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Meme Tatane (多々音めめ, Tatane Meme) is a first-year meister at Death Weapon Meister Academy in the N.O.T Class curriculum.[2] While appearing to be a ditzy airhead, she was revealed to be a spy and traitor for both Shaula and the Witch Order.[3] Additionally, it is implied that she is also the mysterious individual known as Texas Mask (テキサス仮面, Tekisasu Came).[4]
Personality[]
Appearance[]
Power[]
Special Abilities[]
Martial Arts (武道, Budō): Meme is a skilled martial artist, having earned several junior titles in multiple fields.[5]
- Judo (柔道, Jūdō): Meme is proficient in Judo, having received a junior title in this field.[5]
- Karate (空手): Meme is proficient in Karate. having received a junior title in this field.[5]
- Sleepy Fist (睡拳, Suiken): Meme is capable of fighting in this particular, unique style in which she imitates the movements and agility of a "drunken" person while asleep; she manage to overpower Misery with ease.[6]
List of techniques[]
History[]
Synopsis[]
Introduction arc[]
Meme is seen inside DWMA in the room where all the newly enrolled students had gathered. After being pushed by another student, Tsugumi crashes into her, and the two exchange greetings. Meme briefly forgets her name before finally remembering after, causing Tsugumi to be worried for her. After, Meme is confronted by two boys, who try to harass her into being partners with them. Tsugumi manages to pluck up the courage to intervene and help Meme, and with the help of Anya, manages to defeat the two boys in a duel. Inspired by her kindness, Meme asks if Tsugumi is willing to be her partner, despite the fact that she is a little forgetful and spacey. Tsugumi, after being rejected by Anya, agrees, until Anya then tugs on her sleeve, wanting to be her Meister in the end as well.
How To! arc[]
Both Anya and Meme end up being potential Meisters for Tsugumi. Led by Eternal Feather through Death City (Meme forgets where they are going), they reach their dormitory. Each of them had been given a weekly student allowance for $200. Eternal Feather then warns the three to watch out for the 'Witch of the Girl's Dormitory.'
Inside, they meet Kana Altair, a tarot-card reader. After meeting with Misery, the three girls reach their dormitory. Anya tries to pick the bed nearest to Tsugumi, and is disappointed when Meme picks it before she can. However, when Meme offers to switch, Anya coolly says that it does not matter, although she is shown to feel rather left out as Meme and Tsugumi chat to each other.
At night, Tsugumi is nearly assaulted by Misery, and Meme briefly manages to incapacitate her in using her Sleepy Fist attack whilst asleep, but ends up sleeping next to Tsugumi. Kim Diehl soon knocks the crazy superintendent out.
The next day, Tsugumi, after getting her allowance taken from Kim Diehl, returns to her dormitory, only to find that Anya had spent all of her money on getting strange bits and bobs and that Meme has lost her allowance (Anya says that it is nothing to worry about and Meme believes her). However, the three girls end up enjoying themselves to some taiyaki.
Traitors arc[]
Putting their leftover money together, the three girls are only able to buy one helping of noodles between them, but Eternal Feather helps them out (Anya struggles in eating the noodles with chopsticks, causing Eternal Feather to give her a fork). The three find out that the Witch of the Girl's Dormitory is none other than Kim Diehl. They all listen as Kim, despite her cute appearance, is a downright bully. She forcefully gave Eternal Feather her name and asked for payment after. The two see Ox talking to Kim in the distance, and sees Kim punch him and walk off. Eternal Feather explains that although most boys avoid her now, Ox the honour student is the only one who always approaches her.
Because the three have no money, Eternal Feather offers them a place to work part-time: Deathbucks Cafe. After arriving at the cafe, the two meet Akane and Clay, who are also working part-time. Anya does not hesitate to mock them for being slack with their money. Changing into the cafe's uniforms, Tsugumi realizes how much more prominent Meme's chest looks (she herself does not notice). Anya is embarrassed as she thinks the skirt is too short, and her embarrassment causes Meme and Tsugumi to be overwhelmed with how cute she looks.
Although Meme struggles at first (she cannot remember the orders of her customers and has to ask them to repeat it numerous times), she proves to be a great worker, her strength proving useful in carrying large amounts of trays with great ease. After taking a break, the students see Ox delivering coffee beans to the cafe. Anya wonders if Ox spends a lot of his money for Kim, to which Tsugumi tells her to be quiet.
