CroMa

CroMa is the non-binary ship between Crona and Maka Albarn from the Soul Eater fandom.

Canon
The two first meet in Italy, when Maka and Soul were on a mission there. Maka senses Crona's peculiar soul wavelengths and wants to check it out. Before they start to fight, Crona blushes and says that they are not good at talking with girls. Crona beats them and Maka tries to flee, but Crona reminds her that the doors open on the inside. They are about to kill Soul and Maka by dealing the last blow before the two are saved by Spirit and Stein arriving.

Maka and Crona fight a second time during Medusa's attempt to revive the original Kishin under the DWMA. Originally, it was Black Star's job to defeat Crona, but Maka decides to engage in battle instead. During the fight, both of them fall into madness and engage in a strange battle. Maka succeeds in reaching Crona's soul and comes to understand them. After they come out of the madness, Maka hugs Crona and asks them to become friends. Crona then surrenders to the DWMA.

Maka is shown thinking about Crona while she is recovering from the battle. When Death decides to enroll Crona in the Academy as a trial student, Maka happily helps them to get used to their new life. Later, they go on a mission to the Czech Republic together. During their battle against the golem, Crona makes a declaration of protection to Maka, to which Maka reacts by blushing. After the battle, Crona, along with Soul and Justin, pretends not to hear Maka when she asks why she has to lie in a coffin. Then Crona begins to put flowers in the coffin for her.

Anime
After Crona becomes Medusa's spy again, he still sees Maka as a friend. When Crona tries to leave Death City out of guilt, Maka convinces them to come back and confess their crimes. During their confession, Maka stays by their side and supports them.

During DWMA's fight against Arachnophobia, Maka abandons her original mission to assist Corona and Marie in their fight against Medusa. She appears just in time to save Crona from Medusa's deadly attack. The two continue to fight together, with Crona sacrificing herself for Maka and being badly injured. Maka then becomes so angry that she almost sinks into madness. Eventually, Maka defeats Medusa and tells her that she will never forgive her for what she did to Crona.

While Maka and the others fight Asura, Crona waits with the others for the outcome of the fight, confident that she will win. They tell the others that Maka's true strength is her courage, not a technique.

In the end credits of the anime, Corona is shown spending time with Maka, Soul, and Blair at their apartment.

Manga
After Crona goes back to Medusa, Maka doesn't give up hope and wants to bring Crona back to DWMA. Even after Death puts them on his list, she keeps trying and trying to resolve her confrontation with Corona in a peaceful manner, even though Crona says they've severed all ties. Maka decides to follow Crona to the moon to stop them from assimilating Asura.

During the Battle of the Moon, the two fight each other again. Maka uses the Kishin Hunt to get inside Asura and reach Crona.The two reconnect. Crona decides to use his black blood to trap Asura on the moon, trapping them there as well and saving the world for Maka. Before leaving the inside of the Kishin, Maka promises Crona to come back for them.

In the last chapter of the manga, Maka is seen sadly looking up at the moon and thinking of Crona. At the very end, she again makes the promise that she will see Crona again.

Moments

 * In chapter 24, Maka encourages Crona to write a poem to help with their feelings.
 * In chapter 38, Maka visits with Crona, Soul and Blair a Cafe.
 * After Maka overhears Crona talking to Medusa, she doesn't immediately inform the DMWA and wants to talk to Crona first.
 * At the end of episode 21, the usual ending is replaced with a version where Maka's child self is holding hands to walk with Crona.
 * In the third anime ending, Crona is shown protecting Maka from Girikos' attack and sits near her at the end.

Fanon
CroMa ship is a popular ship within the fanbase. There are currently over 170 works of this ship in AO3. Many fans started shipping the two after Maka forgave Crona and gave them the chance for a new life. Also, they see Maka's loyalty to Crona in a more romantic way than purely platonic. The big rival ships are SoMa, KiMa and CroKid.

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 * SoulMakaCrona refers to the ship between Soul Evans, Maka Albarn and Crona