SaiGar 2008 -- The Tournament of Men Among Men

[-Breakthrough-]

Well, as most of you who are interested know, the tournament of men among men is finally back and ready for action. While 2ch has their infamous SaiMoe, the masterminds of /a/ have created, starting last year, a tournament the opposite of SaiMoe~ A Tournament of men among men, alias a contest of the most bravest, toughest, and most badass anime male character out there. Yes, it's finally here, SaiGar 2008 has come.

NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!!

http://saigar08.michaeldodd.net/nominations.html

My Nominees~

1) Hayate Ayasaki (Hayate no Gotoku)
2) Master Asia (G Gundam)
3) Lord Genome (TTGL)
4) Simon (TTGL)
5) Kyoya Hibari (Katekyo Hitman Reborn)
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[Mod Edit]: just to ensure the competition will stay healthy and enjoyable for everyone, here is the list of rules for this peculiar Thread:

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[cicido]

I will nominate Clare if nobody else does.
Come on, she is GAR.

[frustra]

Already nominated Simon, Kamina, Nagasumi, Kaiji and Kittan. ^_^

[OverFunk]

I nominated:

Michishio Nagasumi (Seto no Hanayome) - 5
Itou Makoto (School Days) - 4 *OH NO I DIDN'T*
Yagami Kazuma (Kaze no Stigma) - 3
Ayasaki Hayate (Hayate the Combat Butler) - 2
Maebara Keiichi (Higurashi Kai) - 1

Not that much manliness on my list, but I included some possibly neglected characters. I'll be voting Kittan & co when the thing really starts.

[-PoLLuX-]

What should the series title name for Code Geass be? Is Code Geass even in between those dates?

EDIT: Woops! Sorry I didn't know there was a list!

[Oppius]

5.Urameshi Yuusuke(Yu Yu Hakusho)
4.Genjo Sanzo(Gensomaden Saiyuki)
3.Son Goku(Dragon Ball Z)
2.Vegeta(Dragon Ball Z)
1.Emiya Shirou(Fate/Stay Night)

[-PoLLuX-]

Hmm, Amex_Yohko aren't those anime you mentioned a bit too old?

Anyways, how can I fix this?

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[pikuchan]

5.Yagami Kazuma (Kaze no Stigma)
4.Simon (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)
3.Zaraki Kenpachi (Bleach)
2.Kamina (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)
1.Kittan (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)

[-PoLLuX-]

Never mind, I fixed it. I nominated:
Shinchan(crayon shinchan), Makoto(school days), Suzaku(code geass), Keiichi(Higurashi Kai) and Lelouch(code geass)

[Deus ex Digital Boy]

I feel like there's no reason to participate since the chances of Kamina not winning are so very low...

[Kirarakim]

5. Kittan (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)
4. Claire Stanfield (Baccano)
3. Simon (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)
2. Kamina (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)
1. Medicine Seller (Mononoke)

Although unfortunately I actually wanted to vote in the opposite order. I didn't read carefully and I thought #1 had the most points.

I also forgot about November 11th (Darker than Black) I probably would have voted for him in place of Kittan just to mix up the series a bit.

[Vanehei]

Hei of course! .. he is so cool!

[cicido]

Being the kamina fan-girl I am, I will not rest until he won.
My list
5Kamina TTGL
4Lelouche Code Geass
3Simon TTGL
2Zaraki Kenpachi Bleach
1Clare Claymore

[Zlostur]

This tournament is a waste of time, since it's obvious from the start who is going to win. Unfortunately there is a shortage of manly characters in the anime world recently, so the choices are rather limited.

Originally Posted by cicido

Being the kamina fan-girl I am, I will not rest until he won.
My list
5Kamina TTGL
4Lelouche Code Geass
3Simon TTGL
2Zaraki Kenpachi Bleach
1Clare Claymore

You do realize Clare is a woman, right?

[Midonin]

I nominated:

Capt. Ikamasa (Umisho)
Itoshiki (Zetsubou Sensei)
Minoru Shirashi (Lucky Star)
Kamina (TTGL)
And I seem to have forgotten my other choice.

[cicido]

Originally Posted by Zlostur

This tournament is a waste of time, since it's obvious from the start who is going to win. Unfortunately there is a shortage of manly characters in the anime world recently, so the choices are rather limited.



You do realize Clare is a woman, right?

Nanoha was in saiGAR last year, so I don't see why not

[Zlostur]

Originally Posted by cicido

Nanoha was in saiGAR last year, so I don't see why not

Touche...

Seriously though, a tournament for manliness must be kept between men. Otherwise, characters like Revy(Black Lagoon) and Theresa(Claymore) would have to be included as well, since they are even more badass than Clare.

Nanoha, though...there are no words

[Geass]

I voted:

5 points: Yagami Kazuma (Kaze no Stigma)
The obvious choice.

4 points: Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass)
Mind-control, giant killer mecha, and pizza. What else can you ask for?

3 points: Shibuya Kazuya (Ghost Hunt)
Takes the spot for being able to blow stuff up with his mind.

2 points: Wei Zhijun (Darker than Black)
He blows people up with his blood, enough said.

1 point: Ali Al-Sarshes (Gundam 00)
Eh, why not? Not many mercs in anime.

[Terrestrial Dream]

Originally Posted by cicido

Nanoha was in saiGAR last year, so I don't see why not

What the...? How does that happen?

[minhtam1638]

Originally Posted by cicido

Nanoha was in saiGAR last year, so I don't see why not

Well, Nanoha pulled off an L-Block. We should probably nominate a handful of girls for this contest, just for the heck of it.

EDIT: That's it. I'm in. I'm playing along.

5. Kamina (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagaan)
4. Simon (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagaan)
3. Kittan (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagaan)
2. Ayasaki Hayate (Hayate no Gotoku)

1. It's a girl. That's all I'll tell you.

I won't reveal it on this board unless somebody mentions that same girl. If you're dying to know, PM me. Otherwise, take guesses, and I'll reveal whether it's wrong or right.

EDIT 2: To avoid the obvious guesses, she's not featured on my sig.