Okay, I can say I am truly a tad shellshocked here. This is Rika Furude we're talking about here. RIKA-F'IN FURUDE.The results are as follows:1st-9th~1位　669票　坂上智代���CLANNAD(Sakagami Tomoyo@CLANNAD)2位　634票　古手梨花���ひぐらしのなく頃に解(Furude Rika@Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai)3位　581票　C.C.���コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2(C.C.@Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion R2) - ALMOST AS PLANNED. KYOANI FANBOYS WUT.3位　581票　リインフォースII���魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS(Reinfor ce II@Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)5位　438票　キャロ・ル・ルシエ���魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS(Caro Ru Lushe@Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)6位　383票　乱崎優歌���姫宮零子������狂乱家族日記(Midarezaki Yuuka@Kyouran Kazoku Nikki)7位　345票　宮沢有紀寧���CLANNAD(Miyazawa Yukine@CLANNAD)8位　335票　シャマル���魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS(Shamal@Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)9位　320票　黒乃胡夢���ロザリオとバンパイア(Kukrono Kurumu@Rosario + Vampire)SUP /a/, VOTE FOR C.C. FOR SAIMOE '08PIZZA HUT WILL BE PLEASED.Firstly, Tomoyo getting in was expected on my part, but I definetely did not see this coming. Beating out Rika Furude, albeit by a small Margin, is still a feat worthy of recognition. Not to mention lulz, and massive amounts of coffee spat.I had thought 2ch would be over their whole anti-key bit. Looks like Kyoani fan sentiments will be showing strongly in Saimoe '08. ~niipah...ALSO, WHERE'S ALICE CAROLL. WUT.10位　316票　穂波・高瀬・アンブラー���レンタルマギカ(Honami Takase Ambler@Rental Magica)11位　302票　向坂環���ToHeart2 シリーズ(Kousaka Tamaki@ToHeart2 series)12位　297票　小牧愛佳���ToHeart2 シリーズ(Komaki Manaka@ToHeart2 series)13位　270票　藤吉晴美���さよなら絶望先生(Fujiyoshi Harumi@Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei)14位　260票　藤堂志摩子���マリア様がみてる OVA(Toudou Shimako@Maria-sama ga Miteru OVA)15位　257票　明石薫���絶対可憐チルドレン(Akashi Kaoru@Zettai Karen Children)16位　249票　成実ゆい���らき☆すた(Narumi Yui@Lucky*Star)17位　200票　小川芽衣���バンブーブレード(Ogawa Mei@Bamboo Blade)18位　186票　双海亜美���アイドルマスター シリーズ(Futami Ami@IDOLM@STER series)19位　180票　安藤優梨���バンブーブレード(Andou Yuri@Bamboo Blade)20位　171票　九軒ひまわり���xxxHOLiC◆継(Kunogi Himawari@xxxHOLiC Kei)21位　169票　氷室風���スケッチブック 〜full color's〜(Himuro Fuu@Sketchbook ~full color's~)22位　164票　アンゴル���モア���ケロロ軍曹(Angol Moa@Keroro Gunsou)23位　146票　松平瞳子���マリア様がみてる OVA(Matsudaira Touko@Maria-sama ga Miteru OVA)24位　143票　二条乃梨子���マリア様がみてる OVA(Nijou Noriko@Maria-sama ga Miteru OVA)25位　137票　祇条深月���キミキス pure rouge(Shijou Mitsuki@Kimikiss pure rouge)26位　135票　仁科りえ���CLANNAD(Nishina Rie@CLANNAD)27位　124票　佐倉紗絵���sola(Sakura Sae@sola)28位　116票　エルスティン・ホー���舞-乙HiME Zwei(Erstin Ho@My-Otome Zwei)29位　98票　夜明エイム���AYAKASHI(Yoake Eimu@AYAKASHI)30位　97票　西澤桃華���ケロロ軍曹(Nishizawa Momoka@Keroro Gunsou)30位　97票　川壁桃花���桃華月憚(Kawakabe Momoka@Touka Gettan) As for the 10th - 30th, I can only see ToHeart's Tamaki in there whom I remotely like. So yeah, not too much worry there.ALSO: GROUP 10:<<王留美���ワン・リューミン������機動戦士ガンダム00>>(Wang Liu Min@Kidou Senshi Gundam 00)<<プリシラ���CLAYMORE>>(Priscilla@CLAYMORE)<<dr.ヘル���狂乱家族日記>>(Dr. Hell@Kyouran Kazoku Nikki)弥生ゆうこ���スケッチブック 〜full color's〜(Yayoi Yuuko@Sketchbook ~full color's~)<<入江紀子���入江ママ������イタズラなKiss>>(Irie Noriko@Itazura na Kiss)<<お伊勢���大江戸ロケット>>(Oise@Ooedo Rocket)<<フィシス���地球へ…>>(Physis@Terra e...)<<チンク���魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS>>(Cinque@Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)<<早川さん���サザエさん>>(Hayakawa-san@Sazae-san)<<田島美輪子���田島の母������おおきく振りかぶって>>(Tajima Miwako(Tajima's Mother)@Ookiku Furikabutte)<<大田リカコ���湾岸ミッドナイト>>(Oota Rikako@Wangan Midnight)<<マリア���ハヤテのごとく!