It’s time to announce the results of the final pair of 8 groups in Round 5 - Groups G & H. Full list of remaining songs after the jump, with clips for the 8 songs up next week.
The songs which advanced to the Sixth/Sweet 16 Round are in bold. Also, see the full bracket.
Group G
“Yoake Umarekuru Shoujo” by Yoko Takahashi - Shakugan no Shana vs.
“Tsubasa wa Pleasure Line” by Minami Kuribayashi - Chrono Crusade
“Metamorphose” by Yoko Takahashi - This Ugly Yet Beautiful World vs.
“You” by Yuria - Shuffle!
Group H
“Usotsuki” by CooRie - School Days vs.
“Sanctuary” by Nami Tamaki - Kiba
“Hoshizora no Waltz” by Minami Kuribayashi - Rumbling Hearts vs.
“Hishoku no Sora” by Mami Kawada - Shakugan no Shana
This seemed to be a particularly difficult set of matchups to decide. The fact that it’s packed with songs from famous singers probably doesn’t help (though I don’t really pay attention to who does a song until after I already decided on a winner).The first half of the 6th Round match-ups for next week are listed after the jump…
Round 6 - 1st Half
Next Sunday, I’ll announce the first set of 6th round winners, which will determine the winners for Groups A, B, C, and D, and will fill out the first half of the quarterfinal bracket (finally! the quarterfinals!) but in the meantime, here are what the matchups:
Group A
“The Light Before We Land”
by The Delgados
Gunslinger Girl
vs.
“Waltz”
by Kanako Itou
School Days
Group B
“Zankoku yo Kibou to Nare”
by Aira Yuki
Idolmaster Xenoglossia
vs.
“Michishirube”
by Yuumao
Kashimashi
Group C
“Presence”
by The Indigo
Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~
vs.
“Colors of the Heart”
by UVERworld
Blood+
Group D
“Ameagari”
by Moeko Matsushita
Angelic Layer
vs.
“Higurashi no Naku Koro ni”
by Eiko Shimamiya
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Meanwhile, here is a complete list of songs still standing:
“Ameagari” by Moeko Matsushita - Angelic Layer
“Colors of the Heart” by UVERworld - Blood+
“Forever” by Savage Genius - Elemental Gelad
“Hakanaku Tsuyoku” by Younha - Kiba
“Higurashi no Naku Koro ni” by Eiko Shimamiya - Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
“Hoshizora no Waltz” by Minami Kuribayashi - Rumbling Hearts
“Metamorphose” by Yoko Takahashi - This Ugly Yet Beautiful World
“Michishirube” by Yuumao - Kashimashi
“Naraku no Hana” by Eiko Shimamiya - Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
“Presence” by The Indigo - Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~
“Sanctuary” by Nami Tamaki - Kiba
“The Light Before we Land” by The Delgados - Gunslinger Girl
“Virgin’s High” by Mell - Sky Girls
“Waltz” by Kanako Itou - School Days
“Yoake Umarekuru Shoujo” by Yoko Takahashi - Shakugan no Shana
“Zankoku yo Kibou to Nare” by Aira Yuki - Idolmaster Xenoglossia
With only 16 songs left, we only have two anime series with multiple songs left in the bracket: Higurashi and Kiba both have 2 songs left.
We also only have two artists with 2 songs left as well - Eiko Shimamiya, who did both Higurashi songs, and Yoko Takahashi, whose two songs are facing off in the next round.
