08/25: Round 1 - Group A, Day 3
A03
Ringo Sugisaki @ Seitokai No Ichizon: <<杉崎林檎@生徒会の一存 Lv.2>> 30-1
Yozora Mikazuki @ Boku Wa Tomodachi Ga Sukunai: <<三日月夜空@僕は友達が少ないNEXT>> EVEN
Kukuru Anrakutei @ Joshiraku: <<暗落亭苦来@じょしらく>> 30-1
Prediction: Yozora Mikazuki by <=50
Over/Under: 500
Under
A06
Yuu Matsumi @ Saki: <<松実宥@咲-Saki- 阿知賀編 episode of side-A>> EVEN
Kurumi Tokisaki @ Date A Live: <<時崎狂三@デート・ア・ライブ>> 7-1
Io Nitta @ Devil Survivor 2: <<新田維緒@DEVIL SURVIVOR2 the ANIMATION>> 40-1
Prediction: Yuu Matsumi by >=40
Over/Under: 500
Under
A09
Kanon Nakagawa @ The World God Only Knows: <<中川かのん@マジカル☆スター かのん100%>> 10-1
Nanami Aoyama @ Sakurasou No Pet Na Kanojo: <<青山七海@さくら荘のペットな彼女>> 3-1
Yui Yuigahama @ Yahari Ore No Seishun Love Comedy Wa Machigatteiru:<<由比ヶ浜結衣@やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。>> 12-1
Prediction: Nanami Aoyama by <=50
Over/Under: 500
Under
A12
Frenda Seivelun @ A Certain Magical Index: <<フレンダ=セイヴェルン@とある科学の超電磁砲S>> 8-1
Leviathan @ Zettai Bouei Leviathan: <<レヴィアタン@絶対防衛レヴィアタン>> 50-1
Toki Onjouji @ Saki: <<園城寺怜@咲-Saki- 阿知賀編 episode of side-A>> 1-5
Prediction: Toki Onjouji by >=50
Over/Under: 500
Under
2channel Anime Saimoe 2013: First Round Results, Day 2
A02
1位 214 [50.47%] Tomoe Mami (Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica)
2位 168 [39.62%] Toujou Koneko (Highschool DxD)
3位 42 [9.91%] Saegusa Wakaba (Vividred Operation)
1位 214 [50.47%] Tomoe Mami (Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica)
2位 168 [39.62%] Toujou Koneko (Highschool DxD)
3位 42 [9.91%] Saegusa Wakaba (Vividred Operation)
A05
1位 182 [47.64%] Shirakiin Ririchiyo (Inu x Boku SS)
2位 121 [31.68%] Tsukuyomi Sasami (Sasami-san@Ganbaranai)
3位 79 [20.68%] Eucliwood Hellscythe (Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?)
1位 182 [47.64%] Shirakiin Ririchiyo (Inu x Boku SS)
2位 121 [31.68%] Tsukuyomi Sasami (Sasami-san@Ganbaranai)
3位 79 [20.68%] Eucliwood Hellscythe (Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?)
A08
1位 182 [49.86%] Ayase Eri
2位 113 [30.96%] Shiina Mafuyu (Seitokai no Ichizon Lv.2)
3位 70 [19.18%] Futaki Kanata (Little Busters!)
1位 182 [49.86%] Ayase Eri
2位 113 [30.96%] Shiina Mafuyu (Seitokai no Ichizon Lv.2)
3位 70 [19.18%] Futaki Kanata (Little Busters!)
A11
1位 187 [49.08%] Kise Yayoi (Cure Peace) (Smile Pretty Cure!)
2位 97 [25.46%] Sasha Blaus (Shingeki no Kyojin)
2位 97 [25.46%] Ayase Chihaya (Chihayafuru 2)
1位 187 [49.08%] Kise Yayoi (Cure Peace) (Smile Pretty Cure!)
2位 97 [25.46%] Sasha Blaus (Shingeki no Kyojin)
2位 97 [25.46%] Ayase Chihaya (Chihayafuru 2)
ISML 2013: Top 16, Stella Division
1. Ruri Gokou
2013 ISML AMETHYST NECKLACE CHAMPION
2. Kanade Tachibana
DEFENDING ISML CHAMPION
2013 ISML AQUAMARINE NECKLACE CHAMPION
3. Mikoto Misaka
4. Taiga Aisaka
5. Eucliwood Hellscythe
6. Azusa Nakano
7. Shana
8. Mio Akiyama
9. Ayase Aragaki
10. Kirino Kousaka
11. Yui-nyan
12. Yuri Nakamura
13. Yuki Nagato
14. Saber
15. Haruhi Suzumiya
16. Yui Hirasawa
ISML 2013: Top 16, Nova Division
1. Mashiro Shiina
2013 ISML TOPAZ NECKLACE CHAMPION
2. Rikka Takanashi
2013 ISML EMERALD NECKLACE CHAMPION
3. Kuroyukihime
4. Kobato Hasegawa
5. Asuna Yuuki
2013 ISML RUBY NECKLACE CHAMPION
6. Nanami Aoyama
7. Sena Kashiwazaki
8. Inori Yuzuriha
9. Eru Chitanda
10. Shinka Nibutani
11. Nyarlathotep
12. Yui
13. Momo Velia Deviluke
14. Aria Holmes Kanzaki
15. Yozora Mikazuki
16. Touka Takanashi
ISML 2013: BoBA Tiara Odds, August 23 2013
Bedlam on Baltic Avenue
2013 International Saimoe League Tiara Odds
As of 8:58 p.m. PT, August 23, 2013
Ruri Gokou EVEN
Mashiro Shiina 2-1
Rikka Takanashi 3-1
Kanade Tachibana 6-1
Mikoto Misaka 7-1
Kuroyukihime 10-1
Taiga Aisaka 13-1
Kobato Hasegawa 15-1
Asuna Yuuki 16-1
Nanami Aoyama 17-1
Eucliwood Hellscythe 19-1
Shana 20-1
Sena Kashiwazaki 25-1
Inori Yuzuriha 30-1
Mio Akiyama 32-1
Ayase Aragaki 35-1
Eru Chitanda 40-1
Kirino Kousaka 45-1
Shinka Nibutani 50-1
Yui-nyan 55-1
Yuri Nakamura 60-1
Nyarlathotep 65-1
Yui 70-1
Yuki Nagato 75-1
Saber 80-1
Haruhi Suzumiya 85-1
Momo Velia Deviluke 90-1
Yui Hirasawa 95-1
Aria Holmes Kanzaki 100-1
Yozora Mikazuki 250-1
Touka Takanashi 500-1
2013 International Saimoe League Tiara Odds
As of 8:58 p.m. PT, August 23, 2013
Ruri Gokou EVEN
Mashiro Shiina 2-1
Rikka Takanashi 3-1
Kanade Tachibana 6-1
Mikoto Misaka 7-1
Kuroyukihime 10-1
Taiga Aisaka 13-1
Kobato Hasegawa 15-1
Asuna Yuuki 16-1
Nanami Aoyama 17-1
Eucliwood Hellscythe 19-1
Shana 20-1
Sena Kashiwazaki 25-1
Inori Yuzuriha 30-1
Mio Akiyama 32-1
Ayase Aragaki 35-1
Eru Chitanda 40-1
Kirino Kousaka 45-1
Shinka Nibutani 50-1
Yui-nyan 55-1
Yuri Nakamura 60-1
Nyarlathotep 65-1
Yui 70-1
Yuki Nagato 75-1
Saber 80-1
Haruhi Suzumiya 85-1
Momo Velia Deviluke 90-1
Yui Hirasawa 95-1
Aria Holmes Kanzaki 100-1
Yozora Mikazuki 250-1
Touka Takanashi 500-1
ISML 2013: Mashiro cruises to Topaz
ISML 2013: Mashiro cruises to Topaz
Shiina easily wins Necklace match, Kurisu Makise wins Earrings
By JR Salazar
The Bedlam on Baltic Avenue
August 23, 2013
At Suimei Academy of the Arts, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis were singing the theme song of Mashiro Shiina's ISML campaign, "Can't Hold Us" prior to the ISML annoucement, scheduled for 1 p.m. Japan Standard Time. Shiina's supporters were waving campaign flags, dressed in the colors of Suimei. The fans were bouncing up and down to the theme song, energized.
"She can't be denied this time!" said a devoted Shiina fan in her 30's, dressed like a mochi ball. "She will win! Mashiro to win!"
"It's her time. Nothing can stop her now," said another fan, a woman in her 60's using a walker. "The young lady will win the Topaz and make everyone here proud. This is it!"
"We think she is going to crush Mikoto today," said another fan, a female student from Suimei cosplaying as Reimu Hakurei. The fan, apparently, was Nanami Aoyama, Mashiro's No. 1 confidante. "I expect it. This will be a formality."
Indeed, the announcement was made. Shiina won 3118 votes, or 27.92% of the vote, to earn a score calculation of 65.382. Not only did she dominate the Necklace Match, her SDO was too much for the competition to handle.
"Finally!" Mashiro exclaimed, to the roar of the crowd, tears coming out of her eyes. "How about that, everybody! You know, this means a lot to me, to finally win my first ISML necklace, and finish the regular season without a defeat...this is truly a dream come true and I don't want this to end.
"I want to thank my significant other, the love of my life, Sorata Kanda, for standing up for me and supporting me all year and being there for me since I first laid my eyes on him and fell in love with him. I want to thank my good friend Nanami Aoyama for believing in me and all of us and being someone I can also rely on.
