Kohina @ Black Bullet

[Team Rocket Elite]

An easy match for Nodocchi. She has no problems winning. A surprisingly easy match for Karen. I expected Shinku to be much harder to beat. It might be due to the help from Nodocchi but Ryuuka also has less trouble than I thought she would. I guess I should have believed in Asuna more since she does solidly defeat Cure Peace.

[Subayai]

Kinmosa puts all 6 of its characters in round 2 while Saki reaches 17, which is more than any other year (there were 15 in 2012).

Characters qualified for next round so far: 27 are from Y groups (newcomer) and 46 from E groups (veteran).
By series (15 newcomer series and 15 veteran series)
- Saki: 17
- Gochiusa, Kinmosa: 6
- Love Live!, Railgun, Madoka: 4
- Oregairu: 3
- Monogatari, Rozen Maiden, Chuu2Koi!, Strike the Blood, D-Frag!, Higurashi: 2
- Sakura Trick, Brynhildr, Sword Art Online, Nisekoi, No Game No Life, Isshuukan Friends, Nourin, Kyoukai no Kanata, Minami-ke, Inari Kon Kon, Non Non Biyori, Mikakunin, OreImo, Akuma no Riddle, Fate/kaleid, Sora no Otoshimono, Chihayafuru: 1

Railgun can (and probably will) reach 7 characters by the end of Round 1. Love Live! could technically also reach 7 but it is less likely. None other series can surpass or even equal Gochiusa and Kinmosa in number of characters in round 2.

[TuxedoRay]

As for newcomers & veterans, the newcomers have only 94 entrants left, 3 less than when they started with the 1st prelims, hence saying that the veterans are back to speed with a 19 gal lead with 2nd round participants. this includes 3 more gals qualifying from the 2nd chance qualifiers, doubling their prev. total. while still only 1 newcomer is from the 2nd chancers. As for eliminations, the newcomers stay up by 3 (38-35). while the veterans still have 5 more gals in the step 1 battle royal than the newcomers do. with 216 gals left, the veterans still have a 28 gal lead. strange consistency!

[Aya Reiko]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/673/95vK3W.jpg

[Ichuki]

Glad Yayoi is in repcharge and interesting there is a 3 way Non Non Biyori combo 2 matches after this one.

[Team Rocket Elite]

Kinmosa puts all 6 of its characters in round 2 while Saki reaches 17, which is more than any other year (there were 15 in 2012).

And Saki still has Amae Koromo, Usuzumi Hatsumi, Matsumi Yuu, Sagimori Arata and Miyanaga Saki still to go for the last quarter. Oohoshi Awai, Ryuumonbuchi Touka and Yumeno Maho are potential winners as well.

Edit:
Matches: Q1-3 R1-3 S1-3 T1-3

Toyone probably isn't that weak but she can't beat The Koromo. I have Marika winning the second match but Myucel could win as well. Elsie should win the third match. Tina Sprout didn't do very well so I don't have high hopes for Enju. Railgun will advance.

Votes:
Amae Koromo
Myucel Foaran
Elucia de Lute Ima
Misaka Mikoto

Predictions:
Anetai Toyone
Tachibana Marika
Elucia de Lute Ima
Misaka Mikoto

[hinakatbklyn]

Not too many to support in the previous match day and the matches were all convincing wins so mostly a quiet match day for me..... although seeing Karen Kujou with a convincing win was very good.

Unfortunately, the next match day won't be as quiet for me. :uhoh:

Q1-3: Picking: Koromo Amae (Saki)
R1-3: Picking: Myucel Foaran (Outbreak Company)
S1-3: Pick Preference: Elucia (KamiNomi) > Haruka (Sakura Trick)
T1-3: Pick Preference: Misaka Mikoto (Index/Railgun) > Enju (Black Bullet) > Suetsugi (Mikakunin)

(They are really testing my loyalty to Mikoto :eyespin: )

[Ichuki]

Pick- Seishirou, Eno, Hanayo, Enju
Predict- Koromo, Marika, Elsie, Mikoto

[Subayai]

I strongly support Hanayo today. She is my favorite of the Love Live! girls. Based on prelims results, I didn't have much hope for her but to my surprise she took the early lead and has maintained it thus far although with just a very small advantage. Actually it looks like any of them could win now, which makes it kind of exciting, but I wish it's Hanayo in the end.

[Hachiko]

I strongly support Hanayo today. She is my favorite of the Love Live! girls. Based on prelims results, I didn't have much hope for her but to my surprise she took the early lead and has maintained it thus far although with just a very small advantage. Actually it looks like any of them could win now, which makes it kind of exciting, but I wish it's Hanayo in the end.
Last time I checked, Hanayo had a 40-vote cushion, so it looks like she will be fine if the margin holds.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/905/adWMps.png (http://imageshack.com/a/img905/3279/adWMps.png)

Because nothing screams "PIVOTAL!" like a match between the last two Saimoe Prime Ministers in Madame Onjouji and Madame Kaname.

[Team Rocket Elite]

Matches Q1-4 R1-4 S1-4 T1-4

Itsuka Kotori probably isn't that strong but I expect even less from her opponents so Kotori will win. Minami Kotori is in a rough match with Renge. Hotaru and Komari is also up today so this is bad luck for Kotori. Renge will win here, Hotaru will win the third match and Komari takes the fourth.

Votes:
Kotori Itsuka
Natsume Rin
Shichimiya Satone
Yuuki Mikan

Predictions:
Kotori Itsuka
Miyauchi Renge
Ichijou Hotaru
Koshigaya Komari

[Subayai]

Since no one posted the results yet:

Q1-3
1st　209　Amae Koromo @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd　124　Anetai Toyone @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
3rd　83　Tsugumi Seishirou @ Nisekoi

R1-3
1st　206　Tachibana Marika @ Nisekoi
2nd　115　Myucel Foaran @ Outbreak Company
3rd　50　Enomoto Yuiko @ Love Lab

S1-3
1st　171　Koizumi Hanayo @ Love Live!
2nd　133　Elucia de Lute Ima @ Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai
3rd　102　Takayama Haruka @ Sakura Trick

T1-3
1st　273　Misaka Mikoto @ Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S
2nd　104　Aihara Enju @ Black Bullet
3rd　48　Suetsugi Konoha @ Mikakunin de Shinkouhei



Hanayo wins!!

[Hachiko]

Shasya did not update her twitter. Posting nonetheless.

2channel Anime Saimoe 2014: First Round Results, Match Day 19


Q1-3
1位　209票　天江衣＠咲-Saki- 全国编
2位　124票　姉帯豊音＠咲-Saki- 全国编
3位　83票　鶫诚士郎＠ニセコイ

R1-3
1位　206票　橘万里花＠ニセコイ
2位　115票　ミュセル・フォアラン＠アウトブレイク・カンパニー
3位　50票　榎本结子（エノ）＠恋爱ラボ

S1-3
1位　171票　小泉花阳＠ラブライブ!
2位　133票　エリュシア・デ・ルート・イーマ（エルシィ）＠神のみぞ知るセカイ 女神篇
3位　102票　高山春香＠桜Trick

T1-3
1位　273票　御坂美琴＠とある科学の超电磁炮S
2位　104票　蓝原延珠＠ブラック・ブレット
3位　48票　末続このは＠未确认で进行形

[hinakatbklyn]

- Just like Sakura Kyouko against Tina Sprout, Misaka Mikoto showed no mercy against her opponents (including Enju). She currently has the 2nd highest 1st round vote total so far.

- It wasn't enough for just Koromo to win and advance, Toyone is part of repchange for Saki as well, which eliminates Tsugumi (Nisekoi)

- Nisekoi however had better luck with Marika winning her match convincingly.

- Yu Sonada is going to be really annoyed that Haruka Takayama was completely eliminated from the tournament. Koizumi adds another win for LoveLive.

Q1-4: Pick Preference: Itsuka Kotori (DAL) > Hiro (Hidamari Sketch)
R1-4: Pick Preference: Rin Natsume (Little Busters) > Renge (Non Non Biyori)
S1-4: Pick Preference: Satone (Chuu2) > Hotaru (Non Non Biyori)
T1-4: Pick Preference: Yuuki Mikan (TLR) > Komari (Non Non Biyori)
(If there was no triple NNB combo, Mikan vs. Komari would be interesting because Group winner Komari and 16th place Mikan's prelim vote totals in separate group matches are separated by only 3 votes. And Mikan wants to continue the streak of reaching the second round each year)

Really!!! Wanted to support Non Non Biyori in all 3 matches....... and each one has an opponent that gets my first priority over all three.

[BloodyKitty]

Toyone is still in repechage and I'm happy for it.

[Hachiko]

I think Group T is the Group of Death in the first few rounds. You have legit opponents in Rize, Mikoto, Asuna and (if all goes as planned) Komari taking part. Not the easiest group to win.

[RJ TAYLER]

Hachiko that match (2012 vs 2013 Champions) cue Frankie Goes To Hollywood and a number 1 hit "Two Tribes"

Nice to see THE Koromo getting out of the blocks nicely

BEWARE the Electric Shark from Academy City is out of the cage and into the waters girls take care the waters just got real dangerous.. and she has a sister along for the ride!

[Aya Reiko]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/661/cTCDNE.jpg

[Houreki]

My Picks for this Round:
3x Non Non biyori + Itsuka Kotori

[Ichuki]

Pick- Kotori, Ren-chon (sorry Kotori ;-; ), Hotarun, Benio
Predict- 3x Non Non Biyori and Kotori

[Subayai]

Supporting the Non Non Biyori trio. I would like to support Kotori (LL!) but Ren-chon takes preference. Whoever loses will go to reppy anyway.

Fun fact: this is the only match-day in round 1 without any Saki character.

[Team Rocket Elite]

I just noticed I made a copy and paste error last time. I meant to have Koromo winning not Toyone. In the end Koromo does end up with a solid win. Myucel wasn't as threatening as I thought and Marika easily wins. Hanayo really surprised me. I thought Elsie would win fairly easily but she's not that close in the end. The Railgun advances as expected.

Matches: U1-1 V1-1 W1-1 X1-1

First match should go to Kuroko. It might be a close match, though. Yuu should easily win the second match. Yuu is one of the strongest Saki characters and her opponents are fairly weak. Maho is pretty weak but her opponents are even weaker. Manaka might have won here normally. However, with both Yuu and Arata around, Maho should be able to pick up enough votes to advance. While Arata isn't as strong as Yuu, she's plenty strong enough to beat Kongou and Tippy. 3 more Saki characters will advance to Round 2!

Votes:
Kamikita Komari
Matsumi Yuu
Yumeno Maho
Sagimori Arata

Predictions:
Shirai Kuroko
Matsumi Yuu
Yumeno Maho
Sagimori Arata

[Archaeon]

Surprise to see Subara lost to Satoha,who hardly got any screen time in the anime.

[Hachiko]

2channel Anime Saimoe 2014: First Round Results, Match Day 20


Q1-4
1位　142票　五河琴里＠デート・ア・ライブII
2位　66票　ヒロ＠ひだまりスケッチ 沙英・ヒロ 卒業編
3位　35票　小湊るう子@selector infected WIXOSS

R1-4
1位　141票　南ことり＠ラブライブ!
2位　112票　宮内れんげ＠のんのんびより
3位　23票　棗鈴＠リトルバスターズ! -

S1-4
1位　146票　一条蛍＠のんのんびより
2位　86票　七宮智音＠中二病でも恋がしたい!戀
3位　28票　壱岐ひより＠ノラガミ

T1-4
1位　118票　越谷小鞠＠のんのんびより
2位　109票　夜ノ森紅緒＠未確認で進行形
3位　40票　結城美柑＠ To LOVEる -とらぶる- ダークネス

[hinakatbklyn]

- A triple NNB combo, Renge appears to be the stronger rep of the main 4..... and Kotori Minami wins the match with room to spare. LoveLive might still have to get stronger if they want to compete with the top factions, but they can be considered a top faction this year as well, and they still have one more rep waiting her turn.

- Non Non Biyori on the other hand not only lost a strong rep (temporarily), but they almost lost group winner Komari as well. Barely won against Benio (I didn't really consider her the strongest of the main 3 of Mikakunin). Hotaru won her match convincingly, but after Kotori/Renge's result, I think Hotaru might meet the same fate in round 2 against her own LoveLive opponent.

- Only best result (opinion) was Kotori Itsuka (DAL) winning her match convincingly

[BloodyKitty]

Sorry I'm late (again).

