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Jun 11, 2014 11:58 AM
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I understand that it isn't similar to soul eater at all really but its still pretty good. I don't understand how it almost has a below 7 rating. Why do people dislike it so much?
Jun 11, 2014 12:01 PM
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I've been hearing that a lot of the fans think the moe style doesn't fit bones.

Jun 11, 2014 12:28 PM
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Seven is still good, technically

Jun 11, 2014 12:40 PM
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kami_desu said:
Seven is still good, technically


Score: 7.02 (scored by 7545 users)
Ranked: #2945

not quite
Jun 12, 2014 12:46 AM
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Celestrial2 said:
kami_desu said:
Seven is still good, technically


Score: 7.02 (scored by 7545 users)
Ranked: #2945

not quite


A 7 ranking literally means "good" on this site.
Jun 12, 2014 2:15 AM
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Easy, SE fans thinking they Were going to get a show like soul eater.
Jun 22, 2014 1:31 PM
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People want to see student from EAT class, not NOT class, pretty much that.

A lot of people argue "This is not soul eater", sorry fools, it's exactly soul eater, just a different part of Soul Eater that we're never shown.

Whenever someone complain about Soul Eater Not is not soul eater... It kinda made me pictures...

Hypothetically, Aliens watch reality show call "Earth Wars".
And They take great pleasure in seeing the bombs and rockets and whatnot.

Then they're suddenly show a story of children growing up in country side as they have their own struggles, while under the protection of soldiers.

"WTF! THIS IS NOT PLANET EARTH!!!!!! THIS MUST BE A FAKE PLANET!!!! OUR ENTERTAINMENT SPY CAMERA LIES!!!! IT'S A CONSPIRACY BY OUR INFORMATION GROUP TO WATER THINGS DOWN!!!!"


Something like that. It's quite amusing.
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Jun 22, 2014 1:37 PM
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Blaz said:
Easy, SE fans thinking they Were going to get a show like soul eater.


This, and the fans doesn't like the art or the new characters that are in the show too.
Jun 22, 2014 1:41 PM
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this show is good BUT the animation could be a bit better. that's pretty much my only complaint.
Jun 22, 2014 7:58 PM

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DarkSageRK said:
GarLogan78 said:


A 7 ranking literally means "good" on this site.


And only 57 series on this site have ever gone below a 5, which is supposed to be "average". You literally have no idea what you're talking about.


I was just being facetious.

Personally there are a lot of reasons why I won't give this show a high ranking, but that would all just be opinion. I don't know if there is a general reason why this is rated so low. (I think most people that liked Soul Eater haven't even touched this anime. Soul Eater has over 170k users scores and this one doesn't even have 10k).
Jun 30, 2014 8:11 PM
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I hope with his SE NOT we get a remake of the original SE, that would be great.
Jun 30, 2014 8:13 PM

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The whole show was a big troll.
Jul 1, 2014 8:25 AM

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it's shit
Jul 1, 2014 8:38 AM

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People don't want NOT, they want more EAT actually
Jul 1, 2014 9:03 AM

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My rate 6 can be equal to a 8 of someone else, you can not pay attention to general rating, watch the anime and give your own note.

To be fair, 7.01 is not bad actually means "good" at MAL.
Jul 1, 2014 2:26 PM

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because its shit in every single aspect compared to Soul Eater.
Jul 1, 2014 3:07 PM

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With similar aspects as Toaru Series how come.

Railgun>Majutsu
NOT<<SE
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Jul 1, 2014 6:06 PM

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as much as this may seem like trolling, this really is the illegitimate child of
Soul Eater and K-On minus the musical instruments ... for now.

Between you and me, I can totally imagine the main characters starting a band together. It's so slice of life they can get away with anything and it would look perfectly fine.

only thing saving it for me are the cameos and the slight references towards the OS.
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Jul 1, 2014 6:16 PM

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Simply, no budget in this anime. Why? Because it's moe SoL. I'm not saying moe SoL is bad, but moe SoL takes less budget (unless it's Kyoani), obviously. And this one got even lesser budget.

Also I cannot say overall execution is good too.
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Jul 1, 2014 6:16 PM

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porkypink said:
With similar aspects as Toaru Series how come.

Railgun>Majutsu
NOT<<SE


I thought Railgun was way better than Index. But I think NOT is way worse than Soul Eater...

Also, as a spin-off, Railgun feels more connected to the original show.
Jul 1, 2014 6:24 PM

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DawnJ said:
Simply, no budget in this anime. Why? Because it's moe SoL. I'm not saying moe SoL is bad, but moe SoL takes less budget (unless it's Kyoani), obviously. And this one got even lesser budget.

