Bedlam on Baltic Avenue

Te dejo Madrid

si, ya es hora de esconder

del mundo el dolor

bajo la piel

yo se que estare bien

los gatos como yo

caen de pie

no quiero

jugar mi suerte por ti

y no puedo

Con V pequeña vivir

pronto estare de aqui

muy muy lejos

ahi me voy otra vez

ahi te dejo Madrid

Tus rutinas de piel

y tus ganas de huir

yo no quiero cobardes

que me hagan sufrir

mejor le digo adios

a tu boca de anis

si, ya es hora de limpiar

las manchas de miel

sobre el mantel

yo nunca supe actuar

mis labios se ven

muertos de sed

no quiero

dejarlo todo al azar

entiendo

que he comenzado a estorbar

pronto estare de ti

muy muy lejos

ahi me voy otra vez

ahi te dejo Madrid

Tus rutinas de piel

y tus ganas de huir

yo no quiero cobardes

que me hagan sufrir

mejor le digo adios

a tu boca de anis

ah, aah

ahi me voy otra vez

ahi te dejo Madrid

Tus rutinas de piel

y tus ganas de huir

yo no quiero cobardes

que me hagan sufrir

mejor le digo adios

a tu boca de

ahi me voy otra vez

ahi te dejo Madrid

Tus rutinas de piel

y tus ganas de huir

yo no quiero cobardes

que me hagan sufrir

mejor le digo adios

a tu boca de anis

ay te dejo madrid

madrid

a tu boca de anis

a tu boca de anis...

Pangya has been an addiction I just can't stop. I'm currently at a Pro B, and I am now working towards earning enough credits to get to the Pro A level and effectively the halfway point in my Pangya career. Can you believe that I'm in my 11th month playing the game, and I am a Pro B? Unbelievable. Hopefully I reach Pro A before Anime Expo Day 0 arrives.

Oh yeah, speaking of Anime Expo I want to talk about a rival anime convention in the Greater Los Angeles Area that took place for a few years before it met its untimely demise. Now I don't talk about this because I'm a returning staff member AX but rather as an observer that is doing all he can to get a deeper understand of the lifecycles of such conventions.

Back in 2010, this pretentious rube named Michael Lattanzio tried to take over the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation. He tried to bring a businesslike approach to the convention and brought all these suits and sharp-dressed associates to run the con. Well, as it turns out, that did not sit well with a few dissidents, namely Chase Wang, who was fired from his job at Anime Expo as a PR and marketing coordinator. This fiasco started when Erina Mano was announced as a Guest of Honor at AX in April of that year, but the appearance was cancelled. An alternative attend was created at nearby Club Nokia in LA Live, which AX sometimes uses for its main events.

Now here's the kicker: this company named BAM! Marketing was instrumental in bringing in big names and big talent from overseas to the show. With BAM! Marketing saying adios, a number of former AX staffers joined this new organization set up by Wang. The event in 2010 was originally called Club 2 the MAX, or MAX for short. Now this event was deemed successful, and so it was decided by BAM! Marketing and the other sponsors that it further funded as it's own convention, called AM².

The first AM² took place on the same weekend as Anime Expo 2011, and it took place at a former hosting ground for AX, the Anaheim Convention Center. People came to AM² because of the value. Guests included JB Blanc, Gashicon, heidi., An Kanon, Kanon Wakeshima, kanonxkanon, Neil Kaplan, Sunao Katabuchi, Reuben Langdon, Masao Maruyama, Kazha, Sadie, SCANDAL, Miho Shimogasa, Sixh., Steve Staley, Shinobu Ichiyanagi and Akihito Yamashita. The event drew more than 8,000 people.

The second AM² took place at the same site, but on June 15-17, 2012. Guests included Quinton Flynn, Toshihiro Kawamoto, Andrea Libman, Kazha, Hiroshi Nagahama, Putumayo, Sixh., Shinobu Ichiyanagi and Tara Strong. This edition drew more than 14,000 people to the event.

