While browsing the vast recesses of the Internet last week I came across a show we immediately thought the readers of Nukoda should know about: Soul Eater, and thus far, this has been the best discovery since Death Note. Soul Eater is your typical Shonen comedy; young boys get nose bleeds when they see a naked women; flashy fight scenes are action-packed; the story is actually good and full of laughter.
That’s not a combo we’d normally associate with a comedy.
It’s currently only airing in Japan, and the series started off as a manga in 2003. It is scheduled to be released in the United States next month. But that’s next month… the anime can be seen now if you know where to look, of course. If you don’t mind subtitles, you can view the first 11 episodes now in the dark, dank area of the Intertron - somewhere we don’t recommend. A brief outline of the plot, courtest of Anime News Network, awaits you after the jump.
Set in the Shinigami technical school for weapon meisters, the series revolves around 3 groups of each a weapon meister and a human weapon. Trying to make the latter a “Death Scythe” and thus fit for use by the Shinigami, they must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and 1 witch.
I can’t say enough about this little series, I have high hopes that at the end of the 51 episodes, that I will be as pleased as I am now. If nothing else, give the first disc a shot when it hits Stateside. The opening theme is catchy and the characters are equally memorable and highly funny. Hopefully this will be dubbed into english soon but that likely won’t happen until next year…
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