Soul Eater
Japan: 25 volumes, completed. English: 25 volumes, caught up.
- Japanese title
- ソウルイーター
- By
- Atsushi Ohkubo
- English publisher
- Square Enix
- Demographic
- Shonen
Start here
The first book of the series.
Vol. 1
Follow the releases
Editions and box sets
Compare the story coverage as well as the binding. Each edition has a page listing every book in it, with its ISBN and release date.
Which edition to buy
Soul Eater has two English editions with different book numbers. Yen Press published the original 25 paperbacks from 2009 to 2015. Square Enix’s Perfect Edition, completed in 2025, holds the story in 17 books with the magazine color pages, new cover art and an updated translation and lettering.
Switch editions only where both end on the same chapter: after Perfect Edition 2 (Vol. 3), 4 (Vol. 6), 6 (Vol. 9), 8 (Vol. 12), 10 (Vol. 15), 12 (Vol. 18) or 16 (Vol. 24), each paired with its Yen Press volume. At any other point the two editions break in different places, so a switch repeats or skips chapters.
The 24 live Yen Press paperback listings checked September 30, 2026, were $13.00. Vol. 23 also shows $13.00 on its printed back cover and an archived publisher listing dated October 16, 2025; its live page still would not load on October 1, 2026. Perfect Edition books list at $22.99, except that Square Enix and its distributor disagree about Vol. 3. Perfect Edition prices checked September 30, 2026; release dates do not establish stock. The spin-off series is a separate run, outside this catalog.
What each edition costs
Collected list prices are divided by the standard volumes each edition holds. The singles row shows the most common single-book list price; its total sums each book’s price. Retailer offers can differ.
| Edition | Collects | List price | Per volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yen Press paperbacks | Vols. 1–25 | $325.00 | $13.00 |
| The Perfect Edition |
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Volumes
Each linked volume has a page of its own: what the book holds and where to buy it. Chapter ranges and anime comparisons appear where verified.
| Volume | Chapters | English release | Anime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vol. 1 | 1 | ||
| Vol. 2 | 2–5 | ||
| Vol. 3 | 6–9 | ||
| Vol. 4 | 10–14 | ||
| Vol. 5 | 15–18 | ||
| Vol. 6 | 19–22 | ||
| Vol. 7 | 23–27 | ||
| Vol. 8 Amazon | 28–31 | ||
| Vol. 9 Amazon | 32–35 | ||
| Vol. 10 Amazon | 36–39 | ||
| Vol. 11 Amazon | 40–44 | ||
| Vol. 12 Amazon | 45–48 | ||
| Vol. 13 Amazon | 49–52 | ||
| Vol. 14 Amazon | 53–57 | ||
| Vol. 15 Amazon | 58–62 | ||
| Vol. 16 Amazon | 63–67 | ||
| Vol. 17 Amazon | 68–72 | ||
| Vol. 18 Amazon | 73–76 | ||
| Vol. 19 Amazon | 77–81 | ||
| Vol. 20 Amazon | 82–87 | ||
| Vol. 21 Amazon | 88–92 | ||
| Vol. 22 Amazon | 93–97 | ||
| Vol. 23 Amazon | 98–102 | ||
| Vol. 24 Amazon | 103–107 | ||
| Vol. 25 Amazon | 108–112 |