In the end, it just felt like Justin was being passed around between villains until he could die in the final arc. At this point, I've pretty much lost all investment in the series, and am just casually flipping through it to see how it ends.
This chapter…theres been altogether too many back and forth trips from the moon by now, but the art is still great.
Why is Noah still in the story?
At this point I don't really know where the author is going in the story.
Is it too late at this point to expect a second anime? It was much better with pacing. Plus bones did have an unnamed project,a familiar one they said.
I haven't been emotionally invested in this manga for a while now. I don't really know why. I just get this feeling from the series that nothing that happens really matters.
@Fire Fist:
Yeah, the clowns served no real purpose except to waste time. Also, Stein killed Justin because at this point, he really had no purpose in the story anymore, either.
No real purpose? Thanks to all these clowns we have seen a great display of power from Stein, Marie, Spirit, Kid and the other Death Scythes. And Justin got destroyed because if he was ever going to be killed by someone that person only could be Marie (and Stein). I don't think is that hard to understand.
Also I've got a hunch this isn't the last arc, it doesn't give me that feeling of approaching end at all. I think this is gonna end with Asura stronger than ever.
It's kinda sad that I dropped this series for a little below a year, read this chapter and understood everything that is going on here. Did the pacing suffer that much?
You mean you skipped about 10 chapters and only read this one?
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Gosh, is the pacing that slow recently? Last chapter I read they were just beginning to fight those clowns on the moon.
Gosh, is the pacing that slow recently? Last chapter I read they were just beginning to fight those clowns on the moon.
Soul Eater pacing has always been uneven. In this arc is much slower though.
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I can see why. Is this going to be the final arc?
Doubtful. There's still some important plots to address. Plus, with Asura don't giving a single fuck when Crona absorbs him, I can tell you he's gonna come out sooner or later, use Brew and fuse with Crona who shares the same blood as him, thus becoming the ultimate being.
And while it's true the battle against the clowns lasted so much, this criticism is IMO a bit unfair. In between the battle there has been other interesting developments.
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Doubtful. There's still some important plots to address. Plus, with Asura don't giving a single fuck when Crona absorbs him, I can tell you he's gonna come out sooner or later, use Brew and fuse with Crona who shares the same blood as him, thus becoming the ultimate being.
And while it's true the battle against the clowns lasted so much, this criticism is IMO a bit unfair. In between the battle there has been other interesting developments.
Ah, right, right.
Well, slow pacing aside, I still have investment in the series. It's just more jarring when you have to wait a whole month for the story to continue. The ball's raised a little higher then if it was weekly. But nevertheless-
I guess cause I read it all in one blow and caught up before the last two or three chapters came out I didn't notice the pacing. Seemed fine to me.
I guess cause I read it all in one blow and caught up before the last two or three chapters came out I didn't notice the pacing. Seemed fine to me.
Yes, that's more or less the problem. Monthly manga have a tendency to leave you with wanting more and think little happened. But when you read it in one go the overall sensations are quite different.
Still I think the battle against the clowns could have ended with a maximum of 8 chapters.
And am I the only one who thinks Spirit is going to die?
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Yes, that's more or less the problem. Monthly manga have a tendency to leave you with wanting more and think little happened. But when you read it in one go the overall sensations are quite different.
Still I think the battle against the clowns could have ended with a maximum of 8 chapters.
And am I the only one who thinks Spirit is going to die?
I really hope he doesn't. But I wonder if he dies if that means Maka's mother will come back into the story.
Spirit is the strongest Death Scythe and Shinigami's weapon.
I always thought that if Maka's mother would return someday it would be if only one of the following developments happened.
-Spirit leaves himself (impossible)
-Spirit disappears or dies.
Sad but true. The last thing Maka's mother wishes is to see his face again.
Btw, I reread the entire arc from the start and noticed something that caught my interest.
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Is Marie pregnant?
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http://img.batoto.net/comics/2012/04/25/s/read4f97c76b42285/img000010.png
http://img.batoto.net/comics/2012/04/25/s/read4f97c76b42285/img000011.pngIs Marie pregnant?
Yeah, I saw that scene a while ago and was pretty sure that's what it was hinting at. But I think it's Joe's, not Stein's kid.
I called it wrong, so long ago. I guess this needs to be changed.
No real purpose? Thanks to all these clowns we have seen a great display of power from Stein, Marie, Spirit, Kid and the other Death Scythes.
Yeah. Padding.
I don't know if it's me, but before it never really felt like villians came out of nowhere for the sakes of giving the cast something to fight. That is what terrible ass shonen does. The objectives and enemy was always either hinted at, or foreshadowed. Like I said, Even after skipping over these segements with the clowns, I understood what was going on. It's like they never even happened.
After the first clown, I don't think the others of its same species needed any hinting and/or foreshadowing. But this is just me.
Don't forget that Shibusen also made piece with the witches and that will obviously be important later on.
But now that you talk about it, it has been a slow development but it's possibly because it's a preparation for the next big event.
Don't forget that Shibusen also made piece with the witches and that will obviously be important later on.
But now that you talk about it, it has been a slow development but it's possibly because it's a preparation for the next big event.
I wouldn't call it peace so much as a temporary truce. Once Mabaa dies, all bets are off. Her second in command (the thin, middle-aged witch) seems to hate Shibusen with a passion, still.
Yes, it's probably not permanent but it was a development for the story. It was development missing from the pacing discussion people were having.
The Shibusen-Witches relation will probably come into play in the future. I don't see Mabaa dying but maybe some kind of revolution may happen. Otherwise the truce/peace didn't bring much to the story.
