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Fun fact, the sword part of Sakanade when shinji is in Bankai now has a loop on both ends of it. Unlike his shikai however, his blade does not have the five holes but instead resembles a regular blade. This art was released in the Brave souls concept art book
Best way he could of used his bankai is.... ok u know there is a huge amount of quincy foot soliders (which u don't really see much after the start.) Well they find a way for him to get into their strong hold and boom bankai and chaos. Make it important that they need to reduce quincy numbers as much as possible. Heck dont kill off kang and BG9 throw em in quincy jail. So they fight each other we get to see a bit more of them. Then maybe have 1 really strong quincy come in after everyone is taken out to incapacitate him if need be
Shikai works on a 1v1 setting with a strong opponent. Bankai works on a one-man-army scenario against fodder enemies. Shinji says that everything with Sakanade is reversed and scolds it for that.
Not necessarily. I think as far as it’s effectiveness, it’s more similar to Aizen. While it is true he can decimate a crowd on his own, but his allies can just not attack, the or rather move with an evasive maneuver. We just haven’t seen enough in the anime to really conclude his ability. His failures are questionable. Either there is something that hasn’t been revealed like Unohana. My honest opinion… I think he is a potential villain. I’m just not really seeing his authenticity as a trusting character.
@@markopolo4851 a villain? Shinji literally helped against Aizen, worked with the captains, helped ichigo to defeat and control his inner hollow.... Which I'll remind you IS the strongest out of all of vizards from sheer instincts alone. So why would he develop his strongest enemy, to just turn on them all in the end? Kubo isn't stupid like that. He also defended Seretei against the quincies, defended those attacking the soul king, so a villain? Lolwut?
@@Nomimonyo well I never said that he was a weak character. We just don’t know much about him. Kubo actually showed us that it doesn’t matter what team you’re on. Because of his development, I just feel this particular way about him. He doesn’t need anyone, it’s easy for him to do what he wants. Additionally, the soul society is pretty dark. They have killed just as many good guys as the bad. I never said that kubo will do this, but we see such a strong character with a sketchy background.
This Bankai is Insane but it’s also balanced. He can only use it in a really specific situation to avoid friendly casualties. At least some of the Bankai aren’t totally busted.
I like how he deployed it in CFYOW. Being chased by a hoard of powerful Hollows he seems done, tired and battle worn. Then he turns about, wipes away the sweat off his brow and then smiles at his pursuers and unleashes it against them after ridiculing their mindless bloodthirstness. We do not see the battle but those Hollows where certainly wiped out. Shinji is a truly lethal weapon all on his own, his increased ruthlessness caused by all he endured only adds to it.
Congrats on the sponsorship 😀 I'm actually shocked that Shinji of all characters didn't get his bankai revealed in the manga. Man was/is a captain, the leader of the Vizards and a major player in a couple arcs. I just don't get why his wasn't shown off
It could also do with what his bankai does he can't really use it near his allies as it reverses allegences so you can't use it near strong allies or allies at all so it's super situational
Why would he? It's pretty much a double-edge sword type of Bankai. What, you want Kyoraku, Zaraki, Ichigo, pretty much all the Shinigami turned to the opposite side?
Shinjis character got COMPLETELY shoved to the side in the TYBW arc it’s PAINFUL. Hopefully he will have a bigger role soon and maybe the anime will give him more screen time because we need to see his bankai!!!! Awesome vid Tommo!
True, but at least he got to shine a bit in CFYOW, displaying a tinge of ruthlessness that no doubt was caused by his harsh experiences. He's very underrated. Imagine him deploying his Bankai against hell's demons in the new arc.
His bankai is a tragic retelling of his story. From when he was hollowfied and sentenced to death by the soul society (Friends -> Enemies) To the end of his story where he works with quincies and hollows against Ywach (Enemies -> Friends)
Bambietta basically proved to be the weakness of both his Shikai and Bankai: Blowing up literally everything, AND not caring whether you attack friend or foe. God Shinji got hard countered by both Quincy he fought.
I mean, if the Bambies get caught by Shinji's bankai, I'm sure that the flower he has will protect him as Bambietta sends Liliotto, Meninas, Gigi, Candace, and herself into Hell.
Actually a good way to show it in the anime without taking away from the cfyow moment is him activating bankai but our perspective remains in the flower so when its over the audience doesn't know how the sol dat died
Thinking about it, we never see a bankai from a current member of the 8th division. We see Kyoraku's bankai, but that's only after he becomes the captain-commander and joins the 1st division
@@saviomutaganda1642 Yea, and the way he pronounces Mayuri’s modified Bankai irks me, however, that won’t undermine the work and effort he puts into his videos.
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I _really_ hope that if Kubo continued the Hell Arc, Shinji finally gets his time to shine with a good 1v1 battle against a strong opponent that he actually wins. It's actually one of the things I want the most.
Gotta admit, Shinji's Bankai is pretty fitting. He comes off as a very morally ambiguous character, and he certainly had that sinister feel when he was first introduced. Kind of fits that his Bankai turns allies into enemies and enemies into allies. Interesting theory about how his Bankai might work in a one-on-one fight. Assuming it's really mind manipulation, it might not be completely useless in a one-on-one fight, but that surprise first strike would probably be vital. It really is interesting how his Shikai and Bankai are perfect foils to each other; it also makes his Hollowification powers a little cooler in retrospect. They can act as one hell of a boost to his Shikai giving him enough power to perhaps match his Bankai. Congrats on the sponsorship! This channel's been an awesome asset to the Bleach community and I'm looking forward to more videos!
How would it work in a 1v1? The sole ability turns friends to foe and foe to friend, doing so over and over until everyone kills eachother while Shinji remains protected in his Bankai's shell.
@@corruptangel6793 If he’s using it only on one person, the bankai would still have to work. It’d simply make that one person friendly towards Shinji. Pretty much a form of brainwashing.
@@corruptangel6793 is it tho? An ally is much easier to surprise attack. In a one on one he uses his ability then strikes then down now that they're not defending against him or attacking.
Fun fact, the sword part of Sakanade when shinji is in Bankai now has a loop on both ends of it. Unlike his shikai however, his blade does not have the five holes but instead resembles a regular blade. This art was released in the Brave souls concept art book
Always felt slightly ridiculous that despite having three visoreds as captains that the Quincy vulnerability to hollow reiatsu is discovered by the fact that no resurreccions are stolen. Just an issue of rapid manga production I guess. But how cool would it have been for a swarm of Quincy to attack Shinji only to get cut down by his bankai, while a sternritter watches in frustration? Or maybe one of them has to be held back by another and reminded that “he’s one of the ones we can’t”.
from what I understood from CFYOW, Shinji's bankai doesn't turn foes into allies, it just turns everyone against each other except for the one inside the flower. So useless in a one on one, otherwise he would have used it to turn quincies into allies in TYBW.
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The way his Bankai is drawn is one the best "show don't tell" moments in my opinion! Btw, congratulations on the first sponsor! I love this channel and community and love to see it grow.
Sakashima Yokoshima Happoufusagari is one of my favorites bankai just because of it name xd Also, if Shinji came alone to the battle field against the whole Yhwach army, he might clean the area really good.
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Shinji's abilities are really cool, but they kind of fall under the trap of being rather hard to write a fight for. His Shikai could allow him to take out a melee based fighter with ease, but someone like Bambietta, who has an ability that just destroys everything around her, can completely bypass it. While his Bankai, is meant to be practically unusable in a one-on-one fight, and even locks Shinji out of the whole thing while his enemies kill each other. So yeah, kind of hard to write a traditional battle for those kinds of powers. I do really like how it was used in CFYOW, the visual of him taking out a whole army of Vasto Lorde level Hollows, is pretty epic.
@@yanicktodman6771 it's crazy how Kubo says Quincies are weak to hollows, and then proceeds to completely ignore all hollow powers and instead gives hollow pills to the other captains. Hell, Ichigo doesn't even get to use his hollow till Ywach, and we know how that turned out
One of the many victims that get “insta shitted on” in the series. Never understood why the Visors get owned every time they show up for a serious fight when that theoretically have all this potential power.
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Shinji would actually be a op character IF HE DIDNT EXPLAIN HIS POWERS TO EVERYONE HE COMES ACROSS I really hated how he always does that n he wonders why he always get one shot
I agree, if he didn't explain his ability to his enemies, I'm pretty sure most people would be dead before they even figure out his shikai's ability. Just go for the head
@@ARCHwWwWeEeE and other dosen't matter if he explains it it's just going to be more confusing to the enemy of your not an aoe fighter of he used it on somebody like grimmjow he wouldn't stand a chance
Shinji is one of those characters that just gives his opponents upperhand by explaining his abilities I mean, I'd kind of understand why since his abilities completely throws off anyone's senses to a point where even experts have to literally go past their own instincts and quite literally have to reverse their own tactics I love Shinji, but just like Rojuro his ability Shikai suffers from adaptability and his bankai suffers from Team friendly team fights
Hes def. A high lvl capt. He already a capt for 100 years. Gives him huge boost over the ones that arent. And a Visard on top of that. And the leader of them. Hes basically a step below Urahara only because of Urahara batman like OP intellect
I think the flower works well with his overall scent based theme. Reminds me if the pyrethrum plant, which has a (touch) based naturel insecticide that makes insects go totally mental for a few seconds after which the drop dead. There probably is a scent based version out there too.
Another situation I think shinji could have used his bankai could be when nanno defeats Lillie and Lillie falls down the soul society, as the numberous amount of owls, maybe he could have used it agains him.
About the fifth division bankai thing, i might be misremembering but i think renji started in the 5th division and aizen sent him to the 11th a short time after so technically seeing renji's bankai in a way shows us but not really as he isnt a "true" 5th division member
You’re right but that’s a huge technicality. I wish we got to see someone in currently in the 5th divisions Shinjis bankai animated, or Aizens bankai at all. Fuck it I’ll even take Momos bankai
@@kattyRL Yep. Even Momo's bankai. Anything. Well, maybe someday they may adapt the novels so we can have Shinji's animated (but I won't hold my breath on this one)
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He pisses me off so much cuz he has such a great aesthetic and personality and completely full proof zampakto loadout, but just gets shit on due to plot situations
@@jimmyvega287 fr but I kinda understand kubo...because he gave him too busted abilities that in a normal situation and if plot wasn't involved he would get the job done easily so he just shafted him
@@jimmyvega287 yeah of course shinji is my favourite character so i really hope that kubo makes some changes in the anime to give more spotlight to him or at least give him one W
I wish Shinji pulled a gin with his bankai. Think of this scene, Shinji and aizen fight as they did originally, Shinji explains what his shikai did to aizen ensuring aizen could focus extra hard to counter shinjis bankai, shinji lands that one hit on aizen to seal the deal that all his shikai does is invert the world. Then when aizen takes the upper hand and stab shinji aizen gets hurt instead, in secret shinji activated his bankai causing all damage they take to be reversed upon their opponent. Shinji then pulls a hidan and stabs himself causing aizen to fall to the ground, Tousen and Gin having to step in as aizen recovers using the hogyoku. It would make shinjis rivalry with aizen actually mean something more in my eyes if shinjis planning actually amounted to something, of course even that kind of power wouldn't kill aizen because aizen is effectively immortal
The theme of Shinji's zanpakuto is perception imo. Or reversing perception The perception of one's senses for his shikai And, the perception of allegiance (friend/foe) for bankai
I always found it funny how he tells Aizen how his sword works....at the end of the day he will figure it out but.....you know everyone is dyeing things are not wonderful.....why taunt the boss.
Because as Shinji himself said, the more experienced a warrior you are the more susceptible you are to it. In all reality, in the heat of battle, knowing how shinji's shikai works wouldnt make it easier to fight him. Your reliance on your senses and reflexes is what does you in. Just like knowing how Aizen's shikai works doesnt (really) help against it. You see the attack coming from your left, you reflexively move to block before your concious mind corrects, which wastes valuable fractions of seconds where you are wide open
Good question about the context surrounding when he activates his bankai. I'm thinking now that it probably does depend on how the target interacts with enemies. Here are a few examples, with the assumption that Shinji's bankai would even work on these people in the first place: Kyouraku would still be laid back and his aggressiveness would depend on how much of a threat the other person is perceived to be (see vs Chad and vs Starrk) Orihime would remain compassionate, to the point where she might want to alleviate the suffering of the other person by healing them etc. Kenpachi wouldn't finish the others off after incapacitating them, since in most cases he is in it for the thrill of the fight rather than to kill his opponent. Ichigo's approach would depend on whether he feels that the other person is someone he needs to protect his friends against. It definitely seems like Shinji's bankai would work much better against groups of beings that are simply mindless, evil, instinctual, etc (such as Hollows). I would guess that for it to be useful in a given situation, Shinji's enemies need to be in a 'sweet spot' where they're relatively weak enough that the bankai will actually work, while having the sort of nature where they would at least incapacitate an enemy without much hesitation. The most powerful groups he could hope to do a decent amount of damage to would be e.g. the weaker members of the Espada or a few of the weakest Sternritter, given that both groups are prone to some degree of infighting and aren't exactly great where morality is concerned.
I think Shinji couldn't use it on the soldat in the situation you mentioned because at that point in the story the soldat were meant to have turned against Juha after they learned he was planning on ending the world with them still in it.
The obvious visual reference of Shinji's bankai is clearly Buddhist in origin. The flower design is reminiscent of a lotus flower, a major symbol in Buddhism, and his sword becomes a shakujo staff (think Miroku from Inuyasha) which was (and is still used, although in a more symbolic role) by wandering Buddhist monks as a form of protection and a method of signaling their arrival. Of course traditional shakujo staves have the six metal rings that give them their characteristic jingle and clearly Shinji's is missing those, but it is also likely that Shinji is meant to be out of the way and unnoticed by whoever he is using his bankai on, so the lack thereof makes sense.
