July 27, 2007
Saimoe second prelim 7/27
Because it's not a day on the Ego's Nest without a Saimoe post. ;p
Rules change a bit for the second prelim. These are the characters that came in 9th through 32nd in the first prelim. You can vote for up to six, and the top sixteen of the forty-eight (forty-nine, for a couple rounds... there were some ties) will advance to the main tourney. Nine total days of voting, to give us another 144 characters to add to the 144 that made it in already.
Picking winners among these will be tough, simply because the relative performance band has narrowed so much (and because it's difficult to predict where secondary votes will go - people show up to vote for one or two characters they really like, then toss in a few more that they like a little just to fill up the ballot.) Looking at relative performance from the first round, we can expect Pachira from Magical Pokan, Akira from Aria, and Barasuishou from Rozen to do well - they all came in 9th or 10th in their first prelim round.
After that, it's a toss-up between Balalaika from Black Lagoon (not moe at all, but somewhat awesome), Carim from StrikerS (slight nun moe, but do we really need more of these?), Ama from Shuffle, Megu from Rozen (sickly moe, emo moe, Suigintou halo moe), the Red Loli from Saint October, and Nadie from El Caldazor de la Bruja. I personally like Saki from Genshiken, but she ain't gonna make it.
Today's round:
<<知æµç•™ç¾Žåï¼ ã²ãらã—ã®ãªãé ƒã«>>(Chie Rumiko@Higurashi no Naku Koro ni)
<<é¾å®®çœŸåï¼ ãƒã‚®ã¾ï¼ï¼Ÿ>>(Tatsumiya Mana@Negima!?)
<<神楽ã¾ã‚Šãˆï¼ ã¨ãªã‚°ãƒ©ï¼>>(Kagura Marie@Tona Gura!)
<<ãŸã‚‹ã‚ã£ã¦ï¼ 京四郎ã¨æ°¸é ã®ç©º>>(Tarlotte@Kyoushirou to Towa no Sora)
<<上æ¡æ²™è€¶ï¼ ã¯ã´ãã™ï¼>>(Kamijou Saya@Happiness!)
<<å‰ç”°æ©ç¾Žï¼ å探åµã‚³ãƒŠãƒ³>>(Yoshida Ayumi@Meitantei Conan)
<<ã‚¨ã‚¹ãƒ¡ãƒ©ãƒ«ãƒ€ï¼ Saint October>>(Esmerelda@Saint October)
<<ãƒãƒ¼ãƒžã‚¤ã‚ªãƒ‹ï¼ ãƒãƒŸã‚ªÃ—ジュリエット>>(Hermione@Romeo x Juliet)
<<ç©‚ç©ã•ã‚„ã‹ï¼ 夜明ã‘å‰ã‚ˆã‚Šç‘ 璃色㪠Crescent Love>>(Hozumi Sayaka@Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro na Crescent Love)
<<夢原ã®ãžã¿ï¼ˆã‚ãƒ¥ã‚¢ãƒ‰ãƒªãƒ¼ãƒ ï¼‰ï¼ Yesï¼ãƒ—リã‚ュア5>>(Yumehara Nozomi(Cure Dream)@Yes! PreCure5)
<<パã‚ãƒ©ï¼ éŒ¬é‡‘3ç´šã¾ã˜ã‹ã‚‹ï¼Ÿã½ã‹ã€œã‚“>>(Pachira@Renkin Sankyuu Magical? Poka~n)
<<è—¤æžä¸ƒæµï¼ スカイガールズ>>(Fujieda Nanae@Sky Girls)
<<æœéœ§éº»äºœå（ã¾ãƒ¼ã‚Šã‚ƒã‚“å…ˆè¼©ï¼‰ï¼ OVA ToHeart2>>(Asagiri Maako(Maaryan-senpai)@OVA ToHeart2)
<<ãƒ“ãƒ“ãƒ³ï¼ ãµã—ãŽæ˜Ÿã®â˜†ãµãŸã”姫Gyuï¼>>(Pipin@Fushigi Boshi no Futago Hime Gyu!)
