Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5218928-20140305213023/@comment-5218928-20140307004756

Kibaou wrote: And what makes you think that Jakuho Raikohben is a lie? Sorry, you misunderstood; I didn't say I think Raikohben is a fake bankai B-U-T ... what if Kubo decides to reinvent Soi Fong like he did Renji? He would use the same excuse/explanation: "Oh, her Bankai? The missile thing? Yup, that's an incomplete Bankai, see. She got something WAAAAAAY more awesome! :P"

Xillinoc wrote: You make good points, and they do make sense ... however, we're in 2014 and it seems farfetched that Kubo would have had laid out the whole story so far ahead. That would make him a veritable Xanatos Chess Player; it could also be that he's retconning his own work, when necessary. Rule of Cool is always in effect with Kubo.

You think shikai Zabimaru and the Hihio bankai weren't similar? I thought they were EXTREMELY similar ... not only with the segment thing, but also because Zaga Teppō and Hikotsu Taihō both feel very similar to Renji's own Hado #30: he has lots of spiritual power, but almost no control over it. I can see how Soou Zabimaru feels just like Ichigo's old Tensa Zangetsu: Renji focused all his power into a much smaller and more controlled form, and that gives him a major power boost.