Description: Shinigami (Soul Reapers in the official English editions, Death Gods in most subtitled versions) are the psychopomps of Bleach. They are souls with inner spiritual power, recruited from the ranks of the residents and nobility of Soul Society. Like all spirits, they cannot be detected by normal humans. Shinigami use their zanpakut¨­, supernatural swords that are the manifestation of their owners' power, to perform soul burials on pluses. Shinigami also use zanpakut¨­ and magic known as kid¨­ to fight their archrivals, the hollows. A group of shinigami known as the vizard have also obtained hollow powers through illegal means, gaining...     ( +expand to view full text )

Description: Shinigami (Soul Reapers in the official English editions, Death Gods in most subtitled versions) are the psychopomps of Bleach. They are souls with inner spiritual power, recruited from the ranks of the residents and nobility of Soul Society. Like all spirits, they cannot be detected by normal humans. Shinigami use their zanpakut¨­, supernatural swords that are the manifestation of their owners' power, to perform soul burials on pluses. Shinigami also use zanpakut¨­ and magic known as kid¨­ to fight their archrivals, the hollows. A group of shinigami known as the vizard have also obtained hollow powers through illegal means, gaining removable masks and access to certain hollow abilities.