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ソウルイーター [Soul Eater] #1
Soul Eater, Vol. 1
Maka is a weapon meister, determined to turn her partner, a living scythe named Soul Eater, into a powerful death scythe - the ultimate weapon of Death himself! Charged with the task of collecting and devouring the tainted souls of ninety-nine humans and one witch, Maka and her fellow meisters strive to master their weapons as they face off against the bizarre and dangerous minions of the underworld. But the meisters' own personal quirks may prove a bigger obstacle than any sultry enchantress!
208 pages, Paperback
First published June 22, 2004
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Atsushi Ohkubo
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Atsushi Ōkubo ( 大久保篤), also romanized as Atsushi Ohkubo, is a Japanese manga author and fantasy artist known for his work on the manga series Soul Eater, which has been adapted into an anime. Okubo worked as an assistant under Rando Ayamine, on the manga series Get Backers. He also created artwork for various cards for the Lord of Vermillion game.
Atsushi Ōkubo was not a model student and was more attracted to drawing than to learning. At the age of 20, after finishing studies at a manga school where he met Rando Ayamine, the author of Get Backers, he became Rando Ayamine's assistant for two years. Finally, he won a competition at Square Enix's Gangan magazine with his first manga series B.Ichi and it was published for four volumes. After the end of his last manga, he created Soul Eater, still for Square Enix's Gangan magazine, which brought him worldwide success.
Atsushi Ōkubo ( 大久保篤), also romanized as Atsushi Ohkubo, is a Japanese manga author and fantasy artist known for his work on the manga series Soul Eater, which has been adapted into an anime. Okubo worked as an assistant under Rando Ayamine, on the manga series Get Backers. He also created artwork for various cards for the Lord of Vermillion game.
Atsushi Ōkubo was not a model student and was more attracted to drawing than to learning. At the age of 20, after finishing studies at a manga school where he met Rando Ayamine, the author of Get Backers, he became Rando Ayamine's assistant for two years. Finally, he won a competition at Square Enix's Gangan magazine with his first manga series B.Ichi and it was published for four volumes. After the end of his last manga, he created Soul Eater, still for Square Enix's Gangan magazine, which brought him worldwide success.
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January 15, 2023
Una historia ambientada en la escuela Shibusen, la trama gira en torno a tres equipos de a dos personas formadas por un "técnico de arma" y por lo menos un "arma". Varios de los técnicos están tratando de convertir a su arma en una Guadaña Mortal más poderosa y para ello deben recolectar 99 almas humanas y la de una bruja.
Lo primero que me encanta es el dibujo, derrocha muchísima personalidad. Su ambientación gótica y de Halloween es magnífica y los diseños de los personajes son increíblemente miméticos con el entorno. Además de las múltiples referencias literarias, culturales y audiovisuales que siempre son un plus.
Lo que menos me gusta es la evidente e innecesaria sexualización de las mujeres cada dos por tres. Los asquerosos chistes sobre sus cuerpos, los ángulos extraños, los nudes femeninos y la manoseadera de tetas.
Los personajes tienen mucha personalidad y eso me gusta pero si me pones a casi todos los chicos y hombres como pervertidos y pajeros me baja mucho.
Lo primero que me encanta es el dibujo, derrocha muchísima personalidad. Su ambientación gótica y de Halloween es magnífica y los diseños de los personajes son increíblemente miméticos con el entorno. Además de las múltiples referencias literarias, culturales y audiovisuales que siempre son un plus.
Lo que menos me gusta es la evidente e innecesaria sexualización de las mujeres cada dos por tres. Los asquerosos chistes sobre sus cuerpos, los ángulos extraños, los nudes femeninos y la manoseadera de tetas.
Los personajes tienen mucha personalidad y eso me gusta pero si me pones a casi todos los chicos y hombres como pervertidos y pajeros me baja mucho.
November 23, 2017
Aaalll righty, then...