The 2013 edition of this event was scheduled for Aug. 23-25. However, something strange happened on July 24, days after Anime Expo 2013 finished. I didn't hear about this announcement until now.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AM2 ANNOUNCES 2013 CONVENTION POSTPONED

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (July 24, 2013) – With great regret, AM2 announces that they will postpone their event till an indefinite future date.

“It is with great regret that we are postponing this event”, states Chase Wang, “all exhibitors, Artist Alley participants and attendees have either received FULL refunds or are in process of receiving their FULL refunds-this is due to inaccurate mailing/email addresses, if there are any issues individuals can contact us at info@am2con.org”.

Follow us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/AM2Con

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About AM2
Located in Anaheim, California – AM2, established in 2010, is a multi-day (3 day) public fan convention aspiring to be a key meeting place for fans that share a common interest in Asian music, Animation/Anime, and Comics/Manga. More information can be found at www.am2con.org

The statements made in this press release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. The Company cautions readers of this press release that a number of important factors could cause this event’s actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, without limitation, product delays, industry competition, rapid changes in technology and industry standards, protection of proprietary rights, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, vendors and third-party developers, international economic and political conditions. The Company may change its intention, belief or expectation, at any time and without notice, based upon any changes in such factors, in the Company's assumptions or otherwise. The Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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Immediately I started to remember my choice in 2010 to keep my allegiance to Anime Expo. I realized it was the right move after all. The SPJA had to do work in 2011 to regain the trust of its guests of honor, but it was able to rebound from what I consider to be an annus horibilis and maintain its status as the No. 1 anime convention is Southern California. Thousands upon thousands of conventioneers continues to descend upon Downtown Los Angeles.

It would be easy for me to point and laugh at the people who wanted to go to AM² but were disappointed. However, I can only feel sympathy for those who couldn't afford to go to AX but wanted to go to an anime convention. Here's some of their reaction from the dead-on-arrival con's Facebook page.

"I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but AM2 was destined to fail. If you ever volunteered for them and have had experience with solid conventions in the past (I'm referring to the more established ones, like A/X), you could sense this decline a mile away."

"Ehh. I prefer AX anyways, the 2 times I attended AM² it was a disappointment for me. The booths were not ready on day one AND there were too little booths so there was pretty much nothing to do the rest of the times. The only redeeming thing for me was the SCANDAL concert in 2011."

"No freakin' kidding... postponed until never, maybe? We'd already figured this wasn't gonna happen. Thank goodness I got to take my daughter to Walter Robotics Expo last week, or she would have been crushed after waiting all year for this event and having it not happen. A small event from people who care about their fans beats a big event from people who don't tell you what's going on until the last minute."

"Well if it wasn't before it certainly is now. If this is an attempt to try to keep the fanbase, it so epicly failed that if Chase announced that he resurrected Seba Jun, booked the head of Square Enix, and brought Miku into the plane of reality, and all of them were only going to appear at AM2 for the rest of convention history, I would still not go."

"i wouldn't have been as upset if i heard it from you first. but seriously, i called around for so long and searched the forums to find this out from someone else. i liked you better than AX, but i dont like the lies. i feel like i was used and abused and cheated on my a convention, wtf? jerks, seriously..."

"THAT is all they have to say after all this time of NO information whatsoever? Postponed? Even if they could re-animate this corpse, who the hell is going to trust any of them again after this crap? This non-answer is arrogant and completely pointless. WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED to kill the convention? Screw 'em! I am going to AX next summer!"

See what I mean? Anime Expo, as far I understand, is the gold standard in terms of anime conventions throughout the Americas, and perhaps outside of Japan, and maybe Comic-Con. Why should I join a fledgeling convention that is doomed for failure, lacks stability and brand name recognition, and does not have the leverage that AX? Why? AX is the only con I have ever staffed, and my loyalty to the SPJA remain stronger than ever.

The lesson to be learned is that if you're going to start up a rival con out of spite, you will fail. End of story. Chase Wang, wherever you are, you got what you deserved. Prepare for all the lawsuits coming your way from some angry would-be Artist Alley participants who want their money back.

