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Solid list, though I doubt the strength of Puella Magi Madoka Magica as a whole due to Bakemonogatari falling short last year. Mio belongs to the K-ON! group (see: past winner), and as such even if a few voters are sympathetic for her, they still won't let her even have a sniff at the title. It all comes down to block matchups, so I find it almost impossible to really predict individual character strength, as it can fluctuate with different circumstances. For example, Azusa had the advantage of Yui being cast off in the 2nd round, while also capitalizing on a same-series matchup with Mio against Mikoto where K-ON! fans were able to throw all their votes at Azusa. Every champion since I've been following the tournament (2007) has had some major breaks, directly or indirectly.
For the record, I would have Mikoto, Kuroneko, and Charlotte as the top three most likely to perform under pressure, after that it's pretty much a crapshoot. With a return to the bracket format of old, I'm hoping we can see more competitive matches. And no, I'm not making a personal favourites list yet. I'll save that for after the preliminary rounds.
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And as far as I'm concern, Azu-nyan is 900x more popular in Japan than Mio. Madoka is not even #2 behind Homu-Homu (Tomoe Mami is). Will be able to tell once the prelim votes gets in, because as of right now, it's all talk on paper. Homura IS strong, but not necessarily dominating. Biribiri always have a strong fanbase, Kuroneko dominates C79, predicting Kanade getting sniped off again. No clue as if who's the dark horse (Last year it's Yamada, absolutely no clue this year) To make things worse(?), no Saki this year (for once), making things much more unpredictable. Quote:
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No way. She has far more tougher competition this year - than any of her previous years.
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2011-06-20, 21:37 | Link #27 |
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Lol...very true. We'll have to see, but it's possible for some of the newcomers + Mikoto to make it through to the quarters without collecting much hate along the way. I always see Mikoto as a character who nobody really "hates" and thus why I consider her strong in all moe contests. Then again, Saten made it further than her last year (due to the K-ON dogpile I mentioned in my last post)...
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2011-06-20, 22:08 | Link #31 |
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We've got an outstanding crop of new characters and few strong veterans, so this year promises to be fresh and full of surprises.
Prediction: Victory for Madoka. Madoka and Homura won't lose except to each other. Mami will also be strong, but she's not ahead like she was in episode 3. Her weak presence later in the show means we'll only see a fully powered-up Mami-san if the first two are upset. Of the returning veterans, Biribiri has the best shot to win it. She gave Azusa respectable competition last year, and there's a full season of Index 2 keeping her relevant. Tenshi is a threat to win her group, but between last year's loss and only one bonus episode for her franchise, she might not do any better this time around. K-ON will be strong, like Nanoha was in previous years, but their status as returning champions will prevent them from winning it all. My little Kirino and Kuroneko can't be this likely to make the finals! Ika Musume might invade them as well. Charlotte of IS is a serious contender for the championship. Other popular girls like Cecilia and Laura will make IS one of the strongest factions in the tournament. Rounding out the field, Ano Hana's popularity makes Menma dangerous, while the necromancer Eu and denpa Erio are strong characters with unproven support bases. Elsie will also have some fans. There's several wild card shows out there, especially from the Spring season, but Nichijou is looking weak compared to previous KyoAni shows.
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2011-06-20, 22:19 | Link #32 |
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And here's some pretty good preview writing:
http://tldrsaimoe.wordpress.com/tag/saimoe-2011/ (not my blog) === (but my opinion) And note, plenty of series I have not seen this past Saimoe calendar year. Very very likely, I'd miss many of 'em. Heavy Hitters (Good shot @ final 8)
Just below (May win a few rounds, but fall short of final 8)
Series to be missed Clannad. Nanoha. Hayate no Gotoku. Haruhi. Saki. Oh how they'll be missed. The brackets will be more empty without them... eh... nah. Plenty of newcomers this year to replace them. Lol. Yet, looking at this chart (linked earlier), it's somewhat "nostalgic" looking at their "careers".
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2011-06-20, 22:24 | Link #33 |
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This is Hanazawa's year, just sayin'
I'll quote this come October whatever. I see how Madoka Magica stole 2ch past winter season, but I don't think moe was a important factor. Now, it depends if 2ch can vote honestly on that.
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2011-06-20, 22:29 | Link #34 | |
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[21:47:00] <%sika> I can see Eu trolling someone
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Enough with trolling...
Anyway Kuroneko really the top 1 that will win saimoe this year... Beside K-on, Index chara, IS and Madoka will be powerhouse for this tournament... Angel Beats will doing well too... They will become next HAyate lol... Looking for dark horse is easy... Milky Holmes is a dark house... they really popular in Japan with dominate in TCG and MAD this year same with Saki before... I dunno with powerhouse this spring because i don't have enough data but i can see Denpa Onna chara will doing great because SHAFT after their great trolling of Madoka... Nichijou never doing great because they are no.1 worst anime in spring according 2ch poll... i am dunno with Kaminomi chara... the anime sales really bad and not many material that people cares enough except manga... i hope they will doing good despite my bad prediction... Honorable mention is Baka Test and Shana that will get anime this summer and fall... Dunno they will doing great or not...
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