ISML 2012: Race heats up in Topaz

ISML 2012: Race heats up in Topaz

By JR Salazar (Bongaboi)
August 31, 2012

Match Day 3 of the 2012 International Saimoe League Topaz Necklace phase concluded with Inori Yuzuriha and Shinobu Oshino taking command of the Nova and Stella Divisions. There is still plenty to play for in the last of the five necklaces to be contestedd.

Here is the round-up.

NOVA DIVISION

In the Nova Division, Yozora Mikazuki clocked MInami SHimada 3190-2092, Irisviel von Einzbern routed Yuno Gasai 3140-2157, Charlotte Dunois defeated Ayase Aragaki 2974-2385, Kirino Kousaka drilled Kyouko Sakura 3625-1895, Mizuki Himeji won the closest race of the night—a 2672-2664 thriller over Meiko Honma—and Sena Kashiwazaki trampled all over Kanon Nakagawa 3501-1784.

Masami Iwasawa defeated Homura Akemi 2920-2580, Yuri Nakamura gunned down Kurisu Makise 3323-2241, Kanade Tachibana sliced and diced Subaru Konoe 4323-1365, Mato Kuroi shot down Haruna 2811-2595, Kobato Hasegawa defeated Erio Touwa 2962-2230 and Ruri Gokou raced past Elucia de Lute Ima 3601-1849.

Wrapping up Nova play...Inori Yuzuriha prevailed over Aria Holmes Kanzaki 2816-2483, Eucliwood Hellscythe Haqua du Lot Herminium 3898-1472, Shiori Shiomiya eked by Kanade Suzutsuki 2476-2456, Victorique de Blois defeated Riko Mine 2812-2333, Shouko Kirishima prevailed over Sora Kasugano 2690-2564 and Yui rocked Fear Kubrick 3727-1672.

STELLA DIVISION

In the Stella Division, Tomoyo Sakagami blew past Kotomi Ichinose 3150-1656, Last Order routed Hecate 3366-1968, Mio Akiyama stomped on Nagi Sanzen'in 3695-1887, Nadeko Sengoku rolled past Ui Hirasawa 3238-2228, Tsumugi Kotobuki prevailed over Holo 2847-2547 and Hitagi Senjougahara cruised by Index L. Prohibitorum 3168-2270.

Taiga Aisaka roared past Kyou Fujibayashi 3702-1939, Shinobu Oshino prevailed over Rin Tosaka 2686-2645, Shana torched Kagami Hiiragi 3565-2071, Hinagiku Katsura trounced Nymph 3142-2031, Yuki Nagato annihilated Louise Francoise Le Blanc De La Valliere 3503-2134 and defending champion Mikoto Misaka electrocuted Nagisa Furukawa 3544-2098.

Wrapping up Stella play...Yui Hirasawa rocked Illyasviel von Einzbern 2925-2669, Azusa Nakano romped past Konata Izumi 3608-1924, C.C. obliterated Kuroko Shirai 3011-2377, Saber slashed past Mikuru Asahina 3543-2104, Ikaros flew past Mafuyu Shiina 2773-2229 and Haruhi Suzumiya dominated Konjiki no Yami 3522-2087.

In a battle between heaven and hell, Maria Takayama and Index teamed up to exorcise Remilia Scarlet and Sarasvati 3019-2504. Jun'ichi Nagase and Yuuhi Katagiri teamed up to rout Shin'i'chirou Nakagami and Noe Isurugi 2799-1538.

Match Day 4 of the 2012 International Saimoe League Topaz Necklace phase is scheduled for Sunday, September 2, 2012. Vote for your favorite candidates at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.

