Soul Eater: Madness Under Moonlight | Full Series Retrospective

Soul Eater? Halloween in January? You already know what's going down, let's get spooky.
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Lotus Juice
Kojack
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Those girls in school who weren't goth but dressed in TNBC merch and dark clothes
also goth girls
collecting manga AND comics
Creepy Nuts
#manga #anime #souleater

[@SlimeFancypants]

YOOOOO HAPPY 2024!!!!! Sorry it took 2 months for this video but I keep making them longer than I mean to lmao. Thanks for riding with me in 2023 and if you’re new, dip ya toes in and stick around we about to be COOKING this year. Drop a like, a comment, a sub if you feeling nice about it, it goes a long way! Patreon is there too of course if you wanna get wacky. And as always, thanks for taking the time to watch my dumbass videos, it means the world to me!!

[@sdbmbg]

Keep up the good work man!

[@DEADINSIDERYAN]

Awesome love you’re videos man keep it up. this is why I give you my money

[@OriginalUndeadleon]

21:11

[@OriginalUndeadleon]

22:33 22:33

[@eliwoo3221]

What's manga's next

[@FlutterSwag]

MAN, every time i see a soul eater video i want a remake like FMA brotherhood got, it deserves it SO MUCH and the darker turn the manga goes would be perfect for those kids that are now (like yourself, late 20's) (also deadman wonderland)

[@tylamcgilverson3923]

One piece is getting it before it's even finished. Then Soul Eater can get it

[@FirstLast-lw5wh]

My friend and I talk about this all the time He keeps telling me to just read the manga

[@Shadowwall]

Man, Deadman Wonderland deserves another go at it like FMA.

[@FirstLast-lw5wh]

@@Shadowwall This !! I was listening to the OP a couple days ago after nostalgia hit me outta nowhere 😭

[@kellanshaquan2221]

Soul Eater:Resonance would be the perfect title too

[@dragon3010lol]

The best unintentional joke in the series I that of Crona's gender being forgotten by Ohkubo.

[@Getwright-]

I love the way this creator draws black characters especially there hairstyles which can be very hard to get right. His ability to tap into. Hip hop and graffiti style in general is also amazing and feels authentic

[@Turnips]

As much as I'm glad to see characters like Kilik and Noah, there is one part of the manga and anime where background characters are drawn in racist minstrel style. During the party where everyone gets trapped in the cube, the musicians... Another gripe is, at least in the dub, when Crona joins the school, Maka refers to Sid looking scary like "a big blue gorilla" which doesn't sit well since he's also a black character. Not sure if that's what the manga said.

[@TehGamerPro]

​@@TurnipsThe manga says "A big blue hoodlum gorilla" which is arguably worse (And at least twice as funny). Japanese people generally aren't known for their racial sensitivity and most never even see a black person face to face.

[@user-xl8pr2cu9d]

​​@@Turnipsi really don't get why everyone is so hung up on the musician. If he was the sole one to be "weird" then I'd get it. Buut. Every person in that band is weird! Look at the pianist the dude's hands are flipped! This is some cherry picking.

[@Dioslux]

⁠@@user-xl8pr2cu9dyou wouldn't get it

[@majin2351]

Cry me a river gorilla and monkey are not racist ​@Turnips

[@treywilliams1388]

I love the progression of crona from disturbed teenager to straight up sleep, paralysis demon, like it gets pretty visceral at times and I eat that shit up.

[@minionsweatpants3145]

For fans of fire force and soul eater I would highly recommend Gachiakuta, the debut manga series from Kei Urana. It's a fairly new ongoing series by the former assistant of Ohkubo during the run of Fire Force and it has some of the same vibes as his work with the art and power system as she said she has taken lots of inspiration from him. Might not be for everyone but it's pretty enjoyable so far and with time will only improve. Ohkubo himself called Urana his successor if that gives any merit to the quality you can expect out of it.

