#chrona best character ever

[yearning-myself]

Idk if it's a hot take, but soul eater is one of the best shonen from the early 2000s

i'd have you anytime :)

[thekingofwinterblog]

Soul Eater Episode : 39 - Totally Uncool

Soul Eater has a number of great episodes, with the crowning jewel the series had being the finale to Maka's second fight with Crona.

However there is another episode that in my opinion is easily the second best, that being episod episode 39, where Crona's finally snaps regarding betraying Maka and the rest of the main cast to Medusa.

It's a very great episode, but the single best part is the way it connects both Maka and Crona rejecting their abusive mothers, just in different ways, while also using that to strengthen the bond between the two of them.

The first critical moment of this takes place in the early part of the episode, where Crona(Who is reeling with internal pains about Medusa, and betraying everyone) and Maka have a conversation where Maka bares her soul to Crona... Sort of.

Both of the two of them have massive, massive issues with their respective abusive mothers. While Medusa is an abusive mother who forces her child to dance to her tunes, and gasslighting Crona to believe nobody except her will ever show "forgiveness and kindness" Maka's mom instead very deliberately fought her exhusband for custody... Then after having achieved this symbolic victory over her husband, she took off, and abandoned her own child, only making contact with her through one sided postcards despite having every opportunity, and frankly a duty as Maka's legal guardian to look after her own kid.

Both of these women left deep, deep mental scars on their own children, just in different ways.

With Crona it is very, very obvious what Medusa has done, and is doing to her own child, as the episode is very much about confronting the effects of that abuse, but with Maka it's a bit less spelled out, and you have to read the subtext.

Maka puts her mom on a pedestal, mentally projecting her as a perfect woman who can do no wrong, not really being able to addmit to herself that her mom has left her and is not coming back. She instead projects all her frustration about everything to other people, more speciffically at the closest male figures in her life, Spirit and Soul.

It's a deeply, deeply unhealthy way of handling cope, and fuels a lot of her character flaws through the series, with both her relationahip with her father(Who though a terrible husband is not exactly the worst dad in the world) and her partner Soul being painted by hyper agression, a short temper, and a mental inability to give them any benefit of the doubt.

Interestingly enough, though chrona doesn't really push the point, it is Crona who is the person in the series who come the closest to realising directly just how fucked up Maka's relationship to her mom actualy is.

The most interesting part of their conversation though, is when Crona asks Maka what her best memories of her mother is, which Maka replies was when she divorced her dad, at which she saw her mom at her coolest.

This is a really, really fucked up thing to say for any child... But when you actually break it down, it gets even worse.

Maka blames her father rightfully for everything that went wrong in her parents marriage... But this divorce was a deeply fucked up thing. Her mother fought with her father for custody and won... Not because she actually wanted what was best for her child, but just to spite her husband. She wanted to rub it in that she won, and got the single most precious thing she could take from him... And having achieved this goal, she left, leaving her daughter behind in the same city her exhusband lived in, and effectively acting as her father anyway.

Its not exsctly clear why she did this. It could be that despite Maka's rose tinted glasses about her mother, her parent never actually loved her back nearly as much as she did her. It could be that she secretely came to resent her kid for a variety of reasons. Or it could be that she simply was too much of a coward to confront and live with the remains of her broken life, so she abandoned the most obvious reminder of that life.

Regardless, despite Maka's assessment that this was the coolest thing she ever saw her mother do, while the divorce itself was justified, what she actually did with it was the cowards way out, and left her daughter with a shit ton of issues, which she frankly was nowhere near able to recover from by the time the anime ended.

Regardless of her intentions though, her baring her soul to Crona about her(in denial) feelings about her mother does not help Crona, who still runs away from Death city, and has a breakdown of sort(a much smaller one than the one that will immediatly follow) after leaving the city and wandering to find a place to be alone.

Feeling completely alone, guilty, and with a massive case of selfloathing, selfhate and fear of rejection, Crona essentially shuts down, while thinking about happier days, the days with Maka and the rest of the gang.

It's here in this sandpit that Crona finally loses it due to guilt and lays it all out as Maka and Soul catch up.

Crona at first rejects Maka's request to come back home with them, angrily shouting that Maka doesn't know anything about Crona's real self.

It is here that Crona really, really loses it and lays out everything, poisoning Stein, still following Medusa's orders, the words, the tone and body language making it abundantly clear that Crona is absolutely wracked with self hatred for all this.

What Crona wants in this scene is for Maka to come down there and reinforce everything that Medusa has ever said, every lesson ever drilled in through long, hard, abuse. That Crona is a horrible, horrible person, who does not deserve sympathy or forgiveness, who frankly cannot be forgiven.

It's not what Crona actually wants deep down, but it is what the horrible words being said should logically lead to. It is the easy way out. The cowards way out.

And at first it seems to work, because Maka gets absolutely pissed, and storms down there to confront Crona directly, with Crona not offering a hint of resistance... Only for Maka, rather than punching Crona in the face for betraying her, instead say this.

Maka calls Crona out, but not in the manner she has so often done with her father or Soul.

Instead, rather than act with anger, or rage, lashing out because she feels angry and betrayed, she forces Crona to confront the fact that Crona neither wants to be a bad person following Medusa's orders, nor is completely devoid of virtues, quite on the contrary.

Maka is in this moment, doing the exact opposite of what her "Cool" mom did with her.

After experiencing a brutal, hard betrayal from her husband, rather than take the risk of opening herself up her heart again to anyone, she instead left her old life behind, and after one, final display of anger and rage, she left her own child behind after lashing out at her husband.

She took the cowards way out.

Maka does not take the cowards way out. Instead, after experiencing betrayal from a person she loves and understands, she makes the concious choice to take the hard road. To embrace the seeming madness that is opening her heart again to that person and risk facing betrayal again, despite Crona's words.

Its an extremely powerful moment, not just because it serves to show Maka's growth, how much Crona really means to her, but also for how in the end it ties her thematically to Asura, and the ultimate point of the series. Bravery and madness are two sides of the same coin.

It is madness to open yourself up to someone else, to bare your heart and soul, knowing fully well that action can lead to betrayal and hurt unlike any other... But it is also something that only those who are brave are able to do.

It is something Maka's mother, and Asura was never able to do... But Maka did, and through that, she's able help Crona begin the road to actual recovery as well.

