When Anime Puts Character Chemistry Over Plot
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Soul Eater solved a major problem in battle manga:
The overstuffed cast that stands in the background doing nothing, aren't there because they're the weapons.
Just do it, become the Soul Eater channel.
Its the only anime aside from Bleach that managed to solve that issue
@@doggerlander I can't imagine Chad losing
@@Bunkle_Gael chad been losing since soul society
The Excalibur eps are so random and worthless that it truly shows how good the characters are because I would watch them argue with Excalibur for hours
Fool!!!
Highly recommend reading the manga if you liked the anime. For reference the anime only covers HALF the manga before coming to a rushed ending that's pulled out of nowhere. You'll definitely be more satisfied with the manga.
Thanks! I am excited for this
I am trying to use Manga to get me off my phone 😅
11/10 agree the manga is great! There’s so much more with the secondary meister team and a bunch of additional characters and villains the anime never got the chance to adapt. I’ve collected both the original run and the perfect editions because it’s such an amazing manga. Anyone questioning if they should read it absolutely needs to pick it up.
It’s less than half, more like 30% of it. Anime ending in 2009 and manga ended in 2013.
Not the first book 💀
*me in the back yell-singing PAPERMOON*
That opening is EVERYTHINGGGGG. Still one of my tops favourites!!!
Yesss, I just used it for my soul eater oc on my channel
This song electrifies my blood, i cant explain it
I also love how well the power system compliments the shows focus on character dynamics… As in, character dynamics literally ARE the power system, and that was probably the best possible decision the writer could’ve made
Soul Eater is the Most 2000's anime I can think of. Any flaws I have with it are reflections of what anime really was. It was an era before streaming but after watching parts 1of 3 in subbed on youtube and having part 3 of 3 taken down. It's a perfect little pocket of time filled with charm, style and everything that anime just is. It made me fall in love with anime and it's a high that few stories reach. Will happily come back for more soul eater videos! Keep the remake hopes alive
Oh my gosh those 3 part subbed videos just unlocked memories i forgot i had😂😂😂😂😂
Much as I like it, I agree that I still wish this series got a FMA: Brotherhood-style redo
The whole look of Soul Eater is what drew me into it. It looked like something that might have aired on MTV back in the mid-late 90s.
“I love Soul Evans” woooo girl, you were in DEEP!! (same, same tbh)😭🫶🏻
I like review
It’s so nice to see someone gush about soul eater! To think this anime was so perfect, and it only covered like 1/3 of the manga?! We desperately need a remake of the full thing! Im hopeful that after the fire force anime is over , the author will green light a remake.
The relationship between soul and maka awakened the shipper in me
girl you don’t know how much i need the character relationship deepdive
7:06 Dawg I thought I hated Medusa before
And then i read the manga. And this one moment with her made my blood boil so bad bruh
I felt such a flurry of emotions that I couldnt comprehend. Anger, confusion, sadness, warmth, happiness?
The fact that the moment in question isnt even overtly evil but like "psychologically manipulative" is what does it for me
Also it is stylization is PERFECT!! it is what got me watching it in the first place and I was really happy i did.
YESSS Give Soul Eater its flowers!!! You worded it so perfectly that the plot somehow is the fourth most important part of the anime. I was watching a youtube reactor watch Soul Eater recently and they dropped it like 10 or so eps in because after all that they still didn't know the plot of the show (they stopped like ONE episode before the Kishin revival arc, RIP). I honestly never thought about it like that, but it's true! Crona and Medusa get introduced, but it takes a LONG time to get to the point, because the main focus is on the characters and their relationships with one another, which is such a STRENGTH of the show as well as a departure from the norm.
(And you're totally right, the Jujutsu High kids don't stand a chance against the DWMA students.)
I'd love to see more Soul Eater videos from you, it's clear you love it and understand the essence of it so well! You could even do a few videos doing manga reactions if you do read it (and you SHOULD, because the anime stopped right before all my favorite arcs. Baba Yaga's Castle arc does a fantastic job developing the B team and making them more important too!)
I want a SE reboot so bad, having been prayinggg for a manga accurate adaptation for years, but I'm also worried that it won't capture the vibes of the original anime. If half of the score isnt a quartet of off-pitch plastic recorders I don't know what I'll do. The anime is so SPECIFIC in its weird vibe. Can that be captured twice?
Anyways, thank you for this video, it made me so happy!
