About “Soul Eater” in a few words:

Soul Eater is a Japanese manga and anime series that follows the adventures of a group of students who attend the Death Weapon Meister Academy, where they learn to become warriors and fight against evil. The story is set in a fictional world where humans, demons, and witches exist, and the main characters are students who can transform into powerful weapons or wield them in battle. The series combines elements of action, comedy, and horror, and has gained a cult following for its unique characters, stylish animation, and memorable soundtrack.

Meet the characters from Soul Eater

Maka Albarn

Maka is the textbook overachiever with a scythe-sized moral compass, always studying, always analyzing, and kind of scolding everyone in the nicest possible way. She’s fiercely determined and deeply loyal — stubborn, a planner, and also secretly sentimental (yes, she cries at badly animated cartoons, don’t tell). Her partnership with Soul is this beautiful push-and-pull of trust, panic, and mutual nagging, which is mostly adorable and occasionally terrifying. She gets anxious about tests and death-shinigami etiquette but will leap into danger without a second thought when someone she cares about is in trouble. Also, she claims she doesn’t like sweets but will absolutely eat an entire box of cookies at 2 a.m. while revising Spirit Demon theories.

Soul Evans

Soul is the effortlessly cool, shades-at-night, jazz-on-repeat scythe who acts like nothing phases him — and sometimes that’s true, and sometimes he’s quietly panicking inside, which is the best kind of mood. He’s smooth, sarcastic, protective (especially of Maka), and he actually cares about discipline despite pretending it’s all for the aesthetic. He loves music like oxygen and will hum a tune in the middle of a fight, which is both chilling and oddly comforting. Also: will smirk and call everything “hip” but hoards mismatched socks and has a suspicious fondness for cheesy vending-machine sandwiches.

Black Star

Black Star is the largest firework of the group — loud, theatrical, painfully confident, and committed to being the very best, no question about it. He’s a total showman with ridiculous bravado, but also the surprising capacity to train like a maniac and actually grow (gradual character development, yes!). He’ll shout his goals from rooftops and then cry for five minutes about whether his hair looks right; equal parts warrior and drama king. He can be infuriatingly self-centered and also deeply, fiercely protective of his friends, which is exactly why you both love and want to throttle him.

Tsubaki Nakatsukasa

Tsubaki is calming and lethal in this impossibly graceful way — the versatile weapon who’s patient, endlessly kind, and somehow both an emotional rock and a silent ninja mood. She’s supportive to a fault, the perfect contrast to Black Star’s chaos, but don’t get it twisted: she’s absolutely deadly when called upon and has no time for nonsense. She likes quiet mornings, weird herbal teas (or was it bubble tea? I forget), and will inexplicably have snacks in every pocket. Sometimes she’s almost annoyingly serene, and sometimes she’ll break out a goofy face that ruins her whole calm-goddess vibe, which is my favorite.

Death the Kid

Kid is obsession made manifest — symmetry, precision, tiny revolvers, and a level of neat-freak energy that could be weaponized (and sometimes is). He’s regal, earnest, kind-of insecure under all the perfectionism, and extremely devoted to balance in absolutely everything (even pizza slices, and yes he’ll count the pepperoni). He swings between adorable panic when things are asymmetrical and profound, almost philosophical leadership when things get real, so he’s equal parts comedic meltdown and surprising profundity. Also: he says he hates surprises but then secretly plans three small symmetrical surprises a week for his friends, probably with tiny bows.

Liz Thompson

Liz is the cool, sassy half of the Thompson twins who somehow balances being a laid-back party-girl and a practical, no-nonsense gun weapon with alarming competence. She flirts and jokes and shops and then suddenly becomes the person you want in a crisis, which is incredibly appealing and slightly suspicious (how does she do it?). She loves snacks and shopping sprees and also has this surprisingly deadpan sense of humor when Patty does something outrageous (which is often). She sometimes forgets to be responsible but somehow remembers the important things, like where the spare bullets are hidden and who needs a hug.

Patty Thompson

Patty is a tiny chaos sprite with a contagious grin, childlike energy, and an absolute inability to filter anything — which makes her hilarious, infuriating, and strangely effective as a living handgun. She’s impulsive, enormously affectionate, and will run headfirst into trouble while shouting something that may or may not be a battle cry (usually it’s candy-related). She alternates between being adorably simple and shockingly insightful in the same breath, so you can’t predict when she’ll make a sensible point or throw a pie. Also: she claims to hate mornings but has been known to wake up before everyone else to hide sweets in strategic places, which feels both wrong and completely on brand.