Tsugumi...
It's almost time for supper,
so can you put that away and call your brother?
Okay.
What is this?
Oh, my...
Miss Harudori, are you really going to DWMA?
Uh, mm-hmm.
Amazing!
That's so elite, isn't it?
- DWMA is in America, right? - It's your chance to find a rich husband!
Are you going to fight witches and stuff?
I'm not doing anything like that.
Say, you can become a weapon, right?
It's not so much that I can as that I do.
Become it now!
Now? No, I can't do it so suddenly.
Why not?
I want to see it, too!
I mean, a weapon!
Isn't that cool?
It's not really that cool...
- It's not that easy to transform... - Miss?
Ladies and gentlemen, we will be arriving at Death City Airport soon.
- We are about to land, so please return your tray table. - The local weather conditions are clear.
- Oh, right. - The temperature is 28 degrees Celsius.
"DWMA New Student Handbook"
we wanna be there even if we had to twist the world all around to get there
without you, i guess i couldn't even find the future here today
i was always trying to take nothing for granted
for the day i might lose them
but you just came in to my black and white monochrome destiny
and colored it all over
we won't be satisfied with the routine future
we were born to make a new history come true
there's absolutely no absolute thing in this world
this road goes on forever
as long as we won't give up
Young lady, are you here sightseeing?
Come hop in a taxi!
- No, um, I'm taking a bus... - When you come to Death City, you just have to buy one of these!
That's okay, I've got all I need.
Here, young lady, this will make you a proper Death-girl!
Young lady, do you need a taxi? Hop right on in!
I will not get in such an unacceptable vehicle!
Um, excuse me...
Yes, how can I help you?
Where did I come from, and where am I going?
Huh?
Enrolling at DWMA!
The famous long staircase in front of the school is for building tough leg muscles...
Huh?!
I think I might die first.
It's so hot! I should have brought some tea.
It's just a little farther. Hang in there!
See you!
Oh... thank you very much...
She's so cool. I wonder if she's a student here.
It's just a little farther, then? All right!
My... My knees are about to crack up...
Hey, knees, you too?
Am I at an age where I can laugh at the slightest thing?
I made it!
Huh?
Is this from that other student earlier? What is it?
Welcome to DWMA!!
Turn around!
Turn around?
This is Death City!
And this... is the school I'm going to from now on, DWMA!
What is this? It tastes weird! It's the taste of America!
Death Weapon Meister Academy, popularly known as DWMA.
It's a school that trains the heroes that preserve world peace.
Its students include weapons and meisters.
Those who are weapons are people who possess the ability to transform into weapons.
Those who are meisters are the people who use those weapons to fight with.
Freshman Orientation & Get-Together this way
That last combination worked well, huh?
Let's test it out one more time before we forget how it felt.
- Yeah. There should be some more room for improvement, too. - The weapon is talking. That weapon is a person.
I'm taking all of the contract money I'm getting
from this latest sponsored event and donating it for the children.
How cool. I wonder if he's famous.
I'd like to donate all of my contract fees.
Would you like to be my partner?
No, be my partner.
I'm a 14-year-old who's in love with love...
I've never even had a male friend before,
and suddenly, I'm in a love triangle.
Not you! Not in a hundred years!
I'll kill you.
Eep! I'm sorry! I'm dreaming far too much!
What was that about?
She's an unfamiliar face, huh? Maybe she's a freshman.
I'll bet she wanted my autograph.
No she didn't.
Whew... For better or worse, this is a big deal.
Why did I have to be a weapon?
I want to go home.
I want to go home! I want to go home! I want to go home!
I want to go home! I want to go home!
I can't go home!
Hmph, let's go!
The inside of this school is like a maze.
I'm lost?
Welcome to DWMA!! Freshman Orientation & Get-Together
Here, I slipped out of that cramped castle,
and came to see the commoner's world,
but this was the wrong choice.
There's no way the commoners that I'm picturing
would be in a specialized school like this, is there?
I'm such a birdbrain!
There's a lot about the students here that is so unusual.
Excuse me.
I'm sorry I'm late. I got lost.
New student?
Oh, yes. Tsugumi Harudori.
There's a commoner!
- Weapon or meister? - Her hairstyle asserts nothing. She has no figure to speak of.
- Um, weapon. - Her hairstyle asserts nothing. She has no figure to speak of.
And despite the overwhelming lack of aura,
- she has the adorable smile of someone who isn't at all concerned.
- Put this on your chest. - she has the adorable smile of someone who isn't at all concerned.
- Right. - she has the adorable smile of someone who isn't at all concerned.
Looks like we barely made it.
Ah... I'm so jealous...
Oh, I'm so sorry! Are you all right?
Yes, I'm fine. Absolutely.
Oh, your ribbon...
Here.
Thanks.
On top? I thought you had it on your left side earlier.
I did?
I'm Tsugumi Harudori.
As in Tsugumi, the "bird of spring"?
Yes.
I'm...
Huh? Let's see...
I've forgotten my name.
Huh? Your name?!
Ah! I remembered it! I'm Meme. Meme Tatane. Pleased to meet you.
- Miss Meme, is it? To forget your own name is beyond zoned out. - That's it. That's the kind of commoner I've been looking for.
- I'm just absent-minded. - That's it. That's the kind of commoner I've been looking for.
Absent-minded?
Such a pretty girl. Almost like a princess.
Gagantous!
"Gagantous"?
That's everyone, right?
Welcome to DWMA. I'm Sid, one of the teachers here.
There are those of you here who transform into weapons,
and those of you who wish to be meisters, who fight with the weapons.
There are probably those of you among the weapons
who are not yet able to transform under your own will yet.
But there is no rush. This is the school where you will learn that.
How lame.
You got people like that here?
From here on, you will have to choose partners...