BoBA 2012 ISML Predictions: Topaz Match Day 3

ARENA 01: [Mikazuki Yozora] Shimada Minami by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 02: [Irisviel von Einzbern] Gasai Yuno by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 03: Aragaki Ayase [Charlotte Dunois] by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 04: Sakura Kyōko [Kōsaka Kirino] by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 05: [Himeji Mizuki] Honma Meiko by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 06: Nakagawa Kanon [Kashiwazaki Sena] by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 07: [Iwasawa Masami] Akemi Homura by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 08: [Nakamura Yuri] Makise Kurisu by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 09: [Tachibana Kanade] Konoe Subaru by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 10: [Kuroi Mato] Haruna by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 11: [Hasegawa Kobato] Tōwa Erio by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 12: Elucia de Lute Ima [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 13: [Yuzuriha Inori] Kanzaki H. Aria by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 14: [Eucliwood Hellscythe] Haqua du Lot Herminium by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 15: [Shiomiya Shiori] Suzutsuki Kanade by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 16: Mine Riko [Victorique de Blois] by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 17: [Kirishima Shōko] Kasugano Sora by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 18: [Yui] Fear Kubrick by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 19: Takayama Maria, Index L. Prohibitorum [Remilia Scarlet, Sarasvati] by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 20: [Sakagami Tomoyo] Ichinose Kotomi by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 21: [Last Order] Hecate by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 22: Sanzen'in Nagi [Akiyama Mio] by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 23: Hirasawa Ui [Sengoku Nadeko] by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 24: [Holo] Kotobuki Tsumugi by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 25: Index L. Prohibitorum [Senjōgahara Hitagi] by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 26: Fujibayashi Kyō [Aisaka Taiga] by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 27: Tōsaka Rin [Oshino Shinobu] by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 28: [Shana] Hiiragi Kagami by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 29: [Katsura Hinagiku] Nymph by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 30: [Nagato Yuki] Louise Vallière by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 31: Furukawa Nagisa [Misaka Mikoto] by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 32: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Hirasawa Yui] by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 33: [Nakano Azusa] Izumi Konata by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 34: [C.C.] Shirai Kuroko by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 35: Asahina Mikuru [Saber] by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 36: [Ikaros] Shiina Mafuyu by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 37: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Konjiki no Yami by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 38: Nakagami Shin'ichirō, Isurugi Noe [Nagase Jun'ichi, Katagiri Yūhi] by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

2channel Anime Saimoe 2012: First Round, Group D

ISML 2012: Race in Topaz continues

ISML 2012: Race in Topaz continues

By JR Salazar (Bongaboi)
August 29, 2012

As September draws ever near, the race for the 2012 International Saimoe League Topaz necklace continues, with a number of close races and blowout victories. Inori Yuzuriha and Shinobu Oshino lead the charge in the Nova and Stella Divisions but it may be too soon to say who will contend among the undefeated.

Here is a roundup of the results.

NOVA DIVISION

In the Nova Division, Mato Kuroi blasted Minami Shimada 3403-2228, Sena Kashiwazaki trampled all over Yuno Gasai 3821-1825, Yozora Mikazuki defeated Shiori Shiomiya 3099-2279, Riko Mine gunned down Homura Akemi 2926-2651, Kurisu Makise defeated Haqua du Lot Herminium 2801-2581 and Kobato Hasegawa routed Shouko Kirishima 3249-2239.

Kanade Tachibana sliced and diced Haruna 4573-1341, Charlotte Dunois cuised past Fear Kubrick 3087-2099, Victorique de Blois blew past Meiko Honma 3107-2298, Yuri Nakamura shot down Subaru Konoe 3697-1994, Yui rocked Sora Kasugano 3687-2069 and Inori Yuzuriha overpowered Masami Iwasawa 3284-2384.

Wrapping up Nova play...Erio Touwa defeated Ayase Aragaki 2886-2572, Kirino Kousaka dominated Kanade Suzutsuki 3635-1893, Mizuki Himeji prevailed over Irisviel von Einzbern 2848-2636, Eucliwood Hellscythe silenced Kyouko Sakura 4181-1619, Ruri Gokou raced past Kanon Nakagawa 3895-1688 and Aria Holmes Kanzaki annihilated Elucia de Lure Ima 3108-2368.

