Akiyama Mio (K-ON!) vs. Shana (Shakugan no Shana)On May 16th, 2010, a young debutant came face to face for the very first time with one of the most domineering personalities in the ISML scene, Shana. Riding on the wave of popularity among anime fandom, this girl shocked the stage by handing Shana her one and only loss for the Regular Season in Amethyst Round 7 with a 158-vote advantage. Now one week short of a full year since their last meeting, the debutant who now holds the title of ISML 2010 Tiara Bearer, Akiyama Mio, crosses paths once again with the flame-haired, blazing-eyed hunter in Aquamarine Round 7. While Mio and Shana have shown good form in their past six matches, both sides know from experience that with fame comes young new blood seeking to take on the big players and carve reputations for themselves. In an increasingly challenging and unpredictable battlefield unlike years past, this rematch has gone beyond settling old scores; it is a match where staying ahead of the pack precedes all other priorities.
2010年5月16日，一個年輕的新番角色第一次與一位盛氣凌人的老將面對面。在ISML現場，夏娜，在動畫迷中引領著浪潮，新番女孩在常規賽七一紫水晶 階段以158票優勢給了夏娜唯一的一場敗戰。自一整年來，在短暫開始的一個星期就碰頭，在海藍寶玉最終戰，擁有ISML2010后冠萌主頭銜的秋山澪再次 槓上擁有絢麗火焰頭髮的火霧戰士。雖然澪與夏娜從雙方經歷中都了解他們過去六場比賽皆已取得很好的形勢，有著知名度和名譽，年輕的新血為了自己尋求名字刻 在大牌角色之中。在一個越來越具挑戰性和不可預知的戰場，不像過去的幾年中，這已經超越舊帳：勝利，將會是一個保持領先群雌的優勢。
Eucliwood Hellscythe (Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?)
vs. Tachibana Kanade (Angel Beats!)Today's match brings together some really interesting similarities as Eucliwood Hellscythe and Tachibana Kanade go head to head in Aquamarine Round 6. Both of our long, silver-haired girls are poker-faced individuals of few words, have tendencies toward socially ineptness, and have regrets in one form or another that define who they are: qualities that makes it hard for anyone to resist lending a helping hand. Looking beyond that, Eucliwood and Kanade have ties to the afterlife and possess fearsome skills and abilities that would make any sane person think twice before taking them on. Eucliwood's powers stem from the strong magic flowing in her blood, allowing for the performing of supernatural feats such as resurrection, healing, and, deadliest among all, turning words to reality. Unlike the necromancer, Kanade's skills and abilities, aside from hand-to-hand combat knowledge, are artificial in nature: products of software programming limited only by one's imagination that are capable of granting superhuman strength, cloning capabilities, arms creation, and much more. While not exactly a magic vs. science battle, may the better fighter win!
Misaka Mikoto (Toaru Majutsu no Index) vs. Nakano Azusa (K-ON!)The next match determines who advances to the Aquamarine necklace round, but our next two challengers already have their eyes set on a much bigger prize. Both opponents faced each other at least once in all three saimoe tournaments last year. Misaka Mikoto, current owner of the Ruby Necklace, won the first encounter against her opponent during the Amethyst Period with a score of 2359-2175, a narrow margin of 184 votes. Her second encounter during K-Moe was a little easier; she won 1141-897, a margin of 244 votes. In both cases, she was able to finish ahead of her opponent, but was unable to win either tournament. She finished ISML in second place behind current tiara winner, Akiyama Mio, and lost to Hitagi in the quarterfinals of K-Moe. Her opponent, Nakano Azusa, was able to win the third encounter during the block finals of AST, overcoming a split vote from her Light Music Club partner, Akiyama Mio, to win the match 1052-1026, with a narrow margin of 26 votes between the two opponents. Her victory over Mikoto was important because she was able to continue on to win AST. Azusa already has a moe title, but she wouldn't mind embarrassing her opponent again while looking ahead to winning her first necklace. Mikoto, on the other hand, wouldn't mind a second necklace, but all she is thinking about is shocking her opponent and winning a title as well. Is this just another match, or an early indication of who has the best chance at winning the tiara?
