Lurker > voltch

Also wonder if we're gonna get more Kyoufuu Ooru Bakku or Idol covers

The Aki Rose lives always kinda feel different to the other Birthday, Anniversary, Milestone celebration lives.
Quite a few follow the same template, but hers do come off as more creative.

Thx for TLDR, saw there was a lot of lengthy back and forth so didn't know if it was a scam, someone being in over their head, someone being difficult to work with etc.

Seemed all like a mess.

What's up with this ongoing drama with animation for Indie Vtuber projects?

So what is up with Haachama?

Anyone buy the theory that her parents are putting the kibosh on her career while she studies?

Probably just grabbing the pop up for Suzume.

Vshojo JP gonna get bigger than Vshojo En

Cover FY Report, they seem to be making smart moves.
The new studio seems like a great investment.
It's kinda nuts how much they grew in 4 years.

I guess it's more or less, given how Vshojo talent left due to the contracts not being worth it, then how bad are the VOMS deals?

Feels like Pikamee if she really wanted to join a corpo, EN3 or even a Gen 7 would have been on the cards.

Bit soon for a Pikamee return

Holocure coming to Steam.

good thing about following vtubers, is that via their covers I get to find out about recent vocaloid songs that blew up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2jl3QIoVws

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO1FDmj-xAk

Which team to back!!!

Koyori 24 hour stream is not something I will ever watch in full, but the clips coming out are solid.

HoloX have integrated really well so far.

Miko's Genocide run was her trying to brute force the final boss...somehow.
Their worst gamers are downright bad, but they make up for it by being great entertainers, or skilled at non-gaming stuff.

At least Aqua and Botan's gaming creds seem legit enough.
Aqua was speedrunning From games, and Botan while not trying very hard is usually better than most.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XvG97bbm_Q

Noel unga bunga for DS2 :O

Ultra rare Fubuki x Korone x Pekora collab, the big 3 that pushed Hololive into the mainstream during that March 2020 boom.

It's fucking Apex.

Been a while, but all 5 Walfie Holomyth plushies have arrived

Oh I see, so a DMC2 situation.

I don't play Dark Souls games, in fact I just don't play FromSoft games even though they look interesting, I know I'd suck at them.

But is there something about DS2?
Cos Kanata, Luna, Aqua etc have all skipped DS2 when playing Soulsbourne titles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOl3CsVPO1o

Now what's Michael Cat about to do?

In theory the biggest benefit from being part of an agency is the sheer amount of connections you're able to access for things like sponsorships. Lord knows Hololive talent have benefited from being plastered all over the place. You wouldn't have the time to setup all of that on your own, or at least nowhere near the same amount of volume.
Guess Vshojo wasn't pulling their weight or they got better offers.

This arc of Marine's old game now getting pro VAs auditioning for roles and her meeting them on stream is a good one.

Betting Odds for top 10

1) Mob Psycho 100 - 11/2 - Mob made the finals in something of an upset, it's currently essentially replicating the run it had at the time.
Start off as a low end priority that keeps escaping late, but then it picks up more and more people. Last time it had no chance against Death Note.
After Season 3? I think the show's quality is now firmly established and I'd favour it against a number of other series.

2) Steins;Gate - 7/1 - I think if it makes the finals, only DBZ beats it head to head. It's one of the standout shows of the decade. Top tier protag, great shipping, memeable clips, been watched by many, lot going for it.
But S;G always suffers from having savers on the more casual side of things. It was enough to land 3rd last go around and I can easily see it make the finals if things break right.
That and I almost always predict S;G to win it all at the start of the contest.

3) Dragon Ball Z - 8/1 - If DBZ makes the finals I think it wins, we're due a shonen win. The last victory for the demo came via Death Note.
DBZ would certainly be the most well know series to ever make the final. The only issue with it like S;G is that not everyone trades for it.
So it might drop out just due to lack of activity on that front.

4) Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - 17/2 - Best chance we have at a Mecha show winning one of these. Yeah Code Geass landed 3rd, but it's not done anything since.
TTGL has killer eps, hype catchphrases with a super OST. If some of the other candidates trip up I can see it gaining momentum.

5) Kaguya-sama: Love Is War - 12/1 - Not performing as well as I was expecting by this stage. Are Rom Coms falling out of favour? They still haven't captured a proper win.
Haruhi has a lot of shipping, but I wouldn't call it a Rom Com. Kaguya's had years of strong showings, but it's been choking in these later rounds.
Season 3 was great and ended on a high, then you had the movie. This is about as good as it gets, because if they adapt anything else, you start covering weaker arcs.