STELLA DIVISION

In the Stella Division, Hinagiku Katsura whipped past Kotomi Ichinose 3391-2220, Hitagi Senjougahara drilled Hecate 3342-2210, Tomoyo Sakagami overpowered Holo 3187-2311, Taiga Aisaka roared past Mikuru Asahina 4104-1785, Illyasviel von Einzbern defeated Konata Izumi 2920-2722 and Yuki Nagato routed Ikaros 3612-2149.

Shana trched Nymph 3870-1860, Mio Akiyama boomed past Konjiki no Yami 3522-2214, Saber slashed past Tsumugi Kotobuki 3654-2173, Rin Tosaka defeated Kagami Hiiragi 2919-2657, Haruhi Suzumiya destroyed Mafuyu Shiina 3940-1792 and Shinobu Oshino won the closest race of the night, 2797-2715 over Kyou Fujibayashi.

Wrapping Stella play...Louise Francoise de La Valliere whipped past Nagi Sanzen'in 2903-2298, Nadeko Sengoku routed Kuroko Shirai 3289-2289, Last Order prevailed over C.C. 2957-2729, Azusa Nakano romped past Ui Hirasawa 4347-1568, defending champion Mikoto Misaka electrocuted Index L. Prohibitorum 4031-1568 and Yui Hirasawa rocked Nagisa Furukawa 2977-2693.

Astarotte Ygvar and Koneko Toujou teamed up to defeat Merry Nightmare and Ai Enma 2740-2415, while Ryuuji Takasu and Minori Kushieda blew Yuuji Sakai and Kazumi Yoshida out of the water, 3658-2029.

Match Day 3 of the 2012 International Saimoe League Topaz Necklace phase is scheduled for Thursday, August 30, 2012. Vote for your favorite candidates at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.

BoBA 2012 ISML Predictions: Topaz Match Day 2

ARENA 01: [Kuroi Mato] Shimada Minami by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 02: Gasai Yuno [Kashiwazaki Sena] by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 03: [Mikazuki Yozora] Shiomiya Shiori by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 04: [Mine Riko] Akemi Homura by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 05: Haqua du Lot Herminium [Makise Kurisu] by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 06: Kirishima Shōko [Hasegawa Kobato] by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 07: [Tachibana Kanade] Haruna by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 08: [Charlotte Dunois] Fear Kubrick by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 09: Honma Meiko [Victorique de Blois] by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 10: [Nakamura Yuri] Konoe Subaru by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 11: [Yui] Kasugano Sora by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 12: [Yuzuriha Inori] Iwasawa Masami by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 13: [Aragaki Ayase] Tōwa Erio by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 14: [Kōsaka Kirino] Suzutsuki Kanade by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 15: [Himeji Mizuki] Irisviel von Einzbern by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 16: Sakura Kyōko [Eucliwood Hellscythe] by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 17: Nakagawa Kanon [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 18: [Kanzaki H. Aria] Elucia de Lute Ima by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 19: Astarotte Ygvar, Tōjō Koneko [Merry Nightmare, Enma Ai] by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 20: [Katsura Hinagiku] Ichinose Kotomi by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 21: Hecate [Senjōgahara Hitagi] by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 22: [Sakagami Tomoyo] Holoby >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 23: Asahina Mikuru [Aisaka Taiga] by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 24: Izumi Konata [Illyasviel von Einzbern] by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 25: Ikaros [Nagato Yuki] by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 26: [Shana] Nymphby >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 27: [Akiyama Mio] Konjiki no Yami by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 28: Kotobuki Tsumugi [Saber] by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 29: [Tōsaka Rin] Hiiragi Kagami by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 30: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Shiina Mafuyu by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 31: Oshino Shinobu [Fujibayashi Kyō] by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 32: Sanzen'in Nagi [Louise Vallière] by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 33: [Sengoku Nadeko] Shirai Kuroko by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 34: C.C. [Last Order] by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 35: Hirasawa Ui [Nakano Azusa] by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 36: Index L. Prohibitorum [Misaka Mikoto] by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 37: [Hirasawa Yui] Furukawa Nagisa by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 38: Takasu Ryūji, Kushieda Minori [Sakai Yūji, Yoshida Kazumi] by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ISML 2012: Blowouts galore in Topaz 1

