List of Shinigami

Overview
Shinigami are the personification of death in Bleach. They are also called "Death Gods," which is the literal English meaning of their Japanese name, or Soul Reapers. Their job is to send spirits to Soul Society (the afterlife) in order to maintain a balance of souls between it and the material world, and to exorcise evil spirits. They all have katana known as zanpakutō, though not all of them carry them. Each zanpakutō is a manifestation of it's owner's soul, and has a unique name which is required for a shinigami to learn in order to use Shikai and Bankai. Not all shinigami can use these. All of the vice captains can use Shikai while some, like Renji Abarai, can use Bankai. Most but not all of the captains can use Bankai. The only exception to this is the Captain of Squad 11 Kenpachi Zaraki. There are a few runaway shinigami, namely Yoruichi Shihōin and Kisuke Urahara. Ichigo Kurosaki is what is known as a substitute shinigami, which is a shinigami who gained powers by taking another's. At first, he uses Rukia Kuchiki's powers which he lost during a fight with Byakuya Kuchiki. In order to defeat him, he had to gain his own shinigami powers, which he did by a very dangerous process that almost killed him. This process turned him into what is called a "vizard." These are shinigami who have gained hollow ablilities, and use them to gain power far exceeding that of a normal shinigami or a normal hollow.

Captains

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

Seated Officers

 * Makoto Kifune - 3rd Seat Officer of Squad 3 (Anime-Only)
 * Yasochika Iemura - 3rd Seat Officer of Squad 4
 * Hanatarō Yamada - 7th Seat Officer of Squad 4
 * Harunobu Ogidō - 8th Seat Officer of Squad 4
 * Jirōbō Ikkanzaka - Former 4th Seat Officer of Squad 7
 * Enjōji Tatsufusa - 3rd Seat Officer of Squad 8
 * Ikkaku Madarame - 3rd Seat Officer of Squad 11
 * Yumichika Ayasegawa - 5th Seat Officer of Squad 11
 * Makizō Aramaki - Unknown-number Seat Officer of Squad 11
 * Maki Ichinose - Former unknown-number Seat Officer of Squad 11 (Anime-Only)
 * 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