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[AuraTwilight]

No, it doesn't. Shikigami are death gods.

[Zaperking]

No, it doesn't. Shikigami are death gods.

Then why do Bleach and Naruto refer to The God of Death, or Death God's as "Shinigami"

[AuraTwilight]

1) The two terms are interchangable depending on moral alignment
2) Possible translation issues could screw up everything in an anime. Lest we all forget the horrible tragedy of Digimon season two.

[Chrono'99]

Or 3) They might just have used the term without it being the same thing as in real life. Harle/Tsukiyomi sure doesn't look male to me.

[Zaperking]

1) The two terms are interchangable depending on moral alignment
2) Possible translation issues could screw up everything in an anime. Lest we all forget the horrible tragedy of Digimon season two.

What happened in Digimon O.o

As for Bleach, the actual Kanji came up for it. The character said "Boku wa Shinigami desu" and then the translation came up for it.
Even Naruto had the actual God of Death Demon thingy be summoned, and they called it the Shinigami.
Tsukiyomi is also a move in Naruto, where the person is sent into the God of the Moons world.

Or 3) They might just have used the term without it being the same thing as in real life. Harle/Tsukiyomi sure doesn't look male to me.

Yes, but everything that is related to the moon is related with Harle (Tsukiyomi). And we all know saw a part of her relation to the Dark Moon, and we all know that Japanese games love to have puns in them. It'd be the basic principal of Tsukiyomi being related to the moon, and since she is a God in her own right, one being of that moon, then she is indeed literally Tsukiyomi, no matter what her gender may be.

[GreenGannon]

No, it doesn't. Shikigami are death gods.

Sorry, Aura. Zaper's right on this.

In Japanese mythology, Shikigami are spirits summoned to serve or protect an Onmyoji, much like the western concept of a wizard's familiar. Shinto priests and miko (at least in fiction) also are capable of summoning shikigami.

Shinigami (lit. "death god" in Japanese. see also kami) is a term originally used for translating personifications of death, such as Death and the Grim Reaper, but later evolved into unique fantastic characters in original Japanese works of fiction, such as manga. The term "shinigami" may also be used more loosely to refer to any god associated with death. Although death deities have existed in Shintoism, they are usually not referred to as shinigami.

[Burning Zeppelin]

No, it doesn't. Shikigami are death gods.

Sorry, Aura. Zaper's right on this.

In Japanese mythology, Shikigami are spirits summoned to serve or protect an Onmyoji, much like the western concept of a wizard's familiar. Shinto priests and miko (at least in fiction) also are capable of summoning shikigami.

Shinigami (lit. "death god" in Japanese. see also kami) is a term originally used for translating personifications of death, such as Death and the Grim Reaper, but later evolved into unique fantastic characters in original Japanese works of fiction, such as manga. The term "shinigami" may also be used more loosely to refer to any god associated with death. Although death deities have existed in Shintoism, they are usually not referred to as shinigami.

Auras not going to get any sleep tonight.
You should really say that you quoted it from Wikipedia, GreenGannon =D
And Bleach and Naruto suck.

[GreenGannon]

Every time I get professional and encyclopedic it comes from Wikipedia. Unless it's a tongue-in-cheek joke. Then it doesn't.

[AuraTwilight]

Sorry, Aura. Zaper's right on this.

*found hours later hanging in a noose.*

Seriously though, I probably just messed up the damn letters. とてもローマ手紙

[GreenGannon]

Hey, it's not like I thought I'd ever see the day either.

No, I jest. It's not like the words were incredibly different looking. They looked pretty close, to be honest.

[Burning Zeppelin]

Every time I get professional and encyclopedic it comes from Wikipedia. Unless it's a tongue-in-cheek joke. Then it doesn't.

That doesn't mean you shouldn't quote -_-

[GreenGannon]

What if I heavily imply it instead? I really don't like using quotes unless I'm quoting a specific person. A mash of information from a collective group just doesn't seem to be the type of instance to use it.

[Burning Zeppelin]

So pretty much, I'm allowed to go to Wikipedia, plaguerise everything, put it into my assignment, and all because it is non-copyrighted and not made by one person?
Woah, cool.

[GreenGannon]

As a matter of fact, you actually are. Wikipedia is open source. They say so themselves. Besides, this is hardly the same as plagiarizing the entire page and turning it in as your own assignment.

[Burning Zeppelin]

But the philosophy surrounding your theory says that I can plaguerise it. And plus, the school wouldn't give a shit if it was open source or not. They'd say you copied what other people wrote, and thats that.