Just spent the past two weeks plowing through the whole 25 volumes as they erratically surfaced from my library. As common, I got into it via the anime, which I quite liked, then tracked back to see what the anime left out. Which was quite a bit.
Anime tracks the manga tightly up to Ch. 37, about halfway through the 10th volume. From there it departs to a much shorter ending, using some sequences from later in the manga, dropping some subplots, truncating and compressing, but sparing a few sympathetic characters who don't make it out of the longer manga alive. Glory be, in both versions my favorite character, mentor-figure Dr. Stein (first name Franken, because that's the mode this thing is in) actually escapes with his life, very unusual for this trope. Also, for a welcome change the protagonist's mom isn't dead either. She's hustled off stage by having her be divorced and traveling on business. Yay? Dead mothers are lazy writing, when alternate scenarios are available with so little thought. Of course, later we have mom Medusa, which, um.
The manga was composed over ten years, and it shows in the evolving art style, which becomes darker and more sophisticated as the tale becomes (after some draggy fight-tournament sequences in the teen-volumes where the plot is bent into pretzels to allow every character of interest to have a big fight scene with every other character of interest, and dear lord do those get tedious) more surreal and psychologically and metaphorically complex, and, in some sections, really not for kids. The cheery sort of Halloween-holiday mode of the beginning sinks into something that appears to be influenced more by Hieronymus Bosch.
Very high wtf!Japan values. I still burst into laughter thinking of some of the more bizarre bits, but it isn't for delicate sensibilities.
(Also, "How the hell am I s'posed to know how much love to give!!?" is one of the more unconsciously heartbreaking lines ever.)
The anime I can rec more generally.
Ta, L.
Just spent the past two weeks plowing through the whole 25 volumes as they erratically surfaced from my library. As common, I got into it via the anime, which I quite liked, then tracked back to see what the anime left out. Which was quite a bit.
Anime tracks the manga tightly up to Ch. 37, about halfway through the 10th volume. From there it departs to a much shorter ending, using some sequences from later in the manga, dropping some subplots, truncating and compressing, but sparing a few sympathetic characters who don't make it out of the longer manga alive. Glory be, in both versions my favorite character, mentor-figure Dr. Stein (first name Franken, because that's the mode this thing is in) actually escapes with his life, very unusual for this trope. Also, for a welcome change the protagonist's mom isn't dead either. She's hustled off stage by having her be divorced and traveling on business. Yay? Dead mothers are lazy writing, when alternate scenarios are available with so little thought. Of course, later we have mom Medusa, which, um.
The manga was composed over ten years, and it shows in the evolving art style, which becomes darker and more sophisticated as the tale becomes (after some draggy fight-tournament sequences in the teen-volumes where the plot is bent into pretzels to allow every character of interest to have a big fight scene with every other character of interest, and dear lord do those get tedious) more surreal and psychologically and metaphorically complex, and, in some sections, really not for kids. The cheery sort of Halloween-holiday mode of the beginning sinks into something that appears to be influenced more by Hieronymus Bosch.
Very high wtf!Japan values. I still burst into laughter thinking of some of the more bizarre bits, but it isn't for delicate sensibilities.
(Also, "How the hell am I s'posed to know how much love to give!!?" is one of the more unconsciously heartbreaking lines ever.)
The anime I can rec more generally.
Ta, L.
August 9, 2024
the fan service in here is crazy considering these characters are like 13…. 😧
November 22, 2022
November 2022:
i forgot how much fan service was in this series 🤡
original review May 2012:
Soul Eater was the very first anime I watched (the only one to actually be finished too D: ) and the first manga I bought. I absolutely adore it. The characters are amazingly thought up, and drawn very well. The whole premise of Soul Eater is very original, and I LOVE IT!!!!!! I mean, people that can turn into Weapons?? Who wouldn't like that????!!
Soul & Maka: A scythe and his meister- they have 99 Kishin Souls and go to hunt one witch to make Soul a DeathScythe. But one slip up and they have to start over.
