These'll get posted later in the day - new job, new hours. Sorry that it's a bit less fresh, but hey, I need income!

Yesterday's Seto round was a textbook example of two characters splitting the vote and a third running off with the win. Iinchou won slightly over Maki, and both of them together would have mopped the floor with Rain... but Rain's 510 was enough to pull out a win and knock at least one strong competitor out of the running. Miyuki won her round (okay, I didn't talk about Ayano because I haven't watched Kaze no Stigma, but that wasn't really a close match - Miyuki took almost 50% of the vote!) Finally, the voters demonstrate that they really like their crazy girls, picking Kaede over Manabi.

Today's F-4 shouldn't really be that close, though not the blowout I'm expecting in the next round. Sure, Suzuka (that is, her picture in a photo album!) took more votes in the first prelim than Asuna. But we've seen that the other picture-characters haven't translated their early votes into victories so far, and I don't think Suzuka's going to do any better than Arisa did a few days ago. ('sides, all the Strikers fans are resting up for Friday's showdown...) I like Mikoto as a character, but she's not in the running here.

Kuuya did pretty well in the first prelim, but up against Souseiseki, F-8 is a foregone conclusion. Even if the Rozen voting bloc isn't quite as huge as it's been in times past, Sou did take second in 2005. (Still strikes me as a bit sad. She's not moe! She's BOY. Maybe it's just reflected glory from her sister?)

F-12 is shaping up to be one of the closest matches of the first round, though. Both Tsukasa and Machi won their first prelim outright. Hate to say that Nagasarete is still in the "watch later" pile, so I can't really comment on the relative moe levels. Even so... Machi's win was as much due to low opposition as super fan response, and we've seen the formidable power of the Lucky Star vote again and again. But of the big three in the show, I'd say that Tsukasa is probably the least popular, and she's been a much smaller part of the show since the addition of the new characters. If the Nagasarete fans can get organized, this would be a golden opportunity to punch Tsukasa out of the tourney...

(One bit of side commentary - we talk about how ongoing series can benefit characters by keeping them fresh, but it's kind of sad when you see a character get eliminated shortly before they get a huge boost late in the season. Without spoilers, after having watched this week's Lucky Star, I'll say it's a damn shame Kanata's round already happened - she'd have gone far if she had a round in block G or H!)

Yesterday's results:

1位　510 votes Rain@Fushigi Boshi no Futago Hime Gyu!
2位　455 votes Iinchou@Seto no Hanayome
3位　389 votes Maki@Seto no Hanayome

1位　696 votes Takara Miyuki@Lucky Star
2位　478 votes Kannagi Ayano@Kaze no Stigma
3位　227 votes Konno Makoto@Toki wo Kakeru Syoujo

1位　573 votes Fuyou Kaede@SHUFFLE! MEMORIES
2位　473 votes Amamiya Manami(Manabi)@Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!
3位　287 votes Milro@Fushigi Boshi no Futago Hime Gyu!

Today's matches:

F-04
<<月村すずか＠魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS>>(Tsukimura Suzuka@Mahou Syoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)
<<神楽坂明日菜＠ネギま！？>>(Kagurazaka Asuna@Negima!?)
<<周防美琴＠スクールランブル 二学期>>(Suou Mikoto@School Rumble Second Term)

F-08
<<蒼星石＠ローゼンメイデン オーベルテューレ>>(Souseiseki@Rozen Maiden Ouverture)
<<クーヤ＠うたわれるもの>>(Kuuya@Utawarerumono)
<<イルファ HMX-17a＠OVA ToHeart2>>(Ilfa HMX-17a@OVA ToHeart2)

F-12
<<柊つかさ＠らき☆すた>>(Hiiragi Tsukasa@Lucky Star)
<<まち＠ながされて藍蘭島>>(Machi@Nagasarete Airantou)
<<朝霧小雪＠くじびきアンバランス>>(Asagiri Koyuki@Kujibiki Unbalance)

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