The third edition of the Anime Rumble will feature teams, groups, organizations, etc. from various anime series/movies. This time around, there will be 64 entries (not including wild card entries), no more than two of which come from any single series or franchise. Keep in mind that only those groups that are well-developed and have a strong group dynamic have been selected.

Rules in a nutshell:

1) At the start of each match, two entries will be presented.
2) You vote for one of the two in the current match.
3) The one with the most votes moves on to the next round.
4) If you vote for something that is not currently on the ballot, you will be subject to vicious mockery.
5) Bold your votes.
6) Updates will be made on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. (subject to change without notice)

Other stuff:

In the event of a tie, there are two methods that will be used to break it. Throughout the first round of competition, I will withhold my own votes and use them to break ties. Starting with the second round, I'll start casting my own vote at the start of every match and use the percentage of votes each entry has received to date to determine the winner.

If you've thought of a group I didn't and want it included, the list as it stands is now final. Plenty of notice was given to nominate entries. Don't lose hope, however, for regular voting may earn you a chance to nominate a wild card entry later on.

Kicking off the first round:

Danger Service Agency (Mezzo DSA/Mezzo Forte) - They'll take on any job as long as it meets two criteria: pays well and might get them all killed. Their members include Mikura, a female combat expert; Kurokawa, also called "Pops," who thinks of himself as the boss and has underworld connections; and Harada, the technical genius.

VS

Magic Club (Magic Users Club) - Though everyone thinks they're only performing simple tricks, the magic club is actually performing real magic. It's not all fun and games though, as they occasionally find themselves called upon (usually by their own president) to right the world's wrongs. Members include: Takeo Takakura, the perverted club president; Ayanojyo Aburatsubo, the homosexual vice president who continually makes advances toward the extremely heterosexual Takakura; Sae Sawanoguchi, a new member of the club who's short on brains, but long on enthusiasm; Nanaka Nakatomi, another new member who joined with Sae, but would rather be somewhere else; and Akane Aikawa, who generally just isn't there, despite being extremely talented.

Danger Service Agency (Mezzo DSA/Mezzo Forte)...why the hell not?

Danger Service Agency

cute, pigtailed, female steamroller > loldavidblaine

Magic Club (Magic Users Club)

Danger Service Agency (Mezzo DSA/Mezzo Forte)

Danger Service Agency (Mezzo DSA/Mezzo Forte)... This one sounds much better than the other one.

Danger Service Agency (Mezzo DSA/Mezzo Forte)...why the hell not?

I know I can't vote this time, but you're all crazy. The Magic Club is infinitely more entertaining, and I guarantee anyone who's seen that show is voting for it.

lol I'm sure you're right there.

DSA to spite Prak.

also, for his refusal to acknowledge my constant badgering as the reason for this rumble being up and running.

I never denied it.

Magic Club

DSA to spite Prak.

also, for his refusal to acknowledge my constant badgering as the reason for this rumble being up and running.

Man Ndi and I helped out too :(

I know I can't vote this time, but you're all crazy. The Magic Club is infinitely more entertaining, and I guarantee anyone who's seen that show is voting for it.

Ouch..... that hit the spot......

Man Ndi and I helped out too :(

i know, but i pestered him daily to actully post it.

Magic Club.

Yes.

Yes, indeed.

Sorry for the late update. I'm still trying to get back into the swing of it, but I think I'll make future updates on time, for the most part.

Danger Service Agency (Mezzo DSA/Mezzo Forte) - 6
Magic Club (Magic Users Club) - 3

Moving on.

TAC (Blue Seed) - The Terrestrial Administration Center may have an impressive-sounding name, but they're actually an underfunded ragtag government agency dedicated to studying and fighting mythical monsters called Aragami. Their members include: Kunikida, the gruff middle-aged leader; Matsudaira, an accomplished scientist who studies the enemy and creates biological weapons to fight them; Takeuchi, a former cop; Sawaguchi, the hot-headed munitions expert; Yaegashi, the stereotypical nerdy computer genius; and Momiji, the descendant of the mythical Princess Kushinada, possessing the power to sense Aragami, though she can also be used as a human sacrifice to seal them away completely.

VS

Section 9 (Ghost in the Shell) - Originally organized for search and rescue operations, Section 9 grew into a counter-terrorist force, often taking cases related to cyber-terrorism and hacking. Their members include: Ishikawa, the intelligence and technology specialist; Togusa, the director of field operations; Batou, the lead investigator and a master of melee combat; and Kusanagi, a full-body cyborg specializing in combat and hacking.


Two government agencies this time. Big difference between them though.

Section 9; bitches know where I stand.

Section 9 by default.

Haven't yet seen Blue Seed.

Section 9 for sure. Nothing beats a good looking leader, a really bad ass second in command, and of course the Tachikoma's.

Blue Seed. A more romantic story but a better form of maturity with cleanliness vs grittiness of Ghost in the Shell. Armitage was better then Section 9. Section 9 is just a slap of Law and Order on anime.

Section 9 for sure. Nothing beats a good looking leader, a really bad ass second in command, and of course the Tachikoma's.

TAC

I'll never get the GitS love, sorry guys.

ill never get the buffy love.

yes i went THERE.

TAC

I liked some of the GiTS tv series episodes, and I dig the music, but the two films gave me a distinct "that's it?" feeling

Section 9

TAC

I liked some of the GiTS tv series episodes, and I dig the music, but the two films gave me a distinct "that's it?" feeling

there's 3 movies d00d.

there's 3 movies d00d.
smartass, imo. lolololololol

i learned from the master~

Without a Doubt, Section 9 of GITS.

