Soul Eater
AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 10/10Stylized directionBold, signature formal choices.This show: 8/10AdrenalineAction and thrills as the primary reward.This show: 8/10Visually strikingComposition and imagery worth pausing for.This show: 8/10Chaotic energyLoud, frenetic and gleefully anarchic.This show: 7/10School & campusSchools and universities as the primary world.This show: 7/10SupernaturalGhosts, demons and powers beyond nature in our own world.This show: 7/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Laura BaileyChiaki OmigawaMicah SolusodBrittney KarbowskiKôki UchiyamaYumiko Kobayashi
Starring
Laura BaileyChiaki OmigawaMicah SolusodBrittney KarbowskiKôki UchiyamaYumiko Kobayashi
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| S1 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 6.7 |
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About
"Gothic school comedy with genuinely creepy monster fights"
At a school for monster hunters, young "meisters" partner with human weapons to collect evil souls, aiming to forge their weapon into a death scythe fit for the Grim Reaper himself. The tone swings between goofy slapstick and genuinely unsettling gothic horror, often within the same episode. Fights are stylish and inventive, character designs are wonderfully weird, and the pace is brisk. It's a fun, offbeat shonen that leans into its own strangeness rather than following a standard power-escalation formula, though its momentum falters noticeably in the back half.
Watch it for
the wildly imaginative art style and monster designs unlike almost any other anime.
Maybe skip if
you want a tightly plotted story, since the ending diverges awkwardly from the source manga.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12008
7.610K5120h 24m
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Resonance of the Soul: Will Soul Eater Become a Death Scythe? | 7.8 | 416 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Ore Koso Star Da! Mottomo Big na Otoko, Koko ni Arawaru? | 7.3 | 318 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Kanpeki naru shounen? -Desu Za Kiddo no karei naru misshon?- | 7.7 | 303 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Majo kari hatsudou!? -Dokidoki Hakaba no hoshuu jugyou?- | 7.4 | 262 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Tamashii no katachi. Saikyou shokunin Shutain toujou? | 7.7 | 246 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | The Rumored New Student! Kid's Memorable First Day at the DWMA? | 7.5 | 236 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Kurochi no kyoufu. Kurona no naka ni buki ga iru? | 7.6 | 230 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Majo Medyûsa. Ooinaru kyou (waru) ki tamashii wo motsu mono? | 7.8 | 224 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Hijiri ken densetsu Kiddo to Burakku Sutaa no dai bouken? | 7.3 | 214 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | Youtou masamune. Yabure hyoui tamashii, ame ni utau kokoro? | 7.8 | 223 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | Tsubaki no hana. Kanashimi wo koe ta saki ni aru mono? | 8.0 | 249 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | Kyoufu ni make nai yuuki. Maka = Arubaan no ichidai kesshin? | 7.2 | 196 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | Mame no otoko. Souru to maka, zure yuku tamashii no hachou? | 7.7 | 198 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 14 | (Chou) Hikki shiken. Dokidoki, wakuwaku, sowasowa, usoon? | 7.8 | 228 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 15 | Tamashii o kuu kuroki ryuu. Okubyou rizu to yukai na nakama tachi? | 7.2 | 195 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 16 | Gekitou! Yuurei sen. Boku no atama no naka no jigoku? | 7.5 | 191 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 17 | Legend of the Holy Sword 2: Wanna Go Drinking, Gambling, and Playing? | 5.8 | 202 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 18 | Zen'yasai no akumu. Soshite maku wa agatta? | 7.7 | 192 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 19 | Kaishi, chika koubousen. Toppaseyo, Medyûsa no bekutoru aroo? | 8.2 | 212 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 20 | Kuro chi no kyoumei ikusa. Kyoufu ni