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| The fighting scenes were fine, the background music was also great. However I didn't really like Maka turning into a weapon and the fact, that she beat the Demon God by herself. I think this completely ruined the "teamwork" that Soul Eater had. And also the fact, that Shinigami's Demon Hunter, Black Star's Fey Blade, Kid's Ultra Death Cannon, Soul's Demon Hunter were overpowered by the Maka's Falcon Punch was ridiculous even for a shounen series. I thought the age of "Love is the Ultimate Power" was over. However altogether the anime was awesome, humorous with its comedy and sometimes emotional with the dramatic scenes. The animation was somewhere above average, and the music was also great. This was the FMA of 2008/2209. |
| I loved how Maka turned out to be a weapon in the end...totally didn't see that one coming. However, I am going to have to vote this only as a "liked it." I thought it was a satisfying ending and everything seems to have been tied up. The only things I personally didn't like about the ending, is that Maka wins with only a single punch (not much style to that), and the fact that it started to get a bit on the comical side towards the end. All in all though, I really have enjoyed this series, and I am hoping that they make some OVAs or a second season, and maybe even bring Maka's mother into the scene. 9/10 from me! |
| terrible ending, bumped it down to a 8. Bones ruined another ending just like FMA. It wasn't bad until episode 51. Sure there were some mistakes, but it was still pretty good. The courage punch was stupid though. WTF. You make her into a weapon and meister and don't use it. FAIL! |
| Awesome series, disappointing ending. D: Maka winning with her "courage punch" was lame and left me empty inside, urg. I'll have to pick up in the manga now... Would've been a 9 if they made a satisfying ending. (well, I bet anything but THAT would be satisfying...) 8/10! It's still a awesome anime though! DDDD: |
| Well because this show was nothing about being normal, you cant dream about a "normal"-slash-off-his-head ending. The Courage-Punch-Ending was "special" maybe a bit too special for most peoples taste... and i dont get it why a lot of ppl say that Q: "as if she'd have more courage than the Shinigami." and stuff. Are you guys idiots or what? We cant judge about that because the fight between Shinigami and Kishin was ended by an cowardly attack of kishin towards his son, so that Shinigami had no option left but to use his body to shild his son. If that wouldnt have been happend, iam pretty much sure that Kishin would have been annihilated by Shinigami!!! Like Kishin said, he cant win aslong as he cant abonden his ideals of Law & Order... Well and about the other people wondering why Maka only could use her "Weapon"-Bloodline in this fight and never before. Its because it awakened on his own, because she took the path of a meister and being a weapon and a meister at the same time isnt a thing to do! It was just because of her unconsciousness that her body switched the "path"... Thats why her scythes dissapeared after she regained consciousness! ok ok back to the main topic, Soul Eater. It was a cool show with a lot to laugh about and the right portions of seriousness and emotions. Well done, i pretty much enjoyed every episode... the only things that really annoyed me was: first, the way Kid used his guns, its just lame to hold them the offer way around... just childish! second, BLACK STAR HIMSELF... GOD DAMN WHY COULDNT THEY HAVE HIM JUST BE KILLED BY MIFUNE...... MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH DIE BLACK STAR DIE, the most annoying character of all time! btw. am iam the only one that theres almost no character development? I mean they get stronger but thats it, theres almost no development in case of relationships!? MAKA rules, i like her... fin. |
PredselnApr 11, 2009 1:00 PM
| no no i agree with you the characters never really came to light for me and it bothered me there are so many characters I wanted to know more about but didn't get the chance to and I also wanted Mifune to kill black star, not because I hate black star but because I like Mifune |
| ~May you continue being the Messiah.... |
| Meh. I liked Maka turning into a weapon. Actually I think I'd like her character more if was weapon instead of a meister but then we'd miss out on her and souls partnership. And the whole defeating the kishin with just an ordinary punch... no, just no. |
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| If you people are serious about half the show sucking, why are you still giving it an 8 or 9? The character in the Kishin was completely broken at the end. A completely unbelievable reaction. Maka also completely took any importance of Shini and Soul away, even to the point of hurting their overall impact on the series. The story also felt so disconnected with the Soul Eater universe, to the point where other students were even in black and white! Isn't it suppose to be a whole school? Animation was great, series started good, but it didn't capture the essence of the world of Soul Eater. 6/10 |
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| You guys obviously don't understand what Bones was trying to get across. The fact is, the kishin could not be destroyed by normal means because it had no fear. But by telling him that she could defeat him with courage was something he couldn't understand. And not understanding = fear. So it was the obviously the only thing that could destroy him. I mean yeah, courage wrapped around her fists, a little farfetched, but its a freakin' anime. I understand those who didn't like the whole idea though, but you have to open your mind a little. All animes won't end how you want them to. I know I was completely expecting some big ass weapon from Maka and Soul to destroy the kishin. But it didn't happen, and what I got was something completely unexpected, and I love being surprised, so it was good. Eh, that soundy corny haha, but I liked the ending, so that's that. |
