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Team Rocket Elite · 2014-08-22, 07:19

Matches: E1-1 F1-1 G1-1 H1-1

Saki may not be as strong as they used to be but Mihoko used to among the strongest Saki characters. She shouldn't have too much trouble with her opponents. Shinobu is the big favourite in the second match. Her opponents aren't likely to be able to challenge her. None of the characters in the third match are all that strong. I think Ai Astin will win but it's anyone's game. I want to say Himeko win the fourth match but I'm not sure. Even if she's not that major a character, Fujimiya Shiho may put up a fight. I'll side with the Saki character, though.

Votes:
Fukuji Mihoko
Kosegawa Shiromi
Ai Astin
Tsuruta Himeko

Predictions:
Fukuji Mihoko
Oomiya Shinobu
Ai Astin
Tsuruta Himeko

Hachiko · 2014-08-22, 09:10

Spoiler:

BloodyKitty · 2014-08-22, 09:16

A1-4
1st　161　NATSU Megumi @ Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?
2nd　127　NODA Kotone @ Sakura Trick
3rd　37　NEKOYAMA Suzu @ Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san

B1-4
1st　185　AYASE Eli @ Love Live!
2nd　161　Suiseiseki @ Rozen Maiden
3rd　58　USUZAWA Sae @ Saki Zenkoku-hen

C1-4
1st　179　KANAME Madoka @ Madoka Magica Movie: Rebellion Story
2nd　123　Hozuki Ferrari @ Galilei Donna
3rd　74　Miyako @ Hidamari Sketch: Sae Hiro Sotsugyou-hen

D1-4
1st　183　SUEHARA Kyouko @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd　165　Yuno @ Hidamari Sketch: Sae Hiro Sotsugyou-hen
3rd　41　Amy @ Suisei no Gargantia

This result is official.

Hachiko · 2014-08-22, 09:35

After seeing Sae say "See you later," Saki, I don't think, will win this year. Sorry to say.

RJ TAYLER · 2014-08-22, 09:58

I'm thinking 'combo beaker' might be on this year myself. Saimoe has a knack of going in three tournament cycles, shoujo 2002-2004, Supernaturally 2005*-2007, Tsundereation 2008-2010, and the past three years of Broken Girls 2011-2013

*Nanoha is just about a mecha by some standards. Super = above.

hinakatbklyn · 2014-08-22, 10:08

- Only real surprise was Suiseiseki was leading most of the match. Eli with the late support wins her match for Love Live.

- No combos today. Suehara wins for Saki but Usuzawa was not strong enough to keep up with Suiseiseki/Eli. Yuno was only able to pick up 2nd for Hidamari but is still around for Repchange. Miyako misses out on repchange finishing 3rd to Madoka and Hozuki.

(E1-1) Picking: Mihoko (Saki)
(F1-1) Picking: Charlotte Belew (Unbreakable Machine Doll)
(G1-1) Picking: Naze Mitsuki (Beyond the Boundary)
(H1-1) Pick Preference: Himeko (Saki) > Tamako (Tamako Love Story)

(Triple Saki combo?)

ion475 · 2014-08-22, 10:16

Sigh...Yuno...sigh...

So, 2/4 means I'm 8/16 overall...simply horrible...

Eri won against DESU. Neither are my favorite from the series anyway but at least LL picks up a win after Honoka loses badly...

For next round:

Spoiler for Picks & Prediction:

Aya Reiko · 2014-08-22, 13:31

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Don't know who to guess for since I'm unfamiliar with most them and the animesaimoe.org isn't covering this year.

Team Rocket Elite · 2014-08-22, 16:16

Kotone doesn't do as well as I thought she would. Even if she did lose, I expected her to get a bit closer to Megu. Eli and Suiseseki tied in preliminaries but this time Eli came out ahead. It did turn out to be a close match, though. No problems for Madoka as she advances to face Toki. I should have had more faith in Suehara Kyouko. In the end she does manage to beat Yuno.

