ISML 2022: Here Come The Forgers!



ISML 2022: Here Come The Forgers!


By Jo-Ryan Salazar

The Bedlam on Baltic Avenue

1 November 2022


The likes of Anya (2758), Yor (2275) and Loid (2126) Folger will have their work cut out to push around some of the more well-known veterans who make the cut on Match Day 2 of the 2022 International Saimoe League Preliminaries. But, the whole family from Spy x Family is in. 


In addition to Anya and Yor making it through the Female Division, others who qualified include Rikka Takanashi (4673), incumbent Saimoe Prime Minister Elaina (4511) seeking reelection, Rem (4429), Mai Sakurajima (4381), Mikoto Misaka (4254), Miku Nakano (4236), Eru Chitanda (3365), Yui Hirasawa (3309), Marina (3114), Takina Inoue (3089), Tamako Kitashirakawa (3029), Asuna Yuuki (2932), Nino Nakano (2914), Itsuki Nakano (2605), Kuroko Shirai (2849), Sora Kasugano (2682), Azusa Nakano (2661), Tsukasa Yuzaki (2491), Kanade Tachibana (2425), Ritsu Tainaka (2349), Kaori Miyazono (2293), Nagisa Furukawa (2260), Kyouko Hori (2249), Ai Haibara (2238), Kaede Azusagawa (2192), Index Prohibitorum (2129), Magumin (2105), Shouko Makinohara (2070), Chizuru Ichinose (2043), Tooru (2039), Yotsuba Nakano (2027), Inori Yuzuriha (1958), Rei Ayanami (1956) and Takagi (1919).


Loid was the only one making it through from the Male Division this round. Also making the cut were Hachiman Hikigaya (4095), the always-reliable Houtarou Oreki (3739), Kazuto Kirigaya (3081), Satoru Gojou (2664), Yuu Otosaka (2550< Subaru Natsuki (2512), Rimuru Tempest (2487), Sora (2368), Izumi Miyamura (2329), Conan Edogawa (2237), Itachi Uchiha (2122), Ken Kaneki (2116), Tanjirou Kamado (2016), Kousei Arima (1906), Riku Dola (1869), Saika Totsuka (1837), Haruka Kasugano (1777), Ainz Ooal Gown (1758), Monkey D. Luffy (1752), Shirou Emiya (1749), Fuutarou Uesugi (1701), Yuuta Okkotsu (1663), Hiro (1658), Rudeus Greyrat (1657), Nasa Yuzaki (1641), Giyuu Tomioka (1598), Masamune Izumi (1571), Osamu Dazai (1552), L Lawliet (1489), Gilgamesh (1452), Isaac Foster (1450), Nishikata (1433), Yuuji Itadori (1427), Sorata Kanda (1412) and Kusuo Saiki (1384).


Match Day 3 of the 2022 International Saimoe League Preliminaries is scheduled for 4 November 2022. Vote for your favorite characters at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.

Gone Away



 Maybe in another life

I could find you there

Pulled away before your time

I can't deal, it's so unfair



And it feels, and it feels like

Heaven's so far away

And it feels, yeah, it feels like

The world has grown cold

Now that you've gone away



Leaving flowers on your grave

Show that I still care

Black roses and Hail Mary

Can't bring back what's taken from me



I reach to the sky

And call out your name

And if I could trade

I would



And it feels, and it feels like

Heaven's so far away

And it stings, yeah, it stings now

The world is so cold

Now that you've gone away




Gone away, gone away

Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, ooh

Yeah-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, oh-yeah



I'll save your soul!



I reach to the sky

And call out your name

Oh, please let me trade

I would!



And it feels, and it feels like

Heaven is so far away

And it feels, yeah, it feels like

The world has grown cold

Now that you've gone away...