ISML 2012: Blowouts galore in Topaz 1

By JR Salazar (Bongaboi)
August 27, 2012

Only one more necklace remains in the 2012 International Saimoe League, and that is the Topaz necklace. There have been nothing but blowouts and close shaves, but mostly blowouts in Topaz Match Day 1. Here's a rundown of the results.

NOVA DIVISION

In the Nova Division, Kanade Tachibana sliced and diced Minami Shimada 4733-1218, Homura Akemi defeated Meiko Honma 2880-2653, Mato Kuroi shot down Shiori Shiomiya 2154-2421, Yuri Nakamura gunned down Haruna 3625-2134, Kirino Kousaka routed Yozora Mikazuki 3384-2202 and Kobato Hasegawa annihilated Ayase Aragaki 3393-2195.

Sena Kashiwazaki trampled all over Mizuki Himeji 3493-2013, Aria Holmes Kanzaki blasted Kanon Nakagawa 3209-2226, Elucia de Lute Ima prevailed over Masami Iwasawa 2854-2761, Victorique de Bloid defeated Irisviel von Einzbern 3043-2366, Haqua du Lot Herminium prevailed over Subaru Konoe 2606-2528 and Charlotte Dunois cruised past Sora Kasugano 3000-2324.

Wrapping up Nova play...Ruri Gokou routed Yuno Gasai 4045-1652, Eucliwood Hellscythe silenced Kanade Suzutsuki 4194-1301, Inori Yuzuriha rolled past Riko Mine 3204-2112, Yui rocked Shouko Kirishima 3803-1939, Kurisu Makise defeated Kyouko Sakura 3030-2311 and Erio Touwa blew past Fear Kubrick 2905-2180

STELLA DIVISION

In the Stella Division, Shana torched Kotomi Ichinose 3958-1907, Taiga Aisaka roared past Tsumugi Kotobuki 4209-1714, Hinagiku Katsura overpowered Holo 3340-2132, Rin Tosaka defeated Nymph 2883-2634, Nadeko Sengoku dismissed Last Order 2963-2663 and Yuki Nagato dominated Nagi Sanzen'in 3747-2001.

Hitagi Senjougahara whipped past C.C. 2965-2473, Yui Hirasawa rocked Index L. Prohibitorum 3345-2350, Nagisa Furukawa prevailed over Konata Izumi 2842-2711, Saber slashed past Tomoyo Sakagami 3344-2363, Kyou Fujibayashi defeated Kagami Hiiragi 2870-2589 and Mio Akiyama smashed Mafuyu Shiina 3775-1863.

Wrapping up Stella play...defending champion Mikoto Misaka electrocuted Hecate 4117-1586, Azusa Nakano romped past Kuruko Shirai 3969-1823, Shinobu Oshino chomped up Mikuru Asahina 2977-2536, Haruhi Suzumiya routed Ikaros 3655-2097, Illyasviel von Einzbern defeated Ui Hirasawa 3206-2509 and Louise Francoise Le Blanc De La Valliere prevailed over Konjiki no Yami 2706-2645.

In the closest race of the night, an exhibition duel between two highly-celebrated yuri pairs saw former ISML contestant Setsuna Sakurazaki and Konoka Konoe win a 2255-2212 thriller over Chikane Himemiya and Himeko Kurusugawa. In the other exhibition, Shiro Emiya and Sakura Matou teamed up to beat Rito Yuuki and Haruna Sairenji 2840-2503.