<<黒井ãªãªã“ï¼ ã‚‰ã☆ã™ãŸ>>(Kukroi Nanako@Lucky Star)
<<鬼丸美è¼ï¼ 無敵看æ¿å¨˜>>(Onimaru Miki@Muteki Kanban Musume)
<<真田ã•ã‚“ï¼ å††ç›¤çš‡å¥³ãƒ¯ã‚‹ãゅーレ 時ã¨å¤¢ã¨éŠ€æ²³ã®å®´>>(Sanada-san@UFO Princess valkyrie Toki to Ginga no Utage)
<<橋本文æµï¼ˆãƒ•ãƒŸã‚¨ï¼‰ï¼ 電脳コイル>>(Hashimoto Fumie@Dennou Coil)
<<ãƒãƒ©ãƒ©ã‚¤ã‚«ï¼ BLACK LAGOON The Second Barrage>>(Balalaika@BLACK LAGOON The Second Barrage)
<<山田ã‚ã™ï¼ 貧ä¹å§‰å¦¹ç‰©èªž>>(Yamada Asu@Binbou Shimai Monogatari)
<<ãƒªãƒªã‚ªï¼ ã‚¨ãƒ«ãƒ»ã‚«ã‚¶ãƒ‰>>(Lirio@EL CAZADOR DE LA BRUJA)
<<朽木ルã‚ã‚¢ï¼ BLEACH>>(Kuchiki Rukia@BLEACH)
<<アリス・Lãƒ»ãƒžãƒ«ãƒ´ã‚£ãƒ³ï¼ ãƒ‘ãƒ³ãƒ—ã‚ン・シザーズ>>(Alice L. Malvin@Pumpkin Scissors)
<<ã‚«ãƒªãƒ ãƒ»ã‚°ãƒ©ã‚·ã‚¢ï¼ é”法少女リリカルãªã®ã¯StrikerS>>(Carim Gracia@Mahou Syoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)
<<ã‚µãƒ©ãƒ»ã‚¢ãƒ‡ã‚£ã‚¨ãƒžã‚¹ï¼ ã‚¹ã‚¯ãƒ¼ãƒ«ãƒ©ãƒ³ãƒ–ãƒ« 二å¦æœŸ>>(Sarah Adiemas@School Rumble Second Term)
<<æ™‚é›¨äºœéº»ï¼ SHUFFLEï¼ MEMORIES>>(Shigure Ama@SHUFFLE! MEMORIES)
<<茅原ã¿ã®ã‚Šï¼ らã☆ã™ãŸ>>(Chihara Minori@Lucky Star)
<<æœå€‰å’Œç¾Žï¼ ãƒã‚®ã¾ï¼ï¼Ÿ>>(Asakura Kazumi@Negima!?)
<<ç¯ å²¡åƒä»£ï¼ ãŠãŠãã振りã‹ã¶ã£ã¦>>(Shinooka Chiyo@Ookiku Furikabutte)
<<峰岸ã‚ã‚„ã®ï¼ らã☆ã™ãŸ>>(Minagishi Ayano@Lucky Star)
<<è–”è–‡æ°´æ™¶ï¼ ãƒãƒ¼ã‚¼ãƒ³ãƒ¡ã‚¤ãƒ‡ãƒ³ オーベルテューレ>>(Barasuisyou@Rozen Maiden Ouverture)
<<ãƒŸãƒ«ãƒ•ã‚£ãƒ¼ãƒ¦ãƒ»æ¡œè‘‰ï¼ ã‚®ãƒ£ãƒ©ã‚¯ã‚·ãƒ¼ã‚¨ãƒ³ã‚¸ã‚§ã‚‹ã€œã‚“>>(Milfeulle Sakuraba@Galaxy Angel-Rune)
<<柿崎ã‚ãï¼ ãƒãƒ¼ã‚¼ãƒ³ãƒ¡ã‚¤ãƒ‡ãƒ³ オーベルテューレ>>(Kakizaki Megu@Rozen Maiden Ouverture)
<<ãªã§ã—ã“ï¼ ã„ã¬ã‹ã¿ã£ï¼>>(Nadeshiko@Inukami!)