Ichuki · 2014-08-22, 18:06

Pick- Inari, Shinobu, Mitsuki, Tamako
Predict- Mihoko, Shinobu, Ai, Shiho

BloodyKitty · 2014-08-23, 09:09

E1-1
1st　160　FUKUJI Mihoko @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd　112　FUSHIMI Inari @ Inari Konkon Koi Iroha
3rd　41　MAHOUGASAWA Akane @ Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara

F1-1
1st　171　OOMIYA Shinobu @ Kin'iro Mosaic
2nd　93　KOSEGAWA Shiromi @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
3rd　44　Charlotte Belew @ Kikou Shoujo wa Kizutsukanai

G1-1
1st　109　NASE Mitsuki @ Beyond the Boundary
2nd　108　OSHINO Shinobu @ Monogatari Series: Second Season
3rd　74　Ai Astin @ Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi

H1-1
1st　147　TSURUTA Himeko @ Saki Zenkoku-hen
2nd　117　FUJIMIYA Shiho @ One Week Friends
3rd　51　KITASHIRAKAWA Tamako @ Tamako Love Story

Hachiko · 2014-08-23, 09:15

Spoiler:

These were mentioned as provisional by Shasya on twitter, but seeing that there have not been any updates for the last 10 minutes, we can consider this official.

Mitsuki delivers another upset in Saimoe. I placed her on my blog as a longshot to win, but it seems that she is performing far better in 2channel than ISML.

ion475 · 2014-08-23, 09:29

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Mitsuki delivers another upset in Saimoe. I placed her on my blog as a longshot to win, but it seems that she is performing far better in 2channel than ISML.

I wouldn't put it as an "upset". A girl that qualified in (albeit barely) 1st round for newcomers vs. a girl qualified via 2nd prelim (and even though Shinobu is in that 10x Saki girls prelim group, it's not like she barely got kick to 2nd prelim a.k.a. Asuna). A 1-vote difference sounds just about correct.

Other than that, Captain won as expected, (Omiya) Shinobu continues to show how strong Kinmosa is, and Shiho proves that she's no Kaori...

So, 3/4 in prediction with Oshino Shinobu losing by a vote (Total 11/20). Getting better I guess.

For today:

Spoiler for Picks & Prediction:

RJ TAYLER · 2014-08-23, 09:57

Yui Horie keeps her 'streak' alive for another round. Saki being whittled down gently and shaft lose another girl this year, are the highlights of today's round.

Hachiko · 2014-08-23, 09:58

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Originally Posted by ion475

I wouldn't put it as an "upset". A girl that qualified in (albeit barely) 1st round for newcomers vs. a girl qualified via 2nd prelim (and even though Shinobu is in that 10x Saki girls prelim group, it's not like she barely got kick to 2nd prelim a.k.a. Asuna). A 1-vote difference sounds just about correct.

According to my blog, it is, and there have been a number of these already. I have nothing against upsets; in fact, I welcome them; I'm just spelling it out based on the odds I post on my blog.

hinakatbklyn · 2014-08-23, 10:12

Limited comments but very good wins for Naze and Himeko.

E1-2/F1-2: Supporting Hanazawa combo - Roka (D-frag) & Charlotte (IS)
F1-2: Picking Frenda (Railgun)
G1-2: Picking Yami (TLR)

All blonds coincidence.

RJ TAYLER · 2014-08-23, 10:14

Frenda day, so we ARE having split rounds this year after all!

Subayai · 2014-08-23, 10:52

Oshino Shinobu was leading all day, Mitsuki only managed to catch up with her in the last minutes and then goes and wins by just one vote. That was fun. Two Shinobus were too many Shinobus anyway. I like my Shinobus in moderation. There is only room for one Shinobu in round 2.

I'm glad that Mihoko and Oomiya Shinobu won. For a moment I thought Shiho had a chance there but the Saki final rush is deadly to all except to a selection of strong characters.

My preferences today:
E1-2: Nozomi (Love Live!) but it will be fun if Kyuubey wins.
F1-2: Sayaka (Madoka)
G1-2: Frenda (Railgun)
H1-2: Jindai (Saki)

Team Rocket Elite · 2014-08-23, 11:36

Pretty easy win for Mihoko and an even easier win for Oomiya Shinobu as expected. Third match was a tough call but pick of Ai Astin actually came in last. Himeko has a solid win. I guess I worried about her too much.