6) Odd Taxi - 12/1 - Surprise hit of last year, was it a fluke? Apparently not. It's nice self contained Film Noir story with a good payoff. It also led to a number of people picking it up so if anything, it might be a stronger candidate than last year.
I've got it bottom half though, because I think too many potential finals opponent might be too difficult to ovewrcome.

7) Monogatari - 25/1 - The Monogatari script has been the same for a few years now. Does well through top 20, but then it runs into the problem where most people don't watch past the first few eps of Nisemonogatari.
the series has become somewhat of a mess to follow with confusing titles, debated watch orders and you gotta go through a lot of content to get the full experience.
It's a bit much to ask someone to commit and on top of that I don't even know if we have a streaming platform that shows everything.

8) Fate/Zero - 25/1 - I can no longer think about Fate without thinking Gacha.

9) Mushishi - 28/1 - Those sure are some consistently highly rated series you got there. As noted Mushishi has had some good runs in the past, but this is the first top 10 appearance for it.
I don't doubt the quality of the show one bit, but have enough people seen the show to carry to victory in a final?

10) Baccano - 28/1 - I just don't see a repeat winner happening. Still think Baccano can get very close to the finals, but it's a fairly stacked field of series that have gotten close before but fell short.

Fav shows remaining:

Monogatari
Kaguya
Baccano
Fate/Zero
DBZ
Steins;Gate
TTGL
Odd Taxi
Mob

Haven't seen enough Mushishi eps to rank it fairly, tbh there's not one show left that I don't like. Good slate this year.

Kaguya

Monogatari

[ 4 ] Baccano! [ voltch, socko, inviso, martin ]
[ 6 ] Dragon Ball Z [ 521, hylian, junk, lefty, suprak, war ]
[ 3 ] Fate/Zero [ chaeix, arti, roba ]
[ 3 ] Kaguya-sama: Love Is War [ ark, handsome, tangy ]
[ 4 ] Mob Psycho 100 [ koala, yankees, duck, inviso ]
[ 5 ] Monogatari [ lefty, VI, menji, stan, xeybozn ]
[ 6 ] Mushishi [ bane, stan, eddv, evillord, roba, socko ]
[ 3 ] Odd Taxi [ xeybozn, koala, whitelens ]
[ 4 ] Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann [ whitelens, peaf, abacus, ark ]
[ 4 ] Zombie Land Saga [ abacus, martin, bane, chaeix ]

Steins;Gate

[ 3 ] Baccano! [ voltch, socko, inviso ]
[ 3 ] Dragon Ball Z [ 521, hylian, junk ]
[ 1 ] Fate/Zero [ chaeix ]
[ 3 ] Kaguya-sama: Love Is War [ ark, handsome, tangy ]
[ 1 ] Mob Psycho 100 [ koala ]
[ 3 ] Monogatari [ lefty, VI, menji ]
[ 5 ] Mushishi [ bane, stan, eddv, evillord, roba ]
[ 1 ] Odd Taxi [ xeybozn ]
[ 4 ] Steins;Gate [ yankees, arti, duck, kappa ]
[ 2 ] Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann [ whitelens, peaf ]
[ 2 ] Zombie Land Saga [ abacus, martin ]

En 3 doko?

Baccano

Rules:

- You can save 1 series per hour.
- Each series needs 7 saves per unique user.
- Ambiguous saves will not count (whoever updates might not know a series nickname)
- Last series unsaved is eliminated.
- No alts/rallying
- Don't delete or edit posts unless you're like giving us all an update
- If you want to update, make sure it's accurate. (There are however no real punishments for mistakes unless someone is being an ass)
- Punishments for rule breaking, well it's a fluid situation, everything will be dealt with on a case by case basis.
- Community Rule will be used.

Eliminated:

Lupin the Third

https://myanimelist.net/anime/1412/Lupin_III

Part III is the one people are nostalgic for right?
Man it really was a 30 year gap between part 3 and 4, but since then we're already up to Part 6.
Though why is Part 6 rated dramatically lower? Bad storyline?

I've not seen much Lupin, just because there's so much between the series and the films, but from what I have seen one thing does stick out.
The main cast of Lupin, Jigen, Goemon, Fujiko and Zenigata are all great characters.

