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| What a stupid ending.... once again Maka saves the day by magically becoming invincible and beats someone that she should have had no chance in hell of beating. She killed Asura with just one punch on the face because she has courage, how ridiculous and cliche is that? I give it an 8/10 just because I really liked the 1st half of the anime and then it just started to go down hill from there and I had such high hopes for this anime lol. |
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Grimmm said: I hated the ending. Plus, out of all 6 songs SE has had, they play the one I hate. Damn. Corny ass ending, though. I agree with peeps who say the show was good from ep 1-25. I did love 5/6 of the songs, though, so that's a plus I suppose. The whole demon god thing towards the end was lame IMO. I miss Medusa... what did you hate the" I wanna be" song? LOL BatOtaku13 said: come on Bones, WHAT HAPPENED?! the writing was cliched to annoyance, a courage punch killed the freaking demon god, excalibur and the the rest of the shibusen people did nothing, but I really got frustrated about how Maka alone killed Asura. The whole series has been about team work, yet they end the series with Maka turning into a weapon (like Yu Yu Hakusho by introducing a great power with no foreshadowing at all with Yusuke randomly being half-demon) and single-handedly beating Asura, with no help from Soul. this ending really screwed the series as a whole to me. what were Bones thinking?! Sorry, one last thing, why did this become Evangelion with the Asura freak out with the text "You're Afraid" stuff? Bones is only listening what the director said |
| /cry It's over = (. This was one of those animes that I liked every episode and couldn't wait for the next. Time to find a better or something similar = ) |
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| Apparently not a lot of people liked the ending.. I thought it was alright, yes, it was corney but i think they stuck to the style that they started with. there is no reason why maka's "courageous punch" would hurt kishin so much more than black stars punches but whatever. I will read the manga though, because i like the story and would like to see how it goes. Maka becoming a weapon was weird. |
| wow, who needs a Death Scythe when you have a Courage Punch lol Well, I did not like the ending much and even most of the last few episodes but overall it was still a great series. Loved the characters and the animation style was very nice. 9/10 |
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| Haha, I have to say, the ending was so lame that I ended up laughing. Of course, I got frustrated at first and wanted to hit something. But I read all of the posts in this thread and afterward, I just laughed throughout. That was a horrible way to end any anime, much less Soul Eater. They were given an amazing chance! They were given 51 episodes! 51! There should be no excuse that "they had to rush things" because they had twice the amount that a usual series has. Maka's mother was never introduced, she wasn't completely known or famous nor was she really acknowledged for anything amazing. So how did her plain jane daughter become the hero of the day? Through courage? Through a single punch of courage? Didn't Maka say herself that "everyone has it"? So then why was it that it was HER courageous punch that made it and not everyone's (don't forget Kid's 2000% hit!) combined effort? ALSO. Soul STAYED down after one blast from the kishin. Didn't Maka take a hit too since he said that Soul would die if she dodged? Not only that! Didn't he also crush her ribs and then woke her up from that unconscious state? So how exactly was she able to run around as if she unscathed? And her appearance seemed as though she was never injured either. What was the point of bringing in the other PROFESSIONALS out? Maybe that's why Maka's mother never showed up, she probably knew that she'd become so utterly useless with her perfectly COURAGEOUS daughter on the frontlines. It's also rare that they didn't have something after the credits. And Shinigami getting up like that after everything was also lame. Everything ended the way that I thought it would and it failed. Originally a 7, went down to a 6, brought it back to a seven, and after this? It's down to a 6. And if I sit long enough, it'll probably drop to a 5. Even Blassreiter had the upper hand in a sense. WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU, BONES? |
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| lol. 6/10. Could have been an 8 without the pathetic last 13 episodes. |
| * turning into her into a weapon in the last episode and not expanding on it? * maka being hit by the same blast as soul AND getting her stomach torn apart and still able to run, while soul was unable to move? * using that fucking TERRIBLE song for the last minutes of the episode that could have been used for something else? * having maka spout a line about courage and doing anything you put your mind to, and making it sound straight out of a children's book? no. |
