Soul Eater 2008
“A sound soul dwells within a sound mind and a sound body.”
What is Soul Eater?
The television series Soul Eater is set in a technical school for weapon meisters. The series revolves around a partnership between a weapon meister and a human weapon.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2008
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 51
- Runtime
- 25 minutes
- First aired
- Apr 7, 2008
- Last aired
- Mar 30, 2009
- Original language
- JA
- Origin
- JP
- Networks
- TV Tokyo
- Genres
- Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Updated
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Overview
The television series Soul Eater is set in a technical school for weapon meisters. The series revolves around a partnership between a weapon meister and a human weapon. According to the series, the goal of these partnerships is to collect the souls of evil humans and a witch to achieve a ranking of Death Scythe. The series follows the characters Maka and Soul Eater, Black Star and Tsubaki, and Death the Kid with Patty and Liz Thompson. The series is classified as TV-14 and is an anime. It is available to watch on various platforms, including Netflix. The series was released in 2008 and has been made available for streaming online. The story takes place in the Shinigami technical school and also involves defending Death City from powerful creatures.
Should you watch it?
“Students at a special academy train to transform their partners into powerful weapons for the Shinigami.”
- unique weapon-partner dynamic
- fast-paced action sequences
- repetitive soul collection missions
Watch it if you enjoy supernatural action series centered on academy life and unique weapon transformations.
The series features fantasy violence and supernatural themes suitable for older audiences.
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Episode guide
Season 1 · 51 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 Resonance of the Soul - Will Soul Eater Become a Death Scythe? Apr 7, 2008
- E2 I Am the Star! The Big Man is Showing Up Here? Apr 14, 2008
- E3 The Perfect Boy - Death the Kid's Magnificent Mission? Apr 21, 2008
- E4 Engage the Witch Hunter! A Remedial Lesson in the Graveyard? Apr 28, 2008
- E5 Shape of the Soul - Enter the Ultimate Meister Stein? May 5, 2008
- E6 The New Student: Kid's First Day at the Academy - Will it be an Entrance to Remember? May 12, 2008
- E7 Black-blooded Terror - There's a Weapon Inside Crona? May 19, 2008
- E8 Medusa the Witch - The One Who Possesses a Great Evil Soul? May 26, 2008
- E9 Legend of the Holy Sword - Kid and Black☆Star's Great Adventure? Jun 2, 2008
- E10 The Enchanted Sword Masamune - Break the Soul Possession: A Heart Sings in the Rain? Jun 9, 2008
- E11 Tsubaki the Camellia Blossom - What Lies Beyond the Grief? Jun 16, 2008
- E12 Courage That Beats Out Fear - Maka Albarn's Great Resolution? Jun 23, 2008
- E13 The Man with the Magic Eye - Soul and Maka's Diverging Soul Wavelength? Jun 30, 2008
- E14 The Super Written Exam - Heart-pounding, Reeling, and Restless. You're Kidding!? Jul 7, 2008
- E15 The Soul Eating Black Dragon - Scaredy-cat Liz and Her Merry Friends? Jul 14, 2008
- E16 Fierce Battle Aboard the Ghost Ship - The Hell Inside My Head? Jul 21, 2008
- E17 Legend of the Holy Sword 2 - Wanna Go Drinking, Gambling, and Playing? Jul 28, 2008
- E18 The Eve Party Nightmare - And So the Curtain Rises? Aug 4, 2008
- E19 The Underground Battle Commences - Break Through Medusa's Vector Arrow? Aug 11, 2008
- E20 The Black Blood Resonance Battle! A Small Soul's Grand Struggle Against Fear? Aug 18, 2008
- E21 May My Soul Reach You - A Dry Heart Inside Unbearable Isolation? Aug 25, 2008
- E22 The Seal Shrine - The Immortal Man's Tricks? Sep 1, 2008
- E23 Dead or Alive - In the Rift between Revival and Dazzlement? Sep 8, 2008
- E24 The Battle of the Gods - Death City on the Verge of Collapse? Sep 15, 2008
- E25 The Death Scythes Convene - Stop Dad's Staff Reassignment!? Sep 22, 2008
- E26 The Exciting and Embarrassing Trial Enrollment! The DWMA New Lifestyle Support Fair is Open? Sep 29, 2008
- E27 800 Years of Bloodlust - Advent of the Heretic Witch? Oct 6, 2008
- E28 The Sword God Rises - Does it Have a Sweet or Salty Taste? Oct 13, 2008
- E29 Medusa's Revival! A Spider and Snake's Fateful Reunion? Oct 20, 2008
- E30 The Red Hot Runaway Express - A Magic Tool Left Behind by the Great Wizard? Oct 27, 2008
- E31 Drying Happiness! Whose Tears Sparkle in the Moonlight? Nov 3, 2008
- E32 Legend of the Holy Sword 3 - The Academy Gang Leader's Tale? Nov 10, 2008
- E33 Resonance Link - Play the Melody of the Souls? Nov 17, 2008
- E34 The Battle for Brew - Clash: the DWMA vs. Arachnophobia? Nov 24, 2008
- E35 Mosquito's Storm! Ten Minutes to Fight in the World of the Past? Dec 1, 2008
- E36 Unleash the Seven's Resonance Link! A Recital of Destruction and Creation? Dec 8, 2008
- E37 The Detective's First Case - Kid Exposes the DWMA's Secret? Dec 15, 2008
- E38 Asura's Temptation - The Big Man's Uncontrollable Irritation? Dec 22, 2008
- E39 Crona's Escape - Show Me Your Smile, Please? Jan 5, 2009
- E40 The Cards are Cut - Medusa Surrenders to the DWMA? Jan 12, 2009
- E41 Twirl 'Round and 'Round - A New World in Which the Doc Dances? Jan 19, 2009
- E42 Charge Baba Yaga's Castle! Things are Kind of Gloomy? Jan 26, 2009
- E43 The Last Magic Tool - Mission Impossible for Unarmed Kid? Feb 2, 2009
- E44 Weakling Crona's Determination - For You, for Always Being by My Side? Feb 9, 2009
- E45 Anti-Magic Wavelength - Fierce Attack, the Anger-Filled Genie Hunter? Feb 16, 2009
- E46 Warrior or Slaughterer? Showdown: Mifune vs. Black☆Star? Feb 23, 2009
- E47 The Miraculous Coffee Table Flip - Fly, Our Death City Robot? Mar 2, 2009
- E48 Lord Death Wields a Death Scythe - Just One Step from Utter Darkness? Mar 9, 2009
- E49 Asura Wakes - To the End of the World? Mar 16, 2009
- E50 Sink or Swim?! The Men who Transcend the Gods? Mar 23, 2009
- E51 The Word is Bravery! Mar 30, 2009
Frequently asked questions
What is the goal of the students?
Students aim to collect the souls of 99 evil humans and one witch to create a Death Scythe.
Who are the main characters?
The story follows three pairs of meisters and weapons, including Maka and Soul Eater, Black Star and Tsubaki, and Death the Kid with the Thompson sisters.
What is the setting of the series?
The series is set at the Shinigami technical school, also known as Shibusen, located in Death City.
What is a Death Scythe?
A Death Scythe is the highest title a weapon can achieve and is fit for use by the Shinigami.
Do the students only collect souls?
No, the students also defend Death City from powerful creatures.