I feel the same about how important the style of the original SE anime is. It's got that stylish, weird vibe that Studio Bones is so damn good at, and I'm not entirely sure I'd even want a reboot if it wasn't Studio Bones doing it again.
Get me a Soul Eater: Brotherhood, Berserk: Brotherhood and Magi/Sinbad Sequel. The Holy Trinity of things that deserve to be made. I'll also take Gantz: Brotherhood or a Mahou Shojo Apocalypse Anime.
Soul Eater will always be one of my favorite series of all time! It’s so stylish and well-done, but I really would love to see the whole manga be adapted one day 🤞
YES YES YES YES
PLEASE MAKE A DEEP-DIVE. I BEG OF YOU.
God I LOVE Soul Eater. I *resonated* wayy too much ro everything you mentioned about "first anime" brainrot, lmao. Yes, I look back and think about the fanservice of the first chapters and cringe, but aside from that, I feel like it aged as fine wine.
I love Fire Force, so this video finally pushing me to checkout Soul Eater. My library also has the full series manga/print :) The style of the show and vibes reminds me of DanDaDan too a bit
4:00 i was thinking exactly this it feels like an episodic sit-com anime that sometimes has full ass story arcs
soul eater was the manga/anime that got me into manga and anime. prior to this yea there was dragon ball and naruto but that was commonplace at the time , this opened my eyes to things that didnt just air on toonami. Great vid as always keep it up 💚
For anyone who hasn't read the Soul Eater manga, I can attest that the manga not only gets really good, but literally much more intense than the anime, and its a good size portion of the manga that the anime didn't adapt. There's a lot of really stand out moments, with characters and plot points. Certain characters get a revamp from their anime counterpart and certain scenes/storylines get played out a little differently than the anime, but its awesome nonetheless.
Soul Eater will forever have a special place in my heart, it was the very first anime I watched and dedicated myself to finish. I used to own the complete series on DVD and have rewatched it countless times + re-rewatched it when it was on Toonami as well.
I will forever adore this show!
And the manga is even better, as well! So many more fleshed out and crazy plot points and character dynamics with one of the coolest final fights I've ever seen! It would be INCREDIBLE if they could give this series a redux in anime form just so we can see the full story unfold!
I've watched SE through maybe 8 times now? But it has been awhile. This video convinced me that its once again time to return 😌
Also, speaking on the manga- it stands as one of my favorite examples of an artist's refinement of style over time. Seeing how Ohkubo's style develops from beginning to end is a treat in and of itself. I put it up the Berserk, tbh. Not to compare these two manga's quality, just in how art style changes and develops. Absolute masterpiece.
Also, you cooked with this video ✨️✨️✨️
This is probably the best Soul Eater retrospective I've seen.
Can’t wait for the Gachiakuta anime! It’s basically a spiritual successor to Soul Eater with the same energy
And the author was the assistant of Fire Force, which came after SE!
Yeah, but they are different breeds.
cool i will check out that one. i wasn't a fan of fire force so I've missed something like soul eater.
Definitely needs a reboot like Brotherhood and Fruits Basket 2019.
I've seen clips of Soul Eater so many times and I always thought the artstyle was really appealing, but I've never watched it. Now Ina is out here comparing it to Avatar, so I guess I have to watch it lol
Thanks for another great video! Keep up the good work!
Make sure you stick with it because it takes a while for the plot to get going. As mentioned in the video, the characters and their relationships/interactions are really foundational, and that foundation takes like >6 episodes to build.
I just finished rewatching Soul Eater the other day, and it holds up really well. I love the music and art style. And the character chemistry is absolutely the highlight as you say. I do wish some of the things in the last episode were better explained, but the anime original ending isn't half bad. My only other small complaint is that we barely see Free in the second half. He's so cool and felt so wasted.
Probably one of the coolest looking animes ever
fine i'll rewatch soul eater
An essay for soul eater would be so wicked 👊
People finally talking about this show in the last two years is great hopefully studio bones or some other studio makes a remake this anime got me into it fully
9:49 I totally agree especially in shonen don’t get me wrong I understand that the two boy & girl trio is a classic trope but what’s the point of making the girls characters apart of the trio if you not going to develop her or make her less intertwine with the other two leads (basically a 3rd wheel)
I’m not saying part of the trio can’t be in love with each other but I want the dynamics to be fully connected like if characters A&B are in love I still should be able to know what characters B&C are doing when A is off screen casually outside of mission/training Stuff(& it can’t be about characters A either )
FOOL you should do a madoka magica video too that's my top show ever want a soul gem TATTOOO
I remember when I watched this series i was in a dark place,i had depression and anxiety for the first time and had no way of dealing with it.