<<æ˜¥æ—¥éƒ¨å’²ï¼ ã’ã‚“ã—ã‘ã‚“>>(Kasukabe Saki@Genshiken)
<<ãƒªãƒ¼ã‚¹ãƒªãƒƒãƒˆãƒ»ãƒŽã‚¨ãƒ«ï¼ å¤œæ˜Žã‘å‰ã‚ˆã‚Šç‘ 璃色㪠Crescent Love>>(Wreathlit Noel@Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro na Crescent Love)
<<å››è‘‰äº”æœˆï¼ ãƒã‚®ã¾ï¼ï¼Ÿ>>(Yotsuba Satsuki@Negima!?)
<<花園é™é¦¬ï¼ ストãƒãƒ™ãƒªãƒ¼ãƒ»ãƒ‘ニック>>(Hanazono Shizuma@Strawberry Panic)
<<è–三咲（赤ãƒãƒªï¼‰ï¼ Saint October>>(Hijiri Misaki(Red Loli)@Saint October)
<<晃・Eãƒ»ãƒ•ã‚§ãƒ©ãƒ¼ãƒªï¼ ARIA The NATURAL>>(Akira E. Ferrari@ARIA The NATURAL)
<<å¤œç¥žç²§è£•ï¼ DEATH NOTE>>(Yagami Sayu@DEATH NOTE)
<<ã¾ã（ã¾ãç¤¾é•·ï¼‰ï¼ ARIA The NATURAL>>(Maa(Maa-Shachou)@ARIA The NATURAL)
<<ワるãã‚…ãƒ¼ãƒ¬ï¼ å††ç›¤çš‡å¥³ãƒ¯ã‚‹ãゅーレ 時ã¨å¤¢ã¨éŠ€æ²³ã®å®´>>(Valkyrie@UFO Princess valkyrie Toki to Ginga no Utage)
<<鈴風å°å¤œï¼ˆãƒˆã‚¥ãƒ«ãƒ¼ãƒ‡ï¼ã‚·ãƒ«ãƒ•ã‚£ãƒ¼ãƒŒï¼‰ï¼ ãŠã¨ãŽéŠƒå£« 赤ãšãã‚“>>(Suzukaze Sayo(Trude/Sylphiene)@Otogi Jushi Akazukin)
<<ç¬¹æ£®èŠ±æ¢¨ï¼ OVA ToHeart2>>(Sasamori Karin@OVA ToHeart2)
<<ãƒžã‚ªï¼ ã‚·ãƒ£ã‚¤ãƒ‹ãƒ³ã‚°ãƒ»ãƒ†ã‚£ã‚¢ãƒ¼ã‚ºÃ—ã‚¦ã‚£ãƒ³ãƒ‰>>(Mao@Shining Tears x Wind)
<<ã‚·ãƒ£ãƒ¼ã‚¦ãƒƒãƒ‰å§«ï¼ æ€ªç‰©çŽ‹å¥³>>(Sherwood@Kaibutsu Oujo)
<<ãƒŠãƒ‡ã‚£ï¼ ã‚¨ãƒ«ãƒ»ã‚«ã‚¶ãƒ‰>>(Nadie@EL CAZADOR DE LA BRUJA)
<<水無月ã‹ã‚Œã‚“（ã‚ãƒ¥ã‚¢ã‚¢ã‚¯ã‚¢ï¼‰ï¼ Yesï¼ãƒ—リã‚ュア5>>(Minazuki Karen(Cure Aqua)@Yes! PreCure5)
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Rules change a bit for the second prelim. These are the characters that came in 9th through 32nd in the first prelim. You can vote for up to six, and the top sixteen of the forty-eight (forty-nine, for a couple rounds... there were some ties) will advance to the main tourney. Nine total days of voting, to give us another 144 characters to add to the 144 that made it in already.
