The release date for the English version of 'Soul Eater, Vol. 1' by
Atsushi Ohkubo is Oct 2009. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Maka is a weapon meister who is committed to making Soul Eater, her companion, a living scythe, into a formidable death scythe—the ultimate tool of Death himself! Maka and the other meisters are tasked with gathering and consuming the corrupted souls of ninety-nine humans and one witch. They must also learn how to use their weapons skillfully in order to defeat the strange and deadly creatures of the underworld. But more than any seductive enchantress may prove to be a hindrance—the meisters' own peculiarities!