The Bleach story tells of how Ichigo Kurosaki becomes substitute Soul Reaper in Karakura Town in place of Rukia Kuchiki. Soul Reapers are a fictional race of spirits who govern the flow of souls between the human world and the afterlife realm called the Soul Society. This is a list of Soul Reaper ( 死神 Shinigami ?, literally, 'Death god') characters featured in the anime and manga series Bleach, created by Tite Kubo. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into ].
