Anime Saimoe Tournament 2009 (Japan)

[Seishi]

Yeah but KholdStare is full of crazy and OCD

[jorez]

One thousand votes already?

[Team Rocket Elite]

Today's match: Aisaka Taiga vs Saginomiya Isumi

Aisaka Taiga

Past Results:
Round 4: Taiga 825 (53.71%) - Azusa 711 (46.29%)
Round 3: Taiga 850 (53.97%) - Maria 725 (46.03%)
Round 2: Taiga 786 (45.96%) - Ami 627 (36.67%) - Mikuru 297 (17.37%)
Round 1: Taiga 726 (53.74%) - Lynette 521 (38.56%) - Louise 68 (5.03%) - Ruby 36 (2.66%)

Preliminary Group 13
1 - Yui - 621
2 - Taiga - 594
3 - Hisa - 584
4 - Alicia - 338

Saginomiya Isumi

Past Results:
Round 4: Isumi 759 (50.74%) - Kana 737 (49.26%)
Round 3: Isumi 475 (53.37%) - Nagi 415 (46.63%)
Round 2: Isumi 607 (49.47%) - Kana 457 (37.25%) - Perinne 163 (13.28%)
Round 1: Isumi 525 (45.18%) - Haruka 454 (39.07%) - Kafuka 118 (10.15%) - Tiffania 65 (5.59%)

Preliminary Group 3
1 - Isumi - 408
2 - Komoe - 340
3 - Hiro - 323

The quarterfinals start today. We open with the first and only quarter final match to not have a Saki character in it. Taiga is the first of two character from Preliminary Group 13 to make the quarterfinals. She can't lose until she gets to avenge her loss to Yui. Isumi on the other hand won her preliminary match without trouble. However, her preliminary group didn't have any really strong characters in it. Isumi is pretty much out of her league against Taiga. Taiga has already directly defeated Maria, a stronger character from the same series as Isumi. Taiga followed that win up by defeating Azusa a powerful K-On character. Kushieda who is weaker than Taiga also easily dispatched out Ayumu who is around Isumi in strength. Isumi's win over Nagi (from Kannagi) and narrow escape from Kana doesn't cut it. Isumi's only real hope is there's an assassination attempt on Taiga. Taiga has shown herself to be a serious contender to take the crown while Isumi is harmless. Taiga supporters aren't going to go all out against Isumi. K-On or Saki supporters make take this opportunity to temperorarly boost Isumi and take out Taiga. There's fair sized gap to overcome, though. Realisticly, I don't think K-On, Hayate and Saki are going to be able to work together. Also if their efforts start to show up in the unofficial, Taiga will go all out and crush Isumi. Isumi did well getting this far, but it's the end of the line. Taiga shouldn't have trouble winning and it'll be an easier match than her Round 3 and Round 4 opponents. Round 6 is going to be a big match, though.

My prediction:
Taiga - 56.83%
Isumi - 43.17%

I'm voting for Aisaka Taiga.

[Aya Reiko]

Voted for Isumi solely for tactical reasons.

[minhtam1638]

Originally Posted by Seishi

Yeah but KholdStare is full of crazy and OCD

Then what does that make me?

[Proto]

Originally Posted by Team Rocket Elite

Today's match: Aisaka Taiga vs Saginomiya Isumi

Past Results:
Round 4: Isumi 759 (50.74%) - Kana 759 (50.74%)

Epic tie!!!

[Team Rocket Elite]

Fixed. <_<

[KholdStare]

Originally Posted by minhtam1638

Then what does that make me?

Mad Dog.

What else?

[Ithekro]

That would explain so much and so little....

[minhtam1638]

Originally Posted by KholdStare

Mad Dog.

What else?

Then what does that make Mad Dog?

Speaking of which, where IS Mad Dog lurking these days? I haven't seen him in forever.

[KholdStare]

That makes Mad Dog you.

Or...that's what I would say, but it would be an insult to Tsukasa.

[Ithekro]

What she said.

[KholdStare]

Saimoe Preferences:

Very Happy: Louise, Yuuki

Fine: Taiga, Isumi, Mihoko, Yui, Koromo

Shitface: Nodoka

Predictions:

QF1: Taiga
QF2: Nodoka
QF3: Yuuki
QF4: Yui

SF1: Taiga
SF2: Yui

F: Taiga

[Seishi]

Fine, I'll try to get serious, but I'm just too lazy to write anything about Saimoe after my blog post.

QF1: Taiga - Sorry, blueblue has to go this time
QF2: Nodoka, Louise - This pink showdown probably won't go Louise's way...
QF3: Mihoko, Yuuki - One taco, two taco, three taco, FLOOR!
QF4: Yui - Going to Gitah heaven

[Ithekro]

If this year is anything like last year, it will be an uphill fight against Nodoka since she holds what was Kagami's place in 2008. Top vote holder from the Preliminaries.

However it is not so much of a fight as it would be against Kagami 2008...highest vote was in the mid 600s rather than Kagami's nearly 1,000. This means that of those that made it this far, Taiga, Yui, and Yuuki have a real shot at Nodoka. Louise, by her later vote results, also has a shot but she has to make her move first.

[neutralizer]

Result
Predictions: 0-1 (114-32)
Picks: 0-1 (70-75)
Winners: Haramura Nodoka

Wow... I didn't expect Nodoka to beat Nagi. Not sure how they managed to pull that especially with HnG, Kugimiya Rie, and anti-Saki fans backing Nagi. Saki faction is scary ;_;

QF1
<<逢坂大河＠とらドラ!>> (Aisaka Taiga @ Toradora!)
<<鷺ノ宮伊澄＠ハヤテのごとく!!>> (Saginomiya Isumi @ Hayate no Gotoku!!)

Taiga is going to destroy the weak Isumi. I'm already surprised that she got so far.

[Team Rocket Elite]

I don't think Nodoka is comparable to 2008 Kagami. Excluding the preliminaries, no one had gotten within 400 votes of beating Kagami at the end of Round 4. Kagami's semifinal opponent was still 200 votes away from beating her. Kagami looked like and was on another level compared to her opponents. Nodoka has already had a near miss against Sanzenin Nagi and there are opponents left stronger than Hinagiku. Nodocchi is still a potential contest winner, but she doesn't look nearly as untouchable as Kagami did.

[Micchi]

Originally Posted by KyuuA4

Hmm... those Saimoe videos. No one's trying anymore, huh?

To be fair, I think that was made by the English community, not 2ch itself. The title was misleading.

[imbehindyou]

Is there anyone that can vote Saginomiya Isumi for me?
I'll PM you the code.

Sent.

Well, go go Isumi!

[Liddo-kun]

Originally Posted by imbehindyou

Is there anyone that can vote Saginomiya Isumi for me?
I'll PM you the code.

I am an Isumi supporter and have two I.P address.
You can pm the code to me if you want.


EDIT:

Voted for imbehindyou.