Q1-4
1st　142　ITSUKA Kotori @ Date A Live II
2nd　66　Hiro @ Hidamari Sketch: Sae Hiro Sotsugyou-hen
3rd　35　KOMINATO Ruuko @ selector infected WIXOSS

R1-4
1st　141　MINAMI Kotori @ Love Live!
2nd　112　MIYAUCHI Renge @ Non Non Biyori
3rd　23　NATSUME Rin @ Little Busters! Refrain

S1-4
1st　146　ICHIJOU Hotaru @ Non Non Biyori
2nd　86　SHICHIMIYA Satone @ Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren
3rd　28　IKI Hiyori @ Noragami

T1-4
1st　118　KOSHIGAYA Komari @ Non Non Biyori
2nd　109　YONOMORI Benio @ Mikakunin de Shinkoukei
3rd　40　YUUKI Mikan @ To Love Ru Darkness

[Subayai]

Non Non Biyori don't look nearly as strong as I thought they would be. That Renge could lose against Kotori was already a possibility but Komari only barely managing to defeat Benio really surprised me. Hotaru obtained a solid victory but her opponents were weak anyway. On the plus side for me, now I'm excited about the possibility of Hanayo reaching Round 3.


And we enter the last 4 blocks:
U1-1: Pick: Kuroko (Railgun). Predict that Kuroko will win this match and maybe even the entire block. It's a weak block and the Railgun characters are on fire this year.
For V1-1, W1-1 and X1-1 the possibility of a Saki triple combo is strong but I would like to see only Yuu winning. For the other two matches my picks are Manaka (Nagi no Asukara) and Tippy (Gochiusa).

[Ichuki]

Pick- Komari-max, Nasuno, Aila, Tippy
Predict- Kuroko, Yuu, Maho, Arata

[Aya Reiko]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/538/UD80Cw.jpg

[Houreki]

Renge ;-; well, at least Kotori won.

Picks:
- Shirai Kuroko
- Manaka Mukaido
- Tippy

[Team Rocket Elite]

Itsuka Kotori has no problems winning and neither does Minami Kotori. I had Renge being a lot closer to Kotori and the boost from Hotaru putting her over but in the end Renge doesn't do that well. Hotaru looks fine in her match and it seems like it was Komari who needed the help. She nearly manages to lose to Benio.

[FractalFusion]

1st round results so far in text format:
http://pastebin.com/vkjidr7C

1st repechage qualifiers so far:
http://pastebin.com/bB0D5eKE

In the meantime, voting that thing on Chino's head. Just because.
My vote:
<<ティッピー＠ご注文はうさぎですか?>> (Tippy @ GochiUsa)

[Team Rocket Elite]

Matches: U1-2 V1-2 W1-2 X1-2

Everyone in the first match is kinda weak. I guess Mayoi can win here? It's hard to say. While Riko has some strength, I think Shiro will be stronger. It might be a tough match, though. Love Live has yet another losable winnable match. I expect Maki to win but Yaya might scare her a bit. Mairu is probably a bit too weak to beat Saten. This could be another close match, though.

Votes:
Hachikuji Mayoi
Shiro
Nishikino Maki
Saten Ruiko

Predictions:
Hachikuji Mayoi
Shiro
Nishikino Maki
Saten Ruiko

[Ichuki]

Pick- Mayoi, Riko, Maki, Himelda Window Cure Queen of the Blue Sky
Predict- Mayoi, Shiro, Maki, Ruiko

[Hachiko]

2channel Anime Saimoe 2014: First Round Results, Match Day 21


U1-1
1位　163票　白井黒子＠とある科学の超電磁砲S
2位　67票　神北小毬＠リトルバスターズ! -Refrain-
3位　59票　紅林遊月＠ selector infected WIXOSS

V1-1
1位　170票　松実宥＠咲-Saki- 全国編
2位　69票　沢渡楓＠たまゆら -もあぐれっしぶ-
3位　61票　高宮なすの＠てーきゅう

W1-1
1位　174票　夢乃マホ＠咲-Saki- 全国編
2位　86票　向井戸まなか＠凪のあすから
3位　30票　アイラ・ユルキアイネン＠ガンダムビルドファイターズ

X1-1
1位　157票　鷺森灼＠咲-Saki- 全国編
2位　70票　コンゴウ＠蒼き鋼のアルペジオ -アルス・ノヴァ-
3位　65票　ティッピー＠ご注文はうさぎですか?

[BloodyKitty]

U1-1
1st　163　SHIRAI Kuroko @ To Aru Kagaku no Railgun S
2nd　67　KAMIKITA Komari @ Little Busters! Refrain
3rd　59　KUREBAYASHI Yuzuki @ selector infected WIXOSS

V1-1
1st　170　MATSUMI Yuu @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd　69　SAWATARI Fuu @ Tamayura: More Aggressive
3rd　61　TAKAMIYA Nasuno @ Teekyuu

W1-1
1st　174　YUMENO Maho @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd　86　MUKAIDO Manaka @ Nagi no Asu kara
3rd　30　Aila Jyrkiainen @ Gundam Build Fighters

X1-1
1st　157　SAGIMORI Arata @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd　70　Kongou @ Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova
3rd　65　Tippy @ Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?

[RJ TAYLER]

Three lights Saki, plus one teleportation from Railgun and the day is won and done!

[hinakatbklyn]

Saki was indeed united in their triple combo. Kuroko won her match (expected result but not my choice in the match)

U1-2: Picking: Mayoi (Monogatari)
V1-2: Picking: Shiro (No Game No Life)
W1-2: Pick Preference: Yaya (Machine Doll) > Maki (LoveLive)
X1-2: Picking: Saten Ruiko (Railgun)

[Aya Reiko]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/673/HoEFF7.jpg

At present, there are only 9 Saki-free blocks.

[Houreki]

Manaka ;-;

Picks:
- Hachikuji
- Shiro
- Maki Nishikino
- Saten Ruiko

[Team Rocket Elite]

No problems for Kuroko as she easily wins her match. No problems for any of the winners actually as Yuu, Maho and Arata cruise into round 2. I'm not really sold on Maho's strength but a win is a win even if she might be benefiting from a series vote.

[FractalFusion]

I've set up a repository for AST 2014, at the link in my signature. This is basically all the files and information I posted so far, gathered into one post. I will update this information occasionally.

I will also update the post there with Aya Reiko's latest main tournament image (replacing xq90 in the URL with xq95 for higher quality).

Even though I've never watched the latest Precure, I'll keep up the support and vote Snow White ... er, I mean Cure Princess. However, I don't promise voting for her if she ends up in first repechage.

My vote:
<<白雪ひめ（キュアプリンセス）＠ハピネスチャージプリキュア!>> (SHIRAYUKI Hime @ Happiness Charge Precure!)

[Team Rocket Elite]

Matches U1-3 V1-3 W1-3 X1-3

Awai vs Kirino in a close match for the first match. I think Kirino will come out on top. Second match is another potentially close match between three characters who aren't that strong. I'll go with Tohka here since she shares a match day with Yoshino. Third match is similar to the second in that it's difficult to call due to a lack of standout characters. Maybe Kana will advance? Yoshino should easily win the fourth match.

Votes:
Oohoshi Awai
Ryuumonbuchi Touka
Tachibana Kana
Yoshino

Predictions:
Kousaka Kirino
Yatogami Tohka
Tachibana Kana
Yoshino

[Hachiko]

2channel Anime Saimoe 2014: First Round Results, Match Day 22


U1-2
1位　169票　八九寺真宵＠〈物語〉シリーズ セカンドシーズン
2位　77票　宮本るり＠ニセコイ
3位　71票　神前美月＠最近、妹のようすがちょっとおかしいんだが。

V1-2
1位　159票　小木曽雪菜＠ WHITE ALBUM2
2位　150票　白＠ノーゲーム・ノーライフ
3位　58票　倉橋莉子（リコ）＠恋愛ラボ

W1-2
1位　212票　西木野真姫＠ラブライブ!
2位　128票　夜々＠機巧少女は傷つかない
3位　38票　ネプテューヌ（パープルハート）＠超次元ゲイム ネプテューヌ THE ANIMATION

X1-2
1位　232票　佐天涙子＠とある科学の超電磁砲S
2位　78票　白雪ひめ（キュアプリンセス）＠ハピネスチャージプリキュア!
3位　64票　白水哩＠咲-Saki- 全国編

[BloodyKitty]

U1-2
1st　169　HACHIKUJI Mayoi @ Monogatari Series: Second Season
2nd　77　MIYAMOTO Ruri @ Nisekoi
3rd　71　KANZAKI Mitsuki @ Imocho

V1-2
1st　159　OGISO Setsuna @ WHITE ALBUM2
2nd　150　Shiro @ No Game No Life
3rd　58　KURAHASHI Riko @ Love Lab

W1-2
1st　212　NISHIKINO Maki @ Love Live!
2nd　128　Yaya @ Kikou Shoujo wa Kizutsukanai
3rd　38　Neptune @ Hyperdimension Neptunia

X1-2
1st　232　SATEN Ruiko @ To Aru Kagaku no Railgun S
2nd　78　SHIRAYUKI Hime @ Happiness Charge Precure!
3rd　64　SHIROUZU Mairu @ Saki Zenkoku-hen

[hinakatbklyn]

- There was a Saki rep, but didn't look that strong. Ruiko (railgun rep) wasn't really interested in Group V..... and Setsuna (White Album 2) still goes from 2nd prelim to winning her match over 2 1st prelim challengers..... including a possible snipe? of Shiro (No Game No Life). I guess Yu Matsumi (Saki) can thank Ruiko (Railgun) for the asist since it will affect her 2nd round match. (Not really familiar with White Album yet)

- While I wasn't sure about the decision to snipe Shiro, attempting to snipe Maki with Yaya early on was a good idea since I think she could be the stronger of the LoveLive reps. Yaya actually had a decent lead early on as well. Maki however proves that she can't be underestimated by turning a deficit of 30+ votes into a very convincing win.

- Mayoi has a convincing win in her match.

[Ichuki]

Pick- Chisaki, Touka (DAL), Sayu, Kirakishou
Predict- Kirino, Touka (DAL), Kana, Yoshino

[Aya Reiko]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/661/yB9Mek.jpg

[Team Rocket Elite]

Hachikuji wins a lot easier than I thought she would. I'm really surprised to see Setsuna win. She was in the same group as Shiro and placed 15th relative to Shiro's 2nd. I wonder why there's such a drastic change here. Maki has no trouble with Yaya despite what I originally thought. Saten also easily wins her match.

[Hachiko]

2channel Anime Saimoe 2014: First Round Odds, Match Day 23


U1-3
1位　115票　大星淡＠咲-Saki- 全国編
2位　73票　高坂桐乃＠俺の妹がこんなに可愛いわけがない。
3位　67票　比良平ちさき＠凪のあすから

V1-3
1位　108票　夜刀神十香＠デート・ア・ライブII
2位　92票　龍門渕透華＠咲-Saki- 全国編
3位　52票　天童木更＠ブラック・ブレット

W1-3
1位　93票　橘佳奈＠極黒のブリュンヒルデ
2位　78票　久沼さゆ＠凪のあすから
3位　62票　凰鈴音＠ IS〈インフィニット・ストラトス〉 2

X1-3
1位　129票　四糸乃＠デート・ア・ライブII
2位　61票　雪華綺晶＠ローゼンメイデン
3位　47票　チャイカ・トラバント＠棺姫のチャイカ

[BloodyKitty]

U1-3
1st　115　OOHOSHI Awai @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd　73　KOUSAKA Kirino @ Oreimo
3rd　67　HIRADAIRA Chisaki @ Nagi no Asu kara

V1-3
1st　108　YATOGAMI Tohka @ Date A Live II
2nd　92　RYUUMONBUCHI Touka @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
3rd　52　TENDOU Kisara @ Black Bullet

W1-3
1st　93　TACHIBANA Kana @ Gokukoku no Brynhildr
2nd　78　HISANUMA Sayu @ Nagi no Asu kara
3rd　62　HUANG Lingyin @ Infinite Stratos 2

X1-3
1st　129　Yoshino @ Date A Live II
2nd　61　Kirakishou @ Rozen Maiden
3rd　47　Chaika Trabant @ Hitsugi no Chaika

[Team Rocket Elite]

AWai manages to beat Kirino but Touka fails to beat Tohka. Maybe if Yoshino wasn't around, Touka would have won. I get the third match right and Kana advances to Round 2. Not too surpringly, Yoshino won her match.

