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Soul Eater Chapter 90: Look at your life. LOOK AT YOUR CHOICES.
Black Star has every right to be looking smug on the cover of this month's GanGan. He may have only two lines in this chapter, but in those two lines he shows that his character development is waaaaaaay deeper bigger than Kid's character development has been in the past twenty chapters.
So this month we open with a giant color page of the moon leering at us while blood-red text declares, "THE MOON!!"
And on the accompanying color illustration, everybody except Excalibur apparently has gingivitis.
Next, we cut to Maka, who is bent over and panting with exhaustion after using her soul perception to unsuccessfully search for Crona. "Why won't it work...?"
"Because you're expanding the area of your search way too fast," Soul says. "You should try concentrating your search on smaller areas... Look, Maka, it doesn't matter how powerful your soul perception may be. Searching for one single person is going to be like looking for a needle in a haystack, even for you."
Maka grunts and glares up at the sky. "But I found the kishin, didn't I..."
"Yeah, and that's only because you noticed that huge insanity wavelength by accident... It was just a coincidence."
"I know that!!"
Oh, Soul. You are so going to be sleeping the doghouse tonight. "You can't do any more today," Soul says. "Tomorrow we'll figure out a good starting point and then start systematically searching small areas one at a time."
"I'll find Crona. No matter what."
Meanwhile, in a room full of filing drawers and file boxes!
"I thought that we could figure out Crona's current location by researching Medusa's past movements," Harvar is helpfully explaining to us readers, "but after the attack in Russia it's like she and Crona just vanished."
Ox is rubbing his neck. "Searching for Crona like this... I know that we can't let Maka take on that burden all by herself, but there may be nothing we can do. We're completely stalemated..."
Meanwhile, Liz is twirling her pen in her fingers!
"But I have nothin' to leave to anybody!" Patti says, pondering a blank piece of paper.
Liz taps her chin with her pen. "Hmmmm.... A last will and testament, huh... Those of us going on the anti-kishin mission were told to write and leave behind our wills, but we don't have anybody to leave our wills to who isn't already going on the mission..."
Except for all of the other Spartoi sans Kid, who are, you know, not going on the anti-kishin mission. But I guess they don't count as far as Liz is concerned.Hello, rare and beautiful shipping moment.
Meanwhile, jogging! "Black Star," Kirikou says, "You want to join the anti-kishin mission too, don't you?"
"Yeah, I do," Black Star says. "'Cause those guys are gonna get all the glory. But you know, I thought about it a lot, and even a meathead like me can see that the only honorable thing to do is to carry out the mission that they gave me instead."
Yes, he really does call himself a "meathead." Or rather a noukin which literally means "muscle-for-brains."
Meanwhile, Death!
"Going up against the kishin himself..." Kid says. "Do we even have any chance of victory...?"
Shinigami-sama makes ellipses, which I assume must be Elder God-speak for Fucked if I know, kiddo!
Also I think you guys should be more worried about the army of killer clowns and the off-his-rocker Death Scythe that y'all are going to have to get through before you actually fight the kishin. But that's just me.
"If we just leave him up there, his insanity wavelength will continue to spread throughout the world..." Stein says."Not that I wouldn't particularly mind spending the rest of my life hallucinating that I'm making out with a hawt snake lady and cutting up all of these students in the name of SCIENCE, but hey, you know, it's the principle of the thing. That's why we have to make the first move. If we don't attack, then Asura has no reason to ever leave the moon."
"So what you're saying is that Shibusen has no choice but to make an attack..." Kid says.
"Yes, I said that three times already. You're... not that bright, are you? No wonder you failed my biology class."
Spirit glances over toward Kid. Shinigami-sama's soul is bound to Death City, so he can't make a move against the kishin...
Unless you, I dunno, turn the entire city into a giant robot that could maybe fly in space or something? But naw that's totally crazy I mean who would ever come up with a ridiculous idea like that.
Oh wait.
A certain anime series that we all know and love already did that...
...I am speaking, of course, of Super Dimension Fortress Macross. Why, which anime did you think I was alluding to?
Kid's awakening is essential if we have any hope of victory, Spirit finishes think-bubbling.
Suddenly, Azusa and Marie! And two other guys. "Death Scythes of Australia, East Asia, West Asia, and Africa, reporting for duty."
