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Soul Eater

Soul Eater

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English: Soul Eater
Japanese: ソウルイーター

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Type: TV
Episodes: 51
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 7, 2008 to Mar 30, 2009
Duration: 24 min. per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company

Statistics

Score: 8.251 (scored by 117286 users)
Ranked: #2382
Popularity: #11
Members: 196,252
Favorites: 7,984
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action adventure comedy fantasy shounen supernatural

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They have an quite similar overall feeling. Both mains are fighting with there friends against an enemy using somekind of super power.
Both are generic shounen series on the surface, but are enjoyable regardless.
They both take place in a school dedicated to defeating the supernatural and both stories revolve around the students, mostly.
The main characters also both deal with being demonic
Both of these series can be very serious and very funny at times. They give off similar vibes about never giving up and how important friendship is.
Soul Eater is more like a Naruto-ripoff from BONES, except...why would anyone ripoff from Naruto....?
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The art style and atmosphere are generally similar.
Simular setting as soul eater: Shinigami fighting monsters who feed of human souls. Comedy, action and romance elements are also present in both series. The animation style is different though, soul eater has cartoonesk elements while bleach has a more common animation style
Similar animation. Great OST, action with comedy!
Both of these animes are pretty similar, they have partners that change into weapons. Also it seems that the weapons and person controlling the weapon seems to develop a love interest with each other.
Both have merged souls into weapons and such.
Since this anime is similar (i.e. being produced by bones and in the same manga publishing).
Also deals with the idea of 'human weapons' and competing factions who are not always as they appear. Both have humour on the side as well.
Both series have often creepy atmosphere, good and well developed characters, good mix of humour and drama (tough SE is a bit more centered at humour while Pandora is a bit more centered at drama), girls with Scythes, cool-headed male leads, interesting monsters, insane villains and are great at storytelling (in different style and with different topics, tough)... and there are even more similarities. If you have watched one of these shows, it is highly recommended to watch the other as well!
Both Anime's have very thorough animation. Both feature wacky and developed characters.

Both have kick@$$ sound.
both have quirky similar random humour (which is at excellent quality) and has simiar strange atmosphere to it, where it (in soul eater) is in a different gothic world whilst kuroshitsuji is normal life with many dark supernatural aspects (which also seem quite gothic). lots of action, some drama, lots of humour and great general anime :D
Soul Eater is much longer and will probably reach its intended end (or at least I should hope so) while Zombie Loan was cut short and is uncertain, but Zombie Loan has some of the same elements such as a team working toward a goal to fight evil through supernatural weapons and powers, though in Zombie Loan it is to pay back a loan and in Soul Eater it is to become a Death Scythe. Both shows have shinigami and dark themes. The style of Zombie Loan is more typical of anime while Soul Eater has a Nightmare Before Christmas atmosphere with its bloody grinning moon and comical gothic designs. I would suggest Zombie Loan for the inconvenient times when a week is just too long between Soul Eater episodes :)
Both series have teenagers dealing with Supernatural concepts. Though Soul Eater is more goofy and has lots of elements typically seen in your everyday Shounen series while Angel Beats seems to be more serious and emotional at times.
While both series of the supernatural have different plots and stories, one thing I found to be very similar was each others character design and atmosphere. If you liked the art and animation of Soul Eater, then you will most likely enjoy Yumekui Merry.
Soul Eater and Basquash both have a loveable cast of characters, similiar art styles, and fastpaced action.
Basquash seems to be aimed at a little more mature audience.

Also
Dan = Black Star
If you liked Naruto you would like Soul Eater because Its a bout 3 kids which are meisters and 4 weapons. Naruto is similar to the Character Black*star because Naruto claims he is going to be hokage and Black*star says he is going to surpass God. Also the Main Character, Maka is similar to Sakura. They both Bully their closest friends like how sakura punches naruto and Maka bullies her partner,Soul Evans who is similar to Sasuke also, Death The kid is sort of similar to sasuke. I don't want to spoil but it is really a good anime and you might be freaked out by the first 3 or 2 episodes but trust me you wont regret ^_^
Both animes deal with a servant - master relationship and both are filled with references to historical figures , though Soul Eater is a bit more comic .
Celty has a death scythe and so is the other characters of "soul eater". It also has that same feel because its also a bit Gothic and a little weird and scary. Once you watch Soul Eater you should also watch Durarara! because these two are both good and awesome anime!
The drawing style isnt that different, and it also takes a non-serious approach for the protagonist to accomplish their jobs. In both cases, it also involves non-stop fighting between the lead female and males and also has a no brainer loud mouth as one of the main characters and other crazy, wacky supporting aspects.
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Amazing fight scenes, nothing in common with story, but the flow sorta felt the same, and the Maka is alot like the heroine for World Destruction
The idea of souls being eaten is shared by these two anime series with a narration centering on a male and female lead.
Even though these animes are completly different genres, they are somehow similar. They are both have violence, and can be serious at sometimes, and funny at sometimes.
Tweeny Witches (Mahou Shoujo Tai) is a bit more stylistic than Soul Eater, and with quite a more wild story telling pattern. But what's really striking similar between the two shows, besides dealing with the topic of witches, is the art design. Especially evident in the backgrounds and the ways the cities are drawn.

