Anime Saimoe Tournament 2007 - Tournament Proper

[OverFunk]

シャナｷﾀ━━━━━━(ﾟ∀ﾟ)━━━━━━ !!!!

Finally a victory for our favorite Melon Pan eater. Although the vote turnout was surprisingly low. 7 of the 8 matches on round of 16 had more votes. 2 of the 4 quarterfinals had more votes. It had more votes than the semifinals, though. Wait, is this an indication of the Saimoe2007 syndrome?

I can't rejoice that much right now, since I just woke up anyway, but at least I have something happy to think about today.

[s[H]sIkuA]

Congrats to Shana. Finally she made it

[Deathkillz]

wow...well done to shana for winning!

though after this match they remain best friends ^^

[MaxwellDemon]

Congratulations Shana!!
She finally got a title under her belt.

[Teiran]

I love the smell of melonpan in the morning. It smells like... victory!

I'm pleased to see the girl I've supported above all others throughout the tournament finally come through with a win to close out the moe festival "season." SS-Eclipse's sub of 2x07 is out, too; time to watch that and celebrate, and hope the rest of the series will be worthy of a champion--not that what happens in a tiny corner of otaku space is going to have any effect one way or the other on the writing staff, of course, but whatever.

Cheers to all for another fun tournament; much thanks to Eundong and company for the administrative work and wontaek for being our anizone liaison.

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edit: Bracket for archival purposes.

[Liddo-kun]

Originally Posted by Teiran

edit: Bracket for archival purposes.

Very much appreciated.
And that's an awesome Shana victory sig you've made.

[Psieye]

Fu... yeah... it's over... well I can't do any archival uploading (posters, K Saimoe results page saves, etc) right now as my monthly bandwidth is pwnt. Check back on this thread whenever I bump it with a status update.

[MaxwellDemon]

Well, I guess before this thread completely dies out. Once again, congratulations to Shana. Despite Super Best Moe came off as an exhibition tournament at first, in the end, it seems like there are some sort of recognition for it as an actual moe tournament in the year.

I had fun while this was on! I'll still be checking this thread regularly whenever there are any posts or updates (or when minhtam comes from his funeral and is up to writing that final annoucement ). If I don't stumble upon you guys on other threads, then it will be Saimoe 08 I will be seeing all you guys at.

[Kalua]

Time for one final post. Like many others have said, congrats to Shana. Finally after so many years of being a semi- finalist, quater- finalist, and a tunner up, she's finally a champion. I hope 08' moe season will be just as fun as this year's.

[Liddo-kun]

It's been over 3 months of action, joy and despair.
All wrapped in these moe tournaments.

Hope to see everyone again on '08.
And I do wonder who will take the place of the dolls, now that they won't be returning anymore.

[MaxwellDemon]

Originally Posted by -boiledliddo-

Hope to see everyone again on '08
And I do wonder who will take the place of the dolls, now that they won't be returning anymore.

I think I am becoming doll obsessive, I just remembered I dreamed about a S3 being released on December.

*sigh* Dreams...

I don't think it is too far of a bet to think that HnG might take over the former positions of the dolls. Nagi already set her first print on Saimoe (as Souseiseki did). Maybe Hina will win champion next year.

[cleo]

Thanks everyone, it has been fun indeed.
A few months ago I knew nothing of Saimoe, now I'm a fanatic supporter lol.
Too bad it's over.. oh wait, there's Saigar

[Liddo-kun]

Originally Posted by MaxwellDemon

I think I am becoming doll obsessive, I just remembered I dreamed about a S3 being released on December.

*sigh* Dreams...

I don't think it is too far of a bet to think that HnG might take over the former positions of the dolls. Nagi already set her first print on Saimoe (as Souseiseki did). Maybe Hina will win champion next year.

I'm already missing the dolls...*sigh
A surprise announcement of season 3 would be a good Christmas gift.

I actually know a few people on other forums.
Saying they actually bought a Suiseiseki costume and they wore it on anime convention.


Here's my last post of images.
Christmas Shana scans to celebrate the Spirit of Christmas with Shana.

[frustra]

Originally Posted by MaxwellDemon

I think I am becoming doll obsessive, I just remembered I dreamed about a S3 being released on December.

*sigh* Dreams...

I don't think it is too far of a bet to think that HnG might take over the former positions of the dolls. Nagi already set her first print on Saimoe (as Souseiseki did). Maybe Hina will win champion next year.

I think the dolls are irreplaceable. They are a unique part of Saimoe history, and very influential as well. They've left a legacy, even.

As for HnG emulating the dolls in terms of dominance, I think it is possible. They have the potential, a good showing in their first year ala RM in 2005. That is provided the anime exceeds 52 episodes. If not, then they will just be in action for two years (2007-2008). However, considering that the manga is still ongoing and showing no signs that it will be ending soon, there's plenty of material to go through. For 35 episodes, they've taken only Volumes 1-7 out of the 13 currently in print, with some parts skipped and could possibly be animated in the future. And the kicker is that the best parts of the manga are just waiting to be animated. So if all goes well, HnG might become a solid Saimoe franchise

But there are still other franchises that would probably replace the void RM will leave. Haruhi Suzumiya is one. Lots of material still uncovered + popularity = more seasons, which means more Saimoe appearances. Higurashi could be one. As for others, I can't tell for now.

So looking forward to 2008, seems like it would be a great, if not better, Moe Festival Season. ^_^

PS thanks to everyone who made this season enjoyable and worthwhile of our time. That means the organizers, updaters/liaisons, support/campaign material provider, analysts/data miners, and so forth. ^_^

[Xellos-_^]

Everyone leaving already?

it is only another 7 months before J.Saimoe starts again

[Liddo-kun]

Originally Posted by Xellos-_^

Everyone leaving already?

it is only another 7 months before J.Saimoe starts again

Only a temporary leave.
I'd certainly be back to support Hinagiku, Shana, Rena, Rika, Fate and Nanoha for next year.

[minhtam1638]

Stopped at a restaurant with WIRELESS access! Any, just saw the results, but I don't have time to linger right now, as we're about to leave.

Congrats to Shana, and to Haruhi too for keeping it real close.

[HikaruYagami]

Woo Shana actually managed to win alright

A pretty close matchup only like 17 vote difference

Congrats to Haruhi for doing so well

[Psieye]

Originally Posted by -boiledliddo-

It's been over 3 months of action, joy and despair.
All wrapped in these moe tournaments.

Hope to see everyone again on '08.
And I do wonder who will take the place of the dolls, now that they won't be returning anymore.

5 months if you count the prelims~ I seriously need to write Python scripts or something for next year to spit out data formatted correctly for the Wiki...

[Shana]

You did it, Shana! You are teh Moest (wonder if that's a word) thing in this world!

Now I can go sleep happy