Anime Saimoe Tournament 2014 (Japan)

[Cryptum117]

Originally Posted by BloodyKitty

So the MadoMagi fanbase got out after Homura lost. Didn't see that coming.

that fanbase is so sad... they left their only survivor to her own luck

[FractalFusion]

I don't even know what's going on anymore.

Apparently RUN gave up and stopped deleting posts. Some other person named "uBJ7VhefNc" appears to be running the rest of the tournament now. No post deletions are taking place and the results count as-is. Affected matches are QF2, QF4, and all semifinal matches. Probably the final too. That's why the vote counts were so high recently.

[Cryptum117]

Originally Posted by FractalFusion

I don't even know what's going on anymore.

Apparently RUN gave up and stopped deleting posts. Some other person named "uBJ7VhefNc" appears to be running the rest of the tournament now. No post deletions are taking place and the results count as-is. Affected matches are QF2, QF4, and all semifinal matches. Probably the final too. That's why the vote counts were so high recently.

So high for Saki, at least

[Eisdrache]

Originally Posted by FractalFusion

I don't even know what's going on anymore.

Apparently RUN gave up and stopped deleting posts. Some other person named "uBJ7VhefNc" appears to be running the rest of the tournament now. No post deletions are taking place and the results count as-is. Affected matches are QF2, QF4, and all semifinal matches. Probably the final too. That's why the vote counts were so high recently.

Wait. So they retroactively change the vote totals? After we FINALLY made it to the finals? And RUN resigned before the last match? That's like running over 99/100 hurdles and giving up.

[TBAHammy]

Originally Posted by Eisdrache

Wait. So they retroactively change the vote totals? After we FINALLY made it to the finals? .

I'm assuming this means more that they're not evaluating the totals after and just going with the first counts, probably to get the tournament over with since it was delayed so long earlier.

[Team Rocket Elite]

Miracles and magic don't exist. It's all just coincidences. As suggested by the early results, the Madoka fanbase had given up on the tournament and Nodocchi throughly demolishes Sayaka. Just one more win to take home the crown. Joining her in the 6th same series final in Saimoe history is Miyanagi Saki. Maybe Shizuno would have done better two years ago but as expected she couldn't compete with the true main character of the series.

Final: Haramura Nodoka vs Miyanaga Saki

Two juggernauts dating back as far as 2009 face off to determine the Saimoe 2014 Champion. This is also a rematch of a Saimoe 2012 Quarterfinal match where Nodoka narrowly beat Saki. With the decline of the Saki Side A characters, Nodocchi is likely back to being the number one Saki character. Even if this is Saki herself, it's tough to see her winning. However, in past same series finals it isn't uncommon for the underdog to make a surprisingly good run at the favourite even if they still end up losing. Nodocchi and Saki have both soundly defeated all of their opponents so far, even Puella Magi. As a result, it's hard to really say who has looked stronger in previous matches. In the end, I will be sticking with the prediction I made when the Puella Magi began to fall. Nodoka will be the Saimoe 2014 Champion.

Vote:
Miyanaga Saki

Prediction:
Haramura Nodoka

[Hachiko]

Spoiler for graphics:

Spoiler:

Nodoka Haramura @ Saki 187
Saki Miyanaga @ Saki 187

Official. I do not think RUN will be interfering in this. Victory speech forthcoming. If the results are manipulated in Saki's favor, the speech below will be removed.

Spoiler for the victory speech:

"My partner for so long was unable to come up with a speech, so tonight, I am speaking for us.

For me, patience is something that cannot be forced or taught. Patience is one of those virtues that comes with winning. It comes from within. I came close so many times in my life, only to fall at the last hurdle or fall short of the edge of glory. This year has been different. Fueled by a drive to return to the policies set my my predecessor, Toki Onjouji, in 2012, the Saki Party has chosen me and my partner, Saki Miyanaga, in leading Japan into the year 2015.

My patience has been rewarded, my future has been secured, and with this, I am accepting your offer to become the 14th Saimoe Prime Minister of Japan with Saki.

The many years that I have been active in Saimoe have given me experience and a legacy that is unique in so many ways. People know my skills as a mahjong player and I have aspirations to play this game professionally. I have dreams of being a family person, a mother, and a good...wife. I promote lesbianism and the choice for anyone to choose who they want to love, regardless of sex, race, creed, color, orientation, or any other category that may restrict the empowering, emancipating power of choice.