Matches U1-4 V1-4 W1-4 X1-4

Round 1 will finally draw to a close with this set of matches. Unless the horses can work some magic, a Saki character will win the first match. I'm not exactly sure who it will be but Hatsumi is probably more likely. Kobeni is a tough opponent for Mami to draw in round 1. Kobeni went even with Rize and Cocoa in preliminaries. I doubt she's actually that strong, though. As a result, she probably can't beat Mami. Natsume might win the third match since her opponents are weak enough. Miyanaga Saki wil close Round 1 with yet another win. Just how many characters do they have in Round 2 now?

[hinakatbklyn]

Only real main support Huang (IS) ended up last so bad results mostly.

V1-4: Supporting Pick: Kobeni (Mikakunin)
W1-4: Picking: Natsume (Tokyo Ravens)
X1-4: Picking Yuouji (NouCome)

[FractalFusion]

The horses are doing pretty well out of the gate. They'll need a bit more horsepower to catch up to Hatsumi, though. I support them with a vote.

I also vote Shino (for the same reason as Suzu), but she's doomed no matter how you look at it.

With nobody I care about advancing to the second round, I'll have to start making up reasons to vote characters.

My votes:
<<調査兵団の馬達＠進撃の巨人>> (Horses @ Attack on Titan)
<<天草シノ＠生徒会役員共*>> (AMAKUSA Shino @ Seitokai Yakuindomo)

Oh, and a reminder that first repechage begins in two days.

[Ichuki]

Picks- Horses, Kobeni, Mokocchi, Ouka
Predict- Horses, Mami, Mokocchi, Saki

[Houreki]

I really want to see the team horse winning.

[FractalFusion]

Hm, there appears to be about 20 fake votes each for Horses/Kobeni/Ryuuko/Ouka.

The fake ballots all occur between post 762 and post 782 (along with a couple of what I presume are real ballots), voting only for the above four, and with a really short and generic support message on each one.

At least the person responsible put a bit more effort into hiding the fake votes (compared to the last time I pointed out an instance of fake votes). Not much more, though.

Edit: Apparently someone went on a spamming spree and added another 30 or so fake votes to the above four. If you are using an interim tracker and you are wondering why Kobeni is beating Mami, among other wonders of today, you will come back to reality when you realize what actually happened.

[Hachiko]

FractalFusion, I checked the tracker, and someone other than those four your mentioned is leading. I think Mami is going to be safe here; she usually dominates the last hour in this round.

Standby in 10 plus stoppage for results...

EDIT:

2channel Anime Saimoe 2014: First Round Results, Match Day 24


U1-4
1位　202票　薄墨初美＠咲-Saki- 全国編
2位　124票　調査兵団の馬達＠進撃の巨人
3位　34票　弘世菫＠咲-Saki- 全国編

V1-4
1位　236票　巴マミ＠劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ[新編]叛逆の物語
2位　129票　夜ノ森小紅＠未確認で進行形
3位　26票　天草シノ＠生徒会役員共*

W1-4
1位　153票　土御門夏目＠東京レイヴンズ
2位　103票　黒木智子（もこっち）＠私がモテないのはどう考えてもお前らが悪い!
3位　70票　纏流子＠キルラキル

X1-4
1位　237票　宮永咲＠咲-Saki- 全国編
2位　98票　遊王子謳歌＠俺の脳内選択肢が、学園ラブコメを全力で邪魔している
3位　39票　流木野サキ＠革命機ヴァルヴレイヴ

[BloodyKitty]

U14
1st　202　USUZUMI Hatsumi @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd　124　Investigation team's horses @ Attack on Titan
3rd　34　HIROSE Sumire @ Saki Zenkoku-hen

V14
1st　236　TOMOE Mami @ Madoka Magica Movie: Rebellion Story
2nd　129　YONOMORI Kobeni @ Mikakunin de Shinkoukei
3rd　26　AMAKUSA Shino @ Seitokai Yakuindomo 2

W14
1st　153　TSUCHIMIKADO Natsume @ Tokyo Ravens
2nd　103　KUROKI Tomoko @ Watamote
3rd　70　MATOI Ryuuko @ Kill La Kill

X14
1st　237　MIYANAGA Saki @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd　98　YUUOUJI Ouka @ Noucome
3rd　39　RUKINO Saki @ Kakumeiki Valvrave

The horses beating a Saki rep into repechage round is the result of the day.

Out of the troll materials that is Kyuubey, Tippy and the horses, only the horses survive while the other two got eliminated from the tournament. Maybe voters love them horses since they are the most troll-ish out of the troll candidates.

[Team Rocket Elite]

The horses actually put up a bit of a fight but in the end they aren't close to winning. Hatsumi takes first but the horses hang on to second. Kobeni really doesn't seem as strong as she did during preliminaries. Mami ends up winning easily. Natsume wins the third match without much difficulty. AS expected, Saki easily takes the fourth match.

[Subayai]

Characters qualified for round 2: 33 from Y groups (newcomer) and 64 from E groups (veteran).

In round 2 by series (17 newcomer series and 16 veteran series)
- Saki: 24 characters
- Love Live!, Railgun: 7
- Gochiusa, Kinmosa: 6
- Madoka: 5
- Monogatari, Date A Live, Oregairu, Non Non Biyori: 3
- Rozen Maiden, Chuu2Koi!, Higurashi, Nisekoi, Brynhildr, Strike the Blood, D-Frag!: 2
- Sword Art Online, OreImo, Minami-ke, Fate/kaleid, Sora no Otoshimono, Chihayafuru, Sakura Trick, No Game No Life, Mikakunin, Isshuukan Friends, Nourin, Tokyo Ravens, Kyoukai no Kanata, Inari Kon Kon, Akuma no Riddle, White Album: 1

Series with most characters in repechage:
- Saki: 7 characters
- Monogatari, KamiNomi, Sakura Trick: 4
- Rozen Maiden, Chuu2Koi!, Hayate no Gotoku!, Black Bullet, Arpeggio, Nagi no Asukara: 3
and many other series have 1 or 2 characters there.


1 310 Sakura Kyouko @ Madoka Magica
2 273 Misaka Mikoto @ Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S
3 244 Haramura Nodoka @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
4 242 Miki Sayaka @ Madoka Magica
5 237 Shimizudani Ryuuka @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
6 237 Miyanaga Saki @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
7 236 Tomoe Mami @ Madoka Magica
8 234 Kujou Karen @ Kiniro Mosaic
9 233 Kakura Kurumi @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
10 232 Saten Ruiko @ Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S
11 226 Atarashi Ako @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
12 223 Sonoda Yuu @ Sakura Trick
13 219 Kirima Sharo @ GochiUsa
14 217 Atago Hiroe @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
15 212 Nishikino Maki @ Love Live!
16 209 Amae Koromo @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
17 208 Toujou Nozomi @ Love Live!
18 206 Tachibana Marika @ Nisekoi
19 202 Usuzumi Hatsumi @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
20 199 Jindai Komaki @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
21 198 Akemi Homura @ Madoka Magica
22 195 Matsumi Kuro @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
23 195 Mitsumine Mashiro @ Mikakunin
24 189 Uiharu Kazari @ Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S
25 187 Souseiseki @ Rozen Maiden
26 186 Nibutani Shinka @ Chu2Koi! Ren
27 185 Ayase Eli @ Love Live!
28 185 Yuuki Asuna @ Sword Art Online
29 183 Suehara Kyouko @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
30 182 Frenda Seivelun @ Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S
31 179 Kaname Madoka @ Madoka Magica
32 177 Yuigahama Yui @ Oregairu
33 177 Atago Kinue @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
34 174 Yumeno Maho @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
35 173 Tedeza Rize @ GochiUsa
36 171 Oomiya Shinobu @ Kiniro Mosaic
37 171 Koizumi Hanayo @ Love Live!
38 170 Matsumi Yuu @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
39 169 Hachikuji Mayoi @ Monogatari 2nd S
40 167 Takakamo Shizuno @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
41 167 Ujimatsu Chiya @ GochiUsa
42 167 Sonoda Umi @ Love Live!
43 166 Kafuu Chino @ GochiUsa
44 165 Shokuhou Misaki @ TK no Railgun S
45 165 Yukinoshita Yukino @ Oregairu
46 163 Shirai Kuroko @ Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S
47 162 Nymph @ Sora no Otoshimono
48 161 Natsu Megumi @ GochiUsa
49 161 Kirisaki Chitoge @ Nisekoi
50 160 Fukuji Mihoko @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
51 159 Ogiso Setsuna @ White Album 2
52 157 Alice Cartelet @ Kiniro Mosaic
53 157 Sagimori Arata @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
54 155 Ryuuguu Rena @ Higurashi Outbreak
55 153 Tsuchimikado Natsume @ Tokyo Ravens
56 150 Fujimiya Kaori @ Isshuukan Friends
57 149 Oomiya Isami @ Kiniro Mosaic
58 149 Misaka #10032 @ Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S
59 149 Takei Hisa @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
60 148 Onjouji Toki @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
61 148 Suigintou @ Rozen Maiden
62 147 Ueshige Suzu @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
63 147 Tsuruta Himeko @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
64 146 Ichijou Hotaru @ Non Non Biyori
65 145 Kuroneko (Gokou Ruri) @ OreImo
66 142 Itsuka Kotori @ Date A Live II
67 141 Kazumi Schlierenzauer @ Gokukoku no Brynhildr
68 141 Furude Rika @ Higurashi Outbreak
69 141 Minami Kotori @ Love Live!
70 138 Hoshizora Rin @ Love Live!
71 135 Koshigaya Natsumi @ Non Non Biyori
72 134 Minami Kana @ Minami-ke Natsuyasumi
73 134 Tsujigaito Satoha @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
74 134 Aiba Asagi @ Strike the Blood
75 131 Tsuyuri Kumin @ Chu2Koi! Ren
76 130 Hikigaya Komachi @ Oregairu
77 129 Yoshino @ Date A Live II
78 128 Touyoko Momoko @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
79 123 Inokuma Youko @ Kiniro Mosaic
80 123 Himeragi Yukina @ Strike the Blood
81 118 Ayase Chihaya @ Chihayafuru
82 118 Koshigaya Komari @ Non Non Biyori
83 117 Jibril @ No Game No Life
84 115 Kinoshita Ringo @ Nourin
85 115 Oohoshi Awai @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
86 113 Funabori @ D-Frag!
87 109 Nase Mitsuki @ Kyoukai no Kanata
88 108 Yatogami Tohka @ Date-A-Live II
89 104 Hoto Kokoa @ GochiUsa
90 103 Sengoku Nadeko @ Monogatari Series
91 103 Komichi Aya @ Kiniro Mosaic
92 94 Senjougahara Hitagi @ Monogatari Series
93 93 Tachibana Kana @ Brynhildr
94 84 Takao @ D-Frag!
95 84 Uka no Mitama no Kami @ Inari Kon Kon...
96 84 Tohsaka Rin @ Fate/kaleid liner
97 68 Azuma Tokaku @ Akuma no Riddle



