2012-10-04, 07:43 | Link #2943 |
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Yeah, kind of surprised Saber managed to beat Shana myself. But, weird things happen and certainly anti-voting happens.
A lot of close ones. Though I have to say love how Chitanda just slaughtered her exhibition group. Nobody was even close. At least Karen let her opponents clear 1,000 votes to make it less horrifying on her side .
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2012-10-04, 08:01 | Link #2945 |
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I think Postseason 1 has the opportunity to change everything. Shana loses now, but she will no doubt come back 105% in Postseason 2. You can say the same for other characters. If for some reason Kanade gets upset now, then that might be enough to let her win the tiara! Saber might look strong, but by winning early she gets a huge target on her back. On the other side, because she exhibits that she has the ability to beat top-tier contestants, people may use her to "anti-vote" another strong contestant when they would usually not bother to.
In ISML the "dark horse" label might not make a lot of sense, but the strongest person not receiving all the attention may win it all. Last year, we all knew Mikoto was strong, but she was never a threat to win the tiara because everyone basically take for granted Kanade will win it all. Who is it this year? Not many people seem to be talking about Taiga or Eucliwood. Taiga has always been strong. Eucliwood shows that she didn't underperform yet, unlike Kanade vs. Kobato. But the characters who seem to always do better somehow in postseason based on history are Kuroneko and Yuki. I would not write any of those 4 off, especially if there is enough hate for Mikoto, Kanade, and Shana to get eliminated fast in Postseason 2.
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2012-10-04, 10:08 | Link #2946 |
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ARENA 01: [Tachibana Kanade] Yui
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2012-10-04, 10:22 | Link #2947 |
┌(^o^)┘モリ!┌(^o^)┘モリ!
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ARENA 01: Tachibana Kanade [Yui]
ARENA 02: Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko) [Eucliwood Hellscythe] ARENA 03: Misaka Mikoto [Nagato Yuki] ARENA 04: Aisaka Taiga [Saber] ARENA 05: Charlotte Orléans (Tabitha) [Katō Marika] Kyōno Madoka ARENA 06: Ayatsuji Tsukasa [Cordelia Glauca] Takanashi Miu ARENA 07: [Abstained] Hanekawa Tsubasa Tōru Taki Zessica Wong ARENA 08: [Abstained] Hanaki Yuka Itō Serika Shinonome Kanata ARENA 09: Kasuga Tamaki [Koko Hekmatyar] Nyarlathotep ARENA 10: [Hisau Maiya] Onjōji Toki Sasako |
2012-10-04, 10:24 | Link #2948 |
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ARENA 01: [Tachibana Kanade] Yui
ARENA 02: [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] Eucliwood Hellscythe ARENA 03: Misaka Mikoto [Nagato Yuki] ARENA 04: [Aisaka Taiga] Saber ARENA 05: Charlotte Orléans (Tabitha) Katō Marika [Kyōno Madoka] ARENA 06: Ayatsuji Tsukasa Cordelia Glauca [Takanashi Miu] ARENA 07: [Hanekawa Tsubasa] Tōru Taki Zessica Wong ARENA 08: [Hanaki Yuka] Itō Serika Shinonome Kanata ARENA 09: [Abstained] Kasuga Tamaki Koko Hekmatyar Nyarlathotep ARENA 10: [Abstained] Hisau Maiya Onjōji Toki Sasako Could've voted for Toki but I'm pissed that she made it while Shizu didn't. |
2012-10-04, 10:37 | Link #2949 |
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ARENA 01: Tachibana Kanade [Yui]
ARENA 02: [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] Eucliwood Hellscythe ARENA 03: Misaka Mikoto [Nagato Yuki] ARENA 04: [Aisaka Taiga] Saber ARENA 05: Charlotte Orléans (Tabitha) [Katō Marika] Kyōno Madoka ARENA 06: Ayatsuji Tsukasa [Cordelia Glauca] Takanashi Miu ARENA 07: [Hanekawa Tsubasa] Tōru Taki Zessica Wong ARENA 08: Hanaki Yuka Itō Serika [Shinonome Kanata] ARENA 09: Kasuga Tamaki Koko Hekmatyar [Nyarlathotep] ARENA 10: Hisau Maiya [Onjōji Toki] Sasako Madoka vs Marika is interesting, 1st cour of each was close, but 2nd cour made Marika easy choice. And Kanata would have been harder to pick if had been Saki or Natsumi instead . I am pretty sure Shizu got back-lashed from yuru yuri faction for beating Kyouko by a not wide margin.