[death-in-a-handbasket]

Name ever oc ever

kenna fiacre -- our local main character, he's a bit of an odd fellow, no? that's because it is genuinely his first time here. good luck to this poor bastard who does not know he is the epicenter of Everything. stress cooks near constantly

aren dominic -- tired neighbor to our dear mc, she is the local bartender and assigned chaperone of the dumbass TM. insists that all problems can be solved if you just sit back and refuse to participate (a bit useless advice if you're already involved)

lucy dominic -- aren's much more easygoing wife, has had an ao3 account for at least a decade, wonderful mediator and tender of even the fussiest of plants. gives good advice on how to handle personal feelings but chickens out of confrontation

aki shoko -- resident tuberculosis creature. would rather not be a plague creature, tends to believe they are quite ugly and unseemly looking and yearns to be colorful and beautiful like a lisa frank creation, currently trying to weasel their way out of a terrible deal

mavros mortuus -- death in the (not) flesh. the only constants in life are death and taxes and let's just say she works in finances too. the landlady who is legally not allowed to interfere in the story but she has her loopholes

mori amarok -- the "mortician" but really he's more or less a stand in for the last mortician who vanished under mysterious circumstances. has a hawaiian dad shirt collection and is your grandma's favorite guest at the dinner table

roan achreios -- gets uglier every time I draw him, ill tempered and can't seem to find a hobby worth doing. so far the only things that appeal to him are ancient rome and folk tales about shit in the woods that will kill you. can't smile without looking like he's in pain

avery ivanov -- god's most silent soldier. likes photography and embroidery. will play the piano violently when he is mad at you. extremely light sensitive. insists that he can function solo but is not immune to kenna's pot roast on his doorstep

ferox silva -- the tentative partner of avery, and by tentative I mean that avery isn't sure how to handle dating either. a ray of sunshine who enjoys music and travel. adventurous and unabashedly delighted by life

ada voyy -- kenna's sister of sorts. has a day job as a hairdresser and kills people by night. can make a mean charcuterie board and has a weird liking for men she can argue with as long as they are constructive about it, her temper is her compass in life

bianca rozeta -- the receptionist who sees everything and more. some part of her is still trapped many many years in the past but surely moving across the country will put her mind to rest, won't it? the candies on her desk are so good she keeps eating them all

chrona voyy -- terribly anxious and soft spoken, she promises she is trying her best, please believe her, it's her first time here too. yearns to one day host an alice in wonderland style of tea party in the woods with her friends

myrrh sola -- decided that being a star was boring after so long and that surely trying a round of life on earth would be more interesting. has discovered the glory of tater tots and a shitload of weed. the only reason she is working is to afford a beanbag

irah-elizabeth gray -- went to college to spite her dad, dangerously good with a hunting knife and a shotgun. do not EVER beef with her while in the woods she knows how to hunt you better than cougars do

emilie camillia -- exchange student rooming with jays, communicates mostly through tarot card readings and always smells perfumed even in the most dire of circumstances. always "knows a place" somehow

ryker kaze -- was convinced to try earth by myrrh. might be regretting that decision due to how annoying she thinks everyone is. knows a load of good restaurants due to her exploration and is the only one brave enough to try the weirdest thing on the menu

isabella briar -- sweetheart with no sense of self preservation. always wants to look cute no matter what the weather is and has a decent following on various social medias due to her delightful aura and makeup tutorials. has a weakness for shitty men

inasina jays -- getting a degree in engineering mostly to justify his hobby of disassembling everything in reach. dreams of one day of entering the robot wars arena. has a massive soft spot for goofy goofy romance anime and will argue sub vs dub no matter the day

delilah oliveria -- runs a half decent soundcloud account and is trying to build an audience so she can do some underground DJing. doesn't want a music degree but is kind of lost in what else to do with life

tara jackson -- the token well adjusted individual of the friend group. has started a band and wants to make that her career against all odds. was a theater kid growing up and this means to this day she can still sing most songs from legally blonde

grace ward -- the other theater kid and the other half to tara's band. depressed but somehow pure anger keeps her functioning. runs a tumblr askblog with a TV head persona. loves music but her parents keep pushing her drop it for a more "professional" degree

narsenna lee -- is the therapist friend for everyone around her but secretly has a deep seated hatred for everyone's problems. into the occult and obscure manga, hates people but hates being alone more. knows a startling amount of serial killer facts

hebe poppy -- the light in narsenna's life who helps curb her desire to be a little hater 24/7. met narsenna through blogging about sanrio lore and has an bucket list for various sweets and pastries she wants to try. likes learning languages in her free time

lonicera acanthus -- life in the (not) flesh. also isn't allowed to move the storyline around but prefers not to use her loophole to get around that rule despite how much she wrings her hands about the outcomes of things. lives in a greenhouse

ezekiel -- has died and will likely die again for erotic reasons. has a MASSIVE knife collection and likes listening to loud violent music. adverse to sleeping but he's practically wired all the time so putting him to bed wouldn't do much anyways

erasmus -- is slowly but surely reviving rococo fashion via his unparalleled influence in the club. has received many many love letters but has yet to answer back any of them. has a special interest in fetishes and knows every term under the sun

jen -- the head of the house, acts begrudging about it but would probably explode on impact if anyone else were to try and do it. hasn't slept normally in 6 years. makes the world's most organized spreadsheets that are color coded and everything

morgan -- has a deep passion for decomposing into the soil. likes reminiscing and steeping in music for hours upon hours. has a stack of unread books they promise they'll read at some point. considers their occupation to be "hermit"

kei -- the baby of the house who paradoxically is older than all of them. spends a lot of time exploring alone, likes seeing what people hide away in all the nooks and crannies of their homes. can be called back to her family via offering of banana bread

sirius -- probably used to be more normal at one point but has since given up his degree (read expelled) in favor of doing shady shit in his basement. he legally doesn't own his house but nobody needs to know that. his favorite organ is the kidney

beißend -- hosts a cryptid in his scrawny little body and that thang has kept him alive and fresh looking for quite a few decades now. has 6 different burner phones but only one of them is for talking to the hoes (ezekiel), has run manic panic dry of purple hair dye

basil -- used to be sirius's classmate and remained friends with him even after he got expelled. they meet up sometimes to get drunk and wander around downtown. has a fondness for plants and is trying to take up knitting in order to make his own sweaters

asimov -- used to be an artisan in his time and never really gave up that trade, is mostly just glad that even centuries later people still like custom made jewelry. hates the fact that he has a social security number and wishes to go back to his wanderer days

damien -- older than you think he is and is none too happy to meet you in his woods. he means no malice though and will guide you out if you are lost. used to be human once, he thinks, but that part of him has long since faded away. good with a violin

asou ginger -- the epitome of a cowardly lion. very large but is scared of everything. has an impeccable sense of direction and mostly wants to be left alone so he can continue building his collections of records. always missing a button on his shirts

adrirenne mady -- not her real name but her parents didn't care about her much enough to name her. ill tempered but can be bargained with gum or cigarettes to be a little nicer. hasn't figured out yet that the bible is used for religion and isn't just a weird book

choeyra wells -- cultivator of koi fish and various plants that thrive off her water. has been lonely for a very very long time but won't admit that to anyone. really good with cards and cheats on occasion not because she wants to win but rather just for fun

sei avardius -- currently on the run, from what? she won't tell. has a liking for fine fabrics and booze and has elected herself as the local bard. good with an accordion and is fond of the performing arts. is all talk until she actually has to confront someone

loch orre -- runs that shady gas station you always seen on the side of the road when you're way out rural. still hung up on a girl who no longer resides on this earth. is collecting old gaming consoles and has unparalleled aura in bars

lia clark -- used to be human once but has long since shed that mortal form of hers. has a heart that wont give up but alas that soft heart of hers has been tied to something that won't let go no matter how much it hurts. likes small birds and sweet music

neile st thomas -- a kind boy, certainly too kind for his own good. wants to believe in an ideal world but has since been taken apart into so many pieces he has forgotten that quest of his. likes sweets and clothes with lace on the edges

