shinigami
who are the shinigami and what do they want from humans
well here we'll discuss everything about the shinigami nobody likes this creature
the shinigami became popular outside japan due to the incredible popularity of the anime series
death note shinigami the god of death huh
well i'm not surprised the japanese words shinigami is made from two other japanese words
shi and gami these literally mean death and god or god of death the
japanese mythology surrounding the shinigami is incredibly interesting
even though the concept of a death spirit existed in ancient japan the word shinigami first entered
japanese folklore around the 18th or 19th century during the edo period during this time shinigami
appeared in classical stories as an evil spirit that used to possess ordinary people make them
feel hopeless about their life and lead them towards suicide but the concept of shinigami is
not the same as the western concept of the grim reaper or angel of death in japan shinigamis
are considered to be unpredictable with their own distinct personalities
they are not responsible for every death that occurs in the world but shinigamis can cut the
lives of certain individuals short shinigamis may work individually or in groups and pairs
so in simple words shinigamis can be described as monsters helpers and creatures of darkness
be warned any human who's used a death note can neither go to heaven or hell for eternity
while most death gods from around the world choose to help people as they transition to
the underworld monsters like shinigami seek revenge and enjoy causing death
as creatures of darkness they use the lives of mortals to sustain their own existence for a
longer period of time so what do they look like in early japanese literature they were described
as spirits without any physical body but newer depictions describe them as creatures made up of
bones without flesh or meat and they often appear to be a god spirit or demon-like figure according
to the japanese creation myth the izanagi and the izanami are considered to be examples of
the very first shinagi izanami introduced death to the world and vowed to kill a thousand people
every day she may be considered the mother of shinigamis because she is continuously giving
birth to evil gummy and death spirits there were eight pairs of brother and sister deities and they
were also often associated with both creation and death unlike the grim reaper shinigami can appear
to be polite in nature and less frightening in appearance they politely invite people into death
often not even using more aggressive means it is also believed that if you meet somebody in a dark
night then you're more susceptible falling to prey to the evil shinigamis to protect
yourself against these spirits it is said that you need to drink tea or eat rice before sleeping
because i'm coming for you
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