2007 Moe Invitational Tournament - Round 4 Voting, Matches 13-16

[ayareiko]

West Part 1 (http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q158/AyaReiko/Houston.gif)
West Part 2 (http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q158/AyaReiko/LongBeach.gif)
East Part 1 (http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q158/AyaReiko/Tokyo.gif)
East Part 2 (http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q158/AyaReiko/Osaka.gif)

There will be a two-day gap between before Round 5 voting begins instead of the usual one. This is due to semantics.

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Today's Matches:

Yumi Omura (Chobits) (http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q158/AyaReiko/yumiomura.jpg) vs. Haruka Suzumiya (Rumbling Hearts) (http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q158/AyaReiko/harukasuzumiya.jpg)

Nodoka Miyazaki (Negima) (http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q158/AyaReiko/nodokamiyazaki.jpg) vs. Kazumi Yoshida (Shana) (http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q158/AyaReiko/kazumiyoshida.jpg)

Asa Shigure (Shuffle!) (http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q158/AyaReiko/asashigure.jpg) vs. Aruru (Utawarerumono) (http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q158/AyaReiko/aruru.jpg)

Fate Testarossa (M.G.L. Nanoha A's) (http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q158/AyaReiko/Fatetestarossa.jpg) vs. (http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q158/AyaReiko/nanofe38sw.jpg) Nanoha Takamachi (M.G.L. Nanoha A's) (http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q158/AyaReiko/nanohatakamachi.jpg)

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[Shiroi Hane]

Arrgh! My darling Asa against someone who's clearly more moe. Vote for heart or conscience?

[bci110]

Haruka Suzumiya, Honya-chan, Asa Shiguri, and Fate Testarossa.

Kazumi is going to give Honya her most challenging match of the tournament. I won't be surprised if there is indeed an upset, but I have faith that Honya-chan will pull through. :neko:

[Spirit Of The Stage]

First three were easy pickings...the last one I'm cursing because I made a choice...

Haruka Suzumiya (Rumbling Hearts)
Nodoka Miyazaki (Negima)
Aruru (Utawarerumono)

Fate Testarossa (M.G.L. Nanoha A's) vs. Nanoha Takamachi (M.G.L. Nanoha A's)

Damn, damn and thrice damn. There have been some hard picks in the tournament, but Nanoha vs. Fate tops them all somehow. I just gave Nanoha the edge in character, but Fate has the more appeal in a moe tournament (*due to her past in Season 1 and the 'dream' in Season 2*). It was REALLY tough but gave it to Fate.

I awaiting Nanoha blasting me with Starlight Breaker any minute now...

[Isuzu Inugami]

I awaiting Nanoha blasting me with Starlight Breaker any minute now...

Naahh... Nanoha can handle losing to Fate as long as it's a fair fight. I voted for Fate for pretty much the same reasons as you, although I didn't agonize nearly as much. :P

[ADC]

Ômura (moe + :bignosebleed: = teh winnar)
Nodoka (not on Konoka's level, so this is probably her last victory)

[Splitter]

Haruka, Honya, Asa-sempai, and... abstained (I can't do it T_T)

[Victor Lewandowski]

Ômura (moe + :bignosebleed: = teh winnar)
Nodoka (not on Konoka's level, so this is probably her last victory)

You're wishing for Haruka to suffer the same fate as Akane (lose to jigglies).

And Nodoka would possibly be face Setsuna next round. Konoka gets the winner of the Haruka-Yumi match. Whoever comes out of the Haruka-Yumi match the winner will have a rough time next round. I think Haruka stands a better chance of making things at least interesting in that round. :>

[ADC]

You're wishing for Haruka to suffer the same fate as Akane (lose to jigglies).
No, I'm just wishing for Haruka to lose. I don't remember for absolute sure, but I don't think I've voted for her once in the whole jousts and tourney. She's the only character in Kiminozo who just pisses me off. I voted for Akane.

Jigglies are a bonus, though. :)

[TnAdct1]

Nodoka (not on Konoka's level, so this is probably her last victory)

Actually, I think Nodoka is more moe than Konoka IMO.

[EmperorBrandon]

I voted for Haruka, and in the Nahoha battle, I voted for... Nanoha, who has alwasy been my favorite between the two. :)

[HitokiriShadow]

Haruka
Nadoka
Asa
Fate

I'm not too concerned about Haruka's match. While I find her more moe, whether she wins or loses is of little consequence to me. While I don't dislike her, I'm not particularly fond of her. I just prefer her over her opponent.

I certainly hope Nadoka wins this round. I'd like to see her win the whole thing.

I'm voting for Asa, as I am a big fan of hers from the series, but Aruru seems pretty moe and is damn cute, so I won't be particularly upset if Asa loses to such a worthy opponent.

While I like Nanoha's no-nonsense badassery, I find Fate to be even more badass and more moe (see Season 1 and Dream episode in Season 2, as mentioned before).

[Suwako Moriya]

Haruka Suzumiya
No vote yet
Asa Shigure
Fate Testarossa

[Suwako Moriya]

Arrgh! My darling Asa against someone who's clearly more moe. Vote for heart or conscience?

Well in my case I ultimately decided based on the ideal that while Aruru has the moe look to her, Asa has the story advantage. Or something along those lines. Either way the meaning of moe is argued often enough that really we're all probably making mistakes so go with the flow.

Although on a side note I have to admit in some ways I've been rather lax in voting. In several cases I failed to vote because I could never really bring myself to vote. The guilt factor and hesitation factor kept coming up for some stupid reason. Ah well.

[ayareiko]

Advancing:

Haruka, Nadoka, Asa, and Fate.