GEE OHKUBO I certainly hope that your attempts to draw the Death Scythes from Africa and West Asia are at least a tiny bit less problematic than the disaster that was Enrique! Although I probably have nothing to worry about, I mean nothing can really top a black-faced gibberish-spouting moneky from Brazil or a golliwog band playing the background of a Shibusen party or---
Oh fuck me.
DEATH SCYTHE IN CHARGE OF AFRICA, DENG DINKA.
(Name explanation: "Deng" is a common name among the Dinka people of southern Sudan. Although it should go without saying that none of them would ever actually name their children "Deng Dinka" because that would be like me being named "Nenena White American." An ethnic group name sounds completely asinine as a person/character's name GODAMMIT OHKUBO. Also, Dinka is often incorrectly romanized as "Dinga", which is probably why Ohkubo spelt the name with the g-sound here - ディンガ - but I'm going to stick with the more correct spelling if y'all don't mind.)
Next up, DEATH SCYTHE IN CHARGE OF WEST ASIA, DJINN GARAN.
So, uh. The nicest thing that I can possibly say about those character designs is that they are somewhat racially insensitive. And that's me being gentle about the issue to the point of dishonesty. So let's just leave it at that.
Ohkubo is probably going to forget that these characters even exist within, like, two or three chapters anyway. So why bother wanking about it.
Speaking of characters that Ohkubo forgot existed!
Enrique apparently exists again. Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh. Oh look, it's the cherry on top of the racefail sundae. Of all the chapters to bring Enrique back, Ohkubo, why did it have to be this chapter?
"Looks like alla the Death Scythes are finally here," Horrocore Tezca says. Except for Soul, he doesn't count.
"You all will leave as soon as the preparations are complete," Big Daddy says. "If there is anybody in particular that you wish to say goodbye to before you leave, now is your last chance..."
Meanwhile, in a dungeon!
Shibusen apparently decorates the walls of their dungeons with excessive hanging chains just because.
"Ribbit?" Eruka turns toward her cell door. "It's been pretty noisy out there. I wonder what they're up to?" She touches her chest nervously. "There's no trace left of the snakes that Medusa put in my body, either..." Eruka grins. "She must be dead."
Meanwhile, Spirit!
Maka walks up to him grumpily. "Using the city-wide announcement system to call me is an abuse of your authority," she huffs at him. "It's also embarassing. Don't ever do it again."
"Sorry, sorry," Spirit says. "I just had to see you. No matter what."
Maka walks past him. "You're going to the moon too, aren't you?"
"Papa's super busy right now," Spirit says. "It's been a long time since I was sent on a mission outside of Death City. And this is a particularly important mission."
Maka is unimpressed.
"I heard that Liz-chan and Patti-chan already wrote their wills," Spirit goes on.
"... Oh..."
"Maka, I know that you're busy too. I'm sorry for calling you while you're in the middle of searching for Crona. I honestly didn't think that you would come."
"Don't thank me," Maka says. "We had to call off the search early today. That's the only reason that I'm here." She looks up at him. "So what do you want from me?" Argh, I shouldn't have said it that way... Maka immediately think-bubbles. A parent doesn't call their child at a time like this because they WANT something from them...
"Before I leave for the moon, there's something that I want to give to you," Spirit says.
His will...?
But it's not a paper document that Spirit pulls out of his jacket.
"A ring?"
"This was your mother's wedding ring," Spirit says. "Maka, I understand why you might not want to take this ring. After we divorced, your mother sent this ring back to me. Back when we got married, Papa was young too, and I had no money, so this is just a cheap thing that I bought from some old lady at the flea market... That old woman said that there's a spell engraved on the inside of the ring that will protect the wearer against insanity and misfortune. Your mother and I were doing dangerous work back then, and I knew that someday our Maka would follow in our footsteps too, so I bought this ring to protect us. To protect you." Spirit hands Maka the ring. "Of course, your mother was so strong that she never needed to worry about insanity. She probably didn't need protection from the ring, either... I think she might have noticed when the spreading of Asura's insanity started, so that's why she sent the ring back." He laughs nervously. "It may be thanks to the kishin that I got the ring back for you, and not because your mother hates my guts! Ha ha ha ha..."