The thing with Byakuya vs Tsukishima is, Tsu doesn't make Bya into an 'ally'. He makes him view him as someone he owes something to - which is not the same thing. You can be attached to someone and still view them as the enemy
He besicly does the same thing as he did to Chad and Inoue, replacing very important person in Byakuyas life with himself like he replaced Inoue Brother or Chads first encounter with Ichigo with himself, and then more when he thinks they could go agains him. Difference is Byakuya has enough conviction to push past his fellings like in the Soul Society, insted of being crushed under presure like Chad and Inoue
I think it's possible that the flower that seals him up is a safety measure similar to the exclusion zone of senbonsakura, and he could choose to bypass it if he felt like it was necessary
This is an awesome video! Shinji is one of my favorite characters, and his shikai and bankai are both top tier for me. Just a suggestion for your future videos: try adding some subtle background music. I think it would engage people more into what you are talking about, as you give your character analysis. Keep up the great work!
How awesome would it be if his bankai also had the abilities of his shikai. Not only would it have you attack your ally, but all of your senses would be mixed up. Just total utter chaos! If they did that, it would almost seem like his powers would just be a decent into madness. I love it.
I don’t know why but ever time I see Shinji’s Bankai. I imagine he is hold a bubble wand. I hope when the bleach anime returns, we get a OVA or movie for can’t fear your own world.
2 years ago. The BBS trailer for his bankai gives me the chill on how hype it was. It's crazy how his bankai is a debuff version of kuruyashiki. A one man army bankai, that should never be released. I wonder if shinji has a limit of number of using it and any cooldown along with it.
Funny thing is that: out of the four kanjis in his name, Hira (平) and Shin (真) are symmetrical, leaving the only kanji needed to be written reversed being Ko and Ji, both sharing the same kanji - 子 ---- which is really a very simple kanji to be written in reversed. However he does wrote the katakanas of his name in reversed.
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Fun fact, the sword part of Sakanade when shinji is in Bankai now has a loop on both ends of it. Unlike his shikai however, his blade does not have the five holes but instead resembles a regular blade. This art was released in the Brave souls concept art book
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Best way he could of used his bankai is.... ok u know there is a huge amount of quincy foot soliders (which u don't really see much after the start.) Well they find a way for him to get into their strong hold and boom bankai and chaos. Make it important that they need to reduce quincy numbers as much as possible. Heck dont kill off kang and BG9 throw em in quincy jail. So they fight each other we get to see a bit more of them. Then maybe have 1 really strong quincy come in after everyone is taken out to incapacitate him if need be
I think Shinji’s bankai just isn’t meant for battles with his peers, but instead made to wipe out enemy armies single handedly.
Shikai works on a 1v1 setting with a strong opponent.
Bankai works on a one-man-army scenario against fodder enemies.
Shinji says that everything with Sakanade is reversed and scolds it for that.
Man could have cut the whole Arancar acr in half on a solo mission to invade Hueco Mundo.
Not necessarily. I think as far as it’s effectiveness, it’s more similar to Aizen.
While it is true he can decimate a crowd on his own, but his allies can just not attack, the or rather move with an evasive maneuver.
We just haven’t seen enough in the anime to really conclude his ability.
His failures are questionable.
Either there is something that hasn’t been revealed like Unohana.
My honest opinion…
I think he is a potential villain. I’m just not really seeing his authenticity as a trusting character.
@@markopolo4851 a villain? Shinji literally helped against Aizen, worked with the captains, helped ichigo to defeat and control his inner hollow.... Which I'll remind you IS the strongest out of all of vizards from sheer instincts alone. So why would he develop his strongest enemy, to just turn on them all in the end? Kubo isn't stupid like that. He also defended Seretei against the quincies, defended those attacking the soul king, so a villain? Lolwut?
@@Nomimonyo well I never said that he was a weak character. We just don’t know much about him. Kubo actually showed us that it doesn’t matter what team you’re on. Because of his development, I just feel this particular way about him. He doesn’t need anyone, it’s easy for him to do what he wants.
Additionally, the soul society is pretty dark. They have killed just as many good guys as the bad. I never said that kubo will do this, but we see such a strong character with a sketchy background.
This Bankai is Insane but it’s also balanced. He can only use it in a really specific situation to avoid friendly casualties.
At least some of the Bankai aren’t totally busted.
the same shinsui's bankai.
