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npal · 2012-10-30, 15:03

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Well... No KugiRie character left... ... How nice... And a full Saki last matches... How nice...

While I don't particularly care about Saimoe since I can't vote anymore, and while I'm a Saki fan, I'm not sure I want Nodoka to win again. Then again, looking at the other three, I'm afraid I'd have voted for her in the end. I doubt they'll give her a second championship though.

Kyuu · 2012-10-30, 15:54

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Originally Posted by npal

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Well... No KugiRie character left... ... How nice... And a full Saki last matches... How nice...

While I don't particularly care about Saimoe since I can't vote anymore, and while I'm a Saki fan, I'm not sure I want Nodoka to win again. Then again, looking at the other three, I'm afraid I'd have voted for her in the end. I doubt they'll give her a second championship though.

Uh. Nodoka was never Saimoe champion.

npal · 2012-10-30, 16:14

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Originally Posted by Kyuu

Uh. Nodoka was never Saimoe champion.

... That's what I get for dropping by only once a year now... I was pretty sure she won a Saimoe... Well, all the better then

Xellos-_^ · 2012-10-30, 16:26

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Originally Posted by npal

... That's what I get for dropping by only once a year now... I was pretty sure she won a Saimoe... Well, all the better then

well she could set the record in bust size for Saimoe champions.

Ithekro · 2012-10-30, 16:37

Over even Mami from last year.

Hachiko · 2012-10-30, 17:34

Nodoka might be getting help from those Kuro fans. Achiga Elementary roots, coming into play.

hinakatbklyn · 2012-10-30, 18:42

Maybe Nodoka wasn't Anime Saimoe champion, but she tied Ika for Manga Saimoe champion last year. (Although they have even less votes)

As for AST, Kuro might have a better chance against Nodoka, but if Nodoka wins against Toki, she might also win against Kuro (since she did beat an equally strong Ako in the block finals)

Hachiko · 2012-10-30, 18:56

Spoiler for Ride on the Wave!:

Aspirations? Yeah, we got them. Nodoka's extended her lead on the tracker by a cool 10 votes.

Spoiler for Right Now!:

stormtrooper · 2012-10-30, 20:23

I hope Nodoka does beat Toki. It's a tall order but I think she might be able to pull this off.

Coldlight · 2012-10-30, 20:36

If anything, I think she's the most likely of the three to be able do the deed. She is the ace of the old guard, after all.

Hachiko · 2012-10-30, 20:49

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Originally Posted by stormtrooper

I hope Nodoka does beat Toki. It's a tall order but I think she might be able to pull this off.

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Originally Posted by Coldlight

If anything, I think she's the most likely of the three to be able do the deed. She is the ace of the old guard, after all.

Spoiler:

Well...the possibility is there for Nodoka to pull off the upset of this tournament in a little over 12 hours.

RJ TAYLER · 2012-10-30, 23:17

Well Nodoka is sort of 'the pair' to EAK MacDowell, in stumbling just as things start to heat up in the tournament. If she bucks this trend it would set a 'longest time between grand final appearances' for her VA (2004 to 2012) in any case.

Hachiko · 2012-10-31, 00:55

The final table.

Spoiler:

Wanderer · 2012-10-31, 03:06

Round 1: Picks (45-43-8), Predictions (69-27)
Round 2: Picks (12-20), Predictions (22-10)
Round 3: Picks (7-9), Predictions (13-3)
Round 4: Picks (4-4), Predictions (6-2)
Q Finals: Picks (2-2), Predictions (4-0)
S Finals: Picks (0-0), Predictions (0-0)

Toki Onjouji @ Saki: <<園城寺怜＠咲-Saki- 阿知賀編 episode of side-A>>
Nodoka Haramura @ Saki: <<原村和＠咲-Saki- 阿知賀編 episode of side-A>>

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Originally Posted by Triple_R

Wait... are you saying that Nodoka sucks at mahjong?

Well, kindasorta. She never does anything in mahjong that really convinced me she was a superior player. The show just said she was, over and over again. But just playing it by the odds shouldn't get you anywhere in a world of superpowered -Saki- characters.

I love that you referenced Umineko, but it's a different animal, since the whole premise of Umineko is a debate about whether magic exists. In -Saki-, magic clearly does exist, and Nodoka is simply being foolish by denying it.

But I mostly think Nodoka "sucks" as a character. Her trademark is that she doesn't think about her opponents. Notice how in her matches she's never treated as a protagonist? They never bother to show the audience any of her inner thoughts while she's playing... because they're not worth showing.

Anyway, it's just my opinion. I like my girls to have spirit, and I find Nodoka pretty flat in that regard (in stark contrast to her appearance

, which I have no complaints about).

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Originally Posted by Marina2

What does ability in Mahjong have anything to do with Sa(k)imoe 2012 anyway?

This is Sa(k)imoe not Mahjong. Kuro's crying face is more moe than Hisa and Nodoka!!

It's not so much how good they are as it's their style. Personality matters, and mahjong is the primary way it's expressed in -Saki-. By the way, my number 2 -Saki- character is Kirame, even though she sucks at mahjong.

