

By the end of the Substitute Shinigami Arc (Fullbring Arc), Ginjo was said to
be dead, since Ichigo came to the captains' meeting and asked for Ginjo's
body. Yet in chapter 681, Ginjo came with Tsukishima to help Ichigo. Does this
means that the Ginjo in chapter 681 has turned into a 100% Shinigami, that is,
he no longer is a Substitute Shinigami like he once was, but a 100% Shinigami
since he is already dead and is a soul now?

(I guess 100% Shinigami is not a very good term to describe Ginjo since he was
also a Fullbringer...)


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Is the Ginjo shown in chapter 681 of Bleach a 100% Shinigami?


The [Wikia](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/K%C5%ABgo_Ginj%C5%8D) states that he
gained his powers by stealing them from other soul reapers (according to Suì-
Fēng). He had to steal Ichigo's powers to get himself a Bankai. Simply going
to Soul Society wouldn't mean that he would gain soul reaper status, since
unlike Ichigo, it is not indicated that he had innate soul reaper family
history and has not been given soul reaper powers after Ichigo got his back
from him. However, the [Wikia](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Shinigami) also
states that

> When souls with exceptional spiritual energy train their bodies, they reach
> the level of Shinigami.

so since Ginjo is already trained and has exceptional spiritual energy,
technically he should be a soul reaper as a soul. So, humans need to have soul
reaper family history or someone to give them their powers to become soul
reapers, but souls are innately able to become soul reapers with training and
strong spiritual energy.


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Ginjo was the first fullbringer in the series, his fullbringer is the ability
to steal or take, he killed many shinigami and took their powers, a substitute
shinigami doesnt need to be a actual shinigami, ginjo acted as a subtitute
shinigami for SS but he himself did not have a shikai nor bankai as he was not
a shinigami but a fullbringer, he obtain shikai/bankai when he took ichigos
powers.


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