“If I’m thinking about strong, individual style in anime, the first thing that comes to my mind is Soul Eater it has a great emphasis on moods and colours, and all the characters have unique designs” – Anna M.

As requested, this week I’m going to share some fashion inspired by the unique characters in the anime series Soul Eater. There are so many big characters with distinctive character designs in this one, so it was really difficult to choose. (Perhaps if this gets a great response I’ll do a part 2!)

New to Soul Eater? I’ll explain it below. For now, watch its super catchy opening sequence here:

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Soul Eater Crash Course

Soul Eater, originally a manga¹ written and illustrated by Atsushi ?kubo, is an action/adventure/supernatural series that aired in 2008, immediately becoming a huge hit. Set in the Shinigami² Technical School for Weapon Meisters (“Shibusen,” for short), the series revolves around three teams, each consisting of a humanoid weapon and Meister counterpart who uses said weapon. Trying to make the former a “Death Skythe,” which is the highest title for a weapon, the students must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and one witch. 

Besides taking the time to gather souls, the students of Shibusen defend Death City from some of the most powerful creatures around while still attending classes and training to get stronger.

¹manga (pronounced: mah-n-gah): a style of Japanese comic books and graphic novels, typically aimed at adults as well as children

²shinigami (pronounced: shee-nee-gah-mee): god of death

Soul Eater Fashion Inspiration

The character designs in Soul Eater draw a lot of inspiration from gothic fashion, they play with mixing punk and rock styles with classic pieces, and they let the colors in the outfits set the mood. It is upon these three inspiration sources that I based the looks below.