Also I cannot say overall execution is good too.
It's not a moe SoL. It's a normal comedy action anime.
Jul 1, 2014 6:31 PM

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IntroverTurtle said:
DawnJ said:
Simply, no budget in this anime. Why? Because it's moe SoL. I'm not saying moe SoL is bad, but moe SoL takes less budget (unless it's Kyoani), obviously. And this one got even lesser budget.

Also I cannot say overall execution is good too.
It's not a moe SoL. It's a normal comedy action anime.

moe SoL with action. And if it's tagged as comedy, 99% of anime should be tagged as comedy.
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Jul 1, 2014 7:08 PM

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Ya know if it wasnt for these threads I wouldnt even know what rating an anime was getting.
Jul 1, 2014 7:18 PM

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DawnJ said:
IntroverTurtle said:
It's not a moe SoL. It's a normal comedy action anime.

moe SoL with action. And if it's tagged as comedy, 99% of anime should be tagged as comedy.
It's a regular comedy action anime. And not really, while it's not a full on gag anime. Comedy is a nice sized part of it.

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Ya know if it wasnt for these threads I wouldnt even know what rating an anime was getting.
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Jul 19, 2014 3:35 PM

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Well, one part of low score are Soul Eater fans that hated this show being moe comedy.

Second part is that show itself couldn't stick to one genre, switching around to School, moe SoL, Action, Thriller, Drama, Shojo ai, Shounen, Comedy or fanservice of showing original characters from SE in different perspective.

I'm myself from second part. That's too much of events for 12 episodes, and they are so rushed or cut, that most of it could have been just removed to free more space for detailed development of specific aspects of story.
Jul 20, 2014 4:04 AM

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I just finished it last night and for me just too much Moe and not enough action. I was expecting more and I was disappointed.
Aug 26, 2014 10:26 PM

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Because people on MAL are haters and most of them probably newer even watched it just saw a cover pic and started hating that there is MOE in anime that originally didn't have MOE. Either that or they are hardcore action only fans who just want to see alot of fights and noting else and they complain that this wasn't only action all the way.

For me it was better then original SE and not because of MOE but because I think story was better put together, it was more detaily explained, it was more serious, character had more development, graphic and art style are better, it even has some romance Shoujo-AI non the less and MOE as a bonus.
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Aug 29, 2014 11:54 AM

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Soul Eater fans ure giving it low score because it´s not like Soul Eater. Well, what did they expect as the genres are different. I personally enjoyed both Soul Eater and Soul Eater Not.
You all need to watch Nami.

Sep 5, 2014 6:32 AM

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The ending felt weak IMO.
Oct 22, 2014 12:35 AM

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It's a kind of people MAL has.
I give this show an 8, since it was not meant to be perfect, but still is on par with normal anime and not only SE fans can watch it, NOT also has it's own content to expand on SE setting and has a bunch of everything, while not being overly extended, I enjoyed it ep by ep for what it was. But normally, SE fans only see differences from main series and rate NOT low.
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Nov 9, 2014 4:36 AM

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I don't get it either. I enjoyed it really much. Of course it's worse than Soul Eater, but it's nowhere near this rating imo.

*edit* I'd not even say, it's worse. Of course it's different, but I actually liked it nearly as much as I liked Soul Eater back then, this rating is just unfair.
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Mar 28, 2016 1:43 AM

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Yeah, I really don't get why this anime is ranked so low. It's a good series and shows how the old characters met and such from the original series.

Before watching this I thought it was going to be terrible and just be filled with moe shit, but that didn't happen. To my surprise it was actually good.
Jan 15, 2017 2:24 AM

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Because it's NOT Soul Eater....

Yeah, I know...it's really stupid the way people think.

People are upset that this anime is literally NOT the original Soul Eater.

The incredible irony was not lost on Soul Eater fags.

I personally liked it a lot.

And I rated it based on this anime alone and NOT based on the original Soul Eater.


Seriously....how fucking retarded are some people around here...
Jul 30, 2017 10:12 PM
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Boredalex said:
Because it's NOT Soul Eater....

Yeah, I know...it's really stupid the way people think.

People are upset that this anime is literally NOT the original Soul Eater.

The incredible irony was not lost on Soul Eater fags.

I personally liked it a lot.

And I rated it based on this anime alone and NOT based on the original Soul Eater.


