4th Annual MANLIEST Anime MEN of MANLINESS Tournament: Discussion Thread
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"What makes a man?
Is it the power in his hands?
Is it his quest for glory?
Give it all you got
To fight to the top
So we can know your story?"Webster's defines the word "manly" as one of two things: (1.) 'having qualities generally associated with a man', and (2.) 'appropriate in character to a man.'
Beyond the dictionary's description of the word, however, what does it really mean to be "manly"? Can such a phrase really even be summed up in mere words?
In the minds of many, "MANLINESS", especially when it comes to anime characters, isn't really something that can truly be defined by definition. Sure, masculinity, machismo, vigor and whatnot are all important parts of it, but there's something MORE to it than that.
It requires passion, nobility, purpose.
It means standing up for a cause that you believe is right and just - even when it isn't.
It means giving it all and fighting to the bitter end - even if it breaks the laws of physics.
It's bulging muscles, scars, pompadours, giant eyebrows, and Go Nagai sideburns.
It's epic speeches, dramatic hand gestures, and screaming at the top of your lungs.
It's doing the impossible.
Breaking the unbreakable.
Row Row. Fight tha powah.
In the end, a character is either MANLY… or they're not. Those who can tell the difference..... Just KNOW.
And it is with this understanding that I, SpacemanHardy, the one-and-only "Master of MANLINESS", hereby bring to you an event that truly needs no introduction, but I'll give it one anyway!! For the fourth year in a row, the FUNimation forums are coming together to celebrate our favorite characters in anime with the biggest biceps, the curliest mustaches, and the incredible, amazing ability to pee standing up:
MEN!!Ladies and Gentlemen, it gives me great honor to present to you….
Last year, 256 MEN entered, but in the end it all came down to "The Unkillable Teacher" Korosensei vs. "The King of Conquerors" Rider. Although Rider put up a brave fight, he just couldn't match Korosensei's speed and momentum, and when the dust settled, the bright yellow tentacled assassin was crowned the undisputed champion!
And this year, we're doing it all over again!! 256 MEN will enter, but only one will reign supreme as the MANLIEST anime character of all time!!! (or at least 2017)
As a reminder of the terms and conditions surrounding this tournament, the rules for nominations are as follows:
1a. You may nominate 15 characters, only ONE per series. A grand total of only 5 characters from any given series will be selected for the final roster.
1b. NEW RULE: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is the one exception to the rule. As the series is split up into four distinct story arcs, I'll allow a grand total of 8 characters from the entire series, 2 characters from each arc being the maximum. Members of the Joestar family (Jonathan, Joseph, Jotaro, and Josuke) are given preferential treatment and are therefore automatically nominated. The other 4 slots are open to 1 non-Joestar character from each arc. Furthermore, forum users are only allowed to nominate ONE character from the entire series, so choose wisely.
2. Characters MUST be from an anime (that was animated in Japan, just to be clear). They can be anime based on manga and video games, but they HAVE to be from the show itself. No manga/game-only characters allowed.
3. Characters must (obviously) be male. Robots and animals are allowed, provided they are both sentient and obviously masculine. Not to be sexist or unfair to the ladies, but they have their own tournament already.
4. It doesn't have to be a main character, but it must be one that is at least somewhat important to the plot of the show. No one-episode roles, cameos, or blink-and-you'll-miss-it types. (Sorry Jack Rakan, but you're still not allowed :P)
5. Cruelty is NOT MANLY. No douchebags, jerkwads, axe-murderers, puppy-kickers, puppy-BURNERS, or overall evil sons-a-bitches allowed. Villains and anti-heroes are okay, as long as they are at least noble in their cause and have a good code of ethics. Kind-hearted jerks and irritating but well-meaning big brother types are okay too.
6. Only MANLY MEN need apply. No sissy pretty boys, beautiful bishonen types, or overly moody, whiny, angsty teenagers. (That means YOU, Shinji!!!) Teens who show signs of blossoming manliness and/or especially noble traits and sensibilities are allowed. Characters who start out whiny and pathetic but gradually become more manly over the course of the show are also acceptable (depending on the character in question, of course).
