Soul Eater 62 reactions and rambles.

[nenena]

It took me a good two days to notice this, but zomg all of the weapon/technician teams totally have matching themes to all of their outfits! Soul and Maka get the tailored jackets, Black Star and Tsubaki have matching scarves, and the Troika are all wearing the same puffy jacket. And yes, I noticed that Ohkubo kept the all-important three-motif going with the three fasteners down the front of Kid's coat. But there appear to be no skulls anywhere on his outfit anymore. (And yes, I noticed the eyes on his guns. Still don't know what to make of that. But I noticed it.)

LOL @ MAKA THE WHITE

SHE'S LIKE GANDALF THE WHITE only her magical upgrade actually happened ON SCREEN and involved a distinct lack of Balrogs.

(Maka to Kid: "Look to my coming at first light on the fifth day. At dawn, look to the east!" Kid: "Five days my ass. It's been how many months now?")

Oh, Justin. Oh, Giriko. Oh, Clown. Oh, Ohkubo! The Clown's little "get a room, you two!" whistle at Giriko and Justin was by far my favorite part of the chapter.

GiriJasu canon smex? Oh yeah, the Clown is so totally going to be watching.

WARNING: CEILING CLOWN IS WATCHING YOU MASTURBATE SODOMIZE A CHAINSAW.

For some reason, whenever I see that pic of Noah posing with his posse, I'm reminded of the "Professional Pirate" song from Muppet Treasure Island...

Hmmm. Maybe next month's recaps will be another sing-along, then.

I mean, come on you guys. Just LOOK at Tim Curry's grin in the first thirty seconds of that sequence. Creepy to the max. On a scale of 1 to Noah, that is definitely a Noah grin.

Now I'm imagining all of Noah's lines being spoken in Tim Curry's voice. Oh, shivers. (And yes, I know that he already has a Japanese voice, since he was animated and voiced in the Wii game. But I don't care! Tim Curry's voice will now and forever be Noah's voice to me.)

OH HEY WAITAMINUTE here's a dangling plot thread that I forgot about:

NOAH STILL HAS THE BREW. Well, now. At least Daddy seems as equally unconcerned about the Brew as he does about his own son. Or maybe Daddy just forgot about the Brew already. Or maybe he already went "Oh, fucknuggets! Well, we're boned!" offscreen at some point.

Now let's all watch Noah repeatedly try to kill Maka without using the Brew, because, you know. Maybe Noah is actually really, really stupid.

Should we start a betting pool to see how long Cannon Fodder Bishounen Henchman Number One will last before Maka kills his ass? I'm predicting three, maybe four chapters at the very most. I'm assuming that he's not going to survive the story arc, since the general pattern so far has been that only goofy/silly henchmen survive to fight another day, whereas the serious/loyal villains (notably Mosquito and Mifune) get offed.

/end rambles

Comments

[badninja.livejournal.com]

I swear Stein must have helped design those clothes, since all the undershirts are STITCHED TOGETHER.

That new henchman just makes me think of Wufei from GW >.

[the-sun-is-up.livejournal.com]

WARNING: CEILING CLOWN IS WATCHING YOU MASTURBATE SODOMIZE A CHAINSAW.

*dies*

*of lolz*

[chiikaboom.livejournal.com]

I have come to a conclusion that Noah is actually really, really stupid, simply due to his recently acquired taste in fashion revolving around psuedo belt bondage. If anything his arse will get whooped solely based on his attire.

Speaking of Cannon Fodder Bishounen Henchmen Number One, he's already seemed to have gotten quite a fanbase on japanese fanart sites, even with 84k. Its amusing to say in the least, considering we dont even know his name yet... id normally assume he's some kind of plot device, but this is Ohkubo we're talking about. 55 chapters in and the main character finally gets backstory, and the most sane character in the entire series snaps only a chapter ago, so i have a hard time making predictions about the series anymore.

I mean as for Kidd's fate, I can only assume one of two things.

1. Noah abducted Kidd simply cause he could cause he likes to collect shiny (albeit stupid) things, and Kidd will simply be imprisoned until Liz and Patti kick his hiney.
2. Noah is actually a pedo and Soul Eater will become a gratitious pedo shota-con mindfeck hentai.

Is it sad that I personally prefer number 2...? o3o Anyways yeah i somehow get the feeling itll be neither of those things for some reason, but who knows.

[nenena.livejournal.com]

1. Noah abducted Kidd simply cause he could cause he likes to collect shiny (albeit stupid) things, and Kidd will simply be imprisoned until Liz and Patti kick his hiney.

Shiney albeit stupid things...

I've got it. Noah will go after Soul next.

Because there's no point in having a shiny Shinigami Action Figure unless you can give him the proper *accessories*. And shinigami traditionally use scythes. Plus, Soul is pretty much the most unique and kickass deathscythe running around right now.

And Kid would be like "OH NOES ASYMMETRICAL WEAPONS oh yeah and Soul being kidnapped is a bad thing BUT ZOMG ASYMMETRY I AM SO OFFENDED RIGHT NOW I WILL KICK YOUR ASS NOAH HOW DARE YOU abduct and torture my friend GIVE ME AN ASYMMETRICAL WEAPON YOU ASSHOLE!!!"

In all seriousness, though, taking Maka's weapon away from her would be the smartest thing that Noah could possibly do, especially if he wants her dead.

