History Trivia / SoulEater

** You may recognize Crona's Japanese voice as [[Anime/OuranHighSchoolHostClub Fujioka Haruhi's]], and Maxey Whitehead also voices Crona in the English dub. Official translators have used male pronouns for Crona -- however their gender is otherwise never confirmed.

** Black☆Star is voiced by Yumiko Kobayashi, a woman. This becomes more evident in his character song, "My Star". He is also voiced by a female in the English dub.

** According to several fans, it is official that Crona is male. This claim is based on the Funimation dub of the anime and Yen Press translation of the manga, both which use male pronouns. So that should mean that Atsushi Ohkubo intended for Crona to be male in the first place, right? Wrong! Official translators admitted that they only used male pronouns [[ItIsDehumanizing because they didn't want to insult Crona by using "it" or "they".]] Funimation's reasoning for using male pronouns is because that's the default way to address someone of unsure gender in English, according to the ADR Director. Ohkubo never settled on a gender for Crona, and with both the main and prequel series concluding, [[ShrugOfGod probably never will.]]

** It was apparently going to run for a little bit longer, but got cancelled for reasons that have never been explained. Theories range from ''[[Manga/SoulEaterNot]]'' flopping to just general reader interest decreasing.

** It was apparently going to run for a little bit longer, but got cancelled for reasons that have never been explained.

* NoExportForYou: None of the Soul Eater video games were released outside of Japan. Same goes for the drama CDs.

** According to several fans, it is official that Crona is male. This claim is based on the Funimation dub of the anime and Yen Press translation of the manga, both which use male pronouns. So that should mean that Atsushi Ohkubo intended for Crona to be male in the first place, right? Wrong! Official translators admitted that they only used male pronouns [[ItIsDehumanizing because they didn't want to insult Crona by using "it" or "they".]] Funimation's reasoning for using male pronouns is because that's the default way to address someone of unsure gender in English, according to the ADR Director. Ohkubo never settled on a gender for Crona, and the both the main and prequel series concluding, [[ShrugOfGod probably never will.]]

* GodNeverSaidThat: Contrary to popular belief, neither the anime nor manga mentioned that Mabaa was as strong as Lord Death.

* NoExportForYou: None of the Soul Eater video games were released outside of Japan.

** It was apparently going to run for a little bit longer, but got cancelled.

** You may recognize Crona's Japanese voice as [[Anime/OuranHighSchoolHostClub Fujioka Haruhi's]], and Maxey Whitehead also voices Crona in the English dub. Official translators have used male pronouns for Crona -- however their gender is otherwise never confirmed.

* ShrugOfGod: The creator was asked Crona's actual sex. He said he didn't know himself.

* CrossDressingVoices: Black☆Star is voiced by Yumiko Kobayashi, a woman. This becomes more evident in his character song, "My Star".
** Also he is voiced by a female in the English dub.
** You may recognize Crona's voice as [[Anime/OuranHighSchoolHostClub Fujioka Haruhi's]]. But well... we're not sure WHAT Crona is yet, so this trope may not fit. But it might. Maybe not, though. It possibly could--why are you so confusing, Crona!?
*** This is the Japanese voice actor - Maaya Sakamoto, not Caitlin Glass. (Maxey Whitehead voices Crona in the English dub).
** In the original Drama CD, Death the Kid was voiced by Creator/TakakoHonda.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Apparently, ''Soul Eater'' started out as three separate one-shots, which eventually evolved into the first three chapters of the manga.
** It was also apparently going to run for a little bit longer, but got cancelled.

** You may recognize Crona's voice as [[OuranHighSchoolHostClub Fujioka Haruhi's]]. But well... we're not sure WHAT Crona is yet, so this trope may not fit. But it might. Maybe not, though. It possibly could--why are you so confusing, Crona!?