7. No Kirito. Seriously. Because f**k that guy. -_-(cont.)
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Here is the full list of the brave, noble souls who will be competing in this tournament. Whether they are battle-hardened martial artists, quick-witted educators, silver-tongued negotiators, giant robot pilots, gun-toting priests, good-hearted cross-dressers, or just regular old joes with a strong code of ethics, these are the men that have proven themselves worthy to fight their way to the top in order to claim the crown of champions:
Abel Nightroad - Trinity Blood
Adam Blade - Needless
Akio Furukawa - Clannad
Alfonso San Valiante - GARO: The Animation
All Might - My Hero Academia
Alzack Connel - Fairy Tail
Andrew Gilbert Mills/Agil - Sword Art Online
Aoshi Shinomori - Rurouni Kenshin
Arataka Reigen - Mob Psycho 100
Archer - Fate/Stay night
Armin Arlert - Attack on Titan
Arslan - The Heroic Legend of Arslan
Atsushi Nakajima - Bungo Stray Dogs
Ban - The Seven Deadly Sins
Batou - Ghost in the Shell
Bear Walken - Gungrave
Black Jack - Black Jack
Brandon Heat/Beyond the Grave - Gungrave
Bulat - Akame ga Kill!
Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli - Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency
Captain Bravo - Buso Renkin
Captain Harlock - Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Cobra - Space Adventure Cobra
Daiki Aomine - Kuroko's Basketball
Daisuke Jigen - Lupin the III
Dandy - Space Dandy
Daniel Monroe - Gangsta.
Dante - Devil May Cry
Dark Schneider - Bastard!!
Daryun - The Heroic Legend of Arslan
Decim - Death Parade
Doppo Kunikida - Bungo Stray Dogs
Dr. Kenzo Tenma - Monster
Duke Togo - Golgo 13
Dutch - Black Lagoon
Edward Elric- Fullmetal Alchemist
Eikichi Onizuka - GTO
Ejirou Kirishima - My Hero Academia
Elephantus/Tonzra - Yatterman Night
Elfman Strauss - Fairy Tail
Elias Ainsworth - The Ancient Magus' Bride
Eren Yeager - Attack on Titan
Erwin Smith - Attack on Titan
Eugen - Granblue Fantasy
Fakir - Princess Tutu
Favaro Leone - Rage of Bahamut: Genesis
Firo Prochainezo - Baccano!
Frederick Burnaby - The Empire of Corpses
Gaelio Bauduin - Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans
Gai Daigoji - Martian Successor Nadesico
Gai Kurasawa - Darker Than Black
Gajeel Redfox - Fairy Tail
Gazef Stronoff - Overlord
Gene Starwind - Outlaw Star
Genos - One Punch Man
Germán Luis - GARO: The Animation
Ginko - Mushi-shi
Gintoki Sakata - Gintama
Glenn Radars - Akashic Records of Bastard Magical Instructor
Goemon Ishikawa - Lupin the III
Gon Freecss - Hunter x Hunter
Guts - Berserk
Hajime Iwaizumi - Haikyuu!!
Hajime Saito - Rurouni Kenshin
Hajime Sugoroku - Nanbaka
Haruyuki Arita/Silver Crow - Accel World
Hiei - Yu Yu Hakusho
Hijitaka Toshiro - Gintama
Hiroto Suwa - Orange
Hitomi - Code:Breaker
Howzer - The Seven Deadly Sins
Ignis Scientia - Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV
Ikta Solork - Alderamin on the Sky
Ira Gamagoori - Kill la Kill
Isaac Dian - Baccano!
Isamu Aida Dyson - Macross Plus
Issac Netero - Hunter x Hunter
Izuku Midoriya - My Hero Academia
Jacuzzi Splot - Baccano!
Jean Otus - ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department
Jean Pierre Polnareff - Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
Jean-Jacques Leroy - Yuri!!! On ICE
Jet Black - Cowboy Bebop
Jiraiya - Naruto
Jonathan Joestar - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood
Joseph - Maria the Virgin Witch
Joseph Joestar - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency
Josuke Higashikata - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable
Jotaro Kujo - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
Justy Ueki Tylor - The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
Juzo Sakakura - Danganronpa 3
Jyugo - Nanbaka
Kai von Glanzreich - The Royal Tutor
Kaiser Lidfard - Rage of Bahamut: Genesis
Kakashi Hatake - Naruto
Kamina - Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Kanji Tatsumi - Persona 4: The Animation
Kazuma Kuwabara - Yu Yu Hakusho
Ken Kaneki - Tokyo Ghoul
Kenji Harima - School Rumble
Kenji Kazama - D-Frag!