Match Day 2 of the 2012 International Saimoe League Topaz Necklace phase is scheduled for Tuesday, August 28, 2012. Vote for your favorite candidates at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.

2channel Anime Saimoe 2012: First Round, Group C

BoBA 2012 ISML Predictions: Topaz Match Day 1

ARENA 01: [Tachibana Kanade] Shimada Minami by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 02: [Akemi Homura] Honma Meikoby <=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 03: [Kuroi Mato] Shiomiya Shiori by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 04: Haruna [Nakamura Yuri] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 05: [Kōsaka Kirino] Mikazuki Yozora by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 06: Aragaki Ayase [Hasegawa Kobato] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 07: Himeji Mizuki [Kashiwazaki Sena] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 08: [Kanzaki H. Aria] Nakagawa Kanon by <=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 09: Elucia de Lute Ima [Iwasawa Masami] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 10: Irisviel von Einzbern [Victorique de Blois] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 11: [Haqua du Lot Herminium] Konoe Subaru by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 12: Kasugano Sora [Charlotte Dunois] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 13: [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] Gasai Yuno by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 14: Suzutsuki Kanade [Eucliwood Hellscythe] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 15: [Yuzuriha Inori] Mine Riko by <=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 16: [Yui] Kirishima Shōko by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 17: Sakura Kyōko [Makise Kurisu] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 18: [Tōwa Erio] Fear Kubrick by <=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 19: [Himemiya Chikane, Kurusugawa Himeko] Sakurazaki Setsuna, Konoe Konoka by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 20: [Shana] Ichinose Kotomi by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 21: [Aisaka Taiga] Kotobuki Tsumugi by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 22: [Katsura Hinagiku] Holo by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 23: Nymph [Tōsaka Rin] by <=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 24: [Sengoku Nadeko] Last Order by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 25: Sanzen'in Nagi [Nagato Yuki] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 26: C.C. [Senjōgahara Hitagi] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 27: [Hirasawa Yui] Index L. Prohibitorum by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 28: Furukawa Nagisa [Izumi Konata] by <=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 29: Sakagami Tomoyo [Saber] by <=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 30: [Fujibayashi Kyō] Hiiragi Kagami by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 31: Shiina Mafuyu [Akiyama Mio] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 32: [Misaka Mikoto] Hecate by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 33: Shirai Kuroko [Nakano Azusa] by >=1500
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 34: [Oshino Shinobu] Asahina Mikuru by <=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 35: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Ikaros by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 36: Hirasawa Ui [Illyasviel von Einzbern] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 37: [Louise Vallière] Konjiki no Yami by <=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 38: [Emiya Shirō, Matō Sakura] Yūki Rito, Sairenji Haruna by <=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

2channel Anime Saimoe 2012: First Round, Group B

ISML 2012: Stella Division Tiara Odds

2012 International Saimoe League
Stella Division Tiara Odds
As of 8:45 p.m. PT
August 20, 2012

Mikoto Misaka EVEN
Taiga Aisaka 2-1
Shana 3-1
Azusa Nakano 5-1
Yuki Nakato 7-1
Mio Akiyama 10-1
Saber 15-1
Haruhi Suzumiya 20-1
Hinagiku Katsura 25-1
Hitagi Senjougahara 30-1
Nadeko Sengoku 35-1
Yui Hirasawa 40-1
Shinobu Oshino 45-1
Rin Tosaka 50-1
Illyasviel von Einzbern 55-1
Louise Francoise Le Blanc De La Valliere 60-1
Tomoyo Sakagami 65-1
Mikuru Asahina 70-1
Kyou Fujibayashi 75-1
Last Order 100-1
Konata Izumi 150-1
Kagami Hiiragi 200-1
C.C. 250-1
Nagisa Furukawa 400-1
Konjiki no Yami 500-1
Ikaros 750-1
Nymph 1000-1
Nagi Sanzen'in 5000-1