((By Jazzie560 on Tumblr, because I love her art and it gives me ALL OF THE FEELS))
((Also by Jazzie...and I just love her AU's okay?!))
((another by Jazzie...))
((This one's by Foxikun on Tumblr; I like AUs))
((And I don't know who did this...))
((AND HERES SOUL DRAWN BY SOUL))
Black*Star & Tsubaki: An Assassin and his Shadow Weapon- 0 souls; Kishin or Witch
((By Pia-Sama on DeviantART))
Death the Kid & Liz and Patti (The Thompson Sisters)- A Grim Reaper and his twin pistols. Kid has to keep Liz and Patti's soul intake equal because he is obsessed with symmetry.
They all go to school at Death Weapon Meister Academy (AKA Shibusen) in Death City, Nevada, under the watchful eye of Lord Death (AKA Shinigami-Sama).
Soul Eater is by far the best anime/manga I've ever seen/read! :D
i forgot how much fan service was in this series 🤡
original review May 2012:
Soul Eater was the very first anime I watched (the only one to actually be finished too D: ) and the first manga I bought. I absolutely adore it. The characters are amazingly thought up, and drawn very well. The whole premise of Soul Eater is very original, and I LOVE IT!!!!!! I mean, people that can turn into Weapons?? Who wouldn't like that????!!
Soul & Maka: A scythe and his meister- they have 99 Kishin Souls and go to hunt one witch to make Soul a DeathScythe. But one slip up and they have to start over.
((By Jazzie560 on Tumblr, because I love her art and it gives me ALL OF THE FEELS))
((Also by Jazzie...and I just love her AU's okay?!))
((another by Jazzie...))
((This one's by Foxikun on Tumblr; I like AUs))
((And I don't know who did this...))
((AND HERES SOUL DRAWN BY SOUL))
Black*Star & Tsubaki: An Assassin and his Shadow Weapon- 0 souls; Kishin or Witch
((By Pia-Sama on DeviantART))
Death the Kid & Liz and Patti (The Thompson Sisters)- A Grim Reaper and his twin pistols. Kid has to keep Liz and Patti's soul intake equal because he is obsessed with symmetry.
They all go to school at Death Weapon Meister Academy (AKA Shibusen) in Death City, Nevada, under the watchful eye of Lord Death (AKA Shinigami-Sama).
Soul Eater is by far the best anime/manga I've ever seen/read! :D
August 15, 2012
All right!!!! I AM BLACK STAR!!!!.And I am the BIG MAN whose doing this reveiw of Soul Eater Volume 1.
Just kidding but glad I have your attention now.
This book was surprising to say the least. From the look of it you would not expect an engaging, multifaceted, and original concept. But that is what you get! Also it looks like its written for kids. Found it in the Adult section next to HOTD (High School of the Dead)
and although it could be enjoyed by children I'm sure it has enough adult elements (the witch in chapter 1) to keep an adult mind engaged.
The story revolves around 3 meisters and their weapons. These are small stories that Introduce each team. Maka/Soul who are trying to make Soul into a Death Scyth like Maka's mother did with her father. Black Star/Tsubaki who as far as I tell are a great team. And Death the Kid (son of Lord Death) and his twin Weapons Patty/Liz the Thompson Sisters. Also added to the mix as support characters are Lord Death who everyone answers to. Death Scyth, Maka's cheating father who Maka seems to hate. Sid former teacher turned zombie and Franken Stein the crazy professor who read souls and adjust his own.
Well that's my first review. Sorry if its lacking but read the book if you want more.
Just kidding but glad I have your attention now.
This book was surprising to say the least. From the look of it you would not expect an engaging, multifaceted, and original concept. But that is what you get! Also it looks like its written for kids. Found it in the Adult section next to HOTD (High School of the Dead)
and although it could be enjoyed by children I'm sure it has enough adult elements (the witch in chapter 1) to keep an adult mind engaged.
