Soul Eater (2008): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2008, Soul Eater is an animation, action & adventure, comedy and sci-fi & fantasy series.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Soul Eater stars Chiaki Omigawa as Maka Albarn (voice), Koki Uchiyama as Soul 'Eater' Evans (voice), Yumiko Kobayashi as Black Star (voice) and Kaori Nazuka as Tsubaki Nakatsukasa (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.8/10, Soul Eater has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Soul Eater page.

If you liked it. Fans of Soul Eater tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.