List of Shinigami

Overview
Shinigami are Death Gods or Soul Reapers. They're job is to send hollows and spirits to Soul Society in order to maintain a balance. They all have katana known as Zanpakuto. Each Zanpakuto has a unique name which is required for a shinigami to learn in order to use Shikai or bankai. The Zanpakuto has 2 forms of release Shikai and Bankai. Not all shinigami can use these however. All of the vice captains can use Shikai while some, like Renji, can use Bankai. Most but not all of the captains can use Bankai. The only exception to this is the Captain of Squad 11 Zaraki Kenpachi. There are a few runaway shinigami, namely Youruichi and Urahara. Kurosaki Ichigo is what is known as a substitute shinigami, which is a shinigami who gained powers by taking another's, which is not true since he lost Rukia's power and gain his own sinigami powers, his statue is lower than the other but his strengh level is high and his hierarchy tree is quite unknown.

Captains

 * Isshin Kurosaki - Former Captain; Squad has not yet been revealed

Seated Officers

 * Makoto Kifune - 3rd Seat Officer of Squad 3 (Anime-Only)
 * Hanatarō Yamada - 7th Seat Officer of Squad 4
 * Ikkaku Madarame - 3rd Seat Officer of Squad 11
 * Yumichika Ayasegawa - 5th Seat Officer of Squad 11
 * Maki Ichinose - Former unknown-number Seat Officer of Squad 11
 * Miyako Shiba - Former 3rd Seat Officer of Squad 13
 * Kiyone Kotetsu - 3rd Seat Officer of Squad 13 (She shares this seat with Sentaro)
 * Sentarō Kotsubari - 3rd Seat Officer of Squad 13 (He shares this seat with Kiyone)

Others

 * Ganju Shiba - Younger brother of Kaien Shiba
 * Kūkaku Shiba - Younger sister of Kaien Shiba
 * Senna - A character in Bleach: Memories of Nobody.
 * Jidanbō Ikkanzaka - The keeper of the West Gate leading into Seireitei.
 * Rukia Kuchiki - Unseated Shinigami of Squad 13
 * Zennosuke Kurumadani - Rukia's replacement as watcher of Karakura Town. Squad number is unknown.
 * Ran'Tao - Leader of the research team that created the Bounts. (Anime-Only)
 * Ashido Kanō - A Shinigami that was stranded in Menos Forest of Hueco Mundo. (Anime-Only)
 * Kusaka Sōjirō - A character in Bleach: DiamondDust Rebellion