Hanjinhanjū

Hanjinhanjū (半人半獣, '), otherwise known as Batōyajū (罵倒野獣, Cursed Beasts), are a race of beings that hail from the Animal Realm''', through which they become intrinsically tied to the balance of souls. Further, the unique nature of that realm causes the Hanjinhanjū to reside not only within the Animal Realm but most other realms such as the and  as well. Despite the potential to be spiritual beings themselves, they are considered the opposite of, and akin to , the denizens of.

Overview
To be among the Hanjinhanjū is to be among the punished.

s that commit great sin in their lives are barred from and instead sent to  where they are eternally punished as. s are not free to commit sins as they please once they enter the spirit world and so a system exists that punishes them in a similiar manner. The forms these punishments take differ depending on the sins one has committed, the Hanjinhanjū being but one such form that it could take.

Those that would become Hanjinhanjū are those that committed sins under the guise of senselessness or those that were inhabited by great prejudice or bias in their lifetime. People overcome by revenge, such as those within the Komamura clan can be considered one such example.

When these Souls die within Soul Society, they are not reincarnated within the as s but are instead consigned to the Animal Realm, within which they can view those living in the world around them, but cannot be percieved themselves, thus they exist as silent watchers incapable of interacting with anything or anyone. To further make matters worse for them, their bodies are wracked with a terrible pain that is meant to slowly overwhelm them over a period of years, in a manner similiar to how the constantly destroy Togabito until they lose the resolve to exist. In this case, Hanjinhanjū suffer through an invisible curse placed upon their soul that causes constant pain whilst slowly eroding each individual's sense of self. The end result is thought to be that those possessed by the curse are eventually erased from existence once they have completely forgotten who they once were, but this is not strictly true.

Their body is erased and their memories with it, but the soul remains as a blank slate and is thus free to reincarnate in the Human World as something new. To some, this is seen as a mercy.

Unlike Hell, there is a way for those within the Animal Realm to atone, this is done by communicating with the Realm itself and making a clear-minded wish to make up for the sins they have committed. They are given the duty of taking on the form of animals in the Human World, a ritual converts their bodies into in the form of any being considered to be an animal (Though Humans are exempt), during which time the Hanjinhanjū's personality is "put to sleep", acting as a subconscious for the beast they have become. Once that animal dies, they are once again reincarnated within Soul Society at which time the personality resurfaces and they are granted a second chance.

There are methods to fool the Animal Realm and in-so doing alter the ritual that would reincarnate a Hanjinhanjū as an animal in the Human World. Instead they are returned to the spiritual realm but as this measure mangles the ritual they are not given their former body but instead a new one; one still afflicted by their curse to eternally suffer pain.

Powers
Ichinen Sanzen (一念三千, Three Thousand Realms in a Single Moment of Life): (Under Construction)
 * Humanization Technique (人化の術, Jinka no Jutsu): (Under Construction)

Behind the Scenes
The author has always been interested in Sajin Komamura's unique form among the cast of and following the revelation of the Supernatural Creature Project decided to delve into his own interpretation on how Sajin and others like him work, and come to be. With Kubo's mention of the Animal Realm, the author has attempted to draw upon and the  from which it is likely Kubo drew his own ideas.