Bankai is one of the aces belonging to the shinigami race in the Bleach series. Some of them are able to surpass the others in terms of attack power and special effects, so they are often considered the strongest bankai.
What are the strongest bankai that have appeared until the end of the manga? Here's the discussion!
12. Soo Zabimaru
Initially, Renji was shown to have had a bankai named Hihiou Zabimaru. However, who would have thought that the bankai that was mastered from the start turned out to be a fake bankai.
Luckily, he had trained at the Soul King palace so he managed to get his original bankai named Soo Zabimaru. Unlike the old version, this bankai has a more proportional size with a monkey arms and a snake sword gauntlet on both arms. This bankai is considered very strong in terms of attack because it is able to destroy Mask de Masculine whose strength is almost limitless.
11. Konjiki Ashisogi Jizo
This bankai was first shown when Mayuri first faced Ishida during Rukia's execution incident.
His form itself was that of a giant caterpillar with a baby head that would spit venom in all directions within a two hundred meter radius. Apart from that, he can also issue a number of large swords from his mouth to attack enemies. The most dangerous thing about this bankai is that the composition of the poison can be changed at will by Mayuri so that no one can make an antidote apart from the bankai user himself.
Apart from that, this bankai also has a modified version that can make it have special abilities depending on the information data that Mayuri has.
10. Bankai Zaraki
Zaraki is arguably the last captain shown to have managed to get his bankai during the battle against the Quincy. His form is somewhat terrible where Zaraki takes the form of a red oni in Japanese mythology with his sword which is slightly smaller than the size of his Shikai.
Unfortunately, Zaraki's bankai cannot be controlled because he will continue to rampage without stopping and continue to attack whoever is considered the strongest in front of him.
9. Senbonzakura Kageyoshi
Many say that Byakuya's bankai is perfect both for long and close range attacks and in terms of defense.
By activating the bankai, Byakuya can control thousands of blades in the shape of cherry blossom petals. That way, he is able to attack enemies at various distances or protect himself from enemy attacks. Unfortunately, this bankai has a weakness, namely Byakuya's safe zone, where no Senbonzakura sword blade enters for the owner's safety. Once the enemy enters the area, he can attack this Bankai user as freely as Tsukishima did.
8. Hakka no Togame
Just like Renji, Rukia also managed to get her bankai through training at the Soul King palace. Slightly different from Hyorinmaru which produces ice from all the water around it, Rukia's own focuses on absolute zero temperature control which makes the surroundings including herself lose heat and freeze.
This Bankai succeeded in making As Nodt's The Fear power useless. However, the effect of absolute zero temperature also affects Rukia so that she can't move carelessly if she doesn't want her body to break when frozen.
7. Tensa Zangetsu
What we're talking about is his final version during the fight against Yhwach. Unlike the old version, which was in the form of a black katana, the original Tensa Zangetsu is much larger. He himself is formed from a combination of a white sword and a black sword which is a manifestation of Ichigo's Hollow and Quincy powers.
The attack mode is also not much different from that Bankai issued a golden Getsuga Tenshou slash whose intensity was much stronger than the previous version. Though it has not been seen yet, its potential power is so feared by Yhwach that he hastily destroys the sword through future manipulation.
6. Kamishini no Yari
You could say this bankai is the simplest and also the fastest bankai ever. Its own form is not much different from its normal form. The only thing that looks different is that it can stretch and contract over a distance of 13 km at five hundred times the speed of sound.
Not only that, this one bankai can melt the target's body until it decomposes as experienced by Aizen before his perfect awakening.
5. Daiguren Hyorinmaru
Many admit that this bankai has almost unlimited recovery abilities as long as there is water around it.
By taking advantage of this condition, Hitsugaya is able to freeze all of his targets quickly and produce ice in various forms to attack enemies at various distances. However, his original ability only opened after his two purple ice flowers melted.
If that moment occurs, Hitsugaya can only access his adult form and use his special abilities that can stop all enemy forces such as Gerard Valkyrie's The Miracle effect.
4. Katen Kyokotsu Karamatsu Shinju
Bankai this one is considered one of the horrors in Soul Society. It's so scary, Ukitake strictly forbids Kyoraku to use it in battle. Katen Kyokotsu Karamatsu Shinju is known to be a bankai that allows Kyoraku to manifest a sad story into reality.
He and his opponent will experience various painful scenes from sharing wounds, terminal illnesses to drowning together in a bottomless ocean. At the last moment, Kyoraku then cut his enemy's throat with a white thread until the target exploded. Because the effects of his bankai are indiscriminate, Kyoraku himself only wants to use it when his colleagues are far from the battle location.
3. Minazuki
As a Kenpachi, Unohana Retsu or better known as Yachiru has a bankai that is no less scary.
Interestingly, the name of his bankai is still the same as the name of his zanpakutou, Minazuki, although the kanji are written slightly differently. In her strongest form, Minazuki is able to generate a sea of acid that will cover all areas of battle and exhaust both the opponent and the user himself. That fits perfectly with the meaning of Minazuki's name in his bankai mode, which is "everything ends". OIeh because of that, to make up for this shortcoming, Unohana even had to learn Kaido first so that his body could defend against the effects of his own bankai.
2. Zanka no Tachi
Just like the old version of Tensa Zangetsu, Yamamoto's bankai Ryujin Jakka has the concept of compressing all of his strength into a simple katana blade.
Zanka no Tachi has several techniques based on the four eyes wishing. Eastern mode is the initial form of the bankai, where all of Yamamoto's fire is compressed within the tip of his blade so that one slash can melt everything.
Western mode makes Yamamoto covered in flames whose temperature is said to be able to surpass the sun making it impossible to attack him directly. Southern mode will summon and control all the undead that died by Ryujin Jakka. And finally, the northern mode, which is Yamamoto's ultimate move that can burn and scorch his target to ashes. Because of how great this bankai is, Zanka no Tachi is claimed to be able to burn the entire Soul Society if left active for too long.
1. Shirafude Ichimonji
This Bankai is a bit different because the release does not use the word Bankai but Shin'uchi which means "true sword". In this form, Ichimonji's sword will emit a giant circle of white ink that floats above Ichibei. Even though the form is simple, the effect is really very dangerous because it can make Ichibei change the name of his target at will.
The name given can also affect the strength and degree of the target. For example, if the enemy is named an ant, he automatically loses all of his original abilities and becomes as weak as the insect. So far only Yhwach has been immune to the power's effects. Other beings even as strong as Yamamoto would not move if their names were changed. That's the list of the strongest bankai that appears in the Bleach series. What do you think? Don't forget to write in the comments column, okay!