"I want to thank Ryuunosuke Akasaka, Misaki Kamigusa, Rita Ainswork, Jin Mitaka and Chihiro Sengoku for their efforts in helping both of our campaigns, both mine's and Nanami's. And I finally want to salute you, the voters, for being our rock all season. Neither of us could have made it to the postseason without you. Give yourselves a hand.
"Now that the regular season is over, I look forward to your support of us during this International Saimoe League postseason. Wish us well and don't forget to vote for us. We love you, we couldn't make it this far without you, and we're only getting started! Thank you, everybody!"
"We were in a no-win situation," said Misaka, who had 2511 votes (22.49%) for a necklace score calculation of 44.104. "But, that's the way things go nowadays. Hopefully I can do better in the postseason. I will also focus on putting on a strong showing in Japan."
Eucliwood Hellscythe won 1930 votes (17.28%) for a necklace score calculation of 48.603. "I don't think Mashiro was going to be denied her necklace," said Hellscythe through interpreter Ayumu Aikawa at her press conference. "We will take this on the chin and prepare for the Division Finals."
Taiga Aisaka earned 1560 votes (13.97%) for a score calculation of 41.684. "I've won the Topaz before so it's nice to see someone else win it," Aisaka said. "I gave it my best effort, but the best of the new faces are getting the job done, and Mashiro is one tough cookie to crumble."
Kuroyukihime earned 789 votes (7.07%) for a necklace score calculation of 23.964. "This is coming off the heels of being consigned to the repechage by Fate Testarossa in 2channel AST," said Hime at her press conference in Tokyo. "This definitely was not a good day for me. One of the lowest days for me personally because my assumption was that Testarossa's time had passed. I will hope to rebound in the Division Finals, but I cannot be happy with how I performed in my two contests today."
Kirino Kousaka had 652 votes (5.84%) for a score calculation of 30.040. "Being in these necklace matches is kind of unnecessary for me because I know that I don't have the pedigree to put up much of a fight," Kousaka said at her press conference. "I kind of expected this result because this was really all about Mashiro winning something. No one else in this period mattered other than her."
Kobato Hasegawa won 607 votes (5.44%) for a score calculation of 27.260. "It's nice to be in this thing, but only if the voters think I deserve to win something," Hasegawa said. "I think this is going to be another average year for me, and I have high standards. So, I'm kinda unhappy that they decided that this was going to be about that nobody from Sakurasou. This was gifted to her by the voters. They put a ribbon on it too, as well as some cash. She's supposed to earn a necklace, not buy it. Some opponent Mashiro is."
Kurisu Makise ends her ISML run with the Topaz earrings, earning 1883 votes. Victorique de Blois was second with 1732 votes, Mikan Yuuki was third with 1607 votes, Shinobu Oshino was fourth with 1498 votes, Charlotte Dunois was fifth with 1472 votes, Rin Tosaka was sixth with 1307 votes and Rin Natsume was last with 1289 votes.
"I'm happy with how my season ended," Makise said at her press conference in Tokyo. "I may not have finished in the Top 16 of the Nova, but to know that I ended my run on a winning note means that I have some confidence and hope for future seasons, if I survive Preliminaries. I thank Buntarou, Mayuri, Suzuha, Faris, Daru and all who voted for me. This season wasn't the best, but it wasn't the worst, and I can live with that."
Four other exhibitions took place. Rias Gremory won the first of two non-title group exhibitions with 2571 votes. Akiko Himenokouji earned 2226 votes, Shizuku Mizutani was third with 1937 votes, Tsuruya was fourth with 1172 votes, Evangeline A.K. McDowell was fifth with 1074 votes, Eri Sawachika was sixth with 666 votes—a strange occurence at that—and Kiri Komori was last with 504 votes.
Elucia De Lute Ima won the second non-title group exhibition with 2240 votes. Anna Kushina was second with 1872 votes, Sanae Dekomori was third with 1739 votes, Himeko Inaba was fourth with 1381 votes, Ritsu Tainaka and Ryou Fujibayashi were tied for fifth with 1325 votes and Tsukasa Hiiragi held up the rear with 982 votes.
Wrapping up Topaz action...Helmond Totooria prevailed over Milia Maxwell 3747-3614 and Yui Goidou routed Kenjirou Hato 5074-2838.
That takes care of the regular season in the 2013 International Saimoe League. Match Day 1 of the ISML Division Finals is scheduled for September 8, 2013. Vote for your favorite candidates at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate. And keep it right here on the Bedlam on Baltic Avenue for continuing coverage of the world's premier anime character competition, the International Saimoe League!
TOP 16, Nova Division
1. Mashiro Shiina (TOP)
2. Rikka Takanashi (EM)
3. Kuroyukihime
4. Kobato Hasegawa
5. Asuna Yuuki (RUB)
6. Nanami Aoyama
7. Sena Kashiwazaki
8. Inori Yuzuriha
9. Eru Chitanda
10. Shinka Nibutani
11. Nyarlathotep
12. Yui
13. Momo Velia Deviluke
14. Aria Holmes Kanzaki
15. Yozora Mikazuki
16. Touka Takanashi
TOP 16, Stella Division
1. Ruri Gokou (AM)
2. Kanade Tachibana (C) (AQ)
3. Mikoto Misaka
4. Taiga Aisaka
5. Eucliwood Hellscythe
6. Azusa Nakano
7. Shana
8. Mio Akiyama
9. Ayase Aragaki
10. Kirino Kousaka
11. Yui-nyan
12. Yuri Nakamura
13. Yuki Nagato
14. Saber
15. Haruhi Suzumiya
16. Yui Hirasawa
2channel Anime Saimoe 2013: First Round Odds, Day 2
08/24: Round 1 - Group A, Day 2
A02
Mami Tomoe @ Puella Magi Madoka Magica: <<巴マミ@劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ[前編]始まりの物語/[後編]永遠の物語>> EVEN
Wakaba Saegusa @ Vividred Operation: <<三枝わかば@ビビッドレッド・オペレーション>> 10-1
Koneko Toujou @ High School DxD: <<塔城小猫@ハイスクールD×D>> 50-1
Prediction: Mami Tomoe by >=50
Over/Under: 400
Under
A05
Eucliwood Hellscythe @ Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka?: <<ユークリウッド・ヘルサイズ@これはゾンビですか? OF THE DEAD>> 5-1
Ririchiyo Shirakiin @ Inu X Boku SS: <<白鬼院凜々蝶@妖狐×僕SS>> 2-1
Sasami Tsukuyomi @ Sasami-san@Ganbaranai: <<月読鎖々美@ささみさん@がんばらない>> 40-1
Prediction: Ririchiyo Shirakiin by >=50
Over/Under: 400
Under
A08
Mafuyu Shiina @ Seitokai No Ichizon: <<椎名真冬@生徒会の一存 Lv.2>> 4-1
Eri Ayase @ Love Live!<<絢瀬絵里@ラブライブ!>> 6-1
Kanata Futaki @ Little Busters!: <<二木佳奈多@リトルバスターズ!>> 10-1
Prediction: Mafuysu Shiina by <=40
Over/Under: 400
Under
A11
Yayoi Kise @ Smile Pretty Cure!: <<黄瀬やよい(キュアピース)@スマイルプリキュア!>> EVEN
Sasha Braus @ Attack On Titan: <<サシャ・ブラウス@進撃の巨人>> 50-1
Chihaya Ayase @ Chihayafuru: <<綾瀬千早@ちはやふる2>> 25-1
Prediction: Yayoi Kise by >=40
Over/Under: 400
Under
A02
Mami Tomoe @ Puella Magi Madoka Magica: <<巴マミ@劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ[前編]始まりの物語/[後編]永遠の物語>> EVEN
Wakaba Saegusa @ Vividred Operation: <<三枝わかば@ビビッドレッド・オペレーション>> 10-1
Koneko Toujou @ High School DxD: <<塔城小猫@ハイスクールD×D>> 50-1
Prediction: Mami Tomoe by >=50
Over/Under: 400
Under
A05
Eucliwood Hellscythe @ Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka?: <<ユークリウッド・ヘルサイズ@これはゾンビですか? OF THE DEAD>> 5-1
Ririchiyo Shirakiin @ Inu X Boku SS: <<白鬼院凜々蝶@妖狐×僕SS>> 2-1
Sasami Tsukuyomi @ Sasami-san@Ganbaranai: <<月読鎖々美@ささみさん@がんばらない>> 40-1
Prediction: Ririchiyo Shirakiin by >=50
Over/Under: 400
Under
A08
Mafuyu Shiina @ Seitokai No Ichizon: <<椎名真冬@生徒会の一存 Lv.2>> 4-1
Eri Ayase @ Love Live!<<絢瀬絵里@ラブライブ!>> 6-1
Kanata Futaki @ Little Busters!: <<二木佳奈多@リトルバスターズ!>> 10-1
Prediction: Mafuysu Shiina by <=40
Over/Under: 400
Under
A11
Yayoi Kise @ Smile Pretty Cure!: <<黄瀬やよい(キュアピース)@スマイルプリキュア!>> EVEN
Sasha Braus @ Attack On Titan: <<サシャ・ブラウス@進撃の巨人>> 50-1
Chihaya Ayase @ Chihayafuru: <<綾瀬千早@ちはやふる2>> 25-1
Prediction: Yayoi Kise by >=40
Over/Under: 400
Under
2channel Anime Saimoe 2013: First Round Results, Day 1
A01
1位 140 [40.82%] Mushanokouji Iwai (Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge)
2位 72 [20.99%] Mizutani Shizuku (Tonari no Kaibutsu-ku)
3位 68 [19.83%] Hanaki Yuka (Natsuiro Kiseki)
4位 63 [18.37%] Kanoe Yuuko (Tasogare Otome x Amnesia)
1位 140 [40.82%] Mushanokouji Iwai (Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge)
2位 72 [20.99%] Mizutani Shizuku (Tonari no Kaibutsu-ku)
3位 68 [19.83%] Hanaki Yuka (Natsuiro Kiseki)
4位 63 [18.37%] Kanoe Yuuko (Tasogare Otome x Amnesia)
A04
1位 162 [44.02%] Fate Testarossa (Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha)
2位 147 [39.95%] Kuroyukihime (Accel World)
3位 59 [16.03%] Ibara Mayaka (Hyouka)
1位 162 [44.02%] Fate Testarossa (Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha)
2位 147 [39.95%] Kuroyukihime (Accel World)
3位 59 [16.03%] Ibara Mayaka (Hyouka)
A07
1位 160 [42.22%] Yusa Emi (Hataraku Maou-sama!)
