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THE GRAND FINALE: EMI SEKIYAMA VS TARO HANAZAWA. EPIC V9OC DISCUSS FIGHT TO THE DEATH

Feb 22, 2010 22:42

This is it!

Congrats on both of you making it this far. It's the final vote, so everybody please be sure to let your voice be heard! :)

EMI SEKIYAMA: Most Recent - All Posts.
TARO HANAZAWA: Most Recent - All Posts.

The time is 22:45pm, GMT.

One day to cast votes. Usual rules apply. Best of luck to both Shaun and Zarrah! >:3

fight to the death, v9

Comments 12

Emi wins cheesydorito February 23 2010, 03:45:09 UTC

This... is a very difficult vote for me. A few weeks ago I though I knew exactly how I would vote in this situation, but now that it's actually time to do so, I find myself wavering and going back and forth between the two. Very close vote for me ( ... )

Taro wins V9! pumpkinart February 23 2010, 07:30:00 UTC

UGH OMG. FFFFF. This vote looks to be really, really hard. But I'll try my best. First off, let me say that you two deserve to be in final two. :O I've enjoyed reading both characers, and even though V9 was kind of... well, tbh, kiiiind of lacklaster toward the end, ifyaknowwhatimean.

ANYWAY. Let's get to iiit.

Taro: I could see that Taro was one of the stronger characters right from the beginning of the game. I liked his backstory with having the big family and allll; I loved his family dynamics in general. There were a lot of elements to Taro, which I dunno, kiiind of made it confusing at times, but I do feel that it all sort of contributed to his character in the end. The loss of Yuuka, his monophobia, his relationship with Kouji--they were all written excellently. That's not to say that Taro was without faults, though. There was a mid-game slump, which culminated with the whole Kiku-Kaz-Aki-Taro meetup, which imo no one left looking good. I was confused with Kiku and Taro's exact relationship, apart from the fact that yeah, they ( ... )

Emi FTW!!! izunami February 23 2010, 08:31:54 UTC

I know this is the final vote so forgive me guys for being really brief. It was a long day at work and I'm just really beat right now ( ... )

... Taro (1/2) rietje_1 February 23 2010, 20:16:36 UTC

Before writing my vote, I want to say something about both characters and their writer in specific:

Emi: I’ll honestly admit that at first, I wasn’t as hot for her as some of the others were, my vote in the Emi vs Mimiko/Aiko told so. But, ever after Keisuke’s death I’ve grown more and more attached to her and I can safely say that by now, I can sympathize with her decisions and feel like I know Emi. And if you get me to change my mind from being underwhelmed to really liking and feeling for your character with just a few posts, you’re good.

Taro: If there’s any character in v9 that’s had that typical Program-journey, it has to be Taro. We’ve seen so many different sides of him, both good and bad and while not all as equally successful as some others, I think it made Taro into a very interesting character.

I’m submitting a long and incredibly critical list of pros and cons because otherwise I just won’t have a clue who to vote for.

Emi:Pros ( ... )

...Taro (2/3 srry for first one) rietje_1 February 23 2010, 20:17:38 UTC

* Taro himself feels like a regular teen. He’s immature, he isn’t clear-cut good or evil and makes mistakes just like anyone else. No, he isn’t a nice guy anymore - in fact, in some of these flashbacks I’ve started to hate him, really - but I think there have been enough explanations for it. When he’s with the gaywads in those flashbacks, I’m getting strong vibes of severe peer pressure coming from his side, which, I think, ties in neatly with being dependant and a pushover ( ... )