I really wanted to like Kuro (I liked her design and I love Kana Hanazawa), but I couldn't in the end. She disappointed me. Well, to an extent at least.

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Originally Posted by Hachiko

The final table.

Spoiler:

Cool.

Kuro seems to be getting Ron'ed by Toki as she's starring at Nodoka's chest and blushing. Hmm......

And they're all so relaxed. It's like just another game in the club room.

Kyuu · 2012-10-31, 03:19

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Originally Posted by Wanderer

Well, kindasorta. She never does anything in mahjong that really convinced me she was a superior player. The show just said she was, over and over again. But just playing it by the odds shouldn't get you anywhere in a world of superpowered -Saki- characters.

Which always made me wonder: If her gameplay is rather ordinary, how the hell did she win the middle school championship?

Even at that age, there exists some demon players at the mahjong.

In any case, this Nodoka vs Toki match: this is the championship right here.

JW1 · 2012-10-31, 03:34

It's possible Saki fans will choose Nodoka, of course, but right now those graphs remind me of a certain protagonist and of another character with pink hair.

Hachiko · 2012-10-31, 04:53

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Originally Posted by JW1

It's possible Saki fans will choose Nodoka, of course, but right now those graphs remind me of a certain protagonist and of another character with pink hair.

The Tease. The Tease, I say! And I can't see the other one...

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Originally Posted by Wanderer

Kuro seems to be getting Ron'ed by Toki as she's starring at Nodoka's chest and blushing. Hmm......

And they're all so relaxed. It's like just another game in the club room.

The Baby Jesus has recovered, a post-Inter High friendly at the Tokyo American Club in Tokyo, perhaps?

Spoiler for SF2 preview:

Turn on your TV, 2channel World is on.

Spoiler:

Sho Taniguchi is back in Osaka to tell us what's going on at Senriyama High School. Sho, anything going on down there?

Sho: Hachi, down here it's a very upbeat crowd for a Halloween night, everyone is dressed in their favorite cosplay outfits. We're seen some werewolves, draculas, Pedobears, Hard Gays, shrine maidens, bunny girls...just about every fetish you can think of is being represented here. The girls are out here, the guys are out here...it's just one hell of a good time.

What's the mood?

Sho: The mood is one of optimism. We just got word that their hometown heroine Toki Onjouji addressed the crowd vis teleconference and assured them that she will return to Osaka this weekend, win or lose. It seems she has indeed recovered from her condition and is healthy enough to return home to finish her studies here at Senriyama Girls' High, but the doctors have recommended her to sit out of playing mahjong for a while until she is back to 100%. Whether or not that actually happens remains to be seen. But the good news is that Toki is all right and will return home this weekend to Osaka City.

That is good news. We thought she was done for. Do you feel that the crowd will be saddened if she loses to Nodok Haramura?

Sho: The crowd feels that she has done as much as she can, and a victory here would just be a bonus. If she wins this match, this place is going to erupt because that means Toki is eligible for the General Election on Saturday for the Saimoe Prime Minister office and they feel that it will be smooth sailing for Toki Onjouji because they don't think Hisa Takei or Kuro Matsumi would be a better fit to lead the country next year.

Will there be any boos if Nodoka does prevail tonight?

Sho: No, there will only be applause because they know that this is the race before the race. Whoever wins this one has the best chance of winning it all. Now history has shown that the competitor that defeats Nodoka goes on to win everything. We saw that with Taiga Aisaka and Azusa Nakano. The supporters here feel that history is on Toki's side and they are personally tired of seeing Nodoka's face up in the semifinals. They think that she had her opportunity in 2009 and 2010 to finally go over the top and she failed. So the hope here is that the third time won't be the charm but they will get behind Nodoka if she does win tonight. That is the scene here at Senriyama Girls' High School in Osaka, back to you, Hachi.

Thank you, Sho Taniguchi. We will get you the final returns for this Final before the Final at a little past 11 p.m. JST here on 2channel World. Then, at 1 a.m. JST, it's the second semifinal between Kuro Matsumi and Hisa Takei. This is the 2012 2channel Anime Saimoe Tournament on 2channel World. We'll be back...

RJ TAYLER · 2012-10-31, 08:50

Thank you lads out there. You have been doing a splendid job with the live feed this tournament. Girls if you could make it to those special seats to await the verdict from Japan. Well tonight live from the venue of the Judo competition of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and a scene of so many great live concerts throughout Asia, The Budokan Arena, we are on tenterhooks as we await the announcement of who will fight it out for the final, and here to make the announcement the aforementioned Taiga Aisaka.

"Well I have been real busy this year and I just like to say I have enjoyed reacquainting myself with my 2009 adversary Yui Hirasawa, who has joined us tonight along with her band Ho-kago Tea Time who have been doing a wonderful job of entertaining us tonight. Playing all the theme songs from all the shows that have featured in the finals over the years. I still think she's even more of a baka Labrador than when I faced her in the final three years ago. When I make that announcement could you all shut up, shut up, shut up."

