The first episode of season 2, is actually the 8th episode of the 14 episode season. I’m looking forward to watching the series this season, and can’t wait to rewatch it in the correct order… again.

For those of you who haven’t watched the first season yet, go watch it now! Watch it in the order it was aired, then rewatch it in the chronological order. For those of you who watched the first season, but haven’t watched it in chronological order yet, here is the correct order (the order intended by Haruhi).

Chronological Order for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Season 1

1. “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 1″ ( aired as episode 02 )
2. “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 2″ ( aired as episode 03 )
3. “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 3″ ( aired as episode 05 )
4. “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 4″ ( aired as episode 10 )
5. “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 5″ ( aired as episode 13 )
6. “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 6″ ( aired as episode 14 )
7. “The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya” ( aired as episode 04 )
8. “Mystérique Sign” ( aired as episode 07 )
9. “Remote Island Syndrome Part 1″ ( aired as episode 06 )
10. “Remote Island Syndrome Part 2″ ( aired as episode 08 )
11. “The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina Episode 00″ ( aired as episode 01 )
12. “Live Alive” ( aired as episode 12 )
13. “The Day of Sagittarius” ( aired as episode 11 )
14. “Someday in the Rain” ( aired as episode 09 )

How can you tell what the order is supposed to be? If you watch the preview at the end of each episode, you can hear Haruhi tell you what the next episode number is supposed to be. For example, after the aired episode 3, Haruhi says something like “next time on episode 5…” So the chronological order is considered to be the order “Haruhi Intended”, and you know you have to follow her orders…

Fan favorite, Dragon Ball Z will be remastered and re-aired in high-definition for this coming Spring’s Anime lineup. This remastered series will be titled: Dragon Ball Kai, and will be following more closely to Akira Toriyama’s original Manga. This will mean the anime only fillers like the Garlic Jr. Saga, will not be included (ANN).

This will also mean that some of the drawn out battles which we were sitting through in the anime, will be shorten to follow the original pacing of the Manga. Yay no more powering up for an entire episode, or wasting three episodes to charge up a Genki Dama. Don’t worry, Goku’s power level should still be over 9,000.

With the Dragon Ball series being one of the first animes I’ve watched and got me hooked on anime, I am really looking forward to this. Also with the new live-action movie (Dragonball Evolution) expecting to leave a bitter taste in our mouths, hopefully Dragon Ball Kai will wash it all away, and remind us why this series will always be one of our all-time favorites.

Here is a commercial for the upcoming show:

I can’t wait!

The long awaited, highly anticipated Soundtrack for Soul Eater has been released. Probably twenty-five percent of my emails and one of the top three search terms for my site is about the Soul Eater OST (mostly Black Star’s track), and it is now finally here.

Track Listing:

1. DEATHCITY
2. soul-eater (so scandalous)
3. PSYCHEDELIC SOULJAM
4. 4242564
5. malleus maleficarum
6. victor
7. lady of gorgon
8. mifune
9. BLACK STAR (never lose myself)
10. harmoNIZE
11. masamune
12. camellia
13. krieg
14. kampf
15. lycaon
16. soulmates
17. selenic soul
18. blitz
19. Death The Kid (so crazy)
20. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Have a Nice Dream

If you enjoy the anime and enjoy the music during the series, this OST covers pretty much all the music before Chrona is introduced. My favorite tracks on the OST is BLACK STAR (never lose myself), Death the Kid (so crazy), and PSYCHEDELIC SOULJAM.

Download via BitTorrent:

• NyaaTorrents
• DaTorrents

Direct Download:

• Rapidshare

Enjoy!

Episode 16 continues where the last episode left off, Death the Kid vs Chrona and Ragnarok!

Summary:

After Chrona and Ragnarok shows up on the ship and absorbs all the souls on the ship, Ragnarok becomes stronger and sprouts wings. Kid engages in battle with Chrona, and manages to land successful attack on Chrona. Chrona who was being pushed back by Kid, destroys the ship and tries to escape from Kid by flying away.

Kid summons his flying skateboard, and flies after Chrona. He manages to catch up to Chrona and continues firing at them. That is until the Sun shows up! Upon seeing the Sun, Kid sees how symmetrical the sky is, and is stopped in his tracks. As a result of this, Chrona and Ragnarok manages to escape without any further trouble.

Meanwhile, Maka is in the nurse’s office with Medusa. Maka was troubled by the black blood she saw after the battle with Free, and came for advice. Medusa gives Maka some pills, and Maka leaves. Moments later, Dr. Stein shows up, and questions Medusa about the pills she gave Maka, and confronts her about being a witch.

Medusa, who looked like she was about to attack, starts acting like it was a bad joke. Dr. Stein laughs it off and leaves the room. Dr. Stein later meets up with Sid and his weapon Knives. Dr. Stein said that his suspicions about Medusa has been confirmed, and Sid said that he has found Medusa’s hidout.

Sid and Knives leave to infiltrate Medusa’s hideout. What they didn’t know was that Medusa has contacted Eruka ahead of time to have something prepared.

