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Originally Posted by Repelsteeltju
Warning: there is a freaking huge post incoming.
Repel's random notes:
That huge stairway … I don't think that I have seen it before. I mean; of course I've seen a few huge stairways in Death City's landscape but iirc none of them actually lead to Shibusen. They just stop high in the sky, don't they? Regardless, seeing it reminded me of this song called Stairway to Heaven, and Tsugumi's 'In love, with love' reminded me of another song. And Free's no future tatoo reminds me of The Sex Pistols' song called “God Save the Queen” but I'm starting to go off track.
Still I can't help but wonder if Atsushi is sponsored by DC. *Is looking at the pannel of Kirikou about meisters getting sponsored*
Seeing Maka in her old, superior, trench coat was nice. As where the cameos that Kirikou, Black Star, Sid, Medusa and Shinigami had.
I also liked that Tsugumi styled her hair like Maka's. 
The fact that Shibusen (old habits die hard) collects taxes from the entire world has made me even more suspicious of Shinigami. I know the only sure tings in this world are death and taxes but I never thought that Atsushi would combine the two.
The 'high class' girl reminded me of Soul as a girl, in The Lust Chapter of the Salvage arc, but I wonder if she knows that only relatively strong people can have hair that long when in battle ... because, you know, it works in you opponent's advantage. Dresses don't work so well neither and her 'Gopher'ish face was lulzy. :<
I was amazed that nobody seemed to have any trouble wielding a weapon despite never having matched soul wavelengths with one before, which seemed a little odd to me, but thinking back the only ones who had failed to resonate where Soul and Black Star, and Maka and Soul after an argument. Yeah, I don't think that just anyone should just be able to wield and resonate with every weapon. The only person who should be able to do that is Stein (imo).
Sid looks way better as a living person than he does as a dead one.
Maka and Black Star completely stole the show for me. Anytime they appeared on screen I was like: Gawd they are awesome! They are both younger than Tsugumi too, both where about 13 yrs when Soul Eater started. I did miss Soul (and Tsubaki a little too) since Maka came to school without him, does that mean she has yet to make him her's?
If so Soul Eater NOT! might take place before Death Scythe and his wife had a divorce; meaning we could maybe sneak a peek at Maka's missing mom.
Tsugumi's weapon form kinda looks like a scythe. I guess old habits die hard for Atsushi as well.  |
Orange's random responses and impressions:
Kirikou also mentioned that being sponsored was to help rebuild the country. I smell a good backstory.
I like the Spartoi uniform better than Maka's trenchcoat,
(just look at my avatar) but regardless I also absolutely loved seeing some old faces. Black*Star and Maka and everybody were just perfect. I think the new characters have a lot of potential, too, but more on that later. I swear Ohkubo is a genius. Yes, sponsored by Death City.
Shibusen protects world order and national/global defense is a public good. I don't think its fishy but I'm surprised I hadn't thought about it until now.
I think Anya
just might be a relative of Soul. Second cousins or something like that.
Tsugumi referred to Maka or Black*Star as a senior. I think Ohkubo's mathematical inconsistencies could be intentional so you can imagine the Soul Eater characters as a few different ages. If they're older than Tsugumi and Tsugumi is 14 without a doubt, I guess Maka's class is older than previous evidence has indicated.
As of now I'm thinking of Soul Eater NOT! as between the prologue and chapter 1 of Soul Eater. SE NOT! runs "alongside" Soul Eater... does that mean they're next to each other in the magazine or that chapter 1 of SE NOT! corresponds roughly with the state of things during chapter 1 of Soul Eater? Anyway, I think Spirit already divorced Maka's mom.
So I'm looking forward to this a lot. I think we need better shorthands for Soul Eater and Soul Eater NOT!. For next chapter I'm hoping for more on the new characters. I particularly like how concepts like Shibusen and weapons are being re-introduced. I didn't really think there were classes full of ordinary students in other countries. With the new student perspective, I think we'll get to see a satisfying bit of the structure of the Soul Eater world and Shibusen and everything.