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The setup of Soul Eater is simplistic and works with perfect charm. You have a team of two -- a technician and a weapon -- and it's their job to collect the souls of 99 evil doers and 1 witch. All the weapons and technicians go to a special school run by the Grim Reaper himself. The series revolves around three different teams: Maka and Soul, Black Star and Tsubaki, and Death the Kid with the twin guns Liz and Patty.

Okay, so first off, the characters: I LOVE the characters. Half of what makes this show absolutely hilarious is the characters and their quirks. For ... example, I love Death the Kid, who retains a serious side but also goes ballistic when it comes to his obsession with symmetry. Then there's Black Star and Tsubaki. Black Star is really annoying, but he has a great heart and his ego is hilariously big (he thinks he has god-like status, though he's really just an annoying kid). Then my favorite pair, Maka and Soul. Maka is really down-to-earth and genuine. Soul is great, and he strives to be "cool" in everything he does (though really, Soul doesn't need to try much harder...he's already cool in every way).

The animation and art in this series is suburb. There are slick action sequences, and the whole series is drawn with a "Halloween-y" feel. The sound is also perfectly matched with the scenes, and I love both the current opening and ending song.

The story itself is very well-written. It has an easy flow to it and you don't have to keep a thousand story lines in your head just to see the next episode. It seems to have a setup where you have a whole bunch of mini-arcs, then a big antagonist appears, then several individual series and so on. This is one series where its easy to go back and watch previous episodes and you can skip around without much difficulty. It's great!

I can't think of any strong downside to this show. Black Star can be a little TOO annoying at times (though I'm sure that's just me). Also, the occasional sexual joke (*cough* Blair) makes me suggest that only 13+ should watch the series. But overall, it's done an amazing job so far, and I'll be watching every episode as the series progresses.