Results for October 8, 2007

Nanoha Takamachi (Nanoha StrikerS) def. Runa Edomae (Seto no Hanayome) 1746-1702
Rena Ryuguu (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni) def. Kagami Hiiragi (Lucky Star) 1901-1768

Matches for October 9, 2007

Group C3-2

Miyako (Hidamari Sketch) vs. Vita (Nanoha StrikerS)

 

Group D3-1

Yuno (Hidamari Sketch) vs. Hayate Yagami (Nanoha StrikerS)

 

 

Comments:

So disappointing. Going to the voting booth earlier, I saw plenty of votes for Kagami, so I was almost sure of her victory. Nonetheless, you can see how she and another strong opponent bring out the largest number of votes of any match thus far. Both were very close. Next up, we have Hidamari Sketch vs. Nanoha StrikerS! Will one side sweep the other or will there be a split? Find out tomorrow.

New developments! I have received word from pKjd that there’s more to the Rena/Kagami match. Initial returns had the result as 2347-2006 in favor of Kagami. However, after official count, Kagami received 579 counterfeit votes, compared to 105 for Rena. Two theories have arisen because of this. One being that “there is an actual anti-Lucky Star/Kyoto Animation campaign going [on] out there.” The other is to make the loss of Kagami certain, since she has the potential to take everyone else out. Certainly something to mull over during this exciting time in the tournament.