List of Soul Eater episodes

The Japanese anime television series Soul Eater is directed by Takuya Igarashi, and produced by Bones, Aniplex, Dentsu, Media Factory, and TV Tokyo. Bones and Aniplex were responsible for the animation and music production respectively as well. The anime is based on the Soul Eater manga series by Atsushi Ohkubo. The plot of the episodes follows Maka Albarn, a "meister" of the Death Weapon Meister Academy (DWMA), and her living weapon, Soul Eater, as she seeks to make the latter into a "death scythe" through absorbing the souls of evil humans.

The anime aired 51 episodes between April 7, 2008 and March 30, 2009 on TV Tokyo. The episodes also aired at later dates on TV Aichi, TV Hokkaido, TV Osaka, TV Setouchi, and TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting. The anime was licensed by Funimation and was released in four half-season DVD box sets in 2010. It is being rebroadcast on TV Tokyo under the title Soul Eater: Repeat Show as of September 30, 2010.

Six pieces of theme music were used for the original broadcasting; two opening themes and four closing themes. The opening theme for the first 30 episodes is "Resonance" by T.M.Revolution. The second opening theme from episode 31 onwards is "Papermoon" by Tommy Heavenly6. The first closing theme is "I Wanna Be" by Stance Punks for the first 13 episodes and the final episode; the second closing theme is "Style" by Kana Nishino for episodes 14 through 26; the third closing theme is "Bakusō Yume Uta" (爆走夢歌) by Soul'd Out's Diggy-Mo from episode 27 through 39; the fourth closing theme, "Strength" by Abingdon Boys School, is used from episodes 40 to 50. Three DVD compilations have been announced for release by winter 2009. The first was released on August 22, 2008, the second on September 25, 2008, the third on October 24, 2008, and the fourth on November 21, 2008. Two new themes are used for the Repeat Show: opening theme "Counter Identity" by Unison Square Garden, which has a release date set for fall 2010; and "Ao no Kaori" (碧の香り) by Yui Makino, which will be released on November 11, 2010.