Sid manages to break in with ease, and finds Medusa’s journal. He reads something shocking in the journal, and states that he must warn Shinigami-sama at once. At that moment, he was ambushed from behind by Eruka’s bombs. The bombs detonate, and destroys the entire building.

Meanwhile, Kid confronts Shinigami-sama about what he had heard during his investigation of the Black Dragon. He asks Shinigami-sama about the “Kinshin closest to them” and if it is tied with the reason why Shinigami-sama is unable to leave Shibusen.

Preview:

The next episode takes a break from the action, and is another Excalibur episode. Looks like another wierd and funny episode.

Thoughts:

Same reaction I got after seeing the preview for the next episode…

Judging from the fight, we can see that Kid is a step above Chrona and Ragnarok, so we can safely say that Kid is a few steps ahead of Maka and Soul. That is if he doesn’t let his obsessions get in his way. Also we find out that Shinigami-sama is somehow unable to leave Shibusen (which is why he sends out Meisters to do his dirty work), and we may find out why pretty soon.

Also now that Medusa’s cover is blown, looks like she will start making her move pretty soon too. Although we will be seeing a break in the action next episode, we will be getting some good action soon after.

Episode 15, Death the Kid, along with Liz and Patty, travel to a village which had been attacked by a mysterious monster.

Summary:

They reach the village to find out from a surviving villager, that they have been attacked by a Black Dragon. After a bit of researching, Kid, Liz, and Patty row off to find this Black Dragon. They manage to find this boat and board it. After a bit of investigating, they find a room full of souls.

Liz gets separated from the group when she falls down a trap. With out Liz, Kid is unable to use only Patty as a weapon (it throws off his symmetry), and they can’t do anything but run.

Meanwhile, Liz is slowly finding her way to the surface of the ship with the help of some friends. During this time, we find out a bit about the origins of Liz and Patty, and how they ended up with Kid.

When Liz finally makes it to the surface of the ship, she is met up with Kid and Patty. They are now ready to confront their enemy. All of a sudden, they’re enemy is sliced up in an instant. It was done by Chrona and Ragnarok. Ragnarok then absorbs all the souls that were hidden inside the ship, and gets stronger. He transforms and now has wings. Kid, Liz and Patty are in for a big fight.

Preview:

Next episode will begin (and hopefully end) the fight against Chrona and Ragnarok. Looks like there will be an aerial battle too!

Thoughts:

Crazy Patty is crazy?!

Another good episode. We find out more about Liz and Patty and how they ended up with Kid. Not only is Patty hilarious, Liz is also funny with her cowardly antics. Kid is worthless when it comes to symmetry as usual, but they all go together so well.

Next episode looks like it will be all action. We’ve seen what Chrona and Ragnarok can do to Maka and Soul, lets see how well Kid and company does against Chrona and upgraded Ragnarok.

Episode 14, the Soul Eater gang face their toughest challenge yet. The Super Written Exam given by Dr. Stein.

Summary:

There are a few days left before the big exam, and everyone is doing their best to study… well sort of. Looks like Maka and Tsubaki are the only two who are taking the exam seriously. Soul is being distracted by Blair, Patty fell asleep, Liz is plucking her eye brows, Kid is drawing, and Black Star is exercising.

Black Star seems to have his own way of passing the exam. Instead of studying, he sneaks off into Dr. Stein’s laboratory, to take a sneak peak at the test and answers. He of course gets caught. They find him the next day at the beginning of class.

The exam starts, and Soul reveals that he has a few tricks up his sleeves. He has written a cheat sheet on the inside of all his clothes. He also gets caught and is forced to take the exam wearing nothing but his boxers. He has another chance to pass the exam… to cheat from his neighbors!

Only one problem, his neighbors are Death the Kid and Patty Thompson. Time is almost over on the exam time, and Kid is still trying to write his name down. Patty constructs a paper giraffe! Maybe some help from his pal Black Star? Nope… it is over for Soul.

The exam grades are posted up. Death the Kid and Black Star are at the bottom with zero points. Patty ended up with 2 points (which I think is amazing), Liz ended up with 28 points, Tsubaki with 67 points (I think), and up top at number 1, Maka with a perfect 100.

To congratulate Maka, her father asks Blair to buy her a present for him. Blair ended up spending the money on something for herself. She uses her magic to change the size of the item so that I would fit Maka. Maka doesn’t seem to like the present.

Ending Sequence:

New ending song! The song is Style, by Nishino Kana. The ending sequence shows Maka walking in casual clothing and eventually meets up with Soul. The ending reminds me of one of the ending sequence for Bleach.

Preview:

Next episode will start getting serious again. Death the Kid looks like he was sent out on a mission, and ends up fighting with Chrona and Ragnarok.

Thoughts:

How did you end up scoring 2 points with that giraffe, Patty?!

This was a very funny episode. I was laughing out loud at many parts of the episode. Especially any scenes with Patty in it. I still wonder how she scored 2 points if she turned her test into a paper giraffe…

Death the Kid vs Chrona and Ragnarok next episode! Can’t wait.

