Soul Eater (Anime)

A 51 episode anime adaptation was directed by Takuya Igarashi, and produced by Bones, Aniplex, Dentsu, Media Factory, and TV Tokyo; Bones and Aniplex were responsible for the animation and music production respectively. The anime's scenario writer was Akatsuki Yamatoya who based the anime's story on Atsushi Okubo's original concept. Character design was headed by Yoshiyuki Ito, with overall art direction by Norifumi Nakamura. The anime's conceptual design was done by Shinji Aramaki. The episodes started airing on April 7, 2008 on TV Tokyo, and two animated specials aired on May 29 and June 1, 2008. The episodes also aired at later dates on TV Aichi, TV Hokkaido, TV Osaka, TV Setouchi, and TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co. The final episode aired on March 30, 2009. The first DVD compilation volume was released on August 22, 2008 with the first three episodes. The second DVD compilation volume was released on September 25, 2008 with episodes four through seven. Each DVD volume will be released in monthly intervals. The anime was licensed by Funimation and will be releasing the series in four half-season DVD box sets starting with the first volume in February 2010. All 51 subtitled episodes are available on Funimation's website, along with the first twenty-six episodes dubbed in English. Soul Eater is Bones' third anime series to run with 50-51 episodes, after 2003's Fullmetal Alchemist and 2005's Eureka Seven.

On November 20, 2012, the complete series dub (all 51 episodes) was released on DVD in the United States.

The anime was regularly broadcast Mondays at 6:00 pm on TV Tokyo. The official Japanese website of the Soul Eater anime series announced that each episode will air in two different versions: the regular Monday 6:00 p.m. version and a late-night "Soul Eater Late Show" version. Special footage was added at the start and end of the commercial break; the next episode preview was also different from the regular version. The dual broadcast of this supernatural action series was being billed as the "world's first evening and late-night resonance broadcast". The "resonance" term refers to a story concept in which the characters, such as the heroine Maka and her living weapon partner Soul Eater, achieve maximum power by synchronizing their souls. Masahiko Minami of Bones, Koji Taguchi of Square Enix, and Ryo Ohyama of Aniplex mentioned that they want to create a second Soul Eater anime after waiting and seeing how the story progresses.

Differences between Anime and Manga

Main article: List of differences between Soul Eater anime and manga

In Soul Eater, the anime and manga deviate, though the anime does follow the manga closely for some time with some detail change. However, these detail changes range from minor to introducing completely new concepts such as the Kishin-egg concept, in which replaces the Shinigami's List concept done within the manga. Some scenes in the anime are present whereas in the manga, it's never taken place. Because of this, various inconsistencies have taken place within the series and is not consider "official" to the manga. Instead, it is considered it's own story.

