Compared to Aya (one of the strongest and fastest Tengu of Youkai Mountain) and Suika (one of the four devas [of Youkai Mountain]), Kanako doesn't really seem like the god of the mountain anymore.
9DKWR said: Kanako and Hina will win. You heard it here first folks
This seems to operate off of "everyone is supposedly equal" SWR rules, which paves the way for pure popularity power being the determinant of victory.
I haven't seen enough of these sets of characters to see which one the artist favors yet, but I think it's a fairly safe bet that whoever starts off losing is going to win.
Hina hasn't said anything of note yet, so I'm figuring she's not a favorite, especially since she's largely a background character amongst fans. Kanako is a different story, but Suika practically bursts with popularity, and Aya is pretty popular over in Japan, as well.
I'd be willing to put some reserved bets on team Suika/Aya.
NWSiaCB said: This seems to operate off of "everyone is supposedly equal" SWR rules, which paves the way for pure popularity power being the determinant of victory.
That's not SWR-only, mate. The whole spellcard system runs on this premise.
Touy said: That's not SWR-only, mate. The whole spellcard system runs on this premise.
Yep, it is a system designed to balance all foes to the point where no one will die in a formal duel. That said, deaths DO occur, they are just less common. Anyone with any degree of control or power can fight in these duels, but some are better at creating danmaku, while others are sorta inept.(See icicle fall easy) It doesn't mean they are not strong, just that the duels are not the strong point of that character. After all, half the characters in the series have multiple insta-death abilities. Like the ability to stop time(Sakuya), erase, manipulate, and create boundaries(Yukari), change fate(Remilia), outright destroy you(Flandre), or just cause you to drop dead(Yuyuko). The other half are stuck with crappy powers. But that is the way with the super power lottery. Sometimes, you get stuck with a crappy ability.(Make flowers bloom? I can see why you ignored that in combat Yuka.) If the rules had not been created, then Gensokyo would be a lot more empty then it is right now. I suppose that they agreed to the rules, mostly for self preservation reasons. After all, if all of the one hit wonders started fighting, there would be no one left, and they know it.
tl;dr Spell cards are a good balance system that everyone adopted to stay alive.
He's into the next fight on his site. I'm hesitating because the pages immediately following this one have since fallen off and I don't have them, so there would be a gap. Until the missing pages are posted on his Pixiv or someone else can find them I'm choosing not to proceed.
Ayayayaya~ come on, lets see some more clothing damage!
Watch this battle carefully, Meiling.Who did you say's gonna be judgin' who?Traditional Reporter of Fantasy
Shameimaru AyaAvatar of Mountains and Lakes
Yasaka KanakoNagashi-Bina of the Hidden God
Kagiyama HinaForgathering Dreams, Illusions, and Pandemonium
Ibuki SuikaAnyway, let's get started, Hina!Yeah!And with no further ado, let's begin the second match of round one!Both teams are entering the arena!Y-Yes, ma'am!Ayayayaya... please go easy on us...