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Soul Eater S1E50 — Sink or Swim?! The Men who Transcend the Gods?

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Soul Eater•Season 1•Episode 50

Sink or Swim?! The Men who Transcend the Gods?

8.4/10 · 206 votesMar 23, 200925 min

Ranked #3 of 51 in Season 1•+0.8 vs season avg

Maka struggles to save Soul, but even if she manages to bring her partner back from the edge of insanity, it might be too late to rescue Black☆Star, Death the Kid, and their Weapons from the Kishin!

Directed byShingo Kaneko

Written byAkatsuki Yamatoya

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Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes51

Resonance of the Soul - Will Soul Eater Become a Death Scythe? still

Resonance of the Soul - Will Soul Eater Become a Death Scythe?

I Am the Star! The Big Man is Showing Up Here? still

I Am the Star! The Big Man is Showing Up Here?

The Perfect Boy - Death the Kid's Magnificent Mission? still

The Perfect Boy - Death the Kid's Magnificent Mission?

Engage the Witch Hunter! A Remedial Lesson in the Graveyard? still

Engage the Witch Hunter! A Remedial Lesson in the Graveyard?

Shape of the Soul - Enter the Ultimate Meister Stein? still

Shape of the Soul - Enter the Ultimate Meister Stein?

The New Student: Kid's First Day at the Academy - Will it be an Entrance to Remember? still

The New Student: Kid's First Day at the Academy - Will it be an Entrance to Remember?

Black-blooded Terror - There's a Weapon Inside Crona? still

Black-blooded Terror - There's a Weapon Inside Crona?

Medusa the Witch - The One Who Possesses a Great Evil Soul? still

Medusa the Witch - The One Who Possesses a Great Evil Soul?

Legend of the Holy Sword - Kid and Black☆Star's Great Adventure? still

Legend of the Holy Sword - Kid and Black☆Star's Great Adventure?

The Enchanted Sword Masamune - Break the Soul Possession: A Heart Sings in the Rain? still

The Enchanted Sword Masamune - Break the Soul Possession: A Heart Sings in the Rain?

Tsubaki the Camellia Blossom - What Lies Beyond the Grief? still

Tsubaki the Camellia Blossom - What Lies Beyond the Grief?

Courage That Beats Out Fear - Maka Albarn's Great Resolution? still

Courage That Beats Out Fear - Maka Albarn's Great Resolution?

The Man with the Magic Eye - Soul and Maka's Diverging Soul Wavelength? still

The Man with the Magic Eye - Soul and Maka's Diverging Soul Wavelength?

The Super Written Exam - Heart-pounding, Reeling, and Restless. You're Kidding!? still

The Super Written Exam - Heart-pounding, Reeling, and Restless. You're Kidding!?

The Soul Eating Black Dragon - Scaredy-cat Liz and Her Merry Friends? still

The Soul Eating Black Dragon - Scaredy-cat Liz and Her Merry Friends?

Fierce Battle Aboard the Ghost Ship - The Hell Inside My Head? still

Fierce Battle Aboard the Ghost Ship - The Hell Inside My Head?

Legend of the Holy Sword 2 - Wanna Go Drinking, Gambling, and Playing? still

Legend of the Holy Sword 2 - Wanna Go Drinking, Gambling, and Playing?

The Eve Party Nightmare - And So the Curtain Rises? still

The Eve Party Nightmare - And So the Curtain Rises?

The Underground Battle Commences - Break Through Medusa's Vector Arrow? still

The Underground Battle Commences - Break Through Medusa's Vector Arrow?

The Black Blood Resonance Battle! A Small Soul's Grand Struggle Against Fear? still

The Black Blood Resonance Battle! A Small Soul's Grand Struggle Against Fear?

May My Soul Reach You - A Dry Heart Inside Unbearable Isolation? still

May My Soul Reach You - A Dry Heart Inside Unbearable Isolation?

The Seal Shrine - The Immortal Man's Tricks? still

The Seal Shrine - The Immortal Man's Tricks?

Dead or Alive - In the Rift between Revival and Dazzlement? still

Dead or Alive - In the Rift between Revival and Dazzlement?

The Battle of the Gods - Death City on the Verge of Collapse? still

The Battle of the Gods - Death City on the Verge of Collapse?

The Death Scythes Convene - Stop Dad's Staff Reassignment!? still

The Death Scythes Convene - Stop Dad's Staff Reassignment!?

