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It’s time to announce the results of the third two of 8 groups in Round 4 - Groups E & F.

The songs which advanced to the Fifth Round are in bold. Also, see the full bracket.

Group E

“Hakanaku Tsuyoku” by Younha - Kiba vs.
“Yume no Naka e” by Atsuku Enomoto & Chihiro Suzuki - His and Her Circumstances

“Tattoo Kiss” by r.o.r/s - Kaleido Star vs.
“Hare Hare Yukai” by Aya Hirano, Minori Chiharai, & Yuko Gotou - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

“Congratulations” by Goddess Family Club - Oh! My Goddess vs.
“Zankoku na Tenshi no Teize” by Shiroh Sagisu - Neon Genesis Evangelion

“Second Flight” by Kotoko - Please Twins vs.
“Forever” by Savage Genius - Elemental Gelad

Group F

“Red Fraction” by Mell - Black Lagoon vs.
“Kirameku Namida wa Hoshi ni” by Sachi Tamura - Fate/Stay Night

“Farewell Song” by Lia - Air vs.
“Virgin’s High” by Mell - Sky Girls

“Takaramono” by Yoko Ishida - Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~ vs.
“Naraku no Hana” by Eiko Shimamiya - Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

“Duvet” by Boa - Serial Experiments Lain vs.
“XTC” by Psychic Lover - Witchblade

Well, I’m not sure what I can say other than we’re at the stage where most of these are difficult decisions. However, I think we have set up our first match-up between two songs from the same artist, and Red Fraction and Virgin’s High, both by Mell, will face off in the next round.

Given that I forgot to post these last week, the Group G/H match-ups will hopefully be posted tomorrow. In any case, the Group G/H match-ups are listed after the jump…

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It’s time to announce the results of the First two of 8 groups in Round 4 - Groups A & B.

The songs which advanced to the Fifth Round are in bold. Also, see the full bracket.

Group A

“Sakasama No Chou” by SNoW - Jigoku Shoujo vs.
“The Light Before We Land” by The Delgados - Gunslinger Girl

“A Flower Without a Name” by The Indigo - Ai Yori Aoshi vs.
“Pure Snow” by Yuko Sasaki - Legend of Himiko

“Motherland” by Crystal Kay - Fullmetal Alchemist vs.
“Waltz” by Kanako Itou - School Days

“Obsession” by See-Saw - .hack//Sign vs.
“Starless Night” by Olivia - NANA

Group B

“The Starry Sky” by HAL - Angelic Layer vs.
“Motteke Sailor Fuku” by Aya Hirano, et. al. - Lucky Star

“Minami Kaze” by Mikuni Shimokawa - Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid vs.
“Zankoku yo Kibou to Nare” by Aira Yuki - Idolmaster Xenoglossia

“Michishirube” by Yuumao - Kashimashi vs.
“Yakusoku no basho e” by Chihiro Yonekura - Kaleido Star

“Daiya no Hana” by Yoriko - Black Cat vs.
“Fruits Candy” by Megumi Kojima - Cardcaptor Sakura

The first and hardest choice in this set was Motherland vs. Waltz. I thought both of these were good songs, but Waltz just felt like it ultimately had more “substance” I guess.

The second tough choice this time was Motteke Sailor Fuku vs. The Starry Sky. Sailor Fuku makes another come-from-behind victory and advances to the round of 32 (how does one make a come from behind victory in a song playoff bracket?)

Group C/D match-ups for next week are listed after the jump…

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It’s time to announce the results of the 7th of 8 groups in Round 3 - Group G. One more group to go in the 3rd round after this!

The songs which advanced to the Fourth Round are in bold. I’m also now entering artist/anime information into the next round match-ups on the bracket as they’re determined:

“Blurry Eyes” by L’Arc-en-Ciel - DNA² vs.
“Tooi Kono Machi de” by Naomi Kaiya - Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie

“Yoake Umarekuru Shoujo” by Yoko Takahashi - Shakugan no Shana vs.
“Ice Cream” by Saeko Chiba - The World of Narue

“Tsubasa wa Pleasure Line” by Minami Kuribayashi - Chrono Crusade vs.
“Tori no Uta” by Lia - Air

“And Then” by Miyuki Hashimoto - Girls Bravo vs.
“Melissa” by Porno Graffiti - Fullmetal Alchemist

“Re-sublimity” by Kotoko - Kannazuki no Miko vs.
“White Destiny” by Yoko Ishida - Pretear

“Metamorphose” by Yoko Takahashi - This Ugly Yet Beautiful World vs.
“Only You” by Mi - Bokura ga Ita

“Ashita he no Hikari” by Asuka Hinoi - Seto no Hanayome vs.
“Wo Ai Ni” by Dream - Asobotto Senki Goku

“You” by Yuria - Shuffle! vs.
“Shining Days” by Minami Kuribayashi - My-Hime

This group may have been one of the most difficult to get through yet, with no fewer than 4 very difficult choices to make.

