User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 550 - Blazing Bullets/@comment-5657895-20130928233056/@comment-5657895-20131001171312

Yeah. She is. She loses. She she fights tough opponents, but the fact is that she is always weak against them, she doesn't even offer a good fight against them. Yoruichi I suppose was a little more her level, but honestly, with what she's shown in combat, could you really argue that should be be a match for the likes of Hallibel, Ulquiorra, Byakuya, or even Szayel or Nnoitra let alone all the Stern Ritters we've seen? I don't think so. Her combat abilities themselves are the problem.

Every other Shinigami has a second manner of fighting except for Kenpachi and that's not really his fault. Toshiro hasn't demonstrated high aptitude in Kido or Shunpo in particular, no any other interesting or unique skills, so once you get over the use of his sword as Bazz B has, there's no real issue. At least Mayuri has his inventions, and Byakuya his Kido and Shunpo. Even Shunsui's sword couldn't be so easily pushed back as Toshiro's. It's an ice blade and Ice is a pathetic element despite looking like the coolest shit. If Bercci's weak Bankai could be compared to Toshiro's while Sasakibe's very first use of his Bankai ater a month of training was enough to forever scar Yamamoto, there's not a whole lot to praise Toshiro for. Hallibel was the only one at a disadvantage. Everything she shot at him with water could e used against her unless she managed to surprise him or use brute force to push him back. I couldn't see Toshiro emerging victorious against the 4th or 5th Espada or against Byakuya, or Mayuri, or even Kensei.

They're strong in a sense that they're better than the likes of Chad, Rukia, Renji, Ikkaku, Hisagi and all the other backup characters, but among the captains of the Gotei I rate them pretty low compared to everyone else. Nothing wrong with that or false with that either. Toshiro has potential but potential is just potential unless you actually live up to it. Sui Feng is a pale imitation of Yoruichi. They're decent captains, just not the best among the Gotei.

As for them being boring, well that's just how I view them. There's nothing to emotionally invest in or grab onto. Neither are particularly quirky, neither have an emotional or traumatic kind of story that makes you sympathetic to them, neither have any exceptional kind of loyalty to the Gotei other than the usual do or die loyalty, or a personal life philosophy that really stands out. You don't have to agree with me, I don't like a lot of characters that people like, Kenpachi, Ikkaku, Yoruichi, Urahara, Isshin being among them. THere's various reasons for the dislike but it's a matter of personal taste. Not 'bothering to argue' with my personal taste sounds a lot like looking down on my opinion to me, but I'll let that slide.