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2012-10-04, 10:40 | Link #2950 |
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Can Saber win 2 straight against Kugimiya Loli Pettanko Tsundere ?
ARENA 01: [타치바나 카나데] 유이 ARENA 02: [고코우 루리 (쿠로네코)] 유클리우드 헬사이즈 ARENA 03: 미사카 미코토 [나가토 유키] ARENA 04: 아이사카 타이가 [세이버] ARENA 05: 샤를로트 엘레느 오를레앙(타비사) [카토 마리카] 쿄우노 마도카 ARENA 06: [아야츠지 츠카사] 코델리아 그라우카 타카나시 미우 ARENA 07: 하네카와 츠바사 [토오루 타키] 제시카 원 ARENA 08: 하나키 유카 [이토우 세리카] 시노노메 카나타 ARENA 09: [카스가 타마키] 코코 헥마티아르 니알랏토텝 ARENA 10: 히사우 마이야 [온죠지 토키] 사사코
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2012-10-04, 12:42 | Link #2951 |
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Maybe Chitanda in exhibition brought new fans in that mixed things up a bit. We'll see by today's voter turnout I guess.
ARENA 01: [Tachibana Kanade] Yui ARENA 02: Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko) [Eucliwood Hellscythe] ARENA 03: [Misaka Mikoto] Nagato Yuki ARENA 04: Aisaka Taiga [Saber] ARENA 05: Charlotte Orléans (Tabitha) [Katō Marika] Kyōno Madoka ARENA 06: [Abstained] Ayatsuji Tsukasa Cordelia Glauca Takanashi Miu ARENA 07: [Hanekawa Tsubasa] Tōru Taki Zessica Wong ARENA 08: Hanaki Yuka Itō Serika [Shinonome Kanata] ARENA 09: Kasuga Tamaki [Koko Hekmatyar] Nyarlathotep ARENA 10: Hisau Maiya [Onjōji Toki] Sasako Plus this is just PS1, not really important (well winning in round 1 was).
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2012-10-04, 12:50 | Link #2952 |
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The exhibition matches are a bit more interesting this time, in that the choices were a bit tougher for me this round. Kyono Madoka is an awesome character so I voted for her. Zesscia Wong really deserved better than what she got in her anime, so here's the ultimate pity vote for her. The actual tournament matches remain fairly easy for me.
