Why do people dislike this show?

Feb 28, 2022 8:34 PM

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I’m 22 episodes in and from what I’ve seen I think the show is great. Not the best but I really enjoy it but it seems many people don’t. Why is that? Please no spoilers.

Feb 28, 2022 8:38 PM

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The common complaint is the drastic shift in tone, which is fair enough but I don't think it was detrimental. To this day, Soul Eater remained the most enjoyable shounen I've watched.

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Feb 28, 2022 9:02 PM

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Soul Eater is great. From what I remember the ending was also an anime original instead of following the manga which people complained about. I only watched the anime and it was great for me!

Feb 28, 2022 9:09 PM

Tyraq

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For me, it was okay in the first half but in the second half it became boring and I didn't like the last arc overall.

Feb 28, 2022 9:20 PM

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It diverts from the manga halfway and has an eye-rollingly silly ending. I really like it up until it splits, which just makes it all the more frustrating.

Feb 28, 2022 10:31 PM

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This series is ok because they didn't follow the anime I like the manga more.

Feb 28, 2022 11:30 PM

Seiidou

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In my opinion it’s because the manga has a darker tone than the anime did, and that the anime didn’t follow the manga completely since the manga was still ongoing.

Feb 28, 2022 11:48 PM

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ending was shit one of worst shounen ending I've ever seen making no sense absolutely ludicrous.

Mar 1, 2022 12:55 AM

Yuto-NE

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Feb 2018

because of the filler end

Mar 1, 2022 1:26 AM

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AnimeCowgirl33

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Apr 2018

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I did enjoy watching Soul Eater but I do remember the ending was lackluster.

Mar 1, 2022 1:40 AM

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leuscius

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Feb 2021

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Yeah, I recently started it and I've been enjoying it so far. I get that nitpicks and excessive fan services can be irritating, but they're definitely not a deterrent. I'd say the positives outweigh them for now.

Mar 1, 2022 2:40 AM

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I personally disliked it because of some pacing issues and slow story progression. I didn't mind the story going anime original because I hadn't read the manga beforehand. The show is OKish at best for me. But I really enjoyed the manga after reading it.

Mar 1, 2022 4:27 AM

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tavionnnn

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Mar 2021

The ending wasn’t as good as it should’ve been, the show all the way up until the ending was pretty good tho

Mar 1, 2022 5:11 AM

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Mariemaia

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To be honest the show, just like the manga, is very engaging and knows how to get you invested in the different character teams. However considering the length of the show and the amount of exposition they do between taking full episodes to introduced the entire cast and several episodes so to do world-building the show differs from the manga that goes from taking its time to running at break-neck speed to get you invested in what amounts to a half-baked plot that feels extraordinarily rushed while expecting you to be invested in character dynamics that they don’t take the the time to develop properly. This is also not including character development episodes that do not contribute to plot, but rather only build on character in what really only amounts to a taste power-up. At 51 episodes this murder-mystery anime takes its time to amount to anything while using its visuals to look very busy. The equivalent of moving your hands at work and getting very little done as a result.

It is one of the last animes coming out during the time that 51 episodes was considered long (save One Piece, Case Closed, Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball) and long animes of this type were considered to be serious and worth it. Gundam is a pretty standard anime that has this tag on it with others that have the same advertising credentials as Soul Eater like Full Metal Alchemist, Eureka Seven, Code Geass, but bosted the necessity for a longer series based on the dense nature of the stories. Most anime that looked similar to Soul Eater (at the time) usually ran the style of 22-28 episodes, some even shorter at the standard (at the time) 13 episodes.

Long story short. its a pacing issue. a pacing issues that forces Soul Eater to make some mistakes along the way. Things like being for too in love with its colorful cast that it abandons story, not having enough story that it cues exposition and by the time it gets its foothold has started to run out of time to make up for an underdeveloped plot vs overdeveloped characters. It’s pretty and it drags with the pretty popular opinion that the ending is quite unsatisfactory for the time invested. Soul Eater would probably have been more successful it had cut its run time in half and focused its efforts. a lesson they learned when making Fire Force, a blatantly more successful anime with almost equal cultural impact. You live and you learn, I guess.

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Mar 1, 2022 6:38 AM

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Malone3443

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Just wait till you get to the last episode….

I don’t think the show is bad at all. I love Soul Eater. From what I’ve heard (and this is what I think too), people just hate the ending. And it’s not like the ending as in last 10 episodes, No,
Just the VERY LAST episode that sucks dog crap. Almost all the show is a 9/10. The last episode is a 1/10.

Mar 1, 2022 6:57 AM

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I watched the show and like the person above me said the last episode was kind of an ass pull. I had to read the manga after that and I liked the direction it went compared to the anime. I still enjoyed the anime a lot but the last episode left a bad aftertaste to an otherwise good show.

Mar 1, 2022 7:36 AM

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I hate the ending, personally.

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Mar 1, 2022 9:58 AM

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I think the 2 biggest complaints I’ve seen are about the way the Soul Eater cut out so much from the manga. Not just bits here and there – whole plot arcs were removed, heavily altered, or worse. I'd say I enjoyed 90% but the ending was just horrendous.

That’s just my opinion on the matter!! Not dissing the show just wish it would’ve followed the manga more.

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Mar 1, 2022 10:20 AM

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kryliic

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Feb 2022

cuz they’re dumb

Mar 1, 2022 1:30 PM

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killua57745

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Dec 2020

black Star and soul are so cute first 3 episodes are the best good show overall

Mar 1, 2022 8:31 PM

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big_bosss

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Soul Eater was one of my first anime, and I still think it’s pretty great. I think my biggest complaint is the same as almost everybody else’s. The ending was kinda muddled. The whole “friendship overpowers strength” cliche was taken to the next level in the final arc (or fight I guess). And this is coming from a huge fan of Fairy Tail.

Mar 2, 2022 3:50 AM

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TomWPlays

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Nov 2016

No taste, basically can’t enjoy good character development with a casual story.

Mar 2, 2022 12:49 PM

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MikkiSimple

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The end of the anime was ridiculous in my opinion 😅

Apr 14, 2022 5:39 PM

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Rizaadxn

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The ending for the anime was bad, which leaves a sour taste in a lot of people's mouths, understandably so.

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Apr 22, 2022 4:53 AM

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MASTERCRAFT938

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I'd literally sell my "Soul" to have anyone who's hating, on my favourite anime, burned alive.

May 13, 2022 6:08 PM

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LoganHilbish

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Cold_Toast said:
Soul Eater is great. From what I remember the ending was also an anime original instead of following the manga which people complained about. I only watched the anime and it was great for me!

You should def pick up the manga it’s 10x better. If u don’t wanna pay read on Comick.fun

May 14, 2022 12:37 AM

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DioBrando_69420

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It has an anime original ending and completely changes the plot after Episode 39 ... that is all

May 31, 2022 7:51 PM

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DioBrando_69420 said:
It has an anime original ending and completely changes the plot after Episode 39 ... that is all

What chapter should I start read after ep 39 ?

May 31, 2022 9:32 PM

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Coast27 said:

DioBrando_69420 said:
It has an anime original ending and completely changes the plot after Episode 39 ... that is all

What chapter should I start read after ep 39 ?

Read from Chapter 38 since the plot of episodes 37-39 is kinda changed and modified in the anime

Jun 21, 2022 8:56 AM

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YutoDR said:
because of the filler end

👏👏👏 Great quote!

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