2位 142 [37.47%] Tsuruta Himeko (Saki: Achiga-hen)
3位 77 [20.32%] Aoki Reika (Smile Pretty Cure!)
1位 160 [42.22%] Yusa Emi (Hataraku Maou-sama!)
2位 142 [37.47%] Tsuruta Himeko (Saki: Achiga-hen)
3位 77 [20.32%] Aoki Reika (Smile Pretty Cure!)
A10
1位 183 [49.59%] Urabe Mikoto (Nazo no Kanojo X)
2位 133 [36.04%] Hirose Sumire (Saki: Achiga-hen)
3位 53 [14.36%] Eguchi Sera (Saki: Achiga-hen)
1位 183 [49.59%] Urabe Mikoto (Nazo no Kanojo X)
2位 133 [36.04%] Hirose Sumire (Saki: Achiga-hen)
3位 53 [14.36%] Eguchi Sera (Saki: Achiga-hen)
Oh, go die in a Fire Danny boy. Literally.
I have a confession to make. I’m a new Chicago Fire fan, having been hired to oversee communications for the club just six months ago. But according to some folks, I was also a “shitty hire.” The only professional experience (“zero soccer experience”) I have is “promoting a video game” and I do “not belong leading the Communications department.”
Additionally, I also “need to shave.” To be fair, that one is true, but my wife thinks I look weird totally clean shaven. To be fairer, all of the other statements might also be true, but I would like the opportunity to prove how shitty I am first. To be fairest of all, maybe I already have proven it six months into the job.
But I’m more interested in learning what made me a shitty hire on day one? What brought about the warm reception from a vocal few as I was introduced as a new member of the “Fire family?” My best guess is that because I work for an owner who is supposedly “cheap,” “doesn’t care,” and only sees the team as a “toy.” Or maybe it’s because I’m joining a front office staff that just “doesn’t get it” or only makes “bad decisions.”
Really? Yikes.
Fortunately, those are the only things that I’ve read about online, or have had forwarded my way, or that I have seen on the supporter message boards (I would hate to read the non-supporter boards). That was until the experience at the U.S. Open Cup semifinal when the Fire laid a giant egg against D.C. United. I don’t pretend to know all the history, but from what I’ve heard, the stories told to me, watching the videos, hearing from staff and our owner, I knew how important this game was. I knew why the Club decided to promote the heck out of it (Facebook ads, on broadcast, social media, letter from ownership, ads at the Messi & Friends game, ads at the U.S. Soccer Viewing Party, free parking, make-up games, discounted food, etc.), and while the crowd and atmosphere led by a robust showing of Section 8 were great, unfortunately the result was gut wrenchingly disappointing.
Yes, ownership and family were at the game. And yes, fans have a right to boo and show how disappointed they are, especially when the Club they love doesn’t perform up to expectations. Look, I’m an unabashed Detroit Lions fan, I know the mentality of a fan going an entire season without winning or watching a team go longer than a decade without a playoff appearance. It’s the thrill of victory and agony of defeat that makes sports great. And from what I’ve seen and heard from Fire supporters, I know it runs even deeper in soccer than anywhere else in sports.
But are personal attacks, threats, accusations, etc., that happened at that Open Cup game OK? Are shouting obscenities to staff, our owner and his family, or other supporters attending games with their families the norm? There’s a fine line between love and hate and being critical vs. being destructive. Certain incidents in particular related to that game have given me and others at the Club pause.
It has been shared with me that the Club’s charter (co-written by our owner and Section 8 leadership) makes it clear that all who enter Toyota Park are to be “respectful of all other supporters, participants, match officials, entertainers, athletes, stadium personnel, staff members and stadium property.” Are to “behave in a responsible manner and not interfere in other supporters’ enjoyment of the match.” And are “to refrain from using foul, sexist, racial, or offensive language including any type of obscene gesture.”
In the aftermath of that game, we/I have heard from many longstanding supporters who were afraid, fearful, disgusted with certain attendees behavior. Our role as a club is to draw a line and protect the sanctity and honor of the organization and all its supporters.
While I may be new to the team, I know the Club isn’t delusional. Owner Andrew Hauptman has set high standards that he hasn’t shied away from. And while these standards might not always be met, you can tell that he has instilled into this group a focus on performance, community, collaboration and connectivity. In many ways, the club is more successful than ever by these standards, including the footprint of its foundation, social reach, growth in corporate partnerships, expansion of the season ticket base, deep investments and exponential scale in youth and recreational soccer, broadcasting and so on.
But beyond that, there’s the other side that you don’t always get to see. Chances are that if you’ve met our owner or even just had a conversation with him, you know he tells it like it is, for good or for bad. There’s also a real sense of caring at the Fire, be it regarding the business of the club, or on a more personal level. One “Fire family” isn’t a cliché. The inclusive and authentic nature of our culture starts from the top down. Hopefully you see pieces of it in action by just attending a game and being welcomed at Toyota Park, or from our partnership with the Greater Chicago Food Depository (including upcoming Food Drive at our September 1 game), our annual Practice in the Community event coming up this Saturday, our commitment to inclusiveness by participating at the Pride Parade or the upcoming Pride Initiative on September 28, staff members lobbying City Council on behalf of LGBT athletes, honoring important community leaders on Hispanic Heritage night, partnering with Chicago Public Schools, and so on.
Even going back to the field, earlier in the season, ownership was the first to tell you that the team on the field was frankly just not good enough (even though the jury is out on this year). And in sports, because of that, there will always be those who want ownership to sell. Want to make calls for front office firings? Find me someone who doesn’t think they could be doing their job better. Telling me I suck at my job? That all comes with the territory I guess. But don’t also be surprised that if someone personally goes after anyone in the Club or its supporters in a way that defies the inclusive culture being built at the Fire, that the Club will respond sincerely and want to know why they would still want to be a part of it?
Our integrity within this Club actually matters to us. For me personally and others on the staff, this is our livelihood. Failure isn’t an option. Why would we choose to work together on building this Club with anyone who takes a stand that prevents progress, espouses negativity and is just downright not truthful, inhibiting us from doing our jobs to the best of our ability? Or worse, make attending a game for a supporter a fearful experience?
I don’t pretend to know everything there is to know about soccer, the Fire or MLS. But what attracted me to the job is working in sports, connecting with passionate fans, being part of an organization that stands up for values like integrity, hard work, and humility and a 24/7 desire to bleed for this incredible Club. I heard every one of those elements in my conversations with our owner, AK, and others I met before making the decision to join. I knew that I was becoming part of a bigger movement, tasked with growing the game and the Club, leaving a positive impact on the community and Chicago as a whole. And with all its inherent challenges, that’s what we are going to do. For me personally, I would love your help to get there. In fact, I know how much I need it.
I have another confession – the majority of folks I’ve met since I’ve joined, the staff, supporters, bloggers, media, Club Seat Holders, Section 8 members, etc., have all been more than welcoming. I’ve felt that they want both the Club and me to succeed. While there will always be those who might choose a different route, I’m glad to know that there will be thousands of others that will have my back.
-Dan Lobring
Additionally, I also “need to shave.” To be fair, that one is true, but my wife thinks I look weird totally clean shaven. To be fairer, all of the other statements might also be true, but I would like the opportunity to prove how shitty I am first. To be fairest of all, maybe I already have proven it six months into the job.
But I’m more interested in learning what made me a shitty hire on day one? What brought about the warm reception from a vocal few as I was introduced as a new member of the “Fire family?” My best guess is that because I work for an owner who is supposedly “cheap,” “doesn’t care,” and only sees the team as a “toy.” Or maybe it’s because I’m joining a front office staff that just “doesn’t get it” or only makes “bad decisions.”
Really? Yikes.
Fortunately, those are the only things that I’ve read about online, or have had forwarded my way, or that I have seen on the supporter message boards (I would hate to read the non-supporter boards). That was until the experience at the U.S. Open Cup semifinal when the Fire laid a giant egg against D.C. United. I don’t pretend to know all the history, but from what I’ve heard, the stories told to me, watching the videos, hearing from staff and our owner, I knew how important this game was. I knew why the Club decided to promote the heck out of it (Facebook ads, on broadcast, social media, letter from ownership, ads at the Messi & Friends game, ads at the U.S. Soccer Viewing Party, free parking, make-up games, discounted food, etc.), and while the crowd and atmosphere led by a robust showing of Section 8 were great, unfortunately the result was gut wrenchingly disappointing.