Maka looks up at him again. "Thank you..." She smiles and puts on the ring.
Spirit leans back. "You know, when we found out that your mother was pregnant, I kind of wanted it to be a boy."
Maka's smile immediately vanishes. "Why?"
"Because if I had a daughter, I would never stop worrying about her getting hurt by some thoughtless playboy like me, you know?"
"That's because you're an idiot."
"But I'm so glad that you were born instead, Maka." He hugs her. "You've always been growing up as such a strong person." His face turns serious. "Poor Crona. Maka, save that poor child... I know that I'm a terrible father myself, but poor Crona was raised by Medusa. Stein and I should have stopped Crona the first time that we fought, at the Basilica di Santa Maria Novella..."
Suddenly, lightbulb!
Maka pulls away from her father. "Of course. How could I have overlooked that..." She runs away from Spirit. "Thanks, Dad! I'm going to find Crona right now!"
Spirit watches her go. "She's starting to get that same look on her face that her mother used to get when she set her mind on something."
Meanwhile, at the Basilica di Santa Maria Novella! Hello, photoshop filters!
Crona is sitting in a pew, head bowed in prayer. Voices whisper: "That poor child was here yesterday, too."
"The poor thing's lips are moving..."
Crona mumbles quietly. "Kishin... Make the kishin mine... That would be good, right? Medusa-sama?"
Medusa isn't really there.
"I understand now. You are still... No, you will always be with me..." Crona stands up, smiling. "I have to do it."
Meanwhile, Maka just found Crona. The place where we first met... Basilica di Santa Maria Novella!
I found you. And I know why you're there. Crona, this is your last plea for us to save you, isn't it.
Meanwhile, in the teacher's office!
Stein is smoking in the teacher's office because that's just how he rolls. "So I guess I'm in charge of the entire operation this time," he says, whistling to himself. Quick, somebody get this man one of those cheesy green-camo generals' hats! "All of the Death Scythes will be placed in charge of their own divisions." Then he giggles. "The moon, huh..."
Marie watches him nervously. It's almost as if he's excited that he found the perfect place to die...
You know, I can't really blame him for that. As long as you have to die somewhere, well, the moon is a pretty FUCKING EPIC place to die.
Meanwhile! "You two!" Sid shouts. "Help with the mission preparations!"
"ROGER!!"
And thus we have SHIBUSEN CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICE, LONGSWORD MEISTER, HOSHI AKANE
and
SHIBUSEN CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICE, DEMON LONGSWORD, CLAY SIZEMORE.
All pause and snicker at Clay's incredibly un-subtle name.
Okay, now please feel free to laugh at Akane's hair and that terrible, terrible tiny jacket.
Because, seriously, Akane? Seriously? Jesus Christ, man! Look at your life. Look at your choices. LOOK AT YOUR HAIR.
Also for some reason we have SHIBUSEN MAINTENENCE OFFICER, CARPENTER GEN. "We've loaded most of the first batch of Demon Tools into the Perpetual Motion Engine," Gen reports. "The Demon Airship is prepped and ready to launch."
"Thank you for your hard work, Gen-san," Big Daddy says."And you're probably never going to appear in this manga again."
"The engine test is complete!"
"All right, let's launch this thing!"
WHAM, BAM, STRAIGHT TO THE MOON.
To be continued in the November issue!
So this month we open with a giant color page of the moon leering at us while blood-red text declares, "THE MOON!!"
And on the accompanying color illustration, everybody except Excalibur apparently has gingivitis.
Next, we cut to Maka, who is bent over and panting with exhaustion after using her soul perception to unsuccessfully search for Crona. "Why won't it work...?"
"Because you're expanding the area of your search way too fast," Soul says. "You should try concentrating your search on smaller areas... Look, Maka, it doesn't matter how powerful your soul perception may be. Searching for one single person is going to be like looking for a needle in a haystack, even for you."
Maka grunts and glares up at the sky. "But I found the kishin, didn't I..."
"Yeah, and that's only because you noticed that huge insanity wavelength by accident... It was just a coincidence."
"I know that!!"
Oh, Soul. You are so going to be sleeping the doghouse tonight. "You can't do any more today," Soul says. "Tomorrow we'll figure out a good starting point and then start systematically searching small areas one at a time."
