Manga: Soul Eater

I think it's refreshing to learn that being a weapon actually has dangers. the weapons in the main series are so advanced that I never considered that possibility.

Really? Doesn't seem to me like NOT has any plot at all.

It's 4 chapters in now and it's been wall to wall highschool drama.

The two freshmen hanging around Sid and all the talk about the Traitors. That seems like a longer plot to me.

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Kim's getting a whole lot of screen time here.. I like her way more than what'sthiernames.

who's Jaquline, by the way? is she Kim's weapon partner or someone new?

Jacqueline, as in Jack o' Lantern (O'Lantern is in fact her middle name) is sure enough Kim's partner in the main series, though this seems to take place before Jackie knew Kim was a witch, or they were even partners. I guess that explains why Kim has short hair in NOT, because it hasn't grown out yet to begin with.

It's been a long time since anyone called Jackie by her real name.

Maybe we will get to see how Jackie found out Kim's secret. Although that should be a bit beyond the scope of this series unless it just happens in the background of the things going on around the three main girls.

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[INP-FH] Chapter 87: Read Online

Normally I'd wait for a better group but damn... this chapter was orgasms

awesome chapter, pretty shitty choice of words for the translation.

heartwarming and traumatic in one heartbeat. and back to creepy.

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Originally Posted by IRC

[21:41] <Kraco> Yes, it was actually quite good. Kind of reminded me of the good old days.
[21:41] <Archie> Told yah
[21:41] <Archie> Wasn't the simbolism great?
[21:41] <Archie> How Krona simplified the act of killing in her mind
[21:41] <Kraco> It was a bit predictable. But yes, it worked.
[21:42] <Archie> Also Eibon, out of nowhere
[21:42] <Archie> Medusa dying again
[21:44] <Kraco> I personally feel Medusa shouldn't have acted so much. If Crona was nearly complete, she should have attacked nevertheless.
[21:44] <Archie> That was the point though
[21:45] <Archie> Crona doesn't evolve on her own
[21:45] <Archie> She doesn't want to, change scares her
[21:45] <Archie> Everything does
[21:45] <Archie> Medusa has to be the one to move her in the right direction
[21:45] <Archie> And this was the final stroke
[21:47] <Kraco> Hmm... That doesn't seem very complete. But I guess you do have a point. If she was only an incubator for the black blood to begin with, never more.
[21:48] <Archie> I'm curious as to how she'll develop now
[21:48] <Archie> Id she doesn't depend on anyone anymore she'll act on her own will
[21:48] <Archie> What that will is, i have no effing idea
[21:48] <Archie> There's also the possibility of Medusa being faking this whole thing again and keep manipulating her from the shadows
[21:49] <Archie> That would be boring though
[21:49] <Archie> Predictable
[21:49] <Kraco> She will either follow the madness or do nothing. People don't change so suddenly.
[21:49] <Archie> That's the thing, it's not a change
[21:49] <Archie> She did what she was told
[21:49] <Archie> Always
[21:49] <Archie> And now there's nobody left to tell her what to do
[21:50] <Archie> So what we see from now on should be the real Crona
[21:50] <Kraco> Medusa's death could go either way, but I'm disinclined to think she would off herself for good.
[21:50] <Archie> I wouldn't know
[21:50] <Archie> Her motives were neer properly disclosed
[21:50] <Archie> For all i know this was her objective all along
[21:51] <Kraco> Crona has no desires of her own, so what would she do? Perhaps go after Maka?
[21:51] <Archie> Who knows
[21:52] <Archie> Maybe she'll find herself missing Maka and will move to off her for good
[21:52] <Kraco> It's not like becoming "complete" would suddenly spawn grand plans and ambitions in her mind.
[21:52] <Archie> Well not at first
[21:52] <Archie> But she's basically back in that dark room all over again
[21:52] <Archie> In her own mind
[21:52] <Kraco> Maka is something she knows, so attempting to kill her would be plausible indeed.

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Kraco and I had a little back and forth on this one

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Hmm... I'm not sure I like this unless the auhor is planning something quite different from its outward looks. Black Star was special by being the last of the wiped out clan so it's no good if this dude just happens to be from the same stock. From his ramblings I first thought Star Clan was an offshoot of his family (dojo), but then why would he have the star? Or were they the original owners of the star, and later Star Clan made the star infamous, kind of like nazis ruined the old swastika symbol.

Either way, Star Clan were more badass than these guys. No doubt about that.

Maybe it's just a branch family or some other Japanese nonsense like that

Halberd should keep her hair down, the tails thing was a dumb idea

It's hard for me to get past their similarity in appearance and personality to a certain two K-ON characters. That's why I like Anya so much better, but now she's being pushed to the side quite a bit. She's not even paired with Tsugumi anymore. :/

I also hope they get into how Kim and Jackie became so close, enough for the (currently) straight-laced Kim to accept that she's best friends with a witch.

I just have no idea where this spin-off is going anymore.

I don't think it's meant to go anywhere, not yet anyway. The author is just experimenting with new possibilities, seeing how the readers react to the new characters and will probably act upon those results.

It may happen that NOT ends in a segment where the characters in it are introduced in the original manga.

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When I read this chapter I felt like the story progress and the dialogue were jumpy and unnatural. I was glad to see Black Star and Tsubaki, but that's about it. Where did this whole sky whale mission come from anyway? The last we saw of Maka and Soul was when they were informed of Chrona's movements - and now we get some whale floating in the sky..? They also talked about the prey as if we should have known what it's all about.

Yeah, I felt like I had missed a chapter until right at the end. It wasn't the best way to show what the main cast was doing during the events of the last chapter.