Soul Eater (2008)
Anime series · 13 episodes · bones
ActionAdventureComedyFantasySupernatural
Studio Bones’ 2008 shonen anime, Soul Eater, is a supernatural action-comedy set at the Death Weapon Meister Academy. Students, like scythe-meister Maka Albarn and her weapon partner Soul Eater, train to turn their human weapons into “Death Scythes” by collecting 99 evil human souls and one witch soul. They balance school life with defending Death City from powerful supernatural threats.
Soul Eater screencaps & stills
Reference frames from Soul Eater.
Soul Eater in motion
Short loops for study, each cut to a single shot.
The story
Soul Eater centers on the students of the Death Weapon Meister Academy, a technical school for weapon meisters and their human weapon partners. The primary focus is on three distinct duos: Maka Albarn and her scythe-weapon Soul Eater; the assassin Black Star and his weapon Tsubaki; and Death the Kid, a shinigami, with his twin pistol weapons Liz and Patty Thompson. These students attend school while also undertaking dangerous missions to achieve their ultimate goal.
The central objective for each meister-weapon team is to transform their human weapon into a "Death Scythe," the highest possible rank, making them suitable for use by the Shinigami. To accomplish this, they must collect 99 evil human souls and one witch's soul. As they strive to gather these souls, the students are also responsible for defending Death City from various powerful supernatural creatures, balancing their academic pursuits with the constant threat of danger.
Credits & cast
- Studio
- bones
- Story
- Atsushi Ookubo
- Music
- Taku Iwasaki
- Voice
- Chiaki Omigawa as Maka Albarn
- Voice
- Kaori Nazuka as Tsubaki Nakatsukasa
- Voice
- Narumi Takahira as Patricia Thompson
- Voice
- Akeno Watanabe as Elizabeth Thompson
Where to watch Soul Eater
Streaming services that list it. Availability changes by country.
Soul Eater colour palette
The main colours across the whole series, by share of the picture.
Colour script
The dominant colour of each sampled frame, from the first minute to the last.
Where Soul Eater happens
nightstoneagainstgroundlightfloorbuildingwall
Soul Eater background art
Frames with no characters in them: the places, as painted.
More from bones
Anime like Soul Eater
Recommended by fans who watched Soul Eater, most votes first.
- 1
31 fan votes · Shared: Action · School · Shounen
- 2
26 fan votes · Shared: Action · Shounen
- 3
24 fan votes · Shared: Action · Fantasy · Shounen
- 4
19 fan votes · Shared: Action · Shounen
- 5
19 fan votes · Shared: Action · Fantasy · Shounen
- 6
15 fan votes · Shared: Action · Comedy · Fantasy
- 7
14 fan votes · Shared: Action · Fantasy · Shounen
- 8
12 fan votes · Shared: Action · Fantasy · Shounen
Looks like it
Matched frame to frame, on style and colour.
Similar stories
Gachiakuta 2025
D.Gray-man HALLOW 2016
Fire Force Season 3 2025
Blue Exorcist -Shimane Illuminati Saga- 2024
Questions about Soul Eater
Who made Soul Eater?
Soul Eater (2008) was animated by bones.
Where can I watch Soul Eater?
Hulu and Crunchyroll list Soul Eater. Availability changes by country.
What anime are like Soul Eater?
Fans most often recommend Blue Exorcist, Noragami, D.Gray-man, Bleach. In look: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Sword of the Stranger, Noragami.
See more of Soul Eater
Every reference frame and clip, searchable by what is in the shot — a character, a place, a light.
Frames and loops from Soul Eater (2008) © bones, shown at reduced size as reference for study and commentary. Rights questions: copyright@framethrower.ai.