History Trivia / SoulEater

*** It's by {{Funimation}}, who uses like 80% of their entire acting troupe in all of their anime. The same thing can be said for their other shows.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Apparently, ''Soul Eater'' started out as three separate one-shots, which eventually evolved into the first three chapters of the manga.

** The Italian dub has its share of notorious voices, including: Blair is [[TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]] and [[TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Shock]], Maka is [[Literature/HarryPotter Luna Lovegood]], Soul is [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Edward Cullen]] and [[DesertPunk Kanta Mizuno]], Black*Star is [[Film/{{Hellboy}} Liz Sherman]] and [[{{Saiyuki}} Son Goku]], Death the Kid is [[{{Bones}} Zack Addy]], [[{{Narnia}} Prince Caspian]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Percy Weasly]], Shinigami Sama is [[TheSimpsons Sideshow Mel]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} King Julien]] and [[{{Scooby Doo}} Shaggy]], Stein is [[RurouniKenshin Hajime Saito]] and [[RanmaOneHalf Kuno]], Sid is [[InuYasha Moryomaru]], Crona is [[TheSimpsons Martin Prince]], Mifune did KeanuReeves, AntonioBanderas and PierceBrosnan, Medusa is [[KimPossible Shego]] and [[WesternAnimation/WinxClub Aisha]], Excalibur is [[Anime/LupinIIITheColumbusFiles Navaroff]] and [[HotelTransylvania Wayne]], Ashura (and Masamune who shares his voice actor) is [[CodeGeass Jeremiah Gottwald]] and [[InuYasha Sesshomaru (in Final Act)]].

** Crona is [[ElCazadorDeLaBruja Ellis]] and the new [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Alphonse Elric]]!

*** She's also [[TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld Marta]] and [[{{Persona4}} Rise]].

** Depending on what version you're watching, Excalibur is either [[TakehitoKoyasu Jade]] [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Curtiss]] or [[TroyBaker Yuri]] [[Videogame/TalesOfVesperia Lowell]].

** Lord Death is [[JohnSwasey the new]] [[RebuildOfEvangelion Gendo Ikari]]. [[spoiler: This becomes more recognizable when Death is in his true form]].

** Also, [[TravisWillingham Free]] is Roy Mustang and Black☆Star is Selim Bradley[[spoiler:/Pride]] in ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]''.
** [[ColleenClinkenbeard Marie]] is [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Riza Hawkeye]] and [[Manga/FairyTail Erza Scarlet]].

*** Can't forget that he's also ''[[DGrayMan Allen Walker]]!'' Man, ToddHaberkorn really knows how to get around the hot {{Bishounen}} roles!

** [[Creator/LauraBailey Maka]] is [[{{Kekkaishi}} Tokine]]. [[Creator/CaitlinGlass Kim Diehl]] is [[OuranHighSchoolHostClub the other Haruhi]], [[Manga/FairyTail Evergreen]], and [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Lust]].

** [[Creator/LauraBailey Maka]] is [[{{Kekkaishi}} Tokine]]. [[Creator/CaitlinGlass Kim Diehl]] is [[OuranHighSchoolHostClub the other Haruhi]], [[Manga/FairyTail Evergreen]], and [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Winry Rockbell]].

** Subverted when the first preview made several people think JohnnyYongBosch was going to voice Soul, when it was newcomer Micah Solusod.
** Also, Monica Rial, who voices Tsubaki, also voiced [[Manga/DragonBall Bulma]], [[TsubasaReservoirChronicle Sakura]], [[Manga/BlackCat Kyoko]], as well as numerous others.
** [[LauraBailey Maka]] is [[{{Kekkaishi}} Tokine]]. [[Creator/CaitlinGlass Kim Diehl]] is [[OuranHighSchoolHostClub the other Haruhi]], [[Manga/FairyTail Evergreen]], and [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Winry Rockbell]].

*** In Japanese, Crona is [[MaayaSakamoto Ciel]] [[BlackButler Phantomhive.]]

** [[EricVale Justin Law]] is [[Manga/FairyTail Loke]], [[FruitsBasket Yuki Sohma]], and [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Solf J. Kimblee]].

** [[LauraBailey Maka]] is [[{{Kekkaishi}} Tokine]]. [[CaitlinGlass Kim Diehl]] is [[OuranHighSchoolHostClub the other Haruhi]], [[Manga/FairyTail Evergreen]], and [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Winry Rockbell]].

