Anime Saimoe Tournament 2008 (Japan)

[ando]

Anime Saimoe Tournament is an annual festival of anime characters competing their MOE in 2ch.

Anime Saimoe Tournament 2008 Official Site:

http://friend.45.kg/saimoe2008/
http://saimoe2008.hp.infoseek.co.jp/ <- I prefer this page.

Rules and principles are explained in detail at wikipedia, so I omit to write them and participants are strongly recommended to read them.

There are some of the rules as agreed between the mods in this thread(just copying and pasting from the last year's thread.).

No Campaign Posts.

* Absolutely no campaign posts allowed.

This includes posts containing ANY campaign verbiage whether in whole or in part. Contributing to the debate is encouraged, provided you do NOT add "VOTE ABCD!!!" (or similar to the post itself). Simply rebutting another's post or opinion with "XYZ sucks" is totally unacceptable.

To be clear:

* Please do not create a post with the sole purpose to campaign for a character!
* Do not add “VOTE FOR XYZ CHARACTER!!” anywhere in your post even if the intent isn't to purely campaign.

We want intelligent, decent and fun discussions about the weekly Rounds and the subsequent winners & losers.

* No Image campaigning.
Do not create a post with an image or collage representation of a campaign poster. In other words: a PhotoShopped image of the character you want people to vote for with “vote for” text added to it.



Posting Etiquette:

* Please do not cross post information about this tournament in other AnimeSuki threads except those which are related to moe tournaments.
Keep all Anime Saimoe Tournament posts, campaigns, character information, voting links, etc., within this thread only or in your signature (signature size limits still apply).

* No "meta-posting".
Meaning: posting about another poster, the thread or about another post itself, is forbidden and will be deleted on-the-spot, regardless of intention. If you want to comment about another poster that’s off-topic and/or personal, send them a PM.

* Any flame-baiting will be deleted and those people banned.
Please keep the thread positive, fun and clean. If your choice doesn’t win the Round and you can’t discuss the fact without complaining, swearing and baiting people into arguments, then don’t post.

* Do not create image only posts.
You can, however, include an image with your discussion. If you want to visually support the character you’re voting for then please do so in the context of your original discussion and use only one or two images. We would encourage the use of “thumbnails” if possible (and please, no large images). PM the mods if you need help with posting thumbnail images.

Past tournaments

2002
http://animesaimoe.at.infoseek.co.jp/
Winner: Kinomoto Sakura@Card Captor Sakura

2003
http://newanime.at.infoseek.co.jp/
Winner: Harada Riku@D. N. ANGEL

2004
http://star.kakiko.com/saimoe/
Winner: Rosemary Applefield@Ashita no Nadja

2005

http://lovely.kakiko.com/animemoe2005/
Winner: Takamachi Nanoha@Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha

2006

http://saimoe2006.hp.infoseek.co.jp/
Winner: Suiseiseki@Rozen Maiden ~Traumend~

2007

http://animemoe2007.hp.infoseek.co.jp/
Winner: Furude Rika@Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

Character nomination

Which characters are eligible?
Female characters (including androids, etc.) appeared in the anime which is aired in Japan during 2007/07/01~2008/06/30. All eligible anime series are listed in this site.

http://www9.atwiki.jp/animesaimoe2008/pages/13.html

Schedule of nomination

6/23	"ア" column
6/24	"カ" column
6/25	"サ" column
6/26	"タ" and "ナ" column
6/27	"ハ" column
6/28	"マ", "ヤ", "ラ" and "ワ" column
6/29~6/30	break(2 days)
7/01~7/02	additional nomination(2 days)
7/03	break
7/04	drawing for the first preliminary

How to nominate characters?
Go to the code generator and get a code, then post <<character name＠series name>> with the code during 01:00:00~23:00:59 JST. You can post 5 characters at a time.

Preliminary

In the first prelims 1st~9th advance to the main tournament directly(9*20=180), 10th~30th go to the second prelims(21*20=420), in the second prelims 1st~9th advance to the main tournament(9*12=108). All in all 288 characters advance to the main tournament.

