This post contains the status of my favorite new characters in the Saimoe tournaments from K-ON!, Saki, Toradora, and others. Notable wins are listed only. Placements (only for top 16) are based on rankings for Best Moe and vote counts in the round they lost for Saimoe. They’ll be updated if official placings or better placings ever come up.
The champion has been decided, and that champion is… Read more…
Result:
Taiga (Toradora!) 1077, Nodoka (Saki) 998
Nodoka has received 998 votes which would be the most votes received in the tournament to date if it wasn’t for the fact she lost. Nodoka couldn’t handle her 3rd straight Rie character as Taiga beats Nodoka with well over 1000 votes and advances to the finals. She could very well take Japan as she took Korea already. Again, Taiga for champion!
Outside note: I could also say that Taiga is better than both Nagi and Louise since she’s the only one of them to beat Nodoka. There’s two ways I can see if Taiga is better than Shana. Let them go against each other or have Nodoka go up against Shana. Of course this won’t happen.
Result:
Yui (K-ON!) 873, Koromo (Saki) 819
KOROMO!
Yui defeats Koromo as expected. Congratulations to Yui for advancing to the semis. Also, congratulations to Koromo for keeping up with someone as powerful as Yui. Koromo was actually ahead of Yui for a short time and was able to give Yui a challenge. Too bad she’s out. I’ll miss her.
Although Yui eliminated Koromo, I will be cheering for Yui for her next match as she’s still fighting for Mio and Azusa. She’s still my 2nd favorite to win. Read more…
Result:
Mihoko (Saki) 660, Yuuki (Saki) 613
Tacos goes down. Mihoko advances. Close match. May be an upset. That’s still alright since Mihoko is better. Read more…
Result:
Nodoka (Saki) 890, Nagi (HnG) 874
Nodoka avenges Saki by eliminating Nagi by only 16 votes. This match was really close. It even looked like Nagi was gonna win.
Now we have 4 Saki characters in the top 8 which beats the record for the amount of characters representing the same series in the top 8 (Clannad held that record with 3 last year). The list of those who made it is after the jump. Read more…
| First Round of Elimination – Monday, 05 October 2009 | |||||
| Match # | Contestant Name | < Votes | Votes > | Contestant Name | Venue |
| 3013 | Holo (OtK) | 1317 | 1659 | Hiiragi Kagami (LS) | Nu |
| 3014 | Asahina Mikuru (SHnY) | 1713 | 1280 | Suiseiseki (RM) | Pi |
| 3015 | Takamachi Nanoha (MSLN) | 851 | 1757 | Fate Testarossa (MSLN) | Omicron |
| 3016 | Aisaka Taiga (TD) | 1952 | 1009 | Shinku (RM) | Xi |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R15 | Tsukimiya Ayu (KN) | 1076 | 1397 | Kawasumi Mai (KN) | Tōkyō |
| R16 | Louise Vallière (ZnT) | 1579 | 1257 | Kamio Misuzu (AIR) | New York |
| R17 | Misaka Mikoto (TAMI) | 1556 | 1244 | Chii (CH) | Buenos Aires |
| R18 | Index Prohibitorum (TAMI) | 1278 | 1484 | Kurata Sayuri (KN) | Cairo |
| R19 | Yagami Hayate (MSLN) | 1290 | 1342 | Katagiri Yūhi (AISS) | Moscow |
| R20 | Minase Nayuki (KN) | 1319 | 1337 | Hakurei Reimu (TMK) | London |
| R21 | Vita (MSLN) | 1199 | 1311 | Evangeline McDowell (NG) | Sydney |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| X1 | Senjōgahara Hitagi (BKMN) | 1105 | 1812 | Akiyama Mio (K-ON) | Madrid |
Congratulations to Kagami for knocking out Horo. Same with Mikuru, Fate, and Taiga eliminating their respective opponents. They are up again Thursday in the second elimination matchup. We’ll see what happens. I will post my picks as the match comes up. This will include Rin possibly being eliminated, hopefully.
Also, go Mio! She beats Hitagi in exhibition. Hopefully we can get more exhibition matchups like this.
Source: ISML
Votes:
ARENA 01: Holo [Hiiragi Kagami]
ARENA 02: [Asahina Mikuru] Suiseiseki
ARENA 03: Takamachi Nanoha [Fate Testarossa]
ARENA 04: [Aisaka Taiga] Shinku
ARENA 05: [Tsukimiya Ayu] Kawasumi Mai
ARENA 06: [Louise Vallière] Kamio Misuzu
ARENA 07: [Misaka Mikoto] Chii
ARENA 08: [Index Prohibitorum] Kurata Sayuri
ARENA 09: [Yagami Hayate] Katagiri Yūhi
ARENA 10: Minase Nayuki [Hakurei Reimu]
ARENA 11: Vita [Evangeline McDowell]
ARENA 12: Senjōgahara Hitagi [Akiyama Mio]
