SOUL EATER, VOL. 1

"Maka is a scythe meister, working to perfect one particular scythe until it is good enough to become Death s Weapon - the weapon used by Shinigami-sama, the spirit of Death himself. As if that wasn t unusual enough, her scythe is a demon scythe called Soul Eater, which can change form from a scythe to a human-looking boy. In order to make Soul Eater powerful enough to be Death s Weapon, he must eat the souls of 99 humans and 1 witch. Along the way, the two of them face many different challenges, including a cat witch named Blair (who happens to have a thing for Soul) and a teacher who s been turned into a zombie (and wants him to join her!). Her fellow students, like the shadow ninja weapon meister named Black Star who always needs to be the center of attention, aren t much help, either. It ll be a miracle if Maka even survives, let alone manages to make Soul Eater into the Death Scythe."