1 216 Index @ Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S
2 165 Yuno @ Hidamari Sketch
3 161 Suiseiseki @ Rozen Maiden
4 154 Kataoka Yuuki @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
5 150 Shiro @ No Game No Life
6 142 Kousaka Honoka @ Love Live!
7 138 Takanashi Rikka @ Chu2Koi! Ren
8 134 Mizuhara Hayari @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
9 133 Elucia de Lute Ima @ Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai
10 133 Minami Chiaki @ Minami-ke Natsuyasumi
11 129 Yonomori Kobeni @ Mikakunin
12 128 Mitsui Honoka @ Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
13 128 Yaya @ Kikou Shoujo
14 127 Noda Kotone @ Sakura Trick
15 126 Miyanaga Teru @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
16 126 Shinku @ Rozen Maiden
17 125 Shiodome Miuna @ Nagi no Asukara
18 125 Kuroha Neko @ Gokukoku no Brynhildr
19 124 Anetai Toyone @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
20 124 Survey Corps' Horses @ Shingeki no Kyojin
21 123 Hozuki Ferrari @ Galilei Donna
22 122 Ikeno Kaede @ Sakura Trick
23 120 Maria @ Hayate no Gotoku!
24 119 Haqua du Lot Herminium @ Kami nomi...
25 119 Yazawa Nico @ Love Live!
26 117 Fujimiya Shiho @ Isshuukan Friends
27 115 Kise Yayoi @ PreCure All Stars
28 115 Myucel Foaran @ Outbreak Company
29 114 Tobiichi Origami @ Date-A-Live II
30 114 Ganaha Hibiki @ The Idolmaster
31 113 Onodera Kosaki @ Nisekoi
32 112 Miyauchi Renge @ Non Non Biyori
33 112 Fushimi Inari @ Inari Kon Kon Koi Iroha
34 112 Sanzen'in Nagi @ Hayate no Gotoku!
35 111 Charlotte Dunois @ Infinite Stratos 2
36 110 Kuriyama Mirai @ Kyoukai no Kanata
37 109 Yonomori Benio @ Mikakunin
38 108 Oshino Shinobu @ Monogatari Series
39 105 Tokisaki Kurumi @ Date A Live II
40 105 Dekomori Sanae @ Chu2Koi! Ren
41 104 Aihara Enju @ Black Bullet
42 103 Haruna @ Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio
43 103 Kuroki Tomoko @ WataMote
44 102 Minato Tomoka @ Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS
45 102 Araragi Tsukihi @ Monogatari Series
46 101 Bekki Natsumi @ Nourin
47 100 Dairenji Suzuka @ Tokyo Ravens
48 100 Nakagawa Kanon @ Kami nomi...
49 99 Minamiya Natsuki @ Strike the Blood
50 98 Yuuouji Ouka @ NouCome
51 95 Iizuka Yuzu @ Sakura Trick
52 93 Kosegawa Shiromi @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
53 92 Ryuumonbuchi Touka @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
54 91 Ryuugajou Nanana @ Ryuugajou Nanana...
55 91 Stephanie Dora @ No Game No Life
56 91 Petralka Anne Eldante @ Outbreak Company
57 90 Takatori Kotori @ Gokukoku no Brynhildr
58 90 Chocolat @ NouCome
59 87 Hoshimiya Kate @ Bouryaku no Zvezda
60 86 Iwato Kasumi @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
61 86 Shichimiya Satone @ Chu2Koi! Ren
62 86 Mukaido Manaka @ Nagi no Asukara
63 85 Escha Malier @ Escha & Logy no Atelier
64 84 Amami Haruka @ The Idolmaster
65 83 Oribe Yasuna @ Kill Me Baby
66 83 Konjiki no Yami @ To Love-Ru Darkness
67 83 Tina Sprout @ Black Bullet
68 80 Fuse Midori @ Black Bullet
69 80 Ayano Keiko (Silica) @ Sword Art Online
70 79 Kosaka Chihiro @ Kami nomi...
71 78 Shirayuki Hime @ Happiness Charge PreCure
72 78 Hisanuma Sayu @ Nagi no Asukara
73 77 Miyamoto Ruri @ Nisekoi
74 75 Shibasaki Roka @ D-Frag!
75 75 Katsura Hinagiku @ Hayate no Gotoku!
76 74 Araragi Karen @ Monogatari Series
77 73 Kousaka Kirino @ OreImo
78 70 Jouga Maya @ GochiUsa
79 70 Kongou @ Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio
80 69 Kirigaya Suguha (Leafa) @ Sword Art Online
81 69 Sawatari Fuu @ Tamayura More Aggressive
82 67 Takao @ Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio
83 67 Kamikita Komari @ Little Busters! Refrain
84 66 Kawai Ritsu @ Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou
85 66 Hiro @ Hidamari Sketch
86 65 Shiba Miyuki @ Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
87 65 Yamagami Lucy @ Servant x Service
88 65 Kirigiri Kyouko @ Danganronpa
89 62 Yukine Chris @ Senki Zesshou Symphogear
90 61 Kirakishou @ Rozen Maiden
91 60 Sonoda Mitsuki @ Sakura Trick
92 58 Shiina Mafuyu @ Seitokai no Ichizon Lv.2
93 58 Hanekawa Tsubasa @ Monogatari Series
94 49 Kotegawa Yui @ To Love-Ru Darkness
95 49 Super Sonico @ Super Sonico

[FractalFusion]

All first round results (including total ballots for each match):
http://pastebin.com/vkjidr7C

First repechage:
http://pastebin.com/bB0D5eKE

Oh and by the way, there are only 95 names in first repechage, even though there are nominally 96. It's because of the tie for first in one of the matches.

[Aya Reiko]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/673/rLvnm1.jpg

[TnAdct1]

[Out of the troll materials that is Kyuubey, Tippy and the horses, only the horses survive while the other two got eliminated from the tournament. Maybe voters love them horses since they are the most troll-ish out of the troll candidates. Another theory: those who voted for the horses are anti-Saki voters (hey, if I could vote, I would have gone with them over the Saki reps). :p

[Triple_R]

Railgun's faction strength (and Mikoto's personal strength) is honestly a bit surprising to me. Railgun's girls seemed to fade a bit in the aftermath of Mikoto's controversial victory over Homura a few years back. I guess Railgun has now been forgiven by J-SaiMoe voters for what happened back then.

[hinakatbklyn]

- Looks like another good character (Kobeni) was given false hope that she could win against a PMMM. At least she is part of repchange, although I doubt her chances of making it through.

- Only real good result this time was Natsume (Tokyo Ravens)

- To think that the Index/Railgun reps were one Index vote away from getting every rep into the second round. Waiting to see what happens when their main lineup goes against a Saki or PMMM rep.

[RJ TAYLER]

With that the 2011 champ has joined her two successors, and one predecessor in the next round. The other predecessor has to sweat it out with the only two-time finalist in the 'lucky dip' rounds of repêchage.

[AP24]

1 216 Index @ Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S
2 165 Yuno @ Hidamari Sketch
3 161 Suiseiseki @ Rozen Maiden
4 154 Kataoka Yuuki @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
5 150 Shiro @ No Game No Life
6 142 Kousaka Honoka @ Love Live!
7 138 Takanashi Rikka @ Chu2Koi! Ren
8 134 Mizuhara Hayari @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
9 133 Elucia de Lute Ima @ Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai
10 133 Minami Chiaki @ Minami-ke Natsuyasumi
11 129 Yonomori Kobeni @ Mikakunin
12 128 Mitsui Honoka @ Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
13 128 Yaya @ Kikou Shoujo
14 127 Noda Kotone @ Sakura Trick
15 126 Miyanaga Teru @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
16 126 Shinku @ Rozen Maiden
17 125 Shiodome Miuna @ Nagi no Asukara
18 125 Kuroha Neko @ Gokukoku no Brynhildr
19 124 Anetai Toyone @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
20 124 Survey Corps' Horses @ Shingeki no Kyojin
21 123 Hozuki Ferrari @ Galilei Donna
22 122 Ikeno Kaede @ Sakura Trick
23 120 Maria @ Hayate no Gotoku!
24 119 Haqua du Lot Herminium @ Kami nomi...
25 119 Yazawa Nico @ Love Live!
26 117 Fujimiya Shiho @ Isshuukan Friends
27 115 Kise Yayoi @ PreCure All Stars
28 115 Myucel Foaran @ Outbreak Company
29 114 Tobiichi Origami @ Date-A-Live II
30 114 Ganaha Hibiki @ The Idolmaster
31 113 Onodera Kosaki @ Nisekoi
32 112 Miyauchi Renge @ Non Non Biyori
33 112 Fushimi Inari @ Inari Kon Kon Koi Iroha
34 112 Sanzen'in Nagi @ Hayate no Gotoku!
35 111 Charlotte Dunois @ Infinite Stratos 2
36 110 Kuriyama Mirai @ Kyoukai no Kanata
37 109 Yonomori Benio @ Mikakunin
38 108 Oshino Shinobu @ Monogatari Series
39 105 Tokisaki Kurumi @ Date A Live II
40 105 Dekomori Sanae @ Chu2Koi! Ren
41 104 Aihara Enju @ Black Bullet
42 103 Haruna @ Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio
43 103 Kuroki Tomoko @ WataMote
44 102 Minato Tomoka @ Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS
45 102 Araragi Tsukihi @ Monogatari Series
46 101 Bekki Natsumi @ Nourin
47 100 Dairenji Suzuka @ Tokyo Ravens
48 100 Nakagawa Kanon @ Kami nomi...
49 99 Minamiya Natsuki @ Strike the Blood
50 98 Yuuouji Ouka @ NouCome
51 95 Iizuka Yuzu @ Sakura Trick
52 93 Kosegawa Shiromi @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
53 92 Ryuumonbuchi Touka @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
54 91 Ryuugajou Nanana @ Ryuugajou Nanana...
55 91 Stephanie Dora @ No Game No Life
56 91 Petralka Anne Eldante @ Outbreak Company
57 90 Takatori Kotori @ Gokukoku no Brynhildr
58 90 Chocolat @ NouCome
59 87 Hoshimiya Kate @ Bouryaku no Zvezda
60 86 Iwato Kasumi @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
61 86 Shichimiya Satone @ Chu2Koi! Ren
62 86 Mukaido Manaka @ Nagi no Asukara
63 85 Escha Malier @ Escha & Logy no Atelier
64 84 Amami Haruka @ The Idolmaster
65 83 Oribe Yasuna @ Kill Me Baby
66 83 Konjiki no Yami @ To Love-Ru Darkness
67 83 Tina Sprout @ Black Bullet
68 80 Fuse Midori @ Black Bullet
69 80 Ayano Keiko (Silica) @ Sword Art Online
70 79 Kosaka Chihiro @ Kami nomi...
71 78 Shirayuki Hime @ Happiness Charge PreCure
72 78 Hisanuma Sayu @ Nagi no Asukara
73 77 Miyamoto Ruri @ Nisekoi
74 75 Shibasaki Roka @ D-Frag!
75 75 Katsura Hinagiku @ Hayate no Gotoku!
76 74 Araragi Karen @ Monogatari Series
77 73 Kousaka Kirino @ OreImo
78 70 Jouga Maya @ GochiUsa
79 70 Kongou @ Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio
80 69 Kirigaya Suguha (Leafa) @ Sword Art Online
81 69 Sawatari Fuu @ Tamayura More Aggressive
82 67 Takao @ Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio
83 67 Kamikita Komari @ Little Busters! Refrain
84 66 Kawai Ritsu @ Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou
85 66 Hiro @ Hidamari Sketch
86 65 Shiba Miyuki @ Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
87 65 Yamagami Lucy @ Servant x Service
88 65 Kirigiri Kyouko @ Danganronpa
89 62 Yukine Chris @ Senki Zesshou Symphogear
90 61 Kirakishou @ Rozen Maiden
91 60 Sonoda Mitsuki @ Sakura Trick
92 58 Shiina Mafuyu @ Seitokai no Ichizon Lv.2
93 58 Hanekawa Tsubasa @ Monogatari Series
94 49 Kotegawa Yui @ To Love-Ru Darkness
95 49 Super Sonico @ Super Sonico

I think the ones ranked 1-7 will definitely go to the second repechage. The ones in the top 25 have good chance, but the ones ranked 50 and above have lower chance. I hope the remaining 17 will be these:
Noda Kotone @ Sakura Trick
Shiodome Miuna @ Nagi no Asukara
Ikeno Kaede @ Sakura Trick
Yazawa Nico @ Love Live!
Tobiichi Origami @ Date-A-Live II
Miyauchi Renge @ Non Non Biyori
Kuriyama Mirai @ Kyoukai no Kanata
Oshino Shinobu @ Monogatari Series
Tokisaki Kurumi @ Date A Live II
Dekomori Sanae @ Chu2Koi! Ren
Aihara Enju @ Black Bullet
Minato Tomoka @ Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS
Stephanie Dora @ No Game No Life
Konjiki no Yami @ To Love-Ru Darkness
Tina Sprout @ Black Bullet
Hisanuma Sayu @ Nagi no Asukara
Shiba Miyuki @ Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei

[Ichuki]

Repcharge picks- Kirakishou, Tomoko, Cure Peace, Cure Princess

Another theory: those who voted for the horses are anti-Saki voters (hey, if I could vote, I would have gone with them over the Saki reps). :p

Good theory there, that seems rather plausible.

[FractalFusion]

Not much to say, other than that it is first repechage time.

Finally a match where I wish to vote for more characters than I am allowed.

My votes:
<<霧切響子＠ダンガンロンパ 希望の学園と絶望の高校生 The Animation>> (KIRIGIRI Kyouko @ Danganronpa)
<<黄瀬やよい（キュアピース）＠映画 プリキュアオールスターズNewStage3 永遠のともだち>> (KISE Yayoi @ Precure)
<<古手川唯＠To LOVEる -とらぶる- ダークネス>> (KOTEGAWA Yui @ To Love Ru)
<<椎名真冬＠生徒会の一存 Lv.2 渡す生徒会>> (SHIINA Mafuyu @ Seitokai no Ichizon)

[Team Rocket Elite]

Repechage round 1. Hopefully the characters I like do well. I made a prediction on who will survive but I imagine this match will be a fairly big mess.