>>(Maria@Hayate no Gotoku!)<<黒崎夏梨���BLEACH>>(Kurosaki Karin@BLEACH)<<才賀林檎���REIDEEN>>(Saiga Ringo@REIDEEN)<<藤堂ふぶき���きらりん☆レボリューション>>(Toudou Fubuki@Kirarin Revolution)<<ミミ���Mnemosyne -ムネモシュネの娘たち->>(Mimi@Mnemosyne)<<沖久美子���沖の母������おおきく振りかぶって>>(Oki Kumiko(Oki's Mother)@Ookiku Furikabutte)<<雪亜凜沙���よつのは>>(Yuki Arisa@Yotsunoha)<<ウルリーケ���今日からマ王! 第3シリーズ>>(Ulrike@Kyou kara Maoh! the third series)<<横尾摩耶���バンブーブレード>>(Yokoo Maya@Bamboo Blade)<<トレジャーハンティング部員たち���AIKa R-16:VIRGIN MISSION>>(Members of treasure hunging club@AIKa R-16:VIRGIN MISSION)<<ネネ・ローラ���マクロスFRONTIER>>(Nene Rora@Macross FRONTIER)<<船津丸ひろ子���寮長������BLUE DROP 〜天使達の戯曲〜>>(Funasumaru Hiroko@BLUE DROP ~Tenshi-tachi no Gikyoku~)<<西園寺世界���School Days シリーズ>>(Saionji Sekai@School Days series)<<日奈森緑���ママ������しゅごキャラ!>>(Minamori Midori(Mama)@Shugo Chara!)<<雨宮奈美江���ピアノの森>>(Amamiya Namie@Piano no Mori)<<メルのママ���はぴはぴクローバー>>(Mel's Mother@Hapihapi Clover)<<芳乃さくら���D.C.II 〜ダ・カーポII〜>>(Yoshino Sakura@D.C.II)<<美央���スーパーノヴァ������きらりん☆レボリューション>>(Mio(Super Nova)@Kirarin Revolution)<<瀬戸口琴音���スカイガールズ>>(Setoguchi Kotone@Sky Girls)<<キヨウ���天元突破グレンラガン>>(Kiyou@Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)<<姉崎まもり���アイシールド21>>(Anezaki Mamori@Eyeshield 21)<<道具屋チョコ���味楽る!ミミカ>>(Douguya Choco@Miracle! Mimika)<<南條キサラ���バルキリー������史上最強の弟子ケンイチ>>(Nanjou Kisara(Valkyrie)@Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi)<<奥城いろり���ご愁傷さま二ノ宮くん>>(Okushiro Irori@Gosyuusyousama Ninomiya-kun)<<リボンちゃん���舞-乙HiME Zwei>>(Ribon-chan@My-Otome Zwei)<<石動乃絵���true tears>>(Isurugi Noe@true tears)<<ウェンディ���魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS>>(Wendi@Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)<<野球部女子マネージャーの霊���ハヤテのごとく!>>(Ghost of female caretaker of baseball club@Hayate no Gotoku!)<<蜂谷美美���ぽてまよ>>(Hachiya Yoshimi@Potemayo)<<ツーカ���和・和・和 ワッピちゃん>>(Tuka@Wa-Wa-Wa Wappi-chan)<<シスター・シオン���舞-乙HiME 0 〜S.ifr〜>>(Sister Shion@My-Otime 0 ~S.ifr~)<<村田エリ子���ネットゴーストPIPOPA>>(Murata Eriko@Net Ghost PIPOPA)<<小日向はやみ���H2O -FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND->>(Kohinata Hayami@H2O -FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND-)<<雪花���かのこん>>(Yukihana@Kanokon)<<風のおばさん���風の少女エミリー>>(Kaze no Obasan@Kaze no Shoujo Emily)<<遠野さん���ながされて藍蘭島>>(Touno-san@Nagasarete Airantou)<<オリガ���GUNSLINGER GIRL -IL TEATRINO->>(Oliga@GUNSLINGER GIRL -IL TEATRINO-)<<ウサラパ���古代王者 恐竜キング Dキッズ・アドベンチャー>>(Usarapa@Kodai Ouja Kyouryuu King D-Kids Adventure)<<ミドリ���舞-乙HiME Zwei>>(Midori@My-Otome Zwei)<<雪村時音���結界師>>(Yukimura Tokine@Kekkaishi)<<マルチに似たメイドロボ���こはるびより>>(Maid Robot who looks like Multi@Koharubiyori)<<魔鈴���聖闘士星矢 冥王ハーデス エリシオン編>>(Marei@Saint Seiya Meiou Hades Chapter - Elysion)<<天羽菜美���金色のコルダ 〜primo passo〜>>(Amou Nami@La Corda D'Oro ~primo passo~)<<アイナ・トライトン���寮母������魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS>>(Aina Triton@Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)<<ゼルダ���CLAYMORE>>(Zelda@CLAYMORE)<<保坂は黙ってても変だよと言ったおかっぱの子���みなみけ>>(Okappa-haired Girl who said Hosaka is strange even if he is silent@Minami-ke)<<レナ・セイヤーズ���舞-乙HiME 0 〜S.ifr〜>>(Lena Sayers@My-Otime 0 ~S.ifr~)<<リン・チェンシン���紅>>(Lin Chenshin@Kurenai)<<藤林しいな���OVA テイルズ オブ シンフォニア THE ANIMATION>>(Fujibayashi Shiina@OVA Tales of Symphonia THE ANIMATION)<<泉優香���史上最強の弟子ケンイチ>>(Izumi Yuuka@Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi)<<銀閣寺ナオミ���のらみみ>>(Ginkakuji Naomi@Noramimi)<<豊城ひかる���茄子 スーツケースの渡り鳥>>(Houjou Hikaru@Nasu Suitcase no Wataridori)<<魔王カミーユ���カイムン���ナイトウィザード The ANIMATION>>(Maou Kamille Kaimun@Night Wizard The ANIMATION)<<静岡みれい���ケンコー全裸系水泳部 ウミショー>>(Shizuoka Mirei@Kenko Zenrakei Suieibu Umisho)<<檜原千歳���もっけ>>(Hibara Chitose@Mokke)<<五月七日小羽���つゆりこはね������xxxHOLiC◆継>>(Tsuyuri Kohane@xxxHOLiC Kei)<<小鳥家のメイド���がくえんゆーとぴあ まなびストレート!