Cute Tournament Round Four Voting Thread

[Piero]

Doing something slightly different this round -since there's only six characters left, I'm running three matchs at once.

Match One:

This student attends the same high school as Yukari and had a reputation as a straight laced, straight A student – a reputation she disliked. So when Yukari tells her she’s free to visit the SSA’s facility in the Soloman Islands as a way of thanking her for helping save some goldfish, and that going into space really isn’t that hard, this girl is all too happy to try and become an SSA astronaut. Only one problem: she’s physically weak –she weighs under 80 pounds – and is subject to fainting under as little as 4G. Despite this, the SSA decides to hire her anyway and just relegate her to roles where she doesn’t have to be conscious during high G manuveurs, because aside from being able to fit into tight spots to make repairs, she’s just that smart – not many girls can calculate square roots while wearing a mask that simulates rapid changes in atmospheric pressure. However, she finds her skintight spacesuit embarrassing to wear in front of the media. Here’s Rocket Girl’s Akane Miura.



Alternate picture:http://i47.tinypic.com/2vhyzkk.jpg


Cursed by both the boy she rejected and the girl who liked said boy, this very shy, very cute 14 year old girl ends up being saved by the guy who always deals with girl’s supernatural problems in her area: AKA her best friend’s high school aged older brother. Whom she has a major
unrequited crush on. She is known for acting as if said friend’s older brother couldn’t possibly think of her in a dirty way since he’s three years older, however, it is not clear if she’s just that naively innocent or if she’s really a closet pervert behind all that shyness. She also takes much of her fashion advice from said friends’s older brother’s lesbian friend, and much of this advice is rather sketchy in nature. Gets very flustered and embarrassed around girls who she thinks might constitute “competition”. Here’s Bakemonogatari’s Nadeko Sengoku:



http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/4159/nadeko2.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VHMA4AcZNs

Match Two:

Born in Hinamizawa, Japan and stricken with a mysterious illness that causes severe paranoia and general insanity in herself (and her friends), she has died and been reborn countless times (she has lived over 100 years worth of past lives). Seemingly endlessly, she repeats June of 1983, each time knowing she will again see her friends kill each other before finally being murdered herself. While she is secretly psychologically truamatized by this cycle of death and rebirth, she maintains an outwardly happy disposition, and is best known for her catchphrases: "Nipah!", "Miii!", and "Nano desu" ("so it is" in Japanese). Presenting Rika Furude of Higurashi No Naku Koro. NIPAH!!!!!



Youtube clip: Rika and her trademark "Nipah."

Illyasviel "Ilya" von Einzbern of Fate/stay night
While she puts up a cute face, she turns vicious and unmerciful in battle. However, once Shiro defeats her, she becomes much tamer and sees him as an older brother (which he ironically is by adoption). She aids him in his quest to win the Holy Grail War and also loli glomps him.



Ilya with her mother and adoptive father.
Beware the loli glomp!

Match Three:

A Pembroke Welsh Corgi with extraordinary intelligence, as a "data dog" he often shows heightened awareness of events going on around him. He can answer the telephone, steer a car, play shogi, and generally perform tasks that an average canine should not be able to accomplish. He is able to "speak" to other species and occasionally answers "Yes or No" questions with one bark for "Yes" and two barks for "No". Here is Cowboy Bebop's Ein (アイン):



When Yui and company attempt to recruit new club members, they received the interest of only one first year. Initially, said first year is timid and has difficulty fitting in with said club due to their lack of seriousness, at one point basically snapping in frustration and going on a major rant. Eventually, however, begins enjoying the club for what it is. She’s actually a much more talented guitarist than Yui but is reluctant to steal the spotlight from her senpai. Her weaknesses are cake, hugs, and sunburns. Here’s K-On’s Azusa Nakano:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq4h5Wpw5BU&feature=related



Voting for this round will end at 9:00pm Pacific Standard Time on Saturday, February 13.

[Kiskaloo]

Match One: Nadeko Sengoku

Match Two: Illyasviel "Ilya" von Einzbern

Match Three: Azusa Nakano

[Five_X]

Nadeko, Ilya, and Azusa.

Come on, Ilya has to win this!!! It doesn't matter how cute Rika's "nipah~", "mii!", "nya nya!" or "nano desu!" are, Ilya will win. I swear by the powers of Asgard!

[theprodigalson]

Match 1: Nadeko

Match 2: abstain

Match 3: Ein

[SPARTAN 119]

Match 1: Akane
Match 2: Rika
Match 3: Asuza

[rusty-spring]

Nadeko, Ilya, Azusa.

[MP5]

Akane, Rika, and Azusa.

[0utf0xZer0]

Nadeko, Rika, Azusa.

[Five_X]

Rika

NOOOO! This tide must be stopped. Marcellus Wallace does not like these developments.

[KodokuRyuu]

Match One: Sengoku Nadeko from Bakemonogatari.
Match Two: Ilya from F/SN.
Match Three: Nakano Azusa from K-On!.

Once again:
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Rika

NOOOO! This tide must be stopped.

I heartily agree. I summon forth the powers of YouTube: (AMV - don't read the subtitles if you don't want spoilers)


And another: (this one's a clip from an episode, the subs are in Portuguese, I believe Ilya is saying how much she likes Shiro)


This one is from the game: (it's kind of long and has a lot of text to read, but it really exemplifies Ilya's character and how sad her destiny is, especially the second half)

[MadHatChemist]

Match One: Akane Miura

Match Two: Rika ~ni-paa~

Match Three: Ein

[Five_X]

Hehe. I was playing (reading?) Fate/Stay Night recently, and I came across this fun Ilya related bit in a Dead End:



Naturally, I took a screencap of it. I may also make a motivational poster out of it.

[Sakura]

Nadeko, Ilya

Well I was gonna abstain since Ein is getting his ass kicked but "someone" wanted me to vote (not saying who obviously) so I'm voting for the ones above.

Oh and show my unwavering support for Ein.

[boomer_gonz]

Match 1: Nadeko

Match 2: Rika

Mtch 3: F---in' Ein

[Piero]

Nadeko, Ilya, and abstain.

[hydra282]

Akane, Rika, Azusa.

[Piero]

Nadeko wins her match 9-4, Azusa wins her match 8-4, and Rika and Ilya tie 6-6, settled in favour of Ilya using a random dice roller program. Final round will be up shortly.

[Five_X]

Nadeko wins her match 9-4, Azusa wins her match 8-4, and Rika and Ilya tie 6-6, settled in favour of Ilya using a random dice roller program. Final round will be up shortly.

Ilya wins!!!

Yes!!

To celebrate, here's the motivational poster I said I was going to make:



Thank you, random chance!

[KodokuRyuu]

BOOYAH!!!