Picking winners among these will be tough, simply because the relative performance band has narrowed so much (and because it's difficult to predict where secondary votes will go - people show up to vote for one or two characters they really like, then toss in a few more that they like a little just to fill up the ballot.) Looking at relative performance from the first round, we can expect Pachira from Magical Pokan, Akira from Aria, and Barasuishou from Rozen to do well - they all came in 9th or 10th in their first prelim round.
After that, it's a toss-up between Balalaika from Black Lagoon (not moe at all, but somewhat awesome), Carim from StrikerS (slight nun moe, but do we really need more of these?), Ama from Shuffle, Megu from Rozen (sickly moe, emo moe, Suigintou halo moe), the Red Loli from Saint October, and Nadie from El Caldazor de la Bruja. I personally like Saki from Genshiken, but she ain't gonna make it.
Today's round:
<<知æµç•™ç¾Žåï¼ ã²ãらã—ã®ãªãé ƒã«>>(Chie Rumiko@Higurashi no Naku Koro ni)
<<é¾å®®çœŸåï¼ ãƒã‚®ã¾ï¼ï¼Ÿ>>(Tatsumiya Mana@Negima!?)
<<神楽ã¾ã‚Šãˆï¼ ã¨ãªã‚°ãƒ©ï¼>>(Kagura Marie@Tona Gura!)
<<ãŸã‚‹ã‚ã£ã¦ï¼ 京四郎ã¨æ°¸é ã®ç©º>>(Tarlotte@Kyoushirou to Towa no Sora)
<<上æ¡æ²™è€¶ï¼ ã¯ã´ãã™ï¼>>(Kamijou Saya@Happiness!)
<<å‰ç”°æ©ç¾Žï¼ å探åµã‚³ãƒŠãƒ³>>(Yoshida Ayumi@Meitantei Conan)
<<ã‚¨ã‚¹ãƒ¡ãƒ©ãƒ«ãƒ€ï¼ Saint October>>(Esmerelda@Saint October)
<<ãƒãƒ¼ãƒžã‚¤ã‚ªãƒ‹ï¼ ãƒãƒŸã‚ªÃ—ジュリエット>>(Hermione@Romeo x Juliet)
<<ç©‚ç©ã•ã‚„ã‹ï¼ 夜明ã‘å‰ã‚ˆã‚Šç‘ 璃色㪠Crescent Love>>(Hozumi Sayaka@Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro na Crescent Love)
<<夢原ã®ãžã¿ï¼ˆã‚ãƒ¥ã‚¢ãƒ‰ãƒªãƒ¼ãƒ ï¼‰ï¼ Yesï¼ãƒ—リã‚ュア5>>(Yumehara Nozomi(Cure Dream)@Yes! PreCure5)
<<パã‚ãƒ©ï¼ éŒ¬é‡‘3ç´šã¾ã˜ã‹ã‚‹ï¼Ÿã½ã‹ã€œã‚“>>(Pachira@Renkin Sankyuu Magical? Poka~n)
<<è—¤æžä¸ƒæµï¼ スカイガールズ>>(Fujieda Nanae@Sky Girls)
<<æœéœ§éº»äºœå（ã¾ãƒ¼ã‚Šã‚ƒã‚“å…ˆè¼©ï¼‰ï¼ OVA ToHeart2>>(Asagiri Maako(Maaryan-senpai)@OVA ToHeart2)
<<ãƒ“ãƒ“ãƒ³ï¼ ãµã—ãŽæ˜Ÿã®â˜†ãµãŸã”姫Gyuï¼>>(Pipin@Fushigi Boshi no Futago Hime Gyu!)