>>(Odori's Maid@Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!)<<辻村晶代���君が望む永遠 〜Next Season〜>>(Tsujimura Masayo@Kimi ga Nozomu Eien ~Next Season~)<<智美���ひぐらしのなく頃に解>>(Tomomi@Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai)<<キヤル���天元突破グレンラガン>>(Kiyal@Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)<<パム・ウェルヌ・アサクラ���AYAKASHI>>(Pam Werne Asakura@AYAKASHI)<<魔王アゼル���イヴリス���ナイトウィザード The ANIMATION>>(Azel Ivlis@Night Wizard The ANIMATION)<<イブ・ジェノアード���バッカーノ!>>(as Eve Genoard@Baccano!)<<ラヴィーナ・カーン���機神大戦 ギガンティック・フォーミュラ>>(Raveena Khan@Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula)<<ウェンディ���ボブとはたらくブーブーズ>>(Wendy@Bob to Hataraku Buubuus)<<美咲琉乃���爆丸バトルブローラーズ>>(Misaki Runo@Bakugan Battle Brawlers)<<キクチ���菊池直恵������鉄子の旅>>(Kikuchi(Kikuchi Naoe)@Tetsuko no Tabi)<<マキ���みなみけ シリーズ>>(Maki@Minami-ke series)<<沙羅���マユキの母������素敵探偵ラビリンス>>(Sara(Mayuki's Mother)@Suteki Tantei Labyrinth)<<つぐみ・ローゼンマイヤー���劇場版 アクエリオン>>(Tsugumi Rosenmeier@Aquarion the Movie)<<アルス���魔法少女隊アルス THE ADVENTURE>>(Als@Mahou Shoujo-tai Als THE ADVENTURE)<<トーレ���魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS>>(Tre@Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)<<宮村みやこ���ef - a tale of memories.>>(Miyamura Miyako@ef - a tale of memories.)<<ゴーレムの少女���ZOMBIE-LOAN>>(Girl of golem@ZOMBIE-LOAN)<<笹森花梨���ToHeart2 シリーズ>>(Sasamori Karin@ToHeart2 series)<<bセット���.hack returner="">>(B Set@.hack//G.U. Returner)<<ミリア���CLAYMORE>>(Miria@CLAYMORE)<<高槻理沙子���純情ロマンチカ>>(Takatsuki Risako@Junjou Romantica)<<千葉凪沙���コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2>>(Chiba Nagisa@Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion R2)<<穂坂里名���瀬戸の花嫁>>(Hosaka Rina@Seto no Hanayome)<<槐���えんじゅ������我が家のお稲荷さま。>>(Enju@Wagaya no Oinari-sama.)<<アロン���怪物王女>>(Aron@Kaibutsu Oujo)<<魚座の結川愛美���ウマウマ娘������ハヤテのごとく!>>(Yuikawa Manami of Pisces(Umaumamusume)@Hayate no Gotoku!)<<クラウディア���CLAYMORE>>(Claudia@CLAYMORE)<<夢前春香���最終試験くじら>>(Yumesaki Haruka@Saisuu Shiken Kujira)<<クイント・ナカジマ���ナカジマ姉妹の母������魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS>>(Quin t Nakajima(Nakajima Sister's Mother)@Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)<<鵺���モノノ怪>>(Nue@Mononoke)<<アスミ���やわらか三国志 突き刺せ!! 呂布子ちゃん>>(Asumi@Yawaraka Sangokushi Tukisase! Ryofuko-chan)<<ユベル���遊戯王 デュエルモンスターズ GX>>(Yubel@Yuugiou Duel Monsters GX)<<つばめ���桃華月憚>>(Tsubame@Touka Gettan)<<中野さんの妻���ちびまる子ちゃん>>(Nakano-san's Wife@Chibi Maruko-chan)<<デルフィニウム���BLUE DRAGON>>(Delphinium@BLUE DRAGON)<<船津丸ゆり子���寮長の姉������BLUE DROP 〜天使達の戯曲〜>>(Funatsumaru Yuriko@BLUE DROP ~Tenshi-tachi no Gikyoku~)<<うめ先生���ひだまりスケッチ 特別編>>(Ume-sensei@Hidamari Sketch Tokubetsuhen)<<伊吹風子���CLANNAD>>(Ibuki Fuuko@CLANNAD)<<狩野菫���S・A 〜スペシャル・エー〜>>(Karino Sumire@S.A ~Special A~)<<武藤葵���もやしもん>>(Mutou Aoi@Moyashimon)<<寝子���墓場鬼太郎>>(Neko@Hakaba Kitarou)<<すずしろ���アイドルマスター XENOGLOSSIA>>(Suzushiro@IDOLM@STER XENOGLOSSIA)<<マカ���アルバーン���ソウルイーター>>(Maka Alban@Soul Eater)<<グラスホップの妻���スパイダーライダーズ 〜よみがえる太陽〜>>(Grasshop's Wife@Spider Riders ~Yomigaeru Taiyou~)<<銀行員B���真ん中の女性������絶対可憐チルドレン>>(Bankclerk B@Zettai Karen Children)<<千葉紀梨乃���バンブーブレード>>(Chiba Kirino@Bamboo Blade)<<川田知子���キミキス pure rouge>>(Kawada Tomoko@Kimikiss pure rouge)<<甘露寺七海���School Days シリーズ>>(Kanroji Nanami@School Days series)<<ウーナ・シャムロック���舞-乙HiME 0 〜S.ifr〜>>(Una Shamrock@My-Otime 0 ~S.ifr~)<<バスガイド���らき☆すた>>(Bus Guide@Lucky*Star)<<アンナ���ARIA The ORIGINATION>>(Anna@ARIA The ORIGINATION)<<ワンミ���おねがい♪マイメロディ きららっ★>>(Wanmi@Onegai My Melody Kirara) </bセット���.hack></dr.ヘル���狂乱家族日記>AH, boring round, only gots Maria and DOUZO to vote for. Oh well, simplifies matters.Also, my random campaigns for random characters are random.
