Soul Eatin Mondays – week 23

So last week we found out that I’m not quite as smart as a houseplant so I’m no longer venturing guesses. We’re playing safe and straight from now on! This week on I drink and Watch Anime, we consider which is My Least Favorite Ending of Soul Eater. Man, that was a purposeful and clear intro. I feel itchy

1. Your Favorite Teen Meister
2. Your Least Favorite Teen Meister
3. Your Favorite Teen Weapon
4. Your Least Favorite Teen Weapon
5. Your Favorite Adult Meister
6. Your Least Favorite Adult Meister
7. Your favorite Adult Weapon
8. Your Least favorite Adult Weapon
9. Your Favorite Witch
10. Your Least Favorite Witch
11. Your Favorite Class
12. Your Favorite Outfit
13. Your Favorite Pairing
14. Your Least Favorite Pairing
15. Your Favorite Crack Pairing
16. Your Least Favorite Crack Pairing
17. Your Favorite Scene
18. Your Least Favorite Scene
19. Crossover
20. Your Favorite Opening
21. Your Least Favorite Opening
22. Your Favorite Ending
23. Your Least Favorite Ending
24. SYMMETRY!
25. Moon or Sun?
26. Fool! / BAKA!
27. Lord Death
28. If You Met Your All Time Favorite Character
29. Chibi Time?
30. A Message To Atsushi Ohkubo

Your Least Favorite Ending

As I mentioned last week, endings 1 and 2 were my favorite. You figured having whittled it down already these week would be a breeze but noooo… I don’t do easy. That’s a lie – I do nothing but easy.

I’m not going to lie to you guys. I watched endings 3 and 4 over and over twice each, and I really don’t have a favorite. They’re really very similar. Both are fun to watch if not exactly special, both have catchy songs and both have similar themes going on.

I was really just going to flip a coin but in the end I decided to pick ED3 as my least favorite because ED4 has the Kishin and I think we don’t see enough of him. It’s one of the weaknesses of the series in my opinion. The Kishin is a great antagonist. An almost blindly destructive force, defined by fear of all things, with a great backstory that weaves into all the main characters’ lives, he could have been one of the all-time great villains. The premise allows for both flexibility and visceral impact and some of the added details in the manga make him even more relevant. Sadly, I found that the anime simply didn’t have time to properly use him (the manga left something to be desired too).

I guess this doesn’t really have that much to do with the endings.

Alright so how about you guys let me know which one you like best. Here’s 3:

 And here’s 4:

Suggested drink : Strength and Guidance

• Every time the screen goes black and white- take a sip
• Every time there is non credit writing – take a sip
• Every time we see an awesome fight scene – take a sip
• Every time we see a secondary character – take a sip
• Every time there’s a still – take a sip