I remember vividly that the message of the show was to be brave in the face of insanity and connect and empathize with people around you and that helped me tremendously dealing with my problems.
I'm forever grateful for the mangaka and the studio for this show,btw watch or read fire force it's by the same person and it's awesome.
soul eater has so much style we ALL waiting for that remake
Yey some love for Soul Eater 💕Loved it sooo much - I really hope it gets a "Brotherhood"-Remake 💜 hahaha...I wrote that comment before I was at 02:20 in the video xD
FOOL :3
It's been so many years since I've watched Soul Eater and I still think about how cool Arachne and Medusa are. Also, the second opening is so amazing.
Well this has shot up my must watch list.
Really amazing video never thought someone realized how much Soul Eater matters,going to read the manga now
Soul Eater is such a fun series that introduced me to the world of anime and manga. This and Okubo's other works have resonated with me like no other story has. I really hope Soul Eater anime gets remade one day, just so I can see the fights that only exist in the manga be beautifully animated on my tv screen
Yes deep dive on soul eater please please do this
Ok ok fine...I'll rewatch Soul Eater
My favorite thing about soul eater is the pure CHEMISTRY the main characters had with each other. It was so fun to watch
I get what you are saying here 1:30. It's true that a lot of retrospective ends up focusing on the issues of said series, this happens because as we age and as time passes our standards are raised. We demand more from our media.
Soul Eater is the series of my childhood I loved it! This there is better women protagonist in anime that are better treated by the show. I know you love Black Star and I love him too! (less than Death The Kid tho... 🤭) unfortunately his treatment of Tsubaki is grating... The show just in general has that air of casual misogyny that makes at least difficult for me to look back at it with the sweet glasses of nostalgia 😮💨
Character Chemistry is peak though let me not lie, this show really made me wanna be part of this world and see their friend group 😭
Soul Eater holds a lot of memories for me back in the day. I was going through a lot when I watched it and I remember feeling like it was an escape.
Here’s a special and funny memory regarding it: One night I started having a panic attack at around 1 AM. My older sister (who had also seen the show) took me for a drive because those tend to help with my panic attacks. It was around Christmas time so there were Christmas lights everywhere. She was being her usual funny self and we’d picked up slurpees from 7/11 and were cruising our neighborhood listening to her Spotify on random. Then on comes a song called *ahem* ‘FSU’ by BigKlit. And the first thing I said was “Omg this artist sounds like Black Star in the Soul Eater dub…” and she legit had to pull over because she started scream laughing. The comparison is uncanny and we both found Black Star so annoying so this somehow made it better LOL!
Needless to say I’d forgotten all about my panic attack that night :,)
got me rewatching soul eater now 🥲
I think Soul Eater was definitely ahead of its time. For everything that may not have aged well, there are 3 other things that aged to be timeless. I can't think of a Shonen that was popular around the same time, that has a cast this stacked, with a female MC who kicks ass, and villains that are so fucking cool. The fact that black star isn't absolutely fucking annoying is a testament to the writing of soul eater.
We need a Soul Eater Brotherhood! After years of watching anime, Soul Eater still remains the top for me.
FOOL I love this series and I loved this video!
Great video!! I loved the analysis; it would be awesome to see a deep dive into the characters' relationships
The Soul Eater anime we got was so good that I'm scared of what a remake would look like. Also I was interested to see what the reception in Japan was so I looked at some sites like anikore and it wasn't poorly recieved, but it also didn't get as much attention as others. Like it's below some new anime in lifetime engagement and it's way below the greats like FMA
I sold all my manga but I could not sell my Soul Eater Collection I just love that so much.
You should definitely check out Fire Force! It’s from the same creator!
Soul eater remake would bless me
Hell yeah Soul Eater rocks
Soul Eater, I hope, comes after next years last season of Fire Force. If it's successful, I can see it 100%.
FOOL Immediately! Your passion is inspiring me to return to the series!
Yeah, make a good deep dive on character chemistry. That's what I came here for!👍🏾👍🏾
Hold up bc you COOKED with that ATLA X Harry Potter X Tim Burton character description🔥🔥 W vid
YO! True! Aside from DBZ and Pokémon, Soul Eater was a memorable time for me. 1st time watching Bleach, AOT, One Piece & Spice & Wolf. Currently, watching Berserk 1997 for the 1st time I've known about it so why not watch.
