Soul Eater - Episode 7 Discussion / Poll

[musume_no_hoshi]

Fugly raw is fugly.

I've been waiting for the pretty HD-rip, finally watched it. Pretty raw is pretty ;P

The voices was really good, Maaya was definately much better then I expected.

Spoiler for Episode 7:

SOUL <3 The way you protected Maka made my fangirl soul came back to me. You're just one sweet little gentleman saving Maka like that. (yes, pun intended)

Maka's fight this episode...really downgraded from episode 1, she was awesome in episode 1 T______T

Chrona seems to be cute...while blushing.

Next episode looks...epix with Dr Stein in the spot light.

[DJ_RockmanX]

Originally Posted by musume_no_hoshi

I've been waiting for the pretty HD-rip, finally watched it. Pretty raw is pretty ;P

Indeed.

But slow download is slow, so I just work with the craptacular video to do summary points.

[Medousa]

Originally Posted by DJ_RockmanX

But slow download is slow

Seconded. TxT The "craptacular video" isn't really good for making avi/Sigs.T_T (Needs a Medusa sig!XD)

[dxgarten]

Episode 07 screencaps/impression

Spoiler:

I was hoping for a less colorful palette but while that didn't happen, I am glad the majority of the gore are intact. And if I didn't know any better, I'd have thought Chrona is a girl.

[v1cious]

uhh... you go guys do know there's an HD raw in Zero-raws' chan, right? it just hasn't been posted in the usual place.

anyways, i love the music in this episode. is Chrona a boy or a girl? i'm up to 35 in the manga, and i still can't tell.

[Zoe]

Originally Posted by dxgarten

Episode 07 screencaps/impression

(psst, you're overshooting on the ages )

Originally Posted by dxgarten

Spoiler:

I was hoping for a less colorful palette but while that didn't happen, I am glad the majority of the gore are intact. And if I didn't know any better, I'd have thought Chrona is a girl.

"Gender is unknown"

[dxgarten]

Originally Posted by Zoe

"Gender is unknown"

So is it still unconfirmed?

[Zoe]

Originally Posted by dxgarten

So is it still unconfirmed?

Yup. It's on the official site now.

[Clarste]

Originally Posted by dxgarten

So is it still unconfirmed?

I'd say this is confirmed as unknown. As in, it's a secret until the creators tell us. Or maybe they never will.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by Clarste

I'd say this is confirmed as unknown. As in, it's a secret until the creators tell us. Or maybe they never will.

Also don't forget the option that Chrona's gender could be different from the manga.

Most of the new BGM material from Taku in this episode reminds me a lot of his main stuff i've been hearing in Persona -trinity soul-. Knowing how to capture the dark atmosphere nicely thanks to past work.

[sapphire-pyro]

Chrona's gender's officially a mystery? Whoa! The creators are driving us crazy in debating whether Chrona is male or female xD Haha

Or maybe Chrona's a hermpahordite? O_O whoa!!!

[Deathkillz]

Spoiler:

Chrona creeps me out...

I confess, I did go aheard and read this chapter from the manga so I knew what was to come

Nonetheless, seeing it animated was awesome.

Chrona has some serious mental problems imo...and that sword, it reeks evil! O.o

As for Chrona being male or female, in the manga I really thought that she was a she, but then she was addressed as a he. Now in the anime he also sounds like a he. Therefore I will go against my initial feelings and say that Chrona is a trap

I can't wait for Stein to come and kick butt :3

[Chaos2Frozen]

Spoiler for thoughts about the end scene:

Wow, I knew that Soul would eventually have to do something, but to take the full swing with his human body? Now that's something else.

(The animation for the blood splash was well done)

I don't blame Maka though, she's just too nice.

All the girls are just too nice

While not in episode 1's league, the fight scenes in this episode is much better than the ones before.

[Medousa]

Originally Posted by sapphire-pyro

Or maybe Chrona's a hermpahordite? O_O whoa!!!

... Woah ... Scaaary ... XD But Chrona's too cute too.<3

[OMG_Zerg_Rush]

Originally Posted by musume_no_hoshi

Spoiler for Episode 7:

Maka's fight this episode...really downgraded from episode 1, she was awesome in episode 1 T______T

Spoiler for Maka:

haven,t read every chapter yet but i was under the impression that the more souls the have collected the stronger they become (or a least the weapon) in ep 1 Maka & Soul had 99 souls, how many did they have in this ep?

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[Zoe]

The guy the killed was their 3rd soul.

[FlareKnight]

Spoiler:

Well I'll agree Chrona is damn creepy. Seemingly a meister+weapon combo that is working for a witch. Not that crazy since if meisters are being used to take them out then countering with some of their own might make sense. Still Maka+Soul really ran into a tough opponent that they just couldn't handle.

Not that many capable of handling someone who is really resistant to regular cutting attacks. Plus if she tries to block with Soul runs into a problem like with Stein. Hard to fight when your partner is getting injured by the exchanges. Black Star just isn't around when his skills could come in handy.

Spoiler for Preview:

Stein+Maka's Dad arrive to the rescue . Guess wanting to save his daughter will allow him to even work with Stein one more time. Without a weapon the guy was overwhelming for Maka,Soul, and Black Star. Should be one hell of an episode.

[The Real Nemo]

Originally Posted by DJ_RockmanX

Spoiler:

- I have to disapprove of Maka's wide open fighting style. Even if her weapon doesn't really lend itself for such, she did a lot better in episode 1. Chrona's style, although always on the offensive, blends both offense and defense quite well with how erratic its movements are. But you can't really see this during the whole stabby-stabby part where all Maka does is evade. I'm judging pretty much only by their stances at this point.

Spoiler:

There's a good reason for that though since at that point Maka didn't want Soul to take another hit, it's hard to fight defensively when you're trying to protect your weapon as well.

[DJ_RockmanX]

Originally Posted by The Real Nemo

Spoiler:

There's a good reason for that though since at that point Maka didn't want Soul to take another hit, it's hard to fight defensively when you're trying to protect your weapon as well.

Spoiler:

Yes I know about that. In fact, I think that Maka's evasive maneuvers in trying to protect both herself and Soul from Chrona's thrusts were quite good, not wasting any movements. But that's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about her wide open stance and swings when she first goes on the offensive against Chrona, specifically after blocking Chrona's first strike and laying down the power slap. Maka went way aggressive in a wide downward swing, followed up with another wide diagonal swing to cut Chrona. Chrona's using a stance that permits for a very tight defense, while at the same time allowing a great capacity to dish out an array of offensive strikes. This is why Maka quickly changes to her usual closed stance after realizing that her cuts are ineffective against Chrona, hence parrying the shot with Soul that did quite a bit of damage to him.

Pretty much I'm saying that Maka's opening style at the beginning of her fight with Chrona was far too aggressive and open than her style in previous episodes. In episode one she was using defensive moves in very tight stances against Jack the Ripper, who used very wide swings in attacking her. There's also the fight against Blair, but a tight defense doesn't mean much against a spellcaster, so there's no complaints in using a more open style there. There was the fight against Sid, where she alternated between open and closed styles, depending on the situation, because of Sid's changing tactics. And then there's the fight with Stein, where Maka used a closed stance initially, then failed miserably when she tried to take him on with a wide slash. Although there's not much to really talk about with that fight, given that Stein wasn't trying to deal any serious damage to them at all, and that Maka was really losing her cool.

[KiNA]

^ I think its down to her fighting experience.. She still trying to learn the best way to combat another one. At least she changed stance once she knows that open stance didnt work.