International Saimoe League 2011

[0utf0xZer0]

Forgot to mention it last time, but I want to give a shoutout to the people who helped Aruruu win her exhibition match last time. Nice to see that Utawarerumono still has fans.

Originally Posted by Archon_Wing

Aww, but there's a bunch of fun (or terrible things) that would happen after a few drinks.

For me, it basically comes down to cost (especially when eating out), the fact I like keeping my wits about me, and the fact one of my friends is Russian so I'd rather not get started.

Originally Posted by Archon_Wing

Soft spoken and shy characters? MM. Yea, those can be pleasant when done right. You should be a big Mamiko Note fan, right?

I've mentioned Matsuri, Kotomi, and Tomoe as being among my favourites... take a guess. I do think Hanazawa has surpassed her for sheer cuteness of voice but there's a certain elegance to Mamiko's voice work that makes her a joy to listen too.

Although to be honest, I probably associate her more with "charming" types than shy ones just because I first took notice of her when she played Matsuri. And I tend to notice when she plays characters with a similar "vibe", like Yuki from Taisho Baseball Girls. I guess you could say that when I think playful types, I think Mamiko, and when I think shy types, I think Hanazawa.

My votes... abstained from a few matches where I had trouble picking and because I'm not familiar with Elemental Gelade.

ARENA 01: Shinonono Hōki [Abstained] Seraphim
ARENA 02: Tachibana Kanade [Abstained] Saber
ARENA 03: [Sengoku Nadeko] Eucliwood Hellscythe
ARENA 04: [Yui] Shiina
ARENA 05: [Charlotte Dunois] Iwasawa Asami
ARENA 06: [Hirasawa Ui] Konjiki no Yami
ARENA 07: Huang Lingyin [Hirasawa Yui]
ARENA 08: [Furukawa Nagisa] Shirai Kuroko
ARENA 09: [Laura Bodewig] Last Order
ARENA 10: Suzumiya Haruhi [Abstained] Asahina Mikuru
ARENA 11: Sakagami Tomoyo [Abstained] Shana
ARENA 12: Nakano Azusa [Senjōgahara Hitagi]
ARENA 13: Nakamura Yuri [Aragaki Ayase]
ARENA 14: [Shiina Mafuyu] Izumi Konata
ARENA 15: Kasugano Sora [Aisaka Taiga]
ARENA 16: Sanzen'in Nagi [Abstained] Kuroi Mato
ARENA 17: C.C. [Haruna]
ARENA 18: Akiyama Mio [Holo]
ARENA 19: [Nagato Yuki] Victorique de Blois
ARENA 20: [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] Nymph
ARENA 21: Louise Vallière [Fujibayashi Kyō]
ARENA 22: Kotobuki Tsumugi [Fate Testarossa]
ARENA 23: Index L. Prohibitorum [Hiiragi Kagami]
ARENA 24: Kōsaka Kirino [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 25: [Tōsaka Rin] Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 26: Reverie Metherlence [Abstained] Sōryū Asuka Langley

[~Yami~]

ARENA 01: [Shinonono Hōki] Seraphim
ARENA 02: [Tachibana Kanade] Saber
ARENA 03: Sengoku Nadeko [Eucliwood Hellscythe]
ARENA 04: Yui [Shiina]
ARENA 05: [Charlotte Dunois] Iwasawa Asami
ARENA 06: Hirasawa Ui [Konjiki no Yami]
ARENA 07: [Huang Lingyin] Hirasawa Yui
ARENA 08: [Furukawa Nagisa] Shirai Kuroko
ARENA 09: [Laura Bodewig] Last Order
ARENA 10: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Asahina Mikuru
ARENA 11: Sakagami Tomoyo [Shana]
ARENA 12: [Nakano Azusa] Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 13: [Nakamura Yuri] Aragaki Ayase
ARENA 14: Shiina Mafuyu [Izumi Konata]
ARENA 15: Kasugano Sora [Aisaka Taiga]
ARENA 16: [Sanzen'in Nagi] Kuroi Mato
ARENA 17: [C.C.] Haruna
ARENA 18: Akiyama Mio [Holo]
ARENA 19: Nagato Yuki [Victorique de Blois]
ARENA 20: [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] Nymph
ARENA 21: Louise Vallière [Fujibayashi Kyō]
ARENA 22: Kotobuki Tsumugi [Fate Testarossa]
ARENA 23: Index L. Prohibitorum [Hiiragi Kagami]
ARENA 24: Kōsaka Kirino [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 25: [Tōsaka Rin] Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 26: [Reverie Metherlence] Sōryū Asuka Langley

