Soul Eater: The Perfect Edition 05

ソウルイーター完全版 #5

by Atsushi Ohkubo

"Após permitir a libertação do Kissin, que estava selado nas profundezas da AMAAN, Doutor Morte decide reunir na Death City as suas sete armas espalhadas pelo mundo, as Death Scythes, como força de contenção da Insanidade propagada com a ressurreição do Kissin.
Uma das Death Scythes, Azusa, percebe uma anormalidade na República Checa envolvendo os golens, e o Doutor Morte pede para que Maka e outros levem Crona até lá como uma aula extracurricular da AMAAN, com a finalidade de descobrir o que está acontecendo. A princípio, golens são feitos para não terem capacidades bélicas, mas ao chegarem no local, Maka e outros terão de enfrentar o golem mais antigo do mundo."

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Action, Comics

280 pages, Hardcover

First published September 17, 2019

About the author

OHKUBO Atsushi

Atsushi Ōkubo ( 大久保篤), also romanized as Atsushi Ohkubo, is a Japanese manga author and fantasy artist known for his work on the manga series Soul Eater, which has been adapted into an anime. Okubo worked as an assistant under Rando Ayamine, on the manga series Get Backers. He also created artwork for various cards for the Lord of Vermillion game.

Atsushi Ōkubo was not a model student and was more attracted to drawing than to learning. At the age of 20, after finishing studies at a manga school where he met Rando Ayamine, the author of Get Backers, he became Rando Ayamine's assistant for two years. Finally, he won a competition at Square Enix's Gangan magazine with his first manga series B.Ichi and it was published for four volumes. After the end of his last manga, he created Soul Eater, still for Square Enix's Gangan magazine, which brought him worldwide success.

Reviews

[Darjeeling · Rating 4 out of 5]

The writing is steadily improving. The plot feels more continuous between books, like things are starting to weave into a larger narrative & the characters are developing nicely, building up their tragic backstories & motivations.

[Savannah Marshall · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love soul eater

[Sarah (menace mode) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Daddy Stein and Mommy Medusa fr 🥵

[Rereader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay, can someone please fucking explain to me why Mifune is NEVER discussed when people are showering this series in praise?! Holy shit, this guy is easily one of the coolest samurai in manga/anime history and yet no one, NO ONE, talks about him! I'm starting to think that Soul Eater has some of the most underappreciated characters in this series, first Lord Death and now Mifune. Seriously, this man is so fucking dedicated to protecting Angela that he's willing to work with an organization he clearly doesn't align with ideologically or morally, and even when he's forced to kill Black Star (which he manages to avoid, thank you Sid and Azusa), he STILL hesitates because he cares so much about children. This dude is so damn cool and is so underappreciated it straight up kills me.

Also, I'm not sure if I've brought this up in the past, but Ohkubo's name pun game is so fucking strong in this series. Marie Mjolnir is easily the most obvious and yet funny pun name because Ohkubo put all of his heart and soul into the Thor motif.

And finally, I know we've only just been introduced to Arachne, but I already can't stand her and see her as a serious step down from the greatness that was Medusa...and I feel like Ohkubo knew that, hence Medusa's return. *sigh*

Anyway, this was another great volume. Can't complain, it was just sheer greatness.

[Lori CucVig · Rating 5 out of 5]

Si torna a missioni varie. Abbiamo modo di vedere alcuni effetti della follia, il mondo dei Death Scythe deve riorganizzarsi. Anche la DWMA non se la passa bene. Trovo molto interessante il Dottor Stein, ha le tavole migliori a mio dire. E boh, vedremo che succederà...

[Erica · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Soul Eater and I’m almost at the part where the anime completely split from the manga, so I will be seeing all new stuff and I’m very excited. This cast of characters still remains one of my all time favorites.

[Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this is a really solid continuation of the last instalment! This edition goes more in depth about the lore in this universe, which is really nice because it hasn’t really been explored in this level of depth before. Of course, the characters are always the star of the show here. I just love the dynamics between the main characters, and even the side characters we’re introduced to here are pretty interesting! I think Marie and Justin are fun additions to this cast, and some other side characters who’ve been around since the start, like Sid and Stein, are given some nice development and storybeats here too! The only thing that’s really keeping me from rating this five stars is the pacing. We have these kind of awkward jumps between action scenes and more ‘chill’ moments, and I feel like the flow could’ve been improved in their integration. I believe that this is probably because this book consists of 1.5 of the original published editions, which would explain the weird pacing at times as it wasn’t originally all connected.

