Soul Eater – First Look

Yes. This is what I’m looking for. This is the quality that dried up last season and it’s good to see it’s back. Soul Eater really works with its wacky style, super-slick animation, great characters, and excuse-to-kick-ass story. To be quite honest, the story in Soul Eater isn’t all that deep: pairs of young students at the Shinigami academy defeat monsters, demons and witches to turn their weapon-partner into an ultimate weapon. But the story doesn’t always need to be vast and epic, as Soul Eater kicks ass on its charm alone. That’s the real appeal of the series: the massive, MASSIVE amounts of attitude and snark. I’ve heard comparisons to FLCL and it’s because of that attitude (and the occasional wacky art transitions). I’m definitely going to be following this series this season, and if you like fun, I recommend you do too.