Soul Eater Season 1 Episode 1 Resonance of the Soul - Will Soul Eater Become a Death Scythe? ( Air Date 2008-04-07 ) Genre Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy category. Overview "With 99 evil souls consumed, Soul just needs to defeat a witch to become a Death Scythe. He and Maka make their move against Blair - but a pointy hat doesn’t always mean witch!".