<<黒井ãªãªã“ï¼ ã‚‰ã☆ã™ãŸ>>(Kukroi Nanako@Lucky Star)
<<鬼丸美è¼ï¼ 無敵看æ¿å¨˜>>(Onimaru Miki@Muteki Kanban Musume)
<<真田ã•ã‚“ï¼ å††ç›¤çš‡å¥³ãƒ¯ã‚‹ãゅーレ 時ã¨å¤¢ã¨éŠ€æ²³ã®å®´>>(Sanada-san@UFO Princess valkyrie Toki to Ginga no Utage)
<<橋本文æµï¼ˆãƒ•ãƒŸã‚¨ï¼‰ï¼ 電脳コイル>>(Hashimoto Fumie@Dennou Coil)
<<ãƒãƒ©ãƒ©ã‚¤ã‚«ï¼ BLACK LAGOON The Second Barrage>>(Balalaika@BLACK LAGOON The Second Barrage)
<<山田ã‚ã™ï¼ 貧ä¹å§‰å¦¹ç‰©èªž>>(Yamada Asu@Binbou Shimai Monogatari)
<<ãƒªãƒªã‚ªï¼ ã‚¨ãƒ«ãƒ»ã‚«ã‚¶ãƒ‰>>(Lirio@EL CAZADOR DE LA BRUJA)
<<朽木ルã‚ã‚¢ï¼ BLEACH>>(Kuchiki Rukia@BLEACH)
<<アリス・Lãƒ»ãƒžãƒ«ãƒ´ã‚£ãƒ³ï¼ ãƒ‘ãƒ³ãƒ—ã‚ン・シザーズ>>(Alice L. Malvin@Pumpkin Scissors)
<<ã‚«ãƒªãƒ ãƒ»ã‚°ãƒ©ã‚·ã‚¢ï¼ é”法少女リリカルãªã®ã¯StrikerS>>(Carim Gracia@Mahou Syoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)
<<ã‚µãƒ©ãƒ»ã‚¢ãƒ‡ã‚£ã‚¨ãƒžã‚¹ï¼ ã‚¹ã‚¯ãƒ¼ãƒ«ãƒ©ãƒ³ãƒ–ãƒ« 二å¦æœŸ>>(Sarah Adiemas@School Rumble Second Term)
<<æ™‚é›¨äºœéº»ï¼ SHUFFLEï¼ MEMORIES>>(Shigure Ama@SHUFFLE! MEMORIES)
<<茅原ã¿ã®ã‚Šï¼ らã☆ã™ãŸ>>(Chihara Minori@Lucky Star)
<<æœå€‰å’Œç¾Žï¼ ãƒã‚®ã¾ï¼ï¼Ÿ>>(Asakura Kazumi@Negima!?)
<<ç¯ å²¡åƒä»£ï¼ ãŠãŠãã振りã‹ã¶ã£ã¦>>(Shinooka Chiyo@Ookiku Furikabutte)
<<峰岸ã‚ã‚„ã®ï¼ らã☆ã™ãŸ>>(Minagishi Ayano@Lucky Star)
<<è–”è–‡æ°´æ™¶ï¼ ãƒãƒ¼ã‚¼ãƒ³ãƒ¡ã‚¤ãƒ‡ãƒ³ オーベルテューレ>>(Barasuisyou@Rozen Maiden Ouverture)
<<ãƒŸãƒ«ãƒ•ã‚£ãƒ¼ãƒ¦ãƒ»æ¡œè‘‰ï¼ ã‚®ãƒ£ãƒ©ã‚¯ã‚·ãƒ¼ã‚¨ãƒ³ã‚¸ã‚§ã‚‹ã€œã‚“>>(Milfeulle Sakuraba@Galaxy Angel-Rune)
<<柿崎ã‚ãï¼ ãƒãƒ¼ã‚¼ãƒ³ãƒ¡ã‚¤ãƒ‡ãƒ³ オーベルテューレ>>(Kakizaki Megu@Rozen Maiden Ouverture)
<<ãªã§ã—ã“ï¼ ã„ã¬ã‹ã¿ã£ï¼>>(Nadeshiko@Inukami!)