[Rajura]

ARENA 01: Shinonono Hōki [Seraphim]
ARENA 02: Tachibana Kanade [Saber]
ARENA 03: Sengoku Nadeko [Eucliwood Hellscythe]
ARENA 04: Yui [Shiina]
ARENA 05: Charlotte Dunois [Iwasawa Asami]
ARENA 06: Hirasawa Ui [Konjiki no Yami]
ARENA 07: [Huang Lingyin] Hirasawa Yui
ARENA 08: [Furukawa Nagisa] Shirai Kuroko
ARENA 09: Laura Bodewig [Last Order]
ARENA 10: Suzumiya Haruhi [Asahina Mikuru]
ARENA 11: [Sakagami Tomoyo] Shana
ARENA 12: [Nakano Azusa] Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 13: Nakamura Yuri [Aragaki Ayase]
ARENA 14: [Shiina Mafuyu] Izumi Konata
ARENA 15: [Kasugano Sora] Aisaka Taiga
ARENA 16: [Sanzen'in Nagi] Kuroi Mato
ARENA 17: C.C. [Haruna]
ARENA 18: Akiyama Mio [Holo] What? You're surprised?!?!
ARENA 19: [Nagato Yuki] Victorique de Blois
ARENA 20: Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko) [Nymph]
ARENA 21: Louise Vallière [Fujibayashi Kyō]
ARENA 22: Kotobuki Tsumugi [Fate Testarossa]
ARENA 23: Index L. Prohibitorum [Hiiragi Kagami]
ARENA 24: [Kōsaka Kirino] Misaka Mikoto
ARENA 25: [Tōsaka Rin] Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 26: [Reverie Metherlence] Sōryū Asuka Langley

[Hooves]

ARENA 01: Shinonono Hōki [Seraphim]
ARENA 02: Tachibana Kanade [Saber]
ARENA 03: Sengoku Nadeko [Eucliwood Hellscythe]
ARENA 04: Yui [Shiina]
ARENA 05: [Charlotte Dunois] Iwasawa Asami
ARENA 06: [Hirasawa Ui] Konjiki no Yami
ARENA 07: [Huang Lingyin] Hirasawa Yui
ARENA 08: [Furukawa Nagisa] Shirai Kuroko
ARENA 09: Laura Bodewig [Last Order]
ARENA 10: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Asahina Mikuru
ARENA 11: Sakagami Tomoyo [Shana]
ARENA 12: [Nakano Azusa] Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 13: [Nakamura Yuri] Aragaki Ayase
ARENA 14: [Shiina Mafuyu] Izumi Konata
ARENA 15: [Kasugano Sora] Aisaka Taiga
ARENA 16: [Sanzen'in Nagi] Kuroi Mato
ARENA 17: [C.C.] Haruna
ARENA 18: Akiyama Mio [Holo]
ARENA 19: Nagato Yuki [Victorique de Blois]
ARENA 20: Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko) [Nymph]
ARENA 21: Louise Vallière [Fujibayashi Kyō]
ARENA 22: Kotobuki Tsumugi [Fate Testarossa]
ARENA 23: Index L. Prohibitorum [Hiiragi Kagami]
ARENA 24: Kōsaka Kirino [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 25: Tōsaka Rin [Katsura Hinagiku]
ARENA 26: Reverie Metherlence [Abstained] Sōryū Asuka Langley (I simply didn't know who to pick )

[Shimapan]