Votes:
Kajiki Yumi
Shichimiya Satone
Takanashi Rikka
Katsura Hinagiku

Predictions:
Haqua du Lot Herminium
Noda Kotone
Kataoka Yuuki
Suiseiseki
Miyanaga Teru
Kousaka Honoka
Yuno
Mitsui Honoka
Kuroha Neko
Yazawa Nico
Minami Chiaki
Index
Onodera Kosaki
Takanashi Rikka
Stephanie Dola
Anetai Toyone
Shiodome Miuna
Shinku
Miyauchi Renge
Elucia de Lute Ima
Shiro
Ryuumonbuchi Touka
Yonomori Kobeni
Yaya

[RJ TAYLER]

Heaven help those who are glued to the tracker today!

[FractalFusion]

Interim results (at ~17:20) for top 37 generated from my homemade vote counter. May include possible fakes, provided that they have codes. Posts that have no codes, even if they have name labels, are not counted.

I did not notice any foul play so far, so, assuming that a post has a code, I considered it a valid ballot. I also used both voting threads.

037 MIYANAGA Teru @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
035 KATAOKA Yuuki @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
034 SANZEN'IN Nagi @ Hayate no Gotoku!
027 Suiseiseki @ Rozen Maiden
027 Shiro @ No Game No Life
024 KOSEGAWA Shiromi @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
024 ANETAI Toyone @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
024 YONOMORI Kobeni @ Mikakunin de Shinkoukei
021 YAZAWA Nico @ Love Live!
021 MINATO Tomoka @ Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS
021 Yuno @ Hidamari Sketch: Sae Hiro Sotsugyou-hen
020 SHIBA Miyuki @ Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
020 NAKAGAWA Kanon @ Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Megami-hen
020 Stephanie Dola @ No Game No Life
018 KOUSAKA Honoka @ Love Live!
017 ONODERA Kosaki @ Nisekoi
017 MIYAUCHI Renge @ Non Non Biyori
016 KUROHA Neko @ Gokukoku no Brynhildr
016 Investigation team's horses @ Attack on Titan
016 Shinku @ Rozen Maiden
015 Yaya @ Kikou Shoujo wa Kizutsukanai
014 DAIRENJI Suzuka @ Tokyo Ravens
013 MIZUHARA Hayari @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
013 SHIODOME Miuna @ Nagi no Asu kara
012 Tina Sprout @ Black Bullet
012 Elucia de Lute Ima @ Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Megami-hen
010 KOUSAKA Kirino @ Ore no Imouto... (Oreimo)
010 IWATO Kasumi @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
009 TOBIICHI Origami @ Date A Live II
009 KATSURA Hinagiku @ Hayate no Gotoku!
009 TAKANASHI Rikka @ Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren
008 AIHARA Enju @ Black Bullet
008 KAMIKITA Komari @ Little Busters! Refrain
008 KOSAKA Chihiro @ Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Megami-hen
007 RYUUMONBUCHI Touka @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
007 TOKISAKI Kurumi @ Date A Live II
007 Index @ To Aru Kagaku no Railgun S

[AP24]

Interim results (at ~17:20) for top 37 generated from my homemade vote counter. May include possible fakes, provided that they have codes. Posts that have no codes, even if they have name labels, are not counted.

I did not notice any foul play so far, so, assuming that a post has a code, I considered it a valid ballot. I also used both voting threads.

037 MIYANAGA Teru @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
035 KATAOKA Yuuki @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
034 SANZEN'IN Nagi @ Hayate no Gotoku!
027 Suiseiseki @ Rozen Maiden
027 Shiro @ No Game No Life
024 KOSEGAWA Shiromi @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
024 ANETAI Toyone @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
024 YONOMORI Kobeni @ Mikakunin de Shinkoukei
021 YAZAWA Nico @ Love Live!
021 MINATO Tomoka @ Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS
021 Yuno @ Hidamari Sketch: Sae Hiro Sotsugyou-hen
020 SHIBA Miyuki @ Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
020 NAKAGAWA Kanon @ Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Megami-hen
020 Stephanie Dola @ No Game No Life
018 KOUSAKA Honoka @ Love Live!
017 ONODERA Kosaki @ Nisekoi
017 MIYAUCHI Renge @ Non Non Biyori
016 KUROHA Neko @ Gokukoku no Brynhildr
016 Investigation team's horses @ Attack on Titan
016 Shinku @ Rozen Maiden
015 Yaya @ Kikou Shoujo wa Kizutsukanai
014 DAIRENJI Suzuka @ Tokyo Ravens
013 MIZUHARA Hayari @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
013 SHIODOME Miuna @ Nagi no Asu kara
012 Tina Sprout @ Black Bullet
012 Elucia de Lute Ima @ Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Megami-hen
010 KOUSAKA Kirino @ Ore no Imouto... (Oreimo)
010 IWATO Kasumi @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
009 TOBIICHI Origami @ Date A Live II
009 KATSURA Hinagiku @ Hayate no Gotoku!
009 TAKANASHI Rikka @ Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren
008 AIHARA Enju @ Black Bullet
008 KAMIKITA Komari @ Little Busters! Refrain
008 KOSAKA Chihiro @ Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai: Megami-hen
007 RYUUMONBUCHI Touka @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
007 TOKISAKI Kurumi @ Date A Live II
007 Index @ To Aru Kagaku no Railgun S

The results so far are unexpected to me because there are a lot of characters that receive votes more than they should and also characters receiving less than they should.

[Hachiko]

2channel Anime Saimoe 2014: Results, First Round Repechage

敗者復活戦1回戦暫定結果
1位　67票　宮永照＠咲-Saki- 全国編
2位　65票　片岡優希＠咲-Saki- 全国編
3位　64票　矢澤にこ＠ラブライブ!
4位　62票　三千院ナギ＠ハヤテのごとく!
5位　61票　高坂穂乃果＠ラブライブ!
6位　55票　中川かのん（アポロ）＠神のみぞ知るセカイ 女神篇
7位　47票　翠星石＠ローゼンメイデン
8位　46票　夜ノ森小紅＠未確認で進行形
9位　42票　小鳥遊六花＠中二病でも恋がしたい!戀
9位　42票　姉帯豊音＠咲-Saki- 全国編
9位　42票　石戸霞＠咲-Saki- 全国編
9位　42票　調査兵団の馬達＠進撃の巨人
13位　41票　ゆの＠ひだまりスケッチ 沙英・ヒロ 卒業編
13位　41票　司波深雪＠魔法科高校の劣等生
15位　40票　瑞原はやり＠咲-Saki- 全国編
16位　39票　小瀬川白望＠咲-Saki- 全国編
16位　39票　白＠ノーゲーム・ノーライフ
18位　38票　黒羽寧子＠極黒のブリュンヒルデ
18位　38票　小野寺小咲＠ニセコイ
20位　37票　宮内れんげ＠のんのんびより
21位　36票　ステファニー・ドーラ（ステフ）＠ノーゲーム・ノーライフ
21位　36票　真紅＠ローゼンメイデン
23位　35票　湊智花＠ロウきゅーぶ!SS
23位　35票　龍門渕透華＠咲-Saki- 全国編
==ここまで敗者復活2回戦進出==
25位　33票　時崎狂三＠デート・ア・ライブII
26位　32票　マヤ（条河麻耶）＠ご注文はうさぎですか?
26位　32票　エリュシア・デ・ルート・イーマ（エルシィ）＠神のみぞ知るセカイ 女神篇
28位　31票　大連寺鈴鹿＠東京レイヴンズ

[BloodyKitty]

1st　67　Miyanaga Teru @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd　65　Kataoka Yuuki @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
3rd　64　Yazawa Nico @ Love Live!
4th　62　Sanzen'in Nagi @ Hayate no Gotoku!
5th　61　Kousaka Honoka @ Love Live!
6th　55　Nakagawa Kanon @ Kami nomi
7th　47　Suiseiseki @ Rozen Maiden
8th　46　Yonomori Kobeni @ Mikakunin
9th　42　Takanashi Rikka @ Chu2Koi! Ren
9th　42　Anetai Toyone @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
9th　42　Iwato Kasumi @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
9th　42　Survey Corps' Horses @ Shingeki no Kyojin
13th　41　Yuno @ Hidamari Sketch
13th　41　Shiba Miyuki @ Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
15th　40　Mizuhara Hayari @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
16th　39　Kosegawa Shiromi @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
16th　39　Shiro @ No Game No Life
18th　38　Kuroha Neko @ Gokukoku no Brynhildr
18th　38　Onodera Kosaki @ Nisekoi
20th　37　Miyauchi Renge @ Non Non Biyori
21st　36　Stephanie Dora @ No Game No Life
21st　36　Shinku @ Rozen Maiden
23rd　35　Minato Tomoka @ Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS
23rd　35　Ryuumonbuchi Touka @ Saki Zenkoku-hen

==Characters above advance to 2nd Repechage==

25th　33　Tokisaki Kurumi @ Date A Live II
26th　32　Jouga Maya @ GochiUsa
26th　32　Elucia de Lute Ima @ Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai
28th　31　Dairenji Suzuka @ Tokyo Ravens

[hinakatbklyn]

Hmmm.....
Madoka wins against Hozuki Ferreri, Hozuki is out of repchange
Sayaka wins against Charlotte Dunois, Charlotte is out of repchange
Kyouko wins against Enju, Enju is out of repchange
Homura wins against Hinagiku, Hinagiku is out of repchange
Only Kobeni was shown mercy and is still in repchange after losing to Mami.

Surprisingly, Kanon Nakagawa is still in repchange yet Haqua is out
Other good choices still alive = Kataoka (Saki), Nico (LoveLive), Nagi Sanzen'in (Hayate), Shiro & Stephanie Dola (NGNL), Onodera (Nisekoi), Renge (Non Non Biyori), Tomoka (Ro-Kyu-Bu)

[Subayai]

Teru got first place (of course, she is the Champion after all), surpassing Tacos even. Good results for the Love Live! too.

I'm specially happy that Honoka (LL!), Suiseiseki, Ren-chon and Shinku got through. I would have liked Maya and Dekomori too but it just couldn't be.

It might not seem so but the participation today was pretty high for this year's standards : 447 ballots.

Here is the full list results if anyone is curious:


1st 67 Miyanaga Teru @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd 65 Kataoka Yuuki @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
3rd 64 Yazawa Nico @ Love Live!
4th 62 Sanzen'in Nagi @ Hayate no Gotoku!
5th 61 Kousaka Honoka @ Love Live!
6th 55 Nakagawa Kanon @ Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai
7th 47 Suiseiseki @ Rozen Maiden
8th 46 Yonomori Kobeni @ Mikakunin de Shinkouhei
9th 42 Anetai Toyone @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
9th 42 Survey Corps' Horses @ Shingeki no Kyojin
9th 42 Iwato Kasumi @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
9th 42 Takanashi Rikka @ Chu2Koi! Ren
13th 41 Shiba Miyuki @ Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
13th 41 Yuno @ Hidamari Sketch
15th 40 Mizuhara Hayari @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
16th 39 Kosegawa Shiromi @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
16th 39 Shiro @ No Game No Life
18th 38 Onodera Kosaki @ Nisekoi
18th 38 Kuroha Neko @ Gokukoku no Brynhildr
20th 37 Miyauchi Renge @ Non Non Biyori
21th 36 Stephanie Dora @ No Game No Life
21th 36 Shinku @ Rozen Maiden
23th 35 Minato Tomoka @ Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS
23th 35 Ryuumonbuchi Touka @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
==Characters above advance to 2nd Repechage==

