Shibusen University, where Soul Eater is based, is attended by so-called masters (shokunin in the original). They all pursue the objective of transforming their partners into Death Scythes by gathering the souls of wicked people, and each of them has some sort of living weapon as a partner. The university's main objective is to keep these souls from ending up in the wrong hands—or, in the worst case scenario, those of someone who wants to use them to construct a Kishin, a type of demon deity. This is more of a motivational tool, though. The anime currently follows the exploits of the masters Maka, Black Star, and Death the Kid along with their respective allies Soul Eater, Tsubaki, Patty, and Liz as they all attempt to save the world in varying degrees of seriousness.
