7.8/10266 votes#1 - Resonance of the Soul - Will Soul Eater Become a Death Scythe?
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/7/2008
With 99 evil souls consumed, Soul just needs to defeat a witch to become a Death Scythe. He and Maka make their move against Blair - but a pointy hat doesn’t always mean witch!
Director: Takuya Igarashi
Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya
7.2/10195 votes#2 - I Am the Star! The Big Man is Showing Up Here?
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/14/2008
A mobster and his goons are gunning for a witch, and Black☆Star and Tsubaki want the souls of all involved. Their plan runs into trouble when the witch’s bodyguard draws his sword.
Director: Takebumi Anzai
Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya
7.7/10191 votes#3 - The Perfect Boy - Death the Kid's Magnificent Mission?
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/21/2008
Death the Kid, Patty, and Liz travel to the desert to battle a witch who’s raising the dead. If a horde of mummies doesn’t stop them, Kid’s freaky symmetry obsession might.
Director: Mitsuhiro Yoneda
Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya
7.3/10165 votes#4 - Engage the Witch Hunter! A Remedial Lesson in the Graveyard?
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/28/2008
It’s a graveyard rumble when Maka, Soul, Black☆Star, and Tsubaki take on Sid. He used to be a respected teacher at the Academy, but now he’s a zombie - and he’s actively recruiting for the undead!
Director: Ikuro Sato
Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya
7.6/10157 votes#5 - Shape of the Soul - Enter the Ultimate Meister Stein?
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/5/2008
Maka, Soul, Black☆Star, and Tsubaki tangle with the mad scientist responsible for turning Sid into a zombie - the amazingly powerful Dr. Stein!
Director: Shin Matsuo
Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya
7.5/10145 votes#6 - The New Student: Kid's First Day at the Academy - Will it be an Entrance to Remember?
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/12/2008
Death the Kid shows up for his first day at Death Weapon Meister Academy, and Black☆Star and Soul decide to welcome him with closed fists instead of open arms.
Director: Takebumi Anzai
Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya
7.5/10141 votes#7 - Black-blooded Terror - There's a Weapon Inside Crona?
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/19/2008
Maka and Soul’s trip to Italy turns ugly when they run into Crona and Ragnarok, a Meister and Weapon team that shares a highly unusual bond.
Director: Daisuke Chiba
Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya
7.7/10135 votes#8 - Medusa the Witch - The One Who Possesses a Great Evil Soul?
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/26/2008
JSoul is seriously injured and Maka’s fading fast. Death Scythe and Dr. Stein step in to make sure the weird rampage of Crona and Ragnarok comes to an end.
Director: Ikuro Sato
Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya
7.3/10127 votes#9 - Legend of the Holy Sword - Kid and Black☆Star's Great Adventure?
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/2/2008
Black☆Star and Death the Kid discover the worst part of searching for the legendary Excalibur: finding the legendary Excalibur.
Director: Shingo Kaneko
Writer: Akatsuki Yamatoya
7.7/10131 votes#10 - The Enchanted Sword Masamune - Break the Soul Possession: A Heart Sings in the Rain?
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/9/2008
Black☆Star and Tsubaki face Masamune, and as the battle against the dark Weapon escalates, it becomes clear that Tsubaki must finish the fight alone.
Director: Mitsuhiro Yoneda
Writer: Megumi Shimizu
7.7/10129 votes#11 - Tsubaki the Camellia Blossom - What Lies Beyond the Grief?
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/16/2008
Black☆Star and Tsubaki will claim their first soul if they defeat Masamune - but if Tsubaki falls, she will be absorbed forever by her powerful and bitter brother.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10119 votes#12 - Courage That Beats Out Fear - Maka Albarn's Great Resolution?
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/23/2008
After seeing Soul’s new scar, Maka searches for the strength to keep her partner safe. It could be a tough prospect - the witch responsible for the wound is dangerously close.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10120 votes#13 - The Man with the Magic Eye - Soul and Maka's Diverging Soul Wavelength?
