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INTEREST: Madoka Magica's Madoka Kaname is the Most Moe of Them All


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7jaws7



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 1:09 pm Reply with quote
Interesting, Homura is nowhere to be found. If someone was following the tournament, how far did she make it?
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Ryu Shoji



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 1:19 pm Reply with quote
To quote Sayaka Miki, on her being declared the runner-up:
"She's so moe it makes me sick!".
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prime_pm



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 1:19 pm Reply with quote
Damn! Main Character almost made it.
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Heinzendegger



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 1:20 pm Reply with quote
She got matched up against Madoka relatively early on, and as was obvious, she stood no chance.
Homura is cool, but in this kind of competition she can't hold a candle to Madoka.
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zeo1fan



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 1:21 pm Reply with quote
Madoka doesn't seem that Moe to me.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 1:46 pm Reply with quote
In my opinion, Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko would probably be the most moe, since she's so adorable it physically hurts me... But, Madoka while not being particularly moe, is much more popular.
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 1:50 pm Reply with quote
With a rough appearance and a habit of being seriously quick-tempered, I'm a bit surprised that Kyōko Sakura made it into the poll.
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zeo1fan



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 1:52 pm Reply with quote
Cyclone1993 wrote:
In my opinion, Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko would probably be the most moe, since she's so adorable it physically hurts me... But, Madoka while not being particularly moe, is much more popular.


I concur. I really think this was a popularity thing.
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Chagen46



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 1:52 pm Reply with quote
Mr. Oshawott wrote:
With a rough appearance and a habit of being seriously quick-tempered, I'm a bit surprised that Kyōko Sakura made it into the poll.


It was probably her spoiler[tragic backstory] that helped her.

Also she IS cute.
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Sailor S





PostPosted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 1:54 pm Reply with quote
Ummm, yeah. Saimoe has been a popularity contest since it began. What, did you think it was some set in stone measure of the most moe character of the year?
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FenixFiesta



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 1:55 pm Reply with quote
Mr. Oshawott wrote:
With a rough appearance and a habit of being seriously quick-tempered, I'm a bit surprised that Kyōko Sakura made it into the poll.

She is one of the main characters from her respective series and a popularly received movie for said series was released this year, so beating out not in season characters would be pretty easy for the round.
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Heinzendegger



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 3:03 pm Reply with quote
Sailor S wrote:
Ummm, yeah. Saimoe has been a popularity contest since it began. What, did you think it was some set in stone measure of the most moe character of the year?


Still less of a popularity contest than, say, International "Saimoe".
See how Monogatari/SAO/SnK characters not doing very well.

Also Madoka by appearance, and by protective instinct is extremely "moe".
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Kalanoch



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 3:23 pm Reply with quote
Interestingly enough, Madoka actually LOST earlier in the tournament to Ayase Aragaki (on September 20, before the 3rd movie came out), was placed in the loser's bracket, and eventually ended up matched against Ayase again in the semifinals (on November 8th). This time, Madoka won by a large margin. The release date of the movie heavily influenced the results of this year's Saimoe, and if not for that the winner would likely have been Ruri Gokou (Kuroneko) -- who almost won vs Madoka even with the huge popularity boost of the movie.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 4:24 pm Reply with quote
Saimoe was something of a joke this year. The tournament organizers instituted a new rule where they could unilaterally remove votes for appearing "suspicious", and votes during the final 16 were at a record low (in some cases, below 100 votes). There were a number of questionable occasions where voting results were shifted wildly after polling, and stricter and stricter limitations on voting codes has strangled participation. In years past, I'd get real excited about Saimoe, but these days it just seems to be a silly exercise where the tourney organizers pick the winners and we're invited to watch.
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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 4:35 pm Reply with quote
Yeah, I don't even recall any threads following Saimoe this year, where in past years they'd be constant and get hundreds of replies.
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