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Soul Eater Filler List

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Soul Eater follows students at Death Weapon Meister Academy, where "meisters" wield human-turned-weapon partners, training to become powerful death scythes by collecting the souls of evil humans and a witch. The anime's final arc diverges from the still-ongoing manga with an original ending.

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Studio
Bones
Premiered
Spring 2008
Status
Completed
Filler %
2%
Episode distribution (51 total)
36 Canon14 Mixed1 Filler

Does Soul Eater Have Filler?

Yes, Soul Eater has filler. Out of 51 total episodes, 1 episode is filler (2% of the series), and 14 episodes are mixed (partially canon). The 36 canon episodes are essential viewing — use the filler guide below to decide what to skip.

Filler Episodes — Quick Reference

Ep 17

Soul Eater filler episodes: 17

These ranges represent episodes classified as anime-only filler. Mixed episodes may contain some canon content.

Author / Creator

A
Atsushi Ohkubo
Original Creator ·

Main Characters

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M
Maka Albarn
Protagonist

Maka Albarn is a diligent, hardworking meister determined to turn her weapon partner Soul into a death scythe, driven partly by wanting to surpass her womanizing father.

S
Soul Eater Evans
Protagonist

Soul "Eater" Evans is Maka's weapon partner, a scythe with a laid-back, "cool guy" demeanor who struggles against the madness within his own soul over the course of the series.

B
Black Star
Supporting

Black Star is an extremely loud, boastful meister and last surviving member of the Star Clan of assassins, determined to surpass the gods themselves.

D
Death the Kid
Supporting

Death the Kid, son of Shinigami, is a meister obsessed with perfect symmetry, wielding twin pistol sisters Liz and Patty Thompson.

T
Tsubaki Nakatsukasa
Supporting

Tsubaki Nakatsukasa is Black Star's patient, level-headed weapon partner, a shapeshifting ninja weapon capable of taking multiple forms.

Episode List (51 Episodes)

#TitleTypeAir DateRating
1Resonance of the Soul: Will Soul Eater Become a Death Scythe?CanonApr 7, 2008 4.2
2I Am the Star!: The Big Man Is Showing Up Here?CanonApr 14, 2008 4.1
3The Perfect Boy: Death the Kid's Magnificent Mission?CanonApr 21, 2008 4.3
4Engage the Witch Hunter! A Remedial Lesson in the Graveyard?CanonApr 28, 2008 4.2
5Shape of the Soul: Enter the Ultimate Meister Stein?CanonMay 5, 2008 4.4
6The New Student: Kid's First Day at the Academy - Will it be an Entrance to Remember?CanonMay 12, 2008 4.4
7Black-blooded Terror: There's a Weapon Inside Crona?MixedMay 19, 2008 4.5
8The Witch Medusa: Bearer of the Great Terrible Soul?CanonMay 26, 2008 4.5
9Legend of the Holy Sword: Kid and Black☆Star's Great Adventure?CanonJun 2, 2008 4.4
10The Enchanted Sword Masamune - Break the Soul Possession: A Heart Sings in the Rain?CanonJun 9, 2008 4.3
11Tsubaki, the Camellia Blossom: What Lies Beyond the Grief?CanonJun 16, 2008 4.5
12Courage That Beats Out Fear: Maka Albarn's Great Resolution?CanonJun 23, 2008 4.3
13The Man with the Magic Eye: Soul and Maka's Diverging Soul Wavelength?CanonJun 30, 2008 4.5
14The Super Written Exam: Heart-pounding, Reeling, and Restless. You're Kidding!?CanonJul 7, 2008 4.6
15The Soul Eating Black Dragon: Scaredy-cat Liz and Her Merry Friends?CanonJul 14, 2008 4.3
16Fierce Battle Aboard the Ghost Ship: The Hell Inside My Head?CanonJul 21, 2008 4.4
17Legend of the Holy Sword 2: Wanna Go Drinking, Gambling, and Playing?FillerJul 28, 2008 2.9
18The Eve Party Nightmare: And So the Curtain Rises?CanonAug 4, 2008 4.6
19The Underground Battle Commences: Break Through Medusa's Vector Arrow?CanonAug 11, 2008 4.7
20The Black Blood Resonance Battle! A Small Soul's Grand Struggle against Fear?CanonAug 18, 2008 4.5
21May My Soul Reach You: A Dry Heart Inside Unbearable Isolation?CanonAug 25, 2008 4.7
22The Seal Shrine: The Immortal Man's Tricks?CanonSep 1, 2008 4.6
23Dead or Alive: In the Rift between Revival and Dazzlement?CanonSep 8, 2008 4.7
24The Battle of the Gods: Death City on the Verge of Collapse?CanonSep 15, 2008 4.7
25The Death Scythes Convene: Stop Dad's Staff Reassignment!?CanonSep 22, 2008 4.3
26The Exciting and Embarrassing Trial Enrollment! The DWMA New Lifestyle Support Fair is Open?CanonSep 29, 2008 4.4
27800 Years of Bloodlust: Advent of the Heretic Witch?CanonOct 6, 2008 4.5
28The Sword God Rises: Does it Have a Sweet or Salty Taste?CanonOct 13, 2008 4.5
29Medusa's Revival! A Spider and Snake's Fateful Reunion?CanonOct 20, 2008 4.4
30The Red Hot Runaway Express: A Magic Tool Left Behind by the Great Wizard?CanonOct 27, 2008 4.4
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⚠️ Episode classifications are collated from multiple publicly available data sources and may contain inaccuracies.

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