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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Season 1 · 51 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Resonance of the Soul - Will Soul Eater Become a Death Scythe? Mytharc Apr 7, 2008
- E2 I Am the Star! The Big Man is Showing Up Here? Core Apr 14, 2008
- E3 The Perfect Boy - Death the Kid's Magnificent Mission? Core Apr 21, 2008
- E4 Engage the Witch Hunter! A Remedial Lesson in the Graveyard? Core Apr 28, 2008
- E5 Shape of the Soul - Enter the Ultimate Meister Stein? Core May 5, 2008
- E6 The New Student: Kid's First Day at the Academy - Will it be an Entrance to Remember? Core May 12, 2008
- E7 Black-blooded Terror - There's a Weapon Inside Crona? Core May 19, 2008
- E8 Medusa the Witch - The One Who Possesses a Great Evil Soul? Core May 26, 2008
- E9 Legend of the Holy Sword - Kid and Black☆Star's Great Adventure? Core Jun 2, 2008
- E10 The Enchanted Sword Masamune - Break the Soul Possession: A Heart Sings in the Rain? Core Jun 9, 2008
- E11 Tsubaki the Camellia Blossom - What Lies Beyond the Grief? Core Jun 16, 2008
- E12 Courage That Beats Out Fear - Maka Albarn's Great Resolution? Core Jun 23, 2008
- E13 The Man with the Magic Eye - Soul and Maka's Diverging Soul Wavelength? Core Jun 30, 2008
- E14 The Super Written Exam - Heart-pounding, Reeling, and Restless. You're Kidding!? Core Jul 7, 2008
- E15 The Soul Eating Black Dragon - Scaredy-cat Liz and Her Merry Friends? Core Jul 14, 2008
- E16 Fierce Battle Aboard the Ghost Ship - The Hell Inside My Head? Core Jul 21, 2008
- E17 Legend of the Holy Sword 2 - Wanna Go Drinking, Gambling, and Playing? Core Jul 28, 2008
- E18 The Eve Party Nightmare - And So the Curtain Rises? Core Aug 4, 2008
- E19 The Underground Battle Commences - Break Through Medusa's Vector Arrow? Core Aug 11, 2008
- E20 The Black Blood Resonance Battle! A Small Soul's Grand Struggle Against Fear? Core Aug 18, 2008
- E21 May My Soul Reach You - A Dry Heart Inside Unbearable Isolation? Core Aug 25, 2008
- E22 The Seal Shrine - The Immortal Man's Tricks? Core Sep 1, 2008
- E23 Dead or Alive - In the Rift between Revival and Dazzlement? Core Sep 8, 2008
- E24 The Battle of the Gods - Death City on the Verge of Collapse? Core Sep 15, 2008
- E25 The Death Scythes Convene - Stop Dad's Staff Reassignment!? Core Sep 22, 2008
- E26 The Exciting and Embarrassing Trial Enrollment! The DWMA New Lifestyle Support Fair is Open? Core Sep 29, 2008
- E27 800 Years of Bloodlust - Advent of the Heretic Witch? Core Oct 6, 2008
- E28 The Sword God Rises - Does it Have a Sweet or Salty Taste? Core Oct 13, 2008
- E29 Medusa's Revival! A Spider and Snake's Fateful Reunion? Core Oct 20, 2008
- E30 The Red Hot Runaway Express - A Magic Tool Left Behind by the Great Wizard? Core Oct 27, 2008
- E31 Drying Happiness! Whose Tears Sparkle in the Moonlight? Core Nov 3, 2008
- E32 Legend of the Holy Sword 3 - The Academy Gang Leader's Tale? Core Nov 10, 2008
- E33 Resonance Link - Play the Melody of the Souls? Core Nov 17, 2008
- E34 The Battle for Brew - Clash: the DWMA vs. Arachnophobia? Core Nov 24, 2008
- E35 Mosquito's Storm! Ten Minutes to Fight in the World of the Past? Core Dec 1, 2008
- E36 Unleash the Seven's Resonance Link! A Recital of Destruction and Creation? Core Dec 8, 2008
- E37 The Detective's First Case - Kid Exposes the DWMA's Secret? Core Dec 15, 2008
- E38 Asura's Temptation - The Big Man's Uncontrollable Irritation? Core Dec 22, 2008
- E39 Crona's Escape - Show Me Your Smile, Please? Core Jan 5, 2009
- E40 The Cards are Cut - Medusa Surrenders to the DWMA? Core Jan 12, 2009
- E41 Twirl 'Round and 'Round - A New World in Which the Doc Dances? Core Jan 19, 2009
- E42 Charge Baba Yaga's Castle! Things are Kind of Gloomy? Core Jan 26, 2009
- E43 The Last Magic Tool - Mission Impossible for Unarmed Kid? Core Feb 2, 2009
- E44 Weakling Crona's Determination - For You, for Always Being by My Side? Core Feb 9, 2009
- E45 Anti-Magic Wavelength - Fierce Attack, the Anger-Filled Genie Hunter? Core Feb 16, 2009
- E46 Warrior or Slaughterer? Showdown: Mifune vs. Black☆Star? Mytharc Feb 23, 2009
- E47 The Miraculous Coffee Table Flip - Fly, Our Death City Robot? Core Mar 2, 2009
- E48 Lord Death Wields a Death Scythe - Just One Step from Utter Darkness? Mytharc Mar 9, 2009
- E49 Asura Wakes - To the End of the World? Core Mar 16, 2009
- E50 Sink or Swim?! The Men who Transcend the Gods? Mytharc Mar 23, 2009
- E51 The Word is Bravery! Mytharc 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.