phototropeApr 14, 2009 10:25 AM
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| ok, i can accept that the most powerful evil god was destroyed with a single punch, several explanations have been given, so i won't go further on that but... Why was shinigami still alive?? I mean, he had more than a half of his body torn out. And what was that of his mask cracking in the previous chapter?? i tought it was gonna be something more important, but no, suddenly he's brought back from the dead. And that's it. WHY?? |
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| I don't think this is as "lame" or "corny" as everyone is making it out to be. If you would just look into its symbolism a little more, you would go past the initial "wtf" and see deeper into the meaning of the story. For one thing, it's a translation/communication problem. In today's society and culture "courage" is perceived as a cheesy/corny concept that has been so overchewed that people have very little faith in its actual nature. This is because we have simply very few situations we can relate to where we would've have to use our "courage". However, speaking from the viewpoint of someone who has faced possible death, "courage", or, basically, the "will to survive before impossible odds", is what's needed the most. Think of the Kishin as a dementor, i.e. a being that spreads despair and sadness wherever it goes, because people tie themselves to reality and think, "Oh, it's way too powerful, I'll never be able to defeat it.." and they don't. Imagination, in this case, IS Ashura's downfall... the ability to imagine and rebel against that power is what makes Maka more special than her peers. No matter how deep down, THEY also had the little voice that said, "I can't do this. REALITY says, I can't do this, therefore, I can't. I WILL be defeated, because that's reality." And that works to the Kishin's advantage... That subconscious thought rules their actions, making him believe that he is truly fearless and ultimately powerful. Therefore, when Maka started acting against his beliefs, his reality started to become skewed. In the words of Terry Pratchett, "It could not be happening because this sort of thing did not happen. Any contradictory evidence could be safely ignored." But... He started to imagine... that he MIGHT be defeated. And that thought overrules everything, overrules that all Maka did was a simple punch, overrules that he could still win, because he had already lost from the moment he thought of the possibility that he could be defeated. After all, no one had ever stood up to him like this, no one had survived like this. How could they, in face of the fear that he represented? One of the most powerful metaphors ever, in my opinion. Its delivery could've been better (since I suppose not many people could analyze it thoroughly, simply preferring to skim over the surface), but a great theme all the same. Look.. if you aren't satisfied, how would YOU have ended the show in an episode? It's already been shown that the Kishin is nearly invincible. How would Maka have take him down in a symbolic way, eh? Tell me that! |
SaffyApr 18, 2009 3:28 PM
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Saffy said: Asura ait no freaking dementor dude! In truth he is most likely a special human who met certan conditions ate his weapon and a large number of human souls to become something godlike(a Kishin). According to Medusa the next chain in the evolution of mankind and or the world.I don't think this is as "lame" or "corny" as everyone is making it out to be. If you would just look into its symbolism a little more, you would go past the initial "wtf" and see deeper into the meaning of the story. For one thing, it's a translation/communication problem. In today's society and culture "courage" is perceived as a cheesy/corny concept that has been so overchewed that people have very little faith in its actual nature. This is because we have simply very few situations we can relate to where we would've have to use our "courage". However, speaking from the viewpoint of someone who has faced possible death, "courage", or, basically, the "will to survive before impossible odds", is what's needed the most. Think of the Kishin as a dementor, i.e. a being that spreads despair and sadness wherever it goes, because people tie themselves to reality and think, "Oh, it's way too powerful, I'll never be able to defeat it.." and they don't. Imagination, in this case, IS Ashura's downfall... the ability to imagine and rebel against that power is what makes Maka more special than her peers. No matter how deep down, THEY also had the little voice that said, "I can't do this. REALITY says, I can't do this, therefore, I can't. I WILL be defeated, because that's reality." And that works to the Kishin's advantage... That subconscious thought rules their actions, making him believe that he is truly fearless and ultimately powerful. Therefore, when Maka started acting against his beliefs, his reality started to become skewed. In the words of Terry Pratchett, "It could not be happening because this sort of thing did not happen. Any contradictory evidence could be safely ignored." But... He started to imagine... that he MIGHT be defeated. And that thought overrules everything, overrules that all Maka did was a simple punch, overrules that he could still win, because he had already lost from the moment he thought of the possibility that he could be defeated. After all, no one had ever stood up to him like this, no one had survived like this. How could they, in face of the fear that he represented? One of the most powerful metaphors ever, in my opinion. Its delivery could've been better (since I suppose not many people could analyze it thoroughly, simply preferring to skim over the surface), but a great theme all the same. Look.. if you aren't satisfied, how would YOU have ended the show in an episode? It's already been shown that the Kishin is nearly invincible. How would Maka have take him down in a symbolic way, eh? Tell me that! Also Shinigami knew he could beat Asura if he could get to him. In his batle with Asura he was winning for most of it. Didn't Asura start to imagine that he might be defeated? Sorry but what your thinking contradicts pretty mutch everything said about Asura before his defeat by Maka in this episode... |
| "Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise" |
| Um, nope, because as someone else said before, Shinigami had way too many ties with Asura for him to defeat the Kishin, partially because of his previous bias. Whereas, Maka didn't have any... all she knew about the Kishin was that he killed a lot of people just to have power, a good reason to defeat him as any. (If you ever saw someone-including characters- as something other than a monster, you see.. it clouds your judgement.) |
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| i dont think it wasnt that bad i never regretted choosing maka as my fav character but still blur that she become a weapon still she got guts. yea sure is sad that the series is over but can't wait for the 2nd season(since the manga is still running) hope it wont take us more than 1 year like fma 5 freaking years!!!! but its sad though coz no soulxmaka moments TT.TT |
| Second season based on manga material is NOT possible. It's claymore all over again. |
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Saffy said: So all Shinigami's statements about ripping off Asura's skin and killing him again where all bark and no bite? Also he beat Asura before and pretty mutch matched him without a weapon. Also Asura ain't no freaking monster! She never saw Asura kill anyone. Not even her Kid & Black Star. She was just told that if he wasn't defeated the world would be consumed by madness. I don't think she cares about the peeps Asura killed ages ago... Then again whats to expect from a anime original ending?Um, nope, because as someone else said before, Shinigami had way too many ties with Asura for him to defeat the Kishin, partially because of his previous bias. Whereas, Maka didn't have any... all she knew about the Kishin was that he killed a lot of people just to have power, a good reason to defeat him as any. (If you ever saw someone-including characters- as something other than a monster, you see.. it clouds your judgement.) mulderman said: Since he mentiond FMA don't you think he meant remake. Jeweetzeluf dat ik gelijk heb. XDSecond season based on manga material is NOT possible. It's claymore all over again. |
| "Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise" |
| Yeah, I agree with y'guys on that they should've had more closure. Like showing their lives going back to normal or something .=P |
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| pff i scored this episode as a 5 because it was the ending of such a great anime, but seriously it was pretty lame for an ending.. Kishin actually getting scared cause of "courage" was so retarded. Maka as a weapon was cool ,perhaps she should have defeated him that way if possible. Though she's a weakling so she counted on her..special attribute. laame. *has the manga ended as well?* |
| Fully 20/10 ^w^ :3 Awesome ending but i miss some fanfare showed and how do they restored the City to Normal state, what about Shinigami-sama etc. |
| that ending was too weak. they went through great lengths to make her look cool but then down graded her a few points. the ending was comedic and weak. courage power? good thing they save this kind of things for last. |
| what the FUCK did i just watch? where did soul eater the awesome anime go? oh right, it dissapeared as soon as they started deviating from the manga. for fucks sakes, hasnt ANYONE ever told these anime companies that NOBODY likes these stupid endings to animes and movies where they spend the entire time stacking impossible odds against the character just to overturn it instantly because of some stupid emotion? its fucking lame and a waste of time! |
| It needed more of an ending than just that! Dude! Overall, I like this series. IMO, the first half of the anime rocks. The second half is kinda unfulfilling and plot-hole-y. I still think Shinigami should have beat the Kishin, but anyways. At least the song was good. ...And I just remembered, shouldn't Kid have still been worried about his father after Maka won? I would've been. Oh well, it's manga time. |
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| This anime had so much potential at first, and somewhere halfway it just started sucking. I was hoping the ending would be redeeming...but that was a piece of crap final episode. Courage WHAT THE F***!? |
| I like anime and stuff |
| Ah come on, you can do better than that. Courage powa killed Kishin? Sigh. |
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| Thank god the manga's over 9000x better than this crap! Bones should have just kept following the manga! |