TAC (Blue Seed) - 3
Section 9 (Ghost in the Shell) - 6

Let's not have another 6-3 win guys. A little variety is good.



Millennion (Gungrave) - A huge crime syndicate built by the man called Big Daddy. At the core of the organization is the Millennion Family, the inner circle, personally selected by Big Daddy for their loyalty, skills, and faithful service. Key members include: Bear Walken, the organization's most experienced sweeper; Bob Poundmax, gluttonous intelligence expert; Big Daddy, who founded the syndicate and works tirelessly for its properity; Harry MacDowell, an ambitious genius intent on climbing the ranks, who eventually succeeds in usurping control of Millennion; and Brandon Heat, a quiet and introspective man whose fierce loyalty and deadly skill quickly earn him a place as the organization's top sweeper.

VS

The Host Club (Ouran High School Host Club) - A group of (mostly) male students who make money charming and entertaining the Ouran Academy's female students. The members: Tamaki Suou, the club's founder and president, is narcissistic, naive, and talks too much for his own good, but has a big heart and is completely dedicated to his host duties; Kyoya Ohtori, the vice president, is brilliant but abrasive; the Hitachiin twins, Hikaru and Kaoru, and cunning and michievous, using brotherly love as a gimmick to attract customers; Mitsukuni Haninozuka, short and cute, loves sweets and stuffed animals; Takashi Morinozuka, the silent and mysterious senior; and Haruhi Fujioka, a poor first-year girl who got pressed into the club's service (for which she has to pretend to be a boy) after breaking an expensive vase.


There's no parallel at all between these groups, so I have nothing to say.

The Host Club; Honey is incredibly adorable, x10 Bun bun! Tamaki is always excellent to me, yay narcissism! Overall I like all the club members for little things, and Haruhi was a cutie.

The yaoi material from this group is overwhelming but also lollin'.

Millennion for sure.

I didn't watch the third GitS movie seeing as the first two did little for me. Why would I mention "the three movies" if I only watched two?

Poor Blue Seed :(

Anyway....

Millennion

The Host Club

I didn't watch the third GitS movie seeing as the first two did little for me. Why would I mention "the three movies" if I only watched two?

k.

Voting for Millennion.

Exactly Millennion

The Host Club

The Host Club! :D I really like Gungrave, though, but these guys are practically all so insanely cute, I couldn't not vote for them.

Millennion

Host Club.

Even my deeply puritanical nature can't help but be corrupted by twincest, Hunny/Mori, Kyouya/Tamaki seme speculation.

Update is late because I'm super-busy. It'll go up tomorrow.

fine

Update is late because I'm super incompotent and lazy, and i like to hoard niggers to work in my cotton fields.

Looks like Prak will have to vote.

Indeed, Wraithman, I do get to vote this time, and that puts Millennion over the top.

Millennion (Gungrave) - 6
The Host Club (Ouran High School Host Club) - 5



Ginyu Force (Dragonball Z) - Although they're the top minions of the interstellar tyrant, Frieza, how they got to that point is something of a mystery, since they seemingly spend more time practicing ridiculous poses than actually training. In the Japanese version, they're all named after dairy products. The members are: Captain Ginyu, the body-switching leader; Burter/Butta, the tallest member of the team, who prides himself on his speed; Jeice/Jheese, an unremarkable pretty boy character; Recoome/Reacoom, big and dumb-looking, and tends to pose more often than the others; and Guldo/Gurd, small and comparatively weak, but possessing powerful psychic abilities.

VS

Paper Sisters (R.O.D the TV) - Though not related by blood, they maintain a stronger bond than most real siblings. They usually work as private detectives or bodyguards, but moonlight as agents for a powerful organization called Dokusensha, using their abilities to manipulate paper to hunt down and acquire rare books. The sisters are: Michelle Cheung, the oldest and leader of the group, who tends to be flighty and selfish, and specializes in ranged support; Maggie Mui, the shy and quiet middle sister, whose powers allow her to create a variety of paper "familiars" and form strong defensive barriers; and Anita King, the youngest sister, who forms the backbone of the team's offense with her martial arts skills and paper blades, as well as keeps her more scatterbrained sisters from running wild.


Well, at least a DBZ group got included, even if they are about to get squashed.

PAPER SISTERS

PAPER SISTERS


Well, at least a DBZ group got included, even if they are about to get squashed.

Yes, yes they are.

Ginyu Force

*blinks* Paper, no question. The Ginyu Force annoys me to thepoint where the need to punch orphans to sate my bloodthirst becomes too much.

Indeed, Wraithman, I do get to vote this time, and that puts Millennion over the top.
I'm going to lol so bad when you get your legs ripped off by an adorable stuffed rabbit named Bun-Bun. Make sure you get a nice squishy wheelchair so you can update the Rumble in comfort.

Ginyu Force; Ginyu - yu + a = Gina.

PAPER SISTERS

Find the concept behind that one more interesting.

Paper sisters Michelle <3

Ginyu Force; Ginyu - yu + a = Gina.

Gina Force is quite a terrifying prospect. jews and niggers accross the world beware!

voting for Paper Sisters, cos they arent the Ginyu Force.

Ginyu Force (Dragonball Z) - 2
Paper Sisters (R.O.D the TV) - 6

As expected, the Ginyu force is thoroughly (and deservedly) destroyed.