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And with the horrors of group 6 over, I gladly tread forth to post up Group 7. WHICH IS ACTUALLY RATHER PLEASING, SINCE I HAVE ALMOST NO FAVOURITES HERE.WHAT AM I DOING CAMPAIGNING FOR CODE GEASS?ANYA ISN'T EVEN IN THIS GROUP.I MUST BE INSA-Wait....never mind.ANYA IS MOE. I swear Mortdred has a Mikuru-Beemu special attack. <<占部恵子���おねがいマイメロディ すっきり♪>>(Urabe Keiko@Onegai My Melody Sukkiri)<<浅田���あたしンち>>(Asada@Atashi'n-chi)<<ダニー・リトル���ぽてまよ>>(Danny Little@Potemayo)<<エーフェ���今日からマ王! 第3シリーズ>>(Efe@Kyou kara Maoh! the third series)<<ミザリー���ルビー・グルーム>>(Misery@Ruby Groom)<<春日野うらら���キュアレモネード������Yes! プリキュア5 シリーズ>>(Kazugano Urara(Cure Lemonade)@Yes! Precure 5 series)<<トラヴァス・ラディア���アリソンとリリア>>(Travas Radia@Allison & Lillia)<<斉藤歩の母���しおんの王 The Flowers of Hard Blood.>>(Saitou Ayumi's Mother@Shion no Ou The Flowers of Hard Blood.)<<キールさん���ぷちえう゛ぁ>>(Keel-san@Petit Eva)<<カルラ���CLAYMORE>>(Karla@CLAYMORE)<<陽子���ミヨリの森>>(Youko@Miyori no Mori)<<日向秋���夏美の母������ケロロ軍曹>>(Hinata Aki(Natsumi's Mother)@Keroro Gunsou)<<ポーシア���ロミオの母������ロミオ×ジュリエット>>(Portia(Romeo's Mother)@Romeo x Juliet)<<ゆう���青い女������大江戸ロケット>>(Yuu(Woman in blue)@Ooedo Rocket)<<魔王リオン���グンタ���ナイトウィザード The ANIMATION>>(Maou Lion Gunta@Night Wizard The ANIMATION)<<初芝薫の妹���ぽてまよ>>(Hatsushiba Kaoru's little Sister@Potemayo)<<神山満月似のアニメーター���ハヤテのごとく!>>(Animater who looks like Kouyama Mitsuki@Hayate no Gotoku!)<<シルヴィ・リュミエール���バッカーノ!>>(Sylvie Lumiere@Baccano!)<<一条静子���瑛花の母������スカイガールズ>>(Ichijou Shizuko(Eika's Mother)@Sky Girls)<<ムジャッキー・サーペント���狂乱家族日記>>(Mujakkii Serpent@Kyouran Kazoku Nikki)<<フェルト・グレイス���機動戦士ガンダム00>>(Feldt Grace@Kidou Senshi Gundam 00)<<日下部みさお���らき☆すた>>(Kusakabe Misao@Lucky*Star)<<カリーヌ・デジレ���カリン���ルイズの母������ゼロの使い魔 〜双月の騎士〜>>(Karine Dejire(Karin/Louise's Mother)@Zero no Tsukaima ~Futatsuki no Kishi~)<<花咲ユリ���親子クラブ>>(Hanasaki Yuri@Oyako Club)<<仲直りを前提に喧嘩したカップルの女性���俗・さよなら絶望先生>>(Female of the couple who had a quarrel on condition of their reconciliation@Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei)<<犬塚弥生���紅>>(Inuzuka Yayoi@Kurenai)<<菊地真���アイドルマスター シリーズ>>(Kikuchi Makoto@IDOLM@STER series)<<吉野杏里���サクラ大戦ニューヨーク・紐育>>(Yoshino Anri@Sakura Taisen New York)<<葛葉キリカ���ハヤテのごとく!>>(Kuzuha Kirika@Hayate no Gotoku!) - HATE.<<壱原侑子���xxxHOLiC◆継>>(Ichihara Yuuko@xxxHOLiC Kei)<<ライラ���今日からマ王! 第3シリーズ>>(Layla@Kyou kara Maoh! the third series)<<小笠原祥子���マリア様がみてる OVA>>(Ogasawara Sachiko@Maria-sama ga Miteru OVA)<<瀬戸燦���瀬戸の花嫁>>(Seto San@Seto no Hanayome)<<土橋とし子���ちびまる子ちゃん>>(Dobashi Toshiko@Chibi Maruko-chan)<<yuuna���稲村優奈������aaaで行こう!!>>(Yuuna(Inamori Yuuna)@AAA de Ikou!! ~Yuuna&Akiko~)<<ミラノ���エントラシア���アリタ���フォーランド������MURDER PRINCESS>>(Mirano Entolasia(Alita Forland)@MURDER PRINCESS)<<ナディ���エル・カザド>>(Nadie@El Cazador de la Bruja)<<松岡エリ���やわらか三国志 突き刺せ!! 呂布子ちゃん>>(Matsuoka Eri@Yawaraka Sangokushi Tukisase! Ryofuko-chan)<<桐島カンナ���いくぜっ!源さん>>(Kirishima Kanna@Ikuze! Gen-san)<<モニカ���クリスタル ブレイズ>>(Monica@Crystal Blaze)<<ホシ・ナナミ���DRAGONAUT -THE RESONANCE->>(Hoshi Nanami@DRAGONAUT -THE RESONANCE-)<<ネル・トゥ���BLEACH>>(Nel Tu@BLEACH)<<葛城佐保���もっけ>>(Katsuragi Saho@Mokke) - I SWEAR I ALMOST SAW MISATO KATSURAGI.<<斎藤友紀���瀬戸の花嫁>>(Saiyou Yuuki@Seto no Hanayome)<<神河繭子���sola>>(Kamikawa Mayuko@sola)<<関内・マリア・太郎���さよなら絶望先生>>(Sekiuchi Maria Tarou@Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei)<<お庸���モノノ怪>>(Oyou@Mononoke)<<クラタ・サキ���DRAGONAUT -THE RESONANCE->>(Kurata Saki@DRAGONAUT -THE RESONANCE-)<<ピンクのジャケットの女���拓朗の父親������PERSONA -trinity soul->>(Woman in a pink jacket(Takurou's Father)@PERSONA -trinity soul-)<<ウァラク���灼眼のシャナII>>(Warak@Shakugan no Shana Second)<<古茂田孝美���コモ������ぼくらの>>(Komoda Takami(Komo)@Bokurano)<<鈴木雪子���Over Drive>>(Suzuki Yukiko@Over Drive)<<黒い森の魔女���怪物王女>>(Witch of the black forest@Kaibutsu Oujo)<<桜野音羽���スカイガールズ>>(Sakurano Otoha@Sky Girls)<<遠山和葉���名探偵コナン>>(Tooyama Kazuha@Meitantei Conan)<<泉こなた���らき☆すた>>(Izumi Konata@Lucky*Star)大庭月夜���スケッチブック 〜full color's〜(Ooba Tsukuyo@Sketchbook ~full color's~) - ?????