The first was Yowake Umare Kuru Shoujo vs. Ice Cream. Boy, I probably had to listen to these two songs at least three times before settling on Yowake (I changed my mind twice on this one, by the way). This was definitely a choice I didn’t want to make this early in the bracket.

The second was Tsubasa wa Pleasure Line vs. Tori no Uta. Maybe it was it’s length or it wasn’t jumpy enough, but I eventually went with Tsubasa on this one.

The third was And Then vs. Melissa. Out of the three, this was probably the easiest, but still not easy. In the end, I just felt that And Then was a little too…”bubbly” I guess, and went with Melissa.

The fourth and final one was Metamorphose vs. Only You. All-in-all, I just liked Metamorphose better I guess, though it was pretty close.

Most of the others weren’t necessarily easy, but they seemed like that in comparison to those four.

Group H match-ups for next week are listed after the jump…

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It’s time to announce the results of the 5th of 8 groups in Round 3 - Group E.

The songs which advanced to the Fourth Round are in bold. I’m also now entering artist/anime information into the next round match-ups on the bracket as they’re determined:

“Bara Ga Saku, Bara Ga Chiru” by Rina Aiuchi - Souten no Ken vs.
“Hakanaku Tsuyoku” by Younha - Kiba

“Yume no Naka e” by Atsuku Enomoto & Chihiro Suzuki - His and Her Circumstances vs.
“Cloud Age Symphony” by Shuntaro Okino - Last Exile

“Tattoo Kiss” by r.o.r/s - Kaleido Star vs.
“Tears to Tomorrow” by Mami Kawada - Please Twins

“Blaze” by Kotani Kinya - Tsubasa Chronicle vs.
“Hare Hare Yukai” by Aya Hirano, Minori Chiharai, & Yuko Gotou - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

“Yasashii Ai no Hane” by Masumi Itou - Angel Tales Chu vs.
“Congratulations” by Goddess Family Club - Oh! My Goddess

“dis-” by Mika Arisaka - Infinite Ryvius vs.
“Zankoku na Tenshi no Teize” by Shiroh Sagisu - Neon Genesis Evangelion

“Second Flight” by Kotoko - Please Twins vs.
“Ready Steady Go” by L’Arc~en~Ciel - Fullmetal Alchemist

“Forever” by Savage Genius - Elemental Gelad vs.
“Ashita e no Melody” by Chaka - Cardcaptor Sakura 2: The Sealed Card

Another couple of difficult pairs in this one. The first was Yume no Nake e vs. Cloud Age Symphony. I like the chorus for stuff for Cloud Age Symphony, but taken overall, I don’t think it was as good, and it went too long (that’s not to say I don’t like long songs, but I think certain parts of it went too long).

The next was Tattoo Kiss vs. Tears to Tomorrow, another good OP vs. good ED matchup and both of these probably could have advanced a couple rounds at least, but I decided to go with Tattoo Kiss.

Oh, and I forgot to do this last week, but here are a list of anime and artists who have had multiple songs advance through the halfway point (through Group D):

Artists:
Mikuni Shimokawa (3)
The Indigo (2)
Origa (2)

Anime:
Full Metal Panic (3)
Ai Yori Aoshi (2)
Angelic Layer (2)
Ghost in the Shell (2)
Idolmaster Xenoglossia (2)

Group F match-ups for next week are listed after the jump…

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It’s time to announce the results of the 3rd of 8 groups in Round 3 - Group C.

The songs which advanced to the Fourth Round are in bold. I’m also now entering artist/anime information into the next round match-ups on the bracket as they’re determined:

“Player” by Origa - Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society vs.
“I Do!” by The Indigo - Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~

“Hitori no Yoru” by Porno Graffitti - Great Teacher Onizuka vs.
“Presence” by The Indigo - Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~

“Sha la la Ayakashi -Night-” by Saeka Uura - Kekkaishi vs.
“Promise” by Tia - Yakitate!! Japan

“Going My Way” by Yozuca - Girls Bravo vs.
“Tobira no Mukou e” by Yellow Generation - Fullmetal Alchemist

“Prism” by Ayako Ikeda - Denno Coil vs.
“Noble Roar” by Yousei Teikoku - Innocent Venus

“Tomorrow” by Mikuni Shimokawa - Full Metal Panic vs.
“Blue Flow” by Heart of Air - Haibane Renmei

“Hikari” by Yui Horie - Inukami vs.
“Colors of the Heart” by UVERworld - Blood+

“Little Wing” by JAM Project - Scrapped Princess vs.
“Dramatic” by Yuki - Honey & Clover

For once I had a week with no matchups that made up tear my hair out. Possibly the hardest were “Dramatic” vs. “Little Wing” and “Noble Roar” vs. “Prism” but I didn’t have to struggle mightily over them. And for once, an artist/anime that did double duty is actually able to advance this week.

Group D match-ups for next week are listed after the jump…

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