Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-28831435-20160703040107/@comment-25936766-20160709200010

ChishioKunrin wrote: I think that's only in the anime. I haven't finished the manga (kinda dropped it and got distracted with other things), but as far as I know, in the manga, Maka's special trait is not that she's a scythe, but rather that her soul is a special rare type called a Grigori, meaning her soul has wings. Which... brings even more similarity to Ruby who has a smaller, more honest soul, and her special ability may be connected to her soul and makes wing-like light.

Ah right, never finished the manga myself either.

Still, the specifics may be different, but the overall point is the same: Special trait hardly hinted before.