List of Soul Eater episodes

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This is a list of episodes of the Japanese animated television series Soul Eater. The episodes are 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 episodes are based on the Soul Eater manga series by Atsushi Okubo, and plan to adopt the source material over fifty-one episodes.^[1]^[2] The plot of the episodes follows Maka Albarn, a "meister" of the Shinigami Technical School, and her living weapon, Soul Eater, as she seeks to make the latter into a "death scythe" through absorbing the souls of evil humans.

The episodes started airing on April 7, 2008 on TV Tokyo. The episodes also aired at later dates on TV Aichi, TV Hokkaido, TV Osaka, TV Setouchi, and TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co.^[1] Two pieces of theme music are used for the episodes; one opening theme and one closing theme. The opening theme is "Resonance" by T.M.Revolution, and the closing theme is "I Wanna Be" by Stance Punks.

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#	Episode title	Original air date
01	"Soul Resonance: Soul Eater, Becoming a Death Scythe?" "Tamashii no Kyōmei ～Sōru Iitā, Desu Saizu ni Naru?～" (魂の共鳴～ソウル＝イーター、デスサイズになる？～)	April 7, 2008
Maka Albarn encounters an evil human possessing an "egg of a kishin", a soul giving it the potential to transform into a kishin, a demonic creature. Transforming her companion and living weapon, Soul Eater, into a scythe, Maka defeats it, and Soul consumes its soul. Maka reports to Shinigami, the head of the Shinigami Technical School, that she had acquired ninety-nine evil-human souls, and Shinigami notes that a witch's soul would enable Soul to transform into a "death scythe", or one of Shinigami's weapons. After expressing her dislike for Death Scythe, her father and Shinigami's current weapon, Maka attempts to defeat the witch Blair. Though Maka fares poorly, Soul Eater tricks Blair into believing he is her ally, enabling Maka to defeat her. However, Blair was actually a magical cat, and as a result, Shinigami confiscates Maka's souls, forcing her to start the process again.
02	"I'm Definitely a Star!: The Extremely Big Man, Revealed Here?" "Ore koso Sutā da! ～Mottomo Biggu na Otoko, Koko ni Arawaru?～" (俺こそスターだ！～最もビッグな男、ここに現る？～)	April 14, 2008
Black Star, along with his kusarigama living weapon Tsubaki infiltrate the home of Al Capone, intending to kill him and his men in order to take their evil souls, but the plan fails horribly since Black Star cannot conceal himself when confronting an enemy. Shinigami later gives Black Star and Tsubaki a chance to kill Capone, his men, and a witch all at once, which would make Tsubaki a death scythe. When they arrive, Capone and his men have already been killed by the witch's bodyguard Mifune, and Black Star challenges Mifune to a fight. During most of the match, Mifune has the upper hand, but Black Star manages to defeat him in the end. Angela, the witch Mifune was protecting, appears and shows herself to be a young witch in need of protection while she is still unable to perform magic well. Black Star ends up not killing either Mifune or Angela, and even gives the souls of Capone and his men over to Shinigami since he himself did not kill them.
03	"The Perfect Boy?: Death The Kid's Magnificent Mission?" "Kanpeki naru Shōnen? ～Desu Za Kiddo no Karei naru Misshon?～" (完璧なる少年? ～デス･ザ･キッドの華麗なるミッション？～)	April 21, 2008
Death The Kid and his twin guns, the Thompson sisters are sent on a mission to a pyramid where a witch is hiding. However, the witch is sacrificed whilst summoning a pharaoh. Inside the pyramid, Patty and Liz are cautious about the surroundings whilst Kid is infatuated by the perfect symmetry of the architecture. They encounter a group of mummies, but Kid abandons Patty and Liz to investigate a possible tilt of a picture back home, leaving them to fight for themselves. On Kid's return, they encounter the pharaoh who causes critical damage to Kid, but he refuses to fight back due to the perfect symmetry of the sarcophagus. The pharaoh comes out in his final form to finish the job, Kid notices it is no longer symmetrical and defeats it. Unfortunately he also wrecks the pyramid in the process and Shinigami confiscates all his souls.
04	"Witch Hunting Invocation!?: Heart Throbbing Graveyard Supplementary Class Lessons?" "Majogari Hatsudō!? ～Dokidoki Hakaba no Hoshū Jugyō?～" (魔女狩り発動!?～ドキドキ墓場の補習授業?～)	April 28, 2008
Maka and Soul Eater are discussing the rumors of their teacher, Sid Barett, who was stabbed in the head, becoming a zombie and preying upon the students when Maka's father comes in. As the temporary teacher replacement, he informs Maka and Soul that Shinigami wants to see them. Upon reporting to Shinigami's room, they meet up with Black Star and Tsubaki who were also called there. Shinigami tells them that because they failed to collect any souls, they would have to complete an "extra lesson". They are to find and stop Sid and the person who turned him into a zombie. They go to the cemetery, and Sid attacks them, wielding his own gravestone as a weapon. Maka and Soul attempt their Soul Resonance - "Witch Hunt" but are unable to control it properly and fail in dealing any damage. Black Star captures Sid with Tsubaki's chain, and it is revealed that Shinigami knows that the one who made Sid a zombie was Death Scythe's first partner before he worked with Maka's mother, Dr. Franken Stein.