| omg, that had like one slightly good fighting scene then the rest was an over dramatic play up on morales with a cliche ending, I mean seriously ... way to end a series with some idealistic cliche words like that, my gosh, Ashura just lost all his cool this episode, if they were trying to depict him as being like a child then went a bit overboard I found the transition to sudden, and also they just dropped the Maka is also a weapon on us then she gets owned and ends up winning the fight with a 'fist of courage' ... *sigh* |
| I hate the ending of SE, that was too sweet... |
| Hopefully a second season appears so they can correct some things they left out. Ending was a bit on the pants side but i liked the series overall so i gave it a 10 (being generous!). |
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Taylor said: Hopefully a second season appears so they can correct some things they left out. Ending was a bit on the pants side but i liked the series overall so i gave it a 10 (being generous!). a second season is bad because they made effort on the ending. |
Yuki_no_kodomo said: you stole the words out of my mouth. there are satisfiied with THIS people? O_O what the heck was this episode? c`mon no screen time for soul ...(he`s like main character if people don`t remember...) maka becoming a weapon...HA? she`s a freaking meister! NOT a weapon....why Bones think SOUL was created dammit? it`s was the worst episode of SE crapped the series so much T_T crapped such a GREAT series T_T i want a 100% adaptation of manga! maka kicking kishin butt ALONE with COURAGE is NOT cool FAIL it`s SHOUNEN ...all shounen propogandize friends and team work...ESPECIALLY in final battles that`s the worst ending i`ve saw X_X must killl bones skyenix said: you're the only one...I love how maka is such a bad ass weapon, but it didn't make too much sense. The Kishin died by a punch to the face? Fantastic. Still, an awesome ending to a great series. =D Viperslayer said: what?? how was the artwork abstract?? go watch Kaiba or Mononoke before you call Soul Eater's art "abstract"The ending fit the artwork I guess. abstract. 10/10 regardless. crazy_eights said: again, stole the words out of my mouth. the first half was awesome. but then once they started to talk to kishin it just went to shit. cmon, courage and that stops him from firing an attack bc he can't understand it. i almost stopped the show and deleted the episode when that started to happen. also i love how everyone is practically dead, but then they can mutter words and then after kishin is dead....oh we are all totally fine. we were just joking. maka becoming a weapon was cool and she should have killed him as a weapon, not with a "courage" punch. this is probably one of those series that deserves a remake after the manga is completed. dropped the score from a 9 to an 8. 1. courage ending = LAME & FAIL 2. Soul should have been the main character. it's called "SOUL EATER"!! 3. it's sad that the ending sucked so much because it affects the over all rating of the show. i was prepared to give the awesome anime a 10 but random episodes like this last one especially kill the series :'( 4. There should be a 2nd season. gahhh i have no idea what to rate this show... the art was great, there was great balance of action and comedy, and I was excited to watch each new episode every week, but this ending just ruins it :'( *edit: also, why no Maka x Soul D': |
NaruleachApr 1, 2009 3:28 AM
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| hmmm well there are alot of bad comments...but yea ur right but if you think about the people doing the animation + story is hard work. they maybe have rushed it, maybe, but still high quality animation + writing a decent story that is interesting and has a NON cliche ending. can u come up with a better ending tell me a better ending besides "courage" Btw morals are a goodthing to have i reckon it was alright yes it was cliched but maybe it is just emphasising the point that we all have courage well here are just my thoughts so yea... yea the beggining epsodes were better. |
ikutoApr 1, 2009 5:06 AM
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| Well, I was a bit dissappointed of this episode. The new scythe was cool and I thought that Maka finishes Kishin with that, but only with a punch of courage? lol But Yaaay for Shinigami-sama's revival o.o\,,/ |
| Just me loved to have a GIRL main character on a shounen series? That's so cool. But I'm sure it will have a second season. |
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| I really don't want a second season. Its Claymore all over. Story raped beyond repair, so even if the manga does finish, it won't be possible to use that as a base for a second season About Kishin yelling about another kishin appearing, that's just your average "oh noes! I am defeated but don't rest yet" speech |
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| Lame.Definitely. >__> Just when Maka and Soul were the only ones left and you'd expect them to put up a jaw-dropping fight...Soul gets knocked out [last time i checked he was the main chara o_O] and everything is up to Maka [btw..if Kid and Black Star were able to talk..why didn't they get their *censored* back into the fight? *anger vein*] And apart from the "i will defeat you with my courage" thing...i can't believe Maka and Soul didn't win together as a team.I mean,they were always together and supporting each other..That was so stupid..I was definitely expecting something else. Thank God for the manga >_> |