Next up:

Soyokaze Crew (Irresponsible Captain Tylor) - The misfits and rejects of the United Planets Space Force, assigned to a broken-down destroyer. Notable members include: Captain Justy Ueki Tylor, the ship's captain, as well as the most lazy, irresponsible, and astonishingly lucky man alive; Lt. Commander Yamamoto, a straight-laced and ambitious military officer serving as second-in-command, constantly lamenting what a lousy captain he's been cursed with; Lt. Commander Yuriko Star, another by-the-book officer and the only person who can keep Tylor in line; Harumi, the ship's beautiful nurse, as well as a Raalgon spy sent to watch and eventually kill Tylor; and Jason, one of the marines stationed on the Soyokaze who wears a hockey mask and is sometimes seen carrying a chainsaw for no apparent reason.

VS

Project D (Initial D) - A street racing team comprised of the best drivers and mechanics in Japan's Gunma prefecture, assembled to challenge and defeat other teams from around Japan. Notable members include: Ryosuke Takahashi, a famous street racer who, although capable of driving, is content to merely manage the team; Keisuke Takahashi, a hot-headed, but remarkably skilled driver specializing in uphill runs; and Takumi Fujiwara, a prodigious, albeit reluctant at first, racer who has defeated every opponent he's faced.


I listed less than half of the Soyokaze crew, but I hope it's enough to get the point across.

Project D

Never seen either.

Played Initial D in arcade?

What kind of story/series can you get out of street racing? Fast/Furious :/

Wikipedia'd Soyokaze Crew.

Soyokaze Crew

Voting Project D for a speedfreak.

Soyokaze Crew :)

Project D

Soyokaze

Soyokaze Crew (Irresponsible Captain Tylor) - 4
Project D (Initial D) - 3

I am certainly glad I didn't have to vote in this one. One way or another, if I had to break a tie there, someone was going to kill me in my sleep.



State Military (Fullmetal Alchemist) - Under the command of F�hrer Bradley, they go and wage wars and kill people and other military stuff that military types do. A few notable members are: Colonel Roy Mustang, a powerful alchemist, driven by guilt to climb through the ranks and change the country; Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes, a member of the Investigations Division, as well as an annoyingly doting father who never misses an opportunity to show off pictures of his daughter; Sheska, a former librarian whose love of reading and photographic memory allow her to reproduce virtually every document she's ever seen; Zolf J. Kimblee, a cruel alchemist who was imprisoned for war crimes, but later pardoned and put back to work for the military; and Edward Elric, a gifted young alchemist known for siding with ordinary people where their interests conflict with the military's.

VS

ACROSS (Excel Saga) - To save the world from the corruption eating away at its innards, ACROSS is determined to conquer it. Of course, such a grand scheme must naturally start small to see what obstructions may lie in wait on a larger scale, so they've decided to begin their conquest of the world with a single city. The Members are: Lord Ilpalazzo, the charismatic yet overdressed leader who sits on his "throne" in their sewer lair while his minions carry out his plans; Hyatt, a Martian princess with a bad habit of dying frequently; and Excel, a certifiably insane, excessively hyper, and obscenely enthusiastic teenage girl whose stupidity is the downfall of almost all of Ilpalazzo's schemes.



This could be pretty tough. Sure the State Military has a diverse and well-developed bunch, but ACROSS is funny enough to have a chance if they can get past the whole never being on American television thing.

State Military After watching FMA again I developed quite a liking towards them.

ACROSS

State Military

State Military I developed quite a liking towards them.

State Military

Ya'know, when I saw my beloved darling Mustang and thought this would be an easy decision... but then I'm scrollin', maxin', relaxin' all cool, I see ACROSS. Dammit to hell...

BUT, I've got to go where my heart lies, which means Roy Mustang... and Riza and Black Hayate ^__^

State Military!

Jeepers it sure is a close race this time

ACROSS

across

Hmm..... State Military

State Military

State Military, I guess.

State Military (Fullmetal Alchemist) - 8
ACROSS (Excel Saga) - 3

A completely undeserved, although not unexpected, thrashing of an entirely awesome organization.

No descriptions today due to time constraints. I'll try to add them in tomorrow.


Dragons of Heaven (X)

VS

Magic Knights (Magic Knight Rayearth)


Have at it. Look them up if you're not familiar with them.

I'll go with Dragons of Heaven

Double Clamp. :(

Magic Knights

Magic Knights

Tough choice though

Dragons of Heaven

Dragons of Heaven, that Swordie of heaven thing rocks.

Magic Knights

Magic Knights

Tough choice though

Dragons of Heaven, just to make Prak vote.

Aw, thanks so much, Gina! Now I'll completely negate that vote with one for the Magic Knights and we'll move on!

Dragons of Heaven (X) - 4
Magic Knights (Magic Knight Rayearth) - 5


It's a battle of femme fatale duos this time. I'm not even going to bother listing the names of the shows this time, for what should be an extremely obvious reason.


Noir - The name Noir is famous in the underworld, having been held by some of the world's finest assassins over the years. The newest Noir is a pair of young women, both fearsome killers in their own right, who have teamed up to unlock the mysteries of their respective and shared histories. Kirika Yuumura is a teenage girl with no memory of the past, but possessing extraordinary combat skills, driven to find out who she is and why murder comes as easily to her as breathing. Mireille Bouquet was born to an affluent family in Corsica, the leaders of a local crime syndicate, but was driven into exile after the murder of her parents and brother. After settling in Paris, she began learning her violent trade from her uncle.

