Saimoe 2011: First preliminaries day 1

Well, the time has come once again for the annual Saimoe contest. With plenty of new people to go around(Plus the return of defending champion Azunyan), this will be an interesting Tournament. Day 1 Preliminaries are finished, so here is a look at the winners of the first day.

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1st 207 Millhiore F. Biscotti @ Dog Days
2nd 204 Kuroko Shirai @ A Certain Magical Index
3rd 200 Naruko Anjou @ Ano Hi Mita Hana No Namae Wo Bokutachi Wa Mada Shiranai
4th 184 Merry Nightmare @ Dream Eater Merry
5th 182 Miya Tachibana @ Amagami SS
6th 178 Ikaros @ Sora No Otoshimono
7th 167 Hercule Barton @ Detective Opera Milky Holmes
8th 164 Yui @ Angel Beats!
9th 125 Perinne H. Clostermann @ Strike Witches
10th 122 Hiro @ Hidamari Sketch
11th 110 Togame @ Katanagatari
12th 105 Hotori Arashiyama @ Soredemo Machi Wa Mawatteiru

Surprising that first through third was six votes in between them both, but not surprising is where they ended up. Kuroko is still a powerhouse, and the others carry their shows.

This group will be in the second chance drawing, so if they don’t win, they won’t make the tourney.
2nd Chance:
13th 99 Sae @ Hidamari Sketch
13th 99 Ibuki Hinata @ Hoshizora E Kakaru Hashi
15th 97 Yashiro Hoshimiya @ Denpa Onna To Seishun Otoko
16th 88 Miria Mackenzie @ Jewelpet
17th 76 Hinata Asaka @ Jewelpet
18th 73 Haruna Yuuki @ Fortune Arterial
19th 72 Lala Satalin Deviluke @ To Love Ru
20th 67 Noa Hiiragi @ MM!
20th 67 Nagisa Saitou @ Squid Girl
22nd 62 Ako Suminoe @ Kiss X Sis
23rd 61 Ferris Eris @ The Legend Of The Legendary Heroes
24th 59 Riko Suminoe @ Kiss X Sis
25th 57 Hanna-Justina Marseille @ Strike Witches
26th 52 Mimi Usami @ Ookami To Shichinin No Nakamatachi
27th 51 Hitei @ Katanagatari
28th 44 Aoi Futaba @ Asobi Ni Ikuyo!
28th 44 Hiyori Kazane @ Sora No Otoshimono
30th 43 Tsukiumi @ Sekirei
31st 41 Laura Stuart @ A Certain Magical Index
32nd 35 Kanae Itou @ Amagami SS
33rd 34 Motoka Nogisaka @ Yosuga No Sora
34th 31 Kyubei Yagyuu @ Gintama
35th 30 Latooni Subouta @ Super Robot Wars OG
36th 27 Marianne Julliangeli @ Jewelpet
36th 27 Sachi Momoi @ Maria Holic

Note: Sae will make it, only a matter of time(She always is). I bet the twins of KissxSis will, Lala will, as well as Haruna.

Also for the LULZ: 65th 10 Gisela @ Puella Magi Madoka Magica
A witch from Madoka gets 10 votes. Besides Charlotte, I don’t see any witch making it past the prelims.

The results comes from animesaimoe.org. They also made a nice visual of the 1st prelim round here.