I think the moment you guys heard the anime wasn't following the manga anymore you just subconsciously started looking at faults in the show that you hadn't noticed before.
I think you should just forget about it and enjoy the show as it is.
The way i see it this just means that after the anime ends i have even more soul eater to enjoy in a completely different way even if it's in the form of a manga
Nah, it was anything but subconscious for me. I already remarked a thread or two ago that as soon as I hear a (shounen) show diverges from the manga path, I can't help but expect the worst. So heavy have the lessons been in the past. Besides, it's not altogether unwarranted in this case in any case, because this show is running out of episodes. No helping that.
Vector arrow!
Episode 45 - Tsubaki-Hatsuyuki
- - - - - - - -
A decent episode, though at one point I was thinking the fight sucked. But it ended pretty well all in all, after Stein recovered. Medusa couldn't really show any new tricks, but that's somewhat understandable seeing how she clearly didn't understand Demon Hunter and the anti-demon wavelength. Well, at least she had a chance to utter ominous last words...
I hope the next ep's Black Star vs Mifune fight will be decent as well.
I'm glad that Stein decided to come back to his senses after Marie got in touched with him via Soul Resonance, and Maka almost succumbed herself to the madness if Marie didn't stop her as well. Well, that was a horrible end for Medusa, but something tells me that it isn't the end for her. She will probably come back and...
I'm pumped up for Mifune versus Black Star rematch #3. Hopefully, those two will fight without any interruptions since Mifune is one of my favorite characters in the series.
I am training in the shadows.
Currently playing: All of your games, probably.
If Marie had that purifying skill, why didn't she use it before Stein went insane and defected?
Peace.
Because that part wasn't fillerOriginally Posted by shinta|hikari
Seriously don't overthink things, you'll only ruin the show in your mind
I enjoyed the episode but i have to say i expected Medusa's death to be something more flashy and with her screaming "I dont want to die"
This could mean that we haven't seen the last of her , so here's hoping.
I don't think it was a purifying skill. I think she just brought Stein back to his "senses", like he was before he totally flipped out and left Shibusen. He was never sane, and he can still go crazy again. But at least now he remembers who his friends are.
They make that resonance of souls thing sound like having sex, and while Mary and Stein know each other, Stein was kind of distant when she first arrived. She might not have wanted to pressure him. But now she "had to" do it.
At least, it doesn't have to be a plot hole...
You're not saying Marie's Purifying Wavelength ability is filler-introduced, right? (It's kind of funny that her ability is one that'll flatten your face and heal your soul)
What gave you that idea?
I'm with Kraco that this fight felt fairly decent. It resolved well and all, but there just wasn't any tension or suspense.
My hopes are up for the next fight though. Black Star's "I'll surpass God" attitude just keeps things from stagnating. Whether he wins or not is another issue though. Last time we saw him he just recovered from his ego-collapse, and the time before that he just barely tapped into Tsubaki's ability. Without much improvement really, Mifune should still be stronger.
Last edited by Buffalobiian; Mon, 02-23-2009 at 10:19 AM.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
So, I finally decided to watch this series, I finish all the current episodes and I come here and find out I'm already watching filler?
When did this "filler" start? Because all the stuff thats going on seems pretty heavy.
See?
He didn't know it was a filler so he enjoyed it.
I'm telling you guys, you need to just forget about all that filler bs and focus on how awesome this anime still is
It's not filler, it's an anime adaptation, like the original Full Metal Alchemist was. It's similar, but it doesn't follow the manga point for point.
A little bit of the variation starts around episode 25 (manga chapter 23, vol 7) but the series shifts to its own direction at episode 37 (don't know the chapter, I stopped at ch23). The smaller variations are mostly to accomodate the difference later on. From comments on anime blogs and from Archie, I've heard they exclude only a few major events between ep25 and ep37 (to my knowledge), shorten up a few, draw out some a little to fill an episode, and there is only one true filler episode. The rest of the episodes that seem like filler are actually canon to the manga omakes.
Hey...look at that, both FMA and Soul Eater are done by BONES. Two really well done adaptations, not a coincidence I'm sure.
It's a bit more complicated than that. Basically, they're using manga material out of context.
For example, the clowns weren't supposed to be referred to in the plural and the one lown who did exist in the manga had a much more important role to the story
But that's already after they break from the canon storyline, is it not?
Either way, that's exactly what they did to FMA and Angelic Layer.
Actually they did create new character in FMA's case ( never watched the other one ) like Wrath while Soul Eater seems reluctant to introduce a single one who was created exclusively for the anime.
I'm just saying it's quite interesting to watch the characters you know from the manga acting in a completely different fashion
Despite my general misgivings about shounen anime original content, in this case I'm simply worried character development will be cut short because we will run out of episodes, and I have a feeling they seek some sort of a final conclusion before the end. I mean, we have here the black blood corrupting Soul and Maka, the whole deranged history of Black Star's clan and the demonic blade Tsubaki absorbed. I was never that interested in Kid, but there's always the possibility of him turning against his old man as well. This all under the increasing madness and the gathering demon tools. It would be easily enough for 100 episodes, surely. Instead, we have a few eps left that must still accommodate important fights.
That's inevitable kraco, but since a second season is unlikely i think we should all stop thinking about what this how could have been and enjoy it for what it is: one of the most entertaining animes still running today ( in my opinion at least )
We still have the manga after this is done after all
I do think Soul Eater's been enjoyable, diverged or not.
But I'm also with Kraco on this. Since, as Archie said, second seasons are unlikely when they make something so anime-original, the studio should really do something to tie it all up. To make it a completed anime in its own right. That shouldn't be a problem since they've got no qualms about adapting from (and making up) material anyway.
The problem that I, and I think Kraco as well, see with how things are going is that then they make endings that don't really resolve previously introduced topics (such as tapping into Tsubaki's powers), it leaves a sense of incompleteness and the "anime original ending is subpar" idea. I understand they haven't finished with the series yet, but considering we're in the "finishing up" part now, you can really see that some things have been cut short.
You can say that it's inevitable, since the manga mightn't have left things unresolved for later since it's still running, but just as inevitable, if the studio doesn't make up an ending that ties up everything that's been said or started, you can't help but feel unsatisfied if you disregard all and evaluate it as a "standalone" anime.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
All the talk of unions and intimacy, miesters living with and usually marrying their weapons, etc.What gave you that idea?
Intimacy? Living together is to grasp each other's rhythm. Asuka and Shinji had to do it in NGE.
As for marrying their weapons, Spirit and Maka's mum is the only pair I know to do so. It's not like Shinigami's a bisexual pimp or anything.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
So is it as obvious to everyone else as it is to me from his hair that Asura is also the Grim Reaper's son?
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