ISML 2012: Nova Division Tiara Odds

2012 International Saimoe League
Nova Division Tiara Odds
As of 8:41 p.m. PT
August 20, 2012

Kanade Tachibana 3-2
Eucliwood Hellscythe 2-1
Ruri Gokou 3-1
Yuri Nakamura 5-1
Yui 7-1
Kirino Kousaka 8-1
Sena Kashiwazaki 10-1
Kobato Hasegawa 12-1
Inori Yuzuriha 14-1
Charlotte Dunois 17-1
Mato Kuroi 20-1
Erio Touwa 30-1
Victorique de Blois 40-1
Aria Holmes Kanzaki 45-1
Haruna 50-1
Yozora Mikazuki 60-1
Kurisu Makise 65-1
Elucia De Lute Ima 70-1
Subaru Konoe 75-1
Haqua de Lot Herminium 100-1
Shouko Kirishima 250-1
Masami Iwasawa 400-1
Ayase Aragaki 500-1
Mizuki Himeji 750-1
Shiori Shiomiya 1000-1
Irisviel von Einzbern 5000-1

ISML 2012: Top 16, Stella Division

1. Mikoto Misaka

DEFENDING ISML CHAMPION

2012 ISML RUBY NECKLACE WINNER

2. Taiga Aisaka

3. Shana 

4. Azusa Nakano

5. Yuki Nagato

6. Mio Akiyama

7. Saber

8. Haruhi Suzumiya

9. Hinagiku Katsura

10. Hitagi Senjougahara

11. Nadeko Sengoku

12. Yui Hirasawa

13. Shinobu Oshino

14. Rin Tosaka

15. Illyasviel von Einzbern

16. Louise Francoise Le Blanc De La Valliere

ISML 2012: Top 16, Nova Division

1. Kanade Tachibana

2012 ISML AQUAMARINE NECKLACE CHAMPION

2. Eucliwood Hellscythe

2012 ISML EMERALD NECKLACE CHAMPION

3. Ruri Gokou

2012 ISML AMETHYST NECKLACE CHAMPION

4. Yuri Nakamura

5. Yui

6. Kirino Kousaka

7. Sena Kashiwazaki

8. Kobato Hasegawa

9. Inori Yuzuriha

10. Charlotte Dunois

11. Mato Kuroi

12. Erio Touwa

13. Victorique De Blois

14. Aria Holmes Kanzaki

15. Haruna

16. Yozora Mikazuki

ISML 2012: Eu lives up to hype, wins Emerald

ISML 2012: Eu lives up to hype, wins Emerald
Sora Kasugano takes the Anklet

By JR Salazar (Bongaboi)
August 17, 2012

Eucliwood Hellscythe was picked as a even-money favorite by the Bedlam on Baltic Avenue to win the Emerald Necklace, and she lived up to the hype, winning 1,987 votes for a necklace calculation of 50.508.

It was a disappointing performance for Mio Akiyama, who was fourth in the round with 1,601 votes to finish with a scored of 46.009. Azusa Nakano was third, finishing even further behind in the necklace match with a fifth-place tally of 1,476 votes and a score of 44.373.

Haruhi Suzumiya was fourth in the calculation with a score of 39.544 after earning 1,668 votes and a second-place finish in the match. Shana is not living up to the hype this year, as she ended up fifth in the calculation with a score of 38.893 after finishing third in the match with 1,637 votes. Inori Yuzuriha was sixth in the calculation with a score of 29.749 after finishing sixth in the necklace match with 969 votes. Yuri Nakamura may not be getting a necklace this year. Not only did she finish last in the calculation with a score of 28.851, she only garnered a paltry 701 votes.

"They say that good things come to those who wait," Hellscythe said at a press conference in Tokyo, surrounded by Seraphim, fellow ISML contestant Haruna, Taeko Hiramatsu, Sarasvati and Yuki Yoshida. "This is a long time coming, but I am proud to say that the wait is over.