I love these gushing over/yapping about favorite anime type of vids!
This was my favourite anime for forever but no one else connected to it as strongly as I did and it would drive me crazy I’m so happy to see a video about it ❤❤❤
“Anime these days don’t have that depth of friendships.”
lol wait for the rest of Dandadan to be animated.
Soul eater is the first anime i watched and shit is still peak
FOOL
OF COURSE I WANT MORE SOUL EATER
I SAW IN OTHER VIDEOS HOW YOU LIKED AND I WENT MY WAY ON TWITTER TO ASK YOU A VIDEO OF IT
AND YES, READ THE MANGA
THE WAY THE ANIME DOESN'T ADAPT EVEN 30% OF THE MANGA IS INFURIATING
EVERYTHING IN THE MANGA IS PERFECT (except the way they open a portal to the witches realm, but we DON'T talk about that ok?)
would be fun not only the character analysis but more of it, after you read the manga and ecetera
I just watched it like 3 weeks ago and my god I fell in love. I’ve started collecting the manga now
another video would be amazing! soul eater is really something you can keep thinking about forever, and I do
I would love to see more content with soul eater. Great video!
1:13 but why his hair blue?
their principal is literally death himself and that is your question 🤣
fire force is a prequel to soul eater btw
The characters in each team created their own unique form of chaos in and out of battles
The way characters would paint themselves into hilarious corners
Yeah, one of my favorite anime
The soul eater manga is truly special. I hope you do a video on how special the relationships become in the manga as well
Now THIS is what I've been waiting for! Soul Eater has been my all time favorite anime for the past six years and counting and it *cannot* be recommended enough! I will admit, I was surprised that there was no mentioning of how good the *soundtrack* is. So Scandalous and Paper Moon live rent free in my head 90% of the time! 🎶 PLEASE make a follow-up video essay to this retrospective, ina! I'll watch the hell out of it! 😜🧡
Also FOOL!
I mean i would explain why, but this video covers essentially everything i want to say about this series perfectly. Besides that "a story about killing people" is possibly one of the best chapters of manga i have ever read, keep pushing for the soul eater Brotherhood bois!!
Okay but Soul Eater Not would've absolutely slapped if it weren't the *only* Soul Eater thing released and its animation budget weren't scraps.
The side or reject class in a shounen battle school setting that also doubles up as a polyam yuri prequel that enriches the main setting? Actually that rules. More of that in shounen series please
Soul Eater is the best media ever created, so happy it still gets recognition!
SOUL EATER REMAKE GANG
Its crazy that this show puts story like the 4th important spot and still has a crazy good story
@@Hayatehiroyuki25 RIGHT
The surreal vibes of soul eater are unmatched
i'm glad people still talk about soul eater, black star forever the goat
2:24 I also think so too.
I used to recite the intro's with Maka in every episode. The "Kenzen naru tamashii wa, kenzen naru seishin to.."
Awesome video!!!
We never forgot
I need a modern soul eater that focuses on the manga plot because it’s difficult but also great
SHES SUCH A BADASS omg maka made me as a female feel empowered, growing up with only male main characters and overly fan serviced weak women. maka was actually so girlboss i love her
Please do a deep dive video I just got into this show because of this video and I love it and I need more content about it on TH-cam
talk about why we dont talk about soul eater not lol
I freaking loved Soul Eater growing up, to the point where I made a fanfiction crossing it over with Gravity Falls. Should definitely rewatch it someday, especially with the final season of Fire Force on the horizon.
Yall are missing out on a cute and easy to get into anime if your skipping Soul eater not cant argue with me about it
WE BECOMING DEATH SYTHES WITH THIS ONE
Finally, some Soul Eater love! 😭 One of the first animes I finished. I loved it and I must rewatch it at some point 💙
Soul Eater still stands the test of time to this day, my favorite anime of all time. The music design was really fucking good, but imagine my suprise when they started making Tupac references! Craziest thing I ever heard
Soul eater vid! RAHHHHHHH
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Ah man this was one of my favorite anime
✨️ *YOU FOOL* ✨️
FOOL
Have you seen golden kamuy? I would love to see a video on it because there is a severe lack of love for that show. It genuinely is one of the greatest stories I've ever seen. Pretend you don't see the cgi bears in season 1 and you'll find a real hidden gem
SOUL EATERRRRRRRRRRRR