2006 Anime Diva Open: Final 1st RD Nagoya & Kitakyushu Sub Regions

[ape2020]

Monkey Biz is proud to present the opening day of the 2006 Anime Diva Open: Road To Tokyo.

In this thread we have eight contests spread across two subregions. The 1st round will last three days.

Note the 2006 Anime Diva Open is looking to crown the anime lady most epitomizes the essence of a diva. Whether its classic idea of supreme female entertainer or strong independant willed woman or even an outlandious bold girl.

From Nagoya city we have the first rounds of the Yokohama Eastern Regional (http://home.comcast.net/~ape2020/Diva/Yokohama_Eastern_Regional.pdf) tourney. This sub region is being held in the fourth largest city in Japan and was highly competitive in the qualifiers. Who shall emerge for this ancient castle city?

Nagoya Sub Region

Kaname Chidori, Koi Kaze (http://home.comcast.net/~ape2020/Diva/Kaname_Chidori_Koi_Kaze.jpg)
VS
Mami Honda, Super Gals! (http://home.comcast.net/~ape2020/Diva/Mami_Honda_Super_Gals.jpg)

Admiral Spoor, Crest of the Stars (http://home.comcast.net/~ape2020/Diva/Admiral_Spoor_CotS-BotS.jpg)
VS
Kanuka Clancy, Patlabor (http://home.comcast.net/~ape2020/Diva/Kanuka_Clancy_Patlabor-The_Mobile_Police.jpg)

Hiragi Najica, Najica Blitz Tactics (http://home.comcast.net/~ape2020/Diva/Hiragi_Najica_Najica_Blitz_Tactics.jpg)
VS
Kazetsukbaki Kuriko, Maburaho (http://home.comcast.net/~ape2020/Diva/Kazetsukbaki_Kuriko_Maburaho.jpg)

Aizawa Miyabi, GTO (http://home.comcast.net/~ape2020/Diva/Aizawa_Miyabi_GTO.jpg)
VS
Yohko Yamamoto, Starship Girl (http://home.comcast.net/~ape2020/Diva/Yohko_Yamamoto_Starship_Girl_Yamamoto_Yohko.jpg)

In the south the Fukuoka Southern Regional (http://home.comcast.net/~ape2020/Diva/Fukuoka_Southern_Regional.pdf) tourney has started out in Kitakyushu city. Were there sure to be a lot of fireworks as many of the contestants are known to be rather unpredicatable and volatile. Whom will rise for the ashes of south and challenge for the crown?

Kitakyushu Sub Region

Lina Inverse, Slayers (http://home.comcast.net/~ape2020/Diva/Lina_Inverse_Slayers.JPG)
VS
Asuka Langley, Neon Genesis Evangelion (http://home.comcast.net/~ape2020/Diva/Asuka_Langley_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion.jpg)

Meilin Li, Cardcaptor Sakura (http://home.comcast.net/~ape2020/Diva/Meilin_Li_Cardcaptor_Sakura.jpg)
VS
Motoko Minagawa, Fruits Basket (http://home.comcast.net/~ape2020/Diva/Motoko_Minagawa_Fruits_Basket.jpg)

Sir Integra Wingates Hellsing, Hellsing (http://home.comcast.net/~ape2020/Diva/Sir_Integra_Wingates_Hellsing_Hellsing.jpg)
VS
Hakufu Sonsaku, Ikki Tousen (http://home.comcast.net/~ape2020/Diva/Hakufu_Sonsaku_Ikki_Tousen.JPG)

Seto Kamiki Jurai, GXP (http://home.comcast.net/~ape2020/Diva/Seto_Kamiki_Jurai_Tenchi_Muyo-GXP.jpg)
VS
Pacifica, Scrapped Princess (http://home.comcast.net/~ape2020/Diva/Pacifica_Scrapped_Princess.jpg)

-chimp1010

[Randall Flagg]

1st RD Nagoya Sub Region - Kaname Chidori vs Mami Honda
Kaname Chidori

1st RD Nagoya Sub Region - Admiral Spoor vs Kanuka Clancy
Haven't seen either show. No vote.