[@THE_REAVER]

Also I'm pretty sure fire force is a prequel to soul eater

[@ProjektBurn]

Just checked it out. 9 chapters in already and can't get enough. Thanks for this

[@asmodeusguys4472]

It's better than Soul eater

[@teejee376]

this show's ost is like 50 tracks large and all of them are straight up bangers. hip hop/j rock/classical ost - ???? what is not there to love

[@hirobeez]

Those 3 introduction episodes are among my favorite episodes of anything I've ever watched. Despite being disappointed with the latter part, there is just some exceptional spice going on on the beginning of Soul Eater. And the comedy, oh my god.

[@WhoisThatGuy-]

YES YES another KZbinr making a Soul eater video,more MORE feed the algorithm and maybe we'll get a REBOOT!......great video too

[@SlimeFancypants]

appreciate you!!

[@rythmiccoma2809]

Soul Eater was my first anime ever, and my first manga when i finally moved into reading that. The whole thing is pretty close to the heart from story to aesthetic. And despite all the various cool panels my favourite page remains the title page of Chapter 87"Just a Simple Story About Killing People" Just simple, clean madness in stick figure form

[@alexandergordon648]

"If the vibes are good" *immediately shows Mashle OP 2* Aight, I'm sold

[@chimerawizard5639]

Soul Eater needs the Brotherhood treatment.

[@ObsessionistVideos]

I've been grappling with why I have so much more fondness and think so much about Soul Eater as compared with other Shounen, because "art style good" didn't quite seem to cover it. You've got the most relatable and eloquent breakdown I've seen.

[@babstrluebibbon16oz21]

Ima say it. Soul eater was more important to me growing up than nightmare before Christmas.

[@Emperor-Quill]

Real

[@imapirate186]

Growing up, nightmare before Christmas was more important. Having grown up, soul eater is way more emotion invoking and I love the aesthetic so much more.

[@fourhundredn404]

Never did I think you'd cover Soul Eater but MAAAAAAAAAAN, this hit home. Soul Eater was definitely the first anime Ive ever watched that made me want to keep getting into it. It influences so much of my art in ways I can't explain honestly. Great video as always man, its always a blast hearing your retrospectives

[@Elias-qp7cz]

I loved soul eater when I watched it when younger, couldn’t find anything else quite like it

[@AllMightyLantern]

Thanks for the shout out. I had a very similar experience with Soul Eater. I watched the first 15 episodes ish, then dropped it, even though it checks a lot of boxes for me. This video certainly makes me want to pick up the series again cause I feel like what happened when I revisited One Piece will happen again with Soul Eater.

[@agony23232]

Bro, sucha great choice in background music to fully round off the 90s ascetic. SotN was such a great game

[@jourcontre-jour1286]

Love your videos and love soul eater, thank you! ps: Medusa was my awakening into loving women who will actually kill me

[@SlimeFancypants]

We have similar taste 🤝 thank you!!

[@pinkapetdesigns]

Women who will actually just kill me are the best women, love me a scary lady

[@GiggaGMikeE]

I love that I could watch the show as a teen and now as a man in my 30s, my daughter loves Soul Eater just as much and just the first three episodes sending her into a spiral of doing her own art, animations, and the like. I'm so proud and Soul Eater is what initially unlocked it. Even my toddler has apparently become super into the "spooky aesthetic" (She absolutely loves zombies, Halloween, etc) and while she might be too young to actually watch the series, she still loves all of the art and design of the show.

[@Kalenz1234]

I've had this avatar for about 15 years. It's that good.

[@Elias-qp7cz]

Don’t stop making videos, I love them. Especially the Gantz one.

[@Aviplotbunny]

It takes a real homie to drop a reference to Shaman King; you officially have my attention.

[@Vakodraws]

When it came time for you to talk about blackstar you better believe i turned the volume up like THATS MY BOY THATS MY JAM LET ME HEAR YOU SING HIS PRAISES !

[@docbaker3333]

OH GOD THIS WAS THE FIRST ANIME I EVER WATCHED TO IT'S FULLEST THANK YOU SLIMEY FOR THIS NOSTALGIA ICBM TO MY HEART!!!

