ISML 2012: Angel Beats back with a bang in Prelims


ISML 2012: Angel Beats back with a bang in Prelims


By JR Salazar (Bongaboi)
February 13, 2012

The 2012 International Saimoe League Preliminaries began with a bang, and the Angel Beats triumvirate of Yui, Kanade Tachibana and Yuri Nakamura came away big winners.

In Nova group 1, Tachibana racked up 5415 votes to finish first. Erio Towa was second with 2921 votes and Kyouko Sakura was third wit 2679 votes. Yui rolled through Nova group 4 with 4441 votes. Fear Kubrick was second with 2620 votes and Mizuki Himeji was third with 2473 votes. In Nova group 5, Nakamura amassed 3626 votes to finish first. Meiko Honma was second with 2871 votes. Subaru Konoe was third with 2457 votes.

In Nova group 2, Ruri Gokou continued from where she left off, winning 4189 votes. Yozora Mikazuki was second with 2756 votes. Kanade Suzutsuki was third with 2325 votes. In Nova group 3, Eucliwood Hellscythe was on top with 4399 votes. Madoka Kaname was second with 2739 votes. Sora Kasugano was third with 2494 votes.

In Nova group 6, Charlotte Dunois was first with 3655 votes. Yuno Gasai was second with 2742 votes. Ohana Matsumae was third with 2373 votes.

The Stella division features ISML veterans, and the usual suspects were at it again. In Stella 7, Mio Akiyama was dominant, winning 4290 votes. Tomoyo Sakagami was second with 3082 votes. Konjiki no Yami was third with 2436 votes. In Stella 8, Haruhi Suzumiya rolled past everyone, winning 4638 votes. Nagisa Furukawa won 3077 votes to finish second. Rika Furude was third with 1949 votes.

In Stella 9, Hitagi Senjougahara won 3792 votes to finish first. C.C. was second with 3043 votes. Ikaros was third with 3026 votes. In Stella 10, Nadeko Sengoku was on top with 3831 votes. In second was Rin Tosaka with 3442 votes. Kotomi Icinose was third with 2434 votes.

In Stella 11, Saber slashed her was to first place, winning 4064 votes. Last Order was second with 3084 votes. Ui Hirasawa was third with 2528 votes. Yui Hirasawa dominated Stella 12, winning 3821 votes. Louise Francoise Le Blanc De La Valliere won 3492 votes to finish second, while Mikuru Asahina was a distant third, garnering 2814 votes.

Match Day 2 of the 2012 International Saimoe League Preliminaries is scheduled for Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Vote for your favorite candidates at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.