25th 33 Tokisaki Kurumi @ Date A Live II
26th 32 Elucia de Lute Ima @ Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai
26th 32 Jouga Maya @ Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka?
28th 31 Dairenji Suzuka @ Tokyo Ravens
29th 30 Shiodome Miuna @ Nagi no Asukara
30th 28 Tina Sprout @ Black Bullet
31th 25 Kousaka Kirino @ Ore no Imouto... (OreImo)
32th 20 Yaya @ Kikou Shoujo wa Kizutsukanai
33th 19 Katsura Hinagiku @ Hayate no Gotoku!
34th 18 Aihara Enju @ Black Bullet
35th 16 Index @ Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S
36th 15 Tobiichi Origami @ Date-A-Live II
36th 15 Kosaka Chihiro @ Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai
38th 13 Kamikita Komari @ Little Busters! Refrain
38th 13 Amami Haruka @ The Idolmaster Movie
38th 13 Haqua du Lot Herminium @ Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai
41th 12 Fushimi Inari @ Inari Kon Kon Koi Iroha
41th 12 Hiro @ Hidamari Sketch
43th 10 Kawai Ritsu @ Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou
43th 10 Oshino Shinobu @ Monogatari Series
43th 10 Ganaha Hibiki @ The Idolmaster Movie
46th 9 Dekomori Sanae @ Chu2Koi! Ren
47th 8 Shichimiya Satone @ Chu2Koi! Ren
47th 8 Shirayuki Hime @ Happiness Charge PreCure
47th 8 Kirigaya Suguha (Leafa) @ Sword Art Online
47th 8 Kirakishou @ Rozen Maiden
47th 8 Charlotte Dunois @ Infinite Stratos 2
47th 8 Araragi Tsukihi @ Monogatari Series
47th 8 Hanekawa Tsubasa @ Monogatari Series
47th 8 Myucel Foaran @ Outbreak Company
55th 6 Kise Yayoi @ PreCure All Stars
55th 6 Konjiki no Yami @ To Love-Ru Darkness
55th 6 Yukine Chris @ Senki Zesshou Symphogear G
55th 6 Yamagami Lucy @ Servant x Service
55th 6 Kotegawa Yui @ To Love-Ru Darkness
55th 6 Oribe Yasuna @ Kill Me Baby
61th 5 Fuse Midori @ Black Bullet
61th 5 Hisanuma Sayu @ Nagi no Asukara
61th 5 Takao @ Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio
61th 5 Ikeno Kaede @ Sakura Trick
61th 5 Maria @ Hayate no Gotoku!
61th 5 Mitsui Honoka @ Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
61th 5 Kuroki Tomoko @ Watashi ga... (WataMote)
68th 4 Kuriyama Mirai @ Kyoukai no Kanata
68th 4 Kirigiri Kyouko @ Danganronpa
68th 4 Hozuki Ferrari @ Galilei Donna
68th 4 Kongou @ Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio
68th 4 Sawatari Fuu @ Tamayura More Aggressive
68th 4 Iizuka Yuzu @ Sakura Trick
68th 4 Araragi Karen @ Monogatari Series
68th 4 Noda Kotone @ Sakura Trick
68th 4 Haruna @ Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio
77th 3 Yonomori Benio @ Mikakunin de Shinkouhei
77th 3 Chocolat @ Ore no Nounai... (NouCome)
77th 3 Mukaido Manaka @ Nagi no Asukara
77th 3 Fujimiya Shiho @ Isshuukan Friends
77th 3 Yuuouji Ouka @ Ore no Nounai... (NouCome)
77th 3 Petralka Anne Eldante @ Outbreak Company
77th 3 Shibasaki Roka @ D-Frag!
77th 3 Takatori Kotori @ Gokukoku no Brynhildr
77th 3 Minami Chiaki @ Minami-ke Natsuyasumi
86th 2 Sonoda Mitsuki @ Sakura Trick
86th 2 Shiina Mafuyu @ Seitokai no Ichizon Lv.2
86th 2 Bekki Natsumi @ Nourin
86th 2 Hoshimiya Kate @ Bouryaku no Zvezda
86th 2 Miyamoto Ruri @ Nisekoi
86th 2 Minamiya Natsuki @ Strike the Blood
86th 2 Ryuugajou Nanana @ Ryuugajou Nanana no Maizoukin
86th 2 Escha Malier @ Escha & Logy no Atelier
94th 1 Ayano Keiko (Silica) @ Sword Art Online
94th 1 Super Sonico @ Super Sonico

[Ichuki]

Seems like the horses are nay for getting eliminated.

[FractalFusion]

Image for all characters who are still in the tournament by the 2nd round:

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq95/673/LtWQTl.jpg
Even higher quality: http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq100/673/LtWQTl.jpg

Horses remain alive for at least another three weeks. Who knows after that? Troll entries tend to get stronger as the tournament goes on.

[Team Rocket Elite]

1-2
9位　42票　小鳥遊六花＠中二病でも恋がしたい!戀 (Takanashi Rikka)
33位　19票　桂ヒナギク＠ハヤテのごとく! (Katsura Hinagiku)
47位　8票　七宮智音＠中二病でも恋がしたい!戀 (Shichimiya Satone)

I also voted for Kajiki Yumi because I made a typo in my charts. She wasn't actually in the match. Oops.
16-8
1位　67票　宮永照＠咲-Saki- 全国編 (Miyanaga Teru)
2位　65票　片岡優希＠咲-Saki- 全国編 (Kataoka Yuuki)
3位　64票　矢澤にこ＠ラブライブ! (Yazawa Nico)
5位　61票　高坂穂乃果＠ラブライブ! (Kousaka Honoka)
7位　47票　翠星石＠ローゼンメイデン (Suiseiseki)
8位　46票　夜ノ森小紅＠未確認で進行形 (Yonomori Kobeni)
9位　42票　小鳥遊六花＠中二病でも恋がしたい!戀 (Takanashi Rikka)
9位　42票　姉帯豊音＠咲-Saki- 全国編 (Anetai Toyone)
13位　41票　ゆの＠ひだまりスケッチ 沙英・ヒロ 卒業編 (Yuno)
16位　39票　白＠ノーゲーム・ノーライフ (Shiro)
18位　38票　黒羽寧子＠極黒のブリュンヒルデ (Kuroha Neko)
18位　38票　小野寺小咲＠ニセコイ (Onodera Kosaki)
20位　37票　宮内れんげ＠のんのんびより (Miyauchi Renge)
21位　36票　ステファニー・ドーラ（ステフ）＠ノーゲーム・ノーライフ (Stephanie Dola)
21位　36票　真紅＠ローゼンメイデン (Shinku)
23位　35票　龍門渕透華＠咲-Saki- 全国編 (Ryuumonbuchi Touka)
26位　32票　エリュシア・デ・ルート・イーマ（エルシィ）＠神のみぞ知るセカイ 女神篇 (Elucia de Lute Ima)
29位　30票　潮留美海＠凪のあすから (Shiodome Miuna)
32位　20票　夜々＠機巧少女は傷つかない (Yaya)
35位　16票　インデックス＠とある科学の超電磁砲S (Index)
38位　13票　ハクア・ド・ロット・ヘルミニウム＠神のみぞ知るセカイ 女神篇 (Haqua du Lot Herminium)
61位　5票　光井ほのか＠魔法科高校の劣等生 (Mitsui Honoka)
68位　4票　野田コトネ＠桜Trick (Noda Kotone)
77位　3票　南千秋＠みなみけ 夏やすみ (Minami Chiaki)

Elsie, Yaya, Index and Haqua missing cut was a bit surprising. Mitsui Honoka, Kotone and Chiaki show that I should have spent a bit more time on these predictions. Honoka over Miyuki doesn't even really make any sense.

I backed some Kaminomi characters except the one that made it.

I should have backed more Saki characters.

Why did Nagi do so well when Hinagiku didn't?

Good to see Tomoka live on.

[Houreki]

Chiaki, Index, Chocolat, Tomoko and Enju ;-;
At least everyone received a vote.

[RJ TAYLER]

Not her year again, at least Hina is consistent now. Nagi is in first place over the history of the tournament outright now (wins, votes and number of matches), not bad for a two-time bridesmaid. Good to see some Kyguiama Party representation continuing as it just would not be the business end of Saimoe without it.

[Team Rocket Elite]

Matches: A2-1 C2-2 E2-1

Toki just can't seem to stay away from strong opponents. She was in the same group as Akaza Akari in 2012, the same group as Mami in 2013 and now shares are group with Kaname Madoka the reigning Saimoe 2013 Champion. I was pretty hyped up for Toki vs Mami last year as a showdown between the 2011 and 2012 champions but Saki got thrown under a bus half way in the contest so the match didn't really pan out. Now we've got the 2012 and 2013 champions facing off and so far both series look to be in top shape. Toki's round 1 match involved three Saki characters so it was totally useless. While the non-Nagia Puella Magi looked great, Madoka was only okay in Round 1. Defeating a Puella Magi is no easy task, but I think Toki might be able to pull it off so I'm siding with her winning. As for the other two matches, Shizuno should beat Kana with help from Toki. Mihoko should also beat Nozomi with help from Toki. They would probably win anyways but Toki support just seals the deal.

Votes:
Takakamo Shizuno
Onjouji Toki
Fukuji Mihoko

Predictions:
Takakamo Shizuno
Onjouji Toki
Fukuji Mihoko

[Ichuki]

Pick- Kana, Madoka, Nozomi
Predict- Shizuno, Madoka, Mihoko

[hinakatbklyn]

A2-1: Pick preference: Shizuno (Saki) > Kana Minami
E2-1: Picking: Mihoko (Saki)

Individual predictions:
A2-1: Shizuno (A triple Saki combo should be enough for Shizuno to win, but I wouldn't put it past Kana (Boss) Minami to go with a Madoka alliance to pull off another win.)
C2-2: Madoka (Both Madoka and Toki are AST winners and they appear strong enough to get through repchange, so there really is no advantage for either side to snipe the other. I don't thinnk Madoka wants to be the first PMMM rep to lose a 1-on-1 match against a non-PMMM rep though.)
E2-1: Nozomi (Saki vs. LoveLive..... Nozomi looks strong enough to win against Mihoko, maybe even against a triple Saki combo. Of course, she could also try a temporary alliance of her own to reach the next round)

[RJ TAYLER]

A big week for voting this week, Saimoe, Fiji, Scotland and New Zealand all have their elections/referenda coming to a head. A date with destiny. Well today's battle of the champions is little short of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXWVpcypf0w

[Houreki]

Pick:
- Kana Minami
- Madoka Kaname
- Nozomi Toujou

[Team Rocket Elite]

Matches: A2-2 C2-1 E2-2

Megu is decently stronger but I expect Misaki to be stronger. Natsume didn't look very good last round. It's a gamble but I'll side with Rena winning. Takao is pretty weak. Kinue should win. Not a very strong group of matches this time.

Votes:
Shokuhou Misaki
Ryuuguu Rena
Atago Kinue

Predictions:
Shokuhou Misaki
Ryuuguu Rena
Atago Kinue

[Hachiko]

2channel Anime Saimoe 2014: Second Round Results, Match Day 1


A2-1
1位　393票　高鴨穏乃＠咲-Saki- 全国編
2位　194票　南夏奈＠みなみけ 夏やすみ

C2-2
1位　371票　鹿目まどか＠劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ[新編]叛逆の物語
2位　247票　園城寺怜＠咲-Saki- 全国編

E2-1
1位　335票　東條希＠ラブライブ!
2位　257票　福路美穂子＠咲-Saki- 全国編


http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/540/cvBrjU.png (http://imageshack.com/a/img540/302/cvBrjU.png)
Madoka Loves Saimoe.

[BloodyKitty]

A2-1
1st　393　Takakamo Shizuno @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd　194　Minami Kana @ Minami-ke Natsuyasumi

C2-2
1st　371　Kaname Madoka @ Puella Magi Madoka Magica
2nd　247　Onjouji Toki @ Saki Zenkoku-hen

E2-1
1st　335　Toujou Nozomi @ Love Live!
2nd　257　Fukuji Mihoko @ Saki Zenkoku-hen

[hinakatbklyn]

- So the main factions each have one win: Shizuno for Saki (Team Achiga), Madoka for PMMM, and Nozomi for LoveLive. Looks like the stronger challengers won their matches.

A2-2: Picking: Megumi (Gochiusa)
C2-1: Picking: Natsumi (Non Non Biyori)
E2-2: Picking: Takao (D-Frag)

Predictions:
A2-2: Misaki (Can't go against Railgun faction just yet)
C2-1: Natsumi (Despite Rena having a higher 1st round vote total, the two challengers appear to be close enough in strength that Natsumi could find a way to win)
E2-2: Kinue (Not familiar with Kinue but will likely win as a Saki rep. It also helps that Takao didn't have a high vote total in her match)

[Aya Reiko]

BTW, BloodyKitty, you nomenclature is off. It's "C2-2", not "C2-1".

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/537/Pb71tF.jpg

[BloodyKitty]

^ Damn I missed that. Fixed.

[Ichuki]

Pick- Megumi, Nattsun, Takao
Predict- Misaki, Nattsun, Takao

[Team Rocket Elite]

Sometimes I forget that the Puella Magi are invincible. This is always followed up with a reminder that they really aren't able to lose. Madoka receives over 60% of the votes and destroys Toki. Is there no one that can stop the Puella Magi this year? Shizuno won as expected but I'm surprised to see Mihoko go down so easily. She did make the semifinals a few years back and her series is still relevant. Even if she didn't win, she could have made it more of a match with Nozomi.