* HeyItsThatVoice: English dub has several, but a few examples are Spirit is [[DNAngel Dark Mousy]] and [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Edward Elric]], while Masamune is [[OnePiece Vivi's dad]].
** Subverted when the first preview made several people think Creator/JohnnyYongBosch was going to voice Soul, when it was newcomer Micah Solusod.
** Also, Creator/MonicaRial, who voices Tsubaki, also voiced [[Manga/DragonBall Bulma]], [[TsubasaReservoirChronicle Sakura]], [[Manga/BlackCat Kyoko]], as well as numerous others.
** [[Creator/LauraBailey Maka]] is [[{{Kekkaishi}} Tokine]]. [[Creator/CaitlinGlass Kim Diehl]] is [[OuranHighSchoolHostClub the other Haruhi]], and [[Manga/FairyTail Evergreen]].
*** She's also [[TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld Marta]] and [[VideoGame/{{Persona 4}} Rise]].
*** And in the original Japanese, ''Crona'' is the other Haruhi.
*** In the case of Maka, add onto there [[FruitsBasket Tohru]], [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Lust]] and [[{{Hellsing}} Schrodinger]].
** Crona is [[Anime/ElCazadorDeLaBruja Ellis]] and the new [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Alphonse Elric]]!
*** In Japanese, Crona is [[Creator/MaayaSakamoto Ciel]] [[BlackButler Phantomhive.]]
** Ragnarok, meanwhile, is [[Manga/FairyTail Reedus, Gran Doma]], and [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Maes Hughes]].
** Death the Kid is [[Manga/DragonBall Vegeta's little brother Tarble.]] Make of that what you will.
*** Can't forget that he's also ''[[DGrayMan Allen Walker]]!'' Man, Creator/ToddHaberkorn really knows how to get around the hot {{Bishounen}} roles!
*** He's [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Ling Yao]] too! In both Japanese AND English.
*** And [[{{Claymore}} Raki.]] At least now he isn't crying every five minutes.
*** He's too busy [[Manga/FairyTail getting all fired up]] to cry anymore.
*** Watch out in Japan. [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 He is Gundam]]. [[Manga/DeathNote He also kills people by writing their names in a notebook, and eats potato chips epically.]]
** The kishin is [[LightNovel/{{Baccano}} Graham Spector]]. Especially obvious when he says the word "madness" (Graham liked "maddening").
** And [[Creator/ChuckHuber Stein]] is [[Manga/YuYuHakusho Hiei]] and [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Shou Tucker]]. He ''really'' brings out the creepy in Tucker.
*** He's also [[KeroroGunsou Kururu.]]
** Lord Death is [[Creator/JohnSwasey the new]] [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion Gendo Ikari]]. [[spoiler: This becomes more recognizable when Death is in his true form]].
** Also, [[Creator/TravisWillingham Free]] is Roy Mustang and Black☆Star is Selim Bradley[[spoiler:/Pride]] in ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]''.
** [[Creator/ColleenClinkenbeard Marie]] is [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Riza Hawkeye]] and [[Manga/FairyTail Erza Scarlet]].
** [[Creator/EricVale Justin Law]] is [[Manga/FairyTail Loke]], [[FruitsBasket Yuki Sohma]], and [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Solf J. Kimblee]].
*** He's also [[Anime/DragonBallZ Future Trunks]] and [[Manga/OnePiece Sanji]]
** Check this out: Spirit is Tamaki Suoh, Giriko is Kyoya Ootori, Death the Kid is Hikaru Hitachiin, Medusa is Hunny-senpai, Free is Mori-senpai, Kim is Haruhi Fujiioka, Tsubaki is Renge. This is almost the entire main cast of [[OuranHighSchoolHostClub Ouran]].
*** It's by Creator/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.
** The Italian dub has its share of notorious voices, including: Blair is [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Shock]], Maka is [[Literature/HarryPotter Luna Lovegood]], Soul is [[Literature/{{Twilight}} Edward Cullen]] and [[DesertPunk Kanta Mizuno]], Black*Star is, like in Japan, [[WesternAnimation/PuffinRock Mossy]], Death the Kid is [[Series/{{Bones}} Zack Addy]], [[{{Narnia}} Prince Caspian]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Percy Weasly]], Shinigami Sama is [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Sideshow Mel]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} King Julien]] and [[{{Scooby Doo}} Shaggy]], Stein is [[Anime/RurouniKenshin Hajime Saito]] and [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Kuno]], Sid is [[Manga/InuYasha Moryomaru]], Crona is [[TheSimpsons Martin Prince]], Mifune did KeanuReeves, AntonioBanderas and PierceBrosnan, Medusa is [[WesternAnimation/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 [[Manga/InuYasha Sesshomaru (in Final Act)]].
** Depending on what version you're watching, Excalibur is either [[TakehitoKoyasu Jade]] [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Curtiss]] or [[TroyBaker Yuri]] [[Videogame/TalesOfVesperia Lowell]].

