Regardless of the fact he is now human, Ryuk still has a relatively abnormal appearance. He is extremely slim and has light-gray skin, almost blue-ish in color, with spiky black hair; thin, blue-gray lips; and sharp teeth. His limbs are abnormally long, and he wears rings on his fingers. He has large, round yellow eyes with bright red irises. Ryuk is different from most Shinigami in that he does not want to simply pass time away in the Shinigami Realm but find something to relieve his boredom.