The theme of Soul Eater is development. Throughout the manga everything gets more developed.

Story: In the beginning you would think it would start out as getting 99 Kishin or Afreet egg souls and one Witch soul would be the end of it. The answer is no. The story develops into it's own unique way adding humor along with it. There are multiple plot twists also that you will not see coming. More sub plots come in the mix but gets balanced out and fits in the main plot nicely. Still going on today, the story still holds on strong.

Art: Once again very developed. A perfect example is the design of Soul. In the beginning Soul's design looked immature, young, and second rate. Today, Soul's design comes out more mature, suave, and more eye catching. Atsushi Ohkubo does know how to physically mature the characters and make them a little older as time goes by. The art is very unique with unusual designs and disturbingly awesome scenes that glue your eyes to the page. Expressions of the characters are also very believable and realistic. It's not the same repetitive expressions you would see in Naruto. In short the art is top notch.

Character: This is where the manga excels in the most. Every single character is unique with their own different personalities, designs, and expressions. Most of the characters also feel very realistic for Anime standards. A great example is Maka Albarn who's personality is described as a stubborn bookworm who sometimes can act unknowingly immature and bratty but in the end, she manages to bring her cool up again and kick a**. She is a very well done character who many girls her age could relate to including myself. Other characters that you would normally not take seriously also like Black Star, Ox, or Kid have very fleshed out development and can bring out a more serious side to them. To tell you the truth, there is not a single character I hate. All of them are likable including Medusa who plays one of the best villains ever spawned in an manga. I promise that more than one character will satisfy you.

Enjoyment: What can I say? It's a very well developed manga that keeps me entertained to this day! So far everything is very well paced and there is always a highlight at each chapter. Today, I collect the manga volumes in Japanese and re read them in the fluent language. It's that good. I recommend Soul Eater to anyone who likes a fast paced, action packed, dramatic, and hilarious manga with TONS of very fleshed out characters and a well developed plot.