Overall, I’m really liking the plots that volume 5 has set up, and I’m looking forward to seeing how they play out!

4.5/5

[Jucá · Rating 5 out of 5]

Volume bem interessante. Dá um avanço no arco da Medusa/Arachne que eu estou particularmente bem curioso pra ver que rumo vai tomar, ao mesmo passo que traz de volta o Mifune que considero um personagem com potencial pra crescer na narrativa.

Apesar da Maka ficar meio de lado nesse volume, por estar de maca (risos), a narrativa é muito bem aproveitada pra aprofundar outros personagens, como o Black Star!

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is understated just how badass of a swordsman Mifune really is. But he is that type of driven but respectful warriors that always tick the box in my experience. round 2 with Black Star does a good job of showing that growth.

[Amacina · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Meisa Perez · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Soul Eater" is one of the best pieces of graphic fiction I've ever read.

[Anaika · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Elysia · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5★

[DonutKnow · Rating 4 out of 5]

The art is slowly growing on me... 🥰

[Colten Barlishen · Rating 4 out of 5]

me when i finish all the five i bought and now have to wait to read the rest😔😵

[vera · Rating 5 out of 5]

al puto stein le hago tanto pegging que no se le cierra el ano hasta que acabe one piece

[Mattia Fionda · Rating 4 out of 5]

‼️3.5/5🌟

[Lau Liu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Justin sposami

[DeathReye · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whoever says Stein isn't their favourite character is kidding themselves or is an idiot

[Eyliune · Rating 5 out of 5]

J'aime tellement cette perfect edition... Soul Eater fait définitivement partie de mes mangas favoris, même si je ne suis parfois plus autant réceptives à certaines blagues que quand j'étais ado, j'ai toujours apprécié sa DA, et c'est vraiment génial d'avoir certaines pages en couleur dans cette édition. Mais le vrai point fort de Soul Eater, selon moi, c'est bien le charisme des antagonistes, particulièrement les sorcières. Et déjà que j'aime Medusa plus que tout, je suis ravie de retrouver Arachné pour la première fois dans ce tome (même si je hais les araignées, quel personnage incroyable !)

Ayant lu les mangas dans mon adolescence, je n'ai aucun souvenir de la fin, surtout que de mémoire elle est différente dans le manga et dans l'anime. J'ai très hâte de (re)découvrir la suite !

[Culturevsnews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Le manga "Soul Eater" de Atsushi Ohkubo continue de charmer les fans avec son cinquième tome, désormais dans une nouvelle édition Perfect qui ravira les aficionados de cette franchise bien-aimée.

L'histoire se déroule lors de l'anniversaire de la fondation de Shibusen, où tous les élèves se réunissent pour célébrer en compagnie du Maître Shinigami. Cependant, dans l'ombre, la redoutable Medusa complote pour mettre en œuvre son plan machiavélique et réveiller Asura, le grand dévoreur. Nos jeunes meisters, accompagnés du docteur Stein, se lancent dans une course contre la montre pour poursuivre Medusa et ses complices, afin d'empêcher le retour de ce démon terrifiant.

Atsushi Ohkubo continue d'exceller dans la création d'un univers sombre et captivant, où l'action, le mystère et les personnages complexes se mêlent de manière magistrale. Ce tome offre une dose d'adrénaline avec des affrontements palpitants et des révélations choquantes qui maintiennent les lecteurs en haleine.

L'édition Perfect de "Soul Eater" offre une qualité de lecture supérieure avec une présentation soignée, ce qui permet aux fans de redécouvrir cette série culte dans toute sa splendeur. L'histoire continue de développer ses personnages de manière profonde, tout en offrant une dose d'action époustouflante.

Ce cinquième tome de "Soul Eater" est une lecture incontournable pour les fans de manga, offrant une aventure sombre et passionnante qui explore les thèmes de la lutte contre le mal, de l'amitié et de la détermination. Une édition parfaite pour une série déjà légendaire.

[Zian B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

As much as I have mixed emotions about the manga series, I still adore Soul Eater. It’s a nostalgic experience and despite certain more minor elements, the overall story is still very enjoyable.

I’m very gradually in the process of reread the story so the read dates for these Perfect Editions will very much be out of order for, probably, the rest of the year.

As of July 29, 2023, I own this volume signed by Death the Kid’s english voice actor: Todd Haberkorn.