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| episode gets a 2/5 series gets a 8/10 even though it rapidly spiraled downward towards the end i still liked it i lol'd at kishin just standing there letting the demon hunter attack hit him then ask do you think i'm a demon? i really wanted the barrier to go down and have kishin appear, and have everyones mouth drop to the floor |
| ~May you continue being the Messiah.... |
| I think that either she inherited it from her father or she still had some of black blood and that made her into a weapon xD |
| This ending really pissed me off. I liked the first half of this episode a lot (which I haven't in ages), untill they started about this courage bullshit. Another typical messed up shounen anime ending. In general, I liked this series a lot to the point they started dropping the manga storyline. From then on, it's become more senseless and crappier with every episode. I hope they'll remake this series and follow the manga storyline when it's finished, like they did Fullmetal Alchemist. |
| Epic fail ending. Supa power maka, kishi "the clown", etc, etc... Its was a nice anime in general, but the final sucks a lot |
| The whole anime itself was great! Funny, good action, good characters it was all very enjoyable...but what the hell of an ending is this?? This was a terrible episode! The first half of the episode was great but what was the deal with the Kishin going nuts because of courage!! The guy was such a badass fighting the Shinigami and then he gets defeated with a punch from a girl because she made him confused! I'm really desapointed on how it turned out. |
| It was good. Though the most part of anime haven't got connection with manga, but... At this episode I've almost laughed my ass off xDD I think that they thought (geeez... what a sentence :3) that it would be... I don't know. Maybe like "Kids-Look-And-Learn" or "We-Must-Always-Have-Faith-...-And-Courage-Of-Course"... A little bit stupid and childish. But it was funny to watch Asura who psyched out. He's so cuuuute! <33 Anyway - nothing special. Just simple happy ending. |
Otaka_AyanoApr 2, 2009 6:20 AM
| Can you say: deus ex machina? Honestly, I love the first 40 episodes of Soul Eater, and I liked the last 10, but this one...no. I have a running problem with hating last episodes of anything, animes and tv shows alike, but this was just... I mean, no explanation as to WHY Maka is a weapon all of a sudden and then a punch takes out Ashura? -sigh-, I still love Soul Eater, because I had so much fun with it, but this last episode was disappointing in more ways than one. :/ I've heard rumors of a second season, and I would be happy with one, because it would give them a chance to explain things, but I'm not really counting on one. |
| Maka meister-weapon? WTF? Two weapons in one team? Well, there'll be probably 2nd season. I hope I'll enjoy is as much as I enjoyed this one. |
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| The first half of this series was great. Great action, alot of nice funny bits and comedy and a plot that was actually good. The second half was slow, boring, not too funny and flat out crap. Sucks too because the first 10 episodes of this series was so good I thought it might given Yu Yu Hakusho a run for it's money but it turned out to be a mediocre series to begin with. It probably should be a 6 in my book but the fact the first 10 episodes were spectacular, the next 15 were good and the rest were bad still leaves it some sort of nostalgic feeling and thus will be getting a 7.2/10 |
| Cliched ending, the Maka-as-a-weapon thing was jsut really... What, wtf? Overall, 8/10. |
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| i was expecting something better, bones could have thought of something more cool than pure courage to defeat kishin... the music fitted nicely though. if drop in quality were continued in sequel i don't wanna see it I don't know how to deal with such a lame ending;) |
ClementinaApr 2, 2009 7:30 AM
| dude seriously?.. They must let the people who ride the short bus take over this anime after like episode 25 |
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| I did not like. :( Did we have a memorable combat with Kid and Black Star against the Kishin, and the Maka fights alone and defeats the Kishin with only a punch with the excuse "of the power of the courage"? I wait what has another season and what has a much better end! |
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| The first half was great but the super-power-wepon-Maka was just acceptabel but the courage bullshit was annoying and Kishin was defeted with just an ordenary punch was super lame! Overall i like the this anime. I wanna give it 7,5/10 but since i can't i think i give it an 8 bc of the badass animation |
LuzifurrApr 1, 2009 10:35 PM
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| One word I'd say to sum things up: BAKA!!! --- UPD. ok, i've cooled down a bit, it was a WAIT WHAT episode anyways i wonder where did Medusa's soul go just after seeing Arachne's eaten was that sort of "a bug or a feature" thing ? |