aeshia gardener -- banned from gas stations. always has matches on hand. was the star of her track and field team but did not get along with the other girls. fond of setting things on fire and fps games. likes soda that should be legally classified as a biohazard

dorian gardener -- bisexual but gets no bitches. shooting for a tech major but can't get out of his own way long enough to apply for colleges. frequently vents to a child because he has no friends besides the younger brother of his situationship

emmett gray -- the poor boy who has to listen to that guy yap. very softspoken and doesn't understand the social circles his classmates have built so he prefers to spend time with the plants instead. deeply loves films and wants to collect as many as he can

kolli greene -- prone to biting people and eating things she shouldn't. hasn't spent much time around people so her idea of social etiquette is a hot disaster. loves things that glow and her favorite texture is those rubber bouncy balls from cheap machines

kari rowen -- has seen way too much for the amount of time she's been alive for. prone to not sleeping due to the things she sees in her dreams. the black goggles she wears are not a fashion statement she is trying to stop seeing the fucked up shit

lelle addams -- one of the only two friends that kari keeps. likes journaling and writing short stories. good with his hands and likes to work clay in his spare time. distant on first meeting but is a laugh riot when you get close to him. star enthusiast

fox hollander -- the author's stand in

[tomyo]

Maka Supplementals

Hey welcome to my "Maka Supplementals" post aka when you become so obsessed with an anime character, you start to treat any other character that looks like them as that character. I've been in this fandom and ancient amount of time and for some reason, I'll just notice a very Maka like quality in them.

Neiro from Kaiba

I'm probably ruining myself by starting with the best. Kaiba (2008) is really a series you can easily project not just Maka AND Soul but the rest main cast onto. I stg I thought Bstar and Popo had the same VA (they definitely have the same god complex). Naturally the pigtails and droopy eyes were a huge connector and the orange/green color scheme is frequently used to represent our fav duo. As for the story, it's mostly around Kaiba and Neiro being just out of reach of each other and a new technology that allows people to store and transfer memories to new bodies. Neiro also makes a good Kaiba type as a stern person in the present but soft and kind in the past/later on. She also has family trauma which may be a theme. On its own it's a masterpiece but I actually made my first SE friend in part due to us both separately coming into SExKaiba au art.

Mikan from Gakuen Alice

I only ever read the series but I figured anime art would pop more. Mikan, the mc, our classic lightish hair color in pigtails and you could possibly call her eyes droopy shaped. Tbh I can hardly remember this series since it's been 11+ years since I last read it but I do remember Mikan having mother issues. If I remember right it's a magic academy shoujo and I probably wouldn't have included it but I wanted to show off that cute angel outfit she's wearing.

Shizuku from Tonari no Kaibutsu

When I watched this series in 2014, this was the first time I said "Oh, this character is just Maka" and thus this list was born. Did you ever want to experience Maka in a Shoujo where her love interest looks like DtK but acts like Bstar? Here you are, the most frustrating romance ever. Shizuku Mizutani is a pretty perfect Maka type, she's quiet, serious, extremely studious, and constantly annoyed by everyone else's shenanigans. One day she's sent to deliver socially maladjusted Haru Yoshida his homework and naturally a classic nightmare romance starts. I'm not kidding when I say every episode one of the two confesses to the other who then turns them down. Honestly, that's the plot. The first confession is right at the end of episode one and it doesn't stop. Can't lie though, I love high school tropes and aesthetics so it's a fun way to reimagine the crew's life going.

Kirin from Gakuen Babysitters

Absolute baby. If you want to imagine was toddler Maka was like then Kirin is pretty good for that. She's not really a main focus of the story but Gakuen Babysitters is still surprisingly good. Kirin really feels like the tiny Maka we saw in Chrona's soul, very outgoing and friendly to those who aren't as confident. She often fights with a Black Star like nursery mate and has an aggressively doting dad that aligns perfectly with Spirit. One small story arc with her is wanting to be a witch. Not really a lot of anything but a cute detail to point out.

Marnie from Pokemon

She has pigtails and 2011 me drew Maka in the exact same outfit. Ngl, this is a real head empty one but I'm still not over that happening.

Nino from Fukumenki Noise

Sorry this is actually just another kind of annoying shoujo. Outside of the hair, Nino is pretty much nothing like Maka. Unlike most series where the story is a string of misunderstandings, Nino's naivety is often a major problem where she cheerily sings over listening to her best friend/crush's home problems and doesn't reflect on the ways her actions could be affecting others. So why is she on here? The music segments. There's this raw and unpolished nature to the singing that really just brings something special to it. Honestly just watch the singing proportions, ignore the bad cgi (in 2017 no less) and pretend its Maka "I don't get music" Albarn singing it.

Sana from Kodomo no Omocha

Probably the only series I've watched before Soul Eater on this list. I recently rewatched and kept feeling weird about the Maka vibes I was getting off of it. Sana does start the series pretty annoyed her schooling is being interrupted and her middle school uniform looks like the Sparoi uniform but her more core characteristics is being a child star and is extremely hyperactive because of it. So what was it? She's voiced by Laura Bailey. It's very interesting to hear her distinctive wobble in Sana's voice. Of course that isn't all, Sana has family issues and her genki personality is related to people pleasing so it's interesting to see when that facade drops. While the manga leaves a stronger impression, the end of 17- start of 18 has a few particularly beautifully scenes of animation.

Also something I want to point out is Sana's amazing wardrobe. Despite being 90s, the bright colors work great for Y2K looks that feel right for Mala's style sense. I wish I could use more than 10 photos to show them off. The anime uses a lot of long sleeves and skirts and the manga has some more trendy fashions like the fur trim cardigans that are popular right now so I'd look there for some outfit Y2K revival references.

[luvbloggingandreblogging]

So idk if the Sanders Sides fandom cares about seeing my OCs dressed up as all our favorite characters, but since @thatsthat24 is possibly my biggest single person inspiration atm and basically every piece of content he creates appeals to me on a personal level somehow, I felt like having all my characters dress up in outfits correlating to which part of MY OWN personality they all either draw from or represent in my works. If you’re curious about that at all, say, if you noticed how a couple of the characters are doubling up, check under the cut for some character breakdowns! If not, I hope the art is at least good enough for you to enjoy. Catch y’all on the flip side!

Okay, so, my logical thinking is represented by Alison, with the blonde hair, and Marian, with the pink hair. Specifically, Alison is the common sense of the group, and the long-suffering braincell-carrier, whereas Marian is the Giant Babbling Nerd (hopefully that’s fairly clear in the art lmao). Marian is also the one whose temper is closer to Logan’s.

In the settings I tend to use them in, Alison uses light powers and has angel motifs, along with a rapier, and Marian has ice powers.

My passion! My fancifulness! I hesitate to say “my creativity” even though that’s what Roman is specifically aligned with, because my creativity and my fanciful side are not always the same, but that’s neither here nor there. Roman is probably my favorite of the Sanders Sides, and fittingly, Rox and Yuki are probably my two favorite OCs to mess around with. Rox, fitting their fiery hairstyle, is the character that most represents my drive to achieve my hopes and dreams, where Yuki is more the side of things that focuses on the specifics of that, as well as my perfectionism.

