The number of ties here are starting to get a bit out of proportioned, but with few people in the voting room now than when this first started, such closeness in numbers should have been more apparent. Still, I think this was the first time I got to see so many ties in one string of group votes.
The younger girls certainly make themselves known in these group of girls. Araragi Tsukihi makes Nisemongatari a faction to consider as she takes the main leader board with a high score of 106 votes, the highest votes so far and the score to beat for all other potential KBM title holders out there. Not to far behind is Tohsaka Rin in her child form from Fate/Zero, setting another character and possibly the Fate/Zero group in general. Shana is the first in her group of girls, but with 86 votes, Shana needs to step up to the plate not to get knocked down by the never girls. Still, she shows that the finalist from 2007 still shows some strength in her to take out some potential new girls who may get rise here.
iDOLM@STER hits their top performance yet
The first results of the match are up, and already, there are some interesting things that are happening at this time. I think an even shocking observation is the clear obviousness of which characters are going to make it big and which characters are just there for the ride. There is almost no middle ground here: you are either top material or the bottom of the pack. In any case, here are the results for the first preliminary groups.
After fear of wondering if they were even going to do this again after what conspired last year, I am glad that it is back up and ready to go. The schedule for the female division of KBM has now revealed itself. The tournament is here!
Written in the Books
No one said this match was going to be clean. In more ways than one, both of these keeper of books were about to get down and dirty. Be it Masamune’s forward personality to push things in order to make sure work can continue to move forward or Takashi’s determination to search for the spirits who have lost their names, both of them were going to have a tough time trying to figure out a victory from here. Both were slugging back and forth for the top seat as the match appeared to be very close on both ends. In the end, however, Masamuna (60) managed to stay above Takashi (56) just barely and long enough such that he could be crowned the winner of this year’s KBM male tournament. Congratulations to Takano Masamune for the victory. Surely, this would give the editing staff some boost in morale. Then again, I am sure they schedule will act against them once more and they will be back to their same old selves.
The final match is on as Natsume Takashi and Takano Masamune fight for the right to be crowned the new KBM male champion. Both have fought thick and thin to be able to make it this far. Now that both of them have ascended to the top, only one of them was going to have his hand raised when all is said and done. They may think they are safe now, but they are nowhere near calm waters. This will be the biggest challenge they have to face. It is time to see who will attain the KBM male title.
I cannot say that I am a bit disappointed. More so, I expected something like this to happen. While I already knew, based of their data, that Takano and Takashi would be the the victors of their match. I have said this many times before, and it is a bit redundant for me to sat, at this point, but I cannot help but stress that we need more voter participation here. Seeing voting numbers only at the 100 range is a bit sad compared to the two other big more tournaments as well as its past performance. Again, there is not really anything I can do here, since I cannot vote. However, I hope that the final match will at least bring a few more people into the table, since it is the final match. Until then, I do not know what to expect.
Book of Songs
Natsume Takashi and Kurusu Shou would prepare themselves for a match that could change their lives as they know it. Of course, each has a story that he wants to share. For Takashi, seeing spirits would be his disadvantage when it comes to making genuine friends. However, even spirits can be friends as well, as while some people would like to see them, to which Takashi finds odd, at least he is able to become acquainted with those whom he could consider as friends. For Kurusu Shou, he has always had the support of his friends due to his poor health. Now, it is his turn to show them that the friendships that he had created would be the strength that he needs in order to move forward. In the end, it would be Takashi (56) who would defeat Shou (47) in order to head on to the final round.
Hard Copy Platter
Surely when things are this heated up, none of the characters wish to go down just yet, for they have gone too far to lose it all. This is especially the case for Takano Masamune and Ciel Phantomhive. For Masamune, it is more that just getting things done on time. Everything that he does and exemplifies, he tries to teach the newcomers the meaning behind the work and how to go about things that would stress someone out in a job like this. Takano wants to make sure that he employees are well and enjoy themselves during their work. For Ciel, it is not just about him anymore. Sure he has a few rivals whom he could care less of, but the relationships that he has with all of them are treasured by him, as if his existence actually has a meaning to those who are around him. By the end of this match, it would be Masamune (57) who would have the finals on his mind while Ciel (55) would have to go to his mansion empty-handed.
The Top Four has been decided, and these boys are willing to do whatever it takes to make it through to the final round, of which whoever passes that challenge would become the new KBM Champion in the male division. Like always the semifinals would be divided such that the matches would be divided equally it terms of how each character has performed. In this case, that would mean that Takano Masamune would face Ciel Phantomhive on one side of the bracket while Natsume Takashi and Kurusu Shou would be on the other. Something is going to go down. Let us see how the semi-finals will commence.
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