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NexAngelus405
>>476237 The word "Shinigami" translates to "God of Death" which closely resembles the nickname for the Grim Reaper, "Angel of Death" (in fact, my name means "Angel of Violent Death" in Latin). The purpose of a "Shinigami" serves the same role as that of it's western counterpart in that they take the souls of people marked for death. However, this is a fairly new idea in Japan so there is no folklore surrounding Shinigami, so they differ in appearance in modern literature. Mainly it is used as a nickname in anime for various soldiers and assassins who have a high kill/success rate. Examples of characters nicknamed Shinigami: Walter C. Dornez from Hellsing, Boogiepop from Boogiepop and Others, Duo Maxwell from Gundam Wing.
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