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Dammit, what a LET DOWN. The manga doesn't do it as much, but Bones' adaption consistently pissed me off at how much they revered and made Maka the obvious Shounen main character. I was hoping Bones wouldn't fall face first into the archetype THIS badly, but Soul Eater ended up with the main gal defeating an opponent who she really had no chance against, and everyone else doing absolute nil. Also, if Maka's now a weapon, Soul is unnecessary, yeah? Sheesh, you'd think it's named after the dude Soul for a reason, but Bones just had to give Maka all the spotlights. Just... ugh. If it wasn't for the pretty animation I'd be throwing stones and ranting like a lunatic. Bones has this stupid fixation with Maka that brings them down constantly; it's not realistic to have your little joshi kosei defeat someone even Shinigami had no hopes against. Like, a punch may be innovative, but so is a Shinigami chop, yeah?

Bones, I hate you. Except for your beautiful animation. Actually, I just hate the drunks with the storyboards.