Getsuga Tenshō

is a Zanpakutō technique of Ichigo Kurosaki's Zangetsu and Isshin Kurosaki's Engetsu.

Description
At the instant of the slash, the Zanpakutō absorbs and condenses the user's Reiatsu before releasing it at the tip of the blade, magnifying the slash attack, which flies forward. This slash takes the shape of a crescent moon or wave. Ichigo uses this ability without knowing its name several times, but later masters the technique during his Bankai training. As stated by Zangetsu, knowing the name of an attack heightens its power compared to its strength when the wielder does not know its name.

The Getsuga Tenshō is a powerful technique with great force, creating large-scale damage and destruction. Ichigo has used this technique in several different manners, such as striking the ground to create an omnidirectional blast to knock away incoming attacks or slashing at the ground to upturn it and crush everything in its path. Isshin's use of Getsuga Tenshō against Aizen in his Second Fusion form demolished a large radius of the Fake Karakura Town, left behind a huge crater, and was powerful enough to create a large gash in Aizen's head, prompting Aizen to call it a "splendid strike."

After Ichigo regains his Shinigami powers for the second time, his Getsuga Tenshō is noticeably larger and more powerful in its Shikai form than it was before he lost his powers. A single strike from it can disperse an entire rainstorm and slice off the top of a mansion. After gaining the true form of his Zangetsu, Ichigo can fire a Getsuga Tenshō with his smaller sword simply by pointing it at his target and making a small swipe. He can also fire a black Getsuga Tenshō with his larger sword; this version is powerful enough to blast a large hole in the Soul King Palace and knock someone as powerful as Yhwach several meters back.

Trivia

 * In the original manga, Ichigo's Reiatsu, and therefore his Getsuga Tenshō, are golden colored; but in the anime adaptation, Ichigo's Reiatsu and Getsuga Tenshō are light-blue in color. This color change was corrected for the anime adaptation of the Thousand-Year Blood War arc.
 * Due to absorbing the remnants of Ichigo Kurosaki's Fullbring, Kūgo Ginjō can replicate Getsuga Tenshō.

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