Previous Results:

SMFAS 9: 37th

Entrants:

Baccano!
Dragon Ball Z
Fate/Zero
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
Mob Psycho 100
Monogatari
Mushishi
Odd Taxi
Steins;Gate
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Zombie Land Saga

Eliminated:

12. Lupin the Third
13. Haikyuu!!
14. Bocchi the Rock
15. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
16. Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom
17. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
18. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
19. Spy x Family
20. Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
21. The Tatami Galaxy
22. KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!
23. Mononoke
24. My Dress-Up Darling
25. Revolutionary Girl Utena
26. Beastars
27. Lycoris Recoil
28. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
29. Aggretsuko
30. Digimon Tamers
31. D4DJ
32. Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-
33. Bleach
34. Rurouni Kenshin
35. A Place Further Than the Universe
36. Yu Yu Hakusho
37. Dennou Coil
38. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
39. Chainsaw Man
40. Kino's Journey (2003)
41. Made in Abyss
42. March Comes in like a Lion
43. Haibane Renmei
44. Welcome to the NHK
45. 86 - Eighty Six
46. One Piece
47. Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight
48. Naruto
49. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
50. Violet Evergarden
51. Non Non Biyori
52. Shining Tears X Wind
53. Akebi's Sailor Uniform
54. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
55. Aria
56. Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken (2020)
57. Jujustu Kaisen
58. Run With the Wind
59. Shaman King (2021)
60. DNA

Well vshojo happened.
That's their first graduations

What happen?

GW Event is Super Mario Maker 2.
That's what, the 3rd big event Pekora is hosting this year?

hey for once I got it right.....I think?

[ 6 ] Baccano! [ voltch, socko, hylian, ark, whitelens, lefty ]
[ 6 ] Fate/Zero [ arti, HBJ, suprak, yankees, duck, stan ]
[ 5 ] Lupin the Third [ inviso, martin, handsome, abacus, junk ]
[ 6 ] Mushishi [ bane, stan, roba, evillord, duck, yankees ]
[ 6 ] Odd Taxi [ VI, Whitelens, lefty, evillord, xeybozn, ark ]
[ 6 ] Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann [ xeybozn, whitelens, peaf, abacus, socko, bane ]

Kaguya

[ 4 ] Baccano! [ voltch, socko, hylian, ark ]
[ 6 ] Dragon Ball Z [ suprak, hylian, war, lefty, junk, xeybozn ]
[ 4 ] Fate/Zero [ arti, HBJ, suprak, yankees ]
[ 5 ] Kaguya-sama: Love Is War [ handsome, ark, roba, inviso, abacus ]
[ 2 ] Lupin the Third [ inviso, martin ]
[ 5 ] Mob Psycho 100 [ koala, duck, yankees, xeybozn, martin ]
[ 5 ] Mushishi [ bane, stan, roba, evillord, duck ]
[ 3 ] Odd Taxi [ VI, Whitelens, lefty ]
[ 6 ] Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann [ xeybozn, whitelens, peaf, abacus, socko, bane ]
[ 5 ] Zombie Land Saga [ martin, abacus, koala, ark, handsome ]

Monogatari

[ 2 ] Baccano! [ voltch, socko ]
[ 4 ] Dragon Ball Z [ suprak, hylian, war, lefty ]
[ 1 ] Fate/Zero [ arti ]
[ 2 ] Kaguya-sama: Love Is War [ handsome, ark ]
[ 2 ] Lupin the Third [ inviso, martin ]
[ 4 ] Mob Psycho 100 [ koala, duck, yankees, xeybozn ]
[ 5 ] Monogatari [ lefty, menji, VI, inviso, stan ]
[ 3 ] Mushishi [ bane, stan, roba ]
[ 0 ] Odd Taxi [ ]
[ 5 ] Steins;Gate [ duck, arti, yankees, voltch, bane ]
[ 4 ] Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann [ xeybozn, whitelens, peaf, abacus ]
[ 4 ] Zombie Land Saga [ martin, abacus, koala, ark ]

Steins;Gate

[ 2 ] Baccano! [ voltch, socko ]
[ 1 ] Dragon Ball Z [ suprak ]
[ 0 ] Fate/Zero [ ]
[ 2 ] Kaguya-sama: Love Is War [ handsome, ark ]
[ 1 ] Lupin the Third [ inviso ]
[ 1 ] Mob Psycho 100 [ koala ]
[ 3 ] Monogatari [ lefty, menji, VI ]
[ 3 ] Mushishi [ bane, stan, roba ]
[ 0 ] Odd Taxi [ ]
[ 3 ] Steins;Gate [ duck, arti, yankees ]
[ 2 ] Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann [ xeybozn, whitelens ]
[ 2 ] Zombie Land Saga [ martin, abacus ]

Baccano

Rules:

- You can save 1 series per hour.
- Each series needs 7 saves per unique user.
- Ambiguous saves will not count (whoever updates might not know a series nickname)
- Last series unsaved is eliminated.
- No alts/rallying
- Don't delete or edit posts unless you're like giving us all an update
- If you want to update, make sure it's accurate. (There are however no real punishments for mistakes unless someone is being an ass)
- Punishments for rule breaking, well it's a fluid situation, everything will be dealt with on a case by case basis.
- Community Rule will be used.

