<p>A somewhat theoretical answer:</p>

<p>Living things display the <em>7 characteristics of life</em> - which are:</p>

<ul>
<li>Movement </li>
<li>Respiration </li>
<li>Sensitivity </li>
<li>Growth </li>
<li>Reproduction </li>
<li>Excretion </li>
<li>Nutrition</li>
</ul>

<p>They definetly exhibit movement and respiration
<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/8TnBJ.gif" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>And they are sensitive to conditions of the atmosphere
<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ZphHc.gif" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>They do not appear to grow, but this could be because they are adult.</p>

<p>They do not appear to reproduce.</p>

<p>They excrete light onto the world.</p>

<p>The moon <em>may</em> be eating something.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/RX5wo.gif" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>If the sun and moon's reproduction properties are anything like our own, which they are modelled off, they are non-existant. Stars and planets are <em>formed</em> - a non-biological formation without passing on any genetic information</p>

<p>This, combined with the fact that many of the other characteristics are assuming a lot, can bring us to the conclusion that they are not living,</p>

<p>Although, having said that, there are a couple rare articles around the web that claim stars are living. <a href="http://www.starlarvae.org/Star_Larvae_The_Stellar_Organism.html" rel="noreferrer">Example</a></p>

<p>So I guess you can justify it to be either true or false, whichever you would prefer :)</p>

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2014-07-24T22:14:51.143Z
Stars are poop?
Prix
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2014-07-24T22:16:28.683Z
plants don't poop and they're alive
Toshinou Kyouko
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2014-07-24T22:23:12.160Z
If you think of a lost petal as their excrement then... it would?
Prix
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2014-07-25T01:50:50.273Z
many character on anime didn't show Growth, Reproduction, Excretion, or Nutrition, but they're alive. They're usually either gods or mythical beast.
Darjeeling
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Plants excrete oxygen guys... Not poop!
giraffesyo
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2014-05-20T23:29:50.033Z
Toshinou Kyouko
<p>In Soul Eater, the sun and the moon seem to have a face and sometimes laugh.<br>
Are they alive or is it just their design?</p>

<p><strong>The Sun and the Moon:</strong></p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/rDNLn.png" alt=""></p>

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2014-04-06T13:23:21.953Z
there will probably be no evidence whatsoever to be found in the anime / manga... Maybe there is a word of god, and that's a big maybe, the rest will be speculations.
Vogel612
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2014-04-06T14:55:47.487Z
It's probably just a kind of visual gag only anime is capable of. Can't annoy readers enough with those laughing celestial bodies in manga :p
Hakase
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2014-04-06T15:28:08.673Z
It's stated somewhere by the manga-ka that it is to symbolize the mood of the protagonist as in when they go into battle and/or the such.
Prix
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2014-04-06T22:12:50.490Z
the character do recognize the Sun at least. BlackStar at one point in the anime is mocking the Sun in the afternoon being unable to keep it's eyes open
Memor-X
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2014-04-13T18:16:03.320Z
Soul Eater Not! is airing right now and we see the characters from Soul Eater there (including the two guys in question), so maybe this time there'll be a definite answer.
Hakase
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2014-04-21T21:51:25.860Z
Soul Eater Not is more of a side dish so I doubt they will ever go into the sun/moon thing.
Prix
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2014-07-25T05:34:26.627Z
Can confirm Soul Eater Not didn't discuss this at all, at least the animated version
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Are the moon and the sun alive?
# Are the moon and the sun alive?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-04-06
In Soul Eater, the sun and the moon seem to have a face and sometimes laugh.  
Are they alive or is it just their design?

**The Sun and the Moon:**

![](https://i.sstatic.net/rDNLn.png)
**Tags:** soul-eater
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: there will probably be no evidence whatsoever to be found in the anime / manga... Maybe there is a word of god, and that's a big maybe, the rest will be speculations.  
> **username_2**: It's probably just a kind of visual gag only anime is capable of. Can't annoy readers enough with those laughing celestial bodies in manga :p  
> **username_3**: It's stated somewhere by the manga-ka that it is to symbolize the mood of the protagonist as in when they go into battle and/or the such.  
> **username_4**: the character do recognize the Sun at least. BlackStar at one point in the anime is mocking the Sun in the afternoon being unable to keep it's eyes open  
> **username_2**: Soul Eater Not! is airing right now and we see the characters from Soul Eater there (including the two guys in question), so maybe this time there'll be a definite answer.  
> **username_3**: Soul Eater Not is more of a side dish so I doubt they will ever go into the sun/moon thing.  
> **username_5**: Can confirm Soul Eater Not didn't discuss this at all, at least the animated version  
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_5 on 2014-05-20. Score: 9
A somewhat theoretical answer:

Living things display the *7 characteristics of life* - which are:

* Movement
* Respiration
* Sensitivity
* Growth
* Reproduction
* Excretion
* Nutrition

They definetly exhibit movement and respiration
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/8TnBJ.gif)

And they are sensitive to conditions of the atmosphere
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/ZphHc.gif)

They do not appear to grow, but this could be because they are adult.

They do not appear to reproduce.

They excrete light onto the world.

The moon *may* be eating something.

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/RX5wo.gif)

If the sun and moon's reproduction properties are anything like our own, which they are modelled off, they are non-existant. Stars and planets are *formed* - a non-biological formation without passing on any genetic information

This, combined with the fact that many of the other characteristics are assuming a lot, can bring us to the conclusion that they are not living,

Although, having said that, there are a couple rare articles around the web that claim stars are living. [Example](http://www.starlarvae.org/Star_Larvae_The_Stellar_Organism.html)

So I guess you can justify it to be either true or false, whichever you would prefer :)
> **Comments:**
> **username_3** (2014-07-24): Stars are poop?  
> **username_5** (2014-07-24): plants don't poop and they're alive  
> **username_3** (2014-07-24): If you think of a lost petal as their excrement then... it would?  
> **username_0** (2014-07-25): many character on anime didn't show Growth, Reproduction, Excretion, or Nutrition, but they're alive. They're usually either gods or mythical beast.  
> **username_6** (2015-10-14): Plants excrete oxygen guys... Not poop!  
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