Kenpachi Zaraki - Bleach
Kenshin Himura - Rurouni Kenshin
Kensuke Hanasaki - Trickster
Kiba - Wolf's Rain
Kid Muscle - Ultimate Muscle
Kikucho - Samurai 7
Killua Zoldyck - Hunter x Hunter
Kisuke Urahara - Bleach
Klaus von Reinherz - Blood Blockade Battlefront
Knuckle Bine - Hunter x Hunter
Kogoro Akechi - Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace
Koichi Hirose - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
Kotaro Amon - Tokyo Ghoul
Kotetsu T. Kaburagi/Wild Tiger - Tiger & Bunny
Koujaku - DRAMAtical Murder
Kraft Lawrence - Spice & Wolf
Kubard - The Heroic Legend of Arslan
Kumatetsu - The Boy and the Beast
Kuranosuke Koibuchi - Princess Jellyfish
Kuro - Servamp
Kyohei Kadota - Durarara!!
Lancer/Cú Chulainn - Fate/Stay night
Lancer/Diarmuid Ua Duibhne - Fate/Zero
Lehm Brick - Jormungand
Leomon - Digimon
Leorio Paradinight - Hunter x Hunter
Levi - Attack on Titan
Loser - Dimension W
Maes Hughes - Fullmetal Alchemist
Major Alex Louis Armstrong - Fullmetal Alchemist
Makoto Naegi - Danganronpa: The Animation
Mamoru Takamura - Hajime no Ippo
Manji - Blade of the Immortal
Masrur - Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
Meliodas - The Seven Deadly Sins
Meme Oshino - Bakemonogatari
Might Guy - Naruto
Mikaela Hyakuya - Seraph of the End
Mike Zacharias - Attack on Titan
Mister - Coyote Ragtime Show
Mitsuhide Rouen - Snow White with the Red Hair
Mizuki Akabayashi - Durarara!!x2 Shou
Monkey D. Luffy - One Piece
Mumen Rider - One Punch Man
Nagisa Shiota - Assassination Classroom
Nanashi/No Name - Sword of the Stranger
Naruto Uzumaki - Naruto Shippuden
Natsu Dragneel - Fairy Tail
Nekomaru Nidai - Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy
Nero Vanetti - 91 Days
Nicholas Brown - Gangsta.
Nicholas D. Wolfwood - Trigun
Nine - Terror in Resonance
Nino - ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department
November 11 - Darker Than Black
Nyanta - Log Horizon
Oda Nobunaga - Drifters
Oda Nobunaga - Nobunaga no Shinobi
Orga Itsuka - Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans
Panther Lily - Fairy Tail
Piccolo - Dragon Ball Z
Pip Bernadotte - Hellsing: Ultimate
Porco Rosso - Porco Rosso
Professor Franken Stein - Soul Eater
Racer X - Speed Racer
Randel Oland - Pumpkin Scissors
Red-Haired Shanks - One Piece
Rei Kiriyama - March Comes in like a Lion
Reinhard von Lohengramm - Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Rider/Iskander - Fate/Zero
Riki Nendou - The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
Rin Okumura - Blue Exorcist
Rock - Nanbaka
Roger Smith - The Big O
Rom - Show By Rock!!
Romeo Candore De Montague - Romeo X Juliet
Roronoa Zoro - One Piece
Roy Focker - Super Dimensional Fortress Macross
Roy Revant - Solty Rei
Ruth - The Ancient Magus' Bride
Ryoma Terasaka - Assassination Classroom
Ryota Sakamoto - BTOOOM!
Ryoushi Morino - Okami-san and her Seven Companions
Ryuji Sakamoto - Persona 5: The Day Breakers
Ryutaro Tsuboi/Klein - Sword Art Online
Sadao Maou - The Devil is a Part-Timer!
Saitama - One Punch Man
Sakamichi Onoda - Yowamushi Pedal
Sakunosuke Oda - Bungo Stray Dogs
Sanji - One Piece
Sanosuke Sagara - Rurouni Kenshin
Satoru Fujinuma - Erased
Seijuro Hiko - Rurouni Kenshin
Senji Kiyomasa - Deadman Wonderland
Shichika Yasuri - Katanagatari
Shikamaru Nara - Naruto
Shimazu Toyohisa - Drifters
Shinichi Izumi - Parasyte the Maxim
Shinya Kogami - Psycho-Pass
Shio Sakaki - Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
Shiro Fujimoto - Blue Exorcist
Shizuo Heiwajima - Durarara!!
Shokudaikiri Mitsutada - Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru
Shoto Todoroki - My Hero Academia
Sig Curtis - Fullmetal Alchemist
Simon - Gurren Lagann
Simon Brezhnev - Durarara!!
Sinbad - Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
Son Gohan - Dragon Ball Z
Son Goku - Dragon Ball Z
Son Hak - Yona of the Dawn
Sorey - Tales of Zesteria the X
Soul Eater Evans - Soul Eater
Spike Spiegel - Cowboy Bebop
Steven A. Starphase - Blood Blockade Battlefront
Susanoo - Akame ga Kill!