VS

The Dirty Pair - Although their official codename is The Lovely Angels, they're more often referred to by this moniker due to their nasty habit of leaving huge trails of collateral damage in their wake, a practice that isn't well regarded for agents of a legitimate law enforcement agency. Yuri is the more even-tempered and feminine half of the duo, often paying more attention to her goal of marrying a rich and handsome man than her job, but she can dish out punishment with the best of them when needed. Kei is a fiery redhead with a love of heavy weapons and muscular men, most of whom are complete jerks.


This one ought to be interesting.

Noir

Im going to have to go with Noir.

The Dirty Pair

The Dirty pair

Tough choice once again.

Also Prak :-* to you for the Magic Knight vote

Noir, please.

The Dirty Pair

Dirty Pair.

Also: I'm aware that my solitary vote would have been too little, too late, but still... voting down ACROSS?!

THE WORLD IS CORRUPT!!!

sorry for being shouty...

omgomgomgomg!!! i should be kicking myself a million times over for never checking for new threads. (i always just go to my usercp, check subscribed threads and post and leave)

>.< damn it all to hell i missed like 5 rounds...


anyway. luckily, 99% of them all went according to what i was gonna vote anyway. with the only tough ones being ginyuVSpaper because how can you compare a group of awesome (paper) with a group of superhappyfuntimelaughs? i swear sometimes it's like the sense of humor inside you all died. -_-


oh and yes, prak is very fortunate i didn't have to kill him in that soyokaze round either. >=D


now i'm here to make sure future travesties don't occur. and i hate you all if you vote the other way on account of me! (which i think happens always haha)


NOIR IS GAY! that show is so fucking lame. name one thing oriignal about it...boom! nothing.

DIRTY PAIR you fags!

Noir - 3
The Dirty Pair - 5

Ktulu will be sad he missed this one. Also, welcome back, Tact.


Lagoon Company (Black Lagoon)

VS

Sorcerer Hunters (Sorcerer Hunters/Bakuretsu Hunter)


No descriptions again today. Sorry. Too busy to give it the works. If someone cares enough to write out a full entry, you can PM it to me and I'll add it straight away.

Also, I'm putting rezo on notice. One of yours is up Wednesday, so you better show up to vote.

I haven't seen any of those, but I'll vote for Sorcerer Hunters/Bakuretsu Hunter since I've heard of that one and haven't heard of the other. Plus Sorcerer Hunters looked very good to me.

Fuck I so would've voted Dirty Pair. Damnable school and making me busy :( Ah well, glad to see it still made it.

Lagoon Comp.

Lagoon Company

Lagoon Company

Lagoon Company

Lagoon Company

Lagoon Company.

thanks prak. great to be back. :D

/me does a bit of research on the groups and their anime before voting
/me suggests everyone at LEAST watch a few random videos on the anime even to vote for those of us who have not seen either. an amv or two, opening credits. whatever. do it some decent justice!


lets see...apparently black lagoon also has chicks with guns (one?), but at least she doesn't seem to have some stupid lame ass cliche problem of losing her memory or some bullcrap like that. (coughnoirisgaycough) oh and she's fully developed too. better for us fanservice loving types. :p

and sorcerer hunters. ooh, loving the classic anime style. circa 1990's. (lol at me trying to be all knowledgeable) has a very loyal dedicated fanbase... hmm. this is tough.


i vote for the veteran.

Sorcerer Hunters

Sorcerer Hunters

Lagoon Company.

Lagoon Company for maturity.

Sorry for the lack of updates, guys, but I've been sick all week and probably won't bother getting back on pace until monday.

No probs.

No worries. Hope you feel better.

Sorry for the lack of updates, guys, but I've been sick all week and probably won't bother getting back on pace until monday.

No problem. I hope you feel better Prak.

That explains it.... Get well soon, boss.

Lagoon Company (Black Lagoon) - 8
Sorcerer Hunters (Sorcerer Hunters/Bakuretsu Hunter) - 3

Easy win for Lagoon Company. Also, everyone point and laugh at Arcanine for his retarded "maturity" comment.


Mitsuba Girls Junior College Judo Club (YAWARA!) - Okay, I'm sorry to say it, but info on this one is really scarce, but rezo recommended it, so it must be out there and I'm sure it's good stuff. Hell, just what I've found so far has me really eager to actually see the show. Rezo, if you could write up something about it, that would be much appreciated.

VS

08th MS Team (Mobile Suit Gundam: 08th MS Team) - Engaged in a guerilla war in the jungles of southeast Asia, these soldiers must learn to fight under a new commander and stand against Zeon's newest armaments in order to maintain control over the region and its valuable resources. Members include: Shiro Amada, the inexperienced and hopelessly idealistic young commander; Karen Joshua, the team's hard-boiled second-in-command, doubling as a field medic; Terry Sanders Jr, also known as "Shinigami Sanders" or "Sanders the Reaper" due to his being the only survivor of several prior teams; Eledore Massis, operator of the team's support vehicle.



Again, if rezo would be so kind as to write something up for the Yawara group, I'm sure we'd all appreciate it.

08th MS Team (Mobile Suit Gundam: 08th MS Team)

Also Prak, you forgot your [ /b]s

Thanks for catching that.

Also, that vote is a bit dubious since you voted for the show title instead of the group itself. I recommend correcting that since you can never tell when I'll start being a stickler about that.

Thanks for catching that.

Also, that vote is a bit dubious since you voted for the show title instead of the group itself. I recommend correcting that since you can never tell when I'll start being a stickler about that.