We are here to not only promote the progressivism of our society, but also promote peace here in Japan, and around the world. Mahjong is our sport, and our country loves to play the game of mahjong. So as with the 2013 session, we plan to promote the game of riichi mahjong around the world and allow players to develop their own special abilities that will makes heads turn and convert skeptics into believers.

People will say that we have been too influential the past several years we have been competing in Saimoe. People will tell us, "Saimoe is dead," and bring other competitions to a more positive light. However, even after I am through with my term, I am confident that our competition to find the best young woman to lead Japan will continue with a new outlook and a toughness and resilience that you will not find in any other competition in the world. I believe the 2channel Anime Saimoe Tournament is the gold standard. And if they mock our process, that is a sign we are doing our job and we shall continue to promote the message of moe around the world.

I want to tell you a story. Last night, I was summoned by the outgoing Saimoe Prime Minister, Ms. Madoka Kaname, to take part in a mission that I will never forget. I was summoned to deliver Christmas presents to many people across the country, some in different dimensions, and some in different timelines. It was a journey of highs, it was a journey of lows. But through thick and thing, I learned a lot more about myself and how I could also help people who need happiness in their lives this holiday season.

I did this with my two deputy prime ministers: Saki, of course, and Shizuno Takakamo, both of whom I have known for many years, and whose lives I am indebted to, especially Saki's. We flew on a sleigh powered by men who never tired, who never quit, and who were dedicated to seeing us cross the finish line tonight.

And the people I met, and the lives I touched, were all amazing and unforgettable in their own right.

In a future timeline, I met the spirit of a young gamer who lost her life due to AIDS. With the blessings of her friend, I was able to initiate a foundation in her name dedicated to the research of a cure for AIDS, cancer and other terminal illnesses.

In a place about the skies called Synapse, I was able to bring close to an angeloid who lost her life out of love and devotion for the one person she always wanted. With her wedding dress and her ring worn, the cycle and exchange of vows was complete, the closure was made, and no matter what, they are forever together as one.

As the very first mission in this long journey I made, I went to a school in the heart of Akihabara to reward a rising idol group for reaching the pinnacle of success. Their tireless work and dedication to entertain audiences of all ages is commendable and must be respected by those who knew them, and those who have yet to know.

I even went to dimension in a game. There, the residents prefer card games or chess. I was able to introduce our party's sport of choice to the residents of Elchea City. It is my unshakable hope and belief that the Elchea Federation and all of Disboard will consider and use mahjong as a way to settle differences in the name of sport while at the same time experience fun and camaraderie among those special to them.

We even had two of our meals at places that were stomping grounds for some of the receipients of our gifts, A master of electricity, a teleportation aficionado, a computer genius and a daughter of a JSDF official were among some of the faces there. We passed by another school in which a lesbian couple were celebrating their new life together while reuniting with those that used to be their classmates. The power of the holidays allows old ties to be strengthened while creating new ones that will last a lifetime.

We gave gifts to important members of our party across the country, stretching from Hokkaido to Kyushu, our symbol of thanks for their support throughout this long drawn-out campaign. And before we arrived here, we gave gifts to everyone at a festival in both Mitakihara City and Kazamino City on behalf of both the Puella Magi Party and the Saki Party for their faith and support in the Saimoe movement this year.

Ecchi, yuri, comedy, drama, we do it all because we're all women and we love to be awesome. To the people in all those towns we visited, I collectively thank you for being on our side this year and supporting a winner.

This coming year, we plan to do more than just promote our party platform and work with the Imperial Household's Princess Aiko. We have a number of important events this year that we are planning to advocate. First, the FIFA 2015 Women's World Cup is coming. I call on the residents of Japan to support Nadeshiko Japan in the hopes that they will win their second FIFA Women's World Cup and further the perseverance from the disaster that took place in Tohoku in 2011.

A new threat to the world, the Islamic State, is rising in stregth and is unlike anything we have seen in our world. As your Saimoe Prime Minister, I will be an advocate in strengthening self-defense while advocating for humanitarian relief in those war-torn regions of the Middle East and North Africa that need our help.

The concept of East Asian Strength is important to us, and the Saimoe Diet will advocate for concessions to our partners in Korea and China while making changes to our study material in the name of historical accuracy. Cloud computing is another technology that we are hoping to advocate. Our goals is to ensure that everyone that is a part of the Saimoe movement utilizes the cloud to get things done.

