Remember that the series takes place at least 6 months, maybe more, before the start of the regular series. Maka and Soul may not be as good at we're used to seeing them. She's good a twirling him around (really badly animated here), but not much more.
The two should be much faster than this, but they're not.
Yeah, Maka and Soul developed a lot during just during the beginning of the main series, let alone towards the end. I'm sure they have actually hunted some twisted souls already in this series' time (because they had 98 when the main series launched), but it's totally different to try to stop somebody without causing any damage. Maka is also purely book smart, so if they haven't been taught how to restrain a berserk weapon, instead of liberating the soul for a weapon to eat (that is, kill), she can't do it.
We would have needed either Black Star or Kid here. Eternal Feather would have been down for the count in a second, without the need to even use a weapon.
I'm not sure what Kid would be able to do. This seems to take place before he ever started using Patty and Liz as weapons.Originally Posted by Kraco
No, I'm pretty sure he already does, but those two are merely serving their time on the side, getting used to a civilized society instead of the shadier streets. I imagine he chose them when he saved them from NY or wherever it was. It's not like he would find twin guns easily to satisfy his obsession. Might be once in a lifetime chance. However, Kid wouldn't need them for something like this. He has the death god martial art, which makes him only second to Black Star.
Episode 8 - HS
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This was the best episode so far, thanks to that fricking Stein. It's no wonder he was so deeply affected by the madness in the main story, considering he's so humorously crazy to begin with. A minor good scene was Soul trying to make Akane leak some info so he could go hunting with Maka.
If I recall correctly, Sid was recently risen in the beginning of the main story. I wonder if he's going to die due to this witch incident. I can't recall if they told who killed him or why.
I distinctly remember him being alive in the beginning of Soul Eater, and then in the episode where Maka and Soul tried to bring Stein to the school was the first time Cid showed up as a zombie.
Sid died while protecting the bunch, from memory.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Hmm... I went through the volume 1 of the manga, and the first time Sid was mentioned, he was told to have died. However, in the anime episode 3 he did appear in the company of Soul and Black Star in an insert scene right in the middle of Kid's intro arc. Unless I really missed something in the manga, I'd say Sid being alive in the beginning of the original show was anime original material, and thus potentially could be rendered null by this manga. In any case the old anime wasn't canon due to the original, premature ending, so it'd hardly matter.
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Hohumm... They aren't certainly fooling around anymore. This was about as dark as anything in the original. I'm glad this didn't give a shit about the old show, probably, and Sid died now, in a pretty grand fashion. Probably because I guess theoretically we could be now past the original series starting point. But if that was the case, things should be changing a lot soon. In any case we are near since it's not like Sid would have been dead for that long before Maka, Soul, Black Star and Tsubaki went after him, I believe. It's quite interesting that whatever is going to happen with this Gorgon didn't really spread much seeing how it affected nothing in the original story (in other words it didn't grow to be too cool or big to change Soul & Black Star). At the same time you can see these folks hadn't yet faced a Gorgon before; they were underestimating the threat so catastrophically.
Looks like Clay & Akane really were around to protect Anya. And work for Sid at the same time. Just another oversight when facing a Gorgon, as if they could have afforded to split roles like that.
Needless to say, this stuff is getting far more interesting and solid as a story than the early episodes made me believe (or the equivalent beginning of the manga). I hope everything won't simply be solved in a goofy and cheap manner to return this to slice-of-life (although the show is ending in two eps, so I guess one can't expect too much anymore).
Hmm, I remember just recently thinking "Man, if her forgetfulness wasn't being played up as a comedy trope, there's no way someone like this would even be allowed in this school. She's essentially retarded, and that'd be dangerous as hell to give someone like that a Weapon."
Turns out it's all part of the plot.
But, I guess now we know how Cid died.
Probably because, you know, he didn't have a Weapon for some inexplicable reason.
No, not even close. This was just a guy dying in a fight. A lot of the insanity stuff in the original was way worse.