You can vote 9 characters in both 1st and 2nd prelims at a time.

1st Prelims
Group 1:Result
Group 2:Result
Group 3:Result
Group 4:Result
Group 5:Result
Group 6:Result
Group 7:Result
Group 8:Result
Group 9:Result
Group 10:Result
Group 11:Result
Group 12:Result
Group 13:Result
Group 14:Result
Group 15:Result
Group 16:Result
Group 17:Result
Group 18:Result
Group 19:Result
Group 20:Result

2nd prelims
Group 1:Result
Group 2:Result
Group 3:Result
Group 4:Result
Group 5:Result
Group 6:Result
Group 7:Result
Group 8:Result
Group 9:Result
Group 10:Result
Group 11:Result
Group 12:Result

Schedule of preliminary

07/07-07/16	the first prelims, part1(10 days)
07/17	break(1 day)
07/18-07/27	the first prelims, part2(10 days)
07/28	drawing for the second prelims
07/29-07/31	break(3 days)
08/01-08/12	the second prelims(12 days)
08/13	drawing for the main tournament

Main Tournament

Block A

1. Round 1: A1, A5, A9 A2, A6, A10 A3, A7, A11 A4, A8, A12
2. Round 2: A2-1 A2-2 A2-3 A2-4
3. Round 3: A3-1 A3-2
4. Block Final: Af

Block B

1. Round 1: B1, B5, B9 B2, B6, B10 B3, B7, B11 B4, B8, B12
2. Round 2: B2-1 B2-2 B2-3 B2-4
3. Round 3: B3-1 B3-2
4. Block Final: Bf

Block C

1. Round 1: C1, C5, C9 C2, C6, C10 C3, C7, C11 C4, C8, C12
2. Round 2: C2-1 C2-2 C2-3 C2-4
3. Round 3: C3-1 C3-2
4. Block Final: Cf

Block D

1. Round 1: D1, D5, D9 D2, D6, D10 D3, D7, D11 D4, D8, D12
2. Round 2: D2-1 D2-2 D2-3 D2-4
3. Round 3: D3-1 D3-2
4. Block Final: Df

Block E

1. Round 1: E1, E5, E9 E2, E6, E10 E3, E7, E11 E4, E8, E12
2. Round 2: E2-1 E2-2 E2-3 E2-4
3. Round 3: E3-1 E3-2
4. Block Final: Ef

Block F

1. Round 1: F1, F5, F9 F2, F6, F10 F3, F7, F11 F4, F8, F12
2. Round 2: F2-1 F2-2 F2-3 F2-4
3. Round 3: F3-1 F3-2
4. Block Final: Ff

Block G

1. Round 1: G1, G5, G9 G2, G6, G10 G3, G7, G11 G4, G8, G12
2. Round 2: G2-1 G2-2 G2-3 G2-4
3. Round 3: G3-1 G3-2
4. Block Final: Gf

Block H

1. Round 1: H1, H5, H9 H2, H6, H10 H3, H7, H11 H4, H8, H12
2. Round 2: H2-1 H2-2 H2-3 H2-4
3. Round 3: H3-1 H3-2
4. Block Final: Hf

Quarter Final 1: Result
Quarter Final 2: Result
Quarter Final 3: Result
Quarter Final 4: Result

Semi Final 1: Result
Semi Final 2: Result

Final: Result

Voting instruction

Code generator: http://as2008.xii.jp

Current voting thread:
アニメ最萌トーナメント2008 投票スレRound237
http://changi.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/vote/1225630094/

Schedule of main tournament

08/13	drawing for the main tournament
08/14-08/17	break
08/18-08/25	1st rounds, part 1(8 days)
08/26	break
08/27-09/07	1st rounds, part 2(12 days)
09/08	break
09/09-09/20	1st rounds, part 3(12 days)
09/21	break
09/22-09/29	2nd rounds, part 1(8 days)
09/30	break
10/01-10/08	2nd rounds, part 2(8 days)
10/09	break
10/10-10/17	3rd rounds(8 days)
10/18	break
10/19-10/22	block finals(4 days)
10/23	drawing for the final rounds
10/24	break
10/25-10/28	quarter finals(4 days)
10/29	break
10/30-10/31	semi finals(2 days)
11/01	break
11/02	final

[minhtam1638]

You sure you want to use wikipedia as a trusted source?