105 is out.
http://www.mangahere.com/manga/soul_eater/v16/c105/
Fight. Fight. Fight.
Good but I don't like Maka's "I'm so weak" talk. Not the strongest but I'd never think she's weak.
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105 is out.
http://www.mangahere.com/manga/soul_eater/v16/c105/
Fight. Fight. Fight.
Good but I don't like Maka's "I'm so weak" talk. Not the strongest but I'd never think she's weak.
Yeah you wouldn't think she'd refer to herself that way at this point with all her accomplishments. That speach made more sense in the anime because she hasn't had as much development. So the power ups on Soul seemed a tad forced.
105 is out.
http://www.mangahere.com/manga/soul_eater/v16/c105/
Fight. Fight. Fight.
Good but I don't like Maka's "I'm so weak" talk. Not the strongest but I'd never think she's weak.
Exactly my thoughts. She's been through too much.
@Fire Fist:
Yeah, I saw that scene a while ago and was pretty sure that's what it was hinting at. But I think it's Joe's, not Stein's kid.
they're talking to Kidd, as in Death The. notice how he's right there in the last panel clearly being addressed.
they're talking to Kidd, as in Death The. notice how he's right there in the last panel clearly being addressed.
Not the dialogue. I know they're talking to Kid. We're talking about how he touches her stomach and tells her to get off the battlefield. It's implying she's with child. It's most likely Joe's, but it could be Stein's.
I called it wrong, so long ago. I guess this needs to be changed.
@Fire Fist:
Not the dialogue. I know they're talking to Kid. We're talking about how he touches her stomach and tells her to get off the battlefield. It's implying she's with child. It's most likely Joe's, but it could be Stein's.
He fist bumps her stomach, which is a strange thing to do, but I don't really think it's implying anything. he's telling her to leave so she doesn't get hurt, but he's also kinda telling a lot of people to get out of there.
I'll bet you 25 e-dollars that she isn't pregnant at all.
Crona looks like a sadistic muppet.
…The strongest Coward has come. Gosh darn Cliffhangeers!
Pretty cool chapter. Maka and Spirit make a good team…....but Chrona's faces......are very terrifying.
But damn, what a cliffhanger. The Kishin!
Crona looks like a sadistic muppet.
My thoughts exactly.
About the chapter,it was good,even if I can't help but feel that this whole thing with Crona was kinda pointless.
Papa was useful for once. The combo was really good and The cliffhanger was excellent. But I'm sure it isn't the end of chrona.
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I watched the anime and I would like to read the manga now, which chapter would I start on that would resume where the anime ends?
I watched the anime and I would like to read the manga now, which chapter would I start on that would resume where the anime ends?
The anime branches alot from the manga. The first chapter are mostly the same but even those have a couple of differences.
I would suggest you read it from the beggining, although you can read the first 15/20 chapters diagonally if you want.
I watched the anime and I would like to read the manga now, which chapter would I start on that would resume where the anime ends?
There are in fact differences as another stated,but if you must know: it should either be chapter 36 or 37
Edit: I'm also glad its made its way on toonami,wonder what took so long,but you know what they say: better late than never. A perfect fit for the block.
Oh my god YES
There are in fact differences as another stated,but if you must know: it should either be chapter 36 or 37
Edit: I'm also glad its made its way on toonami,wonder what took so long,but you know what they say: better late than never. A perfect fit for the block.
my response since i didnt see it.
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Soul eaters on toonami soon?
ill just stick to the Netflix ver for now.
I havent read much of the manga yet except for vol.1
I own and have read the first 10 volumes of Soul Eater and….well, I like it all right, but for some reason I have trouble really getting into it. Maybe it's because I feel the story lacks focus, or maybe it's because I feel the humor and serious moments sometimes seem disjointed, thus making it hard for me to know what to feel or what's at stake, or maybe it's Okubo's artstyle, what with his hollow eyes and thin outlines.
In any case, I've stopped buying the volumes. Maybe I'll read through the rest of the series later, but right now there's other stuff I wanna read.
Now as for Soul Eater on Toonami? Yeha, that's cool. I'll watch it. Heck, maybe I'll like it better in animated form. It's bound to be better and do better than Tenchi GXP at any rate (I dropped that shit after only 4 episodes).
New chapter is out. http://www.mangahere.com/manga/soul_eater/v16/c107/
Gets me right in the feels.
Looks like there can only be one Shinigami at a time, so once Kid goes full Shinigami mode, then his father will die. At least we might get to finally see his true face.
noooo shinigami sama
Shame the first anime turned to crap after it split from the manga.
Where is my Soul Eater Brotherhood?
As much as I truly enjoy Soul Eater (though haven't heard a whisper about Soul Eater Not), is this serie popular enough (on par with FMA or HxH) to warrant a Brotherhood treatment?
Last I can see of Soul Eater vol 23 on those Oricon top 50 charts is…. week of Jan 7 to 13, adding 18.9k more sales to bring its total to 238k. Haven't seen it since, and the cutoff for the past few weeks have been in the 15k to 18k level.
From looking at top 50 of first half of year lists, it looks like Soul Eater was hitting mid 300k as recent as 2011, but then didn't make the first half of 2012 top 50 list (cutoff of 356k) or 2012 top 100 list (cutoff of 377k).
So nope, not in the same stratosphere as FMA (1.2 to 1.3 million average, according to top 2010 list) or HXH (~1 million average in the past few years?).
I would love a Soul Eater Brotherhood. Especially for the Noah and Book of Ebon arc.
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