[@jemm113]

BRO SAME! (Not counting Pokemon/Yugioh lol) It was the first series that I followed AS ANIME!

[@tarabletv]

So glad this was on my recommended, this video is so well made and detailed plus I see you've made a video on one of my old faves, Zatch Bell? Yeah this is an automatic sub from me

[@crisiskode]

i watched soul eater as one of my first animes and it threw me hard into the alt scene and to this day heavily influences my style

[@Ben_Poi]

You nailed it. Ohkubo-sensei has so much charm, so much talent, and so much vibe that i never thought you could put it into words, cause lord knows i have trying to get my friends into his works. You've earned a sub and like!

[@pontiacsuncrest7622]

YOU ACTUALLY MADE IT TYSM

[@SlimeFancypants]

this one’s for you homie 🤝

[@marions.3657]

OMG I LOVED THE ANIME, deffinitly my aesthetic as well. PLUS that famous this is halloween amv *chefs kiss* Although god I shipped maka and soul sooo hard I was so pissed they were never canon.

[@kingj9664]

My God you never fail to make an impressive video. I love soul eater's whole aesthetic from its Halloween wives to it's kind of Urban style . From what I heard he declares solitaire my create another mongol called soul world but who knows if that's true anyway once again great video man keep it

[@marquezrobinson7492]

Dude our tastes in manga are so close. I love your videos, it makes me want to make videos too

[@wagzz]

Blackstar is probably my favorite anime character of all time. His arc and growth throughout the manga is great. He even matures.

[@SalviAlmighty]

YES, THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING BLACK⭐STAR'S GREATNESS!!! He was one of my first cosplay, back in 2010 (ouch), and I've always felt a deep connection to him.

[@KrucialKenn-]

You got me with the SpongeBob meme. It show me how invested you were

[@D.B.Z.Cooper]

This was an awesome video... I haven't watched it yet... But i know it's going to be an awesome video.

[@SlimeFancypants]

That’s the dedication we appreciate around here 🫡

[@D.B.Z.Cooper]

@@SlimeFancypants You're videos are always amazing! You are my favorite anime/manga content creator.

[@PerrydactylShow]

Fuuuuuckin' beautiful video, my man! I got into anime pretty late and this was one of the few I started off with. Watching this video not only did I learn a lot about Soul Eater itself and Atsushi Ohkubo, but more importantly you reminded me of why I loved it so much - especially aesthetically.

[@BrazilianGreatest]

Justin Law is probably my favorite character in Soul Eater, even if he serves mostly to contrast with characters such as Crona, his desing, combat scenes and even his fall to madness is just so fucking cool.

[@KrucialKenn-]

49:00 Black Star would say, “I AM!!! AND SHE IS!!!” (Speaking about tsubaki)

[@tsoprano7700]

Madone!! Get me some gabagool because this video is 🔥🔥🔥

[@SlimeFancypants]

thank you Tony Soprano

[@JakeMatthews-OnLo]

I’m 27 and if I was a Mangaka I’d literally be self published with producing a story that’s half Shounen action half porn. Looks like his love for Fan-Service hasn’t changed in the almost two decades since Soul Eater and Fire Force.

[@justafan-tn4ny]

Lol man the fan service in fire force made it hard for me to take it serious, however I watched soul eater a looong time ago an forgot that it was even associated with fan service at all.

[@J.D.J.D]

Love to see the appreciation for my favourite manga.

[@Furrpurrv]

This was a great break down of a series that found a place in my heart just like Dragon ball and sailor moon did. I was very disappointed that a anime that I could re watch ended with filler, it just killed the vibe that was produced through the series. Thanks for the great video.

[@ryandaviddaley4989]

Great video to kick off the new year!!!!

[@julialerma2072]

You just talked about Get Backers, made my day, in fact you made my whole year a bit happier. That manga deserves a whole video!

[@worldismyne]

Excellent video. I especially appreciated the breakdown on the artistic influences.

