<s>
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
was	O
regularly	O
serialized	O
in	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
Monthly	O
Shōnen	O
Gangan	O
magazine	O
from	O
May	O
2004	O
to	O
August	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
manga	O
series	O
,	O
titled	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
Not	O
!,	O
was	O
serialized	O
in	O
Monthly	O
Shōnen	O
Gangan	O
from	O
January	O
2011	O
to	O
November	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
was	O
licensed	O
for	O
distribution	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Yen	O
Press	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
serialized	O
in	O
Yen	O
Press	O
 '	O
Yen	O
Plus	O
manga	O
anthology	O
starting	O
in	O
July	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
manga	O
volume	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
manga	O
had	O
19.6	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
circulation	O
as	O
of	O
July	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
is	O
set	O
at	O
—	O
for	O
short	O
—	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Death	O
City	O
in	O
Nevada	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attending	O
this	O
school	O
are	O
Maka	O
Albarn	O
and	O
her	O
scythe	O
partner	O
,	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
;	O
assassin	O
Black	O
Star	O
and	O
his	O
partner	O
,	O
Tsubaki	O
Nakatsukasa	O
,	O
who	O
turns	O
into	O
various	O
ninja	B-Application
weapons	O
;	O
and	O
Shinigami	O
's	O
son	O
,	O
Death	O
the	O
Kid	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
pistol	O
partners	O
,	O
Liz	O
and	O
Patty	O
Thompson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
his	O
first	O
manga	O
series	O
,	O
B.Ichi	O
,	O
Atsushi	O
Ohkubo	O
created	O
a	O
one-shot	O
story	O
called	O
"	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
"	O
published	O
in	O
June	O
2003	O
by	O
Gangan	O
Powered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
results	O
were	O
high	O
,	O
the	O
editor	O
of	O
Gangan	O
Comics	O
asked	O
Ohkubo	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
series	O
from	O
his	O
one-shots	O
which	O
became	O
the	O
introductory	O
chapters	O
to	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
said	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
title	O
,	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
,	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
Asura	O
and	O
his	O
desire	O
to	O
eat	O
innocent	O
souls	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
Soul	O
"	O
Eater	B-Application
"	O
Evans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ohkubo	O
has	O
explained	O
that	O
,	O
when	O
he	O
began	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
,	O
he	O
already	O
had	O
the	O
plot	O
and	O
details	O
like	O
the	O
DWMA	O
fully	O
formed	O
and	O
shared	O
with	O
his	O
editors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
started	O
in	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
shōnen	O
manga	O
magazine	O
Monthly	O
Shōnen	O
Gangan	O
on	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
finished	O
after	O
a	O
nine-year	O
run	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
republished	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
a	O
seventeen-volume	O
kanzenban	O
edition	O
,	O
titled	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Perfect	O
Edition	O
,	O
released	O
from	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
to	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
the	O
English	O
release	O
of	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Perfect	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
Not	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
aired	O
in	O
two	O
versions	O
:	O
the	O
regular	O
evening	O
broadcast	O
and	O
a	O
late-night	O
"	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
Late	O
Show	O
"	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
special	O
footage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
resonance	O
"	O
term	O
refers	O
to	O
a	O
story	O
concept	O
in	O
which	O
Maka	O
and	O
her	O
living	O
weapon	O
partner	O
,	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
,	O
achieve	O
maximum	O
power	O
by	O
synchronizing	O
their	O
souls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
video	O
games	O
were	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
with	O
Bones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
only	O
compatible	O
with	O
Japanese	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
produced	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
created	O
by	O
two	O
different	O
companies	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
similarities	O
between	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
game	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
game	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
BEC	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Composed	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Taku	O
Iwasaki	O
,	O
two	O
CD	O
soundtracks	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
anime	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
1	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2008	O
with	O
20	O
tracks	O
,	O
and	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
