Is Anime Kritik the only one blogging the Soul Eater manga? That just won’t do. Seeing as his Soul Eater posts get so few comments, and that I’ve been interested in the series, I spent the past few days marathon-reading the current 66 chapters. Now caught up, I’ll be taking up blogging this manga alongside [...]
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

You know, I could have sworn that this morning when I left for gaming that I had told myself to take the day off. And yet here I am, typing up a weekend edition of the trailer roundup. After this I even plan to tackle another series or two from the new season. Someone really [...]
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

YES!  Well, if you’ve read my last few posts on Soul Eater my reaction to this latest chapter will be obvious.  In a nutshell: Ookubo in this chapter spent most of his time working on the characters, abilities and stories that are already well established rather than creating a whole potpourri of new ones. It’s the [...]
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

FUNimation added a new video to its YouTube lineup-- the first clip from its Soul Eater dub. The series' stars are Soul Eater , played by the young up-and-comer Micah Solusod , who I interviewed at New York Anime Festival , and Maka is being played by FUNi regular Laura Bailey .    <object width="660" height="405"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/14Bw24MS458&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x402061&amp;color2=0x9461ca&amp;border=1"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> </param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/14Bw24MS458&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x402061&amp;color2=0x9461ca&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="660" height="405"> </embed> </param> <param value="transparent" name="wmode"> </param> </object>   I think Micah sounds awesome-- his other main role is in the as-yet-unreleased Blassreiter , so other than the brief preview he shared in the interview, I hadn't heard him voice-act before. Laura Bailey sounds pretty good too, IMO. Any thoughts?
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

  <object width="640" height="385"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ilmv5jMQRM4&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> </param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ilmv5jMQRM4&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"> </embed> </param> <param value="transparent" name="wmode"> </param> </object> Though NYAF may be done, the mural lives one. By mural, I mean the Soul Eater one that Eric Maruscak made on the show floor. Clocking in at around 31.5 hours, the entire piece is 9x13 feet wide. Commissioned by FUNimation, this video shows the installation of art in what is instally the second 2nd coolest room at FUNimation Offices. On a totally unrelated note, I umm... need to schedule a meeting with FUNimation... to umm... talk about something (?), in that meeting room.   (#1 coolest room is whichever currently has the giant Alphonse Elric in it.)  
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

I know usually my Soul Eater posts have a title relating to the content of the chapter, but this time I’ve decided to just write out my opinion.  I don’t think I’m the only one who thinks this Noah character is a pretty crappy villain.  If he’s too lazy to go after his targets (Maka) [...]
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

  FUNimation has announced the final few lead cast members on the official Soul Eater website, and it should surprise no one that Maka is being played by FUNi favorite Laura Bailey. Death (I assume they mean Shinigami-sama) will be played by John Swasey, who played Gendo in Evangelion 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone and Huang in Darker than Black. And Soul Eater himself? The one, the only... Micah Solusod!Okay, so maybe you don't know Micah yet...but dub fans will, since Soul Eater's such a don't-miss show for so many. Micah is also playing Malek, one of the leads of Blassreiter, but you won't have heard that yet-- the first part doesn't come out until October 20th.So who is this bright new star? Well, he Tweets, and he also has a nice (and anime-themed) website (hosted by fellow FUNimation voice actress Apphia Yu). He's a Hawaii native who's nejoying his time in Texas who likes the ocean and dislikes...perverts.Well, Micah, you might have a tough time here in the anime industry, but best of luck to you!  EDIT: Oh yeah, you might want the full cast list, eh?  Death Scythe - Vic MignognaDeath the Kid - Todd HaberkornPatty - Chearmi LeighLiz - Jamie MarchiFranken Stein - Chuck HuberBlack Star - Brittney KarbowskiTsubaki - Monica RialDeath - John SwaseyMaka - Laura BaileySoul Eater Evans - Micah Solusod
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

I'm addicted to this song ever since I first heard it in someone's channel. I watched Soul Eater before, and it was decent (this is coming from someone who doesn't like shounen anime much) But I didn't continue watching since I there were too many episodes to watch (I was at episode 9 by the time the anime ended) -_-
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