The story revolves around 3 meisters and their weapons. These are small stories that Introduce each team. Maka/Soul who are trying to make Soul into a Death Scyth like Maka's mother did with her father. Black Star/Tsubaki who as far as I tell are a great team. And Death the Kid (son of Lord Death) and his twin Weapons Patty/Liz the Thompson Sisters. Also added to the mix as support characters are Lord Death who everyone answers to. Death Scyth, Maka's cheating father who Maka seems to hate. Sid former teacher turned zombie and Franken Stein the crazy professor who read souls and adjust his own.
Well that's my first review. Sorry if its lacking but read the book if you want more.
November 8, 2018
To the pretties that love anime,
We enter a modern Gothic style setting. In the darkness, arrives a girl carrying a rather large sythe. Her objective is to sythe the soul named Jack the Ripper on several counts of murder. She quickly dispatches the murderer, then we are introduced to the main characters of the manga, Maka and Soul Eater. Their objective is to collect 99 human souls and 1 witch's soul equaling 100 souls, so that Soul can become a Death Sythe.
On their next mission a hysterical set of unfortunate events occur landing them back into the Academy, and starting from the beginning. Now the confusing thing about this manga is that there are four main characters who have secondary minions.
Next we meet the ostentatious Black Star, and later on we meet the Son of Death, Death the Kidd, who takes OCD for symmetry to a whole new level.
Don't miss out on one of my very favorite mangas. The artstyle is brilliant, fresh, and dark; keeping the plot parked right on superb.
That's all for now.
Ta-ta,
Shizuku
We enter a modern Gothic style setting. In the darkness, arrives a girl carrying a rather large sythe. Her objective is to sythe the soul named Jack the Ripper on several counts of murder. She quickly dispatches the murderer, then we are introduced to the main characters of the manga, Maka and Soul Eater. Their objective is to collect 99 human souls and 1 witch's soul equaling 100 souls, so that Soul can become a Death Sythe.
On their next mission a hysterical set of unfortunate events occur landing them back into the Academy, and starting from the beginning. Now the confusing thing about this manga is that there are four main characters who have secondary minions.
Next we meet the ostentatious Black Star, and later on we meet the Son of Death, Death the Kidd, who takes OCD for symmetry to a whole new level.
Don't miss out on one of my very favorite mangas. The artstyle is brilliant, fresh, and dark; keeping the plot parked right on superb.
That's all for now.
Ta-ta,
Shizuku
May 25, 2011
I like this book very much because it's different from what I normally read. I like how the author aesthetically creates a new realm where what's thought to be bad, the Grim Reaper, turns out to be good. I also enjoyed reading this novel due to it's schools setting so I could relate to some character's when they're given tests but on the other hand I get "jealous" when some students get to go on missions because it's an adventure of life or death. I sometimes get lost while reading because it's a habit of mine to engulf my soul into the whole story as if I was another character so I would keep reading the series non-stop until it ends. The author did a great job on keeping the reader interested and didn't have boring stories. Also he did a good job on the graphics as well and had a lot of detail's too.
December 31, 2012
There is a school called Death Weapon Meister Academy, or the DWMA for short. This school is run by a shinigami, or otherwise known as death. This school trains humans who have the ability to transform into weapons, and as well as the ones who wields those weapons, called meisters. These meisters objective is to have their weapon defeat and then devour 99 evil human souls and one witch in order for it to turn into a death scythe. Maka and her partner Soul, just finished collecting 99 evil human souls, and are about to attempt to capture a witch's soul. Will they succeed?
I picked this book up because a friend of mine recommended this series to me, he said that this was his favourite manga series of all time, so I decided to try it. I finished this book because I wanted to see if Maka and Soul were able to capture the witch's soul and turn Soul into a death scythe.
I would recommend this book fans of Fairy Tail and Black Butler because I think this also has an unique and interesting plot that is very enjoyable.
I picked this book up because a friend of mine recommended this series to me, he said that this was his favourite manga series of all time, so I decided to try it. I finished this book because I wanted to see if Maka and Soul were able to capture the witch's soul and turn Soul into a death scythe.
