Death Note: 5 Facts You Should Know About Shinigami

In the world of Death Note, Shinigami or Death Gods are supernatural beings whose job is to take human life.

In carrying out his work, Shinigami use a book known as the Death Note, a book that can kill anyone by writing the victim's name.

Although Ryuk plays one of the main characters in this series, Shinigami are still mysterious creatures.

This time, the author has summarized five facts you should know about Shinigami.

1. Shinigami can prolong their life by killing humans

Killing humans is not just a Shinigami's job.

However, killing humans is also a way for Shinigami to survive.

When a Shinigami kills a human before its lifespan runs out, the Shinigami will get an additional age from the remaining life of the human they killed.

For example, Shinigami kill humans who have a lifespan of 60 years when the human is still 40 years old.

So, Shinigami will get an additional age of 20 years.

This is the biggest thing that distinguishes Shinigami from humans.

While Shinigami will have a long life if they use the Death Note, on the other hand, the lifespan of humans will decrease if they use the Death Note

2. Shinigami can see human names and remaining lifespan

Another thing that distinguishes Shinigami from humans is their eyes. Shinigami have eyes that allow them to see the names and remaining lifespans of humans.

Using these eyes, Shinigami can easily kill humans just by looking at them from the Shinigami world.

Humans who use the Death Note can also have these eyes.

It's just that, the fee is quite expensive to get these eyes.

Death Note users have the option of exchanging half of their remaining lifespan for Shinigami Eyes.

3. Shinigami are immune to human weapons

Ryuk once explained that a Shinigami cannot be killed even if his heart is stabbed or his head shot.

However, that does not mean that Shinigami are immortal.

Shinigami can also die if they stop writing human names.

In addition, Ryuk also explained that there are Shinigami who still die even though they still write human names.

This implies that there is a way to kill Shinigami.

4. Shinigami are prohibited from interfering in human affairs

As mentioned in the previous point, there is a way to kill Shinigami, namely by making them use Death Notes to protect humans.

Shinigami are forbidden to interfere in human affairs.

Therefore, even if their Death Notes were given to humans, they would still not side with anyone.

If a Shinigami violates these rules, then they will die.

This is evidenced when Light urges Rem to write L and Watari's names in order to protect Misa.

5. Only the person who touches the Death Note can see the Shinigami

Basically, Shinigami are supernatural beings.

Therefore, not everyone can see Shinigami.

Only the person who touches the Death Note can see the Shinigami.

Interestingly, people who do not possess the Death Note can also see Shinigami if they touch the Death Note.

Upon learning of this fact, Light immediately guards his Death Note tightly, because it can reveal his identity as Kira.

On the other hand, Light can also take advantage of this fact, such as when he makes a bus hijack scenario to find out the name of the person who is following him.

Shinigami are indeed interesting creatures.

In addition to having supernatural powers, Shinigami also have a different way of dying from humans.

So, what do you think about the Shinigami in the Death Note series?