Yes, ownership and family were at the game. And yes, fans have a right to boo and show how disappointed they are, especially when the Club they love doesn’t perform up to expectations. Look, I’m an unabashed Detroit Lions fan, I know the mentality of a fan going an entire season without winning or watching a team go longer than a decade without a playoff appearance. It’s the thrill of victory and agony of defeat that makes sports great. And from what I’ve seen and heard from Fire supporters, I know it runs even deeper in soccer than anywhere else in sports.
But are personal attacks, threats, accusations, etc., that happened at that Open Cup game OK? Are shouting obscenities to staff, our owner and his family, or other supporters attending games with their families the norm? There’s a fine line between love and hate and being critical vs. being destructive. Certain incidents in particular related to that game have given me and others at the Club pause.
It has been shared with me that the Club’s charter (co-written by our owner and Section 8 leadership) makes it clear that all who enter Toyota Park are to be “respectful of all other supporters, participants, match officials, entertainers, athletes, stadium personnel, staff members and stadium property.” Are to “behave in a responsible manner and not interfere in other supporters’ enjoyment of the match.” And are “to refrain from using foul, sexist, racial, or offensive language including any type of obscene gesture.”
In the aftermath of that game, we/I have heard from many longstanding supporters who were afraid, fearful, disgusted with certain attendees behavior. Our role as a club is to draw a line and protect the sanctity and honor of the organization and all its supporters.
While I may be new to the team, I know the Club isn’t delusional. Owner Andrew Hauptman has set high standards that he hasn’t shied away from. And while these standards might not always be met, you can tell that he has instilled into this group a focus on performance, community, collaboration and connectivity. In many ways, the club is more successful than ever by these standards, including the footprint of its foundation, social reach, growth in corporate partnerships, expansion of the season ticket base, deep investments and exponential scale in youth and recreational soccer, broadcasting and so on.
But beyond that, there’s the other side that you don’t always get to see. Chances are that if you’ve met our owner or even just had a conversation with him, you know he tells it like it is, for good or for bad. There’s also a real sense of caring at the Fire, be it regarding the business of the club, or on a more personal level. One “Fire family” isn’t a cliché. The inclusive and authentic nature of our culture starts from the top down. Hopefully you see pieces of it in action by just attending a game and being welcomed at Toyota Park, or from our partnership with the Greater Chicago Food Depository (including upcoming Food Drive at our September 1 game), our annual Practice in the Community event coming up this Saturday, our commitment to inclusiveness by participating at the Pride Parade or the upcoming Pride Initiative on September 28, staff members lobbying City Council on behalf of LGBT athletes, honoring important community leaders on Hispanic Heritage night, partnering with Chicago Public Schools, and so on.
Even going back to the field, earlier in the season, ownership was the first to tell you that the team on the field was frankly just not good enough (even though the jury is out on this year). And in sports, because of that, there will always be those who want ownership to sell. Want to make calls for front office firings? Find me someone who doesn’t think they could be doing their job better. Telling me I suck at my job? That all comes with the territory I guess. But don’t also be surprised that if someone personally goes after anyone in the Club or its supporters in a way that defies the inclusive culture being built at the Fire, that the Club will respond sincerely and want to know why they would still want to be a part of it?
Our integrity within this Club actually matters to us. For me personally and others on the staff, this is our livelihood. Failure isn’t an option. Why would we choose to work together on building this Club with anyone who takes a stand that prevents progress, espouses negativity and is just downright not truthful, inhibiting us from doing our jobs to the best of our ability? Or worse, make attending a game for a supporter a fearful experience?
I don’t pretend to know everything there is to know about soccer, the Fire or MLS. But what attracted me to the job is working in sports, connecting with passionate fans, being part of an organization that stands up for values like integrity, hard work, and humility and a 24/7 desire to bleed for this incredible Club. I heard every one of those elements in my conversations with our owner, AK, and others I met before making the decision to join. I knew that I was becoming part of a bigger movement, tasked with growing the game and the Club, leaving a positive impact on the community and Chicago as a whole. And with all its inherent challenges, that’s what we are going to do. For me personally, I would love your help to get there. In fact, I know how much I need it.
I have another confession – the majority of folks I’ve met since I’ve joined, the staff, supporters, bloggers, media, Club Seat Holders, Section 8 members, etc., have all been more than welcoming. I’ve felt that they want both the Club and me to succeed. While there will always be those who might choose a different route, I’m glad to know that there will be thousands of others that will have my back.
-Dan Lobring
BoBA 2013 ISML Predictions: Topaz Match Day 8
ARENA 01: Eucliwood Hellscythe [Shiina Mashiro] Aisaka Taiga Hasegawa Kobato Misaka Mikoto Kuroyukihime Kōsaka Kirino by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Over
ARENA 02: Komori Kiri Mizutani Shizuku [Himenokōji Akiko] Evangeline A.K. McDowell Rias Gremory Tsuruya Sawachika Eri by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 03: Fujibayashi Ryō Hiiragi Tsukasa [Dekomori Sanae] Elucia de Lute Ima Tainaka Ritsu Kushina Anna Inaba Himeko by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 04: Yūki Mikan Tōsaka Rin Natsume Rin Oshino Shinobu Victorique de Blois Charlotte Dunois
[Makise Kurisu]
by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Over
ARENA 05: Totooria Helmold
[Milla Maxwell] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 06: Hato Kenjirō
[Goidō Yui] by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
Over/Under: 14000
Over
ARENA 02: Komori Kiri Mizutani Shizuku [Himenokōji Akiko] Evangeline A.K. McDowell Rias Gremory Tsuruya Sawachika Eri by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 03: Fujibayashi Ryō Hiiragi Tsukasa [Dekomori Sanae] Elucia de Lute Ima Tainaka Ritsu Kushina Anna Inaba Himeko by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 04: Yūki Mikan Tōsaka Rin Natsume Rin Oshino Shinobu Victorique de Blois Charlotte Dunois
[Makise Kurisu]
by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Over
ARENA 05: Totooria Helmold
[Milla Maxwell] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 06: Hato Kenjirō
[Goidō Yui] by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
2channel Anime Saimoe 2013: First Round Odds, Day 1
08/23: Round 1 - Group A, Day 1
A01
Yuuko Kanoe @ Dusk Maiden Of Amnesia: <<庚夕子@黄昏乙女×アムネジア>> 3-1
Shizuku Mizutani @ Tonari No Kaibutsu-kun: <<水谷雫@となりの怪物くん>> 10-1
Yuka Hanaki @ Natsuiro Kiseki: <<花木優香@夏色キセキ Festival -15回目のナツヤスミ->> 20-1
Iwai Mushanokouji: <<武者小路祝@断裁分離のクライムエッジ>> EVEN
Prediction: Iwai Musannokouji by <=70
Over/Under: 500
Under
A04
Mayaka Ibara @ Hyouka: <<伊原摩耶花@氷菓>> 30-1
Snow Black @ Accel World: <<黒雪姫(ブラック・ロータス)@アクセル・ワールド>> 5-1
Fate Testarossa @ Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: <<フェイト・テスタロッサ@魔法少女リリカルなのは The MOVIE 2nd A's>> EVEN
Prediction: Fate Testarossa by >=50
Over/Under: 500
Under
A07
Reika Aoki @ Smike Pretty Cure!: <<青木れいか(キュアビューティ)@スマイルプリキュア!>> 40-1
Himeko Tsuruta @ Saki: <<鶴田姫子@咲-Saki- 阿知賀編 episode of side-A>> EVEN
Emilia Justina @ Hataraku Maou-sama!: <<遊佐恵美(エミリア・ユスティーナ)@はたらく魔王さま!>> 6-1
Prediction: Himeko Tsuruta by >=40
Over/Under: 500
Under
A10
Sera Eguchi @ Saki: <<江口セーラ@咲-Saki- 阿知賀編 episode of side-A>> 7-1
Mikoto Urabe @ Mysterious Girlfriend X: <<卜部美琴@謎の彼女X>> 40-1
Sumire Hirose @ Saki<<弘世菫@咲-Saki- 阿知賀編 episode of side-A>> 3-2
Prediction: Sumire Hirose by >=50
Over/Under: 500
Under
A01
Yuuko Kanoe @ Dusk Maiden Of Amnesia: <<庚夕子@黄昏乙女×アムネジア>> 3-1
Shizuku Mizutani @ Tonari No Kaibutsu-kun: <<水谷雫@となりの怪物くん>> 10-1
Yuka Hanaki @ Natsuiro Kiseki: <<花木優香@夏色キセキ Festival -15回目のナツヤスミ->> 20-1
Iwai Mushanokouji: <<武者小路祝@断裁分離のクライムエッジ>> EVEN
Prediction: Iwai Musannokouji by <=70
Over/Under: 500
Under
A04
Mayaka Ibara @ Hyouka: <<伊原摩耶花@氷菓>> 30-1
Snow Black @ Accel World: <<黒雪姫(ブラック・ロータス)@アクセル・ワールド>> 5-1
Fate Testarossa @ Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: <<フェイト・テスタロッサ@魔法少女リリカルなのは The MOVIE 2nd A's>> EVEN
Prediction: Fate Testarossa by >=50
Over/Under: 500
Under
A07
Reika Aoki @ Smike Pretty Cure!: <<青木れいか(キュアビューティ)@スマイルプリキュア!>> 40-1
Himeko Tsuruta @ Saki: <<鶴田姫子@咲-Saki- 阿知賀編 episode of side-A>> EVEN
Emilia Justina @ Hataraku Maou-sama!: <<遊佐恵美(エミリア・ユスティーナ)@はたらく魔王さま!>> 6-1
Prediction: Himeko Tsuruta by >=40
Over/Under: 500
Under
A10
Sera Eguchi @ Saki: <<江口セーラ@咲-Saki- 阿知賀編 episode of side-A>> 7-1
Mikoto Urabe @ Mysterious Girlfriend X: <<卜部美琴@謎の彼女X>> 40-1
Sumire Hirose @ Saki<<弘世菫@咲-Saki- 阿知賀編 episode of side-A>> 3-2
Prediction: Sumire Hirose by >=50
Over/Under: 500
Under
ISML 2013: Topaz Necklace Field Set!
