Oh boy, was this one a disappointment. I saw the warning signs straight away and I was never expecting it to be as good as Soul Eater, but it's just so "meh" that, had it not been for the Soul Eater connection, I doubt I would have started watching it in the first place.
First and most importantly - this is nothing like Soul Eater. It may have been animated by the same studio (Bones), but everything is different, including the art style (there's no better example than what they did to poor Maka. Maka in Soul Eater: http://i.imgur.com/xKkDU0d.jpg vs Maka in Soul Eater Not: http://i.imgur.com/bdc2brV.jpg - ugh), theme and just overall tone. Rather than Shounen fighting, you have some pretty lackluster slice of life adventures with a lot of Yuri teasing. There is an antagonist, but it's not a particularly impressive one and nothing really comes of that arc (which considering this all happens before the events of Soul Eater isn't a big suprise, I guess).
The few action scenes that you do see are pretty lame and not very well animated at all, further evidence that the B Team at Bones worked on this, considering that Bones is quite well known for being capable of very impressive action scenes (Cowboy Bebop and Sword of the Stranger for example). You get a few cameos from the cast of Soul Eater proper, but all that does is remind you how much better it was and makes you wish you were watching that.
All in all a massive disappointment. If you haven't seen Soul Eater, for the love of god don't start with this - watch the proper thing instead. If you have seen Soul Eater, I still wouldn't bother.
Review by ManiacBVIP OG 12BlockedParent2014-07-05T00:33:31Z
Oh boy, was this one a disappointment.
I saw the warning signs straight away and I was never expecting it to be as good as Soul Eater, but it's just so "meh" that, had it not been for the Soul Eater connection, I doubt I would have started watching it in the first place.
First and most importantly - this is nothing like Soul Eater. It may have been animated by the same studio (Bones), but everything is different, including the art style (there's no better example than what they did to poor Maka. Maka in Soul Eater: http://i.imgur.com/xKkDU0d.jpg vs Maka in Soul Eater Not: http://i.imgur.com/bdc2brV.jpg - ugh), theme and just overall tone. Rather than Shounen fighting, you have some pretty lackluster slice of life adventures with a lot of Yuri teasing. There is an antagonist, but it's not a particularly impressive one and nothing really comes of that arc (which considering this all happens before the events of Soul Eater isn't a big suprise, I guess).
The few action scenes that you do see are pretty lame and not very well animated at all, further evidence that the B Team at Bones worked on this, considering that Bones is quite well known for being capable of very impressive action scenes (Cowboy Bebop and Sword of the Stranger for example). You get a few cameos from the cast of Soul Eater proper, but all that does is remind you how much better it was and makes you wish you were watching that.
All in all a massive disappointment. If you haven't seen Soul Eater, for the love of god don't start with this - watch the proper thing instead. If you have seen Soul Eater, I still wouldn't bother.