1st RD Nagoya Sub Region - Hiragi Najica vs Kazetsukbaki Kuriko
Najica

1st RD Nagoya Sub Region - Aizawa Miyabi vs Yohko Yamamoto
Yohko Yamamoto

1st RD Kitakyushu Sub Region - Lina Inverse vs Asuka Langley
Asuka

1st RD Kitakyushu Sub Region - Meilin Li vs Motoko Minagawa
Haven't seen either show. No vote.

1st RD Kitakyushu Sub Region - Sir Integra Wingates Hellsing vs Hakufu Sonsaku
Sir Integra

1st RD Kitakyushu Sub Region - Seto Kamiki Jurai vs Pacifica Cassull
Haven't seen either show. No vote.

[ape2020]

Well the 2006 Anime Diva Open seems to have gotten off to a slow start with lower then expected turnout. Yet undeterred the tourney press on.

In the first day of the Yokohama Eastern Regional tourney in the city of Nagoya many wonder if this field is too light on headliners and uber popular characters. Some have questioned the selection commitee on placing so many supporting characters in one sub region. Is Najica vs Kuriko the main contest? Or will one of the other ladies emerge? Is anyone in this sub region a threat to make it to the Toyko finals?

In the other tourney of the Fukuoka Southern Regional many came to see the clash of the hot tempered red heads Lina vs Asuka. Knowing both girls competitive spirit and vicious natures this could be one a classic. Of course some are saying Pacifia shouldn't be forgotten, especially when many view her getting a first round bye pairing off against Seto. Are the odds makers overlooking the rest of the bracket? Or is Lina, Asuka, or Pacifia legitment contenters to the crown?

Well thats all for now, but if you have any quesitons or comments please post here.

-chimp1010

[ape2020]

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Randall Flagg said:
1st RD Nagoya Sub Region - Kaname Chidori vs Mami Honda
Kaname Chidori

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Randall Flagg sig:
R1 needs more Super Gals!, you bet!

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Seem to be going against your sig, or is Kaname that good?

-chimp1010

[Mr. Nail Bat]

The toughest race for me was Kanuka versus Spoor. Ultimately, I had to go with the Admiral.

Lina vs. Asuka should be interesting: battle of the obnoxious destructive redheads.

And Kaname needs to stay in the contest so we have the possibility of dueling Kaname Chidoris.

[Helschadenfreude]

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Geoduck said:
The toughest race for me was Kanuka versus Spoor. Ultimately, I had to go with the Admiral.

Lina vs. Asuka should be interesting: battle of the obnoxious destructive redheads.

And Kaname needs to stay in the contest so we have the possibility of dueling Kaname Chidoris.

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damn tha wasn'st hte right Chidori... oh well...i thought that was funny...

[Randall Flagg]

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Chimp1010 said:
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Randall Flagg said:
1st RD Nagoya Sub Region - Kaname Chidori vs Mami Honda
Kaname Chidori

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Randall Flagg sig:
R1 needs more Super Gals!, you bet!

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Seem to be going against your sig, or is Kaname that good?

-chimp1010

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She's an incredible character.

[bci110]

Nagoya Sub-Region votes:
Kaname Chidori (Koi Kaze)
No vote
Najica Hiragi (Najica Blitz Tactics)
No vote

Kitakyushi Sub-Region votes:
Asuka Langley Sohru (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Meilin Li (Cardcaptor Sakura)
Hakufu Sonsaku (Ikki Tousen)
Pacifica (Scrapped Princess)

[EmperorBrandon]

Kaname vs. Mami - Had to go with Mami on this one
Spoor vs. Kanuka - Don't know either
Najiko vs. Kuriko - Don't know
Miyabi vs. Yohko - Don't know Yohko, but voted for her, because I don't like Miyabi (diva or not /images/graemlins/tongue.gif)
Lina vs. Asuka - Don't know Lina, but decided to vote for Asuka anyway
Meilin vs. Motoko - Have to go with Meilin on this one
Integra vs. Hakufu - Don't know
Seto vs. Pacifica - Seto definitely much more of a diva than Pacifica

[ape2020]

Back again for another report on the 2006 Anime Diva Open. As many battles end today of the first round.