<<トリッシュ���Devil May Cry>>(Trish@Devil May Cry)<<ニャケ���かみちゃまかりん>>(Nyake@Kamichama Karin)<<足利���School Days>>(Ashikaga@School Days)<<南の島の少女���君が主で執事が俺で>>(Girl in the south island@Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de)<<初美���イヴ、さらら������桃華月憚>>(Hatsumi(Eve/Sasara)@Touka Gettan)<<花島亜十羅���結界師>>(Hanashima Atora@Kekkaishi)<<はてなようせい���チャレンジ1年生でかっこいい1年生にへんしん!DVD>>(Hatena Yousei@Challenge Ichinensei de Kakkoii Ichinensei ni Henshin! DVD)<<シズク���仮面のメイドガイ>>(Shizuku@Kamen no Maid Guy)<<三上笙���モノクローム・ファクター>>(Mikami Shou@Monochrome Factor)<<フウ���桃華月憚>>(Fuu@Touka Gettan)<<相原カズミ���今日の5の2>>(Aihara Kazumi@Kyou no Go no Ni)<<マロン���メイプルストーリー>>(Maron@Maple Story)<<水木の母���墓場鬼太郎>>(Mizuki's Mother@Hakaba Kitarou)<<鴫守���しぎもり���六瓢���むびょう���代理������我が家のお稲荷さま。>>(Shigimori@Wagay a no Oinari-sama.)<<ユティ・ラー���ヒロイック・エイジ>>(Utila@Heroic Age)<<川上きらら���結界師>>(Kawakami Kirara@Kekkaishi)<<原川玉子���オバちゃん������電脳コイル>>(Harakawa Tamako(Oba-chan)@Dennou Coil)<<c���堀内愛理衣������ムシウタ>>(C(Horiuchi Erii)@Mushiuta)<<桜井小蒔���東京魔人學園剣風帖 龍龍 第弐幕>>(Sakurai Komaki@Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpucho Tou the 2nd Act)<<瑠璃門留奈���機神大戦 ギガンティック・フォーミュラ>>(Rurikado Runa@Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula)<<皇神楽耶���コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2>>(Sumeragi Kaguya@Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion R2)<<鷺坂よし子���鴉 -KARAS->>(Sagisaka Yoshiko@KARAS)<<ニャンミ���おねがい♪マイメロディ きららっ★>>(Nyanmi@Onegai My Melody Kirara)<<闇絵���紅>>(Yamie@Kurenai)<<手塚澪���もえたん>>(Tezuka Mio@Moetan)<<檜原瑞生���もっけ>>(Hibara Mizuki@Mokke)<<岩本三重���シグルイ>>(Iwamoto Mie@Shigurui)<<スクルド���ああっ女神さまっ 闘う翼>>(Skuld@Aa Megami-sama Tatakau Tsubasa)<<ヨウコ・ヘレネ���舞-乙HiME Zwei>>(Youko Helene@My-Otome Zwei)<<ローラ・サカキ���DRAGONAUT -THE RESONANCE->>(Laura Sakaki@DRAGONAUT -THE RESONANCE-)<<マージョリー・ドー���灼眼のシャナII>>(Margery Daw@Shakugan no Shana Second)<<弥生ミーナ���月面兎兵器ミーナ>>(Yayoi Miina@Getsumen To Heiki Miina)佐々木樹々���スケッチブック 〜full color's〜(Sasaki Juju@Sketchbook ~full color's~)<<内田ユカ���みなみけ シリーズ>>(Uchida Yuka@Minami-ke series)<<モ・モカ・コンジョナシ・アベベ���桃華月憚>>(Mo Moka Konjonashi Abebe@Touka Gettan)<<ナエ���映画ドラえもん のび太と緑の巨人伝>>(Nae@Doraemon Nobita to Midori no Kyojin Den)<<霞王���御嶽アンネリーゼ������ムシウタ>>(Kasumiou(Ontake Anneliese)@Mushiuta)<<吉田一美���灼眼のシャナII>>(Yoshida Kazumi@Shakugan no Shana Second)<<コリーナ���ポルフィの長い旅>>(Colinna@Porfy no Nagai Tabi)<<志乃���モノノ怪>>(Shino@Mononoke)<<亜季���もっけ>>(Aki@Mokke)<<白石雪枝���ピアノの森>>(Shiraishi Yukie@Piano no Mori)<<ロア���古代王者 恐竜キング Dキッズ・アドベンチャー>>(Roa@Kodai Ouja Kyouryuu King D-Kids Adventure)<<福沢祐巳���マリア様がみてる OVA>>(Fukuzawa Yumi@Maria-sama ga Miteru OVA)<<イル���しゅごキャラ!>>(Iru@Shugo Chara!)<<源さんの孫���スカイガールズ>>(Gen-san's Granddauter@Sky Girls)<<イライザ���CLAYMORE>>(Eliza@CLAYMORE)<<黒田光���School Days シリーズ>>(Kuroda Hikari@School Days series)<<コケコッコ・トリミ���フランソワ������のらみみ>>(Kokekokko Torimi(François)@Noramimi)<<櫻井雪乃���Candy boy シリーズ>>(Sakurai Yukino@Candy boy series)<<才賀倉夏���REIDEEN>>(Saiga Kuraka@REIDEEN)<<宮河ひかげ���らき☆すた>>(Miyakawa Hikage@Lucky*Star)<<新井智恵���さよなら絶望先生>>(Arai Chie@Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei)<<山県愛���School Days>>(Yamagata Ai@School Days)<<葦原かんな���カンナ������電脳コイル>>(Ashihara Kanna@Dennou Coil)<<屈強女子���バンブーブレード>>(Kukkyoujoshi@Bamboo Blade)<<ファティナ���ドルアーガの塔 〜the Aegis of URUK〜>>(Fatina@Druaga no Tou ~the Aegis of URUK~)<<朝倉えりこ���湾岸ミッドナイト>>(Asakura Eriko@Wangan Midnight)<<木卯���ストレンヂア 無皇刃譚>>(Kiu@Stranger Mukou Hadan)<<西澤桜華���桃華の母������ケロロ軍曹>>(Nishizawa Ouka(Momoka's Mother)@Keroro Gunsou)<<大草麻菜実���さよなら絶望先生>>(Ookusa Manami@Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei)<<石動純を湯浅比呂美にとられたと勘違いして比呂美に攻撃した蛍川女子バス部員���true tears>>(Female Student of Hotarugawa basketball club who misunderstood that Isurugi Jun had been taken away by Yuasa Hiromi and atacked her@true tears)<<揺光���.hack//G.U. TRILOGY>>(Youkou@.hack//G.U. TRILOGY)<<マル���マルダシ������xxxHOLiC◆継>>(Maru(Marudashi)@xxxHOL iC Kei) </c���堀内愛理衣������ムシウタ></yuuna���稲村優奈������aaaで行こう!!> Basically, the only analysis I can give here is that any/all the Code Geass characters will be assured a spot, due to fanboy camps, I may be wrong, and I may have underestimated the Otaku population of 2ch/Japan, but perhaps...perhaps.MARGARY IS HAWT AND GAR BUT NOT MOE. SHANA IS MOE.