"I'll find Crona. No matter what."
Meanwhile, in a room full of filing drawers and file boxes!
"I thought that we could figure out Crona's current location by researching Medusa's past movements," Harvar is helpfully explaining to us readers, "but after the attack in Russia it's like she and Crona just vanished."
Ox is rubbing his neck. "Searching for Crona like this... I know that we can't let Maka take on that burden all by herself, but there may be nothing we can do. We're completely stalemated..."
Meanwhile, Liz is twirling her pen in her fingers!
"But I have nothin' to leave to anybody!" Patti says, pondering a blank piece of paper.
Liz taps her chin with her pen. "Hmmmm.... A last will and testament, huh... Those of us going on the anti-kishin mission were told to write and leave behind our wills, but we don't have anybody to leave our wills to who isn't already going on the mission..."
Except for all of the other Spartoi sans Kid, who are, you know, not going on the anti-kishin mission. But I guess they don't count as far as Liz is concerned.
Meanwhile, jogging! "Black Star," Kirikou says, "You want to join the anti-kishin mission too, don't you?"
"Yeah, I do," Black Star says. "'Cause those guys are gonna get all the glory. But you know, I thought about it a lot, and even a meathead like me can see that the only honorable thing to do is to carry out the mission that they gave me instead."
Yes, he really does call himself a "meathead." Or rather a noukin which literally means "muscle-for-brains."
Meanwhile, Death!
"Going up against the kishin himself..." Kid says. "Do we even have any chance of victory...?"
Shinigami-sama makes ellipses, which I assume must be Elder God-speak for Fucked if I know, kiddo!
Also I think you guys should be more worried about the army of killer clowns and the off-his-rocker Death Scythe that y'all are going to have to get through before you actually fight the kishin. But that's just me.
"If we just leave him up there, his insanity wavelength will continue to spread throughout the world..." Stein says.
"So what you're saying is that Shibusen has no choice but to make an attack..." Kid says.
Spirit glances over toward Kid. Shinigami-sama's soul is bound to Death City, so he can't make a move against the kishin...
Unless you, I dunno, turn the entire city into a giant robot that could maybe fly in space or something? But naw that's totally crazy I mean who would ever come up with a ridiculous idea like that.
Oh wait.
A certain anime series that we all know and love already did that...
...I am speaking, of course, of Super Dimension Fortress Macross. Why, which anime did you think I was alluding to?
Kid's awakening is essential if we have any hope of victory, Spirit finishes think-bubbling.
Suddenly, Azusa and Marie! And two other guys. "Death Scythes of Australia, East Asia, West Asia, and Africa, reporting for duty."
GEE OHKUBO I certainly hope that your attempts to draw the Death Scythes from Africa and West Asia are at least a tiny bit less problematic than the disaster that was Enrique! Although I probably have nothing to worry about, I mean nothing can really top a black-faced gibberish-spouting moneky from Brazil or a golliwog band playing the background of a Shibusen party or---
Oh fuck me.
DEATH SCYTHE IN CHARGE OF AFRICA, DENG DINKA.
(Name explanation: "Deng" is a common name among the Dinka people of southern Sudan. Although it should go without saying that none of them would ever actually name their children "Deng Dinka" because that would be like me being named "Nenena White American." An ethnic group name sounds completely asinine as a person/character's name GODAMMIT OHKUBO. Also, Dinka is often incorrectly romanized as "Dinga", which is probably why Ohkubo spelt the name with the g-sound here - ディンガ - but I'm going to stick with the more correct spelling if y'all don't mind.)
Next up, DEATH SCYTHE IN CHARGE OF WEST ASIA, DJINN GARAN.
So, uh. The nicest thing that I can possibly say about those character designs is that they are somewhat racially insensitive. And that's me being gentle about the issue to the point of dishonesty. So let's just leave it at that.
Ohkubo is probably going to forget that these characters even exist within, like, two or three chapters anyway. So why bother wanking about it.
Speaking of characters that Ohkubo forgot existed!
Enrique apparently exists again. Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh. Oh look, it's the cherry on top of the racefail sundae. Of all the chapters to bring Enrique back, Ohkubo, why did it have to be this chapter?