[@tonygenessi6343]

Another banger video man! Saw the anime a while back, now I'll check out the manga. Great job!

[@LibbyisMid]

Soul Eater started my love for eye designs :P

[@jeremyhall2727]

Another banger video dude 👍🏾 i remembered loving tgis series. I still never saw fire fighter or whatever it's called. I have it saved on some streaming site 🤷🏾‍♀️ I'll hit it up one day bro. Soul eater not was good too. A bit slower then the og one. But i enjoyed it

[@TempestDacine]

I just reread fireforce and it was perfect now this vid makes me wanna reread soul eater again! Great vid

[@SlackerLife0]

I was NOT expected to be given flashbacks to my cringey scene phase in a deep dive on soul eater

[@KingOfDepravity]

As a fellow 95’er, you’d love D. Gray man’s art, and story🤘🏻

[@jettrush26]

Best soul eater video I’ve watched to this date 10/10

[@KazeTheCursedOne]

The manga chapter with Chrona's picture book is a single manga chapter that I think works as a perfect self contained story. I wish I could get it like a comic book issue and get it bagged, framed and put it on my shelf.

[@andrewgerasimidis9123]

I will say this, this video's release was extremely convenient because, i finished the first volume of soul eater a couple of days ago, and i ended up enjoying it a lot! Now that I've seen your video about the series, i'm even more motivated to experience this series through to the end! And for that, i thank you!

[@andrewgerasimidis9123]

OK IMPORTANT UPDATE! After two months of reading, I've finally finished the series and gotta say, it greatly surpassed my expectations! Despite not expecting it, soul eater has all of the makings of a great manga for me! From the world, the characters, the art, the story and themes, all "resonated" with PERFECTLY! It's as if this manga was kind of made for me, and to top it all of with an extremely filling finale, made this series go from a 8.5/10 to a 9/10. Also here are some small side notes. Black star is PEAK! Soul and Maka are easily in my top ten protagonists of all time, I love the resolution between the DWMA and the witches and I love the way Stein's and Marie's relationship evolved. Most importantly however, I gotta thank you @SlimeFancypants for motivating me even further to finish this! I've been a regular viewer ever since the trigun video, (I love that series too btw), and I love everything about your videos. Keep at it man!

[@Goku22411]

Happy 2024, this week I was looking up Soul Eater and curious about the series. This video made me more interested into Soul Eater and now currently the manga.

[@SlimeFancypants]

Hope you enjoy it!!

[@Msfireangel1169]

Soul Eater was 100% one of my favorite and most formative manga/anime’s growing up. You did an incredible job covering it and now I wanna go out and buy the whole series lol can’t wait to watch more reviews and sink back into my anime roots🎉

[@OutragedVirus66]

So what you’re telling me is that I should definitely watch Soul Eater.

[@TindraSan]

Yanno it's interesting, I remember enjoying Maka's japanese VA bc compared to any other young teenage girl I'd heard in anime up until that point she was the first to actually sound her age, which in retrospect probably had to do with the VA being so inexperienced at the time. She just came off as very authentic to me, and it probably helped that I was still kinda new to the japanese language so I had very little point of reference to what made for good convincing voice acting (as long as it didn't sound way too wooden it was all good)

[@TOGthatoneguy]

im glad i subscribed to this channel

[@SlimeFancypants]

Same!

[@sonofsparta3858]

Yoo this was another 10/10 banger...................... psyren retrospective when?

[@SlimeFancypants]

Only ever read the first volume but a LOT of people have asked for that one… may need to look into it 👀

[@sonofsparta3858]

@SlimeFancypants ohh nice don't you already have most of the physical copies? I think I saw some in your massive collection video 😆 🤣

[@dudenamedzelda3179]

Fun fact one of Ohkubo's assistants Kei Urana went on to make Gachiakuta.

