ISML 2010 Aquamarine Period - Round 1
Hello there again. For those who care, ISML has launched their first round of the Aquamarine Period! It's just the first round and there's already a few hard match ups, the first being...
Shana vs Fate Testarossa
I had trouble with this match up, considering they're both two very popular girls and I do like them both... Shana has an awesome regular season record but Fate has had the Tiara before; the question now is will Shana's success continue in this year's ISML or will Fate receive her second Tiara this year?
Sakurano Kurimu vs Takamachi Nanoha
Ah, the white devil against the recently released cute-girl-that-never-gets-anything-done (imo). Kurimu and a few of her office mates, including the Shiina twins, made it into the regular season. They want to make their name known around and the best way to start is to have their student body president win a few matches. However, the little president is up against a veteran who knows how things work, winning Saimoe in 2005. Nanoha's back to possibly retrieve the Aquamarine necklace from the current holder of the necklace, Sakagami Tomoyo, who she lost to in the previous season's Aquamarine Period, leaving the necklace far out of reach.
Sakagami Tomoyo vs Katsura Hinagiku
Speaking of Sakagami Tomoyo, she comes in with a bunch of her schoolmates from the qualifiers, as they did in the previous season. However, Tomoyo arrives this season to defend her Aquamarine necklace, but not without resistance. Katsura Hinagiku, winner of the Tiara from last year, is back to defend her title as champion. These two have had quite a history from the last two seasons, with Tomoyo beating Hinagiku twice in 2008, while Hinagiku returns the favor in 2009. Will they meet again once more, if not multiple times?
Other brackets of interest include:
Fujibayashi Kyo (both Fujibayashi twins made it through) vs Ikaros (did VERY well in the qualifiers, could lead to some upsets)
Shiina Mafuyu vs Aisaka Taiga (only because I think both of them are cute in their own ways)
C.C. vs Hirasawa Yui (two very popular girls, I believe it could go either way)
Suzumiya Haruhi vs Saber (another set of very popular girls)
Hirasawa Ui vs Fukuji Mihoko (CLANNAD, a well known anime, vs Saki, a less well known anime; I'm interested to see how Saki does with Mihoko and Nodoka in the regular season)
Nakano Azusa vs Ichinose Kotomi (yet ANOTHER set of very popular girls)
Many K-ON!, CLANNAD, and Lucky Star candidates made it through, and in my opinion, K-ON! and Lucky Star shouldn't have had too many candidates go through. Clannad was a very good anime, but it's quite popular and has quite a few candidates as well. And as much as I like it, I'm against voting for characters that will most likely win. Here are my votes (Note: Arena 26 was an exhibition match. I did NOT know where those two came from.) :
ARENA 01: [Shana] Fate Testarossa
ARENA 02: Fujibayashi Kyō [Ikaros]
ARENA 03: [Shiina Minatsu] Holo
ARENA 04: Sakurano Kurimu [Takamachi Nanoha]
ARENA 05: Asahina Mikuru [Konjiki no Yami]
ARENA 06: Shiina Mafuyu [Aisaka Taiga]
ARENA 07: [Sakagami Tomoyo] Katsura Hinagiku
ARENA 08: [Tōsaka Rin] Maria
ARENA 09: Izumi Konata [Akaba Chizuru]
ARENA 10: [C.C.] Hirasawa Yui
ARENA 11: Nagato Yuki [Senjōgahara Hitagi]
ARENA 12: Akiyama Mio [Sanzen'in Nagi]
ARENA 13: [Illyasviel von Einzbern] Furude Hanyū
ARENA 14: Suzumiya Haruhi [Saber]
ARENA 15: [Haramura Nodoka] Fujibayashi Ryō
ARENA 16: [Kushieda Minori] Okazaki Ushio
ARENA 17: [Sengoku Nadeko] Furukawa Nagisa
ARENA 18: Hirasawa Ui [Fukuji Mihoko]
ARENA 19: Hiiragi Tsukasa [Ibuki Fūko]
ARENA 20: [Nymph] Minami Chiaki
ARENA 21: Furude Rika [Saten Ruiko]
ARENA 22: Nakano Azusa [Ichinose Kotomi]
ARENA 23: [Misaka Mikoto] Hiiragi Kagami
ARENA 24: Kawashima Ami [Sunohara Mei]
ARENA 25: Saginomiya Isumi [Louise Vallière]
ARENA 26: [Akeno Mihoshi] Noda Megumi
Where are your votes? =P
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