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Soul Eater S1E5 — Shape of the Soul - Enter the Ultimate Meister Stein?

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Soul Eater•Season 1•Episode 5

Shape of the Soul - Enter the Ultimate Meister Stein?

7.7/10 · 257 votesMay 5, 200825 min

Ranked #20 of 51 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

Maka, Soul, Black☆Star, and Tsubaki tangle with the mad scientist responsible for turning Sid into a zombie - the amazingly powerful Dr. Stein!

Directed byShin Matsuo

Written byAkatsuki Yamatoya

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Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes51

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Cast18

Chiaki Omigawa

Chiaki Omigawa

Maka Albarn (voice)

Koki Uchiyama

Koki Uchiyama

Soul 'Eater' Evans (voice)

Yumiko Kobayashi

Yumiko Kobayashi

Black Star (voice)

Kaori Nazuka

Kaori Nazuka

Tsubaki Nakatsukasa (voice)

Mamoru Miyano

Mamoru Miyano

Death the Kid (voice)

Maaya Sakamoto

Maaya Sakamoto

Crona (voice)

Akeno Watanabe

Akeno Watanabe

Elizabeth Thompson (voice)

Rikiya Koyama

Rikiya Koyama

Death (voice)

Narumi Takahira

Narumi Takahira

Patricia Thompson (voice)

Houko Kuwashima

Houko Kuwashima

Medusa (voice)

Masafumi Kimura

Masafumi Kimura

Sid Barrett (voice)

Toru Okawa

Toru Okawa

Death Scythe (voice)

Crew12

S

Shiori Kudo

Key Animation

K

Kazuyuki Kinoshita

Key Animation

T

Tomoko Fukunaga

Key Animation

A

Akatsuki Yamatoya

Writer

H

Hiroshi Imaoka

Key Animation

Hideto Komori

Hideto Komori

Key Animation

M

Masayuki Ozaki

Key Animation

H

Hiroko Oguri

Key Animation

S

Shin Matsuo

Director

K

Keiko Takano

Key Animation

T

Takaaki Izumo

Key Animation

T

Takashi Murai

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"Shape of the Soul - Enter the Ultimate Meister Stein?" is episode 5 of Soul Eater season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 257 votes, ranking #20 of 51 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Shin Matsuo and written by Akatsuki Yamatoya, it aired on May 5, 2008.

Next: E6 · The New Student: Kid's First Day at the Academy - Will it be an Entrance to Remember?Best of Season 1