So he's probably not going to do that, then. Because it would make too much sense.

[chiikaboom.livejournal.com]

Yeah he'll prolly be too busy molesting Kidd to abduct any other Shibusen peoples.

im pretty sure the whole Soul becoming a death scythe will prolly be more relevant to him being able to protect Maka on his own, so while him getting abducted WOULD make a whole lot of sense for Noah's plan and such, id much rather see Soul being a bamf and protect Maka simply cause he hasnt rly had his moment to shine. Granted its not like I want Maka to play damsel in distress, but i just rly wanna see Soul do something cool besides saving the world from hardcore contemporary jazz.

Or maybe little stupid asymmetrical boys just tickle Noah's fancy and he'll abduct Soul just so he can have a threesome, which would only further piss off Kidd due to the asymmetry. Though chances are Kidd's frusterations prolly only turn him on more during the raep.

So while your prediction does seem probable and highly possible, my vote still rests with asymmetrical threesome.

..nyes.

[aiwatan.livejournal.com]

I didn't noticed matching themes but in Kid and sisters, that's such a nice detail. I wonder if the lack of shinigami skulls in Kid is for an actual reason or just Ookubo got lazy.

XD Voyeur Clown for the win XD
Giriko, Justin and the Clown were just like a Sitcom.

That grin is totally Noah, and funny, I would die to see Noah making a grin like that animated.
And yeah, Noah may be stupid, all SE guys tend to be stupid, and his new belts are the proof, an intelligent person don't spoil a cool outfit with those.

[alex-servantes.livejournal.com]

In my mind Justin says:
-You there, on a ceiling! Get down, you naughty boy! <3
And Giriko goes: WROOMWROOOM!

[nenena.livejournal.com]

WROOMWROOOM!

Indeed. ^___^

[sagesoren.livejournal.com]

I laugh every time I read one of these things you write. You make everything so much more awesome. :'D

[akameji.livejournal.com]

Maka the White...omg, that's the most awesome thing ever, and now I'm going to be thinking it whenever I see that costume.

I've long had a theory that Tim Curry is everywhere, especially when you don't expect it. This has only confirmed it.

I ♥ your ramblings and comments. :D

[stitchy-soul.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh. Nenena, this is why I love you. X333

It's 1:30 in the morning and I'm trying my damndest not to wake my sleeping friend because I'm laughing so much. XDDD

That video... oh my gosh. Noah is forever different in my eyes. Haha!
And I don't know about you... but whenever I think of Noah, I think of Noah's Bagels. I think their color scheme is blue and yellow plaid too... O_o... Great. Now Noah's a Jewish Mexican strappy mad collecting bondage/shotacon kink. @_@ Dear lord.

omfg PLEASE let Girijasu be canon. Please Ohkubo, just ONE kiss? PLEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAASE? ;_; I say it's canon anyway. The clown made it thus. *nods*

Oh yeah hey he DOES kinda have the BREW. Awkward. *que headdesk here* Good job Shinigami-sama. You're so adeptly alarmed. ><;;; I still think Noah's being shotacon over Kid. Really.

I read prior comments. Good point. He should just steal Soul. It would make for an amazing ark and epic character devlopment, which is exactly why it won't happen. ;_; Though I'd be equally content if there was more SoulxKid subtly in there (remember - 'Hmn, Kid's ass is glowing.. >D'?). Ah Soul you're such a rapist. <3

[nenena.livejournal.com]

"adeptly alarmed" is my new favorite phrase.

I still think Noah's being shotacon over Kid. Really.

I think that it's nearly impossible to *not* read it like that. And I'm pretty sure that Ohkubo's doing it intentionally, too.

I mean, there's always an inherent element of sexual threat in any sort of abduction+restraint scenario, plus you add Noah's aggressively sexual character design and creepy, creepy glowing eyes and grin into the mix...

Yyyyyeah.

[stitchy-soul.livejournal.com]

X3333

'Oh Ohkubo' moment here? ;P
Haha, at this rate I'm really expecting full-out shotacon and... lolicon?... over Krona. O_o Something like that. I mean, we've already got a nude shot of her. Speaking of which, where IS our little... pinkette? If she's in the book for whatever reason, I'm seriously going to laugh.

Kid: *bitches about Noah* *looks up* Oh hai!
Krona: O_O I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH BOOKS! (but apparently she can deal with nudity)

Would make for an interesting twist though, I will say that.

Mmmmn... sexy. XDDD Yes. Noah is the ultimate rapist. *nods*

[nenena.livejournal.com]

Normally I am really, really, really squicked by the casual way that rape fanservice/fetish is tossed around in manga.

But this Noah thing is just so ludicrous, bizzaro, over-the-top, and darkly funny that I actually find myself fangirling over it.

...Yeah, I think I'm going to hell.

[stitchy-soul.livejournal.com]

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Those were my thoughts exactly! ^_^ Not to mention that I get the feeling that Kid and Noah can match each other on a psychological/intellectual level. It kinda adds a dark twist... it's kinda like Stein and Medusa when you think about it. They're both similiar in unique ways and mentally on the same playing field, but one has definite control of the other. It's twisted, but sexy. OwO

And the belts... yes, it just adds a little magic, don't it? XDDD

[pachilove.livejournal.com]

If GiriJasu is canon...

That'll be the first yaoi canon in a shonen I've read.

*totally supports Soul kidnapping for the lolz*