KiMa

KiMa is the het ship between Death the Kid and Maka Albarn from the Soul Eater fandom.

Canon
Maka and Kid are classmates and teammates at DWMA (Death Weapon Meister Academy). They both met indirectly, with Kid seeing Maka for the first time when she, Soul, Blackstar, Tsubaki were fighting Sid for extra lessons, and Maka seeing Kid when he fought Soul and Blackstar on his first day as a student at DWMA.

Seeing the two meisters and weapons have a hard time during their fight with Dr. Stein, Kid tried to go and help them, and told his father, Shinigami-sama to enroll him, and his partners Liz and Patty just to help them (as according to his father, he is a Shinigami, not a Shibusen student). Ironically, Maka and Kid had a hard time getting up at the same time, Maka being because she saw how large Dr. Stein's soul was, and Kid being because of his OCD and how he thought maybe he forgot to fold the toilet paper at his house into a triangle, so he was stuck on what to do. He even stated that they (Maka and the others) will be more discouraged if they see his imperfect self due to the toilet paper not being folded. At the end, he wasn't able to go and help them. When Kid was fighting against Soul and Blackstar, Maka used Soul Perception and looked into Kid's and his weapon partners' souls. She noticed how although matching one's soul wavelength with two weapons is very difficult, Kid's wavelength with Liz and Patty was very stable. She also noticed that there was admiration in their relationship, and noted how the three of them make a great team. At the end of the fight, Maka was the one who noticed that Soul had cut Kid's bang during the fight, and said that he spat out blood and collapsed due to the balance being collapsed and the symmetry being not right (since his bangs were now not symmetrical).

When the Super Written Exams were announced by Dr. Stein, Maka was nervous because Kid was now going to take the exams along with them (as she knew he was intelligent). She then thought to herself that she had to do her best.

At the celebration of the anniversary of the DWMA's founding, when Maka, Soul, Tsubaki, and Blackstar arrived at the party, Kid looked upset, and Maka noticed, so she asked him what was wrong.

During the Maka, Kid, and Blackstar's mission to stop Medusa's plan, Blackstar was supposed to be the one to fight the demon sword, Crona, while Kid and Maka were supposed to go ahead and work together to stop Medusa's allies from resurrecting the Kishin. However, Maka decided to not follow the plan and chose to fight Crona instead of Blackstar.

When Maka was paralyzed after a mission, Kid and the others went to visit her in the nurse's office. While Maka and the others were talking, Kid was busy rearranging the medicine shelf that was in front of her so she would feel at better, since she couldn't move. He also asked Nygus for another medicine bottle, to "improve the balance."

When the group was trying to perform team soul resonance, Maka and Kid were easily able to resonate and connect. When Blackstar and Maka started to really argue, Kid put his arm in front of Maka and told Blackstar to stop it. When Blackstar and Maka were fighting, Kid tried to go and stop them but Soul stopped him from doing so. After Blackstar punched Maka in the face, Kid was startled and said he could've held back a little.

When Maka and Kid and their partners went on a mission together, the two of them used Soul Perception to sense if there was anyone inside of the factory. However, the two ended up splitting up as Kid wanted to go and find a proper entrance for all of them to go through, while Maka was okay going through a vent. Later on, Kid was starting overthink about if he forgot to do something at his house (like folding the end of the toilet paper into a triangle and so on) and ended up lying on the floor because although he wanted to go home, he was also worried about Maka and the others. He ended up staying on the floor until Maka, Soul, and Blair were able to defeat the clown.

While Medusa was guiding them in Arachnophobia's domain, Kid told Maka that there are allies following Medusa so they could be prepared if she was planning on betraying them. Due to both of them being able to use Soul Perception, Maka and Kid have bonded over it, a specific moment being over sensing a monkey, which was one of the beings following Medusa, while being in the mission they were in.

Later in the manga, when Gopher was planning on assissinating Maka, Kid was greatly angered.

Maka (as well as the others) also showed great determination to rescue Kid when he was kidnapped by Noah. When Gopher came back, there was a huge bruise on his face, due to Maka, leading Kid to mock him.

Near the end, Kid was afraid of connecting his last Sanzu Line, as he was afraid of ending up like Asura, but Maka convinced him to do it. Maka wholly disagreed with what Asura said about Kid and said that Kid is nothing like him. After that, Maka proceeds to tell Kid not to worry and that they (Maka and the rest) know him well. Kid later tells Maka that her courage supports him to no end, and ended up connecting his last line, thus turning him into a true death god.

Quotes
"YOU SCUM! JUST YOU TRY LAYING A FINGER ON MAKA!! YOU'LL REGRET IT, I PROMISE YOU!!"

- Chapter 63 5 Kid to Gopher.

"Maka... Be careful..."

"Kid's not like you! Kid would never call human beings scum! Or witches, or anyone! YOU'RE JUST EXPLOITING HIS KINDNESS AND TRYING TO INFLAME HIS FEARS!!"

"Maka... Your unyielding courage supports me to no end."

Fanon
KiMa is not as popular compared to other ships within the fanbase. However, some ship Kid and Maka due to the fact that Maka has a Grigori Soul (a soul having Angelic properties), while Kid is a Grim Reaper. Some fans also ship Kid and Maka due to them both being levelheaded compared to their other friends, and having similar Soul Perception skills. In Chapter 63, fans noticed that Kid was immensely mad when Gopher was planning on assassinating her, as he is normally levelheaded and calm.

Another thing that fans have noticed is that Maka is perfectly symmetrical, while Kid is obsessed with symmetry. In official art (done by Atsushi Ohkubo), Kid and Maka are seen staring at each other while smiling too. Due to Kid and Maka having little interaction in the anime, a lot of fans think that they don't have a great relationship, so they don't ship them. Those who have read the manga however, are more likely to ship them due to the two having more moments together.

Some fans have also speculated that Maka's male form (which is when she turns into the form she is attracted to) looks a lot like Kid, as her appearance is tidy, neat, and formal. Some fans also like how Shinigami-sama (Kid's father) and Spirit Albarn (Maka's father) are partners.

Finally, due to Maka and Kid not ending up with anyone by the end of the series, some fans like to think that something could happen between them.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Maka Albarn/Death the Kid stories on Wattpad
 * Maka Albarn/Death the Kid stories on Wattpad

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Trivia

 * In quite a lot of Official Artwork (done by the author of Soul Eater, Atsushi Ohkubo), Kid and Maka are often seen staring and smiling at each other.
 * There has not been a full chapter or an episode where only Kid and Maka are working together fully, as a situation occurs or something gets in the way before it happens (e.g. Maka fighting demon sword Crona instead of Blackstar, Kid not being able to go into the factory with Maka due to his OCD, and Maka taking on Kid's job while he goes somewhere else near the end of the Baba Yaga Castle Arc.)
 * In the manga, Kid is more sympathetic towards Maka than in the anime.
 * In an official artwork, Maka is seen dressed in an attire that is inspired by Kid's design and white stripes (Chapter 77 & Chapter 113).
 * Kid is the only guy that Maka hasn't maka-chopped in their group (the ones she has being Blackstar and Soul).
 * Maka and Kid first saw/meet each other indirectly (they didn't interact the first time).

Variations
SoulKidMaka refers to the ship between Soul Evans, Kid and Maka