Soul Eater ep.16

July 22, 2008 | 16 Comments

As I thought, the interesting part of this particular arc lies in the second half of the story. It's like there are 3 separate stories here. The first one is the continuation of Chrona vs. Kid's fight, which is far more intense than Chrona vs. Maka's fight seen a few episodes ago. I think if Kid wasn't too pre-occupied with irrelevant things, he'd probably be able to defeat Chrona. The second story is the continuation of Maka/Soul's problem with the Black Blood and Medusa's involvement in it. It's nice to know that this particular plot is resolved right away. The last part of the story is actually a sub-plot of the second one but I feel that it actually gives side characters like Sid-sensei and Eruka a bit more exposure than what they normally get in this series. I just hope that this is not the end of their characters because I'd like to see how powerful the adults are in comparison to the students.

Episode 16

The episode begins with the battle between Kid/the sisters and Chrona/Ragnarok. Kid easily gives out beatings to Chrona thanks to his ability to move fast. Much to his surprise, however, his attack doesn't seem to have effect on Chrona. Chrona tells Kid that if "Ochibi-chan", possibly referring to Ragnarok, couldn't understand Chrona's feeling then Shinigami like Kid wouldn't be able to either. Liz realizes that Chrona is similar to her and Patty when they were just muggers on the street. In the present time, Nidhogg's head is still alive and sends bombs to attack Chrona in retaliation. This, however, only causes Chrona to be even more pissy. She sends an attack to destroy the ship, effectively splitting Nidhogg's head into two. Kid tries to chase after Chrona but he gets distracted by the trail of fogs that point towards the sun. As for Nidhogg, he's actually still alive and intend on continuing his job even though his head was split into two and is severed from his body.

Back at Shibusen, Maka has just been going through a check up with Medusa, who claims that there's nothing wrong with her black blood. She, however, gives Maka a herb medicine, hoping that it'll accelerate the effect of the black blood. She also wonders if Soul still sees the small demon in his dream, causing Maka to be angry because Soul never bothered to tell her before. After Maka left, Medusa is confused when she can't find Maka's blood sample and health record. Much to her horror, Stein is in the room and has seen both the record and blood sample. He questions her decision to give Maka a medicine that he never even heard off. Stein wonders if that is something that a girl or a witch should do. Before Medusa can do anything else, however, Stein has expertly maneuver his way out of the room, acting goofy as usual. After he's out, however, he's surprised to know that he was shaking after sensing her intent to kill.

Outside the school, Kid suddenly turns gloom and tells the sisters that he has something he wants to ask his father. Inside, Stein, Sid, and Sid's weapon are discussing the possibility that Medusa really is a witch. Sid intends on finding out more about her by visiting her house so Stein warns him not to go too far. Meanwhile, Medusa is seen communicating with Eruka through the snake that she placed inside the other witch. When Sid arrives at Medusa's house, he realizes that her house looks more like the house of a witch than the house of a doctor. He also finds a diary which details Medusa's intention with the black blood. Before he can get out, however, he's surrounded by a bunch of black blobs. These are egg bombs that Eruka has placed inside the house. Meanwhile, Kid asks his father what "The Kishin closest to us" actually means. He believes this is the reason why his father can't leave Shibusen so he wants to hear the truth.

Highlights:

* Patty asking Liz that what she wants to know the most is if Chrona is a boy or a girl. LOL. So it's confirmed that Chrona's gender is still unconfirmed.
* Stein vs. Medusa chilly confrontation. I thought Medusa will transform into a snake and bite off Stein's head.

Impression:

I'm glad that Medusa is finally being caught red-handed by Stein. I really hate series and movies where the heroes can't figure out that there is a villain right under their nose. That'd just make the heroes look dumb in comparison to the enemies. The only exception to this is if the viewers themselves are not let in on the secret and don't know who's the villain and who's the good guys. At any rate, that's not the case here. Stein was clever enough to find the proof that he needs and got out of the dodge before things get too dangerous. I didn't expect him to be afraid of Medusa though because I thought their power level would be similar but I guess that's not the case? Speaking of Medusa, before Maka got infected with the black blood, I thought she and Soul will have some kind of issues due to the blood in question. However, now that she too got infected with the black blood, for some reason I'm not worried anymore. Last but not least, props to Kid for finally confronting his father about "The Kishin closest to us". Is this a reference to how a technician can become Kishin if they take non-evil human souls or if there's more to it?

Preview

Next week: looks like a filler? And an annoying one at that since it stars Excalibur.

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