ISML 2013: Topaz Necklace Field Set!
By JR Salazar
August 19, 2013
So, we have come to the conclusion of the regular season round-robin matches here in the 2013 International Saimoe League, still the world's premier anime character competition. However, there is a necklace to be won before we dive into the postseason. Eucliwood Hellscyuthe, Mashiro Shiina, Taiga Aisaka, Kobato Hasegawa, Mikoto Misaka, Kuroyukihime and Kirino Kousaka have punched their tickets for one final shot at winning the Topaz Necklace.
Let's take a look at the action in Match Day 7 of the 2013 ISML Topaz Necklace Period.
NOVA DIVISION
In the Nova Division, Rea Sanka edged Shouko Kirishima 4272-4072, Fuuko Kurasaki defeated Tsukihi Araragi 4699-3658, Rikka Takanashi won a 4574-4447 thriller over Kobato Hasegawa, Karuta Roromiya defeated Subaru Konoe 4180-3861, Meiko Honma pounded Yui Kotegawa 53736-3269 and Rin Natsume defeated Ririchiyo Shirakiin 4253-3829.
Sena Kashiwazaki trampled over Keiko Ayano 5362-3492, Momo Velia Deviluke rolled past Erio Touwa 4493-3643, Mikan Yuuki whipped past Karen Araragi 41506-3485, Noumi Kudryavka stunned Suguha Kirigaya 4573-3944, Mashiro Shiina obliterated Yui 6192-2829 and Eru Chitanda dismantled Touka Takanashi 5394-3469.
Wrapping up Nova action, Nyarlathotep cruised past Shinobu Oshino 4767-3668, Aria Holmes Kanzaki shot down Homura Akemi 5118-3489, Nanami Aoyama leveled Yozora Mikazuki 5146-3517, Kurisu Makise finished her ISML run on a winning note over Mei Misaki 4601-3712, Asuna Yuuki defeated Kuroyukihime 4929-3949 and Inori Yuzuriha tormented Shinka Nibutani 5151-3787.
STELLA DIVISION
In the Stella Division, Illyasviel von Einzbern routed Nymph 4991-3313, Kyou Fujibayashi defeated Holo 4271-3783, Eucliwood Hellscythe silenced Azusa Nakano 5444-3548, Nagisa Furukawa rolled past Ui Hirasawa 4476-3885, Ayase Aragaki annihilated Last Order 5856-3620 and Yuki Nagato steamrolled past Charlotte Dunois 4918-3655.
Mio Akiyama boomed past Yui Hirasawa 4911-3266, Louise Francoise Le Blanc De La Valliere defeated Tomoyo Sakagami 4437-3948, Hinagiku Katsura won a 4103-4084 nailbiter over Victorique de Blos, Shana torched Nadeko Sengoku 5193-3773, Taiga Aisaka roared past Yui-nyan 5189-3863 and Mikoto Misaka electrocuted Konjiki no Yami 5406-3889.
Wrapping up Stella play, Masami Iwasawa rocked Mato Kuroi 4377-4091, C.C. defeated Konara Izumi 4247-3894, Yuri Nakamura stunned Haruhi Suzumioya 4750-4094, Hitagi Senjougahara whipped past Rin Tosaka 4304-3851, Kirino Kousaka abused Saber 5129-3922 and Ruri Gokou has thrust herself as the contender to beat in the race for the Tiara, delivering both the closest race of the night and the Upset of the Round: a 4798-4764 thriller over defending champion Kanade Tachibana.
Mitsuki Kouyama and Yuki Morikawa also delivered in their special exhibition, defeated Nana Komatsu and Mylene Flare Jenius 3944-2091.
Match Day 8 of the 2013 International Saimoe League Topaz Necklace Phase is scheduled for Thursday, August 22, 2013. Vote for your favorite candidates at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.
NOTE: During the course of the 2013 ISML season, Momo's middle name had been misspelled. For the record, the correct spelling of her name is "Momo Velia Deviluke." The Bedlam on Baltic Avenue will use this appelation when referring to Momo in future saimoe contests and on this blog.
By JR Salazar
August 19, 2013
So, we have come to the conclusion of the regular season round-robin matches here in the 2013 International Saimoe League, still the world's premier anime character competition. However, there is a necklace to be won before we dive into the postseason. Eucliwood Hellscyuthe, Mashiro Shiina, Taiga Aisaka, Kobato Hasegawa, Mikoto Misaka, Kuroyukihime and Kirino Kousaka have punched their tickets for one final shot at winning the Topaz Necklace.
Let's take a look at the action in Match Day 7 of the 2013 ISML Topaz Necklace Period.
NOVA DIVISION
In the Nova Division, Rea Sanka edged Shouko Kirishima 4272-4072, Fuuko Kurasaki defeated Tsukihi Araragi 4699-3658, Rikka Takanashi won a 4574-4447 thriller over Kobato Hasegawa, Karuta Roromiya defeated Subaru Konoe 4180-3861, Meiko Honma pounded Yui Kotegawa 53736-3269 and Rin Natsume defeated Ririchiyo Shirakiin 4253-3829.
Sena Kashiwazaki trampled over Keiko Ayano 5362-3492, Momo Velia Deviluke rolled past Erio Touwa 4493-3643, Mikan Yuuki whipped past Karen Araragi 41506-3485, Noumi Kudryavka stunned Suguha Kirigaya 4573-3944, Mashiro Shiina obliterated Yui 6192-2829 and Eru Chitanda dismantled Touka Takanashi 5394-3469.
Wrapping up Nova action, Nyarlathotep cruised past Shinobu Oshino 4767-3668, Aria Holmes Kanzaki shot down Homura Akemi 5118-3489, Nanami Aoyama leveled Yozora Mikazuki 5146-3517, Kurisu Makise finished her ISML run on a winning note over Mei Misaki 4601-3712, Asuna Yuuki defeated Kuroyukihime 4929-3949 and Inori Yuzuriha tormented Shinka Nibutani 5151-3787.
STELLA DIVISION
In the Stella Division, Illyasviel von Einzbern routed Nymph 4991-3313, Kyou Fujibayashi defeated Holo 4271-3783, Eucliwood Hellscythe silenced Azusa Nakano 5444-3548, Nagisa Furukawa rolled past Ui Hirasawa 4476-3885, Ayase Aragaki annihilated Last Order 5856-3620 and Yuki Nagato steamrolled past Charlotte Dunois 4918-3655.
Mio Akiyama boomed past Yui Hirasawa 4911-3266, Louise Francoise Le Blanc De La Valliere defeated Tomoyo Sakagami 4437-3948, Hinagiku Katsura won a 4103-4084 nailbiter over Victorique de Blos, Shana torched Nadeko Sengoku 5193-3773, Taiga Aisaka roared past Yui-nyan 5189-3863 and Mikoto Misaka electrocuted Konjiki no Yami 5406-3889.
Wrapping up Stella play, Masami Iwasawa rocked Mato Kuroi 4377-4091, C.C. defeated Konara Izumi 4247-3894, Yuri Nakamura stunned Haruhi Suzumioya 4750-4094, Hitagi Senjougahara whipped past Rin Tosaka 4304-3851, Kirino Kousaka abused Saber 5129-3922 and Ruri Gokou has thrust herself as the contender to beat in the race for the Tiara, delivering both the closest race of the night and the Upset of the Round: a 4798-4764 thriller over defending champion Kanade Tachibana.
Bedlam on Baltic Avenue
2013 ISML Topaz Necklace Odds
As of 8:25 p.m. PT
August 19, 2013
Mashiro Shiina 1-5
Eucliwood Hellscythe 2-1
Taiga Aisaka 5-1
Kobato Hasegawa 10-1
Mikoto Misaka 20-1
Kuroyukihime 35-1
Kirino Kousaka 50-1
Mitsuki Kouyama and Yuki Morikawa also delivered in their special exhibition, defeated Nana Komatsu and Mylene Flare Jenius 3944-2091.
Match Day 8 of the 2013 International Saimoe League Topaz Necklace Phase is scheduled for Thursday, August 22, 2013. Vote for your favorite candidates at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.
NOTE: During the course of the 2013 ISML season, Momo's middle name had been misspelled. For the record, the correct spelling of her name is "Momo Velia Deviluke." The Bedlam on Baltic Avenue will use this appelation when referring to Momo in future saimoe contests and on this blog.