** The Italian dub has its share of notorious voices, including: Blair is [[TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]] and [[TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Shock]], Maka is [[Literature/HarryPotter Luna Lovegood]], Soul is [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Edward Cullen]] and [[DesertPunk Kanta Mizuno]], Black*Star is [[Film/{{Hellboy}} Liz Sherman]] and [[{{Saiyuki}} Son Goku]], Death the Kid is [[{{Bones}} Zack Addy]], [[{{Narnia}} Prince Caspian]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Percy Weasly]], Shinigami Sama is [[TheSimpsons Sideshow Mel]], [[{{Madagascar}} King Julien]] and [[{{Scooby Doo}} Shaggy]], Stein is [[RurouniKenshin Hajime Saito]] and [[RanmaOneHalf Kuno]], Sid is [[InuYasha Moryomaru]], Crona is [[TheSimpsons Martin Prince]], Mifune did KeanuReeves, AntonioBanderas and PierceBrosnan, Medusa is [[KimPossible Shego]] and [[WesternAnimation/WinxClub Aisha]], Excalibur is [[Anime/LupinIIITheColumbusFiles Navaroff]] and [[HotelTransylvania Wayne]], Ashura (and Masamune who shares his voice actor) is [[CodeGeass Jeremiah Gottwald]] and [[InuYasha Sesshomaru (in Final Act)]].

** And [[ChuckHuber Stein]] is [[Manga/YuYuHakusho Hiei]] and [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Shou Tucker]]. He ''really'' brings out the creepy in Tucker.

** The Italian dub has its share of notorious voices, including: Blair is [[TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]] and [[TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Shock]], Maka is [[Literature/HarryPotter Luna Lovegood]], Soul is [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Edward Cullen]] and [[DesertPunk Kanta Mizuno]], Black*Star is [[Film/{{Hellboy}} Liz Sherman]] and [[{{Saiyuki}} Son Goku]], Death the Kid is [[{{Bones}} Zack Addy]], [[{{Narnia}} Prince Caspian]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Percy Weasly]], Shinigami Sama is [[TheSimpsons Sideshow Mel]], [[{{Madagascar}} King Julien]] and [[{{Scooby Doo}} Shaggy]], Stein is [[RurouniKenshin Hajime Saito]] and [[RanmaOneHalf Kuno]], Sid is [[InuYasha Moryomaru]], Crona is [[TheSimpsons Martin Prince]], Mifune did KeanuReeves, AntonioBanderas and PierceBrosnan, Medusa is [[KimPossible Shego]] and [[WesternAnimation/WinxClub Aisha]], Excalibur is [[Recap/TheColumbusFiles Navaroff]] and [[HotelTransylvania Wayne]], Ashura (and Masamune who shares his voice actor) is [[CodeGeass Jeremiah Gottwald]] and [[InuYasha Sesshomaru (in Final Act)]].

** The Italian dub has its share of notorious voices, including: Blair is [[TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]] and [[TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Shock]], Maka is [[Literature/HarryPotter Luna Lovegood]], Soul is [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Edward Cullen]] and [[DesertPunk Kanta Mizuno]], Black*Star is [[Film/{{Hellboy}} Liz Sherman]] and [[{{Saiyuki}} Son Goku]], Death the Kid is [[{{Bones}} Zack Addy]], [[{{Narnia}} Prince Caspian]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Percy Weasly]], Shinigami Sama is [[TheSimpsons Sideshow Mel]], [[{{Madagascar}} King Julien]] and [[{{Scooby Doo}} Shaggy]], Stein is [[RurouniKenshin Hajime Saito]] and [[RanmaOneHalf Kuno]], Sid is [[InuYasha Moryomaru]], Crona is [[TheSimpsons Martin Prince]], Mifune did KeanuReeves, AntonioBanderas and PierceBrosnan, Medusa is [[KimPossible Shego]] and [[WesternAnimation/WinxClub Aisha]], Excalibur is [[Recap/TheColumbusFiles Navaroff]] and [[HotelTransylvania Wayne]], Ashura (and Masamune who shares his voice actor) is [[CodeGeass Jeremiah Gottwald]] and [[InuYasha Sesshomaru (in Final Act)]].

*** It's by FUNimation, who uses like 80% of their entire acting troupe in all of their anime. The same thing can be said for their other shows.

*** In the case of Maka, add onto there [[FruitsBasket Tohru]], [[Manga/FullMetalAlchemist Lust]] and [[{{Hellsing}} Schrodinger]].