Well, that's just my opinion after having read the whole original manga, in addition to watching the anime. Basically here we had one of the main characters, established through 9 previous episodes, turn into a traitor against her will and finally murder another established character in a pretty gruesome manner. There was no justice in sight either, considering the main villain. Add to that the fact these girls were of the NOT class, meaning they weren't meant to face dangerous opponents in the first place. Unlike the EAT class students who pretty much have signed their approval of deadly missions.
The only comparable situation in the original was Chrona, but we knew all the time she was under such circumstances. It never got this bad anyway.
I dunno, I'd rather watch Sid getting killed again than watch Chrona being forced to murder animals.
Episode 11 - HS
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I'm quite happy Stein was given such a big role in this show. Especially his funnier side, which was overshadowed by the insanity in the original series. Comparing how he treats these NOT student to the kind of treatment Maka & Co initially got is interesting as well. The contrast serves to highlight the difference between EAT and NOT, now in retrospect (because that's all the spect that exists considering this whole NOT only appeared with this spinoff). Maka and Black Star's performance was quite pitiful in this episode, though. Maka aside, Black Star should have been sending folks to hospital left and right. Since when did he care what sort of motivation his opponents had? He was always beating mercilessly other students (even Maka included), just like the first ep of this very show demonstrated.
Very traditional plot progress all in all. It was clear from the beginning Anya would never leave, but I didn't expect Clay and Akane to push it so far before letting her go. But I suppose that's believable in a sense: Ignoring the airhead Clay, Akane might be trying to play by the book and follow orders dutifully to mitigate Star Clan's bad rep.
I'm kind of annoyed that a series would have a battle tournament, and not show any of it.
I realize none of this series' characters were even in it, but it wounds me on a primal level.
Episode 12 Final - HS
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I was afraid it would end like this just for the sake of the main characters, and not in a way that would make more sense. While it was a good call in my opinion to make the main antagonist a Gorgon witch to make the high power more plausible and also make her feel less like out of nowhere, it also means far too cheap to have her defeated by these NOT amateurs. Considering how much trouble witches, let alone Gorgon ones, were in the original story, with the super genius Stein and Shinigami's own scythe barely able to seemingly defeat Medusa, this feels like nothing but stupid. Since it was clear and established from the beginning these girls belong to the NOT class, I don't see a single reason why the story had to insist on making them alone defeat the witch. It would have been far better to have some experienced fighters there (plenty of them around in Death City) and perhaps have the girls perform a distraction at a crucial moment in the fight, creating an opening.
Since half the reason I watched this show were the cameos by the original characters, it's a pity they got nothing cool to do in this last battle. As far as I can judge, Maka and Black Star never moved anywhere, for example, and didn't really get anything done either. Why where they even shown at all?
This show didn't turn out too remarkable. It had some jolly good comedy, mainly by Stein, but that's it.
Of COURSE the resolution would require some making out fanservice.
For the reason you just stated. To get people like you and me to watch it.
I want one of those Death Hoodies!
Other than that, Anya should really take up miniskirts.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Honestly, I was most disappointed by the fact that Tsugumi didn't eat the witch's soul. Out of order sure, but it was still her first reaped soul.
Not to mention it would be safer devoured than floating about like a balloon, ready to possess someone else like we've seen a Gorgon sister do.
I was wondering about the same thing, but it's possible the NOT class hasn't even be taught about eating souls. We do know people who keep eating the souls of ordinary humans will start to turn into kishin. So, it's probably wise not to give them any ideas. They are weak, and thus could be easily influenced or tempted, out of fear, greed, or whatever motivation. The witch soul apparently should grant a power boost as well, and Tsugumi would be better off training herself first in a regular manner, only later turning on the turbo.
I thought doing it out of order was supposed to be bad for them or something.
Chances are, eating the 99 human souls makes the Weapon stronger, and if you try and eat a witch soul without strengthening yourself first it might be harmful, or worse, turn you evil or something.
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