In the Nagoya Sub Region is seems many of the girls have already claimed themselves victorious. For at least some this might just be a way to prepare for lost. Consider the egos involved like in Aizawa Miyabi of GTO vs Yohko Yamamoto of Starship Girl, this might be understandable. Yet will the loser be shattered and the winner overconfindate?

The Kitakyushu Sub Region is still ablaze from many of the contests running there. Cat calls and cat fights are breaking out as these games have come close to be out of control! Even the most orderly of the games Sir Integra Wingates Hellsing of Hellsing vs Hakufu Sonsaku of Ikki Tousen turned out rowdy. Integra stratigic mind has to deal the gunho fighting attitude of Hakufu. Making it even worse is Hakufu fromable skills to back her up. Can Intera deal with yet another powerful loose cannon?

Well its looks to be a fight to the finish for all the contest ending today, so remember to vote to decide who moves one.

-chimp1010

[SnowfairyX]

My sole vote goes to Meilin Li of Cardcaptor Sakura. The rest, I don't really know much about.

[SnowfairyX]

And she wins by 1 vote too. Nice /images/graemlins/wink.gif.

[Gatts]

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SnowfairyX said:
And she wins by 1 vote too. Nice /images/graemlins/wink.gif.

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You can never say that your vote didn't matter. /images/graemlins/happy.gif

[SnowfairyX]

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Gatts said:
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SnowfairyX said:
And she wins by 1 vote too. Nice /images/graemlins/wink.gif.

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You can never say that your vote didn't matter. /images/graemlins/happy.gif

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I'd never say that /images/graemlins/wink.gif. And in real life I vote purely on principal whether I actually think it "matters" or not. This is all in fun though, and all it takes is just for me to simply sit in front of a computer screen and click on the mouse which is actually a pretty effortless thing to do.

[Victor Lewandowski]

I wonder how Chimp is going to handle this. We have a tie in this match:
Hiragi Najica, Najica Blitz Tactics - 12 50%
Kazetsubaki Kuriko, Maburaho - 12 50%

I'm glad to see Mami won. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif I'm sorry to see Hakufu and Seto lose so early.

[bci110]

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Victor Lewandowski said:
I wonder how Chimp is going to handle this. We have a tie in this match:
Hiragi Najica, Najica Blitz Tactics - 12 50%
Kazetsubaki Kuriko, Maburaho - 12 50%

I'm glad to see Mami won. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif I'm sorry to see Hakufu and Seto lose so early.

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Kuriko tied with Najica?!?! How could that happen? I guess Kuriko is more of a diva than I thought.

[Victor Lewandowski]

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bci110 said:
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Victor Lewandowski said:
I wonder how Chimp is going to handle this. We have a tie in this match:
Hiragi Najica, Najica Blitz Tactics - 12 50%
Kazetsubaki Kuriko, Maburaho - 12 50%

I'm glad to see Mami won. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif I'm sorry to see Hakufu and Seto lose so early.

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Kuriko tied with Najica?!?! How could that happen? I guess Kuriko is more of a diva than I thought.

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He already has tie breaker threads going for both tied matches. (Voted for Kuriko and Nanami Jinnai in those matches)

[Mr. Nail Bat]

I'm going to have to assume that Seto's loss is due to people being unfamiliar with her character, and the unpopularity of the series she appears in.

[Gatts]

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bci110 said:
Kuriko tied with Najica?!?! How could that happen? I guess Kuriko is more of a diva than I thought.

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Or maybe people don't know who Najica is so they just vote for who they know.

[EmperorBrandon]

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Geoduck said:
I'm going to have to assume that Seto's loss is due to people being unfamiliar with her character, and the unpopularity of the series she appears in.

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Indeed, there's no way she should have lost to Pacifica. /images/graemlins/anger200.gif

[Shsway]

I can sort of see how and why Kanuka lost to Spoor, but still, "Grarrr."