AAAAAAAAAAND, the moment you've all been waiting for! Finally, the results of the great Hourai Challenge!
SCOREBOARDEntry No. 1, Slaves: 9, 7, 9, 9, 6, 7 = 47
Entry No. 2, Autumn's Revenge: 8, 8, 8.5, 6, 7, 9 = 46.5
Entry No. 3, Skye: 9, 7, 7, 5, 3, 7 = 38
Entry No. 4, Mori: 8, 6, 7, 9, 6, 9 = 45
Comments:Entry No. 1
"simple yet hilarious"
"Made me grin. Every panel is useful to telling the joke. Delivery is alright. Could use better wording. "
"Oh Slaves, once again your knack for humour has left me in stitches. And that's pretty much what I expect would happen if Patchy put any effort into defending the library. Maybe that's why it's always so easy for Marisa to steal her books?"
"It's random but funny. The humor (and also the artwork) are very nice."
"Typical Patchy behavior. That last panel is hilarious."
Entry No.2
"that was pretty funny, I liked the lunatic mode the best"
"Several jokes that made me laugh out loud, some fine comedic timing with random humor. Others fell flat. Ending was underwhelming."
"Nice work, though I think there was unused comedy potential there"
"It started out pretty good... And then the tank came in. Rather fittingly, I was laughing like a lunatic the whole time."
Entry No. 3
"I know it's been done to death, but for some reason I can't help but giggle at this."
"It's a reference! Not very well executed. Decent comparison. Needs more wit, less "look its like Starcraft see?"
"I barely know about Starcraft, so..."
"heh, i never really played starcraft but that phrase makes me laugh"
"To me the joke makes no sense, but the artwork looks very nice and has a humorous touch."
Entry No. 4
"Heavy-Arms Yukkureimu is a wonderful idea. And I feel with poor Flan-chan."
"Not only do I love the 4 koma style, but the general plotting and humour is superb."
"To me some parts didn't make sense that well, but others were very funny. The art seems to give the comic a comedic feeling."
"Fairly good jokes, but relies too much on being random. Reads Left to Right despite being made for English speakers by someone knows English decently with no indication; completely ruins flow of jokes. Unnecessary panels that don't really add to the humor."
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, the winner of MotK's first Hourai Artful Sacrifice Challenge iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis...
First PlaceSLAVES! With his characteristic 4koma, his trademark expressions and gut-busting humour! Congratulations!
And for that you win the first prize - Unconditional boasting rights, art thread sticky for a MONTH, the title of SM, and the right to request one piece of art from one other participant.
Second PlaceIn second place, trailing behind first by a mere 0.5 points, Autumn's Revenge with his highly amusing flash! Well done! We hope to see more from you!
Third PlaceIn third place, Mori, with his impressive 4komas and excellent portrayal of the SDM crew! Masterly executed! We look forwards to seeing more work of such calibre!
Fourth PlaceIn fourth place, Skye, with his amusing and colourful parody. I never thought I'd ever see Patchy associated with those words. The use of subtle details to enhance the comedy value was well done. We look forwards to seeing more from you!
Thank you very much for participating and making this first contest a success! In recognition, you all win a permanent place in Furansu's Trophy Cabinet and you also win the title of Idiot Princess! Congratulations!
And a special thanks to our judges. One of them has already given permission to be named. Thank you, Purvis, and the two other people who have contributed their time and consideration in judging the works of these fine artists!
We hope you all will support the next Hourai Artful Sacrifice Challenge and help make it an even bigger success! Thank you!
