Let me start by congratulating Nayuki to have qualified for the second round in Group B just now! Then, let me go into the main topic of this article.Yamaki's Saimoé Voting Schedule For 1st RoundDate - Group - Name (Anime)21/08 - C08 - Kasumi (Shakugan no Shana)22/08 - C06 - Mayuko (sola)23/08 - C11 - Aono (sola)23/08 - C07 - Primula (Shuffle!)24/08 - C12 - Matsuri (sola)27/08 - D07 - Shiori (Kanon)25/08 - D09 - Yue (Negima!?)01/09 - E03 - Nodoka (Negima!?)04/09 - F06 - Shouko (Asatte no Houkou)06/09 - F12 - Tsukasa (Lucky Star)08/09 - G01 - Ayu (Kanon)08/09 - G09 - Mana (Sola)10/09 - G07 - Karada (Asatte no Houkou)14/09 - H07 - Mai (Kanon)PredictionsTonight is the last night for the votings for Group B. Nayuki gets my vote, automatically - if I were earlier, but she still won anyways. Ahaha.It is really unlucky as if Aono and Matsuri were to both qualify in the first round, they would face each other in the second round. There's just too many sola characters in Group C, I'd say. To put more than two of the main characters in the same group is just... random unfairness! But what can be done about it?? On the other hand, I'm not voting for Makoto in C09 as I'll be giving my vote to Kasumi.Makoto and her adult form are going to have a strong competition if both are able to qualify the first round, I reckon, and the possibility is high, too, but I'd vote for adult Makoto anyways if that were to happen. I've never been interested in young Makoto in the very first place.D09 is another group with strong competition going on. I would really vote for Haruhi (Fujioka of Ouran, not to be confused with Haruhi Suzumiya) and Enma (Jigoku Shoujo) looks good too, but I'd have to discard them to choose Yue. I guess it's up to those fans out there to decide the fate of Haruhi and Enma. Haruhi looks cute in her casual wear, but she is mostly seen in her male school uniform and therefore less appealing while Enma is plain... creepy.I might consider voting for Kagami in D11 and Kaori in 06 if I were to be free on those day. Or else they're out of my list - I don't know much about Kagami other than the fact that she's the twin sister of Tsukasa from what I've read from Wikipedia and is somewhat Tsundere. The two Misaka sisters of Kanon, Kaori and Shiori, both are also in Group D so either one of them are going down if both were to reach D-final on 19/10. I'm all for Shiori to enter the final.Somewhat, after looking at the schedule, Nodoka was the only one I'm interested in voting for in Group E. Not voting for Setsuna 'cause I don't call her moé - it's just isn't the right word to describe her. I've chosen to vote for 2 characters in Group F, and they are Tsukasa and Shouko. I don't watch Lucky Star, but I've been rather interested in Tsukasa and I would like to see how far can she go competiting with girls from Rozen Maiden. Her elder twin sister Kagami seems to be more appealing to voters according to the preliminary results - Kagami got the first place in the preliminary round, beating girls from Rozen Maiden. I'm voting for Shouko (F06), but I'm not expecting much from her. Even if she loses, I won't be surprised at all - there's Momoko, the main female character of Sumomomomomo herself, competing with her in the first round, and even if Shouko were to qualify, she'll definitely lose to Suiseiseki in the second round, I predict, based on the fact that Suiseiseki was last year's overall winner.Group G is another group with intense competition, at least for those characters I would like to vote for. Karada is going to face Miyuki of Lucky Star in the first round (G07) while Mana is facing Yakumo of School Rumble (G09). Ayu would have a comfortable match in Group G thanks to her cuteness, cluelessness and *free warm-and-nice Taiyaki* to those who vote for her.That's the end of my predictions.For More Information
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