“Students at Death Weapon Meister Academy collect souls to create Death Scythes and battle evil.”
Soul Eater
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Synopsis
Students at Death Weapon Meister Academy collect souls to create Death Scythes and battle evil.
Death City is home to the famous Death Weapon Meister Academy (Shibusen), a technical academy headed by the Shinigami—Lord Death himself. Its mission: to raise Death Scythes for the Shinigami to wield against the many evils of their fantastical world. These Death Scythes, however, are not made from physical weapons; rather, they are born from human hybrids who have the ability to transform their bodies into Demon Weapons, and only after they have consumed the souls of 99 evil beings and one witch's soul. Soul Eater Evans, a Demon Scythe who only seems to care about what's cool, aims to become a Death Scythe with the help of his straight-laced wielder, or meister, Maka Albarn. The contrasting duo work and study alongside the hot headed Black☆Star and his caring weapon Tsubaki, as well as the Shinigami's own son, Death the Kid, an obsessive-compulsive dual wielder of twin pistols Patty and Liz. As they take on missions to collect souls and protect the city from the world's threats, the Shibusen students work together under the snickering sun to become sounder in mind, body, and soul.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 278 sampled reviews
What 278 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.70 · some divergence
5.7 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 2.8
↓ 2.03
Running avg · Apr 2008 → Aug 2025
- 10 “I really love Soul Eater especially when it still follows the plot of its manga series. Though I may be a bit disappointed on the ending... :/ ...”
- 9 “I admit that Soul Eater is an entertaining anime. The art is cute. The concept of the fantasy is so well-created. The characters are great. So I totally recommend this to all otaku.”
- 10 “Soul Eater is the most fun and entertaining anime you can ask for. It has original characters, mad awesome story, outstanding music, and KILLER animation, recommended to all scythe fans.”
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- Format 51 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 19h 33m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2008 – Mar 2009 Spring 2008
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-3147 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Aniplex Producer
- Dentsu Producer
- Media Factory Producer
- Fonishia Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor