Soul Eater Not!

[DarthEnderX]

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So was the Kim spoiler you guys were mentioning the fact that she's a Racoon Witch? Because if so, that's seems fairly obvious now.


Anyway, this is the first episode where there seems like things going on that are actually going to keep me watching this series.

There's some kind of evil antagonists. And those older students are apparently undercover in the NOT class for some reason. So there's things going on that aren't just girls dating each other but not really.

[Ryllharu]

Yes, the joke (which you likely missed last week) is that the witch of the dorms is an actual witch, but it is much more complicated than that, going into the details of what being a witch means. The first anime skipped that part and went right into an anime-original ending instead. Which still leaves a lot of details about Kim covered by the manga out (and assumed by the producers to have been read judging by the way this series has been going).

Equally interesting will be the way Kim and Jackie become friends. They're so hostile now, but in the other series, they're best friends and even wear matching uniforms. Currently, Jackie is stuck-up, prim and proper, and Kim is exceptionally lazy and evil.

[DarthEnderX]

Kinda disappointed in Anya's royal karate.

Currently, Jackie is stuck-up, prim and proper, and Kim is exceptionally lazy and evil.

Oh come on, I wouldn't call her evil. She just charges for all her services is all. And I'm pretty sure she was like that in Soul Eater also.

[Kraco]

Yeah, it's hard to call her evil when she's just like Ox said: She's deliberately driving most people away from her to make sure nobody gets to know her well enough to guess the truth. Yet she still can't help but assist people, so she has to mask it under the business mentality, whenever she remembers to do it. I didn't actually remember she's not yet best buddies with Jackie in SE Not. So, she's really lonely, aside from the constant, unwanted approaches by Ox.

Now we are seeing some of the action I was trying to hint at in the first post. This is still Soul Eater and by the same author, so it would be overly strange to have no action, considering the original had really good action. But at the same time I guess it would be equally strange to have as much action considering this is supposed to be a non-fighting oriented class.

Kinda disappointed in Anya's royal karate.

Isn't she the kind of person who probably excelled in the dojo and could still quarrel at school premises with other students, but when shit really hits the fan out there, she's just a teenage girl? The 10% of the EAT class are exceptions. I think Maka (and the others) were probably already hunting twisted souls at this point, even if not yet witches.

[DarthEnderX]

So I figure, this series is either going to end with these characters getting moved up to the EAT class, or they're going to die horribly.

[Ryllharu]

The two host-like guys are apparently already supposed to be EAT, but are guarding Anya. At least that's what it seemed like, but now Sid seems to imply the two are working for him as bait to lure out this iridescent hair threat.

Any advancement of these three would appear to be almost entirely on Tsugumi's shoulders. Learning to transform effectively and quickly, learning her special ability, etc. Anya is irrevocably attached to her, and Meme is probably too scatterbrained to remember anyone else aside from her roommates.

[Kraco]

The two host-like guys are apparently already supposed to be EAT, but are guarding Anya. At least that's what it seemed like, but now Sid seems to imply the two are working for him as bait to lure out this iridescent hair threat.

I'd imagine everyone's a bait and those two are "demoted" to have more time to watch the streets and catch those Traitors who hunt the students. I reckon the reason why they didn't fight now was to avoid blowing their cover. It's true they seemed to be guarding the main girls, but it could also simply be because the girls took the part-time job and were thus hitting the common streets a lot, making them more likely targets for the villains.

It's easy to see why they would belong to EAT; I think there were much weaker guys around in the original series. Akane even emitted his soul like Black Star and Stein, which is apparently an advanced skill, or even a special talent.

[DarthEnderX]

I liked the bit about how certain people, like Soul Eater, take on codenames. Just another one of those little piece of world building the original series never bothered to fill in.

[Ryllharu]

Just another one of those little piece of world building the original series never bothered to fill in.

Uhh...it did.

Soul "Eater" Evans. They made a whole point of him breaking the connection to his family, being famous musicians. That's the significance of the piano scenes with the little demon, and why he hesitates to "play." Becoming a weapon gave him the excuse to get away from them.

He changed his name to get away from the association with his family.

Everyone in the series knew it wasn't his real name, and the school accepted it.

[DarthEnderX]

Hmm, I don't remember them ever saying he actually changed his name though, or that it was a common thing for DWMA students. I just thought his name was Soul Eater Evan cause, you know, stupid anime names.

Is BlackStar BlackStar's real name? Or is that a stage name too?

[Kraco]

Is BlackStar BlackStar's real name? Or is that a stage name too?

The clan was Star Clan and his father's name was White Star. So, yeah, it's most likely his real and only name.

[Ryllharu]

The star is actually in his official name too.

Black★Star
ブラック☆スター
黒☆星

[DarthEnderX]

The star is actually in his official name too.

Black★Star
ブラック☆スター
黒☆星

I take it the ★ is silent.

[Kraco]

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If I remember correctly, Black Star clocked below 6 seconds. This is like one of those classic cases where the branch family was stronger than the main family and eventually the discontent drove them to fell paths.

A pretty standard episode of Tsugumi feeling inadequate compared to her partners and everybody else (from her negative point of view). Still, I enjoyed watching the cafe scene of Akane playing with her. Even if he loses to Black Star in strength and battle prowess, he surely wins in everything else...

[DarthEnderX]

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Gendo Pose!


That entire conversation with Clay was hilarious. I lost it at the sketch.

[Kraco]

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Such a yuri episode. Kim and Jackie, and thus Kim's situation, were quite interesting in the original show as well, so I don't mind the background expanded here. Though it was still good to have a bit of the darker side as well. The three main girls' stunts are getting repetitive, so the show really benefits from other characters and a larger story. Kid, and the wacko pistol sisters, appearing next week should be jolly. Like I've said before, cameos from the main series really spice things up in this one.

[DarthEnderX]

This show is giving me diabetes!

They had me going with that intro though. I was all, "So THAT'S why Ox is having such a hard time!

...besides the fact that he looks stupid."


For a minute there I thought the scorpion witch was actually Eternal Feather. But their faces aren't the same.

[DarthEnderX]

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Yeesh. That went south fast.

[Kraco]

I guess this is still Soul Eater, despite being NOT. Things can turn ugly fast, especially when witches are involved. Even Kim was quite nasty before Jacqueline tamed her (even if it was largely an act). In the original show even a squirt like Angela was rather wicked. Now we got another Gorgon sister, though, so evilness is assured.

[DarthEnderX]

Speaking of Gorgon sisters, have we seen Medusa yet? She's the nurse at this point isn't she?