"Looks like alla the Death Scythes are finally here," Horrocore Tezca says. Except for Soul, he doesn't count.
"You all will leave as soon as the preparations are complete," Big Daddy says. "If there is anybody in particular that you wish to say goodbye to before you leave, now is your last chance..."
Meanwhile, in a dungeon!
Shibusen apparently decorates the walls of their dungeons with excessive hanging chains just because.
"Ribbit?" Eruka turns toward her cell door. "It's been pretty noisy out there. I wonder what they're up to?" She touches her chest nervously. "There's no trace left of the snakes that Medusa put in my body, either..." Eruka grins. "She must be dead."
Meanwhile, Spirit!
Maka walks up to him grumpily. "Using the city-wide announcement system to call me is an abuse of your authority," she huffs at him. "It's also embarassing. Don't ever do it again."
"Sorry, sorry," Spirit says. "I just had to see you. No matter what."
Maka walks past him. "You're going to the moon too, aren't you?"
"Papa's super busy right now," Spirit says. "It's been a long time since I was sent on a mission outside of Death City. And this is a particularly important mission."
Maka is unimpressed.
"I heard that Liz-chan and Patti-chan already wrote their wills," Spirit goes on.
"... Oh..."
"Maka, I know that you're busy too. I'm sorry for calling you while you're in the middle of searching for Crona. I honestly didn't think that you would come."
"Don't thank me," Maka says. "We had to call off the search early today. That's the only reason that I'm here." She looks up at him. "So what do you want from me?" Argh, I shouldn't have said it that way... Maka immediately think-bubbles. A parent doesn't call their child at a time like this because they WANT something from them...
"Before I leave for the moon, there's something that I want to give to you," Spirit says.
His will...?
But it's not a paper document that Spirit pulls out of his jacket.
"A ring?"
"This was your mother's wedding ring," Spirit says. "Maka, I understand why you might not want to take this ring. After we divorced, your mother sent this ring back to me. Back when we got married, Papa was young too, and I had no money, so this is just a cheap thing that I bought from some old lady at the flea market... That old woman said that there's a spell engraved on the inside of the ring that will protect the wearer against insanity and misfortune. Your mother and I were doing dangerous work back then, and I knew that someday our Maka would follow in our footsteps too, so I bought this ring to protect us. To protect you." Spirit hands Maka the ring. "Of course, your mother was so strong that she never needed to worry about insanity. She probably didn't need protection from the ring, either... I think she might have noticed when the spreading of Asura's insanity started, so that's why she sent the ring back." He laughs nervously. "It may be thanks to the kishin that I got the ring back for you, and not because your mother hates my guts! Ha ha ha ha..."
Maka looks up at him again. "Thank you..." She smiles and puts on the ring.
Spirit leans back. "You know, when we found out that your mother was pregnant, I kind of wanted it to be a boy."
Maka's smile immediately vanishes. "Why?"
"Because if I had a daughter, I would never stop worrying about her getting hurt by some thoughtless playboy like me, you know?"
"That's because you're an idiot."
"But I'm so glad that you were born instead, Maka." He hugs her. "You've always been growing up as such a strong person." His face turns serious. "Poor Crona. Maka, save that poor child... I know that I'm a terrible father myself, but poor Crona was raised by Medusa. Stein and I should have stopped Crona the first time that we fought, at the Basilica di Santa Maria Novella..."
Suddenly, lightbulb!
Maka pulls away from her father. "Of course. How could I have overlooked that..." She runs away from Spirit. "Thanks, Dad! I'm going to find Crona right now!"
Spirit watches her go. "She's starting to get that same look on her face that her mother used to get when she set her mind on something."
Meanwhile, at the Basilica di Santa Maria Novella! Hello, photoshop filters!
Crona is sitting in a pew, head bowed in prayer. Voices whisper: "That poor child was here yesterday, too."
"The poor thing's lips are moving..."
Crona mumbles quietly. "Kishin... Make the kishin mine... That would be good, right? Medusa-sama?"
Medusa isn't really there.
"I understand now. You are still... No, you will always be with me..." Crona stands up, smiling. "I have to do it."
Meanwhile, Maka just found Crona. The place where we first met... Basilica di Santa Maria Novella!