I'll wait untill you get some more info on YAWARA! from rezo then, untill I make my final vote. *edits*

Okay, I quickly checked out what Yawara!'s all about, and I've never been a really big fan of most of the Gundam series, so: Mitsuba Girls Junior College Judo Club. :D

Mitsuba Girls Junior College Judo Club.

Mitsuba Girls Junior College Judo Club, because rezo has never steered me wrong.

Rezo's thing

Again, if rezo would be so kind as to write something up for the Yawara group, I'm sure we'd all appreciate it.


I started subbing the episode where they begin forming the club as a preview of the series for you guys, but it's in the middle of the series(episode 58) and so it would spoil a whole lot for anyone who might be planning to watch it from the beginning later. Should I finish or just make a quick description instead?

A quick description is probably best since I'm closing the round tomorrow.

wow. this one is really barely coming out cause not even google had anything on it. too new to judge. gotta go for whats out there.

08th MS team

A quick description is probably best since I'm closing the round tomorrow.

Sure! I only regret not being able to show you all the jokes about what a strange and mysterious place Canada is.

Mitsuba Girls Junior College Judo Club- Inokuma Yawara is a Judo genius who is constantly wrangled into competitive competition even though she has no interest in it.She decides to quit to focus on school, and her similarly gifted(at ballet) friend Itou Fujiko who was forced to give up dancing because of her height* feels like Yawara is wasting her talent, so she forms a Judo club at their school to coax her back into the sport. It's an all girl school and most of the people there pick fashionable clubs to meet guys, so no one wants to join... except for Hikage Kyouko: who is tiny and weak and wants to build up her strength, Yoshinagawa Sayuri: who is giant and wants to lose weight, Minamida Youko: who gets dumped a lot and is pulled into the club because she's mistaken for being a Judo master and Oda Mari who wants to be able to fight off guys who grope her on buses. They aren't all whipped into comically strong fighters who become the best in the world or anything, they mostly suck the whole time and the club ends when they have to start looking for work before graduation.

*Is 5'8" too tall for ballet?

i guess it is in japan. o_o

Mitsuba Girls Junior College Judo Club

....and I've never been a really big fan of most of the Gundam series, so: Mitsuba Girls Junior College Judo Club.

Wow that is quite a victory for MGJCJC. Good pick Rezo. I read up on it a bit and it actually looks like something I could really enjoy.

Mitsuba Girls Junior College Judo Club (YAWARA!) - 7
08th MS Team (Mobile Suit Gundam: 08th MS Team) - 2

The Judo Club wins! Or is it that rezo wins? Either way, same result and everybody's happy.

Close call for rezo himself though, as it did not appear he actually voted, but he bolded the name in the description he wrote, and that's close enough for me!


Mithril (Full Metal Panic!) - Exactly why this mercenary group protects the Whispered and who pays them to do so, nobody knows. But they do it, and that's enough for the story to go forward! Notable members include: Captain Teletha Testarossa, the young (and rather klutzy) genius captain of the Tuatha De Danaan; Andrei Kalinin, an old special forces soldier now serving as Operations Director on the De Danaan; Kurz Weber, mecha pilot and gifted marksman; and Sousuke Sagara, a young man who's spent his childhood fighting wars and has no knowledge of civilian life, yet is chosen anyway to infiltrate a civilian school and protect one of the Whispered.

VS

L's Investigative Team (Death Note) - To hunt down a supernatural killer, the legendary detective L recruits a bunch of mostly useless cops to do his legwork. Members include: L, an eccentric (to put it mildly) young detective who's never failed to solve a difficult case; Soichiro Yagami, a middle-aged detective with a strong justice streak who serves as the official head of the investigation within the police force and also just happens to be the father of the killer they're tracking; Tato Matsuda, a young, naive, and easily excitable cop who drives story progression by doing stupid things; and Watari, an old man who works alongside L, serving as a go-between between he and the police.


Mithril is better. I would vote for them if I could. The other doesn't even fully meet my standards for admission.

Mithril, by all the miles from here to Pluto, and then back again.

i think i just barely reached the point in which prak thought deathnote should have ended. (my guess cause he never explained it). where all of a sudden theres a corporation with a group of businessmen? yah. seems like some type of checkpoint and....yah. i can see what prak meant if that is indeed the point he was reffering too. :p

anyway. going to give mithril some video look throughs before settling on anything. brb with an edit



edit: ok. i saw a few amv's for FMP. yah prolly doesn't do it justice at all i know. -_- sometimes a really good one really brings out the awesomness of some animes. but not impressed really. shit the damn wiki page couldn't even explain wtf the whispered are.

plus i love the suspense and mind games between L and light and all those damn cliffhangers were fun as hell. lol "nooo! but what will happen next? what's his plan? omg!" rofl. i love feeling emotions. :p

L's Investigative Team

Mithril, by all the miles from here to Pluto, and then back again.

Mithril here as well

Death Note

L's Investigative Team.

Mithril cos of mystery factor.

Mithril (Full Metal Panic!) - 4
L's Investigative Team (Death Note) - 2

And Tifa Rinoa wins the commemorative plaque for First Discarded Vote, although it didn't affect the outcome at all. As I said before, don't vote for a show, vote for the group. All future votes cast for a series will also be tossed into the dustbin.


