Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-108.23.148.194-20140118015155/@comment-14909251-20140306064017

Well, I think it is fairly clear that Soul Eater was a major influence on the story. Monty references it multiple times in interview and there are numerous characters who are very similar to characters from the series other than Ruby. Ren, for instance, is a lot like Death the Kid in appearance and fighting style, though Ren has not yet shown a complex over the need for symmetry. Ozpin makes me think of Stein and Cinder is sort of similar to Medusa. I kind of expect Qrow to bear a resemblance to Maka's dad and there are already similarities given Qrow's associations. The moon motif, although obviously different, does evoke thoughts of the bizarre moon in Soul Eater. Even Beacon looks a bit like the DWMA.