ARENA 01: [Tachibana Kanade] Yui ARENA 02: [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] Eucliwood Hellscythe ARENA 03: Misaka Mikoto [Nagato Yuki] ARENA 04: Aisaka Taiga [Saber] ARENA 05: Charlotte Orléans (Tabitha) Katō Marika [Kyōno Madoka] ARENA 06: [Ayatsuji Tsukasa] Cordelia Glauca Takanashi Miu ARENA 07: Hanekawa Tsubasa Tōru Taki [Zessica Wong] ARENA 08: [Abstained] Hanaki Yuka Itō Serika Shinonome Kanata ARENA 09: Kasuga Tamaki [Koko Hekmatyar] Nyarlathotep ARENA 10: Hisau Maiya [Onjōji Toki] Sasako
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2012-10-04, 14:20 | Link #2953 |
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2012-10-04, 14:32 | Link #2954 |
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ARENA 01: [Tachibana Kanade] Yui
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2012-10-04, 14:36 | Link #2955 |
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ARENA 01: [Tachibana Kanade] Yui
ARENA 02: Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko) [Eucliwood Hellscythe] ARENA 03: Misaka Mikoto [Nagato Yuki] ARENA 04: [Aisaka Taiga] Saber ARENA 05: [Charlotte Orléans (Tabitha)] Katō Marika Kyōno Madoka ARENA 06: Ayatsuji Tsukasa Cordelia Glauca [Takanashi Miu] ARENA 07: [Hanekawa Tsubasa] Tōru Taki Zessica Wong ARENA 08: [Abstained] Hanaki Yuka Itō Serika Shinonome Kanata ARENA 09: Kasuga Tamaki Koko Hekmatyar [Nyarlathotep] ARENA 10: [Hisau Maiya] Onjōji Toki Sasako don't care who will win though |
2012-10-04, 16:10 | Link #2956 |
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2012-10-04, 17:24 | Link #2958 |
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ARENA 01: Tachibana Kanade [Yui] Only with great hesitation... lesser of two non-moe IMHO
ARENA 02: [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] Eucliwood Hellscythe ARENA 03: Misaka Mikoto [Nagato Yuki] ARENA 04: Aisaka Taiga [Saber] ARENA 05: Charlotte Orléans (Tabitha) [Katō Marika] Kyōno Madoka ARENA 06: Ayatsuji Tsukasa Cordelia Glauca [Takanashi Miu] ARENA 07: [Hanekawa Tsubasa] Tōru Taki Zessica Wong ARENA 08: [Hanaki Yuka] Itō Serika Shinonome Kanata ARENA 09: [Kasuga Tamaki] Koko Hekmatyar Nyarlathotep ARENA 10: Hisau Maiya [Onjōji Toki] Sasako
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2012-10-04, 17:58 | Link #2959 |
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Sad to see Shana lose, but I'm guessing (hoping) that the plan is to lay low until the time comes to show her full power (vital matches in Postseason 2) to avoid some anti-votes.
ARENA 01: Tachibana Kanade [Yui] ARENA 02: Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko) [Eucliwood Hellscythe] ARENA 03: [Misaka Mikoto] Nagato Yuki ARENA 04: [Aisaka Taiga] Saber ARENA 05: Charlotte Orléans (Tabitha) Katō Marika [Kyōno Madoka] ARENA 06: Ayatsuji Tsukasa Cordelia Glauca [Takanashi Miu] ARENA 07: [Hanekawa Tsubasa] Tōru Taki Zessica Wong ARENA 08: [Hanaki Yuka] Itō Serika Shinonome Kanata ARENA 09: Kasuga Tamaki Koko Hekmatyar [Nyarlathotep] ARENA 10: [Hisau Maiya] Onjōji Toki Sasako Go Taiga, avenge your fallen sister!
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2012-10-04, 18:17 | Link #2960 |
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Tough one between Kuroneko and Eu. Really had to think about it. But think Eu is pretty damn moe (partially thanks to Ayumu's outstanding imagination) so yeah.
Give Zessica a nod in her exhibition, because damn she deserved better. Also a vote for Nyaruko, because I fear what she'd do if I didn't give her the vote. Kind of similar reasoning for Tsukasa, no reason to make an enemy. That and worth the vote . ARENA 01: Tachibana Kanade [Yui] ARENA 02: Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko) [Eucliwood Hellscythe] ARENA 03: [Misaka Mikoto] Nagato Yuki ARENA 04: [Aisaka Taiga] Saber ARENA 05: [Abstained] Charlotte Orléans (Tabitha) Katō Marika Kyōno Madoka ARENA 06: [Ayatsuji Tsukasa] Cordelia Glauca Takanashi Miu ARENA 07: Hanekawa Tsubasa Tōru Taki [Zessica Wong] ARENA 08: Hanaki Yuka Itō Serika [Shinonome Kanata] ARENA 09: Kasuga Tamaki Koko Hekmatyar [Nyarlathotep] ARENA 10: [Abstained] Hisau Maiya Onjōji Toki Sasako
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