Keroro Platoon (Sgt. Frog/Keroro) - After botching their race's invasion of Earth, the five members of Keroro Platoon were left behind with no recourse but to reunite, find a way to survive on Earth, and finish the invasion on their own. The members are: Sergeant Keroro, the platoon's lazy, yet clever and charismatic leader who'd rather spend his time building models than working; Corporal Giroro, the grizzled combat specialist; Private Tamama, the young physical combatant with a homosexual crush on Keroro; Seargeant Major Kururu, technically the highest-ranking member of the platoon, he serves as the intelligence officer when not indulging himself in juvenile pranks or perverted pursuits; and Lance Corporal Dororo, formerly trained as an assassin and now learning the way of the ninja.

VS

HOLY (s-CRY-ed) - To bring order to the Lost Ground, the home of super-powered Alter users, a special team of government-sanctioned Alter users, known as HOLY, was formed. Members include: Ryuho, a child of a wealthy family, driven to find and eliminate the Alter user who killed his mother; Mimori Kiryu, a young and idealistic scientist; Straight Cougar, the resident speed freak and rule-breaker; Urizane, a silly fat guy who makes watermelons do a lot of really weird things; Martin Sigmar, commander of HOLY and one of the oldest known Alter users.

HOLY for sure.

omfg i'm not even gonna bother looking up Kerror Platoon. i hate holy too much to vote for them. bunch of egotistical uptight asswholes! that's why i always rooted for kazuma to beat them back into place.

i especially hated shirecee or whatever. aah! it was maddening how they looked down upon anyone who wasn't in holy like some trash. that just made me wanna kick them all in their face. >.<


keroro platoon

silly fat guy who makes watermelons do a lot of really weird things

I lol'd.

But my vote still goes to Keroro Platoon

Keroro Platoon

The Judo Club wins! Or is it that rezo wins? Either way, same result and everybody's happy.


I don't really win until the Judo Club wins the entire competition. Eh? Eh? If you put the Tokyo Mets in let me know and I can try to get an episode ready for you guys to watch before it comes up. If not then ignore that.

Also:
Someone pointed out to me that the fansubs for episodes 2-20 or Yawara! are up on Veoh, so you can check them out. The Judo club doesn't show up until episode 58(which supposedly is also the last episode that was subbed) but it's a chance to get an idea of what the series is like before the official release.

The site is acting up for me right now so I'm not sure, but I think this is the link (http://www.veoh.com/channels/Yawara) to the page that has the episodes; if not then they'll come up in a regular search.If the link works then the one that starts showing when you first get there might be episode 20.

Keroro Platoon ^^

Keroro Platoon

Hahaha.... looks like I lost this one pretty bad.

Keroro Platoon (Sgt. Frog/Keroro) - 5
HOLY (s-CRY-ed) - 1

Big win.

Squad 7 (Naruto) VS The Genshiken (Genshiken)

Another day with no descriptions, this time because I'm lazy. If anyone cares, they can fill it in. I would recommend that you guys read up on them before you vote, but I'm sure everyone is either going to vote for or against the Naruto group regardless of what the other is, so it probably doesn't matter this time.

I've seen only the first episode of Naruto and it wasn't too bad.

But I did some reading up on Genshiken and it seemed more interesting and more like something I can relate to (because I'm also a college student who loves anime).

So it looks like I'll be voting for Genshiken.

Going to have to go with Squad 7. Boy I hope I am not the only one like last time.

Genshiken

THE GENSHIKEN

The Genshiken

The Genshiken

read up on both. like this more.

And I am the only one again.... I must really suck at this :P

Squad 7 (Naruto) Faggots VS The Genshiken (Genshiken)
Genshiken, btw.

Genshiken, by default.

Oops. Missed an update. It completely slipped my mind. Apologies, folks.

Squad 7 (Naruto) - 1
The Genshiken (Genshiken) - 7


The problem, Wraith, is that you seem to like the sort of thing where the majority of fans never read what anyone else posts. Therefore, they don't vote in this rumble since posting in here without reading anything is pretty much impossible.


Gunsmith Cats (Gunsmith Cats) - These two young women run a successful gun shop by day, but their real income is earned through bounty hunting, and they're damn good at it. They also make a lot of really dangerous enemies, but that's half the fun. Rally Vincent knows everything there is to know about firearms, loves driving her GT500 really recklessly, and has a reputation as the best bounty hunter in Chicago. "Minnie" May Hopkins is a diminutive former prostitute and explosives expert whose exuberant personality gets her in trouble as often as it charms someone.

VS

Area 88 mercs (Area 88) - Bound by a strict three-year service contract, these skilled pilots live and work together on the Area 88 airbase, fighting on the front lines of a long and bloody war. Though they're essentially in competition with one another for money earned from shooting down enemies, these mercenaries work together enough to qualify as a team. Some of the pilots are: Shin Kazama, perhaps the best pilot at the base, was tricked into signing the contract by his best friend and has to earn a ridiculous amount of money to buy his freedom; Mickey Simon, an arrogant, yet undeniably skilled American pilot who signed on due to doubts about his ability to return to civilian life after serving in Vietnam; Kim Aoba, a young boy whose inexperience limits his acceptance on the base, yet is able to fly with the best; and Greg Gates, a Danish mercenary who seems to be impossible to kill, yet seems to try pretty hard to make it happen with his oft-annoying antics.


I really hate to see one of these go.

Damn...tough choice


Gunsmith Cats (Gunsmith Cats)

Gunsmith Cats (Gunsmith Cats)


Sorry Prak, but one has to go!

Gunsmith Cats. I haven't seen either one but it seems better.

both good, but i mean come on, cats has a prostitute/explosives expert in it

Gunsmith Cats

Gunsmith Cats. I've only read one of the mangas, but I really liked it a lot ;).

I'll go ahead and be the lone supporter of the Area 88 mercs. It's too bad these guys wound up against each other.