Anime Expo forever.

Let It Go

The snow glows white on the mountain tonight

Not a footprint to be seen

A kingdom of isolation,

And it looks like I’m the queen.

The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside

Couldn’t keep it in, heaven knows I tried

Don’t let them in, don’t let them see

Be the good girl you always have to be

Conceal, don’t feel, don’t let them know

Well, now they know

Let it go, let it go

Can’t hold it back anymore

Let it go, let it go

Turn away and slam the door

I don’t care

What they’re going to say

Let the storm rage on,

The cold never bothered me anyway

It’s funny how some distance

Makes everything seem small

And the fears that once controlled me

Can’t get to me at all

It’s time to see what I can do

To test the limits and break through

No right, no wrong, no rules for me

I’m free

Let it go, let it go

I am one with the wind and sky

Let it go, let it go

You’ll never see me cry

Here I stand

And here I'll stay

Let the storm rage on

My power flurries through the air into the ground

My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around

And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast

I’m never going back,

The past is in the past

Let it go, let it go

And I'll rise like the break of dawn

Let it go, let it go

That perfect girl is gone

Here I stand

In the light of day

Let the storm rage on,

The cold never bothered me anyway.

ISML 2014: BoBA Tiara Odds, May 2, 2014

Bedlam on Baltic Avenue
2014 International Saimoe League Tiara Odds
As of 9:00 p.m. PT, May 2, 2014

Mikoto Misaka 1-5
Ruri Gokou EVEN
Kanade Tachibana 3-2
Rikka Takanashi 2-1
Kotori Itsuka 3-1
Yoshino 4-1
Kuroyukihime 9-2
Ayase Aragaki 5-1
Mashiro Shiina 11-2
Tohka Yatogami 6-1
Nanami Aoyama 13-2
Asuna Yuuki 7-1
Taiga Aisaka 15-2
Azusa Nakano 8-1
Eucliwood Hellscythe 9-1
Yui-nyan 19-2
Tsukino Tsutsukakushi 10-1
Shinka Nibutani 11-1
Mio Akiyama 12-1
Shana 13-1
Kurousagi 14-1
Azusa Azuki 15-1
Eru Chitanda 16-1
Kobato Hasegawa 17-1
Yuri Nakamura 18-1
Inori Yuzuriha 19-1
Yukino Yukinoshita 20-1
Yaya 21-1
Sena Kashiwazaki 22-1
Mikan Yuuki 23-1
Kirino Kousaka 24-1
Nyarlathotep 25-1
Touka Takanashi 27-1
Mirai Kuriyama 29-1
Shinobu Oshino 30-1
Saber 31-1
Haqua du Lot Herminium 32-1
Yuki Nagato 33-1
Origami Tobiichi 34-1
Charlotte Dunois 35-1
Konjiki no Yami 37-1
Haruhi Suzumiya 39-1
Last Order 40-1
Yui Hirasawa 42-1
Chocolat 43-1
Kurisu Makise 45-1
Momo Velia Deviluke 50-1
Charlotte Belew 55-1
Sora Kasugano 60-1
Victorique de Blois 65-1
Sanae Dekomori 70-1
Misaki Shokuhou 75-1
HInagiku Katsura 80-1
Yukina Himeragi 90-1
Yui 100-1
Hitagi Senjougahara 125-1
Meiko Honma 150-1
Rin Natsume 175-1
Furano Yukihira 200-1
Illyasviel von Einzbern 250-1
Laura Bodewig 300-1
Erio Touwa 350-1
Suguha Kirigawa 400-1
Karuta Roromiya 500-1
Shouko Kirishima 600-1
Shiori Shiomiya 700-1
Nadeko Sengoku 800-1
Ririchiyo Shirakiin 900-1
Masami Iwasawa 1000-1
Noumi Kudryavka 5000-1