05	"Soul's Form: Strongest Meister Stein's Entrance?" "Tamashii no Katachi ～Saikyō Shokunin Shutain Tōjō?～" (魂のかたち～最強職人シュタイン登場?～)	May 5, 2008
Maka, Soul, Black Star, and Tsubaki with Sid in tow tied with Tsubaki's chain arrive at Franken Stein's laboratory and upon first appearance they think him to be just an idiot. He reveals that he can see the others' souls and he makes comments on them. After the fight starts, it is clear that Stein has the upper hand, and he shows this by nearly killing Black Star. Maka gains the power to see souls during the fight which is when she loses any confidence to continue, but Soul manages to get her back to fighting. They again attempt the technique Witch Hunt, and manage to execute it perfectly, but Stein easily dispels it, throwing them both back. Stein approaches and Soul protects Maka from him. When all seems lost, Stein reveals that the entire thing regarding Sid and himself was set up by Shinigami and therefore they were never in any danger of dying. The next day, Stein makes his appearance at Shibusen as the new teacher for Maka's class.
06	"The Rumored Freshman! Kid's First Appearance at Shibusen, an Experience to Remember?" "Uwasa no Shinnyūsei! ～Omoide Ippai, Kiddo no Shibusen Hatsu Tōkō?～" (噂の新入生！～想い出いっぱい、キッドの死武専初登校?～)	May 12, 2008
Late by three hours due to his routine of ensuring that every aspect at his house is symmetrical, Kid sets out with Liz and Patty for their first day at Shibusen. Upon getting there, Black Star and Soul end up picking a fight with them, and Maka, Tsubaki and Stein end up leaving class to watch their fight. The battle ends up being one-sided as Kid's extraordinary abilities proved to be more than a match for Black Star and Soul, who were unable to synchronize their wavelengths. When the duo seems to be utterly defeated, Kid ends up collapsing after realizing that Soul's last attack ended up cutting away a bit of his hair, ruining its symmetry. While Shinigami appears to take his son home, Maka tries to use her soul-seeing ability on him, but gets flustered to not being able to see his soul, unable to perceive that it is in fact big enough to envelop the entirety of Death City.
07	"Black Blood of Terror! The Weapon Within Chrona?" "Kurochi no Kyōfu ～Kurona no Naka ni Buki ga Iru?～" (黒血の恐怖～クロナの中に武器がいる?～)	May 19, 2008
Soul and Maka arrive in Italy to dispose of another evil human. After the job is completed, Maka senses a strong energy coming from inside a church and the duo decide to investigate it. There, they meet Chrona, an evil weapon meister and Ragnarök, the mysterious sword which emanates from Chrona's body. During their fight, Maka figures that she cannot cut down Chrona as Chrona's blood has the property of turning solid, and to complicate matters, Chrona's attacks cannot be blocked as they can hurt Soul even in his scythe form. Soul urges Maka to continue fighting, but she is afraid of hurting her partner, and in the end, he receives a severe blow while trying to protect her.
08	"Witch Medusa! Great Evil Possessing One's Soul?" "Majo Medyūsa ～Ōinaru Kyō (Waru) ki Tamashii o Motsu Mono?～" (魔女メデューサ～大いなる凶(わる)き魂を持つ者?～)	May 26, 2008
Just when Maka and Soul are about to be killed by Chrona, Stein and Death Scythe appear to save them. By combining their strength, the duo have some trouble against Ragnarök's ability to transform every bit of its blood into a weapon, but in the end Chrona is defeated. The witch observing the fight reveals herself and rescues Chrona, while the others return to Shibusen in order to treat Soul's injury. Stein tells Maka that the treatment was successful, but he confesses to Death Scythe that Soul's body was infected with a demon weapon's blood, and his future is uncertain. In the end, Maka is comforted by Tsubaki and Medusa, a teacher in the school who is in fact the witch who attacked them.
09	"Holy Legendary Sword! Kid's and Black Star's Big Adventure?" "Hijiri Ken Densetsu ～Kiddo to Burakku☆Sutā no Dai Bōken～" (聖剣伝説～キッドとブラック☆スターの大冒険?～)	June 2, 2008
After continuous failures to collect any soul at all, Sid orders Black Star to clean up the school's library as punishment. There, he meets Kid, and both learn about Excalibur, a weapon whose powers are said to be legendary. The duo decides to search for Excalibur himself, but when they find him, they cannot stand his unbearable personality. Meanwhile, Death Scythe tries to cheer Maka up, who is still worried about Soul, and explains to her the origin of the demon weapon Ragnarök. However, he still hides from her the truth about Soul's condition.
10	"Demon Blade Masamune! Torn Dependant Soul, Singing Heart's Rain?" "Yōtō Masamune ～Yabure Hyōi Tamashii, Ame ni Utau Kokoro?～" (妖刀マサムネ～破れ憑依魂、雨に詠う心?～)	June 9, 2008
Tsubaki and Black Star are assigned the task of collecting the soul of Masamune, a demon blade who can possibly become a demon god. After arriving at the village where Masamune was last seen, Black Star is ostracized by its inhabitants, and later he explains to Tsubaki that it was because he is a survivor of the murderous Star Clan, which were destroyed by Shibusen after they started to collect human souls. The duo returns to the village after Masamune possesses the body of a young boy to confront him. Black Star manages to break the boy free from the sword's control and Tsubaki sends her spirit into the demon sword to confront the soul of Masamune, who is in fact her older brother.