[Wanderer]

Sometimes I forget that the Puella Magi are invincible.

Still undefeated in 1v1 interseries matches.

About 30-0, I think.

[AP24]

Shizuno won as expected but I'm surprised to see Mihoko go down so easily. She did make the semifinals a few years back and her series is still relevant. Even if she didn't win, she could have made it more of a match with Nozomi.
You underestimate Love Live characters. Given how popular the series is the characters should be on the same level or almost as Madoka Magica characters.

[Hachiko]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/913/151G7q.jpg (http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img913/9254/151G7q.jpg)
Needless to say, Madoka and Homura were celebrating just another big victory for the Puella Magi Party.

[Team Rocket Elite]

You underestimate Love Live characters. Given how popular the series is the characters should be on the same level or almost as Madoka Magica characters.

Maybe in other places they would be, but Love Live isn't anywhere near Madoka Magica in Saimoe. Love Live is a decently strong series but you wouldn't see a Puella Magi losing to Uiharu Kazari or Yuigahama Yui.

[Triple_R]

Maybe in other places they would be, but Love Live isn't anywhere near Madoka Magica in Saimoe.

Is anybody close to Madoka Magica in J-SaiMoe?

I'm inclined to think you're right about Madoka Magica, but Love Live! might be right there in the 2nd Tier of factions (PMMM being a tier unto themselves, it seems).

[Hachiko]

2channel Anime Saimoe 2014: First Round Odds, Match Day 3


A2-2
1位　191票　食蜂操祈＠とある科学の超電磁砲S
2位　133票　メグ（奈津恵）＠ご注文はうさぎですか?

C2-1
1位　180票　越谷夏海＠のんのんびより
2位　126票　竜宮レナ＠ひぐらしのなく頃に拡 -アウトブレイク-

E2-2
1位　176票　愛宕絹恵＠咲-Saki- 全国編
2位　134票　高尾部長＠ディーふらぐ!

[BloodyKitty]

A2-2
1st　191　Shokuhou Misaki @ To Aru Kagaku no Railgun S
2nd　133　Natsu Megumi @ Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?

C2-1
1st　180　Koshigaya Natsumi @ Non Non Biyori
2nd　126　Ryuuguu Rena @ Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak

E2-2
1st　176　Atago Kinue @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd　134　Takao @ D-Frag!

[Ichuki]

Pick- Alice, N/A, Shinobu
Predict- Alice, Suzu, Shinobu

[Archaeon]

Japan prefer Kinue's oppai instead of Takao's sugoi oppai.

[Team Rocket Elite]

Misaki wins as I thought. Rena doesn't, though. I guess asking for two wins was too much for Rena. Kinue also managed to win like I thought she would.

Matches: B2-1 D2-2 F2-1

Nymph is pretty lucky to be in Round 2. Maybe she's stronger than I think but it won't be enough to get by an opponent on Alice's level. I think Kyouko is the more popular Saki character between her and Suzu. I'll be applying the lesson I learned at the start of Round 2 for the third match. Puella Magi do not lose. Tough luck for Shinobu here.

Votes:
Nymph
Suehara Kyouko
Miki Sayaka

Predictions:
Alice Cartelet
Suehara Kyouko
Miki Sayaka

[Aya Reiko]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/674/HxLBDO.jpg

[TnAdct1]

Nymph is pretty lucky to be in Round 2. Maybe she's stronger than I think but it won't be enough to get by an opponent on Alice's level. I think Kyouko is the more popular Saki character between her and Suzu. I'll be applying the lesson I learned at the start of Round 2 for the third match. Puella Magi do not lose. Tough luck for Shinobu here. In terms of the third match, I would agree that this would be a victory for Sayaka. However, I don't know if this will be an easy one or not, as one of the "big guns" from Kiniro Mosaic, Alice, as also competing today, which could give Shino somewhat of a boost today (especially given how both girls are the central characters in the show).

[Team Rocket Elite]

I do have a lot of respect for Shinobu's strength. I know this goes against what I said, but it's not like the match is actually a complete lock for Sayaka. It's actually a pretty bad sign for everyone else if Sayaka does win this. I mean if Shinobu can't win against one of the weaker Puella Magi, who can? Historically the answer was no one and I guess that may still be the answer. I guess I wouldn't mind seeing Mikoto vs a Puella Magi to see what she can do.

[Ichuki]

Seems like Shinobu is close to Sayaka for now. I think it'll be an ominous sign if Shinobu loses to Sayaka by a huge margin.

[Hachiko]

I do have a lot of respect for Shinobu's strength. I know this goes against what I said, but it's not like the match is actually a complete lock for Sayaka. It's actually a pretty bad sign for everyone else if Sayaka does win this. I mean if Shinobu can't win against one of the weaker Puella Magi, who can? Historically the answer was no one and I guess that may still be the answer. I guess I wouldn't mind seeing Mikoto vs a Puella Magi to see what she can do.

I think the Madoka voters will be anti-voting Mikoto for this purpose in this round.

2channel Anime Saimoe 2014: Second Round Results, Match Day 3

B2-1
1位　204票　アリス・カータレット＠きんいろモザイク
2位　100票　ニンフ＠そらのおとしものFinal 永遠の私の鳥籠

D2-2
1位　148票　末原恭子＠咲-Saki- 全国編
2位　65票　上重漫＠咲-Saki- 全国編

F2-1
1位　197票　美樹さやか＠劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ[新編]叛逆の物語
2位　128票　大宮忍＠きんいろモザイク

[BloodyKitty]

B2-1
1st　204　Alice Cartelet @ Kin'iro Mosaic
2nd　100　Nymph @ Sora No Otoshimono

D2-2
1st　148　Suehara Kyouko @ Saki
2nd　65　Ueshige Suzu @ Saki

F2-1
1st　197　Miki Sayaka @ Puella Magi Madoka Magica
2nd　128　Oomiya Shinobu @ Kin'iro Mosaic

[hinakatbklyn]

Hmmm..... no real surprises in previous and current match results. I guess it would be a moral victory for Shinobu to keep Sayaka under 200 and not to lose by more than double. It won't help her in repchange though since she has to make it past two repchange rounds and hope she is one of the eight at the end of repchange to return to the tournament.


(Edit: Current match picks)
B2-2: Picking (Predicting): Nibutani (Chuu2) (No other factions involved today, so it looks like Nibutani only has to worry about Eli (LoveLive). Nibutani had the convincing win while Eli won against a stronger Suiseiseki.

D2-1: Picking (Predicting): Yui Yuigahama (OreGairu)
F2-2: No Pick preference / (Predicting) Isami Oomiya (Kiniro Mosaic)


I think the Madoka voters will be anti-voting Mikoto for this purpose in this round.

Good news for Mikoto is that on her match days, there are no PMMM opponents involved. The bad news, she has to worry about whether Yu Matsumi and/or Saki would want to try and anti-vote her.

[Team Rocket Elite]

A Puella Magi decisively wins again! Sayaka easily defeats Shinobu. Unlike with Madoka's match, the vote total for this match isn't any higher than normal so maybe Shinobu wasn't really considered a threat to Sayaka to begin with? At least Alice wins as expected to bring home one win for Kiniro Mosaic. Also I am right in Kyouko being the Saki character to advance.

Matches: B2-2 D2-1 F2-2

Umi could beat Rikka so I think Eli should be able to beat Shinka. Kazumi isn't that strong so Yui should win the second match. Nadeko isn't super strong but I think she's strong enough to beat Isami.

Votes:
Nibutani Shinka
Yuigahama Yui
Sengoku Nadeko

Predictions:
Ayase Eli
Yuigahama Yui
Sengoku Nadeko

[Triple_R]

Congrats to Sayaka!

Great to see her continuing to advance.


Eri vs. Shinka should be a good match. I'm looking forward to seeing how that turns out, and while I like Shinka, I hope that Eri wins.

@TRE - In your commentary, you seem to be predicting Eri to win, but in your Votes/Predictions section below, you're predicting Shinka to win. So that leaves me curious - which is it?

[Team Rocket Elite]

It should be Ayase Eli. Thanks for telling me.

[FractalFusion]

For those interested, I made combo vote tables for the second round matches so far.

As for the first table (since it is the most interesting), 198 voters voted all 3 Sakis, not that it helped more than one of them win. Voters who voted Madoka were far more likely to vote for Nozomi, though about half of them were okay with voting Shizuno.

A2-1 C2-2 E2-1

/624
1st 393 TAKAKAMO Shizuno @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd 194 MINAMI Kana @ Minamike Natsuyasumi

1st 371 KANAME Madoka @ Madoka Magica Movie: Rebellion Story
2nd 247 ONJOUJI Toki @ Saki Zenkoku-hen

1st 335 TOUJOU Nozomi @ Love Live!
2nd 257 FUKUJI Mihoko @ Saki Zenkoku-hen


Toki Madoka N/A Mi=Mihoko
Mi No N/A Mi No N/A Mi No N/A No=Nozomi
Kana 003 029 001 015 136 006 000 003 001
Shizuno 198 010 000 035 142 008 000 000 000
N/A 005 000 001 001 013 015 000 002 ---


A2-2 C2-1 E2-2

/332

1st 191 SHOKUHOU Misaki @ To Aru Kagaku no Railgun S
2nd 133 NATSU Megumi @ Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?

1st 180 KOSHIGAYA Natsumi @ Non Non Biyori
2nd 126 RYUUGUU Rena @ Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak

1st 176 ATAGO Kinue @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd 134 Takao @ D-Frag!


Rena Natsumi N/A Ki=Kinue
Ki Ta N/A Ki Ta N/A Ki Ta N/A Ta=Takao
Misaki 055 021 002 054 031 010 012 001 005
Megu 026 018 000 022 057 004 002 004 000
N/A 003 001 000 000 001 001 002 000 ---

B2-1 D2-2 F2-1

/329
1st 204 Alice Cartelet @ Kin'iro Mosaic
2nd 100 Nymph @ Sora no Otoshimono Final

1st 148 SUEHARA Kyouko @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd 65 UESHIGE Suzu @ Saki Zenkoku-hen

1st 197 MIKI Sayaka @ Madoka Magica Movie: Rebellion Story
2nd 128 OOMIYA Shinobu @ Kin'iro Mosaic


Suzu Kyouko N/A Sh=Shinobu
Sh Sa N/A Sh Sa N/A Sh Sa N/A Sa=Sayaka
Nymph 002 013 000 004 052 000 004 024 001
Alice 024 022 000 037 050 001 054 016 000
N/A 000 003 001 000 003 001 003 014 ---

[Aya Reiko]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/673/hQHzyx.jpg

[Ichuki]

Now I am a bit scared if it is going to be Magicamoe again. AST should put a restriction on series that dominate on an extreme level.

Pick- Eri, Yui, Isami
Predict- Eri, Yui, Nadeko

[TnAdct1]

Now I am a bit scared if it is going to be Magicamoe again. AST should put a restriction on series that dominate on an extreme level. That's pretty much the reason why I wanted Madoka Magica, Saki, and Rozen Maiden ineligible in the 2013 and 2014 tournaments.

[Triple_R]

Now I am a bit scared if it is going to be Magicamoe again. AST should put a restriction on series that dominate on an extreme level.


"Did Anime Show A win 2 of the last 3 J-SaiMoe competitions? If so, they're not eligible to compete this time."

That would be enough to prevent the saimoe equivalent of sports dynasties, which I get the impression a lot of saimoe fans don't like.

If Madoka Magica wins again this year, that'll be 3 of the last 4 J-SaiMoe Championships claimed by them. Winning 3 (or more) out of the last 4 league championships is generally considered a dynasty in pro sports.

[Ichuki]

"Did Anime Show A win 2 of the last 3 J-SaiMoe competitions? If so, they're not eligible to compete this time."

That would be enough to prevent the saimoe equivalent of sports dynasties, which I get the impression a lot of saimoe fans don't like.

If Madoka Magica wins again this year, that'll be 3 of the last 4 J-SaiMoe Championships claimed by them. Winning 3 (or more) out of the last 4 league championships is generally considered a dynasty in pro sports.

I could understand why they don't like that, since dominating to the point it is a dynasty might lose the meaning of what Anime Saimoe is.

[Triple_R]

I could understand why they don't like that, since dominating to the point it is a dynasty might lose the meaning of what Anime Saimoe is.

Oh, I get why people don't like it. I myself have mixed feelings about Madoka Magica competing again this year. I get the impression that J-SaiMoe 2014 would be more exciting in general if PMMM wasn't in it, as is it looks like PMMM is a shoe-in for another J-SaiMoe championship (unless Railgun stops it? That's the only remote possibility I see right now).