<<æ˜¥æ—¥éƒ¨å’²ï¼ ã’ã‚“ã—ã‘ã‚“>>(Kasukabe Saki@Genshiken)
<<ãƒªãƒ¼ã‚¹ãƒªãƒƒãƒˆãƒ»ãƒŽã‚¨ãƒ«ï¼ å¤œæ˜Žã‘å‰ã‚ˆã‚Šç‘ 璃色㪠Crescent Love>>(Wreathlit Noel@Yoake Mae Yori Ruriiro na Crescent Love)
<<å››è‘‰äº”æœˆï¼ ãƒã‚®ã¾ï¼ï¼Ÿ>>(Yotsuba Satsuki@Negima!?)
<<花園é™é¦¬ï¼ ストãƒãƒ™ãƒªãƒ¼ãƒ»ãƒ‘ニック>>(Hanazono Shizuma@Strawberry Panic)
<<è–三咲（赤ãƒãƒªï¼‰ï¼ Saint October>>(Hijiri Misaki(Red Loli)@Saint October)
<<晃・Eãƒ»ãƒ•ã‚§ãƒ©ãƒ¼ãƒªï¼ ARIA The NATURAL>>(Akira E. Ferrari@ARIA The NATURAL)
<<å¤œç¥žç²§è£•ï¼ DEATH NOTE>>(Yagami Sayu@DEATH NOTE)
<<ã¾ã（ã¾ãç¤¾é•·ï¼‰ï¼ ARIA The NATURAL>>(Maa(Maa-Shachou)@ARIA The NATURAL)
<<ワるãã‚…ãƒ¼ãƒ¬ï¼ å††ç›¤çš‡å¥³ãƒ¯ã‚‹ãゅーレ 時ã¨å¤¢ã¨éŠ€æ²³ã®å®´>>(Valkyrie@UFO Princess valkyrie Toki to Ginga no Utage)
<<鈴風å°å¤œï¼ˆãƒˆã‚¥ãƒ«ãƒ¼ãƒ‡ï¼ã‚·ãƒ«ãƒ•ã‚£ãƒ¼ãƒŒï¼‰ï¼ ãŠã¨ãŽéŠƒå£« 赤ãšãã‚“>>(Suzukaze Sayo(Trude/Sylphiene)@Otogi Jushi Akazukin)
<<ç¬¹æ£®èŠ±æ¢¨ï¼ OVA ToHeart2>>(Sasamori Karin@OVA ToHeart2)
<<ãƒžã‚ªï¼ ã‚·ãƒ£ã‚¤ãƒ‹ãƒ³ã‚°ãƒ»ãƒ†ã‚£ã‚¢ãƒ¼ã‚ºÃ—ã‚¦ã‚£ãƒ³ãƒ‰>>(Mao@Shining Tears x Wind)
<<ã‚·ãƒ£ãƒ¼ã‚¦ãƒƒãƒ‰å§«ï¼ æ€ªç‰©çŽ‹å¥³>>(Sherwood@Kaibutsu Oujo)
<<ãƒŠãƒ‡ã‚£ï¼ ã‚¨ãƒ«ãƒ»ã‚«ã‚¶ãƒ‰>>(Nadie@EL CAZADOR DE LA BRUJA)
<<水無月ã‹ã‚Œã‚“（ã‚ãƒ¥ã‚¢ã‚¢ã‚¯ã‚¢ï¼‰ï¼ Yesï¼ãƒ—リã‚ュア5>>(Minazuki Karen(Cure Aqua)@Yes! PreCure5)
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Posted by: Wonderduck at July 27, 2007 07:46 PM (6krEN)
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Sure, nobody's going to interrogate you on the topic or anything. ;p
Posted by: Avatar_exADV at July 28, 2007 03:44 AM (LMDdY)
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what do you think of the idea of shorten the prelim. drop the 2nd prelim and shorten the first to 12 rounds and advance the top 24 of each round. That would still give 288 characters total but save about 17 days.
