9.025 minSeason 1 • Episode 51
LatestWith her friends fallen, Maka must find the strength to face the Kishin alone. The world is in jeopardy and evil is poised for certain victory - until something stirs deep inside the young Meister’s heart.
Set in the Shinigami technical school for weapon meisters, the series revolves around 3 groups of each a weapon meister and a human weapon. Trying to make the latter a "Death Scythe" which is the highest title for a weapon and thus fit for use by the Shinigami, they must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and 1 witch. Maka & Soul Eater, Black Star & Tsubaki, and Death the Kid with Patty and Liz Thompson are the characters Soul Eater revolves around. Besides taking the time to gather souls, these students of Shibusen defend Death City from some of the most powerful of creatures while still attending school and trying to become stronger.
Score
Taku Iwasaki's jazz-horror soundtrack hits different during fight scenes.
Writing
Balances genuine emotional arcs with utterly unhinged comedy.
Chiaki Omigawa
Maka Albarn (voice)
Koki Uchiyama
Soul 'Eater' Evans (voice)
Yumiko Kobayashi
Black Star (voice)
Kaori Nazuka
Tsubaki Nakatsukasa (voice)
Mamoru Miyano
Death the Kid (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Crona (voice)
Akeno Watanabe
Elizabeth Thompson (voice)
Rikiya Koyama
Death (voice)
Narumi Takahira
Patricia Thompson (voice)
Houko Kuwashima
Medusa (voice)
Masafumi Kimura
Sid Barrett (voice)
Toru Okawa
Death Scythe (voice)
Misato Fukuen
Eruka Frog (voice)
Mayuki Makiguchi
Mizune (voice)
Takashi Inagaki
Mosquito (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Creator Atsushi Ōkubo originally pitched Soul Eater as a one-shot where characters collected witch souls for money, not to become Death Scythes.
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