| "Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise" |
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| ending made me want to die irl |
| Absolutely awful ending.The so called Shinigami was afraid of the "courage" of a weak girl.Total crap.The manga is a lot better. |
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| yeah right COOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRNNNYYYY ending.. courage??? WTF is that thingy..lol |
| My reaction was PRECISELY that of Asura... I DON'T GET IT! |
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| =D Lots of good action in that one....then the whole courage thing.... >.> at least it had good action. Okay...I'll get over Black Star just kinda being just fine....after all that... but to beat the Kishin like that... Ahh, I'll forget this episode happened and look foward to the manga ending. Surely they can come up with something a bit better. |
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| Not alot of anime of Soul Eater's ilk ends on a sad note, it's not Gundam... |
| Worst Ending ever D: Soul Eater need a second Season |
| VIVA O BIBSCESAR |
| 3/5 for episode, 9/10 for the whole series...atleast..."the sky is blue MotherFu**er!" |
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| Maka is one B.A.M.F.! OK the ending was a little corny but so what!? I don't understand all this hate. I guess when a show becomes popular (ex Toradora, Clannad) it becomes cool to hate on it. That's just stupid. If evil prevailed and everyone died, would that make you fucktards happy!? Jeez, Soul Eater's basically the equivalent of a kids show. You should be happy that it has enough appeal and mature themes to relate to an older audience. The series ended on a high note and I'm grateful for that. Cool story, memorable characters, and animation quality is undefined, Soul Eater is truly spectacular! 10/10 Can't wait to read the manga! |
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| It's not that they won that has pissed people off, it's the way they went about it. A courage punch is one of the worst things ever to wrap up a final fight. This show lost it's appeal to a lot of people halfway through the series when the pacing got bad, the episodes got bad and this was just a cherry on top of the cake. It's one of the worst ideas ever to be used to make a series be wrapped up. Sure courage and willpower are constant themes in shounen anime and manga but the way they went about it was absolutely atrocious. So simmer down, don't call anybody a fucktard for hoping and desiring a decently written ending episode instead of some half-assed idea where they triumph by a tap on the chin. |
martin03345 said: bold tekst is when the anime stopped following the manga.It's not that they won that has pissed people off, it's the way they went about it. A courage punch is one of the worst things ever to wrap up a final fight. This show lost it's appeal to a lot of people halfway through the series when the pacing got bad, the episodes got bad and this was just a cherry on top of the cake. It's one of the worst ideas ever to be used to make a series be wrapped up. Sure courage and willpower are constant themes in shounen anime and manga but the way they went about it was absolutely atrocious. So simmer down, don't call anybody a fucktard for hoping and desiring a decently written ending episode instead of some half-assed idea where they triumph by a tap on the chin. Everyone should just forget about this shit Bones produced and read the manga! Witch is 9000x times better than this shit... |
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ColdBeans said: Maka is one B.A.M.F.! OK the ending was a little corny but so what!? I don't understand all this hate. I guess when a show becomes popular (ex Toradora, Clannad) it becomes cool to hate on it. That's just stupid. If evil prevailed and everyone died, would that make you fucktards happy!? Jeez, Soul Eater's basically the equivalent of a kids show. You should be happy that it has enough appeal and mature themes to relate to an older audience. The series ended on a high note and I'm grateful for that. Cool story, memorable characters, and animation quality is undefined, Soul Eater is truly spectacular! 10/10 you sir are my hero. |
ScribbleS said: blackout101 said: ColdBeans said: Maka is one B.A.M.F.! OK the ending was a little corny but so what!? I don't understand all this hate. I guess when a show becomes popular (ex Toradora, Clannad) it becomes cool to hate on it. That's just stupid. If evil prevailed and everyone died, would that make you fucktards happy!? Jeez, Soul Eater's basically the equivalent of a kids show. You should be happy that it has enough appeal and mature themes to relate to an older audience. The series ended on a high note and I'm grateful for that. Cool story, memorable characters, and animation quality is undefined, Soul Eater is truly spectacular! 10/10 you sir are my hero. +1 -1 Because nobody was arguing for Asura to win in the first place... |
| Instead of a new Season, what Soul Eater needs is to be remade after the Manga has finished so they can follow it properly, instead creating some filler crap (yes crap) at the end. If Soul Eater ended at 25 it would be my favourite anime ever, but it just kept going and going, and at the same time it kept getting worse. So forget a new Season where they would make more crappy filler, and forget a movie (movies are for anime series that end well but need a tie up), for this to have a movie it needs a decent ending first. Remake please! |
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