Rox is a fire-using brawler, in case that wasn’t obvious, and Yuki is the bard of my group of OCs.

I went more with the “Heart” side of Patton than the “Morality” side, mostly because Patton’s character focus only started to swing back around to focusing on Morality more after I started drawing these. Teresa is the brunette with the slightly ridiculous hairstyle, and she has that aspect of innocence and fun. Nia, the other character, has some of that as well, but she also has the deep emotions, as well as at least somewhat sticking to the moral code thing that’s important to Patton’s character.

I’ll go into Teresa’s powerset in a bit for reasons you’ll see then, but Nia is sort of half-dragon and has lightning powers.

My anxiety! This one was fun because the character on the left is an OC that I use when I need to self-insert without actually having the character know all the information a normal self insert would, so, yes, I cast myself as Virgil, essentially. What can I say, anxiety IS a major factor of my life, though I’ve gradually grow better able to handle it as time has gone on. The other character is Luna, and she’s more aligned with the parts of Virgil that enjoy spreading fear around; basically, she’s the part of me that represents the things I fear. She’s my main antagonistic OC, who thrives on chaos and matches Virgil’s usual aesthetic with ease.

The OC version of me tends to be an archer, though I tend to give myself the ability to copy other people’s powers -- best power ever, in my opinion. Luna, meanwhile, is a blood knight -- literally. Take Chrona from Soul Eater and add in a healthy dash of Final Fantasy Black Knight, and that’s Luna’s powerset in a nutshell.

Deceit! As you can see, both of them are repeats. Luna, as I said, is my main antagonistic OC, and she aligns with at least the version of Deceit that enjoys causing trouble, doesn’t care about empathy much, and also doesn’t like society. Yuki, on the other hand, is more aligned with the parts of Deceit that involve trying to make what needs to happen happen from behind the scenes, and trying to make things go efficiently, if not always... ethically.

And finally. The minute Remus came on screen and sang his song I was like “oh my GOD that is LITERALLY JUST TERESA!”

Because when I said that Teresa embodied Patton’s innocence, I kind of meant the forced innocence we see him struggling with in Moving On, and Teresa’s character arc basically hinges on utterly failing at doing that. Essentially, she’s a walking sign saying “REPRESSION CAN BE VERY BAD INDEED.”

Part of that is because she’s an Actual Literal Eldritch Horror Complete With Tentacle Powers, but that’s because she kind of has Backstory Confluence Syndrome... it makes sense in context...?

[voidiots]

❊ (Correction, More with you :P) ✸ ✥ ❦ (Look I'm trash, and the dergin wouldn't complain >>) ✢ ✣ ✡ ❋ ✦ ✵ (I follow you for amazing aesthetics and an AMAZING story/character!) ❄ ❆ ❇ = (Even if I'm not that way now, I'm still shy bean!) ♥ - Your blog is an amazing collection of things that just keep drawing me in. I am always giddy when I see you on my dash and when I see a reply to a thread whether it's one of ours or anothers. You are amazing and wonderful and I cannot gush enough about it

In a very Chrona fashion, aaaaaaaa I don’t know how to deal with my feelings right now??? Heck??? I’m really looking forward to all the stuff and plots we’ve managed to plan out IC and for our RP going forward. Like, horribly jumpily so. And if ever you have more plots throw them at me because I adore hearing about plots for days, all the more since I’m like... not the best with making them. Slowly, ever so slowly Una’to and Jacques will become friends, and I mean.... they are flirting with each other so I can get that secret shipping. Thank you for liking Una’to, my beautiful trash heap fire that I keep putting more lighter fluid on, a beautiful disaster. 

I have like, the biggest and dumbest happy grin on my face right now and my brain says to cry happy tears because it makes me so overjoyed that people enjoy Una’to, his blog, his aesthetics... just anything and everything about him. The fact that people enjoy this blog to the point of it being a favorite and highlight of dashes blows me out of the water. It means a lot to me that you love my art and writing, honestly I’m not the most secure feeling in either, and knowing people enjoy them makes me really happy. It’s okay to be shy, since I’m shy too, and then I get to the point of like... talking about weird things. Seriously, making my dark little heart do some sweet flips. Gosh. And it’s all reciprocal. I’m always excited to read what you’ve written even if I forget to like things because my brain flickers a bit, and your art is a joy to see and if life isn’t nice to you soon I will find SOME way to steal it’s lunch money to give to you. Heck. Time to happy cry into my chai tea. Thank you for all the symbols @thedarkestdragonknight. ; w ;

[landing-amongst-the-planets]

Soul Eater 10th Year Anniversary

How did you come across it?

Ok, so I was on YouTube and watching random AMVs, and I stumbled across a few Soul Eater ones, and automatically loved the art style and the designs of the characters. I also watched a few clips from the anime. So I started reading the manga first, cuz it’s easier since I just need my phone and not my laptop, and then I started watching the anime!

How long has it been since you watched it?

So it was probably 2015, winter vacations, when I spent literally only a few days obsessively watching every episode until the end, cuz I adored it so much :3

Who is your favourite character and why?

Maka, because I love her adorable, friendly, bookworm self AND her badass, ready-to-cut-you-in-half-with-a-scythe self. She’s so brave and strong-willed and impulsive, and even though she tries to follow the rules, she’d do anything for the people she cares about. She’s also so beautiful and adorable, big green eyes, sweet smile, pigtails, she’s so cute and beautiful omg! Plus her Maka-Chop is iconic tbh. She’s a freaking badass, her fighting style is iconic, and I love how she wields Soul, it’s just epic scythe-wielding and dramatic leaps and jumps and OOF. I also love that she HAS insecurities along with all this, but she’s so stubborn that she won’t admit it and will just keep pushing herself to get stronger, until she finds she doesn’t need to do it alone cuz she has Soul. I also love how competitive she is, at literally everything (being top of the class, best Meister, best partner to Soul). And I love how she loves Soul so much, she’s always there for him and when he took the slash to the chest for her she was so devastated cuz she never wants to lose him, and omg I just love SoMa so much. I love her backstory and her complicated feelings with regards to her father and her admiration for her mother and the way she deals with her complicated family situation and her feelings about men (which I 100% get btw, her feelings about men). I do love Spirit as a character while knowing he’s obviously not the best as a person, so seeing the way Maka still isn’t having any of it and still loves him at the same time is hilarious and satisfying and justified (for the former) and heartwarming and sweet (for the latter). She’s so passionate and loving and stubborn and kind and sweet and impulsive and everything in between. Basically, I love and adore Maka Albarn with all my heart and she is one of my favourite characters in ANYTHING EVER, tbh, not just Soul Eater :’)

My second favourite character is Soul. He can be a bit of an ass at times, and a complete idiotic goofball (around Black Star), and he’s always trynna show that he’s a “cool guy”, but in the end he’s a fiercely loyal, level-headed, protective person who cares so much about Maka and is willing to give his life for her. I adore their relationship so much ugh, I love how much he cares about Maka and how he’s actually the level-headed person in their relationship, while Maka’s impulsive. But he cares about Maka so much and so fiercely and he’s so proud of her and he’d follow her to the ends of the earth and he loves her so much I JUST CAN’T OK. Him saving her life and taking care of her while she’s in the hospital and feeding her and bringing her tea and her wanting him to call her “angel” and the dancing in the Black Room and his “DON’T TOUCH MY MEISTER” and I’m done ok, I’m just done. I shipped them immediately. Either way, I also love Soul’s piano-playing skills and his past, with his family who always favoured his brother, how he ran away from home and came to Death City, and how he realises he needs to accept his past instead of run away from it, and that he’ll be fine as long as he’s with Maka (*cough*cuzshe’shishome*cough*).

