User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 570 (I can't think of a witty title at 11 pm)/@comment-24572618-20140226225829/@comment-1747976-20140301153449

@Sicarius, I think that Houzukimaru is a melee type. But the truth is none of us can be sure. It is quite possible that he explored his abilities while training and learned more about his Bankai so we'll see.....