I like how he deployed it in CFYOW. Being chased by a hoard of powerful Hollows he seems done, tired and battle worn. Then he turns about, wipes away the sweat off his brow and then smiles at his pursuers and unleashes it against them after ridiculing their mindless bloodthirstness. We do not see the battle but those Hollows where certainly wiped out. Shinji is a truly lethal weapon all on his own, his increased ruthlessness caused by all he endured only adds to it.
he wasn't too tired, he was playing around with the enemies while he waited for his allies to get away from him
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I'm actually shocked that Shinji of all characters didn't get his bankai revealed in the manga. Man was/is a captain, the leader of the Vizards and a major player in a couple arcs. I just don't get why his wasn't shown off
time thats why
It could also do with what his bankai does he can't really use it near his allies as it reverses allegences so you can't use it near strong allies or allies at all so it's super situational
@@joetheswtorguy3360 so is Kyoraku's bankai but his was in the manga
@@darknesswave100 timing is very important
Why would he? It's pretty much a double-edge sword type of Bankai. What, you want Kyoraku, Zaraki, Ichigo, pretty much all the Shinigami turned to the opposite side?
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Shinjis character got COMPLETELY shoved to the side in the TYBW arc it’s PAINFUL. Hopefully he will have a bigger role soon and maybe the anime will give him more screen time because we need to see his bankai!!!! Awesome vid Tommo!
True, but at least he got to shine a bit in CFYOW, displaying a tinge of ruthlessness that no doubt was caused by his harsh experiences. He's very underrated. Imagine him deploying his Bankai against hell's demons in the new arc.
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It could happen. Kubo said he’s adding and expanding stuff that wasn’t originally in the manga. So let’s hope
His bankai is a tragic retelling of his story.
From when he was hollowfied and sentenced to death by the soul society (Friends -> Enemies)
To the end of his story where he works with quincies and hollows against Ywach (Enemies -> Friends)
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Bambietta basically proved to be the weakness of both his Shikai and Bankai: Blowing up literally everything, AND not caring whether you attack friend or foe.
God Shinji got hard countered by both Quincy he fought.
Point well made
Indeed, Gerard is a counter to literally everything except Auswahlen. It's not even fair.
Then just let her bomb the rest of the stern Ritters.
To be fair, the quincies got wiped out by the soul reapers the first time they went to war, so it's only fair that they got even, 1000 years later.
I mean, if the Bambies get caught by Shinji's bankai, I'm sure that the flower he has will protect him as Bambietta sends Liliotto, Meninas, Gigi, Candace, and herself into Hell.
Actually a good way to show it in the anime without taking away from the cfyow moment is him activating bankai but our perspective remains in the flower so when its over the audience doesn't know how the sol dat died
Thinking about it, we never see a bankai from a current member of the 8th division. We see Kyoraku's bankai, but that's only after he becomes the captain-commander and joins the 1st division
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You can't pronounce something already voiced in the anime? Not hating on Tommo but just saying. Some of his pronunciations are jackshit.
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I _really_ hope that if Kubo continued the Hell Arc, Shinji finally gets his time to shine with a good 1v1 battle against a strong opponent that he actually wins. It's actually one of the things I want the most.
Shinji is my 2nd favorite bleach character after Aizen. His shikai ability and his hollow mask is why I like the character design so much
Aizen is kinda lame though, he stays in the show for too long.
Shinji, Tosen, Kyouraku, Gin
4r. he talks about his skill a lot, but it's his character to be goofy.
I like the bleach abridged Aizen. That's how you use his shikai, just troll the ever living shit out of everyone
Gotta admit, Shinji's Bankai is pretty fitting. He comes off as a very morally ambiguous character, and he certainly had that sinister feel when he was first introduced. Kind of fits that his Bankai turns allies into enemies and enemies into allies.
Interesting theory about how his Bankai might work in a one-on-one fight. Assuming it's really mind manipulation, it might not be completely useless in a one-on-one fight, but that surprise first strike would probably be vital. It really is interesting how his Shikai and Bankai are perfect foils to each other; it also makes his Hollowification powers a little cooler in retrospect. They can act as one hell of a boost to his Shikai giving him enough power to perhaps match his Bankai.
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Agreed on his sinister reveal. I remember back in high school when it first came out I thought for sure he was the next arc villian.
How would it work in a 1v1? The sole ability turns friends to foe and foe to friend, doing so over and over until everyone kills eachother while Shinji remains protected in his Bankai's shell.
@@corruptangel6793 If he’s using it only on one person, the bankai would still have to work. It’d simply make that one person friendly towards Shinji. Pretty much a form of brainwashing.
