Newb bearing disability meta

[terajk]

So, I spent the last month marathonning Soul Eater and I LOVE IT. (I'm also really proud, because I usually discover awesome things after they're over. Most egregiously, I read Ranma 1/2 last yesr.) Although, technically, I didn't find Soul Eater so much as have it recced to me! Yay!

ANYWAY. For month_of_meta I'm doing a series on disability in SE. (It's a series because SE has that lovely "problem" where there are bunch of characters with disabilities.) There's two posts so far. Warning for both: This REALLY HUGE SPOILER from chapter 72 of the manga became essential to my argument(s,) orz. See individual headings for other warnings.


Title: Disability in Soul Eater pt. 1: Asura and Crona
Characters: Asura, Crona
Content notes: discussion of body horror, mind and body control, body horror, mental illness
Summary: A discussion of the series's disabled antagonists.

LJ | DW

Title: Disability in Soul Eater, pt. 2: OCD Goth Cowboy Jesus for Great Justice
Characters: Death the Kid
Content notes: discussion of obsessive-compulsive disorder and suicidal ideation. Also, lots of pictures.
Summary: An analysis of Death the Kid, because he is fabulous.
Note: I had a lot of fun with this one.

LJ | DW