BoBA 2013 ISML Predictions: Topaz Match Day 7
ARENA 01: [Kirishima Shōko] Sanka Rea by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 02: [Kurasaki Fūko (Sky Raker)] Araragi Tsukihi by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 03: [Takanashi Rikka] Hasegawa Kobato by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 04: [Roromiya Karuta] Konoe Subaru by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 05: [Honma Meiko] Kotegawa Yui by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 06: Shirakiin Ririchiyo [Natsume Rin] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 07: [Kashiwazaki Sena] Ayano Keiko (Silica) by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 08: Tōwa Erio [Momo Belia Deviluke] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 09: Araragi Karen [Yūki Mikan] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 10: [Kirigaya Suguha] Nōmi Kudryavka by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 11: Yui [Shiina Mashiro] by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 12: Takanashi Tōka [Chitanda Eru] by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 13: [Nyarlathotep] Oshino Shinobu by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 14: Akemi Homura [Kanzaki H. Aria] by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 15: [Aoyama Nanami] Mikazuki Yozora by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 16: Misaki Mei [Makise Kurisu] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 17: [Yūki Asuna] Kuroyukihime by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 18: Nibutani Shinka [Yuzuriha Inori] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 19: [Kōyama Mitsuki, Morikawa Yuki] Komatsu Nana, Mylene Flare Jenius by <=1000
Over/Under: 12000
Under
ARENA 20: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Nymph] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 21: Holo [Fujibayashi Kyō] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 22: [Eucliwood Hellscythe] Nakano Azusa by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 23: [Furukawa Nagisa] Hirasawa Ui by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 24: Last Order [Aragaki Ayase] by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 25: Charlotte Dunois [Nagato Yuki] by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 26: [Akiyama Mio] Hirasawa Yui by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 27: Sakagami Tomoyo [Louise Vallière] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 28: Victorique de Blois [Katsura Hinagiku] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 29: [Shana] Sengoku Nadeko by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 30: Yui-nyan [Aisaka Taiga] by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 31: Konjiki no Yami [Misaka Mikoto] by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 32: Iwasawa Masami [Kuroi Mato] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 33: Izumi Konata [C.C.] by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 34: Suzumiya Haruhi [Nakamura Yuri] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 35: Tōsaka Rin [Senjōgahara Hitagi] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 36: [Tachibana Kanade] Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko) by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 37: Saber [Kōsaka Kirino] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 02: [Kurasaki Fūko (Sky Raker)] Araragi Tsukihi by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 03: [Takanashi Rikka] Hasegawa Kobato by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 04: [Roromiya Karuta] Konoe Subaru by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 05: [Honma Meiko] Kotegawa Yui by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 06: Shirakiin Ririchiyo [Natsume Rin] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 07: [Kashiwazaki Sena] Ayano Keiko (Silica) by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 08: Tōwa Erio [Momo Belia Deviluke] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 09: Araragi Karen [Yūki Mikan] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 10: [Kirigaya Suguha] Nōmi Kudryavka by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 11: Yui [Shiina Mashiro] by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 12: Takanashi Tōka [Chitanda Eru] by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 13: [Nyarlathotep] Oshino Shinobu by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 14: Akemi Homura [Kanzaki H. Aria] by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 15: [Aoyama Nanami] Mikazuki Yozora by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 16: Misaki Mei [Makise Kurisu] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 17: [Yūki Asuna] Kuroyukihime by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 18: Nibutani Shinka [Yuzuriha Inori] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 19: [Kōyama Mitsuki, Morikawa Yuki] Komatsu Nana, Mylene Flare Jenius by <=1000
Over/Under: 12000
Under
ARENA 20: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Nymph] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 21: Holo [Fujibayashi Kyō] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 22: [Eucliwood Hellscythe] Nakano Azusa by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 23: [Furukawa Nagisa] Hirasawa Ui by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 24: Last Order [Aragaki Ayase] by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 25: Charlotte Dunois [Nagato Yuki] by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 26: [Akiyama Mio] Hirasawa Yui by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 27: Sakagami Tomoyo [Louise Vallière] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 28: Victorique de Blois [Katsura Hinagiku] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 29: [Shana] Sengoku Nadeko by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 30: Yui-nyan [Aisaka Taiga] by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 31: Konjiki no Yami [Misaka Mikoto] by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 32: Iwasawa Masami [Kuroi Mato] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 33: Izumi Konata [C.C.] by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 34: Suzumiya Haruhi [Nakamura Yuri] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 35: Tōsaka Rin [Senjōgahara Hitagi] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 36: [Tachibana Kanade] Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko) by >=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
ARENA 37: Saber [Kōsaka Kirino] by <=1000
Over/Under: 14000
Under
Such...pleasure, it is.
A dakimakura (抱き枕?) (from daki (抱き?) "to embrace or cling" and makura (枕?) "pillow"), also called Dutch wife, is a type of large pillow from Japan. The word is often translated in English simply as "hug pillow". In Japan, dakimakura are similar to Western orthopedic body pillows, and are commonly used by Japanese youth as "security objects".
In the West, "dakimakura" is associated with a love pillow. Love pillows are a subset of dakimakura and a type of inflatable sex toy. They usually have life-size pictures ofanime characters or pornographic film actors, often in suggestive poses.
During the 1990s, dakimakura began to intertwine with otaku culture, leading to the production of pillow covers featuring printed images of bishōjo and bishonen from various anime or Bishōjo game. Many of these early otaku dakimakura covers were released through Cospa, a character goods and apparel store which continues to release officialdakimakura covers to this day.
Although sometimes called a Dutch wife, the original definition of this phrase is closer to the chikufujin.
ISML 2013: All coming to a head in Topaz
ISML 2013: All coming to a head in Topaz
By JR Salazar
August 16, 2013
Just one more match day in the regular season is about to take place after six match day in the 2013 International Saimoe League Topaz Necklace Period. Mashiro Shiina continues to lead the Nova Division and Eucliwood Hellscythe remains in control of the Stella, but will they remain at the top after Match Day 7?
Here is a round-up of Match Day 6 in the ISML Topaz Necklace Period.
NOVA DIVISION
In the Nova Division, Nanami Aoyama defeated Nyarlathotep 4269-3614, Mashiro Shiina routed Rea San 5557-2386, Kobato Hasegawa ran past Fuuko Kurasaki 4956-2958, Erio Touwa prevailed over Shouko Kirishima 3842-3737, Shinka Nibutani was all over Ririchiyo Shirakiin 4615-3331 and Rin Natsume won a 3773-3723 nailbiter over Aria Holmes Kanzaki.
Inori Yuziriha blew past Sena Kashiwazaki 4797-3440, Eru Chitanda leveled Yozora Mikazumi 4796-3179, Kuroyukihime flew past Homura Akemi 5377-2692, Momo Beila Deviluke cruised past Noumi Kudryvka 4352-2963, Shinobu Oshino whipped past Tsukihi Araragi 3906-2907 and Meiko Honma rolled past Mikan Yuuki 4617-3176.
Wrapping up Nova play...Asuna Yuuki dismissed Yui Kotegawa 5238-2836, Kurisu Makise defeated Karuta Roromiya 3962-3853, Rikka Takanashi obliterated Subaru Konoe 5535-2527, Touka Takanashi made it a sweep for the sister with a 4339-3525 thumping of Mei Misaki, Keiko Ayano defeated Karen Araragi 4311-3468 and Yui stormed past Suguha Kirigaya 4679-2725.
STELLA DIVISION
In the Stella Division, Haruhi Suzumiya dominated Masami Iwasawa 4593-3294, Taiga Aisaka roared past Nymph 5647-2520, Azusa Nakano romped past Holo 5032-2864, Illyasviel von Einzbern edged Tomoyo Sakagami 3876-3773, Saber slashed past Charlotte Dunois 4605-3213 and Yuki Nagato rolled past C.C. 4774-3010.
Kirino Kousaka defeated Mio Akiyama 4328-3752, Mikoto Misaka electrocuted Yuri Nakamura 4756-3823, Ruri Gokou ran past Konata Izumi 6116-1940, Nadeko Sengoku won the Upset of the Round: 4061-3533 over Louise Francoise Le Blanc De La Valliere, Kyou Fujibayashi defeated Mato Kuroi 4352-3559 and Hinagiku Katsura prevailed over Last Order 4204-4028.
Wrapping up Stella play, defending champion Kanade Tachibana sliced and diced Ayase Aragaki 5052-3390, Nagisa Furukawa stunned Hitagi Senjougahara 4035-3466, Eucliwood Hellscythe silenced Ui Hirasawa 5464-2653, Konjiki no Yami whipped past Rin Tosaka 4339-3351, Yui Hirasawa rocked Victorique de Blois 4254-3554 and Shana won the closest race of the night: a 4235-4189 thriller over Yui-nyan.
The ISML will be wise to not give the Precures another exhibition to get stomped in, because that's what happened in this exhibition, Michiru Morishita and Reika Houjou routed Itsuki Myoudouin and Reika Aoki 5054-1373, effectively rendering the Precure franchise as irrelevant to the interests of the voters taking part.
Match Day 7 of the 2013 International Saimoe League Topaz Necklace Period is scheduled for Sunday, August 18, 2013. Vote for your favorite candidates at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.
By JR Salazar
August 16, 2013
Just one more match day in the regular season is about to take place after six match day in the 2013 International Saimoe League Topaz Necklace Period. Mashiro Shiina continues to lead the Nova Division and Eucliwood Hellscythe remains in control of the Stella, but will they remain at the top after Match Day 7?
Here is a round-up of Match Day 6 in the ISML Topaz Necklace Period.
NOVA DIVISION
In the Nova Division, Nanami Aoyama defeated Nyarlathotep 4269-3614, Mashiro Shiina routed Rea San 5557-2386, Kobato Hasegawa ran past Fuuko Kurasaki 4956-2958, Erio Touwa prevailed over Shouko Kirishima 3842-3737, Shinka Nibutani was all over Ririchiyo Shirakiin 4615-3331 and Rin Natsume won a 3773-3723 nailbiter over Aria Holmes Kanzaki.
