User blog comment:Theraven22/bankai's that should be revealed/@comment-44061-20100330171310

Whoa chill with the bankai disrespect. The fact is that some things are only good for certain situations and it is a case by case issue. Bankai are commonly last resort though Ichigo and Hitsugaya (second to Ichigo's use) would have one believe otherwise.

1.) Konjiki Ashisogi Jizo is quite deadily is a large creature and its poison without a doubt is incredibly deadly and just seeing something that big and grotesque is enough to make most lose it. It has a obvious weakness though its not extremely versatile and its one big target with no defense. Its poison attack is its saving grace when not implimented correctly it puts it at a disadvantage. The only true mess up was against Ishida and that was more to do with Mayuri's underestimation of Ishida's skill or resolve and his own lack of tactical mind in that situation.

2.) Hitsugaya is relatively young (for Shinigami standards) and even though a captain the full capabilities of his powers aren't fully grasped by even him. Noting this where most captains would use just shikai he usually goes straight to Bankai. Even then there is alot of untapped potential and we have seen alot versatility and hints of incredible power but not the experience and control necessary to make it overwhelming to someone of equal standing. He gets underestimated but his gains from that only allow for him to make some leaps in showing his real skill.

3.) We don't know what took place with Kensei and further we know little to nothing of his bankai or its abilities so thats not a fair assessment of Tekken Tachikaze.

4.) Soifon's was not shown in the proper context, how would anyone expect it to work against someone who could slow down time. With a direct hit it is stated and shown to be devastating. Though she admits the flaws in it thus she forgoes its use for her shikai out of pride and practicality. Doesn't mean that every instance it would need help we don't know enough about it it yet. One particular instance doesn't affirm everything unless stated.

5.) Kokujo Tengen Miy'o is another one that is giant being. Intimidating and as powerful as its wielder. Its been determined its skill is based on strength. By taking out the opponent with one hit or going toe-to-toe with another big creature its devastating. But its suffers weaknesses as well. Its a big target, its not versatile and any damage done to it is reflected as well on Komamura.

6.) Ichigo has really no excuse besides the fact that he doesn't fight properly (he isn't really trained) and he doesn't take advantage of all his skills or know most of the potential techniques he may have.

The point being that everything has weaknesses and Strengths The full power of a shinigami is bankai but wielders have weaknesses and strengths regardless of bankai. That doesn't stop because more power is gained necessarily. Alot of situations could have been handled differently and the skills and techniques would have been seen in a better light.

Also though it has alot to do with Kubo and what he writes he could essentially make each bankai use devastating, for whatever reason he doesn't or doesn't showcase that often. This is a potential issue cause it causes problems with characters he has stated and depicted as being really powerful and trying to make the story interesting and move forward with drama and suspense by downplaying that power, which damages the credibility of previously written material by contradicting it multiple times.