2007 Moe Invitational Tournament - Round 1 Voting, Matches 9 - 16

[ayareiko]

West Part 1 (http://img213.imageshack.us/my.php?image=houstonzw8.gif)
West Part 2 (http://img299.imageshack.us/my.php?image=longbeachae7.gif)
East Part 1 (http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tokyodx9.gif)
East Part 2 (http://img169.imageshack.us/my.php?image=osakaps1.gif)

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Today's Matches:

Riku Harada (DNAngel) (http://img54.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rikuharadakx1.jpg) vs. Mashiro Kazehana (My-HiME) (http://img212.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mashirokazahanand7.jpg)
Mitsuki Koyama (Full Moon) (http://img212.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mitsukikoyamacz0.jpg) vs. Maya Natsume (Tenjho Tenge) (http://img212.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mayanatsumene2.jpg)

Nana (Elfin Lied) (http://img201.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nanakm6.jpg) vs. Nyuu (Elfin Lied) (http://img201.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nyuubi8.jpg)
Guu (Hare+Guu) (http://img452.imageshack.us/my.php?image=guued2.jpg) vs. "Kuromi-chan" Oguro (Animation Runner Kuromi 2) (http://img452.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kuromioguroxq6.jpg)

Souseiseki (Rozen Maiden Traumend) (http://img452.imageshack.us/my.php?image=souseisekiyx9.gif) vs. Futuba Yoshinaga (Yoshinaga-san'chi no Gargoyle) (http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=futabayoshinagays7.jpg)
Media (Pani Poni Dash!) (http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mediass8.jpg) vs. Sakura (Tsubasa Reservior Chronicle) (http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sakuralg9.jpg)

Chikaru Minamoto (Strawberry Panic!) (http://img145.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chikaruminamotodu7.jpg) vs. Siesta (Zero no Tsukaima) (http://img145.imageshack.us/my.php?image=siestafz4.jpg)
Aika S. Granzchesta (ARIA the Animation) (http://img235.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aikasgranzchestafy7.jpg) vs. Kagome Byakudan (Strawberry Panic!) (http://img235.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kagomebyakudanuj2.jpg)

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Western Matches:

[ayareiko]

Eastern Matches:

[bci110]

My votes in the Western matches:

-Riku over Mashiro
-Mitsuki over Mayu (Mayu is not moe enough in my view)
-Guu to "swallow up" the animation runner
-And in the Battle of the Diclonius, Nyuu to overwhelm Nana-chan, much like she did in Episode 4 of Elfen Lied. Maybe this is Nana-chan's "punishment" for winning ANN's Moe Tournament last year. Poor Nana-chan can't catch a break. :D :sd:

(I still love her, though. :P )

[EmperorBrandon]

I don't care too much about these matches so far, but I do hope Riku Harada advances, as I really like her character (she strikes me as "moe" too I suppose).

[Splitter]

West: Riku, Mitsuki, Nana, Kuromi-chan
East: Souseiseki, Media, Chikaru-oneesama!, Kagome

[Mitsuki]

West
Mashiro
Mitsuki
Nana
Kuromi

East
Souseiki
Sakura
Siesta
Kagome

[Spirit Of The Stage]

Riku Harada (DNAngel) vs. Mashiro Kazehana (My-HiME)

Riku easily.

Mitsuki Koyama (Full Moon) vs. Maya Natsume (Tenjho Tenge)

Mitsuki just as easily - her tragic story has made me cry several times...

Nana (Elfin Lied) vs. Nyuu (Elfin Lied)

Already? :) In terms of moe, I just went with Nana...but only just...

Guu (Hare+Guu) vs. "Kuromi-chan" Oguro (Animation Runner Kuromi 2)

Obstained.

Souseiseki (Rozen Maiden Traumend) vs. Futuba Yoshinaga (Yoshinaga-san'chi no Gargoyle)

Soiseiseki - Rozen Maiden dominates the Japanese Saimoe tournaments, will it do the same here?

Media (Pani Poni Dash!) vs. Sakura (Tsubasa Reservior Chronicle)

SAKURA-CHWANNNN!!!

Chikaru Minamoto (Strawberry Panic!) vs. Siesta (Zero no Tsukaima)

CHIKARU-ONEESAMA!!!!

Aika S. Granzchesta (ARIA the Animation) vs. Kagome Byakudan (Strawberry Panic!)

Kagome-chan! Heh, Stopani is my hidden vice - the series I had to admit to liking....:)

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[XenoCrisis0153]

my picks...

West = Mashiro, Maya, Nyuu and Kuromi-chan
East = Souseiseki, Media, Siesta and Kagome

[bci110]

Nana (Elfin Lied) vs. Nyuu (Elfin Lied)

Already? :)

That's what I thought, too. Aya said it was the way it was drawn when the matchups were announced, although there should be a rule imposed that two characters from the same series should not meet in the first round.

[HitokiriShadow]

Western:
Mashiro - Riku is kinda cute, but I was never too fond of the show and never saw past episode 10
Mitsuki - no contest
Nana - Crash dummy > Pokegirl
Guu - haven't seen either, but Guu sounds like a hoot

Eastern
Futaba - currently watching the show and Souseiseki just doesn't do much for me
Sakura - I'm slightly more familiar with Tsubasa than PPD and I don't even remmeber Media.
Chikaru - is made of win and awesome. THE BEST part of Strawberry Panic.
Kagome - one of the few redeeming aspects of SP, and she was pretty funny during the play. And she's part of Chikaru's harem.

[ayareiko]

How I voted:
Mashiro, Maya, Nyuu, Guu
Souseiseki, Sakura, Chikaru, Percival

[SnowfairyX]

Nana over Nyuu.

Futaba over Souseiseki.

[Suwako Moriya]

Mashiro Kazahana
Mitsuki Koyama
Nana
No Vote
Futuba Yoshinaga
Media
Chikaru Minamoto
Kagome Byakudan

[Splitter]

No ties this time, but a couple close ones. Good round and yay for Lego Girl!