Matches: E1-2 F1-2 G1-2 H1-2

Continuing on from last year, the Madoka series win streak is currently 22. However, this year the Madoka fan base decided to bring in some of their non-S tier characters. As a result that streak will break here. Barring a miracle, Nozomi should win this match over Kyubei. Sayaka being in the second match is unlikely to be enough to change anything. Sayaka should win, though. I don't expect much from Frenda or Koneko so Kuroha Neko should win. Third group is kinda weak so Jindai can probably win.

Votes:
Tojo Nozomi
Miki Sayaka
Toujou Koneko
Kitayama Shizuku

Predictions:
Tojo Nozomi
Miki Sayaka
Kuroha Neko
Jindai Komaki

Houreki · 2014-08-23, 13:25

Shinobu losing for 1 vote ;-;

Next round:
Tojo Nozomi
Miki Sayaka
Frenda
Konjiki no Yami

2014-08-22, 07:19	Link #421
Team Rocket Elite Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008	Matches: E1-1 F1-1 G1-1 H1-1 Saki may not be as strong as they used to be but Mihoko used to among the strongest Saki characters. She shouldn't have too much trouble with her opponents. Shinobu is the big favourite in the second match. Her opponents aren't likely to be able to challenge her. None of the characters in the third match are all that strong. I think Ai Astin will win but it's anyone's game. I want to say Himeko win the fourth match but I'm not sure. Even if she's not that major a character, Fujimiya Shiho may put up a fight. I'll side with the Saki character, though. Votes: Fukuji Mihoko Kosegawa Shiromi Ai Astin Tsuruta Himeko Predictions: Fukuji Mihoko Oomiya Shinobu Ai Astin Tsuruta Himeko __________________ A miracle that you believe in when you know it won't happen......... is hope.

2014-08-22, 09:10	Link #422
Hachiko The Akita Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Long Beach, CA	Spoiler: 2channel Anime Saimoe 2014: First Round Results, Match Day 4 訂正・暫定結果 1位　161票　メグ（奈津恵）＠ご注文はうさぎですか? 2位　126票　野田コトネ＠桜Trick 3位　37票　猫山鈴＠犬神さんと猫山さん訂正・暫定結果 1位　185票　絢瀬絵里＠ラブライブ! 2位　161票　翠星石＠ローゼンメイデン 3位　58票　臼沢塞＠咲-Saki- 全国編訂正・暫定結果 1位　179票　鹿目まどか＠劇場版魔法少女まどか☆マギカ[新編]叛逆の物語 2位　123票　星月・フェラーリ＠ガリレイドンナ 3位　74票　宮子＠ひだまりスケッチ沙英・ヒロ卒業編訂正・暫定結果 1位　183票　末原恭子＠咲-Saki- 全国編 2位　165票　ゆの＠ひだまりスケッチ沙英・ヒロ卒業編 3位　41票　エイミー＠翠星のガルガンティア __________________

2014-08-22, 09:16	Link #423
BloodyKitty Raindrop Melancholy Join Date: Jul 2009	A1-4 1st　161　NATSU Megumi @ Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka? 2nd　127　NODA Kotone @ Sakura Trick 3rd　37　NEKOYAMA Suzu @ Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san B1-4 1st　185　AYASE Eli @ Love Live! 2nd　161　Suiseiseki @ Rozen Maiden 3rd　58　USUZAWA Sae @ Saki Zenkoku-hen C1-4 1st　179　KANAME Madoka @ Madoka Magica Movie: Rebellion Story 2nd　123　Hozuki Ferrari @ Galilei Donna 3rd　74　Miyako @ Hidamari Sketch: Sae Hiro Sotsugyou-hen D1-4 1st　183　SUEHARA Kyouko @ Saki Zenkoku-hen 2nd　165　Yuno @ Hidamari Sketch: Sae Hiro Sotsugyou-hen 3rd　41　Amy @ Suisei no Gargantia This result is official. __________________ The fact that you cry The fact that you lose your temper The fact that you get angry The fact that you hate The fact that you scream The fact that you suffer The fact that you mourn The fact that you despair Or the fact that you come to a resolution Cannot prove that you are right. ~Everybody Has the Right to Make Mistakes~ - Quoted from Kino's Journey Vol. 12 Last edited by BloodyKitty; 2014-08-22 at 10:43.

