8.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Soul Eater (2008)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.5
Overview
Set in the Shinigami technical school for weapon meisters, the series revolves around 3 groups of each a weapon meister and a human weapon. Trying to make the latter a "Death Scythe" which is the highest title for a weapon and thus fit for use by the Shinigami, they must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and 1 witch. Maka & Soul Eater, Black Star & Tsubaki, and Death the Kid with Patty and Liz Thompson are the characters Soul Eater revolves around. Besides taking the time to gather souls, these students of Shibusen defend Death City from some of the most powerful of creatures while still attending school and trying to become stronger.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Overview
Set in the Shinigami technical school for weapon meisters, the series revolves around 3 groups of each a weapon meister and a human weapon. Trying to make the latter a "Death Scythe" which is the highest title for a weapon and thus fit for use by the Shinigami, they must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and 1 witch. Maka & Soul Eater, Black Star & Tsubaki, and Death the Kid with Patty and Liz Thompson are the characters Soul Eater revolves around. Besides taking the time to gather souls, these students of Shibusen defend Death City from some of the most powerful of creatures while still attending school and trying to become stronger.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The series focuses on universal themes of courage, friendship, and overcoming fear and madness, without explicitly promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies. It balances individual growth with the importance of order and collective action, resulting in a neutral political stance.
The anime 'Soul Eater' presents a visually diverse cast of characters, consistent with its genre, without engaging in explicit racial or gender recasting of roles. Its narrative primarily focuses on action and character development, and does not explicitly critique or negatively portray traditional identities, nor does it center on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The show features Maka Albarn, a Scythe Meister, who consistently engages in and wins close-quarters physical fights against various male opponents using her scythe, demonstrating her combat prowess.
The anime series 'Soul Eater' does not feature any explicitly identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on its main cast's development and battles without incorporating queer identities or relationships into its plot or character arcs, resulting in no depiction to evaluate.
Soul Eater does not include any characters who identify as transsexual, nor does its narrative explore themes related to gender identity transition. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate within the scope of this framework.
The anime adaptation of "Soul Eater" faithfully portrays its characters as established in the original manga. No character who was canonically or widely established as one gender in the source material is depicted as a different gender in the show.
The 2008 anime adaptation of Soul Eater faithfully portrays its characters as depicted in the original manga. There are no instances where a character canonically established as one race in the source material is depicted as a different race in the show.
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7.7
7.8
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10.0
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