I would recommend this book fans of Fairy Tail and Black Butler because I think this also has an unique and interesting plot that is very enjoyable.
July 11, 2014
I know there are a lot of ghost story concepts in manga, there are so many I can't even begin to count. The idea of the soul is always incredibly interesting and here it's used to a fantastical end. However, I watched a good portion of the anime before reading this first volume and that without a doubt affected my experience.
The anime is beat for beat the same as the manga. That meant the Soul Eater I was first introduced to was different, with vibrate colour and great character voices, and yet very much the same. I still enjoyed reading the book! The story is interesting enough that I don't mind reliving it in manga form.
The anime is beat for beat the same as the manga. That meant the Soul Eater I was first introduced to was different, with vibrate colour and great character voices, and yet very much the same. I still enjoyed reading the book! The story is interesting enough that I don't mind reliving it in manga form.
January 11, 2013
I haven`t read the series but so far what I had read on the reviews the mania is way different then watching it on the screen. Take a hint and watch the series on the screen. You ever watch a movie but you have read the book before watching the movie. Like Harry Potter or Twilight and in the end you have rip apart the movies because they aren`t base on the books all the way. Well this is oppose so the book ruin what have been done on the amine. So to save sometime try to watch it then reading it.
I love this series so much it drive me crazy sometimes in a good way.
I love this series so much it drive me crazy sometimes in a good way.
February 13, 2012
Soul and Maka have already collected 99 souls and whoops they had to restart all over again because of a cat witch. Haha, that's so funny. Black Star and Tsubaki have attemped to collect a Strong soul and they were stopped by a little kid witch in training, haha. Kid and the Thompson sisters, Liz and Patty, went to egypt and defeated a lot of mummies but Kid was bruised a lot because of symmetry OCD issues. This manga is very funny.
December 10, 2012
I love this series. I have been seeing it in the library for ages and just decided to pick up the first volume the other day. My parents and i went outside to eat and i pulled it it out to start reading. 5 minutes later i was running back inside to borrow out the other volumes. I absolutely love death the kid.
March 19, 2014
Recommend!
September 25, 2014
I LOVE SOUL EATER
October 12, 2014
This manga is just awesome.
February 25, 2011
At first, I wasn't so sure about this manga because I didn't expect so much action and so little plot. But when I began to view it more for what it is (a high-action-based manga with a more simplistic plot) I began to thoroughly enjoy it more. While I like it a LOT however, I'm probably not going to immediately jump to buy it. I'll wait until I've read more into it before I decide, but it is warming up to me.
In terms of plot, there isn't much although the feel of it's-the-journey-not-the-destination allows for a very entertaining read and I like the twisted directions they take with the stories. The very suggestive themes make it feel much less juvenile than it potentially could have been. The characters are all unique, although I occasionally mix up Soul Eater with Black Star appearance-wise when they share a scene. I also appreciate the perfect pace for an action manga.
Overall, despite some cheesy allegories and puns (such as Doctor Franken Stein), I like this manga a lot. It's spooky and cute and the aesthetic is right up my alley, being Nightmare Before Christmas minus the Christmas. This was a very good read and I look forward to reading the next volume.
In terms of plot, there isn't much although the feel of it's-the-journey-not-the-destination allows for a very entertaining read and I like the twisted directions they take with the stories. The very suggestive themes make it feel much less juvenile than it potentially could have been. The characters are all unique, although I occasionally mix up Soul Eater with Black Star appearance-wise when they share a scene. I also appreciate the perfect pace for an action manga.
Overall, despite some cheesy allegories and puns (such as Doctor Franken Stein), I like this manga a lot. It's spooky and cute and the aesthetic is right up my alley, being Nightmare Before Christmas minus the Christmas. This was a very good read and I look forward to reading the next volume.