After finishing their jobs at the cafe, the three girls are stopped by Ox, who gives Tsugumi the money he had earned to pay her back for the money Kim took from her, saying that all he wants in return is for her to not hate Kim. After, Meme encourages Tsugumi to spend Ox's money, as if she does not, Ox worked for nothing. Tsugumi decides to hold a party for the three of them, and thank Ox for the money after. She tells Anya and Meme that they do not need to call her with the formal suffix '-san' any more. Although Meme is happy with this, Anya has trouble saying 'Tsugumi' and ends up calling her 'Tsugumin,' much to the surprise of Meme and Tsugumi.
The three girls attend a lesson held by Sid in the dance studio, where he teaches them on how to work as Weapon and Meister. He calls in Maka and Soul for a quick demonstration before letting the others work on their own. However, after being told to work in pairs, Tsugumi is at a dilemma as she has two Meisters. Anya decides that it is her (Meme's) turn to be Tsugumi's Meister as she was Tsugumi's Meister the previous lesson. Meme happily agrees, but before she can go any further, Anya is dragged away by Sid to work with another partner. Nervously, Tsugumi and Meme work together, and end up joking about with each other, much to Anya's chagrin. And after seeing Tsugumi and Meme acting friendly with each other, she ends up walking out of the lesson, something which troubles Tsugumi and Meme after the lesson.
Meme and Tsugumi finally arrive to help Anya from a Traitor, with Meme intercepting the Traitor just in time. Despite Anya's warnings, Meme prepares to fight, until Akane and Clay intervene, causing the Traitor to retreat. The three girls all thank the boys, who offer them to accompany them to their dormitory.
Tsugumi and Meme realize that Anya is hurt and is also feeling rather ill (the needle the Traitor is wearing is suspected to be poisoned). However, Kim suddenly arrives, and secretly heals Anya's wound with her Regeneration Magic.
Tsugumi tells Anya that she and Meme were worried about her, and Anya coldly tells her not to mind about her, as it is better if Tsugumi and Meme be always together. As Tsugumi apologizes, she and Meme write down Anya's name on their arms to remind them that it is her turn to be Tsugumi's partner next, and the three all make up. However, as the ink on their arms washes off, Meme soon forgets whose turn it is the next day, much to Anya's annoyance.
After getting up once again in a new day at Death City, Tsugumi asks Anya and Meme why they came to DWMA. Meme tells her that she forgot and Anya coldly refuses to answer her question.
Jot arc[]
One day after class, Meme is approached by Tsubaki Nakatsukasa, who recognizes her from their time training together in Japan. Tsugumi notices Meme seems a bit nervous as she continues speaking with Tsubaki until Black☆Star leads Tsubaki away. When Tsubaki departs, Tsugumi sees Meme put her hands over her face and explain she had to fake kindness to Tsubaki: she does not remember ever meeting her.[7]
Preparations! Arc[]
Death Fest arc[]
Quotes[]
- (To Shaula Gorgon) "Our friendship isn't about who drags whom!"[8]
- (To Shaula Gorgon) "I was taught martial arts for the purpose of "being better"...but you manipulated me with your own ideas of who's "better" or "worse"...all I hope is that my fists will help those I love to be happy...."[8]
- (As Texas Mask) "I seriously dunno how I'm going to feed myself this month, bro."[9]
- (As Texas Mask) "I'm feelin' rich and famous like a celebrity!! And I'm swingin' my chainsaw with brutality. Now all I need is a sacrificial fatality — YEAH!!"[9]
References[]
- ↑ (Yen Press) Soul Eater Not! Manga: Chapter 2 — Tsugumi: This is Meme Tatane-chan, age 14....
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Soul Eater Not! Manga: Chapter 1
- ↑ Soul Eater Not! Manga: Chapter 37
- ↑ In Chapter 37 of Soul Eater NOT, Clay finds Meme's bag to have the Texas Mask costume. In Episode 12, Meme uses a chainsaw, the main weapon of Texas Mask in the manga, as a weapon rather proficiently with one hand.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Soul Eater Not! Volume 4; Chapter 26; Soul Eater Not!: Chapter 37
- ↑ Soul Eater Not!: Chapter 2
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