  FUNimation may have announced the return of the One Piece simulcast yesterday, but another announcement was slipped in a little more under the radar: the first four casting announcements for the Soul Eater English dub.It's going to be one of those slow roll-outs, with three different days (yesterday, August 25th, and September 1st), but unlike certain past slow roll-outs (ahem, Host Club!), these reveals appear to feature main characters. Death the Kid and the Thompson Sisters, Liz (left) and Patty (right) So without further ado... Death the Kid: Todd Haberkorn Patty: Cherami Leigh Liz: Jamie MarchiDeath Scythe: Vic MignognaI would hazard a guess that the 8/25 reveal will be Black Star and Tsubaki, and 9/01 will offer up Maki and Soul-- but I could be wrong.Who do you think will get the parts? And/or who do you WANT to have get 'em?
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

Every great war has to have a game changer, that secret weapon which for some reason cannot be mass produced but which in the wrong hands can destroy the world.  World War II had the the atom bomb, Middle-Earth the One Ring, and the world of Soul Eater a rare ability known as Soul Perception. B.J. [...]
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

Anime trailers were released on both sides of the Pacific today but we’re going to start with the safer one released by Funimation. Earlier today, Funimation released their first promo trailer for the popular series, Soul Eater. Still no word from Funimation regarding a release date for the first box set other than 2010 so [...]
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

All you lucky punks who went to AX already got to see this, but now the rest of us are finally able to see the first Soul Eater trailer from FUNimation. Definitely a marked improvement over the Media Factory trailer that looks more like a documentary than a trailer. Plus, we finally get our first sample of the official English dub. If you don't recognize Soul's voice, there's a good reason for
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

Well, it seems Soul Eater is a bona fide Death Scythe.  On top of which, Dr. Stein has just informed Maka that she is one of the Egrigori (only one in 50,000 souls is of this type).  One of the cooler aspects of the Japanese language is that crazy writers like Ohkubo can write out [...]
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

Oh, nostalgia.  Let’s remember the very first chapter of Soul Eater, when Soul and Maka were stunned to find that they had just killed a magical cat. The reason why this mistake happened is because Soul greedily gulped Blair’s soul down without taking it to the appropriate authorities at Shibusen for inspection.  I’m sure Shinigami-sama would [...]
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

There’s a correction I must make to my last Soul Eater post.  I messed up the South American duo: it turns out Tezcatlipoca (the bear) is the Death Scythe and Enrique (the monkey) is the Technician.  I had it the other way around, but it’s hard to tell with these two! Baba Yaga’s done with.  Giriko, [...]
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

I don't know how many of you actually bother to read the FUNimation blog, but it's a good resource for anyone looking for some hints and inside information if you're willing to dig. This post hints that Soul Eater episodes might be available for streaming sometime.More importantly, this post hints at a new license announcement in the near future. I know there's one show they're recording for that
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

Kibs gives us a special treat today, brought about by a case of writer’s block. Unfortunately there are a few audio issues on blip.
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

First off, Happy New Year 2552 (according to the Thai Buddhist reckoning).  Incidentally I have the whole week off and that’s why I’m being able to post daily like this! Soul Eater chapter 60.  SPOILERS APLENTY. This stuff just gets better and better.  Maka pounds Arachne’s to the ground a tad harder than Arachne had pounded her [...]
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

I think I might have posted my Yuri Kasahara Anime Compilation Album a bit too early! Indeed, a new Kasahara song was just released in the Soul Eater OST 2 by amazing composer Taku Iwasaki! It is intitled Kindertotenlied (which means "song on the death of children" in german!).To download the full Soul Eater OST2, go to the "Anime Music Downloads" section of my forums here.Please register here if you haven't already joined the forums!<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" width="335" height="28"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=7003719-a3b"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=7003719-a3b" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="335" height="28"></embed></object>8/10 The latest Iwasaki/Kasahara collaboration is yet another amazing song. Kindertotenlied feels like a true classical track that could well be a part of some 19th century Opera! It's also full of despair and fits perfectly with the dark Soul Eater atmosphere. It truly amazes me how, both Iwasaki's and Kasahara's combined talents always make for the most wonderful songs.
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta

Katt: Another amazing series coming to an end… such a sad blogging time for me! But unlike Natsume that leaves many questions open, this is a shounen series so it must wrap everything up neatly, right? Let’s go ahead and see if it does that, as well as find out how previous episodes’ events will [...]
Read the rest of this entry Entry meta