Soul Eater (TV series)

Soul Eater is an American animated series based on the comic book of the same name by Yonathan Ashad. Set at the "Death Weapon Meister Academy", the series revolves around three teams, each consisting of a weapon meister and (at least one) weapon that can transform into a humanoid. Trying to make the latter a "death scythe" and thus fit for use by the academy's headmaster Shinigami, the personification of death, they must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and one witch, in that order; otherwise, they will have to start all over again.

Synopsis
Death City is home to the famous Death Weapon Meister Academy, a technical academy headed by the Shinigami—Lord Death himself. Its mission: to raise "Death Scythes" for the Shinigami to wield against the many evils of their fantastical world. These Death Scythes, however, are not made from physical weapons; rather, they are born from human hybrids who have the ability to transform their bodies into Demon Weapons, and only after they have consumed the souls of 99 evil beings and one witch's soul.

Soul Eater Evans, a Demon Scythe who only seems to care about what's cool, aims to become a Death Scythe with the help of his straight-laced wielder, or meister, Maka Albarn. The contrasting duo work and study alongside the hot headed Black Star and his caring weapon Tsubaki, as well as the Shinigami's own son, Death the Kid, an obsessive-compulsive dual wielder of twin pistols Patty and Liz.

Soul Eater follows these students of Shibusen as they take on missions to collect souls and protect the city from the world's threats while working together under the snickering sun to become sounder in mind, body, and soul.

Characters

 * Cathy Cavadini as Maka Albarn
 * Ziggy Miles as Soul Eater Evans
 * Benjamin Diskin as Black Star
 * Melissa Disney as Tsubaki Nakatsukasa
 * Billy West as Death the Kid
 * Wendee Lee as Elizabeth Thompson
 * Philece Sampler as Patricia Thompson
 * Clive Revill as Asura
 * Ellen Gerstell as Medusa
 * Paula Tiso as Arachne
 * Pamela Adlon as Crona
 * Jeff Bennett as Ragnarok
 * Ulises Tobar as Little Demon
 * Brad Garrett as Eibon
 * Sandy Fox as Eruka Frog
 * Tara Charendoff as Fairy
 * Nancy Cartwright as Mizune
 * Jess Harnell as Free
 * Frank Welker as Clown
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Mosquito
 * Charlie Schlatter as Giriko
 * Rino Romano as Mifune
 * Cam Clarke as Justin Law
 * Phil LaMarr as Kilik Rung
 * Dwight Schultz as Lord Death
 * Harry Shearer as Spirit Albarn
 * Melissa Fahn as Marie Mjolnir
 * Candi Milo as Azusa Yumi
 * Joshua Seth as Franken Stein
 * Clancy Brown as Sid Barrett
 * Tom Kenny as Joe Buttataki
 * Charlie Adler as Excalibur
 * Debi Derryberry as Blair
 * Carlos Alazraqui as Masamune

Home media releases
The series was released by Paramount Home Entertainment in four DVD sets between 2004 and 2005.

The four DVD sets were repackaged in two "collection" sets by Paramount Home Entertainment in 2006. The content remains the same as the earlier individual releases.

A complete series box set was released by Shout! Factory in 2011. It features the same content as Paramount's earlier DVD releases.