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2ch Forum's Saimoe Tournament 2010 Finals, Groups A-D

The Anime Saimoe Tournament is an annual poll in which users from Japan's 2channel message board vote on the most moe (preciously cute) female anime character. Any female character in a television anime, anime film, original video anime (OVA), or web anime released between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010 is eligible for the tournament. (The main exceptions are characters from 18+ anime, who are not eligible.) The eligible characters are placed in brackets, and the winner is determined by popular vote; the winner of each bracket progresses to the next until a final vote between two characters determines the winner. This year's Anime Saimoe Tournament began on August 3 and features nearly 300 characters.

Foreigners can technically participate in the tournament; English-language instructions on how to vote have been provided by an Anime Saimoe fan site.

ANN's reports on round one are available here (groups A&B), here (groups C&D), here (groups E&F), and here (groups G&H). Round two reports for groups A through D are available here; groups E through F here.

What follows are the final results for groups A, B, C, and D.

Group A - 9/28 * Nagi Sanzenin - Hayate the Combat Butler!! - 960 (Winner) Yuno - Hidamari Sketch × Hoshimittsu - 157 Nadeko Sengoku - Bakemonogatari - 799	Group B - 9/29 * Shana - Shakugan no Shana S - 816 (Winner) Nanoha Takamachi - Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 1st - 719 Isumi Saginomiya - Hayate the Combat Butler!! - 109
Group C - 9/30 * Nodoka Haramura - Saki - The Player - 866 (Winner) Yuuki Kataoka - Saki - The Player - 133 Maria - Hayate the Combat Butler!! - 624	Group D - 10/01 * Koromo Amae - Saki - The Player - 473 (Winner) Kurimo Sakurano - Seitokai no Ichizon - 239 Nanako Yamamoto - Hanamaru Kindergarten - 171

ANN's next report will take place on October 5 with the final results for groups E, F, G, and H.