Like damn, both of them have gone through a lot of character development, they both have grown so much and stopped putting on a front and realised they need to trust in themselves and trust each other and be there for each other. They protect and take care of each other in both big and subtle ways, and I love Maka and Soul more than life itself❤️ Anyway, thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

(I love the rest too btw, Black Star and Patti and Tsubaki and Kid and Liz and Lord Death and Stein and Marie and Spirit, the characters in this series are great!)

Has this anime helped you in any way?

It definitely cheered me up and made me a lot happier on my off days. Plus Maka was a female protagonist in a shounen series, and that made me so happy. Plus, she wasn’t “boy-ish” in order to be badass, she was a skirt-wearing, innocent-looking, cheerful, friendly bookworm who could kick ass better than the male Meisters. Not only that, but the anime introduced me to some of my favourite opening songs in the history of shows, I loved each one asdfghjkl. And it introduced me to SoMa, and it remains to this day one of my absolute favourite OTPs, so yeah :3

Favourite episode?

Hmm......there are so many, but I’ll go with the one where Soul and Maka fought against Chrona (when Soul nearly got himself killed to save Maka’s life) and the Black Room one, where Soul and Maka danced (and Maka put her forehead against Soul’s and we all thought she’d kiss him but had our hearts shattered into a million pieces......😭😭😭). Sorry I’m so ship-oriented! I just love those two, and I love them together, and you know how it is :3

Either way, I just love Soul Eater, and I’m so happy that the fandom has such talented artists and writers and cosplayers to keep it afloat after so many years! If any series deserves it, it’s Soul Eater, because it’s given us amazing characters, amazing, strong relationships, a unique premise, and an epic story :’)

[ivangeleenichirux3]

92 question tag thing

I was tagged by @bts-roleplay

(Though I don’t feel the best right now i’ll do this for you because i’ll forget)

Rules: Answer these 92 statements and tag 20 people.

THE LAST: 1. Drink: Strawberry kiwi snapple (i have an addiction to this drink ok) 2. Phone call: My auntie 3. Text message: college buddies group chat 5. Time you cried: Today, I do it every day so...

HAVE YOU: 6. Dated someone twice: yes and I regret giving them that second chance 7. Kissed someone and regretted it: multiple times 8. Been cheated on: too many times to count... 9. Lost someone special: multiple people... no one sticks around in my life really.. 10. Been depressed: EVERY FUCKING DAY OK 11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: Not yet. just wait till I’m 21. I’ll make myself forget.

LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS: 12-14: Red, Black, Purple

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU: 15. Made new friends: Yes, and im grateful to them for making me feel worth something. 16. Fallen out of love: I’ve only fallen in love once and I’m honestly still not over her... 17. Laughed until you cried: once or twice yes. 18. Found out someone was talking about you: It happens when your that unattractive overweight kid.. 19. Met someone who changed you: yeah and it was probably for the worst... 20. Found out who your friends are: I thought I did once but i have a hard time with it now since everyone always leaves and forget... i may have 1 person that I can call a true friend and ive never even met her IRL 21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: idek tbh...

GENERAL 22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: most of them I usually don’t accept request from strangers unless they share the same interest 23. Do you have any pets: Yes I Have many I have 2 mice currently named YinJin and V-Yang. A dog named Noona. A hedgehog named Chrona and 2 Roosters named HeiHei and Fluffy. 24. Do you want to change your name: Maybe. 25. What did you do for your last Birthday: After the weekend of my birthday passed I went back to my dorm and celebrated with my friend who surprised me with a cake and a cute banner. 26. What time did you wake up: 9:15am? 27. What were you doing at midnight last night: Getting ready for bed. 28. Name something you can’t do: Smile naturally. 29. When was the last time you saw your mom: She visited me on my grad day and stayed around for 3 day. So it was 2-3 years ago? 30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: Myself  31. What are you listening right now: 4 O’Clock By V and Rapmon 32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: Does a character in a roleplay count?

33. Something that is getting on your nerves: fake friends.. 34. Most visited Website: Tumblr/Youtube

LAST QUESTIONS. I JUST PUT IN RANDOM INFO ABOUT ME 35. Mole/s: i have 2 specific moles that always get noticed one on my left shoulder and one on my right hip. 36. Mark/s: Wrist scars at least 20 and scars on my knees as well as  between my pointer and middle finger on my left hand. 37. Childhood dream: When I was a kid I legit wanted to be one of those people who would collect venom for venomous snakes to heal people who have been bitten. 38. Haircolor: I was grapemon for a while but it faded so now it’s a red brown color. 39. Long or short hair: It’s getting long but I don’t like it. it’s down to my shoulders now. 40. Do you have a crush on someone: No..I honestly will never trust anyone enough to even remotely like them like that. (unless its hobi or suga they are my forever crushes XD) 41. What do you like about yourself: Next question.. 42. Piercings: Ears, Tongue,Nose 43. Bloodtype: O+

44. Nickname: Melly, Melon, MelMel, Mel 45. Relationship status: single 46. Zodiac: Pisces 47. Pronouns: She/Her/They/Them 48. Favorite TV Show: Return of superman 49. Tattoos: Nothing yet, i’m super broke so... but I would like some I already have design for 2 I want atmost 4 50. Right or left hand: Right handed 51. Surgery: Nope thank goodness 52. Hair dyed in different color: Red and purple. 53. Sport: soccer, shooting, archery, baseball 55. Vacation: S. Korea or japan is where I want to go or maybe just go to my birthplace Puerto Rico 56. Pair of trainers: ???

MORE GENERAL: 57. Eating: Nothing I literally had 1 meal today 58. Drinking: nothing 59. I’m about to: draw a bit more and go shower 61. Waiting for:  the weekend so i can see my children 63. Get married: I don’t want to anymore... 64. Career: illustration/ animation

WHICH IS BETTER 65. Hugs or kisses: Kisses, hugs are ok but I personally like kisses more 66. Lips or eyes: i like both but maybe lips just because i get a bit uncomfy lookign at peoples eyes 67. Shorter or taller: taller tbh 68. Older or younger: Either. Each girl I’ve dated has always been younger 70. Nice arms or nice stomach: Either 71. Sensitive or loud: Why do I have to pick? I’d like someone like hobi (he is both) 72. Hook up or relationship: Relationship. hook ups make me awkward afterwards... 73. Troublemaker or hesitant: Troublemaker, since im usually the hesitant one i need someone to balance me out.