** The Italian dub has its share of notorious voices, including: Blair is [[TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]] and [[TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Shock]], Maka is [[Literature/HarryPotter Luna Lovegood]], Soul is [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Edward Cullen]] and [[DesertPunk Kanta Mizuno]], Black*Star is [[Film/{{Hellboy}} Liz Sherman]] and [[{{Saiyuki}} Son Goku]], Death the Kid is [[{{Bones}} Zack Addy]], [[{{Narnia}} Prince Caspian]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Percy Weasly]], Shinigami Sama is [[TheSimpsons Sideshow Mel]], [[{{Madagascar}} King Julien]] and [[{{Scooby Doo}} Shaggy]], Stein is [[RurouniKenshin Hajime Saito]] and [[RanmaOneHalf Kuno]], Sid is [[InuYasha Moryomaru]], Crona is [[TheSimpsons Martin Prince]], Mifune did KeanuReeves, AntonioBanderas and PierceBrosnan, Medusa is [[KimPossible Shego]] and [[WinxClub Aisha]], Excalibur is [[Recap/TheColumbusFiles Navaroff]] and [[HotelTransylvania Wayne]], Ashura (and Masamune who shares his voice actor) is [[CodeGeass Jeremiah Gottwald]] and [[InuYasha Sesshomaru (in Final Act)]].

** The Italian dub has its share of notorious voices, including: Blair is [[TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]] and [[TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Shock]], Maka is [[Literature/HarryPotter Luna Lovegood]], Soul is [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Edward Cullen]] and [[DesertPunk Kanta Mizuno]], Black*Star is [[Film/{{Hellboy}} Liz Sherman]] and [[{{Saiyuki}} Son Goku]], Death the Kid is [[{{Bones}} Zack Addy]], [[{{Narnia}} Prince Caspian]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Percy Weasly]], Shinigami Sama is [[TheSimpsons Sideshow Mel]], [[{{Madagascar}} King Julien]] and [[{{Scooby Doo}} Shaggy]], Stein is [[RurouniKenshin Hajime Saito]] and [[RanmaOneHalf Kuno]], Sid is [[InuYasha Moryomaru]], Crona is [[TheSimpsons Martin Prince]], Mifune did KeanuReeves, AntonioBanderas and PierceBrosnan, Medusa is [[KimPossible Shego]] and [[WinxClub Aisha]], Excalibur is [[Recap/TheColumbusFiles Navaroff]] and [[HotelTransylvania Wayne]], Ashura (and Masamune who shares his voice actor) is [[CodeGeass Jeremiah Gottwald]] and [[InuYasha Sesshomaru (in Final Act)]].
* ShoutOut: Masamune's shadow, as well the one as in Tsubaki's and Masamune's dreamscape, the elongated stick figures seem to be references to the horror short manga ''Manga/TheEnigmaOfAmigaraFault'' ([[MemeticMutation Drr... Drr...]]). Also, Soul's mindscape (as well as the imp in it) is a reference to the Red Room from ''TwinPeaks''.
** In Episode 1, just after Blair is revealed to be a cat, Spirit Albarn says "A cat will do!" in his smarmiest voice. This might just be a reference to a certain {{Tsukihime}} fan-comic that gave rise to the "A cat is fine too" meme.
** The [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason analogue]] that Maka harvests a corrupt soul from is ''exactly'' the design of the Jason analogue that Hime fights in ''PrincessResurrection''.
** Ox's over-dramatic ripping out his horn-like hair in order to convince [[spoiler:Kim that he would forsake Shibusen to be with her]] is reminiscent of ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}''.
*** [[spoiler: Kim]] is a healer, which is the opposite of [[ManOnFire dangerous pyrokinetic Liz]]. Liz's actress also played a character named [[spoiler: [[KathAndKim Kim]] ]].
*** During the same chapter Ox makes a reference to [[spoiler:Kim]], who he recently learned was a witch, as being an angel. The discovery of the band Angel Witch, and their song of the same name, adds yet another point to the long list of music references Atsushi Okubo makes.
** Capone, the first villain encountered by Black☆Star, ends most his sentences with [[GratuitousEnglish "...you know?"]], which is the closest you get for an english translation of [[Manga/{{Naruto}} "dattebayo"]]. Possibly unintentional.
** Pay close attention to the list of students in episode 14, and you'll spot names such as [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Selim Pride]] and [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist Dante Rockbell]].
** In episode 17 (Excalibur's second appearance), there is a part where he is speaking to Ox about how he could no longer find any satisfaction. We see him walking through the very same street that is depicted in the cover of DavidBowie's ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust...''.
*** He also claims to have had an association with SherlockHolmes in that episode, with an extended sequence featuring Holmes and Watson ([[LawyerFriendlyCameo with black bars over the eyes, of course]].)
*** There's another direct reference to David Lynch in the episode right before the scene with Excalibur talking to a woman on a cliffside, with a shot-by-shot remake of the shadowy swooping shot of the Mulholland Drive street sign, taken directly from the same film.
** The most recent chapter has Maka attempting to ride Soul in his scythe form (with a drastically shortened blade) and they try to [[Manga/CardcaptorSakura manifest wings from the back to fly]], though, as Maka complains, the wings are anything but angelic.
*** The second attempt is tiny but at least not as spiky as Soul's imagination seemed to be making them initially. The third, powered-up by soul resonance, is much larger and noticably angel-like, as with Maka's soul.
** The manga even seems to have a shout out to the Iconic ending of the anime. Clearly, when Maka punches out her opponent in Chapter 65, her fist is packed with courage!
*** Interestingly, just before Maka kills her, [[spoiler:Arachne]] comments that courage * isn't* enough to win every battle. She then got bisected by Demon Hunter, but even so...
** Shouts to numerous works of fiction and myths
** Episode 43 of the anime features a sort of ThemeParkVersion expy of Prypiat, complete with the iconic Ferris wheel. However, it swaps the Chernobyl reactors for [[spoiler:a MacGuffin guarded by a pair of robotic clown... ''things.'']]
** Is it just me or does Noah look a lot like a [[DGrayMan Noah]]?
** As of chapter 71-2, Death the Kid is [[spoiler: [[LinkinPark Crawling in his skin.]]]]
** Watch the 3rd ending at about [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPGTvdBF97A&feature=related 1:15]] and tell me what you see. [[spoiler: I'll give you a hint: [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Envy]]]]
*** Not just her, but the statue/creature below her looks a lot like Gluttony too.
** Incidentally, the Book of Eibon comes from ClarkAshtonSmith via Creator/HPLovecraft. The curious might be interested to know that, in fact, a purported chapter from the book, written by Mr. Smith, exists...
** Just look at Episode 47, where Black☆Star decides that he's going to face his fears. Now go watch Episode 26 of Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion, where Shinji realises that he's not alone. Now tell me that the blue ripples which change the imaginary world both Black☆Star and Shinji Ikari are trapped in, allowing them to return to life ([[GainaxEnding or something, in the case of Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion]]) are completely unrelated. (The moments I'm talking about are about 11 mins into episode 47 for Manga/SoulEater, and the very last scene for Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion.)
** Chapter 79 has Noah summon a Manticore from his Book by calling [[PokeMon "Manticore: I chose you."]] The very next chapter has him twist his hat backwards before [[spoiler: [[LetsGetDangerous summoning a giant cerberus.]]]], which, strangely, has the heads resembling [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason]], [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy]], and [[Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre Leatherface]].
** The samurai Mifune is undoubtedly named after legendary JidaiGeki star ToshiroMifune, most famous for playing the eponymous samurai character in {{Sanjuro}} and Film/{{Yojimbo}}.

