Anime Saimoe Tournament 2008 (Japan)

[neutralizer]

Originally Posted by Eczema

Saimoe 2007 got me to notice and ultimately watch Higurashi, which turned out to be pretty awesome with a lot of moe girls. This year, a lot of people are urging me to watch HnG now.

I'm surprised you didn't notice HnG last year considering the fact that Nagi was a finalist and Hinagiku won Best Moe.

[Liddo-kun]

Originally Posted by Eczema

Saimoe 2007 got me to notice and ultimately watch Higurashi, which turned out to be pretty awesome with a lot of moe girls. This year, a lot of people are urging me to watch HnG now.

I think one of Saimoe's purpose got to you. Which is the advertising of anime.

Similar to what you did, last year I watched HnG because the HnG girls were doing pretty well on Saimoe 2007. And this year I started BamBoo Blade, Night Wizard and Darker than BLACK because of Saimoe 2008. All turned out to be decent anime - personal opinion of course.

[Eczema]

Originally Posted by neutralizer

I'm surprised you didn't notice HnG last year considering the fact that Nagi was a finalist and Hinagiku won Best Moe.

I did notice HnG, but from what I understand, Hayate, Nagi, and Maria are the main characters, so Hina sorta went under the radar. I didn't follow K-Saimoe last year. Don't worry, I'll get around to HnG eventually, but right now, my itinerary for anime is overwhelming. After Higurashi, I've got Denno Coil, Aria (3 seasons), and Code Geass (2 seasons) to trudge through, along with the 7 current series I'm following.

[Wolfii]

Originally Posted by neutralizer

great video. I've missed the recent IOSYS videos so that was nice. Poor Cirno. \m/





I do love you both

Oh, on a sidenote, Deathkillz, your sig is so moe. Sanya for Saimoe 2009?!

I agree with my whole heart. Sanya for SaiMoe 2009!

[OverFunk]

Oh silly Archanfels, should I dig up some last year's quotes when Kagami lost? You've really no right to talk like that. Though you're right, Saimoe fails when your favorite loses, it's only natural to have those feelings if you feel moe for that character.

I've no comment on the other discussion topic, the "I don't like moeblobs because I'm such an intellectual fan". Pretentious... and I'll leave at that.

[Team Rocket Elite]

Stats and my thoughts about the next match:

Spoiler:

Today's match: Hiiragi Kagami vs Furukawa Nagisa

Hiiragi Kagami

Past Results:
Round 5: Kagami 1138 (59.02%) - Tomoyo 790(40.98%)
Round 4: Kagami 1448 (59.44%) - Kyou 988(40.56%)
Round 3: Kagami 1086 (61.56%) - Amu 678 (38.44%)
Round 2: Kagami 734 (65.54%) - Uchida 236 (21.07%) - Mizore 150 (13.39%)
Round 1: Kagami 822 (62.32%) - Sanae 270 (20.47%) - Shion 227 (17.21%)

Preliminary Group 20
1 - Kagami - 996
2 - Tsukasa - 982
3 - Hinagiku - 918

Furukawa Nagisa

Past Results:
Round 5: Nagisa 953 (51.68%) - Tamaki 891 (48.32%)
Round 4: Nagisa 1198 (53.36%) - Hayate 1047 (46.64%)
Round 3: Nagisa 846 (60.73%) - Question Fairy 547 (39.27%)
Round 2: Nagisa 878 (55.92%) - Athena 466 (29.68%) - Sumi 226 (14.39%)
Round 1: Nagisa 639 (43.98%) - Kallen 583 (40.12%) - Kanata 231 (15.90%)

Preliminary Group 19
1 - Nagisa - 697
2 - Rena - 688
3 - Yami - 620

It's the semifinals! No one wants to lose having come this far! Three of the four semifinalists this year are Kyoto Animation characters. The first and second of them are up today. Kagami is also the first of two Lucky Star characters in the semifinals. Kagami is also the first of three Preliminary Gorup 20 characters to make the semifinals. Kagami's past results should make it obvious who the favorite is. Nagisa is going to be Clannad killer Kagami's next victim. Kagami has completely dominated every opponent she has faced so far. Nagisa is expected to be one of the weaker main Clannad girls. Even if she was stronger than Kyou or Tomoyo, reversing a 60-40 match is not a simple matter. Nagisa is by no means weak, she's just not in Kagami's league. Throw in Kagami's anti-Clannad power and Nagisa is going to get beat down. Nagisa does have one thing going for her. Kagami does have a weakness. In 2007 Kagami was looking good until she met Rena and lost. Rena is voiced by Nakahara Mai. As luck would have it Nagisa is voiced by Nakahara Mai. Characters voiced by Nakahara Mai are Kagami's one weakness. >_> But seriously Nagisa does have a way to win. Kagami supports might be a bit complacent due to Kagami dispatching the previous two Clannad characters with ease (and Tsukasa beat Fuuko as well). I think Nagisa is stronger than most people think she is. A full power Nagisa versus a not trying Kagami and throw in the people trying to knock out Kagami so Hinagiku has a chance to win and maybe Nagisa can pull it off. The problem is if the battle looks close, the Kagami faction will mobilze and crush Nagisa. Also it's more difficult to get an anti-Kyoto Animation rally going since they will have to vote for a Kyoto Animation character. Nagisa will outdo Tomoyo and Kyou, but the final result will never be in question.

My prediction:
Kagami - 58.50%
Nagisa - 41.50%

I'm voting for Hiiragi Kagami.