Finally, we are hoping that Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is able to outlive her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria as the longest-reigning monarch. For this, three members of our Saimoe Diet, Aislinn Wishart, Karen Kujou and Alice Cartelet, will be assigned to be joint Saimoe ambassadors to the Commonwealth of Nations and Great Britain so that they may check on the progress of Her Majesty the Queen.

There are many other events, functions, and duties that I will need to do, but as I have an ambition to be a professional one day, I plan to use this as a way to better myself, to prepare for a life outside of school, and build the type of resolve that will make me a more complete individual. This is a calling that eluded me for many years. Now, I get my chance to show what I can do.

We are so confident about the future of Japan and what is next. New shows, new faces, new looks and feels, new everything. Saimoe will not end here. The movement will continue to go on because our supporters never waver and are dedicated to keeping the spirit alive and relevant in our society. So to the voters who participated during this campaign, I applaud you faith, I applaud your perseverance, and my election as your Saimoe Prime Minister is now your reward.

Japan is now ready to put its best foot forward and carry on the legacies of those that came before us into the future. We are ready. We are committed. We are excited and drive. The time is now. Rise. Stand up, Rejoice. Saimoe is now alive again, everywhere, always and forever. This is what makes Japan the greatest nation on Earth.

Thank you, have a wonderful evening, have a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year and Season's Greetings. Take care of yourselves, be good to yourselves and be good to those you love. We love you all, we love you and we support you. May God bless you, and may God Bless Japan. Good night, everybody!"

-Nodoka Haramura

13th Saimoe Prime Minister of Japan (with Saki Miyanaga)

Nissan Stadium, Yokohama

December 25, 2014

[Sunny Fire]

So wait, this is going to end in a tie, even after all of the drama this year brought???

I've seen wrestling angles in TNA that had better outcomes.

[Hachiko]

Source thread is here.

[Ithekro]

Okay, that's weird.

[Team Rocket Elite]

"If I lose I won't get candy. If I win they will get angry. Therefore I should..."

[Hachiko]

Saki flashing her +/- 0 ability one more time anyone?

All right, that's it for me. I'll see you folks next year, I guess. Thanks a lot!

[Team Rocket Elite]

Assuming those results hold we have our first finals tie in Saimoe history! Saki is probably happy with this but I'm assuming Nodoka will have some choice words for her regarding putting in full effort into a match. In any case, congrats to Saki and Nodoka on their performances! I guess this makes Saki the first series to have three champions. First the past four years, Madoka and Saki have taken turns dominating the field. It's too bad they were never both super strong during the same year. In the two years they shared, they took turns coming up short. For those who are tired of this, it looks like next year is both Madoka and Saki free. Perhaps we'll see a new face take home the win or maybe a long time veteran will be rewarded for years of hard work. I guess there's no guarantee there will even be a next year but I'll definitely be back if there is. And once again congrats to Saki and Nodoka on their win!

[Ichuki]

To be honest I am hoping there is an AST 2015 because it'll be Saki and Madoka free meaning there is a potential the finals will be varied, especially if Kan Colle ends having a similar strength to Girls und Panzer.

[Archaeon]

Wait,it's a tie? First ever in history? So both of them are consider winner?

Saki +/- 0 at work in Saimoe.

[Aya Reiko]

Well... At least it's over.

I'm not going to give two @#$%s on this thing next year to say the least.

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Take this thing behind the shed plz

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Suffice to say, I doubt I'm the only one who thinks this year's tournament is by far the worst ever.

[RJ TAYLER]

My thoughts? See me after Christmas of course!

[Kotohono]

Originally Posted by Aya Reiko

Suffice to say, I doubt I'm the only one who thinks this year's tournament is by far the worst ever.

I am conflicted, it looked rather suspicious this year with how it was ran, on the other hand actually seeing a tie is a bizarre twist, especially for when it's 2 characters I ship , which makes it an amazing result to me with Saki's ability set for ties only make it more interesting.

[BloodyKitty]

This is so... unsatisfying, even when the lead yuri ship of Saki both took the crown.

That said, I would still be back next year. Madoka-free and Saki-free aside, no Railgun (which means less China interference), and there are girls that I like in Kancolle, and even if Kancolle ends up being like Girls und Panzer in Saimoe (popular all-girl shows with military elements but not very strong in Saimoe), there are still girls in other new shows that I'll root for. Just hope that those 2ch admins won't have much interference work again (false hope I know, *sigh*)

[Ithekro]

Won't the Girls und Panzer movie be out for next Saimoe?