Amethyst 3

ARENA 01: [Shinonono Hōki] Seraphim
ARENA 02: Tachibana Kanade [Saber]
ARENA 03: Sengoku Nadeko [Eucliwood Hellscythe]
ARENA 04: [Yui] Shiina
ARENA 05: [Charlotte Dunois] Iwasawa Asami
ARENA 06: Hirasawa Ui [Konjiki no Yami]
ARENA 07: [Huang Lingyin] Hirasawa Yui
ARENA 08: Furukawa Nagisa [Shirai Kuroko]
ARENA 09: [Laura Bodewig] Last Order
ARENA 10: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Asahina Mikuru
ARENA 11: [Sakagami Tomoyo] Shana
ARENA 12: [Nakano Azusa] Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 13: [Nakamura Yuri] Aragaki Ayase
ARENA 14: [Shiina Mafuyu] Izumi Konata
ARENA 15: [Kasugano Sora] Aisaka Taiga
ARENA 16: [Sanzen'in Nagi] Kuroi Mato
ARENA 17: C.C. [Haruna]
ARENA 18: [Akiyama Mio] Holo
ARENA 19: [Nagato Yuki] Victorique de Blois
ARENA 20: [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] Nymph
ARENA 21: Louise Vallière [Fujibayashi Kyō]
ARENA 22: [Kotobuki Tsumugi] Fate Testarossa
ARENA 23: [Index L. Prohibitorum] Hiiragi Kagami
ARENA 24: Kōsaka Kirino [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 25: Tōsaka Rin [Katsura Hinagiku]
ARENA 26: Reverie Metherlence [Sōryū Asuka Langley]

[weaponX]

ARENA 01: Shinonono Hōki [Abstained] Seraphim
ARENA 02: Tachibana Kanade [Saber]
Saber wins this one just because.. well.. yeah

ARENA 03: Sengoku Nadeko [Abstained] Eucliwood Hellscythe
ARENA 04: Yui [Shiina]
ARENA 05: Charlotte Dunois [Iwasawa Asami]
ARENA 06: Hirasawa Ui [Konjiki no Yami]
ARENA 07: Huang Lingyin [Abstained] Hirasawa Yui
ARENA 08: [Furukawa Nagisa] Shirai Kuroko
ARENA 09: Laura Bodewig [Abstained] Last Order
ARENA 10: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Asahina Mikuru
ARENA 11: [Sakagami Tomoyo] Shana
ARENA 12: Nakano Azusa [Abstained] Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 13: [Nakamura Yuri] Aragaki Ayase
Ayase might actually be worse than Kirino

ARENA 14: Shiina Mafuyu [Abstained] Izumi Konata
ARENA 15: [Kasugano Sora] Aisaka Taiga
ARENA 16: Sanzen'in Nagi [Abstained] Kuroi Mato
ARENA 17: C.C. [Abstained] Haruna
ARENA 18: Akiyama Mio [Abstained] Holo
ARENA 19: [Nagato Yuki] Victorique de Blois
Nagato FTW

ARENA 20: [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] Nymph
Kuroneko is playa hater of the year!

ARENA 21: Louise Vallière [Fujibayashi Kyō]
ARENA 22: Kotobuki Tsumugi [Fate Testarossa]
This is for Archon_Wing

ARENA 23: Index L. Prohibitorum [Abstained] Hiiragi Kagami
ARENA 24: Kōsaka Kirino [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 25: [Tōsaka Rin] Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 26: Reverie Metherlence [Abstained] Sōryū Asuka Langley

[Chiibi]

At first I was like "This round is easy" then I got to Shiina vs. Konata and it was "Oh F*CK" from there on.