I found you. And I know why you're there. Crona, this is your last plea for us to save you, isn't it.
Meanwhile, in the teacher's office!
Stein is smoking in the teacher's office because that's just how he rolls. "So I guess I'm in charge of the entire operation this time," he says, whistling to himself. Quick, somebody get this man one of those cheesy green-camo generals' hats! "All of the Death Scythes will be placed in charge of their own divisions." Then he giggles. "The moon, huh..."
Marie watches him nervously. It's almost as if he's excited that he found the perfect place to die...
You know, I can't really blame him for that. As long as you have to die somewhere, well, the moon is a pretty FUCKING EPIC place to die.
Meanwhile! "You two!" Sid shouts. "Help with the mission preparations!"
"ROGER!!"
And thus we have SHIBUSEN CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICE, LONGSWORD MEISTER, HOSHI AKANE
and
SHIBUSEN CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICE, DEMON LONGSWORD, CLAY SIZEMORE.
All pause and snicker at Clay's incredibly un-subtle name.
Okay, now please feel free to laugh at Akane's hair and that terrible, terrible tiny jacket.
Because, seriously, Akane? Seriously? Jesus Christ, man! Look at your life. Look at your choices. LOOK AT YOUR HAIR.
Also for some reason we have SHIBUSEN MAINTENENCE OFFICER, CARPENTER GEN. "We've loaded most of the first batch of Demon Tools into the Perpetual Motion Engine," Gen reports. "The Demon Airship is prepped and ready to launch."
"Thank you for your hard work, Gen-san," Big Daddy says.
"The engine test is complete!"
"All right, let's launch this thing!"
To be continued in the November issue!
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Oh my God, I laughed so freaking hard xDDD
Clay Sizemore, Lolololol. I bet Black*Star would want that name.
Thank you for the hilarious recap!!!
P.S.: Ever since I saw this, it can't be unseen: http://carosworld.tumblr.com/post/10443163977/so-spirit-gave-maka-a-wedding-ring-and-makas-going-to
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So clearly this is the calm before the storm, and we're gonna' be seeing the last of the SE chapters pretty soon, which is satisifying.
^^^
Thanks for the recap!
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I'm in love with this wedding ring/meeting Crona at the church/yuri crack ending theory.
Ahem.
I'd just like to say, I've had a huge fangirl crush on Clay since I saw him in SENot! when he first made an appearance. And I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYBODY SAYS, I THINK HE LOOKS PRETTY DAMN GOOD RIGHT NOW. I REALLY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT OUTFIT IS, BUT I LOVE IT. DAMMIT. *HEAD.DESK.* It's the belt, isn't it. *MEGA HEADDESK*.
Thank you so much for the translation! As always, I love it more than any scanlation! ^.^
(Also: Is it weird that they're going into space without spacesuits? o.0? )
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Cause if the fight isn't going to have any rare and beautiful troika shipping moments, Ohkubo might as well make Deng Dinka do some racially insensitive magical voodoo to blow up the kishin while everyone comes back home and celebrates with tea and crumpets and discuss politics to further show how deep Ohkubo is with the war and stuff.
Or we could see Patti punch the kishin in the face. I'd bleed money to see that.
Also, im reaaaaally wondering why Stein is going to the moon? And without Marie? I can't see that ending well.
Thanks for the recap!
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How many more chapters do think there will be? I'm going with 10 to round it off to a nice 100 chapters. I'll be sad if Ohkubo crams it into anything less.
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(Anonymous) 2011-09-26 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)I actually really liked the character designs of the two new deathscythes :I as in, I WOULD like the designs as just random pictures made by Ohkubo just because and NOT as actual characters in this manga that are (apparently) supposed to represent an entire area/continent and/or an entire group of people. And that last part is what I'm having some trouble understanding; why are the deathscythes made to symbolize/embody the area they protect? Isn't Shibusen located in Nevada? I realize weapons and meisters come from all around the world to attend the academy, but we clearly (kind of) witnessed Maka and Soul becoming deathscythes and they could've been sent to any corner of the globe really if it weren't for the looming threat of the Kishin/Justin/Medusa trifecta. So since ANY talented weapon could've been sent to ANY corner of the globe (ie any leftover spots that need protecting), why does it seem like Ohkubo is trying to make some sort of correlation between the race/character design of the weapons and the area they protect? It seems to me that there shouldn't be any connection linking these individuals with the site they are to guard, it should be completely random (ie white male deathscythe who comes from Vancouver stationed in Africa, black female deathscythe who hails from Boston stationed in Europe. Not really any connection). Though,I suppose this is only true if we're to believe Shibusen is the only weapon/meister academy thing that has the ability to send anyone anywhere (or that the deathscythes didn't specifically ask to be stationed there. Marie asked to be stationed in Australia iirc).
