4-Way Junction

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Results
1st　82　Sakura Kyouko @ Madoka Magica
1st　82　Suiseiseki @ Rozen Maiden
1st　82　Nishikino Maki @ Love Live!
1st　82　Ayase Eri ＠ Love Live!
5th　75　Kousaka Honoka ＠ Love Live!
6th　69　Charlotte Dunois ＠ Infinite Stratos
7th　68　Noumi Kudryavka ＠ Little Busters
8th　61　Tsuruta Himeko ＠ Saki
9th　59　Katsura Hinagiku ＠ Hayate No Gotoku
10th　57　Furude Rika ＠ Higurashi
11th　54　Kotegawa Yui ＠ To Love-Ru
12th　53　Fukuyo Kouko ＠ Saki

Take-away points from today’s group:

  • Madoka and Saki are still looking very solid coming into the second day of the veterans’ prelim round. Could we be in for another year of either of these two dominating proceedings?
  • In any case, it seems that they will face a tougher challenge this time round, with the girls from Love Live turning up the heat. The idols could be indeed turn out to be their biggest threat
  • Rozen Maiden’s lengthy absence from Saimoe has not affected their ability to compete, it seems. Good ol’ Desu. The old powerhouse of Saimoe vs the new ones – certainly something to watch out for, provided the dolls can keep their joints intact
  • Hayate’s Saimoe performance has been pretty bad in the past two years but at least Hinagiku didn’t suffer the ignominy of not qualifying via the first prelim round. No such luck for Maria and Izumi though
  • While Love Live is looking good this year, im@s has slumped, with Miki unable to obtain a spot in the Top 12