Soul Eater

[Oihan]

I just finished episode 8 and the show has been pretty interesting thus far. The premise of the show is quite interesting to say the least. I'm still not entirely sure what to make of the show. The concept of some of the characters is quite interesting. I find Death the Kid's OCD a bit annoying, but humorous at times. Black Star's inability to shut up about himself is also a bit annoying - I feel bad for Tsubaki. Maka and Soul are just fun to watch and I like Soul's character thus far. I don't quite get why they need to absorb the souls of 99 evil humans first and one witch in that order...and if they screw up the order they have to start over.

Would anyone know the name of the background instrumental played during episode 8, around 16:54 - 19:24? It’s where Tsubaki ovehears what happened to Soul…and then we see Maka crouched on the floor waiting to hear any news on Soul. I cannot get over just how amazing this piece is and I've been trying to find it - google isn't helping much. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWnW_7HnkWw&t=17m07s

Edited February 6, 2012 by Oihan

[BeyondTheGrave]

wanna say

or a remix of it.

[wolfx]

It had promise....but failed to deliver in the end. Middle was kinda a mess too. Pity.

[Oihan]

wanna say

or a remix of it.

I learned that two OSTs were made. M.Albarn is a nice piece, but it simply isn't the same as you've pointed out. Thank you all the same!

From what I've found, this piece isn't on either of the two OSTs. I've heard this piece in a couple more episodes now (13 and 21) and I've absolutely fallen in love with it - I can't stop playing certain scenes. I've even gone as far as capturing the audio and making a .wav file. >_< I sincerely hope they make a third OST. This wouldn't be the first time I've heard a beautiful piece that never got released on an OST. T_T

It had promise....but failed to deliver in the end. Middle was kinda a mess too. Pity.

I'm at episode 21. There's been a couple misses for me, but I haven't been disappointed thus far except for a couple episodes/scenes. I thought episode 14 was absolutely hilarious. I loved how Kid was still writing his name down and Patty is such a ditz...with Soul trying to cheat. I've read that the anime deviates from the manga late in the series. I was hoping the deviation would be worth the watch...but now I'm wondering if I should stop right where it deviates....

Edited February 7, 2012 by Oihan

[frothymug]

It was a good series, but I have to agree with wolfx. The ending was not done very well.

What is it with anime series? It's like the Japanese have no idea how to create great endings to their shows. Only rarely do they succeed in doing so.

[Oihan]

It was a good series, but I have to agree with wolfx. The ending was not done very well.

What is it with anime series? It's like the Japanese have no idea how to create great endings to their shows. Only rarely do they succeed in doing so.

I just finished episode 36. From what I've read that's the last episode that follows the manga...with the rest deviating. I've enjoyed the anime thus far, but based on what you all have been saying...I'm now debating on whether or not to continue watching or just stop right there.

As for your comment/question, I think for some it's a lack of vision and or not being able to wait for a manga series to finish...so an ending is rushed. I think Casshern Sins is a great example of an anime that held a lot of promise and then seemed to have lost its vision/focus. Now if we're talking open endings...correct me if I'm wrong, but it's been my understanding that Japanese (or was it Europeans?) are more okay with a story with no real definitive ending with loose ends...where as Americans seem to want that ending with everything tied up.

Edit: On a side note, I really enjoy some of the music that's played in the show. "Blitz" (such an amazing track, I recommend you all hear it at least once if you haven't already), "Salve Maria - Peace Be With You" (eerie yet beautiful), and "Camellia" to name a few. I really wish they'd release that one track I asked about above.

Edited February 15, 2012 by Oihan

[Beltane70]

It was a good series, but I have to agree with wolfx. The ending was not done very well.

What is it with anime series? It's like the Japanese have no idea how to create great endings to their shows. Only rarely do they succeed in doing so.

It's more of what Oihan said. Most often the problem is the fact that a lot of shows are based off of on-going manga and always seem to catch up to the manga. For whatever reason, they seem to prefer making up their own endings instead of just putting the show on hiatus until there's more manga to work with. Either that, or in the cases with things like Naruto and Bleach, they tend to make throw away filler episodes.

[frothymug]

Don't forget Dragonball Z's filler episodes and entire sagas.

[ron5864]

Even though the end was so so, there were lots to like about this series. Black Star was kinda of obsessed with trying to excel beyond god. Death the Kid was too obsessed with symmetry to the point of OCD. Love the Thompson sister for their silliness. Patty's retarded laugh was priceless. Blair doing something inappropriate in front of the group. Then later on in the show....this character shows up.....yeah that one.....totally annoying.....totally awesome at the same time.....Excalibur. "FOOLS!"

[Oihan]

Even though the end was so so, there were lots to like about this series. Black Star was kinda of obsessed with trying to excel beyond god. Death the Kid was too obsessed with symmetry to the point of OCD. Love the Thompson sister for their silliness. Patty's retarded laugh was priceless. Blair doing something inappropriate in front of the group. Then later on in the show....this character shows up.....yeah that one.....totally annoying.....totally awesome at the same time.....Excalibur. "FOOLS!"

I love episode 14. I thought it was pure comedy gold watching them all take the exam. I couldn't stop laughing at Kid's attempt to get his own name on the paper before time runs out...just so much awesome there. There are some definitely good episodes in the series.

I still haven't made up my mind on whether or not to continue on with the anime or read up on the manga....

[ron5864]

After watching Soul Eater, I watched Fairy Tail (Season 1) and I liked Fairy Tail much much more. The character Natsu is like Black Star, doing over the top stuff and dragging Lucy into tough situations. The chemistry between characters is a lot better. But I laughed so hard in this series with all the crazy idiotic situations they get into. I recommed Fairy Tail after seeing Soul Eater.