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A Zanpakutō is a physical manifestation of this force concentrated into a blade. Low ranking officers are issued an Asauchi sword, but high-ranking officers arm themselves with unique swords generated from their own souls.

Zanpakutō: A Shinigami weapon, its shape is typically similar to a Japanese katana.

Due to this, prisoners who cannot have their heart stopped by any executioner in Soul Society are kept in Muken.

Reiatsu: The Reiatsu of a Shinigami will continue to flow for as long as the heart is still beating if the heart beats, it is impossible for the Reiatsu to cease.

A consequence of having Spiritual Power is that unlike powerless spirits, Shinigami need to eat. The more power a Shinigami has, the sharper their movements will be.

Reiryoku: Shinigami naturally possess high levels of Spiritual Power, which varies greatly in magnitude with the strength of a Shinigami.

Decapitation is the only guaranteed method of killing a Shinigami.

Enhanced Durability: While Shinigami can be injured and killed like regular Humans, it takes considerably greater injuries to kill a Shinigami than it would to kill Humans.

Shinigami can live for much longer than Humans, with some Shinigami, such as Retsu Unohana, being over 1,000 years old and Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto being at least 2,100 years old.

Longevity: Shinigami do not visibly age at the same rate as Humans and tend to maintain a youthful appearance for centuries.

Shinigami have a number of supernatural abilities:

If a Shinigami's Saketsu (鎖結, Chain Binding Viz " Chain") and Hakusui (魄睡, Soul Sleep) are pierced, their spiritual powers are sealed up and they most likely can never regain their lost powers again. If they are blocked off, the Shinigami in question would be incinerated by their own Reiatsu from the inside out. Īll Shinigami have vents at their wrists which release their Reiatsu. Shinigami receive salaries, like workers in the Human World and also earn bounties for defeating Hollows. The majority of potential Shinigami are born among the residents of the Seireitei, but in some rare cases are born in the Rukongai.

The most talented of them become affiliated with various organizations like the Gotei 13 and the Onmitsukidō. When Souls with exceptional spiritual energy train their bodies, they reach the level of Shinigami. They are invisible to those without spiritual powers. They possess high Reiryoku and a body of Reishi. Shinigami are unearthly beings living in a world ruled by a different logic than the World of the Living.