Summary

• Shunsui Kyoraku's long-awaited Bankai will finally be revealed in the season of Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War.
• Many familiar characters like Rukia, Renji, and Soifon also showcased their Bankai abilities in the new season trailer.
• As the strongest Captain of the Gotei 13, Kyoraku's Bankai is expected to be a game-changer in the ongoing conflict with the Sternritters.

Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War has seen the reveal of the Bankai of many captains and characters that fans were eagerly waiting for, and it has been confirmed that the next season will feature the anticipated Bankai of the strongest Captain of the Gotei 13.

The trailer for the third season of Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War started off with many characters, such as Senjumaru, Rukia, Renji, Byakuya, Shinji, Ichibei, and Soifon, activating their Bankai.

Closing off the sequence was the new Head Captain of the Soul Reapers, Shunsui Kyoraku, sitting down, extending his two swords and uttering the phrase "Bankai." This confirms that the new season will set the spotlight on the former captain of Squad 8 and his long-awaited Bankai.

Shunsui Is the Push the Soul Reapers Need

Longly Teased as the Strongest After Yamamoto, Kyoraku Will Reveal His Greatest Power

Shunsui Kyoraku has always been an interesting character and a wild card, which perfectly describes his Zanpakuto. Although he previously defeated the number one of the Ten Espada, Starrk, he didn't use his Bankai. This was due to his close friend, Ukitake, urging him not to use it where people could see it. This could either mean that his power could harm nearby allies or that he should keep it a secret and let it be his trump card.

The latter is the more likely option, and it seems to have paid off since the Sternritters knew all about the high-ranking Soul Reapers, such as their abilities and their Bankais, except for Kyoraku. Still, his Shikai, Katen Kyokotsu, is powerful and the most creative one seen so far. His ability is very complicated but, in essence, it traps a victim with varying rules based on children's games, but Shunsui is also subject to the rules and can harm him if he breaks them.

Kyoraku has always been teased as one of the strongest Soul Reapers, as proved by the fact he was elected as successor to Genryusai Yamamoto after the latter's death. However, his lazy and relaxed attitude always prevented him from showing his true power. Kyoraku's Shikai is already powerful enough for most opponents, but his Bankai, Katen Kyokotsu Karamatsu Shinju (Flower Crazed Heaven Bone Spirit Withered Pine Love Suicide) is on another level.

More Bankai Will Be Seen In The Cours

Previous seasons of Thousand Year Blood War have already shown amazing Bankai so far, with some like Senjumaru and Rukia's going viral and exceeding expectations. Manga readers may be already familiar with Kyoraku's Bankai, but Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War has already proved to be willing to expand on the source material, with the blessing of Tite Kubo, so the debut of the strongest Captain's Bankai will still be a must-watch moment.