2014-08-22, 09:35	Link #424
Hachiko The Akita Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Long Beach, CA	After seeing Sae say "See you later," Saki, I don't think, will win this year. Sorry to say. __________________

2014-08-22, 09:58	Link #425
RJ TAYLER Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: AUSTRALIA	I'm thinking 'combo beaker' might be on this year myself. Saimoe has a knack of going in three tournament cycles, shoujo 2002-2004, Supernaturally 2005-2007, Tsundereation 2008-2010, and the past three years of Broken Girls 2011-2013 Nanoha is just about a mecha by some standards. Super = above. __________________ YOURS RJ TAYLER

2014-08-22, 10:08	Link #426
hinakatbklyn Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009	- Only real surprise was Suiseiseki was leading most of the match. Eli with the late support wins her match for Love Live. - No combos today. Suehara wins for Saki but Usuzawa was not strong enough to keep up with Suiseiseki/Eli. Yuno was only able to pick up 2nd for Hidamari but is still around for Repchange. Miyako misses out on repchange finishing 3rd to Madoka and Hozuki. (E1-1) Picking: Mihoko (Saki) (F1-1) Picking: Charlotte Belew (Unbreakable Machine Doll) (G1-1) Picking: Naze Mitsuki (Beyond the Boundary) (H1-1) Pick Preference: Himeko (Saki) > Tamako (Tamako Love Story) (Triple Saki combo?) __________________

2014-08-22, 10:16	Link #427
ion475 にこにこにー Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: 国立音ノ木坂学院	Sigh...Yuno...sigh... So, 2/4 means I'm 8/16 overall...simply horrible... Eri won against DESU. Neither are my favorite from the series anyway but at least LL picks up a win after Honoka loses badly... For next round: Spoiler for Picks & Prediction: E1-1: Pick: Inari, Predict: Mihoko. Sadly, I just don't see Mihoko losing just yet. F1-1: Pick: Shiromi, Predict: Shinobu. Shiromi is one of those new girls that's actually decent. However, while Shinobu may not be as strong as Karen/Alice/Ayaya, it's more like the other 3 are crazily strong... G1-1: Pick/Predict: Shinobu. None of the girls are particularly strong, so... H1-1: Pick/Predict: Himeko. It's Shiho not Kaori... __________________

2014-08-22, 13:31	Link #428
Aya Reiko Cutengu Join Date: May 2006 Location: Shameimaru's lap	Images First Ultimate Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? Don't know who to guess for since I'm unfamiliar with most them and the animesaimoe.org isn't covering this year. __________________

2014-08-22, 16:16	Link #429
Team Rocket Elite Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008	Kotone doesn't do as well as I thought she would. Even if she did lose, I expected her to get a bit closer to Megu. Eli and Suiseseki tied in preliminaries but this time Eli came out ahead. It did turn out to be a close match, though. No problems for Madoka as she advances to face Toki. I should have had more faith in Suehara Kyouko. In the end she does manage to beat Yuno. __________________ A miracle that you believe in when you know it won't happen......... is hope.

2014-08-22, 18:06	Link #430
Ichuki ┌(^o^)┘モリ!┌(^o^)┘モリ! Join Date: Sep 2010	Pick- Inari, Shinobu, Mitsuki, Tamako Predict- Mihoko, Shinobu, Ai, Shiho

2014-08-23, 09:09	Link #431
BloodyKitty Raindrop Melancholy Join Date: Jul 2009	E1-1 1st　160　FUKUJI Mihoko @ Saki Zenkoku-hen 2nd　112　FUSHIMI Inari @ Inari Konkon Koi Iroha 3rd　41　MAHOUGASAWA Akane @ Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara F1-1 1st　171　OOMIYA Shinobu @ Kin'iro Mosaic 2nd　93　KOSEGAWA Shiromi @ Saki Zenkoku-hen 3rd　44　Charlotte Belew @ Kikou Shoujo wa Kizutsukanai G1-1 1st　109　NASE Mitsuki @ Beyond the Boundary 2nd　108　OSHINO Shinobu @ Monogatari Series: Second Season 3rd　74　Ai Astin @ Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi H1-1 1st　147　TSURUTA Himeko @ Saki Zenkoku-hen 2nd　117　FUJIMIYA Shiho @ One Week Friends 3rd　51　KITASHIRAKAWA Tamako @ Tamako Love Story __________________ The fact that you cry The fact that you lose your temper The fact that you get angry The fact that you hate The fact that you scream The fact that you suffer The fact that you mourn The fact that you despair Or the fact that you come to a resolution Cannot prove that you are right. ~Everybody Has the Right to Make Mistakes~ - Quoted from Kino's Journey Vol. 12