Inori Yuziriha blew past Sena Kashiwazaki 4797-3440, Eru Chitanda leveled Yozora Mikazumi 4796-3179, Kuroyukihime flew past Homura Akemi 5377-2692, Momo Beila Deviluke cruised past Noumi Kudryvka 4352-2963, Shinobu Oshino whipped past Tsukihi Araragi 3906-2907 and Meiko Honma rolled past Mikan Yuuki 4617-3176.
Wrapping up Nova play...Asuna Yuuki dismissed Yui Kotegawa 5238-2836, Kurisu Makise defeated Karuta Roromiya 3962-3853, Rikka Takanashi obliterated Subaru Konoe 5535-2527, Touka Takanashi made it a sweep for the sister with a 4339-3525 thumping of Mei Misaki, Keiko Ayano defeated Karen Araragi 4311-3468 and Yui stormed past Suguha Kirigaya 4679-2725.
STELLA DIVISION
In the Stella Division, Haruhi Suzumiya dominated Masami Iwasawa 4593-3294, Taiga Aisaka roared past Nymph 5647-2520, Azusa Nakano romped past Holo 5032-2864, Illyasviel von Einzbern edged Tomoyo Sakagami 3876-3773, Saber slashed past Charlotte Dunois 4605-3213 and Yuki Nagato rolled past C.C. 4774-3010.
Kirino Kousaka defeated Mio Akiyama 4328-3752, Mikoto Misaka electrocuted Yuri Nakamura 4756-3823, Ruri Gokou ran past Konata Izumi 6116-1940, Nadeko Sengoku won the Upset of the Round: 4061-3533 over Louise Francoise Le Blanc De La Valliere, Kyou Fujibayashi defeated Mato Kuroi 4352-3559 and Hinagiku Katsura prevailed over Last Order 4204-4028.
Wrapping up Stella play, defending champion Kanade Tachibana sliced and diced Ayase Aragaki 5052-3390, Nagisa Furukawa stunned Hitagi Senjougahara 4035-3466, Eucliwood Hellscythe silenced Ui Hirasawa 5464-2653, Konjiki no Yami whipped past Rin Tosaka 4339-3351, Yui Hirasawa rocked Victorique de Blois 4254-3554 and Shana won the closest race of the night: a 4235-4189 thriller over Yui-nyan.
The ISML will be wise to not give the Precures another exhibition to get stomped in, because that's what happened in this exhibition, Michiru Morishita and Reika Houjou routed Itsuki Myoudouin and Reika Aoki 5054-1373, effectively rendering the Precure franchise as irrelevant to the interests of the voters taking part.
Match Day 7 of the 2013 International Saimoe League Topaz Necklace Period is scheduled for Sunday, August 18, 2013. Vote for your favorite candidates at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.
BoBA 2013 ISML Predictions: Topaz Match Day 6
ARENA 01: [Aoyama Nanami] Nyarlathotep by <=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 02: Sanka Rea [Shiina Mashiro] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 03: [Hasegawa Kobato] Kurasaki Fūko (Sky Raker) by >=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 04: [Kirishima Shōko] Tōwa Erio by <=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 05: Shirakiin Ririchiyo [Nibutani Shinka] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 06: [Kanzaki H. Aria] Natsume Rin by >=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 07: Kashiwazaki Sena [Yuzuriha Inori] by <=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 08: [Chitanda Eru] Mikazuki Yozora by <=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 09: [Kuroyukihime] Akemi Homura by >=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 10: Nōmi Kudryavka [Momo Belia Deviluke] by <=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 11: Araragi Tsukihi [Oshino Shinobu] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 12: Honma Meiko [Yūki Mikan] by <=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 13: Kotegawa Yui [Yūki Asuna] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 14: [Makise Kurisu] Roromiya Karuta by <=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 15: Konoe Subaru [Takanashi Rikka] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 16: Misaki Mei [Takanashi Tōka] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 17: [Ayano Keiko (Silica)] Araragi Karen by <=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 18: [Yui] Kirigaya Suguha by <=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 19: [Myōdōin Itsuki, Aoki Reika] Morishita Michiru, Hōjō Reika by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 20: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Iwasawa Masami by <=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 21: Nymph [Aisaka Taiga] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 22: [Nakano Azusa] Holo by >=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 23: [Illyasviel von Einzbern] Sakagami Tomoyo by <=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 24: Charlotte Dunois [Saber] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 25: C.C. [Nagato Yuki] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 26: Akiyama Mio [Kōsaka Kirino] by <=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 27: [Misaka Mikoto] Nakamura Yuri by >=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 28: [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] Izumi Konata by <=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 29: Sengoku Nadeko [Louise Vallière] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 30: [Fujibayashi Kyō] Kuroi Mato by <=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 31: [Last Order] Katsura Hinagiku by >=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 32: [Aragaki Ayase] Tachibana Kanade by <=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 33: [Senjōgahara Hitagi] Furukawa Nagisa by <=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 34: Hirasawa Ui [Eucliwood Hellscythe] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 35: Tōsaka Rin [Konjiki no Yami] by <=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 36: [Hirasawa Yui] Victorique de Blois by <=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 37: Yui-nyan [Shana] by <=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 02: Sanka Rea [Shiina Mashiro] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 03: [Hasegawa Kobato] Kurasaki Fūko (Sky Raker) by >=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 04: [Kirishima Shōko] Tōwa Erio by <=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 05: Shirakiin Ririchiyo [Nibutani Shinka] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 06: [Kanzaki H. Aria] Natsume Rin by >=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 07: Kashiwazaki Sena [Yuzuriha Inori] by <=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 08: [Chitanda Eru] Mikazuki Yozora by <=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 09: [Kuroyukihime] Akemi Homura by >=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 10: Nōmi Kudryavka [Momo Belia Deviluke] by <=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 11: Araragi Tsukihi [Oshino Shinobu] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 12: Honma Meiko [Yūki Mikan] by <=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 13: Kotegawa Yui [Yūki Asuna] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 14: [Makise Kurisu] Roromiya Karuta by <=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 15: Konoe Subaru [Takanashi Rikka] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 16: Misaki Mei [Takanashi Tōka] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 17: [Ayano Keiko (Silica)] Araragi Karen by <=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 18: [Yui] Kirigaya Suguha by <=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Over
ARENA 19: [Myōdōin Itsuki, Aoki Reika] Morishita Michiru, Hōjō Reika by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 20: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Iwasawa Masami by <=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 21: Nymph [Aisaka Taiga] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 22: [Nakano Azusa] Holo by >=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 23: [Illyasviel von Einzbern] Sakagami Tomoyo by <=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 24: Charlotte Dunois [Saber] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 25: C.C. [Nagato Yuki] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 26: Akiyama Mio [Kōsaka Kirino] by <=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 27: [Misaka Mikoto] Nakamura Yuri by >=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 28: [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] Izumi Konata by <=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 29: Sengoku Nadeko [Louise Vallière] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 30: [Fujibayashi Kyō] Kuroi Mato by <=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 31: [Last Order] Katsura Hinagiku by >=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 32: [Aragaki Ayase] Tachibana Kanade by <=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 33: [Senjōgahara Hitagi] Furukawa Nagisa by <=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 34: Hirasawa Ui [Eucliwood Hellscythe] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 35: Tōsaka Rin [Konjiki no Yami] by <=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 36: [Hirasawa Yui] Victorique de Blois by <=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ARENA 37: Yui-nyan [Shana] by <=1000
Over/Under: 8700
Over
ISML 2013: Mashiro and Eucliwood holding the fort
ISML 2013: Mashiro and Eucliwood holding the fort
By JR Salazar
August 15, 2013
Not much has changed regarding the leaderboards in the 2013 International Saimoe League Topaz Necklace race. Mashiro Shiina continues to lead the Nova Division, while Eucliwood Hellscythe leads the way in the Stella Division. Let's take a look at the results.
NOVA DIVISION
In the Nova Division, Shouko Kirishima won the cloeses match of the day: 4143-4029 over Noumi Kudryavka, Meiko Honma cruised past Keiko Ayano 4875-3814, Rikka Takanashi routed Nyarlathotep 5694-3189, Shinka Nibutani whipped past Aria Holmes Kanzaki 4934-3873, Touka Takanashi took out Karuta Roromiya 4976-3461 and Sena Kashiwazaki trampled over Yui Kotegawa 5285-3219.
Rea Sanka delivered the Upset of the Round: 4406-4174 over Suguha Kirigaya, Asuna Yuuki crushed Ririchiyo Shirakiin 5702-3272, Kobato Hasegawa ran past Mei Misaki 5593-3188, Kurisu Makise rolled past Shinobu Oshino 4636-3328, Eru Chitanda demolished Subaru Konoe 5440-3039 and Mikan Yuuki defeated Rin Natsume 4384-3607.
Wrapping up Nova action, Mashiro Shiina thrashed Momo Beila Deviluke 5557-3138, Kuroyukihime flew past Karen Araragi 5989-2746, Nanami Aoyama tore apart Tsukihi Araragi 5522-2977, Yui drilled Erio Touwa 5103-3548, Inori Yuzuriha annihilated Homura Akemi 5287-3342 and Yozora Mikazuki bounced back with a 4972-3457 pounding over Fuuko Kurasaki.
