BerenErchamion Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Wow this is a cool site! I'm new here, yeah Shinigami has a cool etymology. Bleach fan ever since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burner691 Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Shinigami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate* Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 shinigami .... nahhh .... soul reaper is more cool ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZ-1 Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Soup reaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atreyuavenged Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 I kinda dig Soul Reaper. Death God just doesn't stick with me and when I think of Shinigami, I think of Death Note. So, Soul Reaper it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPK1980 Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 i always think they should keep some of the Japanese words in English dubbed series especially things that are names...you wouldnt change a name of a person or place to English translation so why do it with names of a species...so i say it should be Shinigami not death god or soul reaper... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted December 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 i always think they should keep some of the Japanese words in English dubbed series especially things that are names...you wouldnt change a name of a person or place to English translation so why do it with names of a species...so i say it should be Shinigami not death god or soul reaper...I agree on the aspect that certain things should not be translated, but I disagree on this being one of them. It's not like it's a name for something, it's simply the Japanese word for a general term. Unlike in Soul Eater where Shinigami-sama was his name (and FUNimation fucked this up by changing his name to Death Reaper or something can't remember). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saizu Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 I prefer Shinigami than the soul reaper and the death god. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinato Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 I'm one of the minority who think that 'Soul Reaper' sounds better. When I say 'Shinigami' I think of powerful beings of a different magnitude like Ryuk from Death Note. I don't consider all of the people within the Seretei as Shinigami or Death Gods because they're not! Maybe the Captains can be considered as 'Gods' but how about all of the subordinates? Are they really Gods? Should they be called Gods? In my opinion no. Soul Reaper sounds better and it makes sense to class them all as that. To call Kenpachi Zaraki and 'Billy from Squad 10' both 'Gods' seems... weird...However, to class them both as Soul Reapers seems logical. That's my personal opinion though and I DO accept that I'm in the minority Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omg Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 I like the work "shinigami" but when ever I'm talking about them I use soul reaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted January 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 I'm one of the minority who think that 'Soul Reaper' sounds better. When I say 'Shinigami' I think of powerful beings of a different magnitude like Ryuk from Death Note. I don't consider all of the people within the Seretei as Shinigami or Death Gods because they're not! Maybe the Captains can be considered as 'Gods' but how about all of the subordinates? Are they really Gods? Should they be called Gods? In my opinion no. Soul Reaper sounds better and it makes sense to class them all as that. To call Kenpachi Zaraki and 'Billy from Squad 10' both 'Gods' seems... weird...However, to class them both as Soul Reapers seems logical. That's my personal opinion though and I DO accept that I'm in the minority You realize Soul Reaper is just the English name for what Shinigami represents, right? Meaning Soul Reaper, Death God, and Shinigami all have the EXACT same meaning therefore making your whole point invalid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinato Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 You realize Soul Reaper is just the English name for what Shinigami represents, right? Meaning Soul Reaper, Death God, and Shinigami all have the EXACT same meaning therefore making your whole point invalid.Yeah I do realise that Soul reaper is a rough translation of Shinigami. When I think of a Soul reaper, I think of the grim reaper or something along those lines. One that brings the dead to the afterlife. It just doesn't seem to be the role of a 'God'. Gods are almighty beings yet in Bleach, you can go to school to become one. What I mean is that the term 'Soul Reaper' just seems to make more sense, for me anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexxlr847 Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 shinigami sounds and looks way better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minatolufy Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 Shinigami is my favorite, cuz it's the Japanese pronouciation lol. I like original version.And Soul reaper is much cooler than death god I guess. XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatBoyNice247 Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 I personal prefer Soul Reaper because it just sounds more like of what they look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csgunbound Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 yeah soul reaper is cool!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gedo Mazo Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 I prefer to call them soul reaper or shinigami. ( As for death god I don't use that term.,cause almost all of them suck at having their abilities or powers close to a God. So there you go. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaKeS66666 Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Soul Reaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOIsama Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Well I believe the terminology used depends upon the person saying it. Death God is the direct literal translation of Shinigami. "Soul Reaper" is the term used by the Soul Reapers themselves to refer to themselves and to their fellow Soul Reapers. "Death God" is the term used by humans, bounts, arrancars and other beings to refer to Soul Reapers. But I think they all sound cool and all means the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jounin Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I've gotten used to them being called Soul Reapers through the dub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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