November 26, 2012
A sound soul..dwells within a sound mind..and a sound body.That's all you need to get into the Demon Weapons and Meisters Academy,the DWMA for short. Here at this academy you must fight these evil humans called kishins,the goal is the meister and the weapon must work together and fight these kishins and when you defeat the kishin, your weapon must eat their soul. Don't worry the weapons transform into people and then back into weapons; you must collect 99 kishin souls and 1 witch soul once they have all of their souls collected, their power will increase giving the weapons a great honor of being one of Death's new Death Scythe. Soul Eater Is an action and adventure with comedy thrown into it. So, be prepared because the kishins are coming and you need to be ready. and in addition, my favorite characters from this book are Soul and Maka Albarn.
April 3, 2014
Maka and Soul Eater Evan are weapon and meister. Soul Eater Evan can form into a scythe, and Maka is the wielder. they both work together to collect the souls of 100 humans and one witch. they are enrolled in an academy run by shinigami himself. every body in the academy partners as weapon and meister. all the teams compete against each other in an all out war to make the most powerful death scythe. which ever weapon collects 100 human souls and one witch soul first is to become the weapon of shinigama. the story mainly focuses on Maka and Soul Eater Evan but they also skip around to other smaller characters. the story overall is very interesting and I will definitely read the rest of the series.
November 30, 2012
Symmetry is key, everything must be absolutely perfect! 8!!!!
Ever since i got into the Soul Eater manga (and after, the show), I have wished for more of this fantastic manga! Soul Eater extended my imagination and got me into writing short stories based on Atsushi Ohkubo's work. This series is the MOST unique piece i have ever seen. The only thing i dislike the most about Soul Eater is that I am provided with only 100 chapters of manga and 51 episodes of the discontinued series :(
Soul (LOVE him :D <3 ) would call it "cool"
Death the Kid would call it asymmetrical
Black*Star would say it has more attention than him (which he HATES)
MAD SCIENTIST FOREVER >:D
Ever since i got into the Soul Eater manga (and after, the show), I have wished for more of this fantastic manga! Soul Eater extended my imagination and got me into writing short stories based on Atsushi Ohkubo's work. This series is the MOST unique piece i have ever seen. The only thing i dislike the most about Soul Eater is that I am provided with only 100 chapters of manga and 51 episodes of the discontinued series :(
Soul (LOVE him :D <3 ) would call it "cool"
Death the Kid would call it asymmetrical
Black*Star would say it has more attention than him (which he HATES)
MAD SCIENTIST FOREVER >:D
November 24, 2013
This was an amazing manga! The storyline is simply awesome, and I love how there is almost more than 1 pairs of main characters, (about 3). They all have funny individual personalities, and all the extra details are really cool like with the 99 human soul and 1 witch's soul.
The only things I didn't really like was how... Perverted this manga was majority of the time. It's like, really? Did you REALLY need to add that? But I have to admit, some part were still pretty funny. Another thing was how some action or fighting scenes were drawn were kind of confusing, because they almost seemed sloppy and random elements were drawn in each square.
Can't wait to keep reading and start the anime!
The only things I didn't really like was how... Perverted this manga was majority of the time. It's like, really? Did you REALLY need to add that? But I have to admit, some part were still pretty funny. Another thing was how some action or fighting scenes were drawn were kind of confusing, because they almost seemed sloppy and random elements were drawn in each square.
Can't wait to keep reading and start the anime!
June 30, 2010
This so far is one of my favorite manga series. I think fans of the more mainstream manga (bleach and naruto in particular) would enjoy it as well.
July 26, 2013
I loved the anime and this is definately so much like the first 3/4 episodes but, it was just as entertaining and action-packed. Great characters, plot and.... MAKA CHOP!
June 19, 2014
This was an awesome anime. I'm sad that it no longer airs on Toonami. Yes, I saw the anime before reading the manga, but I still enjoyed reading it. Not much to say besides that it was awesome =-)
August 1, 2014
Love the art and the story! Fun to read!
February 13, 2016
4.5 stars.
I have been interested in this manga and also anime for a long time. My boyfriend loves it, and I heard other people also say it was a good series.