Episodes

#	Title	Original Airdate
1	Resonance of the Soul – Will Soul Eater Become a Death Scythe? 魂の共鳴 〜ソウル=イーター、デスサイズになる?  (Tamashii no Kyōmei 〜Sōru Ītā, Desu Saizu ni Naru?)	April 7, 2008
2	I Am the Star! The Big Man Is Showing Up Here? 俺こそスターだ! 〜最もビッグな男、ここに現る? (Ore koso Sutā da! 〜Mottomo Biggu na Otoko, Koko ni Arawaru?)	April 14, 2008
3	The Perfect Boy – Death the Kid's Magnificent Mission? 完璧なる少年 〜デス･ザ･キッドの華麗なるミッション? (Kanpeki naru Shōnen 〜Desu za Kiddo no Karei naru Misshon?)	April 21, 2008
4	Engage the Witch Hunter! A Heart-pounding Remedial Lesson in the Graveyard? 魔女狩り発動!?～ドキドキ墓場の補習授業? (Majo Gari Hatsudō! 〜Dokidoki Hakaba no Hoshū Jugyō?)	April 28, 2008
5	Shape of the Soul - Enter the Ultimate Meister, Stein? 魂のかたち～最強職人シュタイン登場? (Tamashii no Katachi 〜Saikyō Shokunin Shutain Tōjō?)	May 5, 2008
6	The New Student – Kid's First Day at the Academy, Will It Be an Entrance to Remember? 噂の新入生！～想い出いっぱい、キッドの死武専初登校? (Uwasa no Shinnyūsei! 〜Omoide Ippai, Kiddo no Shibusen Hatsu Tōkō?)	May 12, 2008
7	Black Blood of Terror! The Weapon Within Crona? 黒血の恐怖～クロナの中に武器がいる? (Kokketsu no Kyōfu 〜Kurona no Naka ni Buki ga Iru?)	May 19, 2008
8	Medusa the Witch – The One Who Possesses a Great Evil Soul? 魔女メデューサ 〜大いなる凶き魂を持つ者? (Majo Medyūsa 〜Ōinaru Waruki Tamashii o Motsu Mono?)	May 26, 2008
9	Legend of the Holy Sword – Kid and Black☆Star's Great Adventure? 聖剣伝説～キッドとブラック☆スターの大冒険? (Seiken Densetsu 〜Kiddo to Burakku Sutā no Daibōken?)	June 2, 2008
10	The Enchanted Sword Masamune – Break the Soul Possession: A Heart Sings in the Rain? 妖刀マサムネ 〜破れ魂憑依、雨に詠う心? (Yōtō Masamune 〜Yabure Tamashii Hyōi, Ame ni Utau Kokoro?)	June 9, 2008
11	Tsubaki, the Camellia Blossom – What Lies Beyond the Grief? 椿の花 〜悲しみを越えた先にあるもの? (Tsubaki no Hana 〜Kanashimi o Koeta Saki ni Aru Mono?)	June 16, 2008
12	Courage That Beats Out Fear – Maka Albarn's Great Resolution? 恐怖に負けない勇気 〜マカ=アルバーンの一大決心? (Kyōfu ni Makenai Yūki 〜Maka Arubān no Ichidai Kesshin?)	June 23, 2008
13	The Man with the Magic Eye – Soul and Maka's Diverging Soul Wavelength? 魔眼の男～ソウルとマカ、ズレゆく魂の波長？ (Magan no Otoko 〜Sōru to Maka, Zure Yuku Tamashii no Hachō?)	June 30, 2008
14	The Super Written Exam – Heart-Pounding, Reeling, and Restless. You're Kidding!? (超)筆記試験～ドキドキ、ワクワク、ソワソワ、ウソーン？ (Chō Hikkishiken 〜Dokidoki, Wakuwaku, Sowasowa, Usōn?)	July 7, 2008
15	The Soul Eating Black Dragon – Scaredy-cat Liz and Her Merry Friends? 魂を食う黒き龍 〜臆病リズと愉快な仲間たち? (Tamashii o Kū Kuroki Ryū 〜Okubyō Rizu to Yukai na Nakama-tachi?)	July 14, 2008
16	Fierce Battle Aboard the Ghost Ship – The Hell inside My Head? 激闘！幽霊船～ボクの頭の中の地獄？ (Gekitō! Yūreisen 〜Boku no Atama no Naka no Jigoku?)	July 21, 2008