Honestly, this recommendation is more because of the art than the stories or characters. If you're a huge fan of straight up action shounen and not more wild storystelling, you might want to pass.
While the shows themselves aren't very similar other than in humor, the main female characters in both are very similar in both personality and appearance.
If you like the scenes in soul eater that were fights involving "Death the Kid" and his duel pistols then you will enjoy Black lagoon as this show is just over the top gun fights (with duel pistols)
Both series have humor, a hint of fanservice, serious moments and a ton of action. Outlaw star takes the path of a space-age protagonist on a quest which ends in an epic battle. Check it out!
Both animes have a lot of action and have an interesting story line. I love both of these and find that they have many similar themes and events.
Both animes are about pairs of people who have to fight together to defeat Demons/Extradimensional creatures. In Soul Eater one is the weapon and the other the weapon meister. In Freezing the woman can make a weapon and has special abilities while the man/boy can immobilize the enemy.

The art styles are different, though, and Freezing is more mature.
Demons, weapons and awesome characters with a lot of comedy.
both have an ultimate "enemy" with insane power
Gad Guard feels pretty much like the unofficial ancestor from Soul Eater. Both anime have a distinct look and directing and have eccentric characters. However, the plot from Soul Eater is superior in comparison with Gad Guard. But that doesn't mean you should avoid Gad Guard ! Both anime are great in their own way.
In both these animes, the protagonist is a female who is hunting demons (or Yoma's in claymore) to keep the world at peace. When Soul Eater goes into the main plot it resembles a lot that of style of Claymore (relatively dark).
Comedy, Supernatural, Demons, Action, Fights and some fanservice
At the beginning they seem to have basic plot lines, though later in the anime it changes into something more.
Both Anime have characters that aspire to become a great 'weapon'
Both animes have characters that turn into weapons, while Soul Eater tends to focus more on the fighting and all that Seiken no Blacksmith tends to follow more of the romance part of it while still adding in some good action scenes. So you could think of it like both series are trying to tell certain parts of the same story.
Super powered kids go to a school that teaches them how to fight.Hidan no Aria is more of a harem/action while soul eater is more of a shounen.The school in Soul Eater is always super natural while in Hidan no Aria only a few classes are.And in both shows the main Charcthers take contracts.
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Both has shinginams in it that oversees the main Charcthers actions,But other than that they are pretty different.Death Note is mainly a mystery while Soul Eater is more a shounen.
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Both of the main girls are played by the same voice actor. The humor in this show is quiet similar to one another. Both girls are also very peppy and try to keep a positive attitude. They both also keep something to hit someone with. For Sana it's a mallet, and for Maka it's a book.
In some ways, I find both of these series to be similar in which a human and their partner fights to accomplish their ultimate goal. Both series also have plenty of action although involving different themes.
Both have a person as a weapon. In Soul Eater a person turns into a weapon but in Guilty Crown, a boy takes objects out of people and uses it as a weapon.
In training characters to become better
Kidlike main characters who fight
Trying to be the best
Both are action-genre animes. I love the sophistication of the effects and settings.
Both have the story of pursuing one goal while knowing what magic/powers they have within.
Both of these anime’s have magic in them and A similar character and there is humor along with it all.
-Both have team of 2 who have a goal to fight against an enemy
-Both are set in a fantasy world in a school environment
-Both have English sort of names
(Zero no Tsukaima-Louise,Tabitha, Frederica, Katie)
(Soul Eater-Elizabeth, Patty, Justin, Sid)
-Both have Comedy, Action and Fantasy
-Both have a tsundere female lead (Soul Eater: Maka, Zero no Tsukaima: Louise) who physically hurt their male partner (Soul Eater: Soul, Zero no Tsukaima: Saito
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Both share a similar feel. Deadman wonderland shares similar artwork styles with soul eater, and is a great anime, as well as soul eater in my opinion.
Well, the stories aren't really similar, but...