(I'm incredibly sorry if this made little to no sense, I kind of forgot the point I was trying to make half way through typing this and I hope I was able to clearly express my views (I guess haha). Also, this was sort of just me getting my thinky thoughts out, not really directed at anyone.)
I also find it really sad that all I can say when it comes to positive feedback on these new characters is "THANK GOD THEY'RE NOT ANIMALS". I really wish they talked too 8( I mean, if you're going to introduce some fresh new characters in the final arc atleast give them some personality, not that he won't flesh them out later or anything, but still.
I have a strong feeling that the ring will be used in a way not so different from a certain postcard...you know the one I mean...
Clearly I mean the one sent in...in...I highly doubt there is another show that used a postcard in that manner so...no witty comment.
It also seems that the seemingly seperate Crona and Kishin battle may in fact converge at some point. :0 Oh the potential.
Thank you so much for this recap! It's a fun and exciting adventure every month with a hilariously snarky commentator at the helm to lead us through these dark treacherous waters.
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But yeah I think that Stein should probably be the LAST person that should be in charge of the mission. Or even, you know, going at all. Dunno why Big Daddy wouldn't just put Sid or Azusa in charge.
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Other than weird reverse and slightly unwelcome NOT!crossing over? Is there a fanbase this panders to or something because otherwise I can't fathom a logical reason for them being around?? I thought Black*Star was supposed to be the last of the Hoshi clan--was that conveniently retconned with Akane or did I just remember some detail wrong?
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I am super super confused as to why Akane and Clay are even in this at all
Because fan-pandering.
Is there a fanbase this panders to or something because otherwise I can't fathom a logical reason for them being around??
There is no logical reason other than fan-pandering, so you just answered your own question. :)
I thought Black*Star was supposed to be the last of the Hoshi clan--was that conveniently retconned with Akane or did I just remember some detail wrong?
Black Star is the last of the Hoshi clan, but Akane's family and the Hoshi clan are related branches that split from the same family. Akane does not count himself as one of the Hoshi clan, though, as was stated in Not! a couple chapters ago. And yeah that makes it pretty fucking stupid that his surname is "Hoshi" because really what the hell does "Hoshi clan" even mean if not people that share the surname Hoshi? But oh well. I guess he can be named "Hoshi" and still claim that he's not a part of the Hoshi clan, just kinda-sorta related to them. Because Ohkubo logic.
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Gotta love it
(Anonymous) 2011-09-27 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)I mean, when Akane and Clay suddenly popped out... it was EPIC for me. Nah, I'm such a fangirl ^__^;
And the new Death Scythes are cool, I guess. I was hoping for Maka's mom to appear and go to the moon, I thought they said she was an awesome miester and I want to see her SO BAD. Also, Idk if she's called Kami or whatever, but I thought Kami meant "god" in japanese o___o
Thanks a lot for the recap, they're always funny and interesting!
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About Akane and Clay (LOL SIZEMORE!!) I don't know if I want, I don't care if they're in the background fighting, but I don't want them to a have a significant role in the kishin fight :/ don't know... (also, a friend of mine pointed out how much Clay and Male!Liz look alike, just like the Agne-female!Soul design similarities, hope that Ohkubo is not doing something crack with the first two o_O)
Thank you a lot
PS: Alsooooo, 2 new Death Scythes, Spirit, Azusa and Marie. The Thompsons are there. And in the meister team: Sid, Kid and Stein. I don't how are they going to do it, I mean, I suppose that Kid is going to use his weapons, Sid maybe Nygus and Azusa, but, what about the Spirit-Stein-Marie trio?
