ソウルイーター

Soul Eater

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.

Names

Original	ソウルイーター (japanese)
Romaji	Soul Eater
English	Soul Eater
Chinese	噬魂者 (unknown · via wikidata)
Also known as	אכלן הנשמות · סול איטר · Пожирач душ

Facts

Format	TV series · 51 ep · 24 min · 20h total
Aired	2008-04-07 → 2009-03-30 (Spring 2008)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	bones
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Shounen
Genres	Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy Supernatural
Themes	Super Power Ensemble Cast Shounen Magic School Female Protagonist Witch Henshin Gods Swordplay Urban Fantasy Male Protagonist Foreign Slapstick
Streaming	Hulu · Crunchyroll

Reception

Community score	7.85 / 10
Bayesian score	7.85 / 10
Composite	66.0
On lists	390,591
Favourited	16,101 (4.1%)
Completion	72.1%
Drop rate	6.4%
In backlog	29.2%
Score spread σ	1.50
MyAnimeList	7.86 / 10

Score distribution

16212339389541,80655,406611,291729,843841,761930,5041017,480

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Spring 2008	S	2 of 61
Year	2008	A	10 of 231
Length	Long-run	A	13 of 242
Studio	bones	B	25 of 133
Era	Late 2000s	A	43 of 1,149
Season (all years)	Spring	A	115 of 1,868
Genre	Adventure	A	128 of 1,534
Genre	Fantasy	A	141 of 2,142
Genre	Supernatural	B	142 of 1,234
Demographic	Shounen	B	163 of 1,219
Genre	Comedy	A	181 of 3,488
Genre	Action	A	215 of 2,765
Source material	Manga	A	291 of 3,025
Format	TV series	A	324 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	A	447 of 7,157