In both animes, the characters are in "pairs", and 2 people are partnered with each other. Whats great is that in both shows, all the partners have a great bond, friendship, and trust toward each other which makes them similar...

Soul Eater uses a similar style of humour to Ouran, and this is due to the same staff from both series being part of the team working on Soul Eater. Both series are by Studio Bones.
You'll probably like Toaru Majutsu no Index, if you liked Soul Eater and the other way round.
The plot may not be similiar, but they have similar flawless graphics style, cool and funny characters. (Index sort of reminds me of Patty Thompson at some points =D)
Also action and humour packed.

Both have a creepy gothic atmosphere (although Soul Eater stresses it more) dealing with monsters or evil souls. On the surface they don't seem very alike but if you liked one you might enjoy the other too.
Beside Soul Eater being Dark & Negima being happy both deal with the idea of having main fighter & support fighter in a quest of greater power or abilities both are different(mostly main characters) but have the similarity of combat style of the mage/technician & weapon/partner humor is little similar but main similarity is both Technician/mage is looking to surpass there father in power.
Both KHR and Soul Eater has a group of main characters who are introduced one-by-one, and got together later because of some incidents. The main characters then encounter problems among themselves, and face-off with a common enemy.
Both anime also has the 'work hard/fight for the sake of their friends' theme.
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Both have ecchi moments ( though Rosario has a LOT more O__O; ) and both deal with paranormal beings ( ex. vampires, shinigami, etc. )
Both of them including very good action and advanture. nI both of the series the main characters are in pairs, when someone is the "master" how telling the other one what to do or fighting with the other one, while the other is attacking or turning into a weapon.

Both of them really recommended and I gave to both of them 9+ (10 to SoulEater XD)
Both series have people with weapon forms.
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Same producers, same beautifulness.
both have a similar surrealistic style (especially the zombie designs and Opening Animation) and setting, fighting against monsters, mixing of comedy and seriousness, very good animation etc.
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It has the similar comedy/action feel to it, there are times when you don't realize the seriousness of the situation due to comedy situations.
their stories doesn't have any similarity, yet you can feel the similarity in both anime specially in character design and fighting scenes...
Both have a similar brand of frantic, kinetic action and reveal in a certain level of absurdity and humor.
♫same genres (Action, Adventure, Fantasy)♫

♫both are twisted not-your-average style story and action scenes hook you into the anime like crack♫
♫also, there are lots of quirky individualistic characters that just stand out from the average crop♫
both are supernatural, though Digs is more violent, they are both action packed and have a great plot.
Both are about collecting souls. Boy and a girl team-up. Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai concentrates more on romance, while Soul eater is more action.
Both have things turning into weapons. In Soul Eater, it's people, and in Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, it's clothes. And both are ecchi comedies.
Sasha's scythe reminded me of the death scythes in soul eater. The partnership between a Qwaser and Maria also reminded me of the relationship between Maka and Soul. They're both really similar without all the ecchi, even though Blair does have her ecchi moments. If you like the action scenes a lot but didn't like the ecchi parts, watch Soul Eater, there are a lot of comedic moments. The art is also really colorful in Soul Eater, you won't get bored!
Characters have similar attributes (note, I'm only comparing the two main ones)

...and the action / comedy is of equal value. This series isn't long enough to moan about either, give it a shot.
WELL, it is obviously going to take some explaining on my part for this:

Genre-defyers. Does that make much sense?
AzuDai: When you hear "school life", or "slice of life", what do you think? Boring, typical old shoujo-y episodes of girls fawning over boys that never notice them and "schooltime antics" ensuing? Well, if you've ever seen AzuDai, you will know it stretches the "schoolife"/"slice of life" definitions to a breaking point, most with types of humour ranging from dark humour to outright crack. Simply put it is very unique.

Soul Eater: YEAH, IT'S A SHOUNEN. But not with overly long story arcs, characters constanlty trying to overpower each other battle after battle...and a "will to fight" (insanity) that for once, is not overused. Again, I stress unique-ness.

Therefore, I make this reccomendation not for similar storylines or characters, but for those out there who have either enjoyed AzuDai or Soul Eater and again, wants something that hasn't been done twenty times over.
Violence with a comedic element.
A much more R-rated version of the insane action and deep conflicts you expect from any shounen.
In both anime characters have a contract with another. And the more they synchronize the more powerful it is.
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master and weapon, solving different tasks (in soul eater for 'level up' purpose, in jing - mostly for fun), fantasy setting, a little similar art style. Both childish but interesting
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