hinakatbklyn wrote:tkout wrote: and the closest is...
after some thought, I'll go with my gut, which makes the least sense: Shana-Hitagi
It would be interesting if Shana pulled what she did last year (beating Holo by a close margin) by winning her first match the same way. Her support group will not be taking any chances this time around, but if Hitagi is able to keep it close or find a way to win her match against Shana, I get the feeling someone else will win the tiara this year.
I just don't feel that Hitagi is as strong right now as Holo was last year. I think she'll do better here than she would if this were a regular season match, but it won't be within 50.
I believe the closest match will be Haruhi/Saber. I don't think either of them have changed much in strength since Aquamarine 1 (I think Haruhi will win by less than 100, but a Saber win wouldn't shock me), so I don't see any reason why it will be much different from the 70-vote Saber win on Day 1 of the season.
Intra-series matches are usually blowouts, and I don't see any reason for that to change. Mio's romp over Yui will be the biggest victory margin.