Soul Eater 02: I'm a Star! The Big Shot Appears

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A STAR APPEARS: As a top-class assassin, Black Star's fighting style is most conducive to stealth and striking from the shadows. Unfortunately, "Mr. Big Shot" has one personality quirk that tends to get in the way, much to the dismay of his living weapon, Tsubaki. I couldn't help but think of another certain ninja -- one that likes ramen. In fact, Black Star seems to be the amalgamation of certain anime character stereotypes. Normally, that gets tiring for me pretty quickly. But I just can't bring myself to hate the guy. I think Black Star is at his best when playing off of Soul as they end up looking like a manzai group without a straight man. Otherwise, it's easy for him to lapse into "stereotypical character A." I also like how he tends to succumb to fads he conjures in his head. It kind of reminds me of some people I know -- the only difference being Black Star is designed to be intentionally silly. Real-life people, on the other hand, don't even realize how silly they are being sometimes. Or is that most of the time?