Partners
meisters with weapons, and weapons with meisters.
Partners?
For still-inexperienced weapons in particular,
the meister you partner with is important.
Just as one cannot become a parent without a child,
without a meister that can use a weapon, it will be difficult to become a weapon.
Take your time and find a partner you have good chemistry with.
What should we do?
I know I want a girl.
If both of us are guys, I'll have to go to the filthy boys dorms,
and having a girl partner seems like it will be easier.
I'm not an eloquent man.
I think it will be quicker for you to understand
if you actually see partners with matching wavelengths for yourselves.
Come on in.
These are your seniors, the meister Maka Albarn,
and the weapon Soul Eater.
Nice to meet you all. I'm Maka.
She remembers me.
Okay, you two, begin.
He transformed into a weapon!
Miss Harudori, you're a weapon too, aren't you?
Oh... I still can't do it like that...
The weapon and meister are both people. That is not just a "thing."
If we acknowledge each other's wills and match our breathing,
then without even any added force...
...he'll move!
Amazing...
It's like the two of them are dancing.
This is a weapon and meister partnership.
You will learn all about it little by little in your classes.
Right now, just sense out your feelings.
That's all for today. You are dismissed.
Wasn't that amazing? I'm surprised by how all of the upperclassmen
here at DWMA are so incredible...
Miss Meme!
Hey, you're a meister, right? How about pairing with me?
I may not look it, but I'm a pretty awesome weapon.
- Well, um... - You will, right?
What are you looking at?
Oh, nothing.
Hmph, you wanna partner with me?
No.
I can't do this. I've been going to a regular school up to now.
I'm just a normal middle-schooler.
Just because I've come to DWMA doesn't mean I'm suddenly a hero.
I'm sorry, Miss Meme.
But if I just leave like this, I'll never be friends with Miss Meme, huh?
I wonder what that student would have done in this situation.
You won't be sorry. Team up with me. Okay?
No, thanks.
How heartbreaking. Why don't we get to know each other better?
Miss Meme!
Let's go!
Miss Harudori!
That girl is the one that he's inviting.
- He has no use for a flat-chested girl like you. - Flat-chested?!
I can tell. Even when you grow up, you'll stay the same.
- Ha-ha-ha! That's for sure! Now that that's clear, get lost. - Commoner-sized mammaries...
"Commaries."
What do you want?
Stay out of this. We're just asking to be partners, right?
Hmph, you boor.
Huh?!
Are you looking for a fight?!
Actions do the talking here at DWMA! Let's go!
Fascinating. All right, let's do this, why don't we?
Eh?!
I won't go easy, just because you're a girl...
Spare me the embarrassing puffery.
Miss Harudori, was it? You're a weapon, right?
Please, transform yourself at once.
Huh? But I still can't transform properly.
If you can't transform, then go on home!
Hey!
Oh, let's have a look.
Their school life is just getting started, after all.
What is this? Trouble already?
Well, it is this kind of school, after all.
You're not going to stop them, Sid-sensei?
Nah, it is this kind of school, after all.
This fight is over before it's even started. Transform!
How 'bout that?! I can completely transform everything but my head!
So close.
If you don't hurry up and transform, too, we'll get beaten up.
But I can't. Not when I'm suddenly asked to do so.
I heard that commoners... were strong, powerful, cheerful, fun people.
But you do not seem to be that way. How disappointing.
So you don't need a weapon, then?
Weapon or not, I am not going to fall behind the likes of you!
Imagine it!
The sharp blade lying dormant within your soul!
Awaken it! For the sake of what you believe to be right!
Starting today, you are a student at DWMA!
Imagine it?
The blade lying dormant within my soul?
I didn't become a weapon because I wanted to.
Why me? I hate being afraid. I want to go home.
I can't do this. Please, lay off of me.
For what reason have I come here?
I have to fight... I have to protect...
It's okay. Open your eyes, Tsugumi Harudori.
I am a weapon!
Is this... me?!
That's a halberd.
You can do it if you try, can't you?
Look at that, you've got no blade.
I'm sorry I took so long!
Here we go!
Keep calm!
Right!
We have two injured students. Someone go to the nurse's office,
and ask Medusa-sensei to come here.
Okay, I'll go.
Thank you very much, Miss Kamome Umi-dori. [Seagull Sea-bird]
It's Tsugumi Harudori. [Thrush Spring-bird]
Oh, I'm sorry, Miss Harudori.
Hmm, I got helped out, myself. If you want to thank anyone...
It's Anya.
Thank you very much, Miss Anya.
Hmph.
Miss Harudori, I have a favor to ask.
Yes?
I'm a bit dense, and might cause you all sorts of trouble...
...but would you like to be my partner?
- Huh? Me? - Huh?
If you'll have me, I'll be glad to... Oh, but...
Why should I have to pair up with a commoner like you?
In fact, you're unwelcome. If I paired with you,
your commary-sized bust might spread to me, too!
Gagantous!
Well then, is that settled?
Mm-hmm, glad to have you.
Yes, I am glad to have you, as well!
I'm a 14-year-old who's in love with love,
but this is not the triangle I expected to be in.
With a big wave and a "See you,"
let's meet in the new day
Our shadows stretch along the pavement
coming together, then apart, then together
What do I say when the road home ends?
You are not alone. Nope, right nearby,
there are eyes looking back at you
And just like a miracle,
they can turn even failures into laughter
Thank you for a fun day
Let's do it again tomorrow
We'll open a brand-new door
chasing after dreams and love
and those nameless feelings, too
What awaits us when we arrive at the girls' dorm?
Witches? Calamity?
No, stop! I'm not Mary!
What are you doing, Miss Tsugumi?
Time to go to work.
Ah, wait!
Next time; Girls' Dorms à la Carte!