Soul Eater, Vol. 1

Ohkubo, Atsushi. Soul Eater, Vol. 1. 2009. 208p. ISBN 9780759530010. Available in the graphic section of the library.

Shinigami-Sama is Death incarnate, and he employs many agents to harvest the souls of humans and monsters. Known as weapon meisters, these agents partner with living weapons to accomplish these goals. Maka is one such weapon meister, and her partner, named Soul Eater, is a powerful death scythe. At 99 souls already devoured, Soul Eater only needs to eat one more, that of a witch to complete his transformation into Death’s ultimate weapon. Unfortunately, the witch they encounter is not ready to lose her soul.

Black Star and his weapon, Tsubaki, have yet to collect even one soul, so Shinigami-Sama sends them on a delicate mission to capture a witch and her human bodyguard, whose soul is strong enough to be worth 99 normal souls. Unfortunately, Black Star is such a show off that collecting these two souls will prove tricky.

Finally, Death the Kid, Shinigami-Sama’s own son, fights with twin revolvers Liz and Patty, sisters, has a very unhealthy relationship with symmetry, which causes him all sorts of trouble.

The three of them must face off against the strange and deadly enemies of the underworld to complete Shinigami-Sama’s objectives, but their own interests and quirks are likely to undermine their abilities to do just that!

The story continues in Soul Eater 2.