Anyway, this is also a reminder that this time around the top 8 will have much more value in that they will affect the roster for ISML 2009.

[G.o.S]

Originally Posted by ando

Anime Saimoe Tournament 2008 Official Site

http://friend.45.kg/saimoe2008/

Sorry, but the link to the main saimoe 2008 site is messed up

[ando]

Originally Posted by minhtam2448

You sure you want to use wikipedia as a trusted source?

Anyway, this is also a reminder that this time around the top 8 will have much more value in that they will affect the roster for ISML 2009.

At least about Saimoe Tournament, I don't think wikipedia is wrong. Actually this year's rules are not decided in detail, so I will write them at the first post if there are differences between last year and this year.

[ando]

Originally Posted by G.o.S

Sorry, but the link to the main saimoe 2008 site is messed up

Fixed.

[KholdStare]

By the way, will someone be nice enough to post walkthroughs about how to vote and all that good stuff?

[minhtam1638]

Originally Posted by KholdStare

By the way, will someone be nice enough to post walkthroughs about how to vote and all that good stuff?

We might have to wait on that until it's actually time to vote...

[margafred]

Yay to Ando for this thread.

Originally Posted by KholdStare

By the way, will someone be nice enough to post walkthroughs about how to vote and all that good stuff?

If the voting steps from previous tournament is still valid and can be used in this year's tournament,then here's the step.

- You have to obtain a voting code first.Voting code can be obtained by generating it from the code generator.
- You can start generate your code from the code generator starting from 2400 JST,and once you get it,your code will be valid for the next 22 hours (0100 JST ~ 2301 JST).After the valid period ends,you have to generate a new code again if you wish to join the next day's match.
- Each code can only be used once..and you can only generate one code per day.When you generate a code from the code generator,you'll have to wait for 1-~2 hours (depending on what time you start generating your code) before you can refresh the code generator's page.The code will look something like this on the bottom of the page after you refresh it. >> [[AT0000-animemoe-08]]
- With this code,you're ready to vote.Go to the voting page (Ando will most likely provide the link to it ) and go to the bottom of the page.You will see a reply box in which you will use it to type your vote in that page.
- Type your vote in that reply box on the bottom of the voting pages like this ;

[[SaimoeCodeObtainedFromTheCodeGenerator]]
<<character name1＠series name>>
Comments/Haiku for char 1

<<character name2＠series name>>
Comments/Haiku for char 2

<<character name3＠series name>>
Comments/Haiku for char 3

<<character name4＠series name>>
Comments/Haiku for char 4

<<character name5＠series name>>
Comments/Haiku for char 5

- With this you're ready to post your vote in that page.

There're will be several issues that you might face when voting for this tournament.I had that alot during last year tournament,so be careful when voting,follow the rules,and you will do fine.

[Seishi]

Seishi checking in. Hopefully we don't have as many IP bans this year, though I doubt it.

Maybe I'll actually write some more haiku this year.

EDIT: I assume we're going to try rushes again, too?

[ando]

This is a list of anime series which is used for tomorrow's nomination. If there are any mistranslations or typos, please let me know.