HAVE YOU EVER: 74. Kissed a stranger: yes, Mostly at convention when I played the pocky/pepero game with people. 75. Drank hard liquor: yeah, im not a big hard liquor fan tbh 76. Lost glasses/contact lenses: nope 77. Turned someone down: yeah. most of the time I feel so bad that I cry after 78. Sex on the first date: Ive never been on a date so... 79. Broken someone’s heart: Idk maybe? 80. Had your heart broken: EVERY-FUCKIGNRALTIONSHIP-IVE-HAD-OMG-IM-SO-DONE-WITH-RELATIONSHIPS-BECAUSE-OF-THIS. 81. Been arrested: Nah 82. Cried when someone died: Only once 83. Fallen for a friend: Yeah...

DO YOU BELIEVE IN: 84. Yourself: Nope, I am utter trash 85. Miracles: I guess. 86. Love at first sight: Yeah, She broke my heart but I’m still not over her.. she was the first and only one... 87. Santa Claus: No 88. Kiss on the first date: No way unless its like a cute innocet cheek kiss. I’m ok with those 89. Angels: How can you ask that When Jung Hoseok and Park Jimin exist?

OTHER: 90. Current best friends name: Do I even Have one anymore 91. Eye color: Brown 92. Favorite movie: Spirited Away has always been and always will be

Here you go I guess. 

Do I really have to tag people?

Fine.

I Tag: @ask-the-kpop-lightsticks @noonaxchrissy @facelessscar @ask-camboy-hobi @squaretilla @shingekicornwrites @ask-artist-jin 

[tumblunni]

Man its so weird to think back and see how many signs there were that I was transgender long before I realized it. I was SO fucking oblivious, I had no clue that being nonbinary was even an option, all I knew was 'well I don't wanna be the opposite gender but I don't wanna be the one I was assigned at birth'. (Except obviously I didn't even know the correct words to describe it) And like... I bought into A LOT of horrible transphobic bullshit, cos I was raised with a biased view of what being transgender even is. 'Trans-sexual people are turned on by wearing women's clothes'. Ugh. And I was completely disgusted by it, since I'm a sex repulsed asexual and everything about foreplay or whatever disgusts me. My parents and pop culture and stuff all treated it like trans people were the equivelant of someone into BDSM wearing nipple clamps out in public or something. 'Well in theory I have nothing against them having that kink, but why do they have to show it in public?' Being trans was ALWAYS only shown as 'oo kinky I like to crossdress in the bedroom', as if it was a fucking sexuality, as if there was NO OTHER REASON why someone would wanna wear the 'wrong' clothes and use the 'wrong' pronouns. I felt viscerally disgusted at myself whenever I didn't want to wear my birth gender's cliche outfits, I denied absolutely everything cos I didn't want people to think I was a pervert. I didn't even know it was POSSIBLE to be transgender and asexual, or even that being transgender wasn't the same as being gay! I said SO MUCH fucking horrible transphobic and homophobic stuff as a kid, just parroting what I was told, and overcompensating for hating myself by making it clear I hated everyone remotely similar to me. While being in huge denial that they were similar to me! And I'm gonna carry these regrets forever and always worry that I stopped someone else from feeling comfortable about theirself and just... GAHH! And I did all the same too about parroting stereotypes of 'crazy people' and 'r*tards' before I learned that this big ol stereotype about autism was bullshit and real autistic people look EXACTLY LIKE MYSELF It just makes me think a lot about how many other people out there might be trans and not have the ability to find out because they've been buried so utterly in this false, bigoted image of what a trans person actually is. Tho also I hate the dumb stereotype that 'all homophobes are secretly gay', like seriously wtf why u wanna escape all responsibility for your actions and say the only problem is gay people systemically oppressing THEMSELVES... ANYWAY I went off on a sad train of thought there but back to the point! I'm just remembering this one part of a school trip that was like one of my most treasured memories for no logical reason until I realised I was trans. I met a new classmate and he mistook me for the opposite gender, and I was like 'HOLY SHIT WHY AM I HAPPY' until someone else 'corrected' him. I mean.. I knew I wasn't that gender either, but it felt like a weight off my shoulders to at least be misgendered the opposite way for once. I felt inexplicably happy that I was looking ambiguous enough to even be in question! And this was when I was like 11, I had no clue what word to even assign to these feelings... And I mean, it was SO DUMB that I never noticed these signs! This is what internalized transphobia does to you! Like 'hey there's probably no reason at all why I always play as a different gender ever time I buy a pokemon game, and get this self hatey feeling in my gut when both options have very stereotypically gendered costumes'. And 'wow there sure is no reason why I got inexplicably attached to this genderless character and can't stop thinking about ways to prove they aren't real'. Seriously all that debate about 'quina is really a girl/boy' with weird evidence in stat builds and equip items and stuff! I got REALLY into that transphobic bullshit cos it was something that shook up my perception of the world and I felt like if not being either gender was ACTUALLY AN OPTION then id have to address painful things about myself. If I knew I could be that, I couldn't keep lying to myself. So I went in aggressive denial mode and missed this chance to come out of the closet at like 9 years old and save myself a damn lot of trouble! And then I just went through the same bullshit at 14 with Chrona from Soul Eater, and could not explain why on earth I was so upset that the English dub assigned them a random gender instead of translating it properly... And OH MAN how fucking dysphoric I was about puberty even before I knew that dysphoria was a thing! It was like 'hey look you're growing up!' 'NO IM NOT DEAR GOD NEVER SAY THAT AGAIN'. And that led to this stupid thing of me just saying 'well I have the mental age of a seven year old LOL' to excuse whenever I acted 'weird'. My forum avatar and stuff was a doodle of myself in chibi form, etc. (Even literally wearing chest binding... I only knee at the time that it was 'a martial arts thing' tho.) Like, I'd got all these messages that not wanting sex was 'childish' and not wanting my body to change was obviously 'immature', and when I was undiagnosed with mental illness and trying yo make up excuses for how I TOTALKY didn't have a mental illness, all I could say was 'ha ha I'm totally uhh... Doing it on purpose? Cos I'm so... Quirky?' I got obsessed with overacting as a class clown, cos I mean you can also excuse cross dressing as a thing that 'the comic relief character' does... And OH MAN, like my big Special Interest throughout all of high school was Norse myth, more specifically Loki. I was FASCINATED with the idea of a shape shifter who could be either gender, and was completely unashamed about it. And, of course, I used to play it off as 'ha ha isn't it so funny he turned into a girl', when I seriously did not have any clue WHY it was funny, I just thought I had to say it. It HAD to be the reason I was so sympathetic yo this character, right? Because he's A FUNNY JOKE?? And man then I got so obsessed with researching non gendered English pronouns from the 18th century and championing how they should totally come back into modern language and EVEN THEN I was in denial! It took until I played Magical Diary to realise 'well fuck I'm trans'. It took a game outright saying that these genderless pronouns arent just 'to be inclusive of both genders' but can be used for A THIRD GENDER, A GENDERLESS GENDER, A BOTH AND/OR NEITHER GENDER!! A game saying that this gender does exist in human beings, and EVEN THEN I took ages to be sure that it was really real and not just a fantasy thing that the game made up. I mean, quina was totally only genderless cos they're a magical creature, right? (Completely ignoring the fact that the other two members of that magical creature town are both male...) And just.... AAAAAAA I feel like I'm the human personification of that 'no Patrick, put it on the lid' meme No, you're trans. No, TRANS. Trans, bunni! TRANS!! This is what societal prejudices do to people. Even LGBTQ people usually grow up within homophobic, transphobic society, absorbing all the same messages. It destroys our ability to be okay with being ourselves... Its so fucking sad that this happened to me, and it hurts even more to think of all the times I said insensitive offensive stuff to other LGBTQ people back when I thought I was cis and straight... Gahhhh... ALSO, it makes me extra sad that Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2 never got released in Europe. There's a character there called Arno who's NB and very out about it, and the English translators didn't make a mess of it, or anything. People actually call Arno 'they', and literally their catchphrase is 'Are you a boy or a girl?' 'I'm just a child of the wind~' Like seriously NO ambiguity, character actually getting to dish out sick burns when being misgendered, absolutely NO room for the ol 'well they just don't MENTION a gender, it doesn't mean they were intended to be nonbinary' excuse. Arno outright stating 'I am not a boy, and I an not a girl'. And your protagonist respecting it! Arno is still my absolute fave best handled nonbinary character in all of games. And the summon night series is very inclusive with a lot of gay romance options! Its a shame tho that the only other game with a nonbinary character was never dubbed even in america. But apparently the protags of previous games get a cameo in the upcoming Summon Night 6 which finally will be released in Europe! I just hope they handle Corlal's pronouns respectfully, considering how they managed to do it so well a decade ago with Arno. But then again the Swordcraft Story series is a spinoff so the main games might have different translators? Anyway, let me hug my tiny enby dragon child! Also I'm sad the cellphone app trading card game never got dubbed either, cos Corlal got some cute cards for the valentine's day event. All three dragon kids just got adorable scenes making platonic family chocolate for their siblings cos they're too young to really participate. And they thankfully got super cute totally non-lolicon maid and butler outfits like SERIOUSLY THANK GOD FOR THAT! Just cute ten year olds playing dressup like normal kids. Corlal got two cards for that one! Them being nonbinary continues to be 100% canon, they got a version with both a dress and a tuxedo. AND ITS SO FUCKING CUTE MY GOD ...man I'm sorry this just went off topic into how great that series is But anyway! If I've ever said anything that offends you, please message me about it! I'm still unlearning a lot of internalized prejudice. Also if you want a quality nonbinary werewolf in a cool side scrolling GBA jrpg, look for Arno! Im on mobile rite now so I can't send links n stuff, but as soon as I finish moving my PC desk to the other room I shall spam you all with my obscure fandom's!!!

