Talk:Shinigami

whole or most
in the substitute shinigam section it says that gave all her power to ichigo whereas in the anime it says she gave most of it to him enabling her to still use low level kido.Karan8 19:15, July 11, 2010 (UTC)

The section is correct this site goes from the manga which is written and drawn by Kubo himself and therefore the actual information. In the manga Rukia specifically states that Ichigo was supposed to get half her power but he ends up taking all her power. So the information is correct and is referenced to that point. Salubri (Talk)  20:11, July 11, 2010 (UTC)

but then how does rukia use kido or is it because her powers are coming back?Karan8 20:19, July 11, 2010 (UTC)

Depends on her definition of all. She obviously was elaborating she was still a spirit and therefore had enough left to still use kido for a bit but no as soon as she entered the gigai it didn't allow for her to regain her powers it made her worse.

Yoruichi exiled?
Where in bleach does it say that Yoruichi is exiled? If anyone could give me a link to prove that she was exiled that would be great. Yoruichi shunko (talk) 10:05, August 14, 2010 (UTC)

At the end of Turn Back the Pendulum Arc she gets away with Urahara, that was exiled with the Visoreds. She isn't exiled by the Gotei 13 but by choice, as he believed and was Kisuke's friend. マルセロ - Marcelo (Talk) 18:00, October 17, 2010 (UTC)

Reincarnation
I've been reading almost everywhere about Shinigami being reincarnated into humans. I'm guessing this is speculation/justification for Ichigo/Kaien stuff, right. マルセロ - Marcelo (Talk) 20:47, October 11, 2010 (UTC)

Indeed it is speculation. When a Shinigami dies, their spirit particles become part of the Soul Society itself (if I'm not mistaken). Kaien was an exception because his soul traveled to Hueco Mundo with the Hollow Metastacia, with whom it was merged, and it was later consumed by Aaroniero. So no, Ichigo is not Kaien's reincarnation and Shinigami don't reincarnate into humans. Lia Schiffer  (Talk)  20:54, October 11, 2010 (UTC)

I think there is a miscommunication here about something that should be obvious knowledge. The manga never simply says this but the the databook souls specifically states that "Once a soul has spent a certain amount of time in the Soul Society, it is reborn into the human world." Therefore considering that the entire concept of death in bleach is based upon a reincarnation model that even in spiritual death this is true. So either two options regardless of whether you die of old age or battle wounds or simply disappear when your time is up there, you are reborn into the world of the living or if you die as a spirit you simply turn into spirit particles and become part of soul society. Neither instance has been elaborated on. In any case Shinigami are still souls and are subject to those same laws that govern normal souls despite their higher spiritual level. --Salubri (Talk)  21:02, October 11, 2010 (UTC)

I knew souls were reborn to the human world, but I think it was Rukia who said Shinigami who died became part of Soul Society, so I assumed it was just souls who inhabit in the Rukongai the ones subject to this "reincarnation" cycle. But as you said, it has not been really elaborated into, so I'm not sure Lia Schiffer   (Talk)  21:08, October 11, 2010 (UTC)

Lia may be right. Well, thanks for clearing it up. Of course the Kaien part I already knew it, I'm not one of those fans :P

Nah, really. Thanks マルセロ - Marcelo (Talk) 21:28, October 11, 2010 (UTC)

Right about what she just said she didn't know. As stated there is no way to be sure what happens with Shinigami they are not bound by the same rules for souls because they are the ones that govern the process but it is very likely their role makes them the same as Kaien stated. --Salubri (Talk)  18:47, October 17, 2010 (UTC)

Name
Doen't the MASKED Data book say they are called Soul Reapers? Should the name be changed?Kuzer (talk) 17:44, October 17, 2010 (UTC)

We use the original Japanese and thus it stays as Shinigami--God (Pray)  17:46, October 17, 2010 (UTC)

Soul Reapers
The beginning of the article denotes the term as "Viz's Soul Reaper." It's used all over Japanese material, which Viz has nothing to do with until they localize something. It's misleading, and leads one to think Viz came up with the term, when they most certainly did not, but Mr. Kubo himself. I'm not very savvy to code, so not sure how to remove Viz's name from it.

It says. Viz, Soul Reaper. It means that Viz uses the term soul reaper and not shinigami or the more literal translation of death god. It will not be removed.--God (Pray)  20:53, October 21, 2010 (UTC)

I call BS on this. I have yet to see any source showing that Kubo Tite came up with the term. Viz made it up until somebody can prove it. SeaTerror (talk) 23:44, January 25, 2011 (UTC)

There is no reason to call "BS". Soul Reaper was written out in plain English letters in Bleach: Official Character Book 2 MASKED, a databook that Viz is yet to touch. To see scans of the relevant pages and discussion surrounding it, please go here. Anyway, since the original topic has been addressed and I have clarified that Kubo does indeed support Soul Reaper as an acceptable interpretation of what a Shinigami is, I am closing this discussion. Tinni  (Talk)  00:09, January 26, 2011 (UTC)