Soul Eater 10 Maka Albarn Facts Most Fans Dont Know

Soul Eater: 10 Maka Albarn Facts Most Fans Don’t Know

Given what a popular character she is and how much time the show spends focusing on her, it’s no wonder that there are some forgotten facts about her.

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From its colorfully dark-yet-playful setting to its wide cast of uniquely memorable characters, there’s a lot about Soul Eater that seems to resonate with fans to this day. The characters’ struggles, insecurities and flaws are all wonderfully written, and this rings especially true in the case of the series’ titular heroine, Maka Albarn. She’s an exceptional scythe meister set to not only follow in her mothers’ footsteps, but even exceed them as well.

Despite this, though, she still manages to have realistically written flaws that tie-in to her best points. For example, she believes she’s exceptionally talented, which causes her to ignore advice from and butt heads with others, even when she’s in the wrong. Given what a popular character she is and how much time the show spends focusing on her, it’s no wonder that there are tidbits about her that most might not have picked up on.

10 Her Soul Type Is Exceedingly Rare

Simple ‘meister’ and ‘weapon’ soul types aren’t the only ones that exist within the series’ universe. Viewers are introduced to witch and grim reaper souls within the introductory episodes, and there are even more complex types, such as Tsubaki’s demon weapon soul.

Maka’s soul type is known as Grigori, and it’s so rare that it’s a trait only found in one out of every fifty million people. The abilities it grants are limited, though, as it only offers the user the ability to fly, and they have to use some sort of medium. This ability is rarely ever shown off in the anime as well, sadly making it rather forgettable.

9 Her Surname Is A Popular Cultural Reference

Atsushi Ohkubo included many musical allusions throughout Soul Eater, and the origins of Maka’s last name is just one of many. Her surname Albarn is a possible allusion to Damon Albarn, a musician in the British group Blur as well as one of the co-founders of the Gorillaz.

He’s also the singing voice of 2D, the virtual group’s lead singer. The musical tie-ins make sense with how much music and piano are tied into Maka and Soul’s themes.

8 Despite Her Athletic Abilities, She’s Horrible At Sports

Maka is an incredibly athletic person who takes the academy’s motto- “A sound soul dwells within a sound mind and a sound body”- very seriously. Despite this, though, she doesn’t grasp the concept of sports at all, and is shown to be completely clueless when it comes to basketball.

She confused terms from other games such as football with those in basketball, and kept accidentally breaking rules regarding ball dribbling and the like. This is mostly due to the fact that her primary hobbies are studying and reading, and she doesn’t take much interest in social activities like team sports.

7 For Such A Go-Getter, She Can Be Surprisingly Gloomy

Upon first meeting her, Maka seems like an overly confident honor student who takes great pride in everything she does. While this is true, there’s also a side of her that can be surprisingly easily discouraged, especially in combat against meisters more skilled than her.

She breaks down momentarily in the fight against Professor Stein, as she’s able to see how massive the difference in their souls is. More fatally, she freezes in a fight against Crona when she realizes she’s outmatched and Soul takes a near-fatal wound defending her.

6 She’s Held Back By A Deep-Seeded Fear Of Rejection

Although she can act overly confident, deep down, Maka is absolutely terrified of the idea of her partner Soul rejecting her. It’s never directly stated, but viewers are given a rather clear glimpse of it in the first episode whenever the duo go up against Blair the ‘witch’.

This fear is due to her having watched her father cheat on her mother constantly throughout her childhood. It’s not as if she doesn’t trust Soul, but it’s easy for her to get accusative whenever someone like Blair is around him.

5 Her Soul Has Two Different Appearances

Meisters possess the ability to see the souls of others, and most peoples’ souls only have one general look. However, because of Maka’s soul being that of a Grigori rather than a human, its appearance changes vastly depending on whether or not she’s resonating with Soul.

Whenever she’s on her own, her soul is an orange color and her small pigtails are plainly represented. However, whenever her soul is resonating with that of her weapon partner’s, it turns blue and the ponytails additionally turn into wings.

4 She’s Been The Target Of Attempted Assassination

Not only is Maka’s soul type exceedingly rare, but her soul wavelength is another rare yet immensely powerful part of her arsenal. Due to her Anti-Demon Wavelength, Maka is not only able to dispel madness, but her attacks are super-effective against Witches, who are intensely powerful.

Because of these two qualities, though, Maka’s immediately in much more danger than most of her fellow students. After all, it only makes sense that the enemy would want to either harness such powers for themselves or be able to eliminate such a threat entirely- and it’s actually been attempted in the manga.

3 One Of Her Most Useful Abilities Is Only Seen Once

Before Maka and Soul enter the church to confront Crona for the first time, Maka gets an unmistakable feeling of overwhelming danger that sent a chill down her spine. She was able to sense just how outclassed she was by her future opponent before the two ever laid eyes on each other.

It turned out to be right, too, as both her and Soul could have lost their lives that day. And although it seems like an incredibly useful ability for helping avoid needless casualties in battle, it’s never seen again outside of this one instance.

2 The Only Character More Popular Than Her With Fans Is Death The Kid

It’s incredibly common for the protagonists of shonen series in particular to be one of the most popular characters in the series. While it’s true that Maka is a wonderfully written character, that’s true for most of the series’ cast, and there’s also a fair bit of focus on characters besides her.

In the first and second official popularity polls, Maka ranked third and second, respectively. Second-place in the first poll was Black Star, and then Death the Kid himself took first both times. It’s clear that a series has a wonderful cast of main characters when all of them are top fan-favorites.

1 Her Name’s Meaning Is Also Her Weapon Of Choice

It’s no secret that Maka is an exceptional scythe-meister, and she spends practically all of her time either studying to become better or training alongside Soul. However, there’s actually a scythe reference tied in as closely as her very name that many fans might not be aware of.

Maka’s name is an anagram for kama, which means scythe. It’s almost as if her mother knew that she’d be just as ambitious as her when she got older, wanting to follow in her footsteps and making a death scythe to rival her father.

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