Sven Volfied - Black Cat
Syaoran - Tsubasa Chronicle
Tadaomi Karasuma - Assassination Classroom
Taichi Hiraga Keaton - Master Keaton
Takashi Komuro - Highschool of the Dead
Takeda Shingen - Sengoku Basara
Takeo Gouda - My Love Story
Takumi - Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
Takumu Mayuzumi/Cyan Pile - Accel World
Tamotsu Denkigai - Akiba's Trip: The Animation
Tenya Iida - My Hero Academia
Teruki Hanazawa - Mob Psycho 100
Tetsuo Takahashi - Interviews with Monster Girls
The Skull Knight - Berserk
Toboe - Wolf's Rain
Tomomi Masaoka - Psycho-Pass
Toriko - Toriko
Toru Acura - Chaika - The Coffin Princess
Ushio Aotsuki - Ushio & Tora
Vainney Halter - Clockwork Planet
Van Flanel - Escaflowne
Vash the Stampede - Trigun
Vegeta - Dragon Ball Super
Waver Velvet - Fate/Zero
Wilhelm van Astrea - Re:Zero
William Anthonio Zeppeli - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood
Wolfgang Grimmer - Monster
Worick Arcangelo - Gangsta.
Yang Wen-Li - Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Yasutora "Chad" Sado - Bleach
Yato - Noragami
Younger Toguro - Yu Yu Hakusho
Yukinori Shinohara - Tokyo Ghoul
Yusuke "Bossun" Fujisaki - Sket Dance
Yusuke Urameshi - Yu Yu Hakusho
Zapp Renfro - Blood Blockade Battlefront
Zen Wisteria - Snow White with the Red Hair
Zeno - Yona of the Dawn
Zoroku Kashimura - Alice & Zoroku
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Now before we begin, let's go over how voting in the rounds will go down:
• Rounds 1 and 2 will consist of 4-person free-for-all matches, with the best 2 out of 4 proceeding to the next round. Each voter will choose two out of the four characters whom they wish to see move forward. Please note that your poll vote CANNOT BE CHANGED once you have made your decision. Any "cute stuff" like changing your posted vote at the last minute is frowned upon and will result in a paddlin'. And believe me, I'll be watching, so no funny business.
• From round 3 and up, the matches will consist of 1-on-1 title bout matches. An official bracket will be set up at this point to gauge the contestants' progress.
• In the case of a tie in votes, the decision will come down to a coin toss.
Also remember, you can only vote ONCE. Changing your vote is absolutely out of the question, so you need to think long and hard about who you want to vote for. Part of being a real MAN is making difficult decisions and living with the consequences, so THINK BEFORE YOU PUSH THAT BUTTON. Your vote may just be the deciding factor of whether your candidate wins or loses.
And again, let me refer back to the title of the tournament and remind you that it's not a popularity contest. Sure, vote for the characters you like, but also take into consideration which contestant is well and truly the MANLIEST of them all. This isn't the "GUY I kinda sorta LIKE the MOST" tournament, after all.
…No pressure or anything. ~_^
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One last thing before we start. Let's go over a few "Rules of Conduct" for all those in the forums who wish to participate:
Rule 1: NO CHEATING. If I see any evidence of "ballot stuffing" or using bots or alternate accounts to illegally boost a character's votes, I WILL find out who the perpetrator is and they WILL be punished. This might also cause the character in question to be ousted from the tournament altogether, and nobody wants that.
Rule 2: NO BAD SPORTSMANSHIP. I saw a lot of this going on during past tournaments, and I for one will absolutely not stand for it. By all means, please feel free to argue and debate amongst yourselves all you wish, as long as said arguments remain civil. Also feel free to badmouth or talk trash about the characters themselves if you like. But absolutely NO insulting the other forum members or their tastes in characters or anime. If I see any evidence of such behavior happening, I will not hesitate to give you a stern warning and, if need be, ban you from further participation in the tournament.
Rule 3: HAVE FUN! Remember, at the end of the day, this is just a stupid little forum tournament. Don't take it so seriously. Some of your favorite characters are bound to lose, and sure, it's okay to get a little bummed, but really, we're all just here to have fun and hang out on the forums. And besides, there's always next year. ~_^
And as always, one last reminder: Before you decide that the future is set, remember:
It's not about who's strongest, fastest, smartest, or most popular...
It's about who's MANLIEST.
Good luck to all our contestants, and may the best MAYUN win!! :)
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Now that the discussion thread is open, please feel free to talk about the upcoming tournament as much as you like. The matches start proper tomorrow night (they would've started tonight, if I didn't have to work so freakin' late -_-).
