Makoto Kibune

sometimes translated as Kifune is an anime only character. He is Hanza's replacement, Third Division Lieutenant Izuru Kira's rival, Kumoi's unofficial "apprentice", and was the main antagonist during the second half of the Captain Amagai arc.

Appearance
Makoto has brown hair, slicked back, with the ends curving forward. His yellow eyes are easily seen behind his purple-rimmed glassses. Under the standard Shinigami uniform he wears, is a light purple sweater.

Personality
When still in the Soul Reaper academy, he held everyone around him in disregard. In order to achieve his goals, he was willing to push past all others that opposed him. Appearing to be soft and friendly to his subordinates, he is intolerant of failure, calling those that fall in battle "trash."

History
Makoto was once a top student at the Shinigami Academy, but his focus on becoming more powerful at the expense of all else precluded him from gaining a position in the Gotei 13. Though he had learned his shikai and excelled in killing hollows, his disregard for the lives of his comrades kept him from advancing in rank once he had joined. Disgusted, he quit his squad and joined one of the patrol squads under Shūsuke Amagai. Around this time, he became a servant of Gyōkaku Kumoi and gained a Bakkōtō that increased his power exponentially, though his exact role in Kumoi's plans is unclear.

Zanpakuto

 * is a regular katana with a black hilt and eye shaped guard. On the guard are eight squares (three on each side, one at each tip).


 * Shikai: released with the command . Makota swipes his left hand across the blade than moves his zanpakuto in a horizontal line. With that, comes a release of blue spiritual energy. When released it takes the form of a large, three-bladed weapon, with two edges extending like arrowpoints and the third shaped like a fan in between them. They are connected by a straight pole.


 * Bankai: Not Achieved

Bakkōtō

 * Bakkōtō Enhanced Ability: When combined with his Bakkōtō, which grows from Kibune's left arm to eventually cover the blade tips, Makoto can telekinetically control the sword. This allows him to attack enemies from any direction and spin the blade like a saw blade. He hides the Bakkōtō's flesh parts on his Shikai with silver coverings on the flat of the spearhead-shaped blades.