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I think all of this can be chalked up to "Ohkubo has limited talents as a character designer and tends to recycle things." There's no conspiracy theory to be had, it's just artistic limitations. It's the same reason that a few of the characters in B-Ichi look like some of the characters in Soul Eater. Character designs tend to get recycled by artists over and over again.
but, what about the Spirit-Stein-Marie trio?
Marie and Spirit can both fight independently, so I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Re: Gotta love it
I would love to see Maka's mom too, but I don't understand why people keep expecting it to happen. She's very clearly retired from the whole meister business.
Also, Idk if she's called Kami or whatever, but I thought Kami meant "god" in japanese o___o
It does mean god, and it is NOT the name of Maka's mom. That's just the result of a horrible, horrible mistranslation that got spread around the fandom.
Thanks a lot for the recap, they're always funny and interesting!
Why thank you! And you're welcome. :)
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How many more chapters do think there will be? I'm going with 10 to round it off to a nice 100 chapters. I'll be sad if Ohkubo crams it into anything less.
It would be nice if there were only 10 chapters left, but don't underestimate Ohkubo's ability to drag things out. I doubt there's any reason to fear getting less than 10 chapters though.
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Why thank you! :)
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(Also: Is it weird that they're going into space without spacesuits? o.0? )
No, because Soul Eater space isn't space-space.
Thank you so much for the translation!
You're welcome! :)
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Because he can't portray a character from those regions without resorting to stereotypes.
It seems to me that there shouldn't be any connection linking these individuals with the site they are to guard, it should be completely random (ie white male deathscythe who comes from Vancouver stationed in Africa, black female deathscythe who hails from Boston stationed in Europe. Not really any connection).
Okay um this is a really really REALLY bad idea. Authority figures of any stripe should be ONE OF the people that they have authority over. The Death Scythes SHOULD actually come from the regions that they end up being in charge of. Because, uh, giving a white Canadian dude authority over all the monsterly-related business in Africa? That is seriously fucked up in a seriously racist way, plus it fails on pure practicality alone. What would a white guy from Canada even know about life in any given African country? He might know a little, but certainly not enough to suddenly be installed as a continent-wide authority figure. How would he know who would make trustworthy allies and who he should keep a more suspicious eye on? How would he have any expertise in African cultures, social structures, or heck even (since we're talking Ohkuboverse here) how to deal with supernatural creatures that are unique to Africa?
Again, the Death Scythes SHOULD come from the peoples and the regions that they are meant to represent. The solution to the problem is not to have Death Scythes of random ethnicities assigned to random areas of the globe. The solution is for Ohkubo to stop drawing Brazilian, Dinka, and Arabic characters in grotesquely stereotyped ways.
I also find it really sad that all I can say when it comes to positive feedback on these new characters is "THANK GOD THEY'RE NOT ANIMALS". I really wish they talked too
lol my thoughts exactly!
Thank you so much for this recap!
You are very welcome, and thank you! :)
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(Anonymous) 2011-09-27 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)I also noticed Crona's new robe/dress has Ragnarok's eyes on hir hips.
Other than that, thanks for the recap :D
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I wonder why couldn't Kid be together with his weapons writing a will instead doing empty talk in the Death Room that is like the only thing he does lately.
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Oh, right....and they did say it had all the magic tools in it...guess we'll finally get to see some sort of use out of them pretty soon...maybe. Also makes you wonder what Index is going to do with Brew, since he did appear to be activating it at the end of chapter 89. I hope Ohkubo doesn't dig himself into a hole with at least three fights coming along.
Good to know I still might have at least another year's worth of chapter anticipation. Here's hoping they don't fail too much XD
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I still can't believe Ohkubo has resorted to 'Sizemore'! x3
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Don't hold it against Kid. He's a bit slow.
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Uh, you can clearly tell from looking at the manga that he has rings in the corners of his mouth. Dunno why that has anything to do with the SE wiki.
Other than that, thanks for the recap :D
You're welcome!
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(Anonymous) 2011-10-01 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)On completely different note, I do hope Angela shows up sometime in the next few chapters, and I still hope Free will save Eruka and run off together because we need an actual romantic relationship in this manga damnit! I mean besides Medusa/Stein and Marie/BJ relationships Okubo's kind of been teasing us this whole time