[davethot]

Send an Anime: Soul Eater, if you’ve seen it!

Oh hell yeah of course!

haven’t heard of it | absolutely never watching | might watch | currently watching | dropped | hated it | meh | a positive okay | liked it | liked it a lot! | loved it | a favorite

don’t watch period | drop if not interested within 2-3 episodes | give it a go, could be your thing | 5 star recommendation

fav characters: Soul or Death the Kid! I can’t decide between them lol when I was younger Kid was my favorite but I think I like Soul more now that I’ve grown up.

least fav characters: Meh I really don’t like Black Star and Spirit (Makas dad)

fav relationship: Soul and Maka :’)

fav moment: Of the whole series? When they first meet Chrona!!!

headcanons/theories: I don’t really have any headcanons about the show, I never really got into it in that way. 

unpopular opinion: The anime is way better than the manga (if that’s an unpopular opinion).

how’d you find it: When I was in middle school one of my best friends suggested it to me, and i binge watched it almost immediately! It was one of my first animes ever lol my first cosplay ever was even Death the Kid.

random thoughts: the way madness and insanity is portrayed in the show still remains as one of the most interesting parts of it. The soundtrack and animation are also still some of the best among all anime i’ve seen.

thanks for the ask!

[thekingofwinterblog]

You Have a Really Cute Smile

In Maka's motivational speech to Chrona in episode 39, Maka gives a number of assessments of Chrona's good qualities.

Most of it is related to Chrona's personality traits.

All except for one.

"Plus... I know... You have a really cute smile."

It's not... Untrue... Crona does indeed have a cute smile...

But it doesnt really seem to fit in with the rest of what Maka is saying.

Funimation certainly thought so, as they changed the line completely to Maka telling Crona that it hurt seeing her friend get hurt like this. And I've never seen anyone else really comment on it, or speculate what it means.

Frankly speaking, on the surface, it really seems like Maka is genuinely flirting here, as the line seemingly only makes sense in a romantic context between someone who romantically loves the other.

And while i am shameless Cromaka trash, thats not actually what this is though.

Croma does have a cute smile... But the the face Crona makes when genuinely happy is not what Maka is refering. She is refering to a very, very specific and deeply personal smile Croma once made... One which only she got to see.

That smile of course being the One Crona made during the connection between their souls at the end of their fight in episode 21.

That fight, and it's conclusion was Soul Eater's peak, when all it's themes, message, and character writing was at it's absolute strongest to forge the best relationship in the series.

And the smile that Crona made then, which only she ever got to see(as physically Crona was to much of an emotional wreck to do anything but grab Maka's hand and cry), is for Maka the symbol of who Crona really is.

It is a smile that matters deeply to both of them, a smile that symbolizes Crona that is separated from Medusa's will and coils.

It's this moment, this reference to a shared, deep personal connection between the two of them that is the turning point, where Crona's wall and facade crumbles, and every single feeling of hurt, fear, sadness and internal conflict opens up for Crona.

Ultimately serving as the big turning point for both of their character arcs leading into the climax.

All originating from one cute smile.

[tomyo]

So I have life things right now but what if instead I just list off some shit I’ve done falling in love with Soul Eater 10 years ago.

Soul Eater was probable the first series I watched as the series was still airing. Not a huge deal nowadays but in 2008, all we had were some sketchy sites that would play four anime series in 360p. I think turnaround would still only be a week or two but it was so much more harder. I found the series when my site uploaded it as a Naruto episode by mistake.

Later on as I was reading the manga as it came out, I would go on just as horrible malware sites to look at the raws. 

Honestly, I stopped watching the anime around episode 30 initially because I preferred the manga.

I have some drawings somewhere planning to cosplay Maka in 2009 but I wasn’t that into it yet. 

Changed at the end of my sophmore year of school when I fucking crashlanded in crazy fan land.

Summer of 2010, I went on fanfiction.net from my dsi and read as many stories as I could until I fell asleep. My set up would either be propped up on my bed or floor with my bedding (it was hot and no fan and floor cool). I would sneak down stairs to grab an icecream cone. And then in the morning I would wake up to a dead DSi because I fell asleep when my body gave out.

Also since it was 2010 and smartphones were hardly a thing yet. I would print out novelas worth of fan fiction to read when my dad would drag me to see family who lived without internet and maybe one socket that had one three pronged socket. Rip environment.

Remember this really long drabbles collection. Sometimes it was 100 words, sometimes its a 10k Vampire AU that was so, so very tasty.

Maka Shop was a mispelling often made and I made my own AU based on that. I’m too much of a coward to share any fanfics I’ve ever made tho.