"I would like to thank the fans, Ayumu, Haruna, Sera, Yuki, Serasvati and all of the people I have met. You all are wonderful people, and I dedicate this Emerald Necklace to you."

Sora Kasugano is arguably the most controversial figure in the ISML field. The Chinese vote was responsible for pushing Sora over the top to garner the Emerald Anklet, scoring 1,681 votes. Elucia de Lute Ima was second, with 1,455 votes, Ayase Aragaki was third with 1,427 votes, Kotomi Ichinose was fourth with 1,368 votes, Ui Hirasawa was fifth with 1,336 votes, Kuroko Shirai was sixth with 1,298 votes and Kyouko Sakura was dead last with 1,237 votes.

"I don't like China as a country, but their people are very nice and supportive," Kasugano said at a press conference in Osaka, surrounded by her husband/brother, Haruka. "For me, this is probably the only thing I will win this year.

"After this, I have nothing to lose."

Three other group exhibitions also took place. In the first group exhibition, Yui rocked the whole field, defeating Hitagi Senjougahara 2,723-2,433. Kyou Fujibayashi was third with 1,700 votes, Fate Testarossa was fourth with 1,265 votes, Kagome Higurashi was fifth with 648 votes, Nia Teppelin was sixth with 487 votes and Chihaya Kisaragi was last with 459 votes.

The day Touhou Project finally gets its own TV anime is the day John Paul II gets canonized. Until then, heavyweights like Patchouli Knowledge will have to hold the fort. Knowledge won her exhibition, defeated Chromo Dokuro 2,294-1,681. Lacus Cyne was third with 1,465 votes, Chifuyu Orimura was fourth with 1,331 votes, Yuri Koigakubo was fifth with 1,088 votes, Elis Hosen was sixth with 578 votes and Lindy Harlaown was last with 532 votes.

In the third group exhibition, Karen Araragi flew the flag proud for Bakemonogatari, trouncing Chihiro Shindou 3,519-1820. Euphemia Li Brittania was third with 1,656 votes, Haruka Amami was fourth with 1,054 votes, Yomiko Readman was fifth with 291 votes, Athena Glory was sixth with 237 votes and Sora Kajiwara was dead last with only 148 votes.

In the closest match of the night, it was marathon between two hot heads, but Houki Shinonono won a 4,078-4,068 thriller over Kaori Kanzaki. Sakura Kinomoto's relevance in Saimoe is still strong, as one of the veterans of the ISML schooled Madoka kaname 4552-4090. Ohana Matsumae had no troubles against the establishment in her 4,266-3,957 victory over Maria, and in a battle of new faces and perhaps future ISML contestants, the Tari Tari pair of Konatsu Miyamoto and Sawa Okita defeated Kokoro Connect's Yui Kiriyama and Iori Nagase 3,946-3,814.

Match Day 1 of the final International Saimoe League Necklace  phase, the Topaz, is scheduled for Sunday, August 26, 2012. Vote for your favorite candidates at InternationalSaimoe.org and join the ongoing debate.

And keep it right here on the Bedlam on Baltic Avenue and bongaboi.deviantart.com for continuing coverage of the world's premier anime character competion, the International Saimoe League!

