Atarashii Prelude

Saimoe 2007 Quaterfinals Round 3 Champion

1位　1473票　古手梨花＠ひぐらしのなく頃に [ Furude Rika @ Higurashi no Naku Koro ni ]
2位　1191票　ルイズ・フランソワーズ・ル・ブラン・ド・ラ・ヴァリエール＠ゼロの使い魔 [ Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière @ Zero no Tsukaima ]

Wow, I had a feeling Rika would win this round as well, but not by this much. Admittedly I prefer Louise, but seeing her go down to such a formidable opponent is fine by me. Pretty much ignored in the previous tournament, it's refreshing to see Rika defy all odds to become a major contender this year.