yukari-murasakiApr 1, 2009 3:31 PM
| Ya, the fist part of the episode was awesome.... Then they got all.... corny... *shivers* Something told me that Maka would have to fight alone and her turning into a weapon was just win (And it totally makes sense. Her dad is a weapon. It's kind of a no brainer that she would be part weapon). Then Maka started talking about courage and it totally bothers Asura and changes his entire personality.What the hell? Then there was Black Star who I thought was completely unconscious and Death the Kid who I thought was DEAD wake up at the most perfect of moments just to put their two cents about courage.... >.> And the worst of it all was the final hit. The Great Punch of Courage. The only thing about it was that.... Well, it was a normal punch..... I'd like to give a big BULL SHIT to that. The End Oh and one last thing. I don't know why everyone is saying the Soul was main character since he had one of the least amount of background information in the whole 51 episodes. The main character is MAKA ALBARN. Most of the events in the anime were revolved around her. Soul's name is just in the title. |
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| I agree with probably everyone here. The beginning half was awesome. I loved when Maka turned into a weapon and her scream when the Kishin squeezed her. (It sounded so real! She's always so awesome with her screams. xD) But then when she was like 'I'm gonna kill you with courage.' WTF? I mean, I'm pretty sure you have to have courage to even go up against the Kishin in the first place, so wtf? She should've killed him in weapon form or something. ...or had shinigami come back and kill him. That would have been the best ending. ever. |
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| Disliked it. When Maka was transformed, I thought, OMG we have an exciting fight. But the end of the Kishin was ridiculous. Hoped that the Soul is become a Death Scythe, with the soul of Kishin and Arachne >.< I'm disappointed. |
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| COURAGE!!!!!!!!!1 What a fun show. :) I have a feeling I should've enjoyed it more, though. The soundtrack is lovely!! 8/10 |
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Xylona said: i find Maka's screams really annoying...I loved when Maka turned into a weapon and her scream when the Kishin squeezed her. (It sounded so real! She's always so awesome with her screams. xD) |
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nu said: If everybody acted like Maka, earth would be one great place to live. Yeah, I would pretty much kill myself if I lived in that world. Edit: Yeah, I lowered my score on Soul Eater from 9 to 8 and it's out of my favorites now. :/ vvv |
ilhoonApr 1, 2009 5:34 PM
| Wahahau that ending seriously sucked -_- I expected something way better I mean its Soul Eater... >_> My score for the whole series was 9 and I had to lower it to 8/10 *sad* D: |
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| ugh that was terrible even though maka was by far my least favorite character i thought it was bamf when she turned into a weapon and then the episode turned completely around it just seemed like they were pullin shit out their ass if all it took was a falcon punch and courage, black star should have had the fight wrapped up in a minute. heres to hoping the manga doesnt turn to shit |
| Jeez they should have waited for the manga to catch up instead of bullshitting us!! |
| That was absolutely horrendous. I couldn't stand listening to all that shit about Courage and Madness... Sure when you end something, there should be some sort of philosphical outlook on something to make it seem nice.. What was that whole deal about Maka becoming a weapon? I think they're just trying to pull shit outta their asses... Plus, did anyone else notice that everyone was unconcious, then when she magically started that speech, everyone woke up and did absolutely nothing? Then when it was over, they were all happy and full of energy? Uhh, what? |
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Fefe-chan said: WTF?! Worst ending EVER! Seriously, courage power? Maka is now a super-ultra-mega-powerful girl and turned the show into MAKA EATER. When Asura cracked, I was almost throwing up... I mean, you could kill the demon king in so many ways, but with the 'power of courage' added to a 'punch' in simply a big 'no, no' to me. And the end of the last episode was also a big disappointment. Simply a traumatic and terrible ending for such a good show, I just hope that the manga has a better ending. Still, I loved the show 'till episode 25 and will wait for the manga to end to get a real opinion about the series. Agree. |
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| Well i think the ending was king of rushed... there where very few fight scenes if any... the reasons i watch soul eater was because of the realistic fight scenes... and i also hated how asura was defeated by a weak "courage punch" I think it's ok to emphasize courage to counter the madness/fear but come on almost 5 mins of the show was dialogue/shouting with courage/madness |
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