Was there for the blip that was ‘I’m writing this based on my criminology class’ hell fanfic. If you know it, you know it. If not. Good.

I was hype to buy a Soul plush from my local con that year and took embarrassing af photos with it because he was my first anime crush.

I also snuck into the one 18+ section of the one doujinshi booth at said con because there was only one book in the non

Niwatori and Kiss were legends, I own all of Niwatori’s SE doujinshi but now I’m onto finishing the Kiss ones I’m comfortable with own. Had managed to find Niwa’s old sites before she became pro.

Nowadays I keep up on Pixiv to see what still active SE doujin artists are up to and am desperately trying to collect their work.

Also holy shit, I nearly spent $90 on ebay at one point to get the official artbook but thankfully held out and got it for $15 a few years later.

Back into the timeline

Made OCs for an OCT and it was basically Soul and Maka

Followed a bunch of notable fans on DeviantART. Zraid was a big one. Was in love with Keiko-chan’s art. Also followed Dragula as they were releasing chrona centric doujinshi. 

I drew the characters a lot but didn’t post as much since I didn’t like how I drew them. There are tons of Maka and Soul scribbles from my notebooks though. I really expiremented because of how fluid Ohkubo was with his art.

Fighting dreamers pro did their soul eater group and made me determined to have my own. Lists exist somewhere of planning to go to NYCC when it was NYAF.

Started to get into Soul Eater cosplay. Determined to do Spartoi Maka. Bought a costume from Fanplusfriend for $180 on the outfit alone because no other listing existed. Still have my $1000+ limebarb quote when I nearly bought it through her (yikes)

I have still failed to this day to remake the outfit and scythe even though I try every katsucon. But I’ve done others tho.

Soul was the first case of me ever wanting to ‘crossplay’ (no longer accurate term)

Asked my mum for a white shirt from target that became the shirt I wanted to cosplay a splash page image of soul with. The white one with the red scarf

There was also the Soul Resonance Bad Romance parody skit when skits were big that was heavy inspiration.

Made a whole one up in my head to Don’t Stop by innerpartysystem. It had backdrop cutouts and lighting that I would never be able to do. Also like 20 person team beyond the cosplayers honestly.

Also wanted to do a high school centric amv to Arashi’s Troublemaker. 

Watched so many AMVS. Started to learn more about AMV culture because of it. Also Mentalprodigy is Soul Eater AMV god and I’m sad that she’s deleted some of them for good. ‘Insanity’ helped me get over a crush the next summer.

Tried making some of my own first CMVs. I put a lot of work into one of ‘If it really means a lot to you’ in which I tried making maka’s outburst from episode one match to the lyrics. Bad video quality but I’m still proud of it. Also did one to Be my escape and Lydia songs but most of them would never render properly because my computer was 2gbs on windows vista. Anyways here they are in case you were curious.

Lots of headcanons

Ponponpon came out and I immediately connected it to one off comment Maka makes about liking the PonPon dance even though she said it before Kyary’s debut.

Started estimating the main pairs ages based on info (Maka was 17 at the end of it fite me)

Designed a Kama Design and it turned out post end Maka was drawn with the same hairstyle so :OOOO

I hated wearing badge pins back then but I kept one of soul on my beret when they were popular.

Took up Piano for a semester at school. Sadly it was only a half year course but I spend a good amount of time trying to play Selenic Soul. Still remember a bit of how to play it. Also because of a Kiss image, I wanted and got a Melodica.

Started reading Bichi because I was DEADIATCATED

Fun fact: it has a proto version of like, every character. Maka is a maid.

Signed up on Nico Nico and Pixiv to start finding artists and video makers.

Recently found a whole bunch of old videos on Nico of Gangan CMs with a person dressed as Maka and its gooood.

When I joined in highschool , I had intent to start posting seasonal art and try to connect with japanese artists. Drew an unfinished NY art for the year of the rabbit with broken japanese.

I think I finished the Anime around this time??? We had just gotten Netflix. Hated the ending so much. ‘The manga is going to be so much better’

It was Book of Eibon Era so like, the best part before it all went down hill veeeery sloooowly

Genderbent chapters were fuuuuuuuun. Still about it

Soul Eater Not was announced and my body couldn’t take it. Loved it even though it was basically Kon in Soul Eater. It became harder to get even the raws because Yen Press was getting big and cracking down so I bought one of the books. 

Joined twitter to see if Ohkubo was okay during the Earthquake and Tsunami that hit Japan in 2011. This is a poor reason to worry about someone’s life but I was a dumb teen. 

After about a year and a half of non stop fixation, my interest went into a new direction because of Homestuck.

Fun Fact, I’ve seen huge crossover with the two. Every modern Soul Eater fan 200% was a Homestuck. ESPECIALLY IF YOU WERE INTO KAREZI.

Various Soul Maka supplement characters over the years: Ladybug and Chat Noir, Judy and Nick from Zootopia, Karkat and Terezi. Any strong female with a devoted male partner. 

Also some fave, I want Maka ships but I’ve watched soul eater enough already; Tonari no Kaibutsu and Kaiba. There is more but I forget :c

Fell down general obscure Soul Eater shit

Cosplay Meme because why the fuck not

Years of insisting groups never got me anywhere in college so I mostly solo and look it up on tumblr now and then

Manga ended so..yeah

Soul eater not comes and goes and everyone laughs. I still try to get peple invested in it because its the only time we get to see any Liz and Patty character development. Also lesbians >>

Get back in deep in 2017. Finally achieved buying doujinshi after a 7 year gap in availability. Have thus spent probably close to $500 on my collection and its sad. I spent so much money at Otaku Republic that they’ve sent me 3 freebie items since, a plush keychain, a pencil board, and a pass case that was actually useful and causes a bunch of intense moments of love for soul eater with my college peers.

Moved onto finding rare promo items in the mean time. Mouse? check. Speaker that looks like headphone illustration? check. Looking into an mp3 and rare instax as we speak. 

Did you know there was a calculator? Did you know there was a Lamp. And a fucking cd player.  

Debating learning how to drive a motorcycle and buying the same model as Soul’s. I hate harleys but man the aesthetic. God, one of my various information searching used to be on why soul could drive a motorcycle when most us law says you have to be 18. Why? who knows why. I was 17 and wanted the characters to be my age.

Started compiling Maka costumes. Episode 12 Maka? Check. Exams arc Maka? In progress. That one illustration for the chapter art? Check. Monster Hunter Promo art? Sure Why not. Black blood Maka, Halloween Maka, Halloween Fanart Maka, Christmas Maka, Shit why not deathbucks maka. 

Over the years many friends said they could be Soul for me and I’m sure none of them are prepared for if they actually do. The one case where it did happen...I was intense. It was bad.

After alot of internet digging, I finally found the site of Channel C who’s many people’s fav soul eater cosplayer. So many images that had been hidden away.

Realized when watching Mob Psycho 100 that I now recognize the Japanese VA. Sadly can’t say the same for Laura Bailey since I don’t watch a lot of anime anymore. 

Most importantly I had a feverish desire to make more soul eater art just before Ohkubo announce perfect edition.