Talk:Kūkaku Shiba

kaien is Kūkakus older brother,it should be corrected.Saiyan16 15:58, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Thats wrong she is Ganjus older sister and Kaien's younger sister, Kaien is the oldest.Salubri 16:42, September 4, 2009 (UTC)

Species...
How do we know that she isn't a Shinigami?

This really doesn't belong on the page. Its a general question and should be posed to the forum. I will answer it thought. We know she is not one for many reasons Shinigami are classified by their spiritual power and their duty as well as having attended the academy, except kenpachi and yachiru. She is from a family of nobles so that accounts for high spiritual energy. She is never stated as going to the academy or being a shinigami that is reserved only connected to her brother kaien. She knows Yoruichi because they were once both nobles as well as Yoruichi's frequent visits during the past 100 years. If she was a shinigami this would be an issue for Ganju. She is neither stated or even remotely insinuated to be anything other then a sword. There is nothing to lead one to believe that she is a shingaimi no more then the gate guardians are. We can't make assumptions and list them especially when they aren't backed by anything. All we have seen from her is Kido and no one said kido was exclusive to only shinigami, seeing as the nobles are in connection with the government in one way or another and they fulfill traditional roles such as Shihoun running the special forces and the kuchiki maintaining soul society history, it would stand to reason that they are just as capable of using some of the abilities if not having full combat abilities common to shinigami who fullfill a role of keeping spiritual balance.Salubri 16:42, September 4, 2009 (UTC)