Spoiler for "あ" column:

ああっ女神さまっ 闘う翼(Aa Megami-sama Tatakau Tsubasa)
RD 潜脳調査室(Real Drive Sennou Chousa Shitsu)
AIKa R-16：VIRGIN MISSION(AIKa R-16：VIRGIN MISSION)
アイシールド21(Eyeshield 21)
ICE(ICE)
アイドルマスター XENOGLOSSIA(IDOLM@STER XENOGLOSSIA)
アイドルマスター ライブフォーユー!(IDOLM@STER Live for You!)
劇場版アクエリオン(Aquarion (movie))
あたしンち(Atashi'n-chi)
Attacked kuma3(Attacked kuma3)
アニ*クリ15 第3シリーズ(Ani*Kuri 15 the 3rd series)
アニ*クリ15 第2シリーズ(Ani*Kuri 15 the 2nd series)
あまつき(Amatsuki)
AYAKASHI(AYAKASHI)
ARIA The OVA ～ARIETTA～(ARIA The OVA ~ARIETTA~)
ARIA The ORIGINATION(ARIA The ORIGINATION)
アリソンとリリア(Allison & Lillia)
イヴの時間(Eve no Jikan)
Yes! プリキュア5(Yes! Precure 5)
映画 Yes! プリキュア5 鏡の国のミラクル大冒険(Yes! Precure 5 Kagami no Kuni no Miracle Daibouken)
Yes! プリキュア5 GOGO!(Yes! Precure 5 GoGo!)
いくぜっ!源さん(Ikuze! Gen-san)
異国色恋浪漫譚(Ikoku Irokoi Romantan)
イタズラなKiss(Itazura na Kiss)
一期一会 恋バナ友バナ(Ichigo Ichie - Koibana Tomobana)
いつもワガママガマ王子(Itsumo Wagamama Gama Ouji)
ヴァンパイア騎士(Vampire Knight)
ウエルベールの物語 第二幕(Wellber no Monogatari Dainimaku)
ウサビッチ(Usabicchi)
ウスペラーズ(Usuperas)
うちの３姉妹(Uchi no 3 Shimai)
うっかりペネロペ(Ukkari Pénélope)
えいがでとーじょー! たまごっち　ドキドキ! うちゅーのまいごっち!?(Eiga de Toujou! Tamagotchi Doki Doki! Uchuu no Maigotchi!?)
H2O -FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND-(H2O -FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND-)
ヱヴァンゲリヲン 新劇場版：序(Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Jo)
EX MACHINA-エクスマキナ-(EX MACHINA)
ef - a tale of memories.(ef - a tale of memories.)
エル・カザド(El Cazador de la Bruja)
エレキング the Animation(Eleking the Animation)
大江戸ロケット(Ooedo Rocket)
狼と香辛料(Spice and Wolf)
おおきく振りかぶって(Ookiku Furikabutte)
Over Drive(Over Drive)
お金がないっ(Okane ga Nai ya)
おじゃる丸(Ojarumaru)
おでんくん(Oden-kun)
おねがい♪マイメロディ きららっ★(Onegai My Melody Kirara*)
おねがいマイメロディ すっきり♪(Onegai My Melody Sukkiri)
親子クラブ(Oyako Club)
onちゃん(on-chan)

[Aya Reiko]

Where's the current nomination thread?

[ando]

Originally Posted by Aya Reiko

Where's the current nomination thread?

It has not been created yet.

[Liddo-kun]

Nice, this thread is finally created.

Is the voting system still the same?

[kyon91]

anyone know how to fix the ERROR:PROXY規制中！！！(40)。 error? I'm using direct connection to the internet without a proxy.

[margafred]

When you receive that kind of error,iirc its most probably your network IP got banned by 2ch.Reset your modem again and try get a new IP again and test again.

[WarriorKK]

Er... Anyone has character list?

[Xellos-_^]

Originally Posted by WarriorKK

Er... Anyone has character list?

it is only nomination rounds, no list yet.

[ando]

Nomination for the anime series of "ア" column has started.

Current nomination thread:
アニメ最萌トーナメント2008 エントリースレ
http://ex24.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/anime4vip/1214142946/

[Deathkillz]

You know, the limit of only being allowed to choose 5 girls is evil

[ando]

Originally Posted by Liddo-kun

Is the voting system still the same?

I suppose so. Actually the counting system has not changed, so the voting system will not change.