Seriously....how fucking retarded are some people around here...
Agreed, Im sad to see it drop into the 6s just because people wanted se s2, I honestly was hoping for a second season of this... it was defiantly going somewhere
Jul 30, 2017 10:16 PM
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Because I expected Soul Eater and got moe SoL with cameos of Soul Eater characters. :< maybe I was too hyped and got disappointed.
Jul 30, 2017 10:40 PM

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i wanted a continuation of the actual show...... I don't like how they just made this show that's just a lot of moe and there's no cool fighting scenes. it's just lame hahah


Sep 25, 2017 5:01 AM

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I give 5/10 few minutes ago. While maybe I'm biased because I watch it long time ago, I can't remember much of this anime. To me, it just show how weak the anime is.

If I rewatch this, maybe I'll give this more love. But my prediction, it 6 at best.

I don't think I remember this one right, but I think I watch NOT first then SE because it has less episode. So my comparison is not really about I want it to be SE.
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Oct 5, 2017 10:47 PM

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Maybe because some people was expecting something like Soul Eater, or, the continuation sequel. But it was NOT. Turned out it was a side story from alternative point of view with slice-of-life cgdct yuri-ish genre.
For me it is good for its genre.
(The OP is also catchy.)
8/10
Oct 14, 2017 5:58 PM

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I would have given an 8/10 if the series had been kept as slice of life but I do not want the series to be mostly Tsugumi (70% at least it is) or to turn it into action and defeat a witch (it took a lot for EAT to do so that some newbies could do it with a training of 7 months)

Dissapointed
I like to post in manga forum when I feel it is worth it, so people will think. "Shit, is her again" or something.

People asked me where I read certain thing but the rules say no telling where did you read so maybe I am too boring for not saying? Or salty because you didn't check my profile that says don't ask because I hate people to ghost me after that. I love learning languages so maybe I did not read the manga in English.
Feb 15, 2018 4:22 PM

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I don't get it why people tear this anime apart like garbage?
'Cause if it's not called Soul Eater NOT, it would probably wouldn't be such big of a deal. I mean even the title says it's NOT (the usual) SE.

I mean, yeah, it's almost completely the opposite, but that doesn't mean it's bad?
Also, I see people making remarks about the animation being bad... ? ._.
It's so good and smooth? Also, the (art)style is different, and doesn't fit everyone's taste. Sure... but it's not like it's BAD? For me it is cute-ish and refreshing.

And I will be honest, this anime doesn't completely lie within my (usual) taste of anime, but at least I will watch a couple eps, and then judge if I will drop it or not in case my interest loses or because of anything else.
Feb 15, 2018 4:50 PM

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It has something do with genre.


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Apr 1, 2018 4:59 PM
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People are stupid. The title tells you its NOT soul eater.

Nov 20, 2018 3:43 PM
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I guess it's because people compare it to the original series and realize that it's NOT the same. As far as I see it, it's quite a nice slice of life show (even though this genre is NOT included according to MAL) with some good production values, but just NOT the action type from before...
Jun 2, 2019 11:39 AM

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Okay, so I just watched the first episode while keeping this thread in mind and... it's just bullshit.

Even taken as a high school cute-girls-doing-cute-thing kind of show, it's just boring. The characters all grated on my nerves just for being trope-y, especially the stuck-up rich girl. I don't even dislike CGDCTs shows. K-ON! is amazing, but this isn't K-ON! It's Soul Eater, and here's the thing about Soul Eater....

If you're setting something in the Soul Eater universe and in Death City specifically, then I expect it to at least look like Death City and have an aesthetic that matches up. Otherwise, what was the point in making it Soul Eater in the first place? In my head, I'm automatically gonna see it as 'lesser'.

Soul Eater NOT isn't bad because it's not Soul Eater. It's bad because it's lazy
Jul 12, 2019 6:10 AM
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Fans heard you and adjusted it to 6.2. But this does not deserve this low ratings, 7 was actually a pretty accurate. Just an average sell out in the coat tail of Soul Eater. Don't hate it but the story is Soo average that it's boring. It's a prequel btw and we only see characters we don't care about one bit, the main girl was useless from the start to finish.
Jan 5, 2021 11:34 PM

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It's a mediocre action/comedy that dips a toe into SoL. It's a forgettable show in a sea of many.

6 seems low by MAL standards, as MAL's 'average' as a whole tends to trend on the higher side of things, so I get that. The shows not garbage after all...but average , sums it up very well.

Jul 6, 2021 2:43 AM

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People are butthurt it's not like Soul Eater. Despite the obvious NOT in the title. People are dumb.
You all need to watch Nami.

Oct 8, 2021 7:07 PM

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It isn't bad, it is just a pointless spin off. Couldn't get anymore pointless.
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I agree i love both Soul Eater and Soul Eater Not although a part of me somewhat enjoys Soul Eater Not more because of my love of Slice of Life anime

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