** The Italian dub has its share of notorious voices, including: Blair is [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]] and [[WesternAnimation/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 [[{{Manga/Saiyuki}} Son Goku]], Death the Kid is [[Series/{{Bones}} Zack Addy]], [[{{Narnia}} Prince Caspian]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Percy Weasly]], Shinigami Sama is [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Sideshow Mel]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} King Julien]] and [[{{Scooby Doo}} Shaggy]], Stein is [[Anime/RurouniKenshin Hajime Saito]] and [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Kuno]], Sid is [[Manga/InuYasha Moryomaru]], Crona is [[TheSimpsons Martin Prince]], Mifune did KeanuReeves, AntonioBanderas and PierceBrosnan, Medusa is [[WesternAnimation/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 [[Manga/InuYasha Sesshomaru (in Final Act)]].

** The Italian dub has its share of notorious voices, including: Blair is [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]] and [[WesternAnimation/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 [[{{Manga/Saiyuki}} Son Goku]], Death the Kid is [[Series/{{Bones}} Zack Addy]], [[{{Narnia}} Prince Caspian]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Percy Weasly]], Shinigami Sama is [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Sideshow Mel]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} King Julien]] and [[{{Scooby Doo}} Shaggy]], Stein is [[RurouniKenshin Hajime Saito]] and [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Kuno]], Sid is [[Manga/InuYasha Moryomaru]], Crona is [[TheSimpsons Martin Prince]], Mifune did KeanuReeves, AntonioBanderas and PierceBrosnan, Medusa is [[WesternAnimation/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 [[Manga/InuYasha Sesshomaru (in Final Act)]].

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

** The Italian dub has its share of notorious voices, including: Blair is [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]] and [[WesternAnimation/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 [[{{Manga/Saiyuki}} Son Goku]], Death the Kid is [[Series/{{Bones}} Zack Addy]], [[{{Narnia}} Prince Caspian]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Percy Weasly]], Shinigami Sama is [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Sideshow Mel]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} King Julien]] and [[{{Scooby Doo}} Shaggy]], Stein is [[RurouniKenshin Hajime Saito]] and [[RanmaOneHalf Kuno]], Sid is [[Manga/InuYasha Moryomaru]], Crona is [[TheSimpsons Martin Prince]], Mifune did KeanuReeves, AntonioBanderas and PierceBrosnan, Medusa is [[WesternAnimation/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 [[Manga/InuYasha Sesshomaru (in Final Act)]].

** The Italian dub has its share of notorious voices, including: Blair is [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]] and [[WesternAnimation/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 [[Series/{{Bones}} Zack Addy]], [[{{Narnia}} Prince Caspian]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Percy Weasly]], Shinigami Sama is [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Sideshow Mel]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}} King Julien]] and [[{{Scooby Doo}} Shaggy]], Stein is [[RurouniKenshin Hajime Saito]] and [[RanmaOneHalf Kuno]], Sid is [[Manga/InuYasha Moryomaru]], Crona is [[TheSimpsons Martin Prince]], Mifune did KeanuReeves, AntonioBanderas and PierceBrosnan, Medusa is [[WesternAnimation/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 [[Manga/InuYasha Sesshomaru (in Final Act)]].

** The Italian dub has its share of notorious voices, including: Blair is [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]] and [[WesternAnimation/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 [[Series/{{Bones}} Zack Addy]], [[{{Narnia}} Prince Caspian]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Percy Weasly]], Shinigami Sama is [[WesternAnimation/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 [[WesternAnimation/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)]].

** The Italian dub has its share of notorious voices, including: Blair is [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]] and [[WesternAnimation/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 [[Series/{{Bones}} Zack Addy]], [[{{Narnia}} Prince Caspian]] and [[Film/HarryPotter Percy Weasly]], Shinigami Sama is [[WesternAnimation/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)]].

** The Italian dub has its share of notorious voices, including: Blair is [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]] and [[WesternAnimation/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)]].