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Kyūkyoku KON wrote: There's a bit of a difference between the online translations and the Viz translation in volume 60 concerning this. The online version has Kensei telling Hisagi he'll probably die if he doesn't RELEASE his bankai, while the official English translation by Viz has Kensei saying he thinks he'll need to ACQUIRE bankai if he doesn't want to die. That's enough to cast doubt in my mind.

There are other chapters that briefly discuss Bankai achievement, especially during Ichigo's Bankai training. If you were to compare the raws of these pages, to those of Kensei's conversation with Hisagi, then did Kubo use different Kanji depending on the Shinigami in question? Was the Viz translation of Hisagi "aquiring" Bankai, made because he had no known Bankai at the time, or was it because Kubo uses different Kanji when referring to a captain's Bankai; or someone else who is known to have achieved Bankai?

EDIT: @Schiffy

Kisuke, Ichigo, and Renji all achieved Bankai by fighting the manifestations of their own Zanpakuto. So why would Hisagi fight Mashiro, rather than the manifestation of Kazeshini, in order to achieve Bankai? Isn't Bankai achieved through the developing relationship between the Shinigami and his Zanpakuto, and finally through forcing the Zanpakuto to manifest and then fight it?

If fighting tough opponents is enough to reach Bankai, then shouldn't Kenpachi have achieved it by now? Considering he's been pushed to his limit on several occations: vs Ichigo, Nnoitra, Yammy, Royd, Unohana, Gremmy, and he's currently at the mercy of no less than four Sternritter...