I'm not finding it tough to choose! Gunsmith Cats ftw

Gunsmith Cats.

Oh my this is a horrible round :(

Area 88 mercs

i could have sworn i saw an episode or two of area 88 on anime on demand and it does not even come close to the original artwork of the old version. i must be either be confusing it with some other naime with some 8's in it, OR, that's how the new tv series looks like.

either way i couldn't get into it.

gunsmith cats

Gunsmith Cats

Gunsmith Cats

Gunsmith Cats (Gunsmith Cats) - 11
Area 88 mercs (Area 88) - 2

Nice turnout this time, although I guess that's no shock since I'm rather late with the update again.

Another quickie this time. Most people are probably familiar with both groups or will at least be able to get info on them easily.



Straw Hat Pirates (One Piece) VS Team Rocket (Pokemon)



I hope this one is a little more competitive.

Team Rocket; though Straw Hat Pirates was tempting I can't not vote for those who try to extend their reach to the stars above.

Straw Hats, I rather enjoyed the diverse group's antics.

Team Rocket

All the giant robots and stuff they had unlimited access to was awesome.

Straw Hat Pirates

Jessie: Prepare for trouble!
James: And make it double!
Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!
James: To unite all peoples within our nation.
Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!
James: To extend our reach to the stars above!
Jessie: Jessie!
James: James!
Jessie: Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!
James: Surrender now or prepare to fight!
Meowth: Me-owth! Dat's right!
Wobbuffet: Wooooooooobbuffet!
Chimecho: Chime, Chime!



you can't go wrong with team rocket.


Team Rocket

Team Rocket

Jessie: Prepare for trouble!
James: And make it double!
Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!
James: To unite all peoples within our nation.
Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!
James: To extend our reach to the stars above!
Jessie: Jessie!
James: James!
Jessie: Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!
James: Surrender now or prepare to fight!
Meowth: Me-owth! Dat's right!
Wobbuffet: Wooooooooobbuffet!
Chimecho: Chime, Chime!



you can't go wrong with team rocket.


Team Rocket

Straw Hat Pirates

Love both, but Straw Hat Pirates 'cause pirates.

Straw Hat Pirates

Straw Hat Pirates (One Piece) - 5
Team Rocket (Pokemon) - 5+1

So it comes to me again. I honestly don't care which one wins and I think they both have pretty equal merit, so it comes to the great equalizer. No, not the coin. Team Rocket gets my vote because I've watched some Pokemon episodes and they've made me laugh. I've never watched One Piece, so the Straw Hats have never made me laugh. Laughs win, therefore Team Rocket Wins.



Jindai High Rugby Club (Full Metal Panic! Fumoffu) - They may be big guys, but the rugby club are all sissies who spend their time cleaning and decorating the club room or doing calisthenics and picking up small rocks from the rugby field because they're too afraid of getting hurt to practice tackling. However, the combined problems of abuse from an opposing team and the threat of their club being disbanded bring them under the guidance of Sosuke Sagara, whose boot-camp-like training turns them into vicious (and rather hilarious) killers. The individual members are irrelevant.

VS

Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (Gatchaman/G-Force/Battle of The Planets/etc) - Formed by Dr. Nambu to oppose the evil organization known as Galactor, this group of teenage superheroes wields a vast array of gadgets and mecha in their fight to save Earth's natural resources. The members are: Ken, the team's reckless leader; Joe, the team's chief gunner and second-in-command; Jun, specializing in hacking and demolitions; Jinpei, the pre-teen reconaissance expert; and Ryu, who pilots their main vehicle and serves as a back-up combatant.



The rugby club is kind of an odd thing to include, but I did it for two reasons. One is that it's a gift to Bryan for his efforts in getting this rumble running. The other is that I laughed for about half an hour after watching the episode they were in.

Jindai High Rugby Club, because....


I laughed for about half an hour after watching the episode they were in.

Science Ninja Team Gatchaman; because I already decided to vote against Bryan's choice.

Jindai High Rugby Club

Jindai High Rugby Club

Jindai High Rugby Club

SNT Gatchaman

Gatchaman

Science Ninja Team Gatchaman

the rugby club sounds funny. and even though i saw g-force as a kid and enjoyed it, i'm not in love with it.

rugby club

Jindai High Rugby Club

Jindai High Rugby Club

Gatchaman

Sigh. I just can't make a timely update these days. I tried to this morning after I realized I had forgotten, but it would be pointless now unless I made another late update after it. Guess I'll just update on schedule tomorrow.

Again with the super-late update. I'm just going to let this one run through the weekend and I'm going to try to get a bit ahead on the updates to keep this from happening again.


Jindai High Rugby Club (Full Metal Panic! Fumoffu) - 7
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (Gatchaman/G-Force/Battle of The Planets/etc) - 5

What a startling upset...



Class 4 (Great Teacher Onizuka) - Though they seem perfectly normal at first glance, this junior high class is well-renowned for their ability to terrorize teachers into madness, at least until they cross paths with Onizuka. Notable members include: Noboru Yoshikawa, a relatively small and weak kid who gets bullied frequently and is good at video games; Kunio Murai, an easily excitable jock with a mother complex; Yoshito Kikuchi, resident genius and computer whiz; and Urumi Kanzaki, a malevolent super-genius with a massive grudge against teachers.