So it leaves me to introduce Miss Ritsu Tainaka to give us a drum solo as I await the envelope from Saimoe HQ. A loud cheer erupts from the arena as the pocket dynamo takes the rare spotlight. The beats start to build.......

Our First Finalist for 2012 will be...

Hachiko · 2012-10-31, 09:05

Welcome back, and we can tell you that TOKI HAS WON IT! She is now one win away from winning the Saimoe Prime Minister's office.

Ichuki · 2012-10-31, 09:06

1位　362票　園城寺怜＠咲-Saki- 阿知賀編 episode of side-A
2位　195票　原村和＠咲-Saki- 阿知賀編 episode of side-A

2012-10-30, 15:03	Link #2061
npal I desire Tomorrow! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: As far away from reality as possible Age: 41	>_> <_< Well... No KugiRie character left... ... How nice... And a full Saki last matches... How nice... While I don't particularly care about Saimoe since I can't vote anymore, and while I'm a Saki fan, I'm not sure I want Nodoka to win again. Then again, looking at the other three, I'm afraid I'd have voted for her in the end. I doubt they'll give her a second championship though. __________________

2012-10-30, 16:37	Link #2065
Ithekro Gamilas Falls Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Republic of California Age: 46	Over even Mami from last year. __________________

2012-10-30, 17:34	Link #2066
Hachiko The Akita Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Long Beach, CA	Nodoka might be getting help from those Kuro fans. Achiga Elementary roots, coming into play. __________________

2012-10-30, 18:42	Link #2067
hinakatbklyn Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009	Maybe Nodoka wasn't Anime Saimoe champion, but she tied Ika for Manga Saimoe champion last year. (Although they have even less votes) As for AST, Kuro might have a better chance against Nodoka, but if Nodoka wins against Toki, she might also win against Kuro (since she did beat an equally strong Ako in the block finals) __________________

2012-10-30, 18:56	Link #2068
Hachiko The Akita Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Long Beach, CA	Spoiler for Ride on the Wave!: Aspirations? Yeah, we got them. Nodoka's extended her lead on the tracker by a cool 10 votes. Spoiler for Right Now!: <p>No iframe support, please <a href="http://youtu.be/bEjvq5YqmWs">watch on YouTube</a>.</p> __________________ Last edited by Hachiko; 2012-10-30 at 20:08.

2012-10-30, 20:23	Link #2069
stormtrooper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Saimoe Planet	I hope Nodoka does beat Toki. It's a tall order but I think she might be able to pull this off. __________________

2012-10-30, 20:36	Link #2070
Coldlight Sayaka★Magica Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Under the piercing blue sky	If anything, I think she's the most likely of the three to be able do the deed. She is the ace of the old guard, after all. __________________ Miracles and magic do exist. I have no regrets.

2012-10-30, 23:17	Link #2072
RJ TAYLER Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: AUSTRALIA	Well Nodoka is sort of 'the pair' to EAK MacDowell, in stumbling just as things start to heat up in the tournament. If she bucks this trend it would set a 'longest time between grand final appearances' for her VA (2004 to 2012) in any case. __________________ YOURS RJ TAYLER

2012-10-31, 00:55	Link #2073
Hachiko The Akita Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Long Beach, CA	The final table. Spoiler: __________________

2012-10-31, 03:34	Link #2076
JW1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: UK	It's possible Saki fans will choose Nodoka, of course, but right now those graphs remind me of a certain protagonist and of another character with pink hair.

2012-10-31, 08:50	Link #2078
RJ TAYLER Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: AUSTRALIA	Thank you lads out there. You have been doing a splendid job with the live feed this tournament. Girls if you could make it to those special seats to await the verdict from Japan. Well tonight live from the venue of the Judo competition of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and a scene of so many great live concerts throughout Asia, The Budokan Arena, we are on tenterhooks as we await the announcement of who will fight it out for the final, and here to make the announcement the aforementioned Taiga Aisaka. "Well I have been real busy this year and I just like to say I have enjoyed reacquainting myself with my 2009 adversary Yui Hirasawa, who has joined us tonight along with her band Ho-kago Tea Time who have been doing a wonderful job of entertaining us tonight. Playing all the theme songs from all the shows that have featured in the finals over the years. I still think she's even more of a baka Labrador than when I faced her in the final three years ago. When I make that announcement could you all shut up, shut up, shut up." So it leaves me to introduce Miss Ritsu Tainaka to give us a drum solo as I await the envelope from Saimoe HQ. A loud cheer erupts from the arena as the pocket dynamo takes the rare spotlight. The beats start to build....... Our First Finalist for 2012 will be... __________________ YOURS RJ TAYLER

2012-10-31, 09:05	Link #2079
Hachiko The Akita Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Long Beach, CA	Welcome back, and we can tell you that TOKI HAS WON IT! She is now one win away from winning the Saimoe Prime Minister's office. __________________

2012-10-31, 09:06	Link #2080
Ichuki ┌(^o^)┘モリ!┌(^o^)┘モリ! Join Date: Sep 2010	1位　362票　園城寺怜＠咲-Saki- 阿知賀編 episode of side-A 2位　195票　原村和＠咲-Saki- 阿知賀編 episode of side-A