Kyou (Clannad) defeats
Kana (Minami-ke) 1031-741

Well, as for the first question, ahaha no. Some things just aren’t going to happen, I suppose. And this leaves it down to Chiaki against Tamaki to prevent a total Minami-ke collapse, but that’s tommorow…

What’s interesting here is that the combined Clannad vote (Kyou / Tomoyo) was enough to defeat Kana on its own, not to mention the split ballots (Kyou / Konata) and solo votes.

I guess it’s going to be a Kagami vs. Kyou battle after all for bracket C, and with the way they’ve smashed their opponents I sure hope it’s going to be a good fight …

Tomoyo (Clannad) defeats
Konata (Lucky Star) 1080-719

But at least on the other hand my faith in society carries on as Tomoyo defeats Konata equally as handily as Kyou defeated Kana.

Kind of surprising, that in the end Konata’s vote count about equaled Kana’s, eh? Makes you wonder how they’d do in a head on fight, but in reality, this was probably the fact that Lucky Star and Clannad’s viewership overlapped quite a bit, and that most fans went for the choice with a dedicated OVA and arc. (Well, almost an arc.)

Here rather, we have the clash of the two other things Japan and / or the anime fandom tend to like (other than sad girls in stuff) and that is Nanoha and Rie Kugimiya tsunderes – or, alternatively, flat-chest tsunderes, and, one might argue, loli tsunderes. Or just badass girls with swords. Who knows.

In any case this one’s a tough one to call; Nanoha has been getting a good deal of votes and has the advantage of being Nanoha, but Shana’s strong in her own right, and just hasn’t had a chance to show it yet.

Perhaps this will work to Shana’s advantage; since she has not done unpleasant things like defeat Ranka, she will have a lesser hate faction. Maybe those angry at Louise’s defeat will vote her Shana as a substitute. Tamaki strategic-voters might have a hand in this too.

In any case, Nanoha has the raw power, but Shana has strategy on her side. I expect this to be a fine battle, but personally, Shana-tan clinches the melon-pan vote for me.

Prediction:
It should be quite close, similar to the Rena vs. Miyako standoff two matches ago. I give Nanoha the edge but a victory by Shana wouldn’t even be termed an ‘upset’.

By comparison, Aono won the second round with only 400 votes, and the first with 381.

I like Aono. I like Aono quite a bit. I like sola. I like sola quite a bit.
Do I hope Aono wins? Of course.
Do I expect Aono to win? …If I say no, will you prove me wrong?

Prediction:
Aono’s one ray of hope is a complete rampage by Nagisa tactical voters. Either than, or me recruiting about 500 people tommorow.

I’ll start now…