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Episode starts with Tatsuya having doubts on his machine. He takes it to Kitami and finds out that the body needs to be aligned in order to output more speed. Kitami [...]
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Firstly let me just say that was an epic battle between the three cars. In the earlier stages of the series, the race scenes have been pretty standard since it was mainly the Devil Z and Blackbird versing each other, but with the addition of Kouichi’s GTR and Reina tagging along, this has to be [...]
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So finally we’re looking into getting the Devil Z fixed, and with Kitami’s connections, there seems to be more than just fixing it. He’s taken the Devil Z to an acquaintance of his, Takaki, who back in his days, was a genius at doing body repair work, and from the looks of things, Kitami wants [...]
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Continuing on with some of the Wangan Midnight episodes, this one had taken a rather unusual twist where a lot of the episode was focused on Kouichi and his urges to return to the world of street racing. Well it’s rather obvious since the Devil Z is out of action for the time being and [...]
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Damn it certainly has been a long time since I last blogged about Wangan Midnight. The last post was WAY back in November, but I certainly haven’t forgotten about the series, I just been somewhat lazy to blog about it that I had to watch this episode again to remember what happened. Not that it’s [...]
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Decidedly, the word is that 2007 is not as exciting as 2006. We did not have Haruhi, we did not have Simoun, we did not have Black Lagoon. In fact, I'm going to talk about shows I didn't see in 2007 (and some that I did, but not like Haruhi, Simoun and Black Lagoon).
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"I have to wait how long before getting to rant about Myself;Yourself!?" "And now, a sad violin song for those who didn't make it..."The "12 Days of Christmas" series is was a joint feature by some members of the Anime Blogging Collective recognizing twelve moments, twelve series, or just twelve things about anime that we've enjoyed over the past year, that really make us enjoy loving what we do, and that is being an anime fan. As you may guess, I'm going to be dragging this feature out a while with a bunch of random lists. Hope you're still enjoying it.Who left this thing running? Oh well, I'll just let it finish....if you are reading this post, then something terrible has befallen - oh, wait, that's next week's script. Here we go.Thought it was over that time? Not quite. I've got a couple more series that didn't quite make the list; I'm too much of an Annoyingly Stereotypical Nice Guy to pick just twelve moments.So why not have a few more, to top off this year (and then some) of anime?(Spoilers: Tsukihime, Shuffle, Kaiji, Kanon.)Clannad 03: Sunohara, you're in the future.Clannad is really a promising show, not just because it's Key and I'm a 'sad girls in x' sucker but because it looks to blend the usual mix of drama with some ace humor this time as well. AIR had some funny moments, Kanon had the brilliant sarcastic Kyon'ichi and now in Clannad a lot of characters are firing on all funny cylinders.The gullibility of Sunohara as Tomoya stretches a simple joke far beyond belief is really amusing - not only does Sunohara belive he's time-warped into the future, but he also believed that the world had ended, that Tomoya was a hologram - wait, make that a cyborg. There is a nice animation touch with a green, semi-futuristic overlay is on the screen for the time being while Sunohara is believing the illusion. Amusing stuff.Clannad 04: Ryou is bi?That can't be, the anime is prodding her as 'girl with mad crush on Tomoya', yet still she accepted Nagisa's 'feelings' so easily.Maybe the reason Clannad is so funny is because it's full of gullible people and amusing masterminds willing to manipulate them. Tomoya's scheme to get people to sign up for Nagisa's theater club got out of hand, and the resulting 'confession' by Nagisa asking Ryou out to join the club was hilarious, from Sunohara's over-enthusiastic reaction, to Ryou's nervous, confused looks, to the not-quite-subtle spying on them by Kyou.And of course, y'know, Ryou's "Yes...wait, what?". Ryou takes on all challengers!Shana II 07: Just as (not) planned!That's right, Shana II was cool this year! Sometimes it sounds like people have never seen filler episodes at the start of an anime before (although, it did get mildly out of hand).Actually, the seventh episode of Shana was pretty filler as well, being an early visit to the amusement park trope, but it was a pretty amusing episode. Maybe because of the purposely over-dramatic aspect of it, or the two, three eyecatches, or maybe because Ike, as the resident over-planning glasses guy, doesn't get enough attention normally.Ah, it's a simple love story episode with Ike being affected by Kazumi so easily, and it's amusing and relatable at the same time.Kagetsu Tohya VN: Ganbatte, Ciel-Senpai!The ultimate lampshade hanging for Tsukihime fans is this fourth-wall smashing, gut-busting side story in Kagetsu Tohya, complete with not-so-subtle pokes at pretty much every character in the story. It's a great bookend after such a serious, touching visual novel.Shuffle! Memories 12: Kaede II: Boxcutter BoogalooA similarly funny parody of Kaede's yandere times, in the final episode of Shuffle! memories...which was, admittedly, the only new episode of the series.Still, it was a relatively redeeming watch. Kaede's overly paranoid side, contrasting with increasingly-sane-looking Asa, was amusing, as the search Rin and his dissapearing harem took a turn for the hilariously serious. Kaede's slow, ominous knocking on the door, while holding a butcher knife in the other hand, was straight out of a horror movie...until she realizes the door opens side-to-side, instead of out, reverting her to Housewife Kaede. As such, a tip to remember next time you're running from a psycho killer: hide in a closet door. They'll be perplexed, if Kaede is a benchmark.Kanon 2002 13: Nayuki wins, if only for a secondDo I need to say it again. I need to say it again. Nayuki ending!In all honesty I'd rather root for someone like Shiori or Mai, but as those two