Shinigami from Soul Eater

Shinigami

死神様

Soul Eater

Shinigami (死神様) is a supporting character in Soul Eater (2008). He is voiced by Rikiya Koyama in Japanese and John Swasey in English.

Shinigami quick facts

Full name
Shinigami
Japanese name
死神様
Also known as
Lord Death
Gender
Male

Who is Shinigami?

The grim reaper himself. He is by far the most powerful character in the series. He is a bit of a joker but when the time comes, he's all business. His number is 42-42-564 (shini-shini-koroshi), which literally means die-die-kill in Japanese. He has a special move called a “Direct Noggin Shinigami Chop” (which is normally shown when the Shinigami shows his hand, which is a large, flat, four-fingered hand appearing from his robe). This is both a joke and a real move. He constantly has to put up with Death Scythe’s antics when it comes to Maka or her progress. He seems to take on a more playful attitude when talking with his son, Death the Kid (he says he likes his son's three white stripes). Shinigami's soul wavelength is so large that it entirely covers Death city.

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Who voices Shinigami?

Japanese

  • Rikiya Koyama

    小山力也

English

  • John Swasey

Other dubs

German
Martin May
Hungarian
Tomasz Galbenisz
Italian
Oreste Baldini
Korean
Seong-Jun Bang
Portuguese
Nizo Neto
Spanish
Juan Carlos Román, Jorge Ornelas, Dan Osorio

Shinigami in anime

Shinigami in manga

Other Soul Eater characters

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