[@justasimplenobody2666]

Resonance and Papermoon were and still are my emo anthems lol. I just watched the series again a few years ago and honestly after watching this I might have to again; tho I am still waiting for either a new adaptation or a continuation of the story from where the og series left off since I've heard there's a ton more to the manga story than the anime got to cover. Also I absolutely need one of those art books, I might have to sell my plasma to afford it, but it's 100% worth it to me. The different artworks you've shown throughout are just beyond impressive in every way to me, and I've always enjoyed the art style and aesthetic surrounding Soul Eater ❤

[@BK-kl9hg]

FINALLY!!! 🙌🏼

[@SlimeFancypants]

BEEN COOKIN

[@mr.kingslayer]

man i would never think any song from danganronpa 3 would ever fit into a video out of danganronpa genre

[@simao152]

Man i was already enjoying the video and vibing with the 2000's feel you mentioned, finally opening my eyes to why i like it so much, then you hit me in the brain with VtMB Vesuvius theme, peak video

[@SageofLight777]

GetBackers mentioned, we ride

[@SlimeFancypants]

Real ones know 🤝

[@SageofLight777]

@@SlimeFancypants Man, I need to go reread that series. Especially to see Hevn again. 😂

[@isabellamorris7902]

I can't watch the rest of this video because I want to go check out Soul Eater in its entirety!! Guess I know what I'm asking for for my birthday this year

[@fluffdafire157]

Both the anime and manga have some of the best stylized weapon combat I've ever seen

[@guilhermewhite7274]

amazing video!

[@muskyoxes]

"blood running out of the moon's mouth" - okay, i can stop the video and buy the series now

[@animemafia5988]

I'm glad I found this video in my recommended list for one of my favorite manga/anime of all time. I've been praying for a remake and hope its anounced this year. I'm so fond of Soul Eater not just because of the 2000s astetics becuase I remember when it was on Netflix it's one of my first anime's I watched with my Elder Brother. When I read the manga it made me fall head over heels for the series. Me watching this video is just a another justification and why I love this series so much. It also justifes me creating my Crossover fic with Toaru and Soul Eater on my channel.

[@henrydavis9961]

This is the first actual anime i watched fully my buddies brother had the whole series and let me and my brother borrow it to watch i immediatly fell in love with the series death being my favorite character and what probably proppelled my love for anime as well

[@DominusNox106]

I have always resonated to the sound of wolves howling on a moon filled night.... and I will be 53 this year. My wife is the proverbial big breasted goth girl. Our puppy is named Sophia. And yes, we too love Soul.

[@danquinn5812]

Great vid as always

[@honeysweet4804]

it’s so funny we had the exact opposite taste in characters, maka was my fav while black star being my least favorite great vid! thank you

[@blob9638]

Spending so long in the intro talking about Nightmare before christmas and not mentioning Henry Selick even once is criminal ngl

[@Molacabre]

I got into the anime when I was 7 in 2014 and basically fell in love, crona was my first fictional crush and I wanted to mimick the art soooo bad. But also learning it took place in Nevada was hilariously fitting for me. TikTok reignited my fixation on the series and I’ve decided to start collecting the manga, just ordered the first 2 volumes I’m so excited

[@ReinBelmont]

So I searched "Aishitene Motto" once and now you appear in my recommendations. Coincidence? I think not.

[@swampnasty7238]

Dope great vid as always man

[@Cjaj2]

32:41 this right here! I hear the argument a lot that you can't expect POC characters in manga because they're Japanese, so to hear an actual Japanese artist state that there are not enough black characters is refreshing. and on the topic notice how this argument never extends to white presenting characters, why are there so many British, French, American, and Italian anime characters in manga if Japanese people are so limited by their own culture?

[@somesubstitute4242]

Never forget that Death Weapon Master Academy is in the deserts of Nevada. Which is pretty fitting, considering Death City looks like a manga version of Pueblo.