The Exciting and Embarrassing Trial Enrollment! The DWMA New Lifestyle Support Fair is Open? still

The Exciting and Embarrassing Trial Enrollment! The DWMA New Lifestyle Support Fair is Open?

800 Years of Bloodlust - Advent of the Heretic Witch? still

800 Years of Bloodlust - Advent of the Heretic Witch?

The Sword God Rises - Does it Have a Sweet or Salty Taste? still

The Sword God Rises - Does it Have a Sweet or Salty Taste?

Medusa's Revival! A Spider and Snake's Fateful Reunion? still

Medusa's Revival! A Spider and Snake's Fateful Reunion?

The Red Hot Runaway Express - A Magic Tool Left Behind by the Great Wizard? still

The Red Hot Runaway Express - A Magic Tool Left Behind by the Great Wizard?

Drying Happiness! Whose Tears Sparkle in the Moonlight? still

Drying Happiness! Whose Tears Sparkle in the Moonlight?

Legend of the Holy Sword 3 - The Academy Gang Leader's Tale? still

Legend of the Holy Sword 3 - The Academy Gang Leader's Tale?

Resonance Link - Play the Melody of the Souls? still

Resonance Link - Play the Melody of the Souls?

The Battle for Brew - Clash: the DWMA vs. Arachnophobia? still

The Battle for Brew - Clash: the DWMA vs. Arachnophobia?

Mosquito's Storm! Ten Minutes to Fight in the World of the Past? still

Mosquito's Storm! Ten Minutes to Fight in the World of the Past?

Unleash the Seven's Resonance Link! A Recital of Destruction and Creation? still

Unleash the Seven's Resonance Link! A Recital of Destruction and Creation?

The Detective's First Case - Kid Exposes the DWMA's Secret? still

The Detective's First Case - Kid Exposes the DWMA's Secret?

Asura's Temptation - The Big Man's Uncontrollable Irritation? still

Asura's Temptation - The Big Man's Uncontrollable Irritation?

Crona's Escape - Show Me Your Smile, Please? still

Crona's Escape - Show Me Your Smile, Please?

The Cards are Cut - Medusa Surrenders to the DWMA? still

The Cards are Cut - Medusa Surrenders to the DWMA?

Twirl 'Round and 'Round - A New World in Which the Doc Dances? still

Twirl 'Round and 'Round - A New World in Which the Doc Dances?

Charge Baba Yaga's Castle! Things are Kind of Gloomy? still

Charge Baba Yaga's Castle! Things are Kind of Gloomy?

The Last Magic Tool - Mission Impossible for Unarmed Kid? still

The Last Magic Tool - Mission Impossible for Unarmed Kid?

Weakling Crona's Determination - For You, for Always Being by My Side? still

Weakling Crona's Determination - For You, for Always Being by My Side?

Anti-Magic Wavelength - Fierce Attack, the Anger-Filled Genie Hunter? still

Anti-Magic Wavelength - Fierce Attack, the Anger-Filled Genie Hunter?

Warrior or Slaughterer? Showdown: Mifune vs. Black☆Star? still

Warrior or Slaughterer? Showdown: Mifune vs. Black☆Star?

The Miraculous Coffee Table Flip - Fly, Our Death City Robot? still

The Miraculous Coffee Table Flip - Fly, Our Death City Robot?

Lord Death Wields a Death Scythe - Just One Step from Utter Darkness? still

Lord Death Wields a Death Scythe - Just One Step from Utter Darkness?

Asura Wakes - To the End of the World? still

Asura Wakes - To the End of the World?

Sink or Swim?! The Men who Transcend the Gods? still

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Sink or Swim?! The Men who Transcend the Gods?

The Word is Bravery! still

The Word is Bravery!

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

Y

Yutaka Nakamura

Key Animation

N

Norimitsu Suzuki

Key Animation

T

Tatsuro Nagai

Key Animation

A

Akatsuki Yamatoya

Writer

M

Masayuki Ozaki

Key Animation

C

Chuji Nakajima

Key Animation

T

Takashi Murai

Animation Director

Y

Yoshiyuki Kodaira

Animation Director

M

Mamiko Nakanishi

Key Animation

E

Eiko Saito

Key Animation

S

Shingo Kaneko

Director

A

Asako Aoki

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Sink or Swim?! The Men who Transcend the Gods?" is episode 50 of Soul Eater season 1. It scored 8.4/10 from 206 votes, ranking #3 of 51 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Shingo Kaneko and written by Akatsuki Yamatoya, it aired on March 23, 2009.

Next: E51 · The Word is Bravery!Best of Season 1