This is the thread for voting in the Manekineko Group. Here are the basic rules for voting:
- Rank the films in your order of preference
- Maximum points go to the film at the top, minimum to the one at the bottom
- Omit any films you haven't seen
- You do not need to register or sign in to post your vote
- There are two voting rounds and you may vote once per round


The films in this group are:

Spirited Away
When Marnie Was There
The Tale of Princess Kaguya
My Neighbours the Yamadas


The first round of voting starts now and ends between 5pm and 6pm GMT on Saturday 20 January. The second round begins when the first ends, and it ends at the same time on Tuesday 23 January.

The full rules for voting are here. Please post any questions in the discussion thread here.

On your marks, get ready... go!

When Marnie Was There
Spirited Away
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
My Neighbours the Yamadas

extreme apologies for Yamadas for being at the bottom

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Spirited Away
When Marnie Was There
The Tale of Princess Kaguya

My Neighbors the Yamadas
Spirited Away
The Tale of Princess Kaguya
When Marnie Was There

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Spirited Away
When Marnie was There
Tale of Princess Kaguya

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Spirited Away

When Marnie Was There

My Neighbors the Yamadas

Tale of Princess Kaguya

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Justice for Kaguya!

Kaguya
Spirited Away
Marnie
Yamadas

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This is the end of the first round of voting. Thanks to everyone who has joined in so far! Here are the current standings:

Spirited Away 13pts
When Marnie Was There 8pts
The Tale of Princess Kaguya 5pts*
My Neighbours the Yamadas 5pts* **

*The Tale of Princess Kaguya is above My Neighbours the Yamadas because after it received more third-choice votes (4) after they both received the same number of first- and second-choice votes.
**The score for My Neighbours the Yamadas includes one "pity point" earned because at least two people omitted it in the first voting round.


The second round of voting starts now! Whether or not you've already voted, you can vote one more time in the second round. You have until this time on Tuesday 23 January.

Remember that you don't need to rank the films in the same order as before - this is an entirely new vote that will be added to the final scores!

Spirited Away
The Tale of Princess Kaguya
When Marnie Was There
My Neighbours the Yamadas

Spirited Away
Kaguya
Marnie

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Kaguya
Spirited Away
Marnie
Yamadas

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The Tale of Princess Kaguya
Spirited Away
My Neighbours the Yamadas
When Marnie Was There

Spirited Away

When Marnie Was There

My Neighbors the Yamadas

Tale of Princess Kaguya

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Spirited Away
When Marnie Was There
The Tale of Princess Kaguya

All the votes are in, and the group stage is now over! The final results are as follows:

Spirited Away 27pts
The Tale of Princess Kaguya 14pts
When Marnie Was There 13pts
My Neighbours the Yamadas 8pts*

*The score for My Neighbours the Yamadas includes two "pity points" earned because at least two people omitted it in the first voting round, and then again in the second voting round.


Thanks for participating! The quarter final polls will go up this Friday, at the usual time.