2	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2009	O
with	O
22	O
tracks	O
by	O
Aniplex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
theme	O
song	O
for	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
:	O
Monotone	O
Princess	O
is	O
"	O
Soul	O
's	O
Crossing	O
"	O
sung	O
by	O
T.M.Revolution	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Resonance	O
"	O
single	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
was	O
the	O
7th	O
best-selling	O
manga	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
with	O
3,076,351	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
her	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
volume	O
,	O
Danielle	O
Leigh	O
of	O
Comic	O
Book	O
Resources	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
stylish	O
and	O
fun	O
"	O
,	O
favorably	O
comparing	O
Ohkubo	O
's	O
art	O
to	O
Tim	O
Burton	O
's	O
The	O
Nightmare	O
Before	O
Christmas	O
and	O
The	O
Corpse	O
Bride	O
,	O
which	O
considered	O
paired	O
quite	O
well	O
with	O
references	O
to	O
Anglo-American	O
spooks	O
and	O
horror	O
legends	O
as	O
Jack	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ripper	I-Application
and	O
Frankenstein	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
praised	O
the	O
manga	O
's	O
setting	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
hyperkinetic	O
Halloween	O
world	O
that	O
's	O
equal	O
parts	O
Shaman	O
King	O
,	O
JoJo	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bizarre	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	O
Nightmare	O
Before	O
Christmas	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
snazzy	O
visuals	O
ca	O
n't	O
compensate	O
for	O
the	O
bland	O
characters	O
and	O
meandering	O
story	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
first	O
volume	O
of	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Perfect	O
Edition	O
,	O
Nicholas	O
Dupree	O
of	O
Anime	O
News	O
Network	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
B+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dupree	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
for	O
whatever	O
warts	O
it	O
bears	O
15	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
still	O
nothing	O
quite	O
like	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
out	O
there	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
her	O
2008	O
Anime	O
Preview	O
Guide	O
,	O
Casey	O
Brienza	O
of	O
Anime	O
News	O
Network	O
wrote	O
;	O
"	O
Though	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
should	O
not	O
be	O
surprising	O
anyone	O
with	O
its	O
standard	O
tournament	O
plot	O
structure	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
some	O
serious	O
style	O
to	O
burn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zimmerman	O
wrote	O
that	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
shōnen	O
conventions	O
of	O
many	O
other	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
stands	O
out	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
unrelenting	O
humor	O
and	O
otherworldly	O
feel	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
studio	O
Bones	O
"	O
knack	O
for	O
cinematic	O
design	O
and	O
eye	O
pleasing	O
animation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
A+	O
review	O
of	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
:	O
the	O
Meister	O
Collection	O
Blu-ray	O
,	O
Zimmerman	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
"	O
embraces	O
its	O
shonen	O
origins	O
with	O
flashy	O
fights	O
and	O
themes	O
of	O
friendship	O
while	O
relying	O
on	O
lush	O
animation	O
and	O
a	O
colorful	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
that	O
range	O
from	O
ultra	O
serious	O
to	O
nonsensical	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Green	O
pointed	O
out	O
the	O
Western	O
references	O
presented	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
characters	O
named	O
after	O
Jack	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ripper	I-Application
,	O
The	O
Blair	O
Witch	O
Project	O
,	O
Al	O
Capone	O
,	O
Syd	O
Barrett	O
and	O
Frankenstein	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
finale	O
,	O
Chapman	O
wrote	O
;	O
"	O
The	O
conclusion	O
and	O
the	O
denouement	O
of	O
the	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
anime	O
are	O
adequate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Champan	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
is	O
a	O
solid	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
collection	O
of	O
any	O
anime	O
fan	O
who	O
likes	O
heroic	O
action	O
with	O
a	O
taste	O
of	O
the	O
sinister	O
and	O
the	O
macabre	O
mixed	O
in	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serdar	O
Yegulalp	O
listed	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
on	O
his	O
"	O
Course	O
of	O
Anime	O
For	O
Newcomers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Crunchyroll	O
,	O
Kara	O
Dennison	O
included	O
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
on	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
Five	O
Creepy	O
Anime	O
for	O
Your	O
Halloween	O
Party	O
Playlist	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soul	B-Application
Eater	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Jury	O
Recommended	O
Works	O
at	O
the	O
12th	O
Japan	O
Media	O
Arts	O
Festival	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
