Soul Eater 103: Oho! I rather regret having left it a good few months before resuming reading Soul Eater, as at long last this arc is getting to what it’s been promising – and all of it at once. The Kishin finally appearing has been remarkable in a number of ways, and the art that came with it was some of the weirdest I’ve seen in any mainstream comic. And not only that, but in the final panels, Crona has finally reappeared to play his (or her) hand – whatever that may be!

Gopher’s reaction faces continue to be a riot, too – a subtle, contextual bit of comic relief.

Soul Eater 104: An escalation, as well as a brilliant bit of comedy antics with teleportation. It’s looking increasingly like Crona’s arc here will be the one that will bring the manga as a whole to a close, and honestly that works very nicely to me. It’s great to see Crona back in action, and not as I feared just as a disembodied head. The chapter is also a reminder that Maka is perhaps a unique example of a female shounen protagonist who is defined more by that role than by her gender, which is excellent in terms of progressiveness and makes her very interesting. Great chapter.