ARENA 01: Shinonono Hōki [[Seraphim]]
ARENA 02: Tachibana Kanade [[Saber]]
ARENA 03: Sengoku Nadeko [[Eucliwood Hellscythe]]
ARENA 04: [[Yui]] Shiina
ARENA 05: Charlotte Dunois [[Iwasawa Asami]]
ARENA 06: Hirasawa Ui [[Konjiki no Yami]]
ARENA 07: Huang Lingyin [[Hirasawa Yui]]
ARENA 08: [[Furukawa Nagisa]] Shirai Kuroko
ARENA 09: [[Laura Bodewig]] Last Order
ARENA 10: [[Suzumiya Haruhi]] Asahina Mikuru
ARENA 11: Sakagami Tomoyo [[Shana]]
ARENA 12: [[Nakano Azusa]] Senjōgahara Hitagi
ARENA 13: [[Nakamura Yuri]] Aragaki Ayase
ARENA 14: Shiina Mafuyu [[Abstained]] Izumi Konata
ARENA 15: Kasugano Sora [[Abstained]] Aisaka Taiga
ARENA 16: [[Sanzen'in Nagi]] Kuroi Mato
ARENA 17: C.C. [[Abstained]] Haruna
ARENA 18: Akiyama Mio [[Holo]]
ARENA 19: Nagato Yuki [[Victorique de Blois]]
ARENA 20: Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko) [[Nymph]]
ARENA 21: Louise Vallière [[Fujibayashi Kyō]]
ARENA 22: Kotobuki Tsumugi [[Fate Testarossa]]
ARENA 23: [[Index L. Prohibitorum]] Hiiragi Kagami
ARENA 24: [[Kōsaka Kirino]] Misaka Mikoto
ARENA 25: Tōsaka Rin [[Katsura Hinagiku]]
ARENA 26: [[Reverie Metherlence]] Sōryū Asuka Langley

[Triple_R]

ARENA 01: Shinonono Hōki [Abstained] Seraphim
ARENA 02: Tachibana Kanade [Saber]
ARENA 03: [Sengoku Nadeko] Eucliwood Hellscythe
ARENA 04: [Yui] Shiina
ARENA 05: Charlotte Dunois [Abstained] Iwasawa Asami
ARENA 06: [Hirasawa Ui] Konjiki no Yami
ARENA 07: Huang Lingyin [Hirasawa Yui]
ARENA 08: [Furukawa Nagisa] Shirai Kuroko
ARENA 09: Laura Bodewig [Abstained] Last Order
ARENA 10: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Asahina Mikuru
ARENA 11: Sakagami Tomoyo [Shana]
ARENA 12: Nakano Azusa [Senjōgahara Hitagi]
ARENA 13: [Nakamura Yuri] Aragaki Ayase
ARENA 14: Shiina Mafuyu [Izumi Konata]
ARENA 15: [Kasugano Sora] Aisaka Taiga
ARENA 16: Sanzen'in Nagi [Abstained] Kuroi Mato
ARENA 17: [C.C.] Haruna
ARENA 18: Akiyama Mio [Holo]
ARENA 19: [Nagato Yuki] Victorique de Blois
ARENA 20: [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] Nymph
ARENA 21: Louise Vallière [Fujibayashi Kyō]
ARENA 22: Kotobuki Tsumugi [Fate Testarossa]
ARENA 23: Index L. Prohibitorum [Hiiragi Kagami]
ARENA 24: Kōsaka Kirino [Misaka Mikoto]
ARENA 25: [Tōsaka Rin] Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 26: Reverie Metherlence [Sōryū Asuka Langley]

[HasuMasu]

ARENA 01: [Shinonono Hōki] Seraphim
ARENA 02: [Tachibana Kanade] Saber
ARENA 03: [Sengoku Nadeko] Eucliwood Hellscythe
ARENA 04: Yui [Abstained] Shiina
ARENA 05: [Charlotte Dunois] Iwasawa Asami
ARENA 06: Hirasawa Ui [Abstained] Konjiki no Yami
ARENA 07: Huang Lingyin [Hirasawa Yui]
ARENA 08: [Furukawa Nagisa] Shirai Kuroko
ARENA 09: Laura Bodewig [Abstained] Last Order
ARENA 10: Suzumiya Haruhi [Asahina Mikuru]
ARENA 11: [Sakagami Tomoyo] Shana
ARENA 12: Nakano Azusa [Senjōgahara Hitagi]
ARENA 13: Nakamura Yuri [Abstained] Aragaki Ayase
ARENA 14: Shiina Mafuyu [Abstained] Izumi Konata
ARENA 15: Kasugano Sora [Abstained] Aisaka Taiga
ARENA 16: Sanzen'in Nagi [Abstained] Kuroi Mato
ARENA 17: [C.C.] Haruna
ARENA 18: [Akiyama Mio] Holo
ARENA 19: [Nagato Yuki] Victorique de Blois
ARENA 20: [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] Nymph
ARENA 21: Louise Vallière [Abstained] Fujibayashi Kyō
ARENA 22: Kotobuki Tsumugi [Fate Testarossa]
ARENA 23: Index L. Prohibitorum [Hiiragi Kagami]
ARENA 24: Kōsaka Kirino [Abstained] Misaka Mikoto
ARENA 25: Tōsaka Rin [Katsura Hinagiku]
ARENA 26: Reverie Metherlence [Abstained] Sōryū Asuka Langley

