Saimoe, 2ch’s annual tournament to find the most moe character of the past year, has concluded, and the 83,000 votes cast have culminated the a narrow victory of Toradora’s palmtop tiger Taiga Aisaka over K-ON!’s “kawayui” Yui Hirasawa.
The two next most popular where both Saki characters: Nodoka Haramura and Mihoko Fukuji.
As usual with Saimoe, plenty of interesting artwork surfaces:
Yuika Itano Newcomer AV Promisingly Sexy
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Dimension W An Emotional Roller Coaster
Valkyria Chronicles Remaster Masterful Indeed
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Afterschool Hypnosis Club Hypnotic Indeed
Utawarerumono Bathes Harder
Samurai Vader VS Kamen Rider Black RX
Final Fantasy Explorers Gameplay Action-Packed
Koukaku no Pandora Cuter Still
Lively Nozomi Tojo Figure
Dead or Alive 5 Last Round x Tatsunoko
One Piece: Burning Blood Busting It Up
Extended Valkyria: Azure Revolution Trailer Calls to Battle
Atelier Shallie Plus “Ayesha Returns!”
Gate “Endlessly Tragic…”
Boku Dake ga Inai Machi Distressingly Melancholic
Cooking Mishap Asuna Figure
Umaru Ero-Cosplay by Asami Hamsterific
Goddess of 2ch: “Pink & Soft All The Way!”
Kuroneko Cosplay by Mikehouse Full of Life
Busty Hotaru Cosplay Delightfully Delectable
Adorable Ati Cosplay by Kaieda Kai Kemonomimi Chaos
Momo Velia Deviluke Cosplay Bursting With Bridal Beauty
Skimpy Sonico Cosplay Barely Contained
Kumiko & Reina Cosplay Hardly Blows At All
Skimpy Elf Bikini Cosplay by Saku Supremely Sexy
Gothic Lolita Hatsune Miku Cosplay Busts Out
Meh.
Would like to see T8 though as well.
Anyone else been checking on the International Saimoe League?
nuuuuuuuuuuu waaaaiiiiiiii D:
A good choice. I loved the personality of taiga. And she is a loli :3
+ 1000
The moment she went soft when Ryuuji promised to help her to matchmake with Kitamura, I could already foresee her huge chance of becoming a fan favourite.. :3
saimoe is not about moe anymore.
also they live violent annoying bitch tsundere that is not original anymore.
they vote for series, and also have revenge vote for stupid reason.
i've lost respect for them saimoe since they pick rika furude became the winner
NIPA!!!
So Taiga is the most one-dimensional blob-like male fuck toy of the year?
What an honor.
Though Im happy to see K-on looss... I didnt know Taiga was a moe character. I found her more loli and tough, or whats the word, Tsunundre?
If she is loli and "tsunundre", she is moe.
everyone here: slowpoke.jpg
you: goatse.jpg
WHAT?! taiga isn't moe.... shes a pain in the ass!
Those ppl have no taste god damn it!!
Congrats Taiga! Tsundere wins again.
Taiga is my tsundere queen. I don't give a damn about K-on blobs.
Mizore should've won.
oh man not Amae Kodomo i mean Koromo is on the Saimoe.
wait is this real?
Am I just irregular to not have liked any of them?
Ami > Taiga
Mio > Yui
And people actually watched Saki?
Minori > Taiga > Ami
And let's not forget Shinobu from "Love Hina".
:D
i fail to see the moe in either of these two ._.
kurimu sakurano is more moe then both of em combined
Taiga Rules! She's so cute, yet has a real temper.
I watched "Toradora!" and I'm very happy that there will be a second season.
:D
I never really thought Taiga as moe, Yes she has her charm points, but they are much more towards her tsundere-ness not moe-ness.
Yui I never liked. Worst character in K-On and overall a series way over rated. Azu-nyan or Mio I could see, they were much more interesting as well.
Tsundere is moe...
Tsundere-chan is moe. Shitty loli tsundere fails.
let me explain... tsundere is a moe trait. I'm not saying wich character is better, if you like Hitagi more, it's OK, but she is not in saimoe 2009. Good luck next year.
Yeah, Taiga kick the shit out of Yui
Taiga FTW!!!
I just lost all respect for 2ch.
Took you long enough. I've lost all respect for 2ch since Saimoe 2006. Although you have to hand it to them, they have strokes of brilliance once in a great while (but Saimoe is never one of them).
Same.
wtf is moe ? they all look the same to me :S
I like them both, but I like Taiga more.
After looking at both candidates, and the series they come from, I can't help but feel indifferent. The thought of this saimoe being pointless did cross my mind, no hard feelings for those who followed it.
Well, it's just a bunch of votes. Not sure they vote because it's the character they like, or because they hate the other one, or because they just hate this one a little bit less, or just don't care altogether.
And when it comes to popular votes, even One Piece will win over any day. And the same people have voted for Taiga. It's as simple as that.
ummm if you look at the votes picture it clearly shows yui won....
ummm if you look at the votes picture it clearly shows yui won.... yui has 5237 votes and taiga only has 5076
If it were just a matter of totaling votes, one round would suffice.
Taiga had 1332 vs Yui's 1278 in their match. Taiga wins.
Total number of votes depends on the opponents in different matches. If it is an easy win, many more busy people won't bother to vote. If it will be a tight race, they get out and vote (sometimes many times).
Whoever wins the final championship round wins the tournament. Clear an simple? Understand that Yui did not win now?
Yui's more befitting the title, being annoyingly vapid and cutesy, but Taiga is the much better character, being, you know, actually interesting.
TAIGA DID NOT WIN THIS!!! I REPEAT TAIGA DI NOT WIN THIS!!!!
You guys should know that Korea invaded this tournament right at the end ruined it. Yui actually won had it not been for the Koreans voting nearly 3 to 1 for Taiga and adding another 400 votes to the total.
This was posted by a 2ch mod from the tournament. It shows the voting demographic of the 3 major countries that voted in this tournament. Japan, USA, and Korea. You'll notice a VERY big difference in the Korean voting results.
Japan: 920 Yui, 817 Taiga
USA: 177 Yui, 125
Korea: 154 Yui, 336 Taiga
Other countries: 104
So?
Its not that Korea is not welcome to join the poll
because Koreans are inferior
Go back to 4chan with your shitty trolling.
this is not a troll. It was actually posted AND CONFIRMED on 2ch several times.
A large group of Koreans even admitted to "invading" the final 3 matches to "ruin it for the Japanese."
Its funny how you dont have links or anything supporting your claim and you post the exact same shit the faggot troll on 4chan did.
just like 4chan, 2ch threads only last for so long.
Like 2ch cares.
I fail to understand the love for Tsundere's.
Shana,Taiga,Louise...Same shit, different anime.
I guess everyone loves loud bitches with small tits.
Taiga! Sorry ya'll. I like my petite big eyed lolis with a fiery temper and a fragile heart. I wish I could lick her tears. ;3 Ho!
I think that SHINJI IKARI SHOULD WIN CUZ HE'S DREeMY
Taiga shouldnt be win because she is not cute anime girl and also she is meaner.
Yui or Saki should win or Nodoka.
Saimoe is shit and you're all retards.
Like /a/tards with the mind of Gaia-kids.