hamukau chiisa-na tamashii no dai funto? | 7.9 | 202 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 21 | Todoke, watashi no tamashii. Kawaita kokoro, tamaranai kodoku no naka de...? | 8.3 | 242 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 22 | Fuuin no yashiro. Fujimi no otoko ga shikake ta karakuri? | 7.9 | 195 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 23 | Deddo oa araibu! Fukkatsu to genkaku no hazama de? | 8.3 | 210 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 24 | Kamigami no tatakai. Desushiti houkai no kiki ni? | 8.4 | 226 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 25 | Shoushuu! Desu saizusu. Fusege papa no jinjiidou!!? | 7.3 | 171 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 26 | Ureshi hazukashi taiken nyuugaku! Shibusen shinseikatsu ouen fea kaisaichuu? | 7.4 | 169 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 27 | 800 nen no satsui. Itan no majo kourin? | 7.7 | 166 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 28 | Kenshi Tatsu. Aji ha amai ka shoppai ka? | 7.6 | 173 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 29 | Fukkatsu no Medyûsa! Kumo to hebi, innen no saikai? | 7.2 | 157 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 30 | Shakunetsu no Bôsou Tokkyû! Dai ma dôshi ga nokoshita ma dôgu? | 7.6 | 164 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 31 | Kareru Kôfuku. Getsumei ni hikaru no ha dare no namida? | 7.6 | 162 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 32 | Seiken Densetsu 3. Shibusen banchô monogatari? | 6.2 | 169 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 33 | Kyômei rensa. Kanadero, tamashii tachi no senritsu? | 7.3 | 161 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 34 | Brew Sôdatsusen! Gekitotsu, Shibusen vs. Arachnophobia? | 7.7 | 163 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 35 | Arashi no mosukîto! Arishi hi no sekai, seigen jikan ha 10 fun? | 7.7 | 158 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 36 | Hanate, 7 nin no kyômei rensa! Hakai to sôzô no ensôkai? | 7.9 | 169 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 37 | A Great Detective's First Case: Shibusen's Secret Exposed by Kid? | 7.1 | 147 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 38 | Shura he no Yûwaku. Biggu na otoko no osaerare nai iradachi? | 7.3 | 147 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 39 | Kurona, tôbô. Kudasai, kimi no hohoemi? | 7.5 | 155 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 40 | Kirareta Kado. Medyûsa, shibusen ni tôkô suru? | 7.2 | 145 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 41 | Kurukuru Kururu. Hakase ha odoru, atarashiki sekai? | 7.0 | 147 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 42 | Shingeki! Baba Yagaa no shiro. Nanka moyamoya suru? | 7.1 | 141 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 43 | Saigo no madôgu. Buki nashi kiddo no Misshon Inposshiburu? | 7.4 | 147 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 44 | Yowamushi Kurona no Ketsui. Itsumo soba ni ite kureta kimi ni?- | 7.7 | 146 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 45 | Taima no hachô. Môkô, ikari no majin gari? | 8.2 | 160 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 46 | Takeshi ka shura ka. Kessen, Mifune vs. Burakku Sutâ? | 7.8 | 149 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 47 | Kiseki no Chabudaigaeshi. Bokura no desu shitii robo? | 7.6 | 148 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 48 | Buki (desusaizu) wo motta Shinigami-sama. Chotto saki ha yami darake? | 7.9 | 156 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 49 | Ashura Kakusei. Sekai no iki tsuku hate he? | 7.9 | 156 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 50 | Ichi ka bachi ka?! Kami wo koeru otoko tachi?- | 8.4 | 198 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 51 | Aikotoba wa yuuki! | 6.7 | 236 | 24 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Laura Bailey Maka Albarn
Chiaki Omigawa Maka Albarn
Micah Solusod Soul Eater
Brittney Karbowski Black Star
Kôki Uchiyama Soul Eater
Yumiko Kobayashi Black Star
Monica Rial Tsubaki Nakatsukasa
Todd Haberkorn Death the Kid
Kaori Nazuka Tsubaki Nakatsukasa
Mamoru Miyano Death the Kid
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