ISML 2014: Top 16, Stella Division

1. Ruri Gokou

DEFENDING ISML CHAMPION

2. Kanade Tachibana

3. Mikoto Misaka

2014 ISML AQUAMARINE NECKLACE CHAMPION

4. Ayase Aragaki

5. Mashiro Shiina

6. Taiga Aisaka

7. Azusa Nakano

8. Eucliwood Hellscythe

9. Yui-nyan

10. Mio Akiyama

11. Shana

12. Kobato Hasegawa

13. Yuri Nakamura

14. Inori Yuzuriha

15. Sena Kashiwazaki

16. Kirino Kousaka

ISML 2014: Top 16, Nova Division

1. Rikka Takanashi

2. Kotori Itsuka

3. Yoshino

4. Kuroyukihime

5. Tohka Yatogami

6. Kurumi Tokisaki

7. Nanami Aoyama

8. Asuna Yuuki

9. Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi

10. Shinka Nibutani

11. Kurousagi

12. Azusa Azuki

13. Eru Chitanda

14. Yukino Yukinoshita

15. Yaya

16. Mikan Yuuki

ISML 2014: GUNNERS HIGH AGAIN!

ISML 2014: GUNNERS HIGH AGAIN!
Mikoto Misaka takes Aquamarine Necklace, Yukina Himeragi wins Bracelet

By Jo-Ryan Salazar
The Bedlam on Baltic Avenue
May 2, 2014

Mikoto Misaka is no stranger to winning International Saimoe League hardware. The eponymous Railgun added yet another prize to her collection, winning 2857 votes to win the 2014 ISML Aquamarine Necklace. Misaka, listed as a respectable 15-1 longshot, earned a score calculation of 155.248.

"What a day to be part of the Academy City, let me tell you, this never gets old," Misaka said at a rally at downtown Academy City. "It's an honor to add this to my collections and prove once again that I am still relevant in the minds of the voters in this competition. However, the objective for me is to make history and be the first to win the ISML Heavenly Tiara twice. It won't be easy, but I know it can be done."

Kanade Tachibana was second, with 2074 votes and a score calculation of 149.038.

"This isn't a big deal to me, especially with the next necklace being the Amethyst, and I think I can win that one because Ruri [Gokou] already won this necklace before," said Tachibana at a press conference in Tokyo. "I do expect to secure some form of redemption when I do face her later this season."

Gokou, on the other hand, was hammered. She earned a paltry 732 votes and only secured a score calculation of 113.204.

"I knew that I had a massive target on my back because I'm the defending champion but I am not going to let this take me down," Gokou said. "Mikoto has yet to face me one-on-one, and I am confident I can get back at him. Also, I am the current Amethyst necklace holder, so the next period is where you can see me really do work. Just watch me."

Rikka Takanashi earned 654 votes to finish fourth in the necklace score calculation with a tally of 107.886.

"I know that I am taking on the best that the league has to offer in the Stella Division," Takanashi said at a rally in Tokyo. "The important thing to know is that next year, I will be in the Stella Division and I'll really know where I stand. So this is a good barometer for where I will be going in the future."

Kotori Itsuka finished fifth in the necklace score calculation with a tally of 107.734. Itsuka was third in the voting, earning just 761 votes.

"I will say this: the Stella girls are pretty tough material," Itsuka said at a press conference in Tokyo, next to Yoshino, who earned a calculation of 97.733 after winning 598 votes. "So it's not going to be easy to win necklaces against the likes of Mikoto, Kanade, and Ruri. If you were to ask us who is likely to win the Tiara, put your yen or euros or dollars on either of those three. Take your pick."

"This wasn't going to be an easy match," Yoshino said through her interpreter, Yoshinon, "and even if Kanade and Ruri get their necklaces, it's going to be a free-for-all as to who will get the next one. This period does not define a season, but you'd be crazy if I didn't think the Railgun is in the driver's seat right now."

Kuroyukihime was last, with 551 votes and a necklace score calculation of 86.422.

"I don't think I will win a necklace this year, and even if I do get promoted to Stella, I may be as good as Inori [Yuzuriha] at this point, so I won't keep my hopes up," Kuroyukihime said at a press conference in Osaka. "I'll just have to keep the faith."

Meanwhile, Yukina Himeragi pulled off the Upset of the Round, winning 1329 votes to take the Aquamarine Bracelet. Noumi Kudryavka earned 1184 votes to finish second, Nadeko Sengoku got 1152 votes to finish third, Erio Touwa was fourth with 1074 votes to finish fourth, Laura Bodewig managed 1003 votes to finish fifth, Yozora Mikazuki was sixth with 965 votes and Furano Yukihira was last with 868 votes.

"I think this might be the only prize that I will get from this competition," Himeragi said at a press conference in Kyoto. "I am not going to expect anything else after this."

Two other exhibitions took place. Mana Ryougi, the sister of Shiki, beat Inari Rushimi in the first exhibition, 1976-1168. Rounding out the order were Nui Harime (1068 votes), Ayaka Kagari (968 votes), Jeanne Kaguya d'Arc (638 votes), Ame (456 votes) and Cecil Sudo (359 votes). Finally, in the second exhibition, C.C. defeated Nagisa Furukawa in the closest race of the night, 1617-1507. Rounding out the order were Natsume Tsuchimikado (1111 votes), Nymph (1001 votes), Ouka Yuuouji (999 votes), Mashiro Mitsumine (739 votes) and Funabori (670 votes).

Match Day 1 of the 2014 International Saimoe League Amethyst Period is scheduled for May 11, 2014. 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 competetion...the International Saimoe League!

TOP 16, Nova Division

1. Rikka Takanashi

2. Kotori Itsuka

3. Yoshino

4. Kuroyukihime

5. Tohka Yatogami

6. Kurumi Tokisaki

7. Nanami Aoyama

8. Asuna Yuuki

9. Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi

10. Shinka Nibutani

11. Kurousagi

12. Azusa Azuki

13. Eru Chitanda

14. Yukino Yukinoshita

15. Yaya

16. Mikan Yuuki

TOP 16, Stella Division

1. Ruri Gokou (C)

2. Kanade Tachibana

3. Mikoto Misaka (AQ)

4. Ayase Aragaki

5. Mashiro Shiina

6. Taiga Aisaka

7. Azusa Nakano

8. Eucliwood Hellscythe

9. Yui-nyan

10. Mio Akiyama

11. Shana

12. Kobato Hasegawa

13. Yuri Nakamura

14. Inori Yuzuriha

15. Sena Kashiwazaki

16. Kirino Kousaka

BoBA 2014 ISML Predictions: Aquamarine Match Day 8

ARENA 01: Takanashi Rikka [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] Itsuka Kotori Tachibana Kanade Yoshino Misaka Mikoto Kuroyukihime
Winning Margin: By <=400
Over/Under: 8500
Over

ARENA 02: Fushimi Inari Ryōgi Mana Kagari Ayaka Harime Nui Sudo Cecil [Jeanne Kaguya d'Arc] Ame
Winning Margin: by >=500
Over/Under: 8000
Under

ARENA 03: Mitsumine Mashiro Funabori Tsuchimikado Natsume Yūōji Ōka [C.C.] Nymph Furukawa Nagisa
Winning Margin: by >=300
Over/Under: 8200
Over

ARENA 04: Laura Bodewig Yukihira Furano Nōmi Kudryavka Himeragi Yukina Sengoku Nadeko [Mikazuki Yozora] Tōwa Erio
Winning Margin: by <=700
Over/Under: 8300
Over

Love Boy

Kubiot b'tzeva shoko,

Omer Tzarfat aval hu dai Moroko

Kol hayom b'cheder kosher

Az lo tzarich livdok lo et hayosher

Hu lo mishtamesh b'milim,

Hu medaber im ha'yadayim

Soref im ha'einayim

K'shehu omer m'tchilim

Halev sheli roked b'magalim

V'hu yoshen b'metati

V'hu ochel me'tzalachti

Yesh li trick kavua

Pa'amayim bashavua

Yesh li love boy

Hu lo ragish v'lo romanti

Lo meshaneh im hu b'ad o anti

Hu lo tzarich harbeh l'da'at

Hu doktor shel kavod b'eich l'ga'at

Ani lo tzaricha l'harshim

O lihiyot m'sha'ashat

Ki ani yo'de'at

K'shehu yagid m'tachilim

Halev sheli yirkod b'magalim

V'hu yoshen b'metati

V'hu ochel me'tzalachti

Yesh li trick kavua

Pa'amayim bashavua

Yesh li love boy

This Is Love.