[todkapuz]

Originally Posted by Eczema

I did notice HnG, but from what I understand, Hayate, Nagi, and Maria are the main characters, so Hina sorta went under the radar. I didn't follow K-Saimoe last year. Don't worry, I'll get around to HnG eventually, but right now, my itinerary for anime is overwhelming. After Higurashi, I've got Denno Coil, Aria (3 seasons), and Code Geass (2 seasons) to trudge through, along with the 7 current series I'm following.

Then Saimoe 2007 served its function. That's why the organizers strongly urge people to put in moe-bun with the votes... it is all about helping you get to know series and characters you don't know about yet.... you never know what you might find out there... bamboo blade is on my dl list now ... and there are a couple others I am going to check out this year.... but more importantly I found out about Index from Saimoe2008 (even if she isn't a player in 2008, but will in 2009) ... and Im now addicted to it


Just an hour or so until the next battle begins..

[frustra]

It's too early to tell but from what I have watched so far I can say that the Kannagi and Toradora characters, and Index should be major players in SaiMoe next year.

[hirahira]

Originally Posted by frustra

It's too early to tell but from what I have watched so far I can say that the Kannagi and Toradora characters, and Index should be major players in SaiMoe next year.

Nagi must win Saimoe 2009! Next year's Saimoe will be so exciting and I have tons of characters that I will be supporting so hopefully one of them will win.

[OverFunk]

We all mention new possible players. This year it turned out that Nagisa, out of such a wonderful selection, won the best rookie award.

I sure hope that Taiga, Nagi & Index go far, though. Also Nogizaka Haruka <3. (Zephyr, make an Index sig that I can borrow until next Saimoe please ;_; ).

[KaneDragon]

Originally Posted by hirahira

Nagi must win Saimoe 2009! Next year's Saimoe will be so exciting and I have tons of characters that I will be supporting so hopefully one of them will win.

Japan will also be fielding an entire squadron of pantsless loli, though, right? To a certain someone in this thread, it might seem like Armageddon.

[Bathory Area]

Originally Posted by frustra

It's too early to tell but from what I have watched so far I can say that the Kannagi and Toradora characters, and Index should be major players in SaiMoe next year.

You forget Hyakko, Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka and Jigoku Shojo.

[Rika-chama]

Official Names for today's contest

Spoiler:

http://changi.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/vote/1225196018/577
<<柊かがみ＠らき☆すた>>(Hiiragi Kagami@Lucky Star)
<<柊かがみ>>(Hiiragi Kagami)
<<柊>>(Hiiragi)
<<かがみ>>(Kagami)
<<ひいらぎ>>(Hiiragi)
<<かがみん>>(Kagamin)
<<かがみ様>>(Kagami-sama)
<<きょうちゃん>>(Kyou-chan)
<<鏡ちゃん>>(Kagami-chan)
<<鏡>>(Kagami)
<<パン工場>>(Bread Factory)

<<古河渚＠CLANNAD>>(Furukawa Nagisa@CLANNAD)
<<古河渚>>(Furukawa Nagisa)
<<古河>>(Furukawa)
<<渚>>(Nagisa)
<<ふるかわ>>(Furukawa)
<<なぎさ>>(Nagisa)
<<だんご>>(Dango)
<<だんご大家族>>(Big Dango Family)
<<留年少女>>(Girl who repeated a year)
<<一留少女>>(One Girl)
<<演劇部部長>>(Play Director)
<<触角>>(Insect Antenna)
<<アホ毛>>(Ahoge)
<<あんパン>>(Anpan)
<<あんぱん>>(Anpan)
<<カツサンド>>(Cutlet Sandwich)
<<おまえにレインボー>>(A rainbow for you)

Please correct me if I'm wrong about Nagisa's last 2...

[Game8910]

Originally Posted by OverFunk

I sure hope that Taiga, Nagi & Index go far, though. Also Nogizaka Haruka <3. (Zephyr, make an Index sig that I can borrow until next Saimoe please ;_; ).

remember that new Kugimiya lolis always go far

Shana - 3rd in 06
Nagi - 2nd in 07

so im sure Taiga's chances are good, very good

Taiga - 1st in 09?

[KaneDragon]

Invasion of the Kagami forces.

Still voting for Nagisa.

Originally Posted by Game8910

remember that new Kugimiya lolis always go far

Shana - 3rd in 06
Nagi - 2nd in 07

so im sure Taiga's chances are good, very good

The difference being, Shana and Nagi are likable characters who don't make a habit of beating/degrading the male lead--Taiga is worse than Louise, who I see isn't on your list...

[hirahira]

Originally Posted by KaneDragon

The difference being, Shana and Nagi are likable characters who don't make a habit of beating/degrading the male lead.

I was pretty sure that Shana does..

[OverFunk]

Taiga being dere dere over Kitamura = Being injected with maple syrup.

[KaneDragon]

Originally Posted by hirahira

I was pretty sure that Shana does..

Spoiler for response:

Not unless you're generalizing "beat/degrade" beyond recognition. Shana and Yuji get along just fine. They have since about the very beginning.

Originally Posted by OverFunk

Taiga being dere dere over Kitamura = Being injected with maple syrup.

And then immediately turning to rYuji and bitching at him for being a stupid dog == Being kicked in the nuts.

[Bathory Area]

Originally Posted by KaneDragon

Invasion of the Kagami forces.

Still voting for Nagisa.


The difference being, Shana and Nagi are likable characters who don't make a habit of beating/degrading the male lead--Taiga is worse than Louise, who I see isn't on your list...

"Invasion of Kagami forces".Oh,that is bad omen.

[Eczema]

anyone know what the tracker url is this time? semi_finals didn't work.