Now Viewing: aki_sandwichTag type: General Refers to characters ending up between aki_minoriko and aki_shizuha in Touhou character popularity polls, and the Aki sisters having a "sandwiching attack" based on it. The Aki sisters first appeared in the Japanese Touhou Wiki's 5th (2008) popularity poll, with the results #52 Aki Shizuha #53 Okazaki Yumemi #54 Aki Minoriko. At the time, people were focused on the Aki sisters' "Reverse 1-2 finish" among the Windows game characters, and not much was made of them sandwiching Yumemi. In the 6th (2009) poll, it was Minoriko #49, Shizuha #50. In the 7th (2010) poll, it was Minoriko #46, Kaenbyou Rin #46 (down 12 places from 2009), Shizuha #48. Since Minoriko got more first-place votes, Rin was considered to be the de-facto #47, and people started drawing a crying Orin sandwiched between the two "least popular" characters. (By then, there were already plenty of Windows characters below the Aki sisters.) In the 8th (2011) poll, it was Minoriko #46, Daiyousei #47, Shizuha #48. This was called the "Second Aki Sandwich". Okazaki Yumemi is the 0th. Depictions of the sandwiches range from a happy family to the Aki sisters crushing a character between them and absorbing their life force. From September 7 to 28 2011, Nicovideo ran their own first Touhou popularity contest, which produced some familiar results (ie Sakuya #1), some surprising results (Momiji #3, while her record in THwiki polls 2008-2011 was 29-29-36-31), and also #20 Minoriko, #21 Meiling, #22 Satori, #23 Mokou, and #24 Shizuha. This has been called the Mega Aki Sandwich and the Aki Train. References en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/THWiki_Popularity_Poll dic.pixiv.net/a/%E7%A7%8B%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89 (Japanese) info.nicovideo.jp/toho/vote.html (Japanese) See also bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/ViceGrip_%28move%29 (many Aki Sandwich pictures are based on the Generation IV-V depiction of Hasamu/Vice Grip.) Other Wiki Information Last updated: 01/15/12 8:25 PM by Dolljoints This entry is not locked and you can edit it as you see fit. |
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