[Ichuki]

Oh, I get why people don't like it. I myself have mixed feelings about Madoka Magica competing again this year. I get the impression that J-SaiMoe 2014 would be more exciting in general if PMMM wasn't in it, as is it looks like PMMM is a shoe-in for another J-SaiMoe championship (unless Railgun stops it? That's the only remote possibility I see right now).

For me I feel like it's either Madoka dominating again or something similar to International Saimoe where the dominating series/character gets sniped near the end. Well if it is the former I wonder why Madoka haven't gotten weaker despite no new materials coming out.

[Team Rocket Elite]

This should be the last year for the Puella Magi. Win or lose, they don't come back. Probably no Saki next year either.

[Triple_R]

For me I feel like it's either Madoka dominating again or something similar to International Saimoe where the dominating series/character gets sniped near the end. Well if it is the former I wonder why Madoka haven't gotten weaker despite no new materials coming out.

I think some of it might be a relative lack of moe-centric anime shows since the Rebellion movie aired in theaters. The K-On wave has petered out a bit it seems to me (idol-themed shows seemingly taken up where that wave left off).

Spring and Summer 2014 didn't have a lot of moe-centric all-girls shows (and these shows tend to be the ones that do big in J-SaiMoe judging by Madoka Magica and Saki dominance the last few years).

[MartianMage]

Just gonna break my lurking to say that... it's not like PMMM is the only faction guilty of dominating other candidates... if you ask me Saki is still the bigger offenders... I mean sure they lose against PMMM but PMMM only brings 5 main contenders... Saki OTOH... just look at the picture graphs... the matches are literally littered with Saki representatives <_<

If they're going to limit a series for winning they should also limit the number of contenders a series can bring into this.

[Team Rocket Elite]

Matches: G2-2 H2-1 I2-2

Cocoa is strong but Uiharu is a tough opponent. With help from Chino, Cocoa will put up a good fight but I don't think she'll actually beat Uiharu. Second match should go to Kurumi. No Game No Life just isn't a very strong series. Chino has a tough match herself against Kaori. I'll bank on Chino winning here but she could lose.

Votes:
Uiharu Kazari
Jibril
Chino

Predictions:
Uiharu Kazari
Kakura Kurumi
Chino

[hinakatbklyn]

6 votes separate a faction of two (one since Rikka is in repchange) against a faction of nine going into the final half hour (all votes included/I don't really follow legit vs. fake).

[Hachiko]

2channel Anime Saimoe 2014: Second Round Results, Match Day 4


B2-2
1位　253票　絢瀬絵里＠ラブライブ!
2位　237票　丹生谷森夏＠中二病でも恋がしたい!戀

D2-1
1位　307票　由比ヶ浜結衣＠やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。
2位　143票　カズミ＝シュリーレンツァウアー＠極黒のブリュンヒルデ

F2-2
1位　302票　千石撫子＠〈物語〉シリーズ セカンドシーズン
2位　139票　大宮勇＠きんいろモザイク

[hinakatbklyn]

- Well......... LoveLive already knows that a stronger "unified" faction can win against any challenger (Uiharu <Railgun> > Nico <LoveLive>), so regardless of who is stronger or weaker in the LL faction, in order to have a chance against the other stronger factions including the PMMM's, they have to resort to the numbers game as well. In this case, they proven they can beat a challenger with the highest prelim votes (Nibutani) In addition, they proven for a second (or third) time that they can give themselves an early handicap and still win the match.

- Surprised that Nadeko won her match convincingly.

- Only good result today was Yuigahama winning her match.

[BloodyKitty]

B2-2
1st　253　Ayase Eli @ Love Live!
2nd　237　Nibutani Shinka @ Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren

D2-1
1st　307　Yuigahama Yui @ Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru
2nd　143　Kazumi Schlierenzauer @ Gokukoku no Brynhildr

F2-2
1st　302　Sengoku Nadeko @ Monogatari Series: Second Season
2nd　139　Oomiya Isami @ Kin'iro Mosaic

Actually Nadeko winning is not surprising to me, her prelim votes were fairly high, her vote percentage in the tournament has been pretty good, and her performance so far is even better than Hitagi from the same series.

So happy that Yui also won convincingly.

[Subayai]

I'm impressed by Eli's performance. She had a 50 vote disadvantage by midday, 10 hours later she had caught up and then surpassed her opponent by a fair amount of votes. Important to remember for future LL! matches that even if they start slow, they can gather many votes on the second half of the match.


I hope Kokoa and Chino will do well in the next set of matches although I wouldn't mind if it's Kaori who wins instead of Chino.

[FractalFusion]

Combo vote table for this match:


Yui Kazumi N/A Is=Isami
Is Na N/A Is Na N/A Is Na N/A Na=Nadeko
Shinka 038 089 019 028 049 001 002 002 009
Eri 034 112 013 028 031 004 006 015 010
N/A 000 001 001 000 001 001 003 002 ---


By the way, yesterday was the first Saimoe match on a Monday (JST) since Aug. 4 (First preliminary E6).

[Triple_R]

Big congrats to Eri Ayase!

Other than the two characters in my sig, there's probably nobody in this tournament I like more than Eri.

I hope that her and LL! continue to do well in this tournament.

[Ichuki]

Maybe Love Live can be capable of giving PMMM trouble, since so far what I've seen they seem to be on the stronger side strategy wise.

Pick- Cocoa, Jibril, Chino
Predict- Cocoa,Kurumi, Chino

[Aya Reiko]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/743/ZWMaAl.jpg

[Team Rocket Elite]

A bit close but Eli does manage to beat Shinka in the end. Yui and Nadeko also win as I thought in fairly easy matches.

[Triple_R]

My take on the LL! girls is that most (all?) of them have a solid base of support in the low 200s, but perhaps minimal growth potential. I think that Honoka's 1st Round loss sort of woke up the LL! voters, and has caused them to pay closer attention to matches involving LL! girls and to vote very strategically (letting it build up slow, and coming in steady and strong in the 2nd half).

Depending on how much overlap they have with the PMMM voters, one of them might be able to knock off a Puella Magi, but any LL! girl would be an underdog against any Puella Magi. I say overlap because my various pixiv image searches suggest to me that a lot of Madoka Magica fans also like LL! (and vice versa). For example, it's not uncommon for me to see an artist with a Madoka Magica avatar have LL! artwork. I've also seen some image dumps that are split between LL! and Madoka Magica.

[Ichuki]

My guess on Love Live voters for now is that the only time they are awake 100% is when some major faction like Saki pops up in front of them specifically round 2 and later, looking at how Nozomi did. This is only if it turns out Love Live and Madoka voters barely overlap.

[Team Rocket Elite]

Honoka's loss was a wake up call? Only a few days later Nico got smashed by Uiharu. Nico only had 119 votes to Uiharu's 189.

While I guess anyone can pull off a miracle upset, I don't see any particular reason the upset will be coming from Love Live. Shinka is a very strong opponent. Even just scraping by her probably puts Eli among the strongest non-Puella Magi. However, it's not a performance on the same level as 60% on Toki and Oomiya Shinobu. It's also questionable to use Love Live's popularity outside of Saimoe to judge Saimoe results. Live Love should be on Madoka's level or even higher if Saimoe popularity matched their external popularity. That clearly isn't the case.

[Triple_R]

Honoka's loss was a wake up call? Only a few days later Nico got smashed by Uiharu. Nico only had 119 votes to Uiharu's 189.

Well, perhaps Nico's loss was the wake-up call then. LL! hasn't lost a match since Nico's loss, IIRC.




While I guess anyone can pull off a miracle upset, I don't see any particular reason the upset will be coming from Love Live.

I don't see any particular reason why it wouldn't come from Love Live, if it comes from anywhere. I think raising Love Live! as a possible challenge to PMMM is probably as legitimate as raising any other competitor would be, with the possible exception of Raildex.


It's also questionable to use Love Live's popularity outside of Saimoe to judge Saimoe results.

Most of the strong Saimoe competitors over the years have come from anime shows that are very popular in general. Mari-Mite, Nanoha, Rozen Maiden, K-On, Ore no Imouto, Madoka Magica, Raildex, Saki - These all sold decently well (if not great), and all were (or are) popular in the general anime fandom. Sure it's not a perfect 100% overlap, but there's enough reason here to be cautiously hopeful at least.


Live Love should be on Madoka's level or even higher if Saimoe popularity matched their external popularity.

I think your argument here is a bit off-base.

LL Season 2 sold fantastically well, but one could argue that the Rebellion movie was on an even higher level of popularity than that.

[RJ TAYLER]

Yesterday's battle music must have been by Duran Duran as it finished with "The Union Of The Snake".

[Team Rocket Elite]

I'm not really an expert in this area but anime movies and anime series aren't comparable. For example The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya sold 200+k. Despite that, Haruhi and Yuki had a fairly lackluster year. The glory days for the Haruhi series was several years before that.

In the absence of better information, it's not a bad guess to predict that high sales in a series that may appeal to Saimoe voters would lead to superstar characters. However, that guess should only last as long as until they take the field and prove the prediction right or wrong.

[MartianMage]

The way I see it external popularity doesn't really necessarily apply in JAST. Sure it helps after all if something is popular externally then it raises the chances that a JAST voter would be part of that fanbase... but I mean let's just look at the sales... both Love Live! and Madoka Magica had thousands of sales... but here we are in JAST and the most they can muster is 200-300 hundreds...

It's like those polls that come up with somewhat weird results and the total number of voters hardly break the thousands... it's hardly a good representation of external popularity...

[Team Rocket Elite]

Matches: G2-1 I2-2 K2-1

Mitsuki barely beat Oshino Shinobu while Frenda solidly beat Kuroha Neko. Frenda should win the first match. After Onodera's performance, I have little faith in Chitoge. I have Chiya winning the second match. Momoko used to be really strong. I'm not really sure if she still is by even at her peak she would have a tough time with Kyouko so I have the Puella Magi winning.

Votes:
Nase Mitsuki
Kirisaki Chitoge
Sakura Kyouko

Predictions:
Frenda Seivelun
Chiya
Sakura Kyouko

[Hachiko]

2channel Anime Saimoe 2014: Second Round Results, Match Day 5


G2-1
1位　230票　初春飾利＠とある科学の超電磁砲S
2位　188票　ココア（保登心愛）＠ご注文はうさぎですか?

I2-2
1位　233票　鹿倉胡桃＠咲-Saki- 全国編
2位　165票　ジブリール＠ノーゲーム・ノーライフ

K2-1
1位　224票　チノ（香風智乃）＠ご注文はうさぎですか?
2位　181票　藤宮香織＠一週間フレンズ。

[hinakatbklyn]

- And the Railgun challengers continue to win their matches convincingly. Uiharu advances to the next round over Cocoa.

It looks like the group A and Group G finals match have the same match date, so a win by Frenda in today's match would not only guarantee a Railgun rep in the top 32, they could be given the option of combo support for Misaki Shokuhou in her match against Shizuno (Saki).

- Kurumi with another convincing Saki win
- Despite Cocoa's loss, Chino managed to win for GochiUsa. It looked like a close match between her and Kaori early on though.

[BloodyKitty]

G2-2
1st　230　Uiharu Kazari @ To Aru Kagaku no Railgun S
2nd　188　Hoto Kokoa @ Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?

I2-1
1st　233　Kakura Kurumi @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd　165　Jibril @ No Game No Life

K2-2
1st　224　Kafuu Chino @ Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?
2nd　181　Fujimiya Kaori @ One Week Friends

[FractalFusion]

Combo vote table for this match:


Jibril Kurumi N/A Ka=Kaori
Ka Ch N/A Ka Ch N/A Ka Ch N/A Ch=Chino
Kazari 041 023 000 053 075 015 010 010 003
Kokoa 041 058 000 030 049 000 003 007 000
N/A 000 001 001 000 001 010 003 000 ---


I'll examine Madoka series results in the history of AST and report it on the day off tomorrow.

[Team Rocket Elite]

Uiharu does indeed prove to be too strong for Cocoa to beat. Kurumi also wins the second match like I expected. I though Chino would have more trouble with Kaori but in the end Chino had a bit of room to spare in her win.

[Ichuki]

Pick- Mitsuki, Chiya, Kyouko
Predict- Frenda, Chiya, Kyouko

[Aya Reiko]

Um, BloodyKitty... Your matches are... backwards. The 2's should be 1's and your 1 should be a 2.