are side characters to the two main childhood friend contenders, Ayu and Nayu, I'm forced (and I use force in the loosest sense) to root for the blue-haired sleepy sensation.And, having seen the 2006 version first, the closing moments of Kanon 2002 were certainly a shock. Nayuki got a lot 'farther' in this version, with both a confession and a kiss; certainly it's more apparent here that she's really being selfless and giving up her feelings. It's really touching, although I must admit that it was more of a 'VICTOLY!' moment than a 'aww' one for me.Minami-ke 04: Ninomiya-kun!!Easily the best 'show inside a show' this year, aside from maybe Lucky Channel. The soap-tastic adventures of Sensei and Ninomiya-kun are amusing in their own way - that 'how are they going to get hit by a car this time?' joke - and when they get turned into a video game, it's even better.Kana and Chiaki play as Sensei and Ninomiya-kun as they travel through a bunch of different game parodies, including platformer, RPG, fighting, and horror games. The monotonic sounds of "SENSEI!" and "NINOMIYA-KUN!" are hilarious, not to mention the fact that, every time, the game somehow ends in a Bad End.It's like a twisted, strung-out WarioWare. I'd buy it.Doujin Work 03: Najimi made a what?Misunderstandings are the birth of comedy, or something.And birth is what was...not going on here. Apparently it's some Japanese word gag, in that Najimi talks a lot about making her first doujin comic, but enough words are left out for Tsuyuri to twist it to sounding like Najimi gave birth to a child.For the extremely protective Justice, them's fighting words, and the gag grows greater in strength as Najimi refers to her 'customer'. Connect the dots. It's a funny joke on it's own, and it's only made better by Tsuyuri's full knowledge of the truth beforehand. Mmm, humorously manipulative characters are awesome.Wangan Midnight 04: So a Ferrari, a GT-R, and a 240Z walk onto a highway...If there's one thing that I don't think I ever saw in Initial D (speaking off manga experience), it was a three-way battle. One of Wangan Midnight's first was rather intense, and highlighted a lot of the things that I like about a show like this.First off, the music was solid, and worked with the scene well, something that I've found to be the case in the WM games and anime. And secondly, there was a real sense of danger in this anime, as opposed to Initial D, where very few cars actually crashed.I don't understand why a random Red Shirt Car could just step on the accelerator and waltz past the Testa and Devil Z, but like many cars before it in this series, it ended up sliding into a wall in spectacular fashion just the same. Nobody is safe in this intense, high-energy world of street racing.Lucky Star 08: Track & FieldThe sports festival was drop-dead funny start to finish, with nearly every character pulling off a different kind of funny, in a great show of Lucky Star's diversity.There was Konata's demonstration of 'picturing' an event, as a 8-bit, NES-styled 100m sprint like that of Konami's old Track & Field game. It turns out she knows all the tricks, including rubbing a coin back and forth and using a ruler. Actually, I've never tried that last one. See, anime is educational!Then there was Tsukasa, and her hilariously clumsy stumbling through the 110m hurdles. It's similar to Osaka's 'keep it together' in Azumanga, in that she focuses so hard on Miyuki's advice that she's never prepared for a hurdle when it comes up. Much hurdle smashing and cute panicking ensues. Tsukasa, you never fail us.Miyuki's segment was great as well - it was a rare moment where we got to see the dramatically competitive side of her, complete with pumping Eurobeat music (from the Initial D parody scene 2 episodes ago), and it was a nice topper to a great scene.Kaiji 11: I MUST PUSH!Kaiji has always struck me as an anime that has a lot of raw emotion in it, especially compared to a lot of the romance / ren'ai stuff I usually watch. When I mentioned this to a fellow anime viewer, he replied "Isn't Kaiji just all despair though?"Which was true, but in that case, Kaiji does a good job at conveying a lot that raw despair. The narrator's constant explanations of Kaiji's thought processes, combined with Kaiji's own intense monologues, really do a lot for making him a sympathetic character, and as such it's really powerful, in a dramatic way. Kaiji's battle between conscience and greed in the Brave Men Road segment, as such, was really something to watch. It really is turning out to be the stunning surprise show of the season.Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei 4: Meru MeruMaybe it's a fault of the slow release schedule of the show, but SZS, despite being a scathingly funny show at times, with all the British, off-color, and referential humor, hasn't really had a lot of memorable moments to it. The show as a whole is very enjoyable...there's just no parts that stick out incredibly. Whether that's good or bad, I don't know.Still, the character introduction segment for Meru, the quiet text-messaging troll, was one of the better parts of the show that I could think of. Maybe it's because I could totally see myself underestimating a seemingly cute, shy girl like Nozomu did, or maybe it was because of all the amusing flames Meru tossed out (not to mention the Rambo-style cell-phone reload, followed by "You saw them. Pay up."), or maybe the clincher with Kafuka beating the living crap out of Meru with a oversized cross. But either way, it was a great example of SZS's unique brand of humor.Tsukihime 12: Roa vs. ShikiIt exists. Believe it.Music is one of the strong points of Lunar Legend Tsukihime, with a fully instrumental soundtrack with a lot of great uses of slow, moody music. One exception is the 'Justice' theme, an energetic violin slash some-other-stuff (that's where the music knowledge ends, kids) song which is great battle music.It's synced quite well with the climatic fight of the anime, of Shiki facing off versus the real Shiki Tohno (slash Roa), which was actually one of the series' better battles, although still a bit confusing in places (i.e. why didn't Roa/Shiki finish off Shiki? Evil villain complex?).Although most of the Tsukihime anime was substandard, at least when compared to the visual novel, there were some good points to the show, and I'm sure that if I didn't know of the original, it would hold up quite well on its own.-CCYHmmm...Melty Blood anime...
