Bleach

The only thing we know about it at present is, oddly enough, its weakness - when used on someone who hasn't already been affected by the Shikai, it simply doesn't work at all.

Suifeng had a similar case, where her Shikai was too good already, so they made her Bankai into just some random bomb.

I don't think her shikai is too good, it's a powerful effect but a very specific condition and it can be negated by reiatsu.

There are definitely ways her bankai could improve upon the concept. I'm sure Kubo just liked the irony of her actual bankai better.

I found this fan made video of the end of Byakuya's fight with As Nodt.

Yo this is like really fucking good.

Considering that Sui-feng calls attention to all the things she dislikes about her bankai, I'm sure is the case.

But, what do you think a bankai that did play up the original principle of the shikai would be like? Well, besides just "I hit you once, and automatically win."

Edited by LSBK on Jun 27th 2019 at 8:41:24 AM

That animation was really good.

Also Byakuya should have died at the end of that fight.

hit em once

Okay so I didn't actually think about that part but off the top of my head, it could be something that assists with the instant death move, making it easier to set up - either changing the condition by allowing the hits to be anywhere, or letting her move the hornet crests on a victim to make it easier to line them up, or being able to create hornet marks in a different way, so she can hit them once after the set up.

We know from her fight with Ggio Vega that it's not exactly about the marks since she had two attacks meet the same 'point' or instant death, but you could still say that either the injury or the hornet Mark is is a good enough target to aim for.

Alternatively, it could do something else with the marks on the target, so she gets some benefit the more marks she had on them when she activates bankai.

Edited by Saiga on Jun 27th 2019 at 10:09:29 PM

Her finger stab dissolves and then every hit she do makes a mark

I'm not creative so:

• Drones that she shares damage with, like Komamura.
• She can make marks on any surface, once two touch it's over.
• Each mark corrodes her opponent's body, Bankai's deactivation stops it.

you mean she can hit with any part of her body to make a mark? That's really cool, I like that

That's a logical escalation of her Shikai.

I do feel kind of like the nuke bankai was more needs of the plot than a good idea for her specifically

Although swords get petulant if you don’t like them so presumably the nuke would be less onerous to use if she had a better attitude about it?

Edited by Bocaj on Jun 27th 2019 at 9:49:39 AM

Given how much Kubo puts into his characters I doubt he would have done that. Like, he wouldn't put the same detail into everyone but after seeing a breakdown of the mythological/religious references and symbolism in Tosen's character I doubt he'd just give someone a particular bankai to fill a need.

Especially since her Bankai doesn't seem to fit the plot particularly tightly? It's not like it was an Eigen Plot solution to something.

Soifon's Bankai fits her character perfectly

What Soifon likes to proclaim =/= Who she actually is

Soifon would like you to think she is reserved, calm, no nonsense and a master of you're already dead

In Reality, She's Loud, Obnoxious, Full of herself, Loves to toy with her opponent and has a Ego that could rival Aizen's... if she could actually back it up

So her Bankai becoming a simple point and click tactical nuke is her just throwing off all pretense and just being straight honest with you

Now I guess you could argue She might have a Renji scenario where her Zanpakto told her the Bankai... but didn't give her the full deal till She's mature enough to understand it

'As opposed to Renji having to be told his Zan was holding out on him XD

I finally got around to playing through the CFYOW side story on Brave Souls. I know this should be obvious from the prior translations of the novel, but wow Tokinada is a piece of crap. No wonder Tosen got screwed up.

Did we get Love's Bankai?

Oh, I completely forgot about him. 4~6 Bankais missing then.

How many more of these novels are there, anyway?

You know, Urahara's Bankai was cool but after seeing it, I don't really see why it would be bad for training or helping people like he told Renji. I wonder if Kubo originally had a different idea for it that he scrapped for whatever reason.

Come to think of it, it also had nothing to do with his Shikai, which was basically just shooting energy beams and making energy constructs.

Edited by LSBK on Jun 28th 2019 at 10:33:12 AM

A few have theorized that his Shikai and Bankai both revolve around restructuring, with his Bankai restructuring his reiatsu and his Bankai restructuring other things.

Finally finished volume two and the 2 volume 3 chapters on Trial Read, meaning I've read all parts of CFYOW legally available for free. I really wasn't expecting it revitalize my interest in Bleach as much as it did. Guess I'll be waiting for the translations like everyone else from now on since I'm currently not in any conditions to buy the 3rd volume.

How many more of those novels are there?

I believe there are 3 volumes, but I could be wrong.

There are four novels. Three for Can't fear your own world and one for We do knot always love you. Though Can't fear your own world has one hell of a Sequel Hook, which may have been alluded to in the manga and We do knot always love you.

Luppi is alive?