It's funny that it's called Soul Eater, who is a character in the show - but it truly centers around Maka Albarn, a teenage girl that has some insecurities, a strained relationship with her cheating father, and a desire to be the best.
Maka is a light in this show. The humor is overall very well done, although I didn't enjoy a lot of the earlier sexual harassment "jokes" (when will manga and anime ever realize that showing a 13-year-old's underwear is neither sexy nor funny?), but overall the jokes really landed for me, even while watching the English dub.
Apparently, the story divulges from the manga, but I think that that's fine. I found the ending very satisfying and heartfelt. I do wish that certain themes and philosophies were explored a little more (for example, why are all witches deemed evil? I would've liked to see more exploration of the weird racist undertones there, or more exploration of Death the Kid's doubt and suspicion of the Academy. It feels weird that the Academy is supposedly this beacon of goodness in the end) but I do appreciate what the show is going for and its true themes at the end.
Also, I hate Black Star. I am sorry, I just cannot stand him or his personality at all. He is truly annoying and so toxic to Tsubaki. The show would've been so much more enjoyable to me if he ever learned how to say "sorry." Oh well.