[RegalStar]

Oh hay, Index vs Mikoto.

Also, we have Ayase vs Holo. It's a rank 7 vs rank 3, and it's pretty scary to think that it could actually go either way, though I guess both of them contributes to that.

[~Yami~]

Fate lost again????
how can Mugi won against Fate????

[Team Rocket Elite]

We've got a few strong characters overperform in blowouts here. Taiga, Mikoto, Kuroneko and Yuki all beat their opponent worse than I expected. A match that wasn't as close as I thought it would be was C.C. vs Haruna. Haruna has hung on for quite a while but perhaps she's starting to fade now as well. Nagisa and Yuri are two other characters that looked good in their matches. There may have been a slight K-On resurgence. Well, it didn't help Mio (and she in fact underperformed on Holo) or Azusa (who did as expected) but Yui, Ui and Tsumugi all looked great in their matches. I didn't think Tsumugi could beat Fate, let alone by the margin she did.

[Rajura]

Awwww... I always hold out hope, but...

Poor Holo; poor, poor Holo...

Some of the votes coming into play all around in these matches are indeed strategy me thinks!

[HasuMasu]

it never fails to bring me down to see just how unloved houki is

nadeko lost, holy crap :O

kanade only won by that much? what happened? guess it doesn't matter anyway

HINA PULLED IT OFF HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

that feels better

[Sphire]

Whoa, decrease in voter turnout? Slightly more interesting if that remains the case.

[Team Rocket Elite]

Originally Posted by Da_Box

it never fails to bring me down to see just how unloved houki is

nadeko lost, holy crap :O

kanade only won by that much? what happened? guess it doesn't matter anyway

HINA PULLED IT OFF HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

that feels better

That was actually a pretty normal performance by Kanade. She only got around 65% of the votes when when was up against Nadeko and Charlotte who were a bit stronger than Saber. Kanade managed just over 66% of the votes against Saber.

[Ithekro]

Voting seems down by about a thousand...maybe a little more than that.

[HasuMasu]

Originally Posted by Ithekro

Voting seems down by about a thousand...maybe a little more than that.

^ is kind of what i was talking about...i guess

[ion475]

Voting seems down by about a thousand...maybe a little more than that.

It's on and off voting...AM 7 has like 9000 votes while while the vote number usually hover around 7000 for mid-round. It's definitely down for this round, though...(6000-6500...)

I blame voter fatigue and simply disinterest in mid-round. I mean, as much as Tier 1 v. Tier 3 being good matchup, it's clear that Tier 1 would win...

Upsets only happen when Tier 2 v. Tier 3 and Tier 1 v. Tier 2 anyway. Yes, on bigger picture, those Tier 7 (i.e. Ayase) and Tier 6 (i.e. Konjiki no Yami) "upsets" over Tier 4 are important for SDO, but do most people strategize that much? I doubt it, especially when you can't exactly predict who's your opponent's next opponent's opponent would be easily...

P.S. Shiina's 1500 vote...well, still can't beat her record of 1396 vote against Kanade. But of course, it's 2nd lowest # of votes so far, and against another AB character, no less.

[Zeroryoko1974]

I wonder if Kanade could get a high enough ranking to technically win the necklace despite not participating in the necklace playoff?