“You must defeat Shen Long to stand a chance!” will actually have some meaning behind this now.

Episode 13 continues where the last episode left off, with Eruka going to the Witch Prison to free the man with the Demon Eye.

Summary:

Eruka sneaks into the prison in frog form, and sets the man with the Demon Eye free. They were later surrounded by prison guards as they were making their escape. Just when it looked like Mr. Demon Eye was killed by the guards, he reveals to us that he is immortal. They both meet up with Medusa, where she asks him to take care of some Shibusen students for her. He, now known as Free, gladly accepts.

Meanwhile elsewhere, Maka and Soul are with Dr. Stein, for some special training. The training is meant for them to strengthen their bond and match their wavelengths.

Later on, Maka and Soul, along with Black Star and Tsubaki, are sent out on a mission in London to harvest corrupted souls. Who shows up? Free shows up, and Black Star takes center stage. Black Star tells Tsubaki to go into Demon Blade mode, and that he will finish Free off within thirty seconds. Tsubaki transforms, and together they display some smooth moves and techniques. Just when Black Star was about to finish Free off, he had reached his limit. Total time: Less than 10 seconds.

Time for Soul and Maka. Soul manages to impale Free, but they soon found out that he regenerates right away, and that he is part of the Immortal Clan. Free then transforms into his werewolf form. Soul goes into Scythe mode, but something is wrong. Maka is unable to hold Soul. Her hands would burn when she tries to pick him up. This is because their wavelengths are mismatched, and this lead to some arguing amoungs themselves. They were promptly scolded by Tsubaki, and got their acts together.

After calming down for a bit, Maka and Soul are now better matched. Maka and Soul uses their Resonance of Soul and does Witchhunter. However, it seems that whenever Soul raises his resonance, he starts losing control of himself because of the Black Blood. Medusa also reveals that a Weapon with Black Blood would devour the soul of the Meister. Soul manages to regain control, and together with Maka, they were able to stop Free (with some help from Black Star of course).

At the very end of the episode, it showed Maka coughing up some blood… Black Blood.

Preview:

Next episode looks very funny. It looks like they have to take an written exam for Shibusen. In the preview, our heroes manage to look even more beat up from the exam than from fighting in all of the previous episodes.

Thoughts:

WTF are you doing Patty?!

To me, it looks like the story is moving very fast, and it seems like they’re rushing things, trying to fit as much as possible into the episode. It jumped right from the training with Dr. Stein, to the fight with Free in the next scene. Oh well, at least they’re not dragging episodes instead like Naruto and Bleach.

Next episode is going back from action, to comedy. Maka looks poised, Soul looks nervous, Black Star looks all beaten up, Tsubaki is obviously worried about him, Kid looks like his head exploded, Liz looks worried, and Patty… she made a giraffe!

Episode 12 brings some of the baddies together in a Witch Meeting. Medusa seems to have something up her sleeves.

Summary:

The episode begins with the conclusion of a Witch’s Meeting where we also see Angela accompanied by Mifune (last seen in episode 2), along with Medusa and her crew. After the meeting, Medusa was stopped by two other witches, Eruka and Mizune. They were questioning her motives, but were silenced when Medusa got annoyed.

Sometime later, Maka and Black Star meet up with Dr. Stein. He seems to have a training device for Black Star. It is a pot filled with special water. It is a liquid which absorbs your soul’s wavelength when you touch it. The perfect training device for Black Star in order to use Tsubaki’s Demon Blade mode.

Afterwards, Maka and Blair had a party planned for Black Star and Tsubaki to congratulate them on their first soul. The whole crew was there. However during the party, Maka sensed the souls of Witches nearby.

It was Medusa, being confronted by the same two witches we saw earlier. Medusa quickly disposed of Mizune, and scared off Eruka.

A few moments later, Maka and Dr. Stein come running because of what they sensed. Medusa said that is the reason why she was also there.

Later that night, Medusa catches up with Eruka and demanded that she does something for her, or else she will meet the same fate as Mizune. Medusa gives her a key, and tells Eruka to free a prisoner. Prisoner 13 in the Witch’s Jail, the man with the Devil’s Eye, the person who took out the eye of the head Witch, Madame Demona.

Preview:

Next episode we find our heroes fighting this man with the Devil’s Eye. It seems that Black Star trained enough to use Tsubaki’s Demon Blade mode, and it also looks like something has gone wrong with Soul.

Thoughts:

Blair finally gets some screen time!

This was a rather short and simple episode. We find out a little bit more about Medusa, and that she is not even trusted by her fellow witches. Next episode looks like it will be really good. We get to see Tsubaki’s Demon Blade mode! We still haven’t seen Blair in action since the first episode though.

The single for the first ending song for Soul Eater has been released. The song “I Wanna Be”, is sung by Stance Punks, a Japanese Punk Rock band. You may know them for their song “No Boy No Cry” as one of the opening songs for Naruto.

You can download the single here:

DDL via Rapishare
P2P via Bittorrent

The filesize of the zip folder is about 19mb. Enjoy the song!