If you love it like I love it

And you feel what I feel inside

If you want it like I want it

Then baby let's get it tonight

If you feel it, say hell yeah (hell yeah)

Say hell yeah (hell yeah)

And say hell yeah (hell yeah)

This is love, this is love, this is love

Can you feel the love?

This is love, this is love, this is love

This is love for the beats

Steal it in the streets

Love for the melody, notes on a sheet

The dope crusader, funky terminator

I created me a rocker just so we could rock it later

And the way the beat is knocking

Got me feeling, alright, cause the DJ got me walking on the ceiling (all night)

I got a rocket full of gold, mami's just gold

I filled it up with love and then I watch it explode

If you love it like I love it

And you feel what I feel inside

If you want it like I want it

Then baby let's get it tonight

If you feel it, say hell yeah (hell yeah)

Say hell yeah (hell yeah)

And say hell yeah (hell yeah)

This is love, this is love, this is love

Can you feel the love?

This is love, this is love, this is love

This is love for the bass, and love for the trouble

Love for the orchestra, violincello,

Love for computer beat, hotter than metal

House beat housing, bouncing in the ghetto

We sip till we smashed up, feeling alright

And we rock the ghetto blaster, rocking all night

I sent a rocket to the globe, armor just stole

I filled it up with love and then I watch it explode

Yeah, baby, yeah, alright

Can you feel it?

Good god, yeah, alright

Can you feel the love?

This is love, this is love, this is love

Can you feel the love?

ISML 2014: Field set for Aquamarine Necklace Match

ISML 2014: Field set for Aquamarine Necklace Match

By Jo-Ryan Salazar
April 28, 2014

Match Day 7 of the 2014 International Saimoe League Aquamarine Period concluded, and we have our first seven to battle it out for the first major prize of the regular season, the Aquamarine Necklace. The Bedlam's ISML first ISML odds are posted below the results in the Nova and Stella Divisions.

NOVA DIVISION

In the Nova Division, Sanae Dekomori defeated Furano Yukihira 3291-2941, Karuta Roromiya scored the Upset of the Round over Suguha Kirigaya 3473-3018, Shinka Nibutani defeated Yaya 3420-3188, Yoshino hammered Asuna Yuuki 4228-2837, Eru Chitanda prevailed over Kurousagi 3325-3186 and Yui defeated Chocolat 3597-2937.

Origami Tobiichi defeated Charlotte Belew 3383-2806, Kotori Itsuka rolled past Kurumi Tokisaki 3620-3011, Misaki Shokohou defeated Ririchiyo Shirakiin 3251-3016, Rikka Takanashi prevailed over Kuroyukihime 3493-3304, Nanami Aoyama defeated Yukino Yukinoshita 3593-2767 and Momo Velia Deviluke trounced Yukina Himeragi 3338-2629.

Wrapping up Nova play, Tsukiko Tsutsukakugi romped past Mirai Kuriyama 3873-2560, Haqua du Lot Herminium defeated Shiori Shimiya 3183-2523, Tohka Yatogami drubbed Mikan Yuuki 3883-2603, Azusa Azuki annihilated Noumi Kudryavka 3751-2411, Touka Takanashi defeated Laura Bodewig 3492-2825 and Nyarlathotep prevailed over Rin Natsume 3174-2998.