@@olympia5758 do the effects last after Bankai is removed? Because if not then that's pointless.
@@corruptangel6793 is it tho? An ally is much easier to surprise attack. In a one on one he uses his ability then strikes then down now that they're not defending against him or attacking.
Fun fact, the sword part of Sakanade when shinji is in Bankai now has a loop on both ends of it. Unlike his shikai however, his blade does not have the five holes but instead resembles a regular blade. This art was released in the Brave souls concept art book
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Always felt slightly ridiculous that despite having three visoreds as captains that the Quincy vulnerability to hollow reiatsu is discovered by the fact that no resurreccions are stolen. Just an issue of rapid manga production I guess. But how cool would it have been for a swarm of Quincy to attack Shinji only to get cut down by his bankai, while a sternritter watches in frustration? Or maybe one of them has to be held back by another and reminded that “he’s one of the ones we can’t”.
from what I understood from CFYOW, Shinji's bankai doesn't turn foes into allies, it just turns everyone against each other except for the one inside the flower. So useless in a one on one, otherwise he would have used it to turn quincies into allies in TYBW.
My favorite character. Love the breakdown and highlights of Shinji's Bankai. Congrats on the sponsor, keep it going!
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The way his Bankai is drawn is one the best "show don't tell" moments in my opinion! Btw, congratulations on the first sponsor! I love this channel and community and love to see it grow.
His Bankai perfectly embodies its concept of Inversion. It’s so well crafted and I love it
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Sakashima Yokoshima Happoufusagari is one of my favorites bankai just because of it name xd
Also, if Shinji came alone to the battle field against the whole Yhwach army, he might clean the area really good.
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Long before I ever knew, fully, who Shinji was, his character design spoke to me & he had been a favourite of mine since. Glad to see a video on him & a great quality video at that; as I’ve come to expect from Tommo!
Shinji is one of my favorite Vizards and I like how he can write backwards and talk backwards I use to write backwards in school to mess with people 😆
Nice he’s one of my favorite characters. I can’t wait to see him in the anime again.
Shinji deserves a spin-off series
Shinji's abilities are really cool, but they kind of fall under the trap of being rather hard to write a fight for. His Shikai could allow him to take out a melee based fighter with ease, but someone like Bambietta, who has an ability that just destroys everything around her, can completely bypass it.
While his Bankai, is meant to be practically unusable in a one-on-one fight, and even locks Shinji out of the whole thing while his enemies kill each other. So yeah, kind of hard to write a traditional battle for those kinds of powers.
I do really like how it was used in CFYOW, the visual of him taking out a whole army of Vasto Lorde level Hollows, is pretty epic.
im more shocked that none of the vizards used their hollow mask
@@yanicktodman6771 it's crazy how Kubo says Quincies are weak to hollows, and then proceeds to completely ignore all hollow powers and instead gives hollow pills to the other captains. Hell, Ichigo doesn't even get to use his hollow till Ywach, and we know how that turned out
I think byakuya is not a good match eather because his bankai can attack from all sides
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One of the many victims that get “insta shitted on” in the series. Never understood why the Visors get owned every time they show up for a serious fight when that theoretically have all this potential power.
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This might be the best ad sponsor segment I've ever seen in my whole life. Strong considering getting a subscription for my family.
my favourite fight from shinji was when he fought grimmjow.
Congratulions on the first sponsorship, very well deserved!
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Shinji's Bankai is definitely one of the most powerful as far as what the ability does. Even going against strong enemies, it wouldn't matter, unless of course, their ridiculously stronger like only a certain few.
Btw I think it would be cool if Jada showed up more. Both of you on here is cool. Nice addition.
Keep up the great work and thank you for all of your hard work and dedication on the channel!
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Shinji would actually be a op character
IF HE DIDNT EXPLAIN HIS POWERS TO EVERYONE HE COMES ACROSS
I really hated how he always does that n he wonders why he always get one shot
it does not matter if he explains it unless your aizen or a aoe fighter your getting bobbed
I agree, if he didn't explain his ability to his enemies, I'm pretty sure most people would be dead before they even figure out his shikai's ability. Just go for the head
@@ARCHwWwWeEeE he only used to on two people aizen and bambietta
@@sukuna716 well I did say most and not all
@@ARCHwWwWeEeE and other dosen't matter if he explains it it's just going to be more confusing to the enemy of your not an aoe fighter of he used it on somebody like grimmjow he wouldn't stand a chance
Shinji is one of those characters that just gives his opponents upperhand by explaining his abilities
I mean, I'd kind of understand why since his abilities completely throws off anyone's senses to a point where even experts have to literally go past their own instincts and quite literally have to reverse their own tactics
I love Shinji, but just like Rojuro his ability Shikai suffers from adaptability and his bankai suffers from Team friendly team fights
It's all about certain situations and timings with anyone's bankai. Nothing wrong with that of course
Hes def. A high lvl capt. He already a capt for 100 years. Gives him huge boost over the ones that arent. And a Visard on top of that. And the leader of them. Hes basically a step below Urahara only because of Urahara batman like OP intellect
Just the fact he managed to cut Aizen ONCE proved to me he was a high level captain.
