Kenpachi Kiganjō

was the 10th Kenpachi. A century before the start of the series, he was the captain of the 11th Division and the predecessor of Kenpachi Zaraki.

Appearance
Kenpachi Kiganjō was a big man with a dark complexion and dark hair and eyes. He also has two spiked piercings below his lips and a very rough appearance inclusive of chipped fingernails as well as facial and body hair.

Personality
Little is known of his personality other than he is quite lazy. Shinji Hirako comments on this when he fails to show up for a captains' meeting. This is actually a point of contrast with his replacement: While Kenpachi Zaraki is known for dereliction of duty for the sake of his love of fighting, Zaraki has in fact attended every captains' meeting called to date, taking active part in handling emergencies faced by the Gotei 13 and even practicing in kendo lessons on the order of the Captain-Commander. On the other hand, Kiganjō did not even bother to attend a captains' meeting called during an emergency such as the vanishing soul incident, thus giving added credence to Shinji's assessment of him as a slacker who does not obey orders at all.

History
Just like every other captain of the 11th Division, Kiganjō became the captain and the new "Kenpachi" by killing the previous captain of the 11th Division, the 9th Kenpachi. He in turn was killed by Kenpachi Zaraki in front of 200 members of the 11th Division. Prior to becoming the Kenpachi, Kiganjō's name was.

When Kiganjō failed to turn up to the captains' meeting called to introduce Kisuke Urahara, Shinji Hirako commented that Kiganjō was a slacker who, as usual, was not listening to what he was told. Shinji goes on to claim that he was a "pain in the ass" and wondered why "such a piggish guy" had been allowed to become a captain. Love Aikawa points out that it couldn't be helped, given that the 11th Division is setup differently and that if anyone is to be blamed for Kiganjō's presence among them, it is the previous Kenpachi for dying to Kiganjō.

Kiganjō was also not present during the captains' meeting that was called to respond to the emergency surrounding the vanishing soul incident when Kensei and Mashiro disappeared.

Bount arc (anime only)
Note: Events occurring in this arc are only in the anime and do not constitute canon material.

Maki Ichinose mentioned Kiganjō as a man of who believed in justice much like himself. Maki was deeply attached to Kiganjō.

Powers and Abilities
Master Swordsmanship Specialist: As a former captain of the sword-combat specializing 11th division, Kiganjō had highly capable skill in this art. However, it apparently wasn't nearly at the level of Zaraki, who took him down in a single strike.

Zanpakutō

 * Shikai: Not Revealed
 * Bankai: Not Revealed