1. Shinigami
By Bonnie

2. What does the word Shinigami even mean?
The word ‘shinigami’ is Japanese. It is literally translated to ‘gods of death.’ Shinigami is a synonym of ‘Grim Reaper.’
What does the word Shinigami even mean?

3. Animes and Mangas where Gods of Death are Popular
Bleach
Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler
Death Note

4. WHAT DO SHINIGAMI DO? Anime/Manga: Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler
Anime/Manga: Death Note
Reviewing the Cinematic Records of a person’s life to judge and collect souls
WHAT DO SHINIGAMI DO?
Shortening human’s lifespans to extend their own using a Death Note
Anime/Manga: Bleach
Keeping Hollows under control and keeping a balance between the human world and the Soul Society

5. Shinigami Trivia Did you know...
In Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler, almost all the grim reaper’s death scythes are… gardening tools.
R yuk (shinigami from Death Note) is obsessed with apples from the human world, describing them as juicy, unlike the sandy apples from the Shinigami Realm. Like humans and drugs, he will have withdrawal symptoms.