But given the overall excellence of the anime, there was probably one two or three points where I hoped that they’d just get on with it already. Short anime often feel like they’re rushed, but long anime can feel like they’re dragging, and Soul Eater has some of that.

All of these things made for a very enjoyable anime. Soul Eater – The Moon bleeds from the mouth when someone’s diedInteresting characters. Death the Kid is obsessed with perfect symmetry, which is part of why he has two guns (and can’t function with just one) Liz and Patty are two sisters who grew up on the streets, either one of which can actually wield the other as a weapon, with the older Liz being more cynical and motherly and Patty being more innocent and childlike. Black Star’s personal history is explored and he learns just how horrible his clan was and why they were ultimately destroyed. Tsubaki initially refuses to transform herself into the full variety of ninja weapons because she’s worried that Black Star can’t handle the more powerful weapons, and eventually she confronts her own corrupted brother and devours his soul. Soul get infected with witch-generated “black blood” that is like a poison that has the potential to turn him into a demon if he can’t control it. Over the course of the series, Maka and Soul have a falling out and Soul tries to pair with Black Star. Death the Kid is Death’s son and he has a powerful enough soul that he can fight using two weapons, Liz and Patty (the “Thompson guns”). Black Star is the last of a clan of infamous ninjas who has the ability to not only channel his soul through his partner Tsubaki, but also fight unarmed without her. Soul is a musician who uses his musical ability to increase his and Maka’s harmonization to the point of being able to defeat nearly anything. Maka is the daughter of a death scythe (her father, once wielded by Death himself) and one of the most powerful meisters ever (her mother). Soul Eater – Lord DeathSoul Eater follows the growth of three sets of meisters and weapons – Maka Albarn with Soul Evans (scythe), Black Star with Tsubaki Nakatsukasa (ninja weapons), and Death the Kid with Liz and Patty Thompson (pistols).

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