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I suppose this will take place before this year's Amazons of Anime Tournament, right?
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Neat to see the actual benefit of the lack of polls is that as long as we bold clearly who we pick, we can vote for 2 people in the first two rounds!
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Sorry about the long delay, folks. I'll try my best to keep matches going nightly for at least the first two rounds from here on out.
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The results of Day 1:
Loser - Dimension W
Kotaro Amon - Tokyo Ghoul
Oda Nobunaga - Drifters
Nicholas D. Wolfwood - Trigun
Tomomi Masaoka - Psycho-Pass
Red-Haired Shanks - One Piece
Tetsuo Takahashi - Interviews with Monster Girls
Van Flanel - Escaflowne
Kyohei Kadota - Durarara!!
Joseph Joestar - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency
Kenshin Himura - Rurouni Kenshin
Decim - Death Parade
Arataka Reigen - Mob Psycho 100
Klaus von Reinherz - Blood Blockade Battlefront
Hajime Sugoroku - Nanbaka
Jet Black - Cowboy BebopHajime wins over Piccolo in the coin flip.
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A hard fought battle for those who won.....alongside some very upsetting notable defeats all in the first round.
Mourn for the fallen, friends.
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We lost Piccolo AND Kuranosuke already. Damn. Rough start.
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I did not expect that lol
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Dagnabit, we're so close to a DBZ shut-out, too. >:(
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Meliodas is gonna get knocked out too. Dang, I had hoped he would at least make it past round 1.
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Here are the results of day 2:
Ejirou Kirishima - My Hero Academia
Jotaro Kujo - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
Waver Velvet - Fate/Zero
Fakir - Princess Tutu
Nino - ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Department
Vegeta - Dragon Ball Super
Jean Pierre Polnareff - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
Genos - One Punch Man
Armin Arlert - Attack on Titan
Dandy - Space Dandy
Akio Furukawa - Clannad
Yasutora "Chad" Sado - Bleach
Son Hak - Yona of the Dawn
Shinya Kogami - Psycho-Pass
Kenji Harima - School Rumble
Sig Curtis - Fullmetal AlchemistFakir, Vegeta, and Harima all manage to barely squeak past thanks to the coin flip.
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@SpacemanHardy said in 4th Annual MANLIEST Anime MEN of MANLINESS Tournament: Discussion Thread:
...Vegeta ... manage to barely squeak past thanks to the coin flip.
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Day 3's results:
Jiraiya - Naruto
Bulat - Akame ga Kill!
Cobra - Space Adventure Cobra
Kaiser Lidfard - Rage of Bahamut: Genesis
Jacuzzi Splot - Baccano!
Tenya Iida - My Hero Academia
Hiei - Yu Yu Hakusho
Wolfgang Grimmer - Monster
Yukinori Shinohara - Tokyo Ghoul
Justy Ueki Tylor - The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
Takeo Gouda - My Love Story
Lancer/Cú Chulainn - Fate/Stay night
Wilhelm van Astrea - Re:Zero
Spike Spiegel - Cowboy Bebop
Yusuke Urameshi - Yu Yu Hakusho
Zen Wisteria - Snow White with the Red HairCobra wins out against Worrick in the coin toss.
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@SpacemanHardy You should lock the threads with the polls once time is up so people don't keep on voting
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The results for Day 4:
Doppo Kunikida - Bungo Stray Dogs
Josuke Higashikata - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable
Simon Brezhnev - Durarara!!
Eikichi Onizuka - GTO
Monkey D. Luffy - One Piece
Gazef Stronoff - Overlord
Nanashi/No Name - Sword of the Stranger
Gajeel Redfox - Fairy Tail
Rin Okumura - Blue Exorcist
All Might - My Hero Academia
Yang Wen-Li - Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Ryoushi Morino - Okami-san and her Seven Companions
Izuku Midoriya - My Hero Academia
Shizuo Heiwajima - Durarara!!
Kai von Glanzreich - The Royal Tutor
Roger Smith - The Big ONo ties today. Everyone earned their victories fair and square.
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Just a quick heads up: My laptop needs to have some work done it to get it running properly again, AND I'm going to be away for the weekend at Anime Blues Con. So the tournament might have to be put on hold for a few nights until everything gets back up to speed.
Sorry for any delays in advance.
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@SpacemanHardy I've got a slight problem with my laptop too; let's just hope it can be remedied by simply replacing the battery, and that it's not more complicated than that.
EDIT: Yep, replacing the battery was all it took; I can't believe I've had my current laptop for five years now.
