Bleach 301

[lelouch]

Zaraki is the only one to have ever made Captain level without bankai.



......Where is everyone elses bankai? None of the vaizards used it, Urahara isn't using it, Ishin isn't using it...

[DarthEnderX]

There is something that kind of bugs me in this episode. The fact that Isshin uses the Getsuga tenshou makes me think that it's just a 'basic' zanpaktou move, and not a Zangetsu specific one. Nobody was surpised when Isshin used it. No 'how the hell did he use MY technique' type of expression at all.

I guess you're right. It didn't even occur to me to question it. In fact I'd assumed we'd seen him use it already. I guess I just assumed it was hereditary.

......Where is everyone elses bankai? None of the vaizards used it, Urahara isn't using it, Ishin isn't using it...

Is Youruichi even carrying her Zanpaktou?

Seems like they wanted to make is feel like everyone was going all out, but are saving the Bankai's of the most powerful characters for some future arc.

Do we even know if the Visoreds have Bankai's? I suppose some of them have to since they used to be Captains...

[Archangel]

Seems like they wanted to make is feel like everyone was going all out, but are saving the Bankai's of the most powerful characters for some future arc.

It's called bad writing.

[anime nomad]

Zaraki is the only one to have ever made Captain level without bankai.
......Where is everyone elses bankai? None of the vaizards used it, Urahara isn't using it, Ishin isn't using it...

Aizen is still fighting @ Shikai level, by Shonen Rules - the first one to power up losses the battle , i.e. its always the bad guy that uses his power up first, then the hero comes along with his super power up to blow him away. besides its bad form to fight a Shikai with bankai - makes you look weak.

Proof that Gins Eyes are not just folds of skin in his head.

[Jessper]

Proof that Gins Eyes are not just folds of skin in his head.

This shot was awesome, I'm more of a Gin fan each week as of late.

[Killa-Eyez]

If something's filler, does that mean it isn't necessarily true? Cause if I recall right, the DiamondDust Rebellion movie showed that multiple identical Zanpakutous can co-exist, i.e. Hyourinmaru. Wouldn't that explain Isshin's use of the Getsuga Tenshou-move? But everyone not using their Bankais is kinda peculiar. Though a reasonable but lame explaination could be that since they can't feel Aizen's reiatsu anyway, they find it useless to use their Bankais? Yet that reasoning should keep them from fighting at all.
It doesn't make sense. And wtf's up with Aizen's Tarzan hair? Apparently the Hōgyoku is a hair growth agent. SSJ much?

@anime nomad: I wanted to post a screen of that too. Epic moment!

[Archangel]

This shot was awesome, I'm more of a Gin fan each week as of late.

You're in for a real treat