Posted by: Xellos-_^ at July 28, 2007 11:09 AM (12gxe)
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Dunno, though. That means you're advancing the top 24 out of over 200 per round; I have trouble mentally parsing the lists of 150, so increasing that number would really mess with me.
I do like the second prelims, though, because it gives people a chance to organize behind a character; it doesn't take all that many votes to get out of a second prelim round, so an aggressive campaigning effort would definitely put most characters into the win column. But it's a little more focused, so people aren't asking "hey, why am I considering voting for this obscure character when moebombs 1-10 are in the round?"
That doesn't mean that character will go on to eventual victory, but it might give enough of a base to get a character into the second round...
There's plenty of ways you could save time with Saimoe, but I figure that it's against the point - shortening the process is something the organizers are specifically not worried about, or they would have just set up a smaller bracket to begin with.
I do like the second prelims, though, because it gives people a chance to organize behind a character; it doesn't take all that many votes to get out of a second prelim round, so an aggressive campaigning effort would definitely put most characters into the win column. But it's a little more focused, so people aren't asking "hey, why am I considering voting for this obscure character when moebombs 1-10 are in the round?"
That doesn't mean that character will go on to eventual victory, but it might give enough of a base to get a character into the second round...
There's plenty of ways you could save time with Saimoe, but I figure that it's against the point - shortening the process is something the organizers are specifically not worried about, or they would have just set up a smaller bracket to begin with.
Posted by: Avatar_exADV at July 28, 2007 11:57 AM (LMDdY)
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Xellos, I think you're missing the point. The purpose of this is to drive traffic to the site which is doing it.
Shortening the process is a negative, not a positive.
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at July 28, 2007 01:24 PM (+rSRq)
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Xellos hit the nail on the head. Holding the tournament over the course of several months, and using that time to promote activity on the site is one of the main stated reasons of the tournament.
Another reason is to give people an opportunity to promote characters they love. Having the long prelims and more focus on secondary characters causes people to go, "Man, I've never heard of character X but she's really popular" or, "I watched one episode of this show and didn't really get into it, but a lot of people seem to really like it. Maybe I should check it out."
I watched Rozen Maiden largely as a result of all the attention it got in SaiMoe2005, and last year decided to check out MagiPoka and Utawarerumono as a result of SaiMoe exposure. All three of those are shows I enjoyed a great deal, especially MagiPoka, and I probably would'nt have given them a second thought if I wasn't following the tournament.
Another reason is to give people an opportunity to promote characters they love. Having the long prelims and more focus on secondary characters causes people to go, "Man, I've never heard of character X but she's really popular" or, "I watched one episode of this show and didn't really get into it, but a lot of people seem to really like it. Maybe I should check it out."
I watched Rozen Maiden largely as a result of all the attention it got in SaiMoe2005, and last year decided to check out MagiPoka and Utawarerumono as a result of SaiMoe exposure. All three of those are shows I enjoyed a great deal, especially MagiPoka, and I probably would'nt have given them a second thought if I wasn't following the tournament.
Posted by: 0rion at July 28, 2007 02:38 PM (9e2pT)
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Doh...meant to say Steven hit the nail on the head. OTL
Posted by: 0rion at July 28, 2007 02:40 PM (9e2pT)
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While her quest for bigger breasts is certain indear her to Japanese males (well, all males in fact), I also think Pachira is getting a major boost from sharing a seiyuu with Suzumiya Haruhi.
Posted by: Will at July 28, 2007 11:18 PM (olS40)
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