STELLA DIVISION
In the Stella Division, Nadeko Sengoku defeated Illyasviel von Einzbern 4429-3722, Yui Hirasawa rocked Last Order 5173-4063, Eucliwood Hellscythe silenced Masami Iwasawa 6011-2805, Saber slashed past C.C. 5428-3000, Konjiki no Yami defeated Nagisa Furukawa 4478-3948 and Ayase Aragaki delivered a 4997-4205 statement victory over Mio Akiyama.
Shana torched Nymph 5729-2951, defending champion Kanade Tachibana sliced and diced Charlotte Dunois 6300-2744, Azusa Nakano romped past Rin Tosaka 5652-3194, Mikoto Misaka electrocuted Ui Hirasawa 6567-2659, Hitagi Senjougahara defeated Mato Kuroi 4583-3803 and Yuki Nagato defeated Hinagiku Katsura 4536-3898.
Wrapping up Stella play...Taiga Aisaka roared past Louise Francoise Le Blanc De La Valliere 5895-2655, Ruri Gokou ran past Victorique de Blos 6159-2575, Haruhi Suzumiya dominated Kyou Fujibayashi 5439-3204, Yui-nyan jumped all over Tomoyo Sakagami 5630-2995, Kirino Kousaka thumped Konata Izumi 5969-2748 and Yuri Nakamura shot down Holo 5690-3028.
Kotori Minami and Nico Yazawa teamed up to demolish Yukiho Hagiwara and Takane Shijou in a battle of the idols, 4401-2906, in the special exhibition.
Match Day 6 of the 2013 International Saimoe League Topaz Necklace Period is scheduled for today, August 15, 2013. Vote for your favorite characters at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.
By JR Salazar
August 15, 2013
Not much has changed regarding the leaderboards in the 2013 International Saimoe League Topaz Necklace race. Mashiro Shiina continues to lead the Nova Division, while Eucliwood Hellscythe leads the way in the Stella Division. Let's take a look at the results.
NOVA DIVISION
In the Nova Division, Shouko Kirishima won the cloeses match of the day: 4143-4029 over Noumi Kudryavka, Meiko Honma cruised past Keiko Ayano 4875-3814, Rikka Takanashi routed Nyarlathotep 5694-3189, Shinka Nibutani whipped past Aria Holmes Kanzaki 4934-3873, Touka Takanashi took out Karuta Roromiya 4976-3461 and Sena Kashiwazaki trampled over Yui Kotegawa 5285-3219.
Rea Sanka delivered the Upset of the Round: 4406-4174 over Suguha Kirigaya, Asuna Yuuki crushed Ririchiyo Shirakiin 5702-3272, Kobato Hasegawa ran past Mei Misaki 5593-3188, Kurisu Makise rolled past Shinobu Oshino 4636-3328, Eru Chitanda demolished Subaru Konoe 5440-3039 and Mikan Yuuki defeated Rin Natsume 4384-3607.
Wrapping up Nova action, Mashiro Shiina thrashed Momo Beila Deviluke 5557-3138, Kuroyukihime flew past Karen Araragi 5989-2746, Nanami Aoyama tore apart Tsukihi Araragi 5522-2977, Yui drilled Erio Touwa 5103-3548, Inori Yuzuriha annihilated Homura Akemi 5287-3342 and Yozora Mikazuki bounced back with a 4972-3457 pounding over Fuuko Kurasaki.
STELLA DIVISION
In the Stella Division, Nadeko Sengoku defeated Illyasviel von Einzbern 4429-3722, Yui Hirasawa rocked Last Order 5173-4063, Eucliwood Hellscythe silenced Masami Iwasawa 6011-2805, Saber slashed past C.C. 5428-3000, Konjiki no Yami defeated Nagisa Furukawa 4478-3948 and Ayase Aragaki delivered a 4997-4205 statement victory over Mio Akiyama.
Shana torched Nymph 5729-2951, defending champion Kanade Tachibana sliced and diced Charlotte Dunois 6300-2744, Azusa Nakano romped past Rin Tosaka 5652-3194, Mikoto Misaka electrocuted Ui Hirasawa 6567-2659, Hitagi Senjougahara defeated Mato Kuroi 4583-3803 and Yuki Nagato defeated Hinagiku Katsura 4536-3898.
Wrapping up Stella play...Taiga Aisaka roared past Louise Francoise Le Blanc De La Valliere 5895-2655, Ruri Gokou ran past Victorique de Blos 6159-2575, Haruhi Suzumiya dominated Kyou Fujibayashi 5439-3204, Yui-nyan jumped all over Tomoyo Sakagami 5630-2995, Kirino Kousaka thumped Konata Izumi 5969-2748 and Yuri Nakamura shot down Holo 5690-3028.
Kotori Minami and Nico Yazawa teamed up to demolish Yukiho Hagiwara and Takane Shijou in a battle of the idols, 4401-2906, in the special exhibition.
Match Day 6 of the 2013 International Saimoe League Topaz Necklace Period is scheduled for today, August 15, 2013. Vote for your favorite characters at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.
BoBA 2013 ISML Predictions: Topaz Match Day 5
ARENA 01: [Nōmi Kudryavka] Kirishima Shōko by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 02: Honma Meiko [Ayano Keiko (Silica)] by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 03: Nyarlathotep [Takanashi Rikka] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 04: Kanzaki H. Aria [Nibutani Shinka] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 05: Roromiya Karuta [Takanashi Tōka] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 06: Kotegawa Yui [Kashiwazaki Sena] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 07: [Kirigaya Suguha] Sanka Rea by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 08: [Yūki Asuna] Shirakiin Ririchiyo by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 09: Misaki Mei [Hasegawa Kobato] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 10: [Makise Kurisu] Oshino Shinobu by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 11: Konoe Subaru [Chitanda Eru] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 12: Natsume Rin [Yūki Mikan] by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 13: [Shiina Mashiro] Momo Belia Deviluke by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 14: Araragi Karen [Kuroyukihime] by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 15: [Aoyama Nanami] Araragi Tsukihi by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 16: [Yui] Tōwa Erio by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 17: Akemi Homura [Yuzuriha Inori] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 18: Mikazuki Yozora [Kurasaki Fūko (Sky Raker)] by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 19: Hagiwara Yukiho, Shijō Takane [Minami Kotori, Yazawa Nico] by <=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over
ARENA 20: Sengoku Nadeko [Illyasviel von Einzbern] by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 21: Last Order [Hirasawa Yui] by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 22: Iwasawa Masami [Eucliwood Hellscythe] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 23: C.C. [Saber] by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 24: Furukawa Nagisa [Konjiki no Yami] by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 25: Aragaki Ayase [Akiyama Mio] by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 26: [Shana] Nymph by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 27: [Tachibana Kanade] Charlotte Dunois by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 28: Tōsaka Rin [Nakano Azusa] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 29: [Senjōgahara Hitagi] Kuroi Mato by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 30: Hirasawa Ui [Misaka Mikoto] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 31: [Nagato Yuki] Katsura Hinagiku by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 32: [Aisaka Taiga] Louise Vallière by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 33: Victorique de Blois [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 34: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Fujibayashi Kyō by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 35: [Yui-nyan] Sakagami Tomoyo by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 36: Izumi Konata [Kōsaka Kirino] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 37: [Nakamura Yuri] Holo by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 02: Honma Meiko [Ayano Keiko (Silica)] by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 03: Nyarlathotep [Takanashi Rikka] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 04: Kanzaki H. Aria [Nibutani Shinka] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 05: Roromiya Karuta [Takanashi Tōka] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 06: Kotegawa Yui [Kashiwazaki Sena] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 07: [Kirigaya Suguha] Sanka Rea by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 08: [Yūki Asuna] Shirakiin Ririchiyo by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 09: Misaki Mei [Hasegawa Kobato] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 10: [Makise Kurisu] Oshino Shinobu by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 11: Konoe Subaru [Chitanda Eru] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 12: Natsume Rin [Yūki Mikan] by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 13: [Shiina Mashiro] Momo Belia Deviluke by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 14: Araragi Karen [Kuroyukihime] by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 15: [Aoyama Nanami] Araragi Tsukihi by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 16: [Yui] Tōwa Erio by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 17: Akemi Homura [Yuzuriha Inori] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 18: Mikazuki Yozora [Kurasaki Fūko (Sky Raker)] by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 19: Hagiwara Yukiho, Shijō Takane [Minami Kotori, Yazawa Nico] by <=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over
ARENA 20: Sengoku Nadeko [Illyasviel von Einzbern] by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 21: Last Order [Hirasawa Yui] by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 22: Iwasawa Masami [Eucliwood Hellscythe] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 23: C.C. [Saber] by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 24: Furukawa Nagisa [Konjiki no Yami] by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 25: Aragaki Ayase [Akiyama Mio] by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 26: [Shana] Nymph by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 27: [Tachibana Kanade] Charlotte Dunois by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 28: Tōsaka Rin [Nakano Azusa] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 29: [Senjōgahara Hitagi] Kuroi Mato by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 30: Hirasawa Ui [Misaka Mikoto] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 31: [Nagato Yuki] Katsura Hinagiku by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 32: [Aisaka Taiga] Louise Vallière by <=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 33: Victorique de Blois [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 34: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Fujibayashi Kyō by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 35: [Yui-nyan] Sakagami Tomoyo by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 36: Izumi Konata [Kōsaka Kirino] by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
ARENA 37: [Nakamura Yuri] Holo by >=1000
Over/Under: 9000
Under
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