User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 557 - He Already Set His Life Aside/I Already Threw Away My Life/@comment-9096222-20131113152848/@comment-11051098-20131119155625

I mean, he only has Shikai, but he's still on the same level as many other captains who has Bankai. He's much more powerful than regular Shinigami who only has Shikai.