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Soul Eater
A gothic carnival of scythes and grinning moons, where teenage meisters and their living weapons dance on the edge of madness, their souls resonating like jazz under a sky that bleeds.
Soul Eater
Soul Eater

ソウルイーター

"A sound soul dwells within a sound mind and a sound body."

07 April 2008 — 30 March 2009 Japan 1 season 51 episode Ended 7.8 (372)

Cast: Chiaki Omigawa, Koki Uchiyama, Yumiko Kobayashi, Kaori Nazuka, Mamoru Miyano

Animation Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure Comedy Fear, Madness and Courage Partnership and Soul Resonance Order vs. Chaos (Symmetry and Imperfection) Coming of Age Death as Guardian, Not Destroyer

Soul Eater — Movie Quotes

Memorable Quotes

All those things..... WHO GIVES A DAMN?!?!
— Maka Albarn

Context

The final battle with Asura, after he claims madness will always be born again for all kinds of reasons (anime finale).

Meaning

This is the thesis of the anime's ending: courage means refusing to let madness's reasoning rule you.

Pain in the present can be dealt with. It's imagining future pain that hurts us the most. It terrifies us.
— Asura

Context

Asura's reflection on fear during his confrontation with the heroes.

Meaning

This sums up the villain's philosophy: madness grows out of anticipated fear.

Go on and stab me, I'm not afraid of pain. Not at all... but what about you?
— Asura

Context

Asura taunting Maka during the final confrontation.

Meaning

He turns the heroes' own fear against them.

Everybody huh... then it's just like madness.
— Asura

Context

Asura's final words as he is defeated.

Meaning

An ambiguous last line. It suggests that courage, like madness, can spread from person to person.

I'm garbage! Asymmetrical garbage! I deserve to die!
— Death the Kid

Context

One of Kid's recurring breakdowns over imperfection.

Meaning

Kid's best-known comic line, which captures his obsession with symmetry.

Don't you get it yet? Maka may not be a great star like I am, but she's got something amazing alright. ... It's bravery!
— Black☆Star, with Soul and Kid

Context

During the climax, as the group watches Maka stand up to Asura.

Meaning

The friends name Maka's defining trait, and with it the series' main message.

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