Animal Realm(PITZWIL100)

The Animal Realm (生き物分野 Ikimono Bun'ya) is a realm that spiritual beings are sent to when th eir entire clans have committed grave sins, in lieu of Hell. When they're sentenced to this realm, every member of the clan are forced to transform into a specific type of animal.

History
The Animal Realm was created shortly after the Soul Society itself, by the Kami and Megami that created the Soul Society itself, and during the time that they created Hell. They created this realm because they felt that entire clans who committed grave sins should get a different punishment than singular criminals, which was the basis behind the realm itself.

Concept
Whenever a large clan commits crimes in the Soul Society, they are sentenced to the Animal Realm. A specific animal is chosen for the entire clan, and each member is transformed into that animal. Although thousands of clans have been sentenced over the years, the only two known clans that have been sentenced there are the Komomura Clan and the Shihoin Clan.

Sentencing
When a clan is chosen to be sentenced to the Animal Realm, a sentencing that is done by either Central 46, or the Royal Guard, depending on the specific situation, they are taken through a particular Senkaimon that only Central 46 and the Royal Guard are capable of summoning

Trivia

 * The Animal Realm was a concept that was briefly mentioned in the manga, but the author wanted to further expand on that concept, and thus the birth of this article.