2014-08-23, 09:15	Link #432
Hachiko The Akita Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Long Beach, CA	Spoiler: E1-1 1位　160票　福路美穂子＠咲-Saki- 全国編 2位　112票　伏見いなり＠いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。 3位　41票　魔法ヶ沢茜＠彼女がフラグをおられたら F1-1 1位　171票　大宮忍＠きんいろモザイク 2位　93票　小瀬川白望＠咲-Saki- 全国編 3位　44票　シャルロット・ブリュー（シャル）＠機巧少女は傷つかない G1-1 1位　109票　名瀬美月＠境界の彼方 2位　108票　忍野忍（キスショット・アセロラオリオン・ハートアンダーブレード）＠〈物語〉シリーズセカンドシーズン 3位　74票　アイ・アスティン＠神さまのいない日曜日 H1-1 1位　147票　鶴田姫子＠咲-Saki- 全国編 2位　117票　藤宮志穂＠一週間フレンズ。 3位　51票　北白川たまこ＠たまこラブストーリー These were mentioned as provisional by Shasya on twitter, but seeing that there have not been any updates for the last 10 minutes, we can consider this official. Mitsuki delivers another upset in Saimoe. I placed her on my blog as a longshot to win, but it seems that she is performing far better in 2channel than ISML. __________________

2014-08-23, 09:57	Link #434
RJ TAYLER Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: AUSTRALIA	Yui Horie keeps her 'streak' alive for another round. Saki being whittled down gently and shaft lose another girl this year, are the highlights of today's round. __________________ YOURS RJ TAYLER

2014-08-23, 10:12	Link #436
hinakatbklyn Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009	Limited comments but very good wins for Naze and Himeko. E1-2/F1-2: Supporting Hanazawa combo - Roka (D-frag) & Charlotte (IS) F1-2: Picking Frenda (Railgun) G1-2: Picking Yami (TLR) All blonds coincidence.

2014-08-23, 10:14	Link #437
RJ TAYLER Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: AUSTRALIA	Frenda day, so we ARE having split rounds this year after all! __________________ YOURS RJ TAYLER

2014-08-23, 10:52	Link #438
Subayai Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013	Oshino Shinobu was leading all day, Mitsuki only managed to catch up with her in the last minutes and then goes and wins by just one vote. That was fun. Two Shinobus were too many Shinobus anyway. I like my Shinobus in moderation. There is only room for one Shinobu in round 2. I'm glad that Mihoko and Oomiya Shinobu won. For a moment I thought Shiho had a chance there but the Saki final rush is deadly to all except to a selection of strong characters. My preferences today: E1-2: Nozomi (Love Live!) but it will be fun if Kyuubey wins. F1-2: Sayaka (Madoka) G1-2: Frenda (Railgun) H1-2: Jindai (Saki)

2014-08-23, 11:36	Link #439
Team Rocket Elite Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008	Pretty easy win for Mihoko and an even easier win for Oomiya Shinobu as expected. Third match was a tough call but pick of Ai Astin actually came in last. Himeko has a solid win. I guess I worried about her too much. Matches: E1-2 F1-2 G1-2 H1-2 Continuing on from last year, the Madoka series win streak is currently 22. However, this year the Madoka fan base decided to bring in some of their non-S tier characters. As a result that streak will break here. Barring a miracle, Nozomi should win this match over Kyubei. Sayaka being in the second match is unlikely to be enough to change anything. Sayaka should win, though. I don't expect much from Frenda or Koneko so Kuroha Neko should win. Third group is kinda weak so Jindai can probably win. Votes: Tojo Nozomi Miki Sayaka Toujou Koneko Kitayama Shizuku Predictions: Tojo Nozomi Miki Sayaka Kuroha Neko Jindai Komaki __________________ A miracle that you believe in when you know it won't happen......... is hope.

2014-08-23, 13:25	Link #440
Houreki Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Age: 29	Shinobu losing for 1 vote ;-; Next round: Tojo Nozomi Miki Sayaka Frenda Konjiki no Yami __________________