TOP 16, Nova Division

1. Kanade Tachibana (AQ)

2. Eucliwood Hellscythe (EM)

3. Ruri Gokou (AM)

4. Yuri Nakamura

5. Yui

6. Kirino Kousaka

7. Sena Kashiwazaki

8. Kobato Hasegawa

9. Inori Yuzuriha

10. Charlotte Dunois

11. Mato Kuroi

12. Erio Touwa

13. Victorique De Blois

14. Aria Holmes Kanzaki

15. Haruna

16. Yozora Mikazuki

TOP 16, Stella Division

1. Mikoto Misaka (C) (RUB)

2. Taiga Aisaka

3. Shana 

4. Azusa Nakano

5. Yuki Nagato

6. Mio Akiyama

7. Saber

8. Haruhi Suzumiya

9. Hinagiku Katsura

10. Hitagi Senjougahara

11. Nadeko Sengoku

12. Yui Hirasawa

13. Shinobu Oshino

14. Rin Tosaka

15. Illyasviel von Einzbern

16. Louise Francoise Le Blanc De La Valliere

ISML 2012: Results, Emerald Match Day 8

Necklace Match Votes Akiyama Mio (K-ON!) 1601 15.95% Eucliwood Hellscythe (Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?) 1987 19.79% Nakano Azusa (K-ON!) 1476 14.70% Yuzuriha Inori (Guilty Crown) 969 9.65% Suzumiya Haruhi (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu) 1668 16.62% Nakamura Yuri (Angel Beats!) 701 6.98% Shana (Shakugan no Shana) 1637 16.31%

Necklace Score Calculation Eucliwood Hellscythe (Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?) 92.147 ÷ 3 + 19.79 = 50.508 Akiyama Mio (K-ON!) 90.183 ÷ 3 + 15.95 = 46.009 Nakano Azusa (K-ON!) 89.010 ÷ 3 + 14.70 = 44.373 Suzumiya Haruhi (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu) 68.787 ÷ 3 + 16.62 = 39.544 Shana (Shakugan no Shana) 67.758 ÷ 3 + 16.31 = 38.893 Yuzuriha Inori (Guilty Crown) 60.291 ÷ 3 + 9.65 = 29.749 Nakamura Yuri (Angel Beats!) 65.604 ÷ 3 + 6.98 = 28.851

Exhibition 1 Fate Testarossa (Mahō Shōjo Lyrical Nanoha) 1265 Fujibayashi Kyō (CLANNAD) 1700 Senjōgahara Hitagi (Bakemonogatari) 2433 Kisaragi Chihaya (THE iDOLM@STER) 459 Nia Teppelin (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann) 487 Yui (Angel Beats!) 2723 Higurashi Kagome (InuYasha) 648

Exhibition 2 Lindy Harlaown (Mahō Shōjo Lyrical Nanoha) 532 Orimura Chifuyu (IS ) 1331 Hōsen Elis (Canvas 2: Niji-iro no Sketch) 578 Lacus Clyne (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED) 1465 Patchouli Knowledge (Tōhō Project) 2294 Chrome Dokuro (Katekyō Hitman Reborn!) 1681 Koigakubo Yuri (Toradora!) 1088

Exhibition 3 Amami Haruka (THE iDOLM@STER) 1054 Euphemia Li Britannia (Code Geass) 1656 Araragi Karen (Bakemonogatari) 3519 Kajiwara Sora (Sketchbook ~full color's~) 148 Athena Glory (ARIA) 237 Yomiko Readman (R.O.D: Read or Die) 291 Shindō Chihiro (ef - a tale of memories) 1820

Exhibition ε Sakura Kyōko (Puella Magi Madoka ☆ Magica) 1237 Kasugano Sora (Yosuga no Sora) 1681 Elucia de Lute Ima (Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai) 1455 Aragaki Ayase (Ore no Imōto) 1427 Shirai Kuroko (Toaru Majutsu no Index) 1298 Hirasawa Ui (K-ON!) 1336 Ichinose Kotomi (CLANNAD) 1368

Exhibition 5 Shinonono Hōki (IS ) 4078 Kanzaki Kaori (Toaru Majutsu no Index) 4068

Exhibition 6 Kaname Madoka (Puella Magi Madoka ☆ Magica) 4090 Kinomoto Sakura (Cardcaptor Sakura) 4552

Exhibition 7 Matsumae Ohana (Hanasaku Iroha) 4266 Maria (Hayate no Gotoku!) 3957

Exhibition 8 Miyamoto Konatsu (Tari Tari) 3946 Okita Sawa (Tari Tari) Kiriyama Yui (Kokoro Connect) 3814 Nagase Iori (Kokoro Connect)