Eliminated:

https://myanimelist.net/anime/20583/Haikyuu

You can kinda see how each time there's a good season of Haikyu the anime steadily rises up the SMFAS ranks as it becomes a good secondary priority.
I'm probably going to count within that group soon after digesting what's currently been shown.
I have a very soft spot for sports anime and manga, or at least series that follow the format.
Even with series I've not really watched to the end like Free!, Yowamushi Pedal, Chihayafuru or Major, I still enjoy well executed matchups.
With a teamsport like Volleyball, Haikyu executes on what I like from these types of series.
Talent applying itself, developing bonds between teammates, coming of age through sports, journey towards achieving one's dream, underdogs taken seriously by powerhouses etc.
I hear future content will come in the form of film, but that just means a nice budget for what appears to be the most important games.

I've also noticed at conventions, young tomboyish girls really like to cosplay as Hinata.

Previous Results:

SMFAS 5: 57th
SMFAS 6: 44th
SMFAS 7: 26th
SMFAS 8: 06th
SMFAS 9: 14th

Entrants:

Baccano!
Dragon Ball Z
Fate/Zero
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
Lupin the Third
Mob Psycho 100
Monogatari
Mushishi
Odd Taxi
Steins;Gate
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Zombie Land Saga

Eliminated:

13. Haikyuu!!
14. Bocchi the Rock
15. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
16. Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom
17. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
18. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
19. Spy x Family
20. Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
21. The Tatami Galaxy
22. KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!
23. Mononoke
24. My Dress-Up Darling
25. Revolutionary Girl Utena
26. Beastars
27. Lycoris Recoil
28. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
29. Aggretsuko
30. Digimon Tamers
31. D4DJ
32. Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-
33. Bleach
34. Rurouni Kenshin
35. A Place Further Than the Universe
36. Yu Yu Hakusho
37. Dennou Coil
38. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
39. Chainsaw Man
40. Kino's Journey (2003)
41. Made in Abyss
42. March Comes in like a Lion
43. Haibane Renmei
44. Welcome to the NHK
45. 86 - Eighty Six
46. One Piece
47. Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight
48. Naruto
49. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
50. Violet Evergarden
51. Non Non Biyori
52. Shining Tears X Wind
53. Akebi's Sailor Uniform
54. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
55. Aria
56. Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken (2020)
57. Jujustu Kaisen
58. Run With the Wind
59. Shaman King (2021)
60. DNA

I got so hyped watching the Haikyu anime.
The games in motion were a lot more memorable to me than the manga. Not spamming superpowers also worked in its favour. (Superpowers aren't always a bad thing eg Prince of Tennis/Eyeshield 22).

Not sure yet how I'd rank the big 3 anime matchups. Seijoh, Shiratorizawa, Inarizaki.

But I'm tentatively putting Haikyuu 3rd for favourite sports anime.
(Manga would be different)

Kaguya

[ 5 ] Baccano! [ voltch, VI, hylian, inviso, whitelens ]
[ 5 ] Dragon Ball Z [ war, suprak, hylian, koala, socko ]
[ 5 ] Haikyuu!! [ peaf, eddv, koala, lefty, koala ]
[ 4 ] Kaguya-sama: Love Is War [ handsome, ark, xeybozn, martin ]
[ 4 ] Lupin the Third [ inviso, martin, yankees, duck ]
[ 3 ] Mob Psycho 100 [ yankees, inviso, xeybozn ]
[ 5 ] Monogatari [ VI, lefty, socko, stan, menji ]
[ 5 ] Mushishi [ bane, stan, roba, evillord, abacus ]
[ 4 ] Odd Taxi [ whitelens, chaeix, handsome, bane ]
[ 5 ] Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann [ whitelens, xeybozn, peaf, abacus, ark ]
[ 5 ] Zombie Land Saga [ martin, abacus, bane, lefty, roba ]

Monogatari

[ 1 ] Baccano! [ voltch ]
[ 3 ] Dragon Ball Z [ war, suprak, hylian ]
[ 1 ] Fate/Zero [ chaeix ]
[ 4 ] Haikyuu!! [ peaf, eddv, koala, lefty ]
[ 3 ] Kaguya-sama: Love Is War [ handsome, ark, xeybozn ]
[ 2 ] Lupin the Third [ inviso, martin ]
[ 2 ] Mob Psycho 100 [ yankees, inviso ]
[ 3 ] Monogatari [ VI, lefty, socko ]
[ 3 ] Mushishi [ bane, stan, roba ]
[ 1 ] Odd Taxi [ whitelens ]
[ 5 ] Steins;Gate [ yankees, arti, duck, voltch, suprak ]
[ 4 ] Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann [ whitelens, xeybozn, peaf, abacus ]
[ 3 ] Zombie Land Saga [ martin, abacus, bane ]

Steins;Gate

Baccano