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Soul Eater NOT is, well, not Soul Eater. However, i like it even more than the original series, because it not only gave me actual details on how a lot of the supernatural mechanics worked, but came from the prospective of someone completely new to weapons and meisters and all that nonsense.

Story: 7: This is a Moe/Sol deal, not your action/shounen like the original series... And you know what? I loved it. The MC discovers she has the ability to transform into a weapon and transfers to DWMA, Where she finds herself quickly befriending Maka-sempai and two other new students, both meisters, some stuff happens ... and some very surprising plot twists take place. The later parts VS the witch are quite a lot like the regular Soul Eater, but it still always feels slightly more lighthearted.

Art: 8: It's NOT Soul Eater!!!! While the style of the original series fit it's themes very well, i still hated it. This style fits this anime better and doesn't look terrible, which is always good.

Sound: 7: Never really stood out, either for better or worse... The OP is pretty good though

Character: 8 : This is a character-focused show, so naturally the characters are all really detailed, maybe slightly above average for a 12-episode show, but these guys are LIKABLE, which is a really important trait many shows are missing. Even the character following the dumb, forgetful stereotype for most of the anime, never pushes it far enough to annoy even me, someone who loathes stupid characters almost as much as i do arrogant ones.

Enjoyment: 9: Much like Fate/Prisma Ilya, there is a strong yuri vibe in the 'downtime', when annoyances such as the plot are taking a rest, and to a slightly lesser degree this exists for the same purpose as Kaleid: Fun. The story isn't supposed to move you to tears or anything, it's supposed to just be a fun, interesting show with a touch of action and yuri.

Kampfer, huh... I'm not entirely sure WHY I'm so sad this couldn't achieve the absolute heights of awesomeness, or why i like the unique point of this show so much... Well unique as a focus, It's only really a lightly touched point in the pile of things parodied in Twintails.

Basically, Your regular, underachieving (I'm amazed how they made THAT seem normal), male MC has a nightmare where he is transformed into a girl, and wakes to find the bracelet from his dream on his wrist, with no method of removal. (Again, Someone in these two shows is referencing the other...) Sure enough, the bracelet ... glows and his gender is switched in a Mahou Shojou-style transformation animation.

Pity that their explanation for WHY this is happening, and the details and reason behind the death game, really sucks. Seriously, as soon as they start explaining it, switch off until the comedy or fight scenes come back, because THOSE are where this anime shines. Fortunately, though rather heavy on the ecchi at times (What were you expecting) the jokes are normally really good.

The anime only trips twice, and by that i mean a normal stumble in the middle and the inclusion of a twelfth episode comprised of absolutely none of what makes this anime good. Unless you share the main antagonist's weird love of the entrails animals, that is.

If you want deep, meaningful ANYTHING, stay away. If you want a bit of fun that'll inspire a disturbingly strong curiosity in you, then you're in for a treat.