17	Legend of the Holy Sword 2 – Wanna Go Drinking, Gambling, and Playing? 聖剣伝説2～飲む、打つ、買う、いっとく？ (Seiken Densetsu Tsū 〜Nomu, Utsu, Kau, Ittoku?)	July 28, 2008
18	The Eve Party Nightmare – And so the Curtain Rises? 前夜祭の悪夢 〜そして幕は上がった? (Zenyasai no Akumu 〜Soshite Maku wa Agatta?)	August 4, 2008
19	The Underground Battle Commences – Break Through Medusa's Vector Arrow? 開始、地下攻防戦〜突破せよ、メデューサのベクトルアロー? (Kaishi, Chika Kōbōsen 〜Toppaseyo, Medyūsa no Bekutoru Arō?)	August 11, 2008
20	The Black Blood Resonance Battle! – A Small Soul's Grand Struggle against Fear? 黒血の共鳴戦！～恐怖に刃向かう小さな魂の大奮闘？ (Koketsu no Kyōmei Sen! 〜Kyōfu ni Hamukau Chiisana Tamashii no Taifuntō?)
21	May My Soul Reach You – A Dry Heart inside Unbearable Isolation? 届け、私の魂～乾いた心、たまらない孤独の中で…？ (Todoke, Watashi no Tamashii 〜Kawaita Kokoro, Tamaranai Kodoku no Naka de...?)
22	The Seal Shrine – The Immortal Man's Tricks? 封印の社～不死身の男が仕掛けたからくり？ (Fūin no Yashiro 〜Fujimi no Otoko ga Shikaketa Karakuri?)
23	Dead or Alive – In the Rift between Revival and Dazzlement? デッド オア アライブ！～復活と幻覚の狭間で？ Deddo oa Araibu! 〜Fukkatsu to Genkaku no Hazama de?
24	The Battle of the Gods – Death City on the Verge of Collapse? 神々の闘い～デスシティ崩壊の危機に？ (Kamigami no Tatakai 〜Desu Shitī Hōkai no Kiki ni?)
25	The Death Scythes Convene – Stop Dad's Staff Reassignment!? 召集！デスサイズス～ふせげパパの人事異動!!? (Shōshū! Desu Saizusu 〜Fusege Papa no Jinjiidō!!?)
26	The Exciting and Embarrassing Trial Enrollment! The DWMA New Lifestyle Support Fair Is Open? 嬉し恥ずかし体験入学! 〜死武専新生活応援フェア開催中? (Ureshi Hazukashi Taiken Nyūgaku! 〜Shibusen Shinseikatsu Ōen Fea Kaisaichū?)
27	800 Years of Bloodlust – Advent of the Heretic Witch? 800年の殺意 〜異端の魔女降臨? Happyuku-nen no Satsui 〜Itan no Majo Kōrin?
28	The Sword God Rises - Does it Have a Sweet or Salty Taste? 剣神立つ～味は甘いかしょっぱいか？ Kenshi Tatsu 〜Aji wa Amai ka Shoppai ka?
29	Medusa's Revival! A Spider and Snake's Fateful Reunion? 剣復活のメデューサ！～蜘蛛と蛇、因縁の再会？ (Fukkatsu no Medyūsa! 〜Kumo to Hebi, Innen no Saikai?)
30	The Red Hot Runaway Express – A Magic Tool Left Behind by the Great Wizard? 灼熱の暴走特急！～大魔導師が残した魔道具？ (Shakunetsu no Bōsō Tokkyū! 〜Daima Dōshi ga Nokoshita Madōgu?)
31	Drying Happiness! Whose Tears Sparkle in the Moonlight? 涸れた幸福～月明かりに光るのは誰の涙？ (Kareta Shiawase 〜Tsukiakari ni Hikaru no wa Dare no Namida?)
32	Legend of the Holy Sword 3 – The Academy Gang Leader's Tale? 聖剣伝説3～死武専番長物語？ (Seiken Densetsu Surī 〜Shibusen Banchō Monogatari?)
33	Resonance Link – Play the Melody of the Souls? 共鳴連鎖～奏でろ、魂たちの旋律？ (Kyōmei Rensa 〜Kanadero, Tamashii Tachi no Senritsu?)
34	The Battle for Brew – Clash: The DWMA vs. Arachnophobia? BREW争奪戦！～激突、死武専vsアラクノフォビア？ (Buryū Sōdatsusen! 〜Gekitotsu, Shibusen bāsesu Arakunofobia?)