下一場比賽可能會決定誰拿到海藍寶石項鍊，但我們接下來的兩個挑戰者已經把目光設置在一個更大的獎品上。這兩個對手去年至少在三個不同萌賽面對一次。御坂 美琴，目前紅寶石項鍊擁有者，在紫水晶賽事期間以票數2359-2175贏得了第一次遇到對她的新番對手，以184票險勝。她的第二次遇到這位新番對手是 在韓國萌賽而且贏的比較輕鬆，以1141-897的票數，244票勝利。在這兩種情況下，雖然未能完成兩場比賽，但她能夠維持她之前的戰績，使她排在 ISML當前萌主秋山澪之後，而在韓國萌賽中準決賽輸給戰場原黑儀而排在韓國萌主秋山澪和戰場原黑儀之後。她的對手，中野梓，克服分裂投票，與她輕音部的 合作夥伴秋山澪贏得了比賽以1052-1026票數，以26票險勝兩個夥伴之間的另一位對手。她戰勝了美琴是一場很重要的里程碑，因為她能夠繼續贏得 AST。梓已經有一個日本萌王的頭銜，但她不介意羞辱她的對手而贏得她的第一個項鍊。另一方面，美琴也不介意獲得第二項鍊，但她想的是震驚她的對手以及獲 得萌王冠軍。這只會是一場比賽?或者是一個早期預言誰在贏得萌主后冠有最大的機會？
Nagato Yuki (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu)
vs. Katsura Hinagiku (Hayate no Gotoku!)This match may reveal surprising revelations for our voters today. In the 2008 Postseason round, all eyes were on Nagato Yuki, as she was able to overcome Konata Izumi and Hiiragi Kagami from the loser round to challenge Fate Testarossa for the tiara, eventually losing to her. In the 2009 Postseason round, series hype helped Hinagiku Kataura to overcome high tier girls, eventually allowing her to capture the tiara from the Bottom 8. A match-up like this should have an obvious victor, but the contestants today seem to be a bit concerned. Hinagiku barely managed to defeat Suzumiya Haruhi in Round 5, but Yuki proved that she has once again been able to overcome her leader with an impressive margin. Has the strength of the 2009 Tiara champion lowered enough for the sun and moon wielder to overcome her with her movie hype? As of now, the score between these two is 2-3, with Yuki defeating Hinagiku in ISML 2008 and 2009 in the Regular Season and Hinagiku defeating Yuki in the 2010 ISML Regular Season and ISML 2009 and 2010 Postseasons. Can the alien overcome Hinagiku once more, as she did in the past to even the score, or will the student council president continue to show her dominance over girls such as Yuki?
Looking back at the past six matches, it is interesting to take note that Nagato Yuki and Katsura Hinagiku have both gone up against the same opponents: C.C., Kasugano Sora, Louise Vallière, Senjōgahara Hitagi, Seraphim, and Suzumiya Haruhi. Thus, it is disheartening for the student council president to know that her opponent for today has outperformed her in every statistical aspect, be it average votes received or win percentages. At present, the current record between our two players stands at 2-3, with Nagato Yuki emerging triumphant in the 2008 and 2009 Regular Seasons and Katsura Hinagiku being the victor for the Postseason of 2009 and 2010, as well as in the 2010 Regular Season. Whether the current state of affairs is attributed to the lack of new material outside of the
Hayate no Gotoku! manga, or that the recent
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya movie is still fresh within the minds of many viewers, the humanoid interface of the Integrated Sentient Data Entity knows that the opportunity draws nigh for her to even out the score. So will Katsura Hinagiku continue to hold onto the record that she has maintained over the past 2 years, or will Nagato Yuki finally turn the tide of history?
Saber (Fate/stay night) vs. Charlotte Dunois (IS <Infinite Stratos>)The 7th round of the Aquamarine Period brings us a match between two girls who have more in common than meets the eye. These two, blond-haired maidens, besides being holders of undeniable beauty, were both faced with circumstances that forced them to pose as men. Saber did so in order to be accepted and respected as the king and ruler of her country, while Charlotte was dragged into her father's marketing move. However, as they slowly allowed themselves to rely on others, the more girlish traits of their personalities revealed themselves. The outcome of this match is probably one of the hardest to predict in this round. The proud and honorable knight will never back down from a fight, but the French representative, controlling her mecha gracefully and efficiently, is not an opponent to be taken lightly. Will the proven ISML veteran win this fight, or will Charlotte once more show what it means to be one of the strongest newcomers of ISML 2011?