VS

Those Who Hunt Elves (Those Who Hunt Elves) - After three random people are accidentally teleported from earth to a strange alternate universe, the spell meant to send them back goes awry, splits into several fragments, and imprints itself on the skin of several elves across the world. Now in order to get home, this trio (and the elf priestess accompanying them) must travel the lands in their tank (yes, they have a tank), seeking out and stripping elves to recover the spell fragments. The members are: Junpei Ryuzouji, a 19 year old curry-obsessed martial artist; Ritsuko Inoue, a 16 year old high school student and gun nut; Airi Komiyama, a 24 year old American-born actress who uses her intelligence and acting/disguise talents when trickery is needed; and Celcia Marie Claire, the elven high priestess who botched the spell to send the travellers home and and now must gather the spell fragments they find onto her own body, which has unfortunately become stuck in the shape of a dog until the pieces are all gathered.



Has anyone actually seen Those Who Hunt Elves? If you haven't, you should. Same with GTO, but more so for TWHE.

Those Who Hunt Elves

Class 4

i got the first dvd to GTO and couldn't stop loling. but i dont' care for the class itself. i like the teacher! fucking hilarious.

and i've read about twhe before and loved the idea. but have yet to see it. the reason i'm still very exited about it is cause i think i'll get lots of good fanservice as they strip elves left and right. :D not sure if there really is that though. but hoping there is. :p

those who hunt elves

Class 4

Class 4

Those Who Hunt Elves

Class 4

Class 4

Those Who Hunt Elves

Those Who Hunt Elves

Those Who Hunt Elves

Those Who Hunt Elves

Class 4

Class 4- Sounds more interesting

Class 4

I'm sure glad another vote came in. I was going to update this morning, but I just couldn't bring myself to break the tie (Damn you, Jeff. Damn you to the fires of Burger King!), so I held off and waited for one last vote.

Class 4 (Great Teacher Onizuka) - 8
Those Who Hunt Elves (Those Who Hunt Elves) - 7

A very close round there, but now we'll get back to the slaughterhouse.


Knight Sabers (Bubblegum Crisis)

VS
Star Leaf crew (Gall Force)


I guess everyone's used to half-assed updates by now.

Knight Sabers

Knight Sabers.

Knight Sabers

Knight Sabers

Knight Sabers

Knight Sabers

IT'S A DONNYBROOK

Knight Sabers

Knight Sabers

Knight Saber all the way.

<----Is a Bubblegum Crisis fan.

Knight Sabers

Okay, time to put a lid on this massacre.

Knight Sabers (Bubblegum Crisis) - 10
Star Leaf crew (Gall Force) - 0


For the record, the Knight Sabers are one of my predicted top three contenders for the final victory. Moving along...


The God Hand (Berserk)

VS

The Get Backers (Get Backers)


I'd say the God Hand's inclusion is a bit questionable, but no matter really. They may lack in characterization, but they have plenty of style, gruesome as that style may be.

I'm probably not bothering with basic descriptions anymore at this point. Anyone who wants to know more can wiki it. I'll probably do some more of the (hopefully) humorous ones later on though.

Get Backers

I was never a big fan of Berserk and Get Backers actually sounds pretty good

God Hand

first round i don't vote for either i guess. I like berserk but wtf is the God Hand? i dont' recall any such thing in the few eps/movie thingy i saw. (can't even remember what i saw lol)

and i don't care for the other thing either even though it sounds cool from the wiki descriptions.

Tact, the God Hand appeared in the first episode and again at the end of the series. In a nutshell, they're demonic creatures that like to jerk humans around and are responsible for the brand on guts' neck. I can't say much more than that without being super-spoilerish, and since you obviously haven't seen the whole thing, there's no sense going there.

God Hand

Get Backers

God Hand

God Hand

God Hand

The Get Backers!

Tact, the God Hand appeared in the first episode and again at the end of the series. In a nutshell, they're demonic creatures that like to jerk humans around and are responsible for the brand on guts' neck. I can't say much more than that without being super-spoilerish, and since you obviously haven't seen the whole thing, there's no sense going there.

thanks. helps a lot. still not voting though. :p unless guts himself is in a group then we got something. :p

Tact, the Band of the Hawk is somewhere on the list.

The God Hand (Berserk) - 5
The Get Backers (Get Backers) - 3


Juppongatana (Rurouni Kenshin)

VS

Angel Brigade (Galaxy Angel)

This one is hella easy to predict.

I will probably not be on the popular side, but

Angel Brigade

Angel Brigade

Juppongatana

angel brigade

how can i NOT vote for a dating sim. :p (i knew it sounded familiar...) hehe

Juppongatana

Angel Brigade Guess im also gonna be unpopular here.

Lower turnout than I expected, but exactly the result I figured we'd see.

Juppongatana (Rurouni Kenshin) - 2
Angel Brigade (Galaxy Angel) - 4


NERV - Evangelion

VS

Dragons of Earth - X


I expect more votes this time, if only because everyone and their pet goldfish has seen Evangelion.

Nerv

Nerv Gotta be Nerv

NERV

NERV ftw.

NERV

This is going to be extremely one sided

Dragons of Earth

Nerv

Dragons of Earth

Dragons of Earth ftw.

if we got dragons of earth, do we also have dragons of heaven in the list? cause it'd be yet another hard descicion if they happend to be the ones fighting? lol

dragons of earth vs dreagons of heaven. :p


btw. when we say nerv, doens't that automatically mean like every single damn character in the whole anime? or at least that fucking matters? O_o lol. it's like "evangelion" vs "some people".

ah well. i know who i'm going for.

dragons of earth

Not nearly as one sided as I thought it was going to be. Seen only a couple episodes of X perhaps it is worth finishing