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Crank up that meta machine once again...Something that I've always found kind of strange in anime fandom is the popularity of the phrase "Well, I didn't like the first episode, but I'll give it a few more shots."As one who says too many good things about anime, it's not that it worries me that people are torturing themselves with anime they simply don't like - yet, one might potentially say, but rather...Why can't they just make first episodes good for once?Because the industry is crashing and burning, that's why.Of course, the factor may not lie with the episodes themselves - since it would be illogical for a studio to put out a subpar-quality episode when it counts the most to reining in viewers - but with us, the audience.Because we might just not care that much.Why is it that first episodes never click? You probably think you know the answer - and you might just be right! It's not a hard topic, but there are quite a few valid explanations, and as always no stone of the anime metagame will remain unturned.But what can you do about it, if you're tired of apologizing after shows, wondering why life never gets better - at least until a few hours of watching down the line?Can we really do anything at all?At least in my experience, there are some ways to be pleasantly surprised by new shows for once...(Oh, and regarding the strike-through'd links, those are some of the articles that I felt stood out on the latest Oh God Anime is Dying debate; and as sarcastic as that sounds, it's not an issue to be ignored. At this point there is not left for me to say that has not been done elsewhere, so please give these people your attention.)First off, that part about first episodes being produced with top-notch quality might be a bit of a lie. Certainly it's going to be one of the better-looking episodes in the series - especially for low-budget studios with marked decrease in quality as time passes - but in terms of content, the first episode, or even the first few episodes, can be less than overwhelming.This is because, simple, you have to walk before you run, especially in fiction.While a few shows have managed to pull of in medias res openings well, it's something that can very easily lead to confusion and a feeling of disjuncture with the show, and so most shows start in the normal place: the beginning. And the beginning is typically a boring place to be, yet one that's necessary.It'd be great to begin with some of the more exciting parts of the series - to skip straight to School Days's boat-fest, Wangan Midnight's car races, or Shana's action/slap fights. But really, Getting to the Point in anime isn't what it's cracked up to be. It's the lead up to the climax that really makes things.We need to get to know the characters, get to build-up the plot, get to have time to get settled and have our seatbelts buckled before the ride starts. While it's certainly emotional and in a regard awe-inspiring to see a character emotionally break down (or physically break down another character) it just won't have the same impact if there is no connection, no sympathy with the character.And this leads to the above point that it's partially the viewer's fault - starting a new show is the two-dimensional equivalent of transferring to a new school (something not uncommon in the show itself). You don't know the people, the environment, or the scenario. It takes a lot of adjusting.It's hard to get along with people when you don't know them, and it's hard to really like an anime that you don't know. Perhaps love at first sight comes easier for some people, but for most of us it's more sensible to be wary of all new shows, given the large amount of content out there and the limited amount of time available to watch it all.The phrase 'win one's trust' comes to mind. An interesting plot twist here, a moe character there, each person has their weakness - not to shine a negative light on said spot - and if an anime can click with a person then it's going to be smooth sailing from there on out. Until then, however, there's that lag as the gears of anime try to match up with the viewer.It's kind of a moot point then to try to actively like a show off the bat, as unless the animation studio is daring and tries to put something surprising in the first episode (and not just the stereotypical Plot Twist No One Saw Coming...except the viewer), there's not much to be truly interested in in the first episode aside from slight promises for the future.So, why not try the opposite?The shows that have surprised me the most have been the ones that I didn't see coming; the ones that I chose to watch based solely on recommendation.Hype is a dangerous thing, in that building oneself up for a show can lead to some serious letdowns: look at the nearly-decimated fandom of Shana II, for example. Even if a show turns out to be good, setting high standards for it leaves a bar that's tough to top. You end up getting that sense of disillusionment, of "yeah, it was good, but it could've been better" or "is that all?".It's a feeling that's equally possible at the end of a show than at a beginning, but getting caught in a show's web (in an enjoyable way) is more important early in an anime's life than in the later stage. But, not so early to build unrealistic hopes about the show before it's even started, mind you.Anyways, I prefer to fly into a show blind. It's even better if I hate the idea. Just like every anti-villain out there, I put up a hard exterior to a show to hide a soft interior. Hating a show from the start only leads to more enjoyment once your misconceptions are shattered.And if it really does turn out to be junk, hey! You were right.I mean, take for example, Kaiji. The characters are ugly, the noses could punch holes in the wall and there's not a single drop of moe in the blend.Such a shame that it turned out to be an engaging, thrilling mind-game show full of twists and overall gar then, no?Perhaps it's because it goes hand-in-hand with my "oh what the heck, I'll give it a shot" attitude, but going into a show with no expectations really does wonders for making a show be a lot more entertaining.It's like watching a show which you've already seen or spoiled: as much as you can anticipate the good scenes and interesting parts, the experience almost never matches up to when you see it for the first time. Seeing something with no preset mindset allows the show to fill in the blank slate as it wants rather than trampling over your current outline for the show.So try 'tsun-ing' (sorry, I make the Japanese language cry) towards a show sometimes; attempt to hate it, so that you can love it that much more.Because, somehow, even if the first episode doesn't strike any chords, as it always seems to do, there always seems to be something good in the middle or at the end.-CCY(And if you don't get the title joke, go slap yourself with a wet trout.)
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