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/30/2008
Maka and Soul are having trouble syncing their wavelengths, a fact that proves problematic when they find themselves fighting an immortal werewolf.
Director: Tensai Okamura
Writer: N/A
7.7/10137 votes#14 - The Super Written Exam - Heart-pounding, Reeling, and Restless. You're Kidding!?
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/7/2008
There’s an important exam coming, and legend says whoever gets the highest grade is destined to reach Death Scythe. Maka won’t settle for anything but the best score.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10118 votes#15 - The Soul Eating Black Dragon - Scaredy-cat Liz and Her Merry Friends?
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/14/2008
Death the Kid and the Thompson sisters board a ghost ship full of human souls. After facing the vessel’s demented captain, true evil unfurls its wings.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10117 votes#16 - Fierce Battle Aboard the Ghost Ship - The Hell Inside My Head?
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/21/2008
Unsettled by something he heard on the ghost ship, Kid asks his father an unimaginable question. Dr. Stein has his own questions regarding Medusa’s qualifications as a nurse.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
5.9/10120 votes#17 - Legend of the Holy Sword 2 - Wanna Go Drinking, Gambling, and Playing?
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/28/2008
Ox Ford triumphantly raises Excalibur to the heavens! Instead of fame and glory, he gets a painfully detailed account of Excalibur’s past lives and loves.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10116 votes#18 - The Eve Party Nightmare - And So the Curtain Rises?
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/4/2008
A party to celebrate the founding of Death Weapon Meister Academy erupts into chaos when Medusa and her minions unleash an assault on the school.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10131 votes#19 - The Underground Battle Commences - Break Through Medusa's Vector Arrow?
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/11/2008
As her ghouls rush to unseal Asura, Medusa stands in the way of Dr. Stein and his students. Elsewhere, Maka decides to settle it once and for all with Crona.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10121 votes#20 - The Black Blood Resonance Battle! A Small Soul's Grand Struggle Against Fear?
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/18/2008
Empowered by black blood, Crona proves difficult to defeat. With their survival on the line, Maka and Soul push themselves to the brink of madness.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10134 votes#21 - May My Soul Reach You - A Dry Heart Inside Unbearable Isolation?
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/25/2008
Maka’s fight with Crona takes a very surprising turn when she puts herself in danger, hoping her actions will free the odd little Meister from a life of pain.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10117 votes#22 - The Seal Shrine - The Immortal Man's Tricks?
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/1/2008
Free and Eruka are perilously close to releasing Asura - close enough to witness a terrifying display of the Kishin’s madness and power.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10121 votes#23 - Dead or Alive - In the Rift between Revival and Dazzlement?
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/8/2008
Dr. Stein and Medusa’s fight reaches a deadly climax, but the battle still rages in Asura’s chamber - if Black☆Star and Kid can’t defeat Eruka and Free, the Kishin will be unsealed.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10122 votes#24 - The Battle of the Gods - Death City on the Verge of Collapse?
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/15/2008
Free from his underground prison, Asura unleashes his terrible powers on Death City! High in the air, above the destruction, Death himself engages the Kishin in battle.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10107 votes#25 - The Death Scythes Convene - Stop Dad's Staff Reassignment!?
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 9/22/2008
The Death Scythes convene to hear Death’s plan for dealing with the escaped Kishin. Death also shares his concerns with that Dr. Stein might be slipping back into his old ways.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Soul Eater Season 1
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At the Death Weapon Meister Academy, three teams must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and one witch.
Genres:Action & AdventureAnimationComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:TV Tokyo
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Resonance of the Soul - Will Soul Eater Become a Death Scythe?" is the best rated episode of "Soul Eater" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 266 votes. Directed by Takuya Igarashi and written by Akatsuki Yamatoya, it aired on 4/7/2008. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "I Am the Star! The Big Man is Showing Up Here?".