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_Soul Eater Not!_ is a spinoff manga from the main series _Soul Eater_. It
also has an anime adaption.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HcClX.jpg)

I've read a couple of volumes of _Soul Eater_ , but when would be the earliest
(plot-wise) that I should pick up this sub-series as I'm told many of the
characters and plot points are shared?


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When can I start reading "Soul Eater Not!"?


You don't need any significant knowledge of the plot of Soul Eater to begin
reading Soul Eater Not!. It is set in the same world, but Soul Eater Not!
takes place chronologically before the beginning of the Soul Eater manga and
mostly focuses on characters who are not important for the main plot. If
you're familiar with the setting of Soul Eater (which should not require more
than a few chapters of the original) then you should be able to read it. In
fact, you could probably read it without any knowledge of the original, as the
major concepts are all reintroduced, but I think it will be more enjoyable for
those who at least know the main characters and setting of the original.

Of course, many of the characters from Soul Eater also show up in Not!. There
may be foreshadowing of future events or outright spoilers connected to these
characters, but I don't remember anything major getting spoiled, and most of
the references are to things which occur fairly early in the manga. If you
want to catch all of the references, it would be good to read up to chapter 44
(last chapter in volume 11), and possibly a bit farther, but strictly speaking
that isn't necessary.


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