[Saimoe] Q1: Nanoha vs Rena

Quarter final 1 for Saimoe starts today, with Takamachi Nanoha (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS) takes on Ryuugu Rena(Higurashi no Naku Koro ni).

It's a do or die for Nanoha legion, since Nanoha is the only survivor of the series after her comrades fallen one by one. Theoretically Nanoha has more advantages in this match, because as the sole survivor, she may receive more supports from Nanoha legion, while Rena may receive revenge voters especially from those who still in despair over Kagamin loss in her hand in the group phase. As for me, my support goes to Rena, even though I'm still kinda sad that Kagami was beaten with a lot of fake votes (well it seems has nothing to do with Rena), primarily because I'm not a mahou shoujo fan to begin with, so Nanoha characters are already out of my moe category to begin with.

It's a Befriend or Being Taken Home.
match posters, courtesy from Aya Reiko and anon


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at the same time, the semi-final round has also begin on Korean Saimoe, with Shana takes on Suiseiseki challenge. Shana seems having very difficult times on Saimoe this year, escaping with very little percent of advantages while Suiseiseki shows her prowess by beating one of the biggest thread, Fate. However, it's still not easy to predict the outcome for tomorrow match. My votes goes to Shana. A plus for Kugimiya :3

Some data mining for Shana-Desu previous record meeting:

• 2006 Saimoe, semifinals: Suiseiseki (1473) def. Shana (1431)
• 2006 Korean Best Moe, semifinals: Suiseiseki (598) def. Shana (411)
• 2007 Korean Best Moe, semifinals: Suiseiseki vs. Shana

Shana already lost twice to Desu in last year tournament, so let's see if she can change her fate to win this match. Shana is backed by her reappearance in Shakugan no Shana II, while Desu is...well, she is already that popular in Korea, she even beat Fate in the previous round, something that Suiginto failed to do in Korean Saimoe.