Agreed! Shinji is just below Kisuke in terms of most things which puts him as a high tier captain
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I think the flower works well with his overall scent based theme. Reminds me if the pyrethrum plant, which has a (touch) based naturel insecticide that makes insects go totally mental for a few seconds after which the drop dead. There probably is a scent based version out there too.
Shinji's my 2nd fave captain, I know this vid's going to be a banger!!
Congratulations on your sponsorship you definitely deserve it you’re very informational in a real fan of bleach like I am.
The paid promotion in this video may have been the best part of the video!
Not that any of it was bad, just nice to see you guys enjoying the boxes!
I was just about to request this vid fortunately it came. One of the most menacing Bankai's ever
Don't forget that bankai's are the inner reflections of the person's spirit. In this case for Shinji - anyone can catch hands.
Another situation I think shinji could have used his bankai could be when nanno defeats Lillie and Lillie falls down the soul society, as the numberous amount of owls, maybe he could have used it agains him.
I love the design of his Bankai and of course the name
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About the fifth division bankai thing, i might be misremembering but i think renji started in the 5th division and aizen sent him to the 11th a short time after so technically seeing renji's bankai in a way shows us but not really as he isnt a "true" 5th division member
You’re right but that’s a huge technicality. I wish we got to see someone in currently in the 5th divisions Shinjis bankai animated, or Aizens bankai at all. Fuck it I’ll even take Momos bankai
@@kattyRL yeah
Aizen specifically says he made the right call to send renji away because he was a troublemaker
@@kattyRL Yep. Even Momo's bankai. Anything. Well, maybe someday they may adapt the novels so we can have Shinji's animated (but I won't hold my breath on this one)
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Now if Shinji would just stop telling his enemies exactly how his sword works, he would win a battle.
He pisses me off so much cuz he has such a great aesthetic and personality and completely full proof zampakto loadout, but just gets shit on due to plot situations
@@jimmyvega287 fr but I kinda understand kubo...because he gave him too busted abilities that in a normal situation and if plot wasn't involved he would get the job done easily so he just shafted him
@@pedrooliveira6394 yeah i get why he did it, its just annoying we dont get to see shinji win like that
@@jimmyvega287 yeah of course shinji is my favourite character so i really hope that kubo makes some changes in the anime to give more spotlight to him or at least give him one W
I wish Shinji pulled a gin with his bankai. Think of this scene, Shinji and aizen fight as they did originally, Shinji explains what his shikai did to aizen ensuring aizen could focus extra hard to counter shinjis bankai, shinji lands that one hit on aizen to seal the deal that all his shikai does is invert the world.
Then when aizen takes the upper hand and stab shinji aizen gets hurt instead, in secret shinji activated his bankai causing all damage they take to be reversed upon their opponent. Shinji then pulls a hidan and stabs himself causing aizen to fall to the ground, Tousen and Gin having to step in as aizen recovers using the hogyoku.
It would make shinjis rivalry with aizen actually mean something more in my eyes if shinjis planning actually amounted to something, of course even that kind of power wouldn't kill aizen because aizen is effectively immortal
The theme of Shinji's zanpakuto is perception imo. Or reversing perception
The perception of one's senses for his shikai
And, the perception of allegiance (friend/foe) for bankai
I love his Bankai, I always thought it was so bad ass, him learning to speak backwards as well, so cool.❤
congrats on the sponsor man.. i loved shinjis bankai in the novels, very creative.. great video as always bro
Yay! Happy for the channel to have a sponsor :)
Just imagine if he had the ability of selecting who his zanpukto affect in his bankai...he would be seriously OP
Loved your analysis 💕 Shinji is awesome, I like his shikai/bankai very much 👍
"Your Shikai is for giants and your Bankai is for minnows. Everything is backwards with you."
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I always found it funny how he tells Aizen how his sword works....at the end of the day he will figure it out but.....you know everyone is dyeing things are not wonderful.....why taunt the boss.
Because as Shinji himself said, the more experienced a warrior you are the more susceptible you are to it. In all reality, in the heat of battle, knowing how shinji's shikai works wouldnt make it easier to fight him. Your reliance on your senses and reflexes is what does you in. Just like knowing how Aizen's shikai works doesnt (really) help against it.