[@ragnarok1310]

I needed a long form soul eater video, this was perfect it's still one of my top series Fire Force following after, awesome video. As a gen z i never really grown up with the things you mentioned but am aware of their relevance to teens of the prior generation and it was a lot of fun hearing it from someone who was, this series bleach and kingdom hearts feeding into my inspirations for both stories and art (and air gear is slowly creeping up there) the vibes of all of these are great but Soul Eater's especially are my the ones that make me feel at ease despite madness, seeing the cast do their thing always hits

[@The4leggedpirates]

Yo brodie i fuck with ur content keep it up fr

[@megascrafty1624]

I miss this manga. I was in aweird spot where I never really watched the anime and only read the manga because I couldn’t find an animated black star vs crona and realized they branched. Best fight btw Medusa thinks crona will win but he literally never touches him 💀

[@jackbelmont4389]

Soul eater was the anime that dragged me back into watching anime again.

[@hexedcupid]

bro hearing danganronpa music in the wild is rlly like being hit by a truck

[@purewhiteloverbizarrejelly]

Something that always stood out to me about Soul Eater was how realistic the main cast’s friendship felt. Feel free to disagree but the interaction felt way more genuine than anything out of Naruto, One Piece, Fairy Tail or any other series of the time whose core concept was friendship

[@gargantuanEMK]

Funny you mention the connections Soul Eater's style has to Gorillaz music videos, Okubo himself was actually very inspired by the character designs for Gorillaz and going so far as to name one one of the main characters after the singer, Damon Albarn. Maka Albarn

[@Emperor-Quill]

I'm bad at words so the only way I can describe Soul Eater (particularly the art style) is that it pours cold water on my brain. Not a night goes by where I don't thank this series for fucking up my fashion sense in the best way possible. Something in my brain flips a switch when I wear the most punkass Urban Goth style I can get my dry little claws on. ANYWAY. I think my best shitty Soul Eater related fact is that since Death City is in Nevada, it's entirely possible for almost any given character in the series to have been to the Clown Motel.

[@MrDuskmon23]

I'll say D. Gray man is equal to Soul Eater in terms of Halloween Aesthetic. Maybe soul eater more because it has more pumpkins but that's it. Both awesome Halloween anime

[@rosecrease4644]

Alright, confession time. 10-13 year old me thought death the kid was IT. I was down rather bad, emo boy hit me straight in the heart

[@Kaijithefool]

Lord I really hope we'll get a proper Soul Eater Remake/Reboot staying true to the manga i've been wishing for it for years and anime only fans truelly need to witness the wicked stuff from the manga

[@RIPSLYMEFAN]

I used to binge soul eater on the Funimation TV channel 😭

[@darkalion7]

Your videos are so damn good. Please, make more longer videos they are awesome!

[@eliwoo3221]

I'm 17 and b ichi was my first manga and soul eater's my favorite and fourth manga in 2022 oct

[@eliwoo3221]

@amoramarks2760 facts

[@Radius3367]

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[@Radius3367]

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[@AmaryInkawult]

Nah, I love Excalibur. He's the ULTIMATE TORTURE TOOL! How can I not love this guy?

[@obnoxiousnesli]

this anime is like my comfort anime of all time. its so obvious that not a single second of the show is wasted (even the filler episodes!!) and having only watched the anime i do have to say that in my opinion the ending was so satisfactory. i understand wanting to see more of the final fight but like in the anime its so perfectly crafted and makas final punch sooo good. its pure silence and the feeling of "it is done" which i appreciate so much. i disagree on your point about the voiceactor for maka, cuz i dont think if its not her voice.. no other voice would fit for her. i truly cant imagine any other voiceactress who could have portrayed her "nerdy" origin or whatever.

[@Njc0903]

Bro I truly enjoy your depiction of my favorite anime is in Mangus. Please keep up the great work I see you doing nation every time you release the video.

[@CrookedKingTV]

This video is a fantastic love letter to a series that introduced me to anime and manga in the first place. I need to buy more Perfect volumes ASAP. I hope we get some kind of remake anime at some point, considering the popularity of the series I don't know how it hasn't happened yet. Also, not sure how common it is but I have the Soul Eater Yearbook which is both an artbook and DVD set in one and it's pretty awesome. I should rewatch the series soon.