35	Mosquito's Storm! Ten Minutes to Fight in the World of the Past? 嵐のモスキート！～在りし日の世界、制限時間は10分？ (Arashi no Mosukīto! 〜Arishi hi no Sekai, Seigen Jikan wa Jū-pun?)
36	Unleash the Seven's Resonance Link! A Recital of Destruction and Creation? 放て、７人の共鳴連鎖！～破壊と創造の演奏会？ (Hanate, Shichi-nin no Kyōmei Rensa! 〜Hakai to Sōzō no Ensōkai?)
37	The Detective's First Case – Kid Exposes the DWMA's Secret? 名探偵第一の事件 〜キッドが暴く死武専の秘密? Meitantei Daiichi no Jiken 〜Kiddo ga Abaku Shibusen no Himitsu?
38	Asura's Temptation – The Big Man's Uncontainable Irritation? 修羅への誘惑 〜ビッグな男の抑えられない苛立ち? (Shura e no Yūwaku 〜Biggu na Otoko no Osaerarenai Iradachi?)
39	Crona's Escape – Show Me Your Smile, Please? クロナ、逃亡 〜ください、君の微笑み? Kurona, Tōbō 〜Kudasai, Kimi no Hohoemi?
40	The Cards Are Cut – Medusa Surrenders to the DWMA? 切られたカード 〜メデューサ、死武専に投降する? (Kirareta Kādo 〜Medyūsa, Shibusen ni Tōkō Suru?)
41	Twirl 'Round and 'Round – A New World in Which the Doc Dances? クルクルクルル～博士は踊る、新しき世界？ (Kurukuru Kururu 〜Hakase wa Odoru, Atarashiki Sekai?)
42	Charge Baba Yaga's Castle! Things Are Kind of Gloomy? 進撃! ババ･ヤガーの城 〜なんかモヤモヤする? (Shingeki! Baba Yagā no Shiro 〜Nanka Moyamoya Suru?)
43	The Last Magic Tool – Mission Impossible for Unarmed Kid? 最後の魔道具～武器無しキッドのミッションインポッシブル (Saigo no Madōgu 〜Buki Nashi Kiddo no Misshon Inposshiburu?)
44	Weakling Crona's Determination – For You, for Always Being by My Side? 弱虫クロナの決意 〜いつもそばにいてくれた君に? (Yowamushi Kurona no Ketsui 〜Itsumo Soba ni Ite Kureta Kimi ni?)
45	Anti-magic Wavelength – Fierce Attack, the Anger-filled Demon Hunter? 退魔の波長～猛攻、怒りの魔人狩り？ (Taima no Hachō 〜Mōkō, Ikari no Majin Gari?)
46	Warrior or Slaughterer? Showdown: Mifune vs. Black☆Star? 武か修羅か 〜決戦、ミフネvsブラック☆スター? Bu ka Shura ka 〜Kessen, Mifune bāsesu Burakku Sutā?
47	The Miraculous Coffee Table Flip – Fly, Our Death City Robot? 奇跡のちゃぶ台返し～僕らのデス・シティーロボ? (Kiseki no Chabudaigaeshi 〜Bokura no Desu Shitī Robo?)
48	Lord Death Wields a Death Scythe – Just One Step from Utter Darkness? 武器(デスサイズ)を持った死神様～一寸先はヤミだらけ? (Desusaizu o Motta Shinigami-sama 〜Chotto Saki wa Yami Darake?)
49	Asura Wakes – To the End of the World? 阿修羅覚醒 〜世界の行き着く果てへ? (Ashura Kakusei 〜Sekai no Ikitsuku Hate e?)
50	Sink or Swim?! The Men Who Transcend the Gods? イチかバチか?!〜神を超える男たち? (Ichi ka Bachi ka?! 〜Kami o Koeru Otokotachi?)
51	The Word Is Bravery! 合言葉は勇気! (Aikotoba wa Yūki!)

Trivia

• There are three different DVD box sets for the anime, the "Partial box sets" which contains four parts each with two DVDs, the "Season box sets" which contains two parts with four DVDs, and the "Complete series box set" which holds eight DVDs.

External links

• Anime official website (jp)
• Soul Eater at TV Tokyo (Japanese)
• Soul Eater at FUNimation (English)
• Soul Eater at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia.