SoulTaker was created by Tatsunoko Productions in 2001, directed by Akiyuki Shinbo who would later direct the first season of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. It tells the story of a young boy named Kyousuke Date who... dies in the very first scene of the anime. Killed by his dying mother who loved him very, very much. For essentially no reason. Soul Taker was later followed by Nurse Witch Komugi, which parodies this show. Not related to the western film of the same name.