A few months ago, just before the spring 2013 season started, we did a rather odd preview of the shows coming out that season, one involving fake money and real bragging rights. To find out who won (and thus who makes the odds for our upcoming summer 2013 preview) read on!
(To refresh those of you who haven’t read the previous column, Will and Sam got 800 fake-money Woolongs which they were required to bet on various happenings in spring 2013 anime, at odds adjusted by Drew. Their goal was to score a net profit.)
Will:
WON
100 on Attack on Titan being most popular MAL show (+150)
67 on >1 kisses shown on-screen in Hyakka Ryouran s2 (+100)
100 on >0 character deaths in Valvrave the Liberator (+300)
20 on >1 million yen mentioned in Hayate no Gotoku s4 (+30)
20 on >1 million yen mentioned in A Certain Scientific Railgun s2 (+30)
LOST
25 on Dansei Bunri no Crime Edge for a major PR Gaffe
25 on Date A Live for a major PR Gaffe
25 on Hayate no Gotoku s4 for a major PR Gaffe
25 on Photo Kano for a major PR Gaffe
100 on Love Come having a recap episode or missing a broadcast timeslot
50 on Majestic Prince containing >0 Cross Counters
50 on Nyaruko-san W containing >0 Cross Counters
33 on >1 kisses shown on-screen in Nyaruko-san W
20 on >1 million yen mentioned in Azazel-san Z
20 on >1 million yen mentioned in OreImo s2
No Contest
20 on Asia Risshiden for >1 million yen mentioned. (Cannot verify due to lack of available raws.)
100 on various shows for a movie announcement before July. (It’s not July yet.)
Grand Total: 730 Woolongs (-70)
Sam:
WON
50 on Attack on Titan being most popular MAL show (+75)
50 on Attack on Titan containing >0 Cross Counters (+75)
25 on >1 kisses shown on-screen in Date A Live (+75)
25 on >1 kisses shown on-screen in Hyakka Ryouran s2 (+37.5)
25 on >1 kisses shown on-screen in OreImo s2 (62.5)
100 on >0 character deaths in Valvrave the Liberator (+300)
50 on >1 million yen mentioned in Hayate no Gotoku s4 (+75)
LOST
50 on Devil Survivor 2 being most popular MAL show
30 on Date A Live for a major PR Gaffe
40 on Hayate no Gotoku s4 for a major PR Gaffe
30 on OreImo s2 for a major PR Gaffe
50 on Aku no Hana having a recap episode or missing a broadcast timeslot
50 on Valvrave the Liberator having a recap episode or missing a broadcast timeslot
25 on Nyaruko-san W containing >0 Cross Counters
25 on Valvrave the Liberator containing >0 Cross Counters
25 on >1 kisses shown on-screen in Suisei no Gargantia
No Contest:
50 on Asia Risshiden for >1 million yen mentioned. (Cannot verify due to lack of available raws.)
100 on various shows for a movie announcement before July. (It’s not July yet.)
Grand Total: 850 Woolongs (+50)
Drew (the house): +70-50=+20 Woolongs
So Sam is both the winner and our new oddsmaker. All things considered, none of us getting more than plus/minus 100 means this is a more-or-less even contest.
You bet we’re continuing this feature. Our summer 2013 preview will be coming out sometime next week, once he gets a chance to make the odds and I get a chance to find cheap Chardonnay.
