Definitions for "Shinigami"
Keywords:  reaper, grim, psychopomps, meiji, kami
Grim Reaper types who kill people with their death notes, in order to remain immortal.
Shinigami (死神 literally "death god". see also kami) is the Japanese name for personifications of death, in particular the Grim Reaper, which was imported to Japan from Europe during the Meiji period.
Soul Reapers in the English dub, are a major group of characters in the anime and manga series Bleach. They are enforcers and psychopomps who all share similar supernatural powers.