STELLA DIVISION

In the Stella Division, defending champion Ruri Gokou defeated Mashiro Shiina 3719-3312, Azusa Nakano romped past Inori Yuzuriha 3735-3039, Yuki Nagato pounded Nadeko Sengoku 3644-2548, Kirino Kousaka cruised past Erio Touwa 3840-2702, Kurisu Makise won a 3276-3173 barnburner over Yozora Mikazuki and Haruhi Suzumiya slammed Masami Iwasawa 3765-2695.

Saber slashed past Victorique de Blois 3686-2652, Shinobu Oshino defeated Hitagi Senjougahara 3158-2738, Yui Hirasawa roched Hinagiku Katsura 3628-2781, Taiga Aisaka roared past Konjiki no Yami 3934-2743, Mikoto Misaka electrocuted Ayase Aragaki 3708-3420 and Charlotte Dunois whipped past Illyasviel von Einzbern 3574-2746.

Wrapping up Stella play...Last Order won one of the closest matches in ISML history: a 3281-3277 nailbiter over Sora Kasugano. Shana torched Sena Kashiwazaki 3762-2934, Kanade Tachibana sliced and diced Eucliwood Hellscythe 4477-2425, Mio Akiyama boomed past Yuri Nakamura 3446-3212, Meiko Honma won a 3185-3121 thriller over Shouko Kirishima and Yui-nyan rocked Kobato Hasegawa 3436-3243.

Bedlam on Baltic Avenue

ISML 2014 Aquamarine Necklace Odds

As of April 28, 2014

Ruri Gokou EVEN

Rikka Takanashi 2-1

Kotori Itsuka 4-1

Kanade Tachibana 5-1

Yoshino 10-1

Mikoto Misaka 15-1

Kuroyukihime 25-1

Match Day 8 of the 2014 International Saimoe Necklace Period is scheduled for May 1, 2014. Vote for your favorite candidates at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.

BoBA ISML 2014 Predictions: Aquamarine Match Day 7

ARENA 01: Dekomori Sanae [Yukihira Furano] by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 02: Roromiya Karuta [Kirigaya Suguha] by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 03: Yaya [Nibutani Shinka] by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 04: Yūki Asuna [Yoshino] by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 05: [Chitanda Eru] Kurousagi by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 06: Chocolat [Yui] by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 07: [Tobiichi Origami] Charlotte Belew by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 08: Itsuka Kotori [Tokisaki Kurumi] by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 09: [Shokuhō Misaki] Shirakiin Ririchiyo by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 10: [Takanashi Rikka] Kuroyukihime by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 11: [Aoyama Nanami] Yukinoshita Yukino by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 12: Himeragi Yukina [Momo Belia Deviluke] by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 13: Kuriyama Mirai [Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko] by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 14: [Haqua du Lot Herminium] Shiomiya Shiori by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 15: [Takanashi Tōka] Laura Bodewig by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 16: Yūki Mikan [Yatogami Tōka] by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 17: [Azuki Azusa] Nōmi Kudryavka by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 18: Natsume Rin [Nyarlathotep] by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 19: Recette [Shinozaki Rika] by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 20: [Satō Lilly] Arizuki Shiina by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 21: [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] Shiina Mashiro by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 22: Yuzuriha Inori [Nakano Azusa] by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 23: Sengoku Nadeko [Nagato Yuki] by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 24: [Kōsaka Kirino] Tōwa Erio by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 25: Makise Kurisu [Mikazuki Yozora] by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 26: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Iwasawa Masami by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 27: Victorique de Blois [Saber] by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 28: [Senjōgahara Hitagi] Oshino Shinobu by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 29: [Hirasawa Yui] Katsura Hinagiku by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 30: Konjiki no Yami [Aisaka Taiga] by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 31: [Misaka Mikoto] Aragaki Ayase by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 32: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Charlotte Dunois] by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 33: Last Order [Kasugano Sora] by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 34: Kashiwazaki Sena [Shana] by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 35: Eucliwood Hellscythe [Tachibana Kanade] by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 36: Nakamura Yuri [Akiyama Mio] by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 37: [Honma Meiko] Kirishima Shōko by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over

ARENA 38: [Yui-nyan] Hasegawa Kobato by >=300
Over/Under: 7500
Over