*** He's also [[Manga/DragonBallZ Future Trunks]] and [[Manga/OnePiece Sanji]]

** In the Italian dub has his share of notorious voices, including: Blair is [[TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]] and [[TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Shock]], Maka is [[Literature/HarryPotter Luna Lovegood]], Soul is [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Edward Cullen]] and [[DesertPunk Kanta Mizuno]], Black*Star is [[Film/{{Hellboy}} Liz Sherman]] and [[{{Saiyuki}} Son Goku]], Death the Kid is [[{{Bones}} Zack Addy]], [[{{Narnia}} Prince Caspian]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Percy Weasly]], Shinigami Sama is [[TheSimpsons Sideshow Mel]], [[{{Madagascar}} King Julien]] and [[{{Scooby Doo}} Shaggy]], Stein is [[RurouniKenshin Hajime Saito]] and [[RanmaOneHalf Kuno]], Sid is [[InuYasha Moryomaru]], Crona is [[TheSimpsons Martin Prince]], Mifune did KeanuReeves, AntonioBanderas and PierceBrosnan, Medusa is [[KimPossible Shego]] and [[WinxClub Aisha]], Excalibur is [[Recap/TheColumbusFiles Navaroff]] and [[HotelTransylvania Wayne]], Ashura (and Masamune who shares his voice actor) is [[CodeGeass Jeremiah Gottwald]] and [[InuYasha Sesshomaru (in Final Act)]].

*** He's [[FullmetalAlchemistBrotherhood Ling Yao]] too! In both Japanese AND English.

*** He's [[FullmetalAlchemistBrootherhood Ling Yao]] too! In both Japanese AND English.