You see the attack coming from your left, you reflexively move to block before your concious mind corrects, which wastes valuable fractions of seconds where you are wide open
Can you do a tier list in strength? Shinji is insanely powerful with his strength
Good question about the context surrounding when he activates his bankai. I'm thinking now that it probably does depend on how the target interacts with enemies.
Here are a few examples, with the assumption that Shinji's bankai would even work on these people in the first place:
Kyouraku would still be laid back and his aggressiveness would depend on how much of a threat the other person is perceived to be (see vs Chad and vs Starrk)
Orihime would remain compassionate, to the point where she might want to alleviate the suffering of the other person by healing them etc.
Kenpachi wouldn't finish the others off after incapacitating them, since in most cases he is in it for the thrill of the fight rather than to kill his opponent.
Ichigo's approach would depend on whether he feels that the other person is someone he needs to protect his friends against.
It definitely seems like Shinji's bankai would work much better against groups of beings that are simply mindless, evil, instinctual, etc (such as Hollows). I would guess that for it to be useful in a given situation, Shinji's enemies need to be in a 'sweet spot' where they're relatively weak enough that the bankai will actually work, while having the sort of nature where they would at least incapacitate an enemy without much hesitation. The most powerful groups he could hope to do a decent amount of damage to would be e.g. the weaker members of the Espada or a few of the weakest Sternritter, given that both groups are prone to some degree of infighting and aren't exactly great where morality is concerned.
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I think Shinji couldn't use it on the soldat in the situation you mentioned because at that point in the story the soldat were meant to have turned against Juha after they learned he was planning on ending the world with them still in it.
LETSSS GOOOO SHINJI I LOVE THIS DUDE
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The obvious visual reference of Shinji's bankai is clearly Buddhist in origin. The flower design is reminiscent of a lotus flower, a major symbol in Buddhism, and his sword becomes a shakujo staff (think Miroku from Inuyasha) which was (and is still used, although in a more symbolic role) by wandering Buddhist monks as a form of protection and a method of signaling their arrival.
Of course traditional shakujo staves have the six metal rings that give them their characteristic jingle and clearly Shinji's is missing those, but it is also likely that Shinji is meant to be out of the way and unnoticed by whoever he is using his bankai on, so the lack thereof makes sense.
The thing with Byakuya vs Tsukishima is, Tsu doesn't make Bya into an 'ally'. He makes him view him as someone he owes something to - which is not the same thing. You can be attached to someone and still view them as the enemy
He besicly does the same thing as he did to Chad and Inoue, replacing very important person in Byakuyas life with himself like he replaced Inoue Brother or Chads first encounter with Ichigo with himself, and then more when he thinks they could go agains him.
Difference is Byakuya has enough conviction to push past his fellings like in the Soul Society, insted of being crushed under presure like Chad and Inoue
I think it's possible that the flower that seals him up is a safety measure similar to the exclusion zone of senbonsakura, and he could choose to bypass it if he felt like it was necessary
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We finally gonna see this in Anime can't wait Sakashima Yokoshima Happōfusagari
I think you’re the first person I’ve watched the full portion of a sponsored advertisement section of a video 😂
This is an awesome video! Shinji is one of my favorite characters, and his shikai and bankai are both top tier for me. Just a suggestion for your future videos: try adding some subtle background music. I think it would engage people more into what you are talking about, as you give your character analysis. Keep up the great work!
How awesome would it be if his bankai also had the abilities of his shikai. Not only would it have you attack your ally, but all of your senses would be mixed up. Just total utter chaos! If they did that, it would almost seem like his powers would just be a decent into madness. I love it.
I don’t know why but ever time I see Shinji’s Bankai. I imagine he is hold a bubble wand. I hope when the bleach anime returns, we get a OVA or movie for can’t fear your own world.
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2 years ago. The BBS trailer for his bankai gives me the chill on how hype it was. It's crazy how his bankai is a debuff version of kuruyashiki. A one man army bankai, that should never be released. I wonder if shinji has a limit of number of using it and any cooldown along with it.
Funny thing is that: out of the four kanjis in his name, Hira (平) and Shin (真) are symmetrical, leaving the only kanji needed to be written reversed being Ko and Ji, both sharing the same kanji - 子 ---- which is really a very simple kanji to be written in reversed. However he does wrote the katakanas of his name in reversed.
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5th division the only division with a captain to have a bankai never shown
It's always a pleasure to hear Mr. Tommo's story telling 🙂
Really excited for Thousand Year Blood War Arc 🥳
Congrats on the sponsorship! Really enjoyed the video