After reading volume 1 I can honestly say I am looking forward even more to the series. There are 3 meister/weapon couples that get the spotlight. Maka and Soul, Black*Star and Tsubaki and Death the Kid with the Thompson sisters.
Of course we got a whole bunch of wacky characters like Shinigami, Maka's dad, Blair, Stein, and so many more. It makes for a very colourful cast and it makes the story really come to life.
The first volume mostly introduces us to the couples, shows us their quirks and personality, and at the end they get together (well at least Soul/Maka and Black*Star and Tsubaki, because Death is once again distracted by something that might not be symmetrical.
My favourite couple? Maka and Soul. They are really quite a pair and it is great fun to see them cooperate and argue about things. :)
The setting (school/battles/witches/souls) is a fun one, and the school (and also surroundings) are great fun. I mean, a school with candles? A sky with a laughing moon/sun? Yes, yes please!
The art style is something I really needed to get used to, at times it just looked weird or off, but after 2 chapters or so I got used to it and I am now loving it.
I will be sure to continue with this series, not sure if I will watch the anime first or just continue with the manga though.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I have been interested in this manga and also anime for a long time. My boyfriend loves it, and I heard other people also say it was a good series.
After reading volume 1 I can honestly say I am looking forward even more to the series. There are 3 meister/weapon couples that get the spotlight. Maka and Soul, Black*Star and Tsubaki and Death the Kid with the Thompson sisters.
Of course we got a whole bunch of wacky characters like Shinigami, Maka's dad, Blair, Stein, and so many more. It makes for a very colourful cast and it makes the story really come to life.
The first volume mostly introduces us to the couples, shows us their quirks and personality, and at the end they get together (well at least Soul/Maka and Black*Star and Tsubaki, because Death is once again distracted by something that might not be symmetrical.
My favourite couple? Maka and Soul. They are really quite a pair and it is great fun to see them cooperate and argue about things. :)
The setting (school/battles/witches/souls) is a fun one, and the school (and also surroundings) are great fun. I mean, a school with candles? A sky with a laughing moon/sun? Yes, yes please!
The art style is something I really needed to get used to, at times it just looked weird or off, but after 2 chapters or so I got used to it and I am now loving it.
I will be sure to continue with this series, not sure if I will watch the anime first or just continue with the manga though.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
January 11, 2014
This manga is a very good read, one of my favorites. The basic aspects in it, like the soul, weapons and demon like creatures, can be found in many manga stories out there. But this one has indeed got to be one of the best, the characters are funny at times, the story is dramatic, and the plot twists are quite unexpected. Anyone who hasn't read it, should definitely do so as it is well worth it.
August 20, 2015
This series is fun and crazy and pretty much pointless, but it's my kind of pointless. Mostly I love the characters, because there's not that much in the vein of a plot. I would be happy with any story involving Death the Kid or Maka and Soul. Hell, I even like the Naruto!clone Black Star. If you're looking for something fun and nonsensical, Soul Eater's great.
March 9, 2011
THIS BOOK WAS TOTALLY AWESOME!!!
June 21, 2011
Soul Eater and Maka work together in order to rid the evil of their world, collecting their souls and eating them in order to upgrade. They need 100 evil souls and 1 witch's soul in order to become a Death Sythe. They also meet up with their assassin friends Black Star and Tsubaki. Death(or Shinigami) is the maker of the school that rids the evil souls, and Soul and Maka also ahve a chance to meet his son Death the Kid(aka Kid) and his ladies Patty and Liz. There is a twist with everyone's pairings: Each couple is a weapon and a weilder. Soul Eater can change himself into a sythe as Maka uses him to defeat their enemies. Tsubaki is a transforming sword that Black Star weildes, and Kid has two simular handguns of Patty and Liz. With Soul Eater obsessed with being cool, Black Star thinking he's a true star, and Kid carefully making sure the world is symmetrical, the girls must put up with a lot in order to finish their quest.
March 29, 2010
MY favorite manga ever! >.<
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