Talk:Kensei Muguruma

Shikai Appearance
On the newest picture of Kensei using his shikai to stab the Gillian, it is clearly grey and larger in this situation then it is in a previous picture we have of his shikai which is black. Has his shikai's color and shape changed or is this the animator's fault making a change to it? HellBlade (talk) 08:37, July 23, 2010 (UTC)

Well, Kensei's Shikai was animated incorrectly to begin with. Its hilt is supposed to be reminiscent of a Japanese sword (wrappings), but in the anime it was just colored solid black. What you saw might have been a correction to its animation. Mohrpheus (talk) 14:30, July 23, 2010 (UTC)


 * I double checked the picture in question. Judging by how it looks, it seems like the animators corrected the Shikai's appearance. The handle only looks so large because the pic is at a really weird angle. Mohrpheus (talk) 14:46, July 23, 2010 (UTC)

That may be true; however, according to his shikai's discription section, it lists it as a combat knife with a black guard and small ring on the hilt's blunt edge. The new picture shows it is a grayish-silver type guard. Which is correct? HellBlade (talk) 00:47, July 27, 2010 (UTC)

I certainly believe that Kensei's shikai image needs to change. I got what I consider a good pic of his shikai from episode 285 and would like to swap out the shikai image with this new one. Tinni  (Talk)  16:47, August 24, 2010 (UTC)

Agreed, it should be changed. This one is good. 19:33, August 24, 2010 (UTC)

Done! I also changed the Shikai description as it was erroneous, mentioning a black handle instead of a silver one. It probably does need a line about how his combat knife still has a sword like hilt wrapping but I am not good with these descriptions so left it alone. Hopefully it won't be a problem as the new image does who off the hilt really well. Tinni  (Talk)  20:38, August 24, 2010 (UTC)

Bothering me for a while.
Is it me or does his arms muscle mass increase when hes in Bankai form, his biceps look bigger.Umishiru (talk) 07:59, December 27, 2010 (UTC)

69
How do you know that the 69 is a reference to his name and division and not Kubo satisfying the fantasies of us fangirls? Benihime101 | LA GRAN BABUSHKA 09:57, April 5, 2011 (UTC)

As trollish as this is, there's a point; there's no reference for whether the 69 means anything. Was the name/division number thing ever actually confirmed? Mohrpheus  (Talk)  13:38, April 5, 2011 (UTC)

The assertion is unreferenced. I don't recall anything from the episodes or chapters that states what his tattoo means. Unless someone is able to reference it, i think it should be removed since it's speculative at best. Benihime101 | LA GRAN BABUSHKA 06:14, April 6, 2011 (UTC)

Why is this a even a question? If the facts are true then it stands to reason as much. Also descriptions are not required to have a reference except in the case of the difference in manga or anime. Whats the precedent for Kubo doing anything in his storyline to satisfy fangirls? Thats ridiculous. Its also not speculative if thats what it means. Thats like saying that katana is not a right description of the type of sword commonly used for a zanpakuto. Also arbitrarily removing information without justification is against policy. I saw no attempt to find if this information was right or otherwise just outright "oh this is not something known to me, so lets remove it".--Salubri (Talk)  18:57, April 6, 2011 (UTC)

The fangril bit was a joke :P. And it is speculative since you're trying to place meaning on something that could mean something else entirely. Since you don't know for sure that it's a reference to his division and name, then it's speculative to say that that is what means. And a comparision with a katana is pointless since swords are obviously katana, so that's not disputed. On the other hand, anything that is likely to be disputed should be referenced. So you better find a reference or I'll remove it again! >:D Benihime101 | LA GRAN BABUSHKA 19:20, April 6, 2011 (UTC)


 * Should you remove it again, you will likely find your account blocked so I would advise against it.--
 * >;P Benihime101 | LA GRAN BABUSHKA 19:30, April 6, 2011 (UTC)

Kensei's Zanpakutō Power
Lately, I've been re-reading and watching parts of Bleach, and I noticed something in the anime that was a bit offputting to me. For some reason, in Episode 209 when Kensei saves the young little Hisagi from the hollow, but unlike in the manga where he seems to merely swing Tachikaze at it's head, slicing it's neck off while creating an explosion, he uses transparent air blades to kill it in the anime. It the manga at least, Tachikaze doesn't seem to manipulate wind, but merely cause explosions of some kind. I don't know if anything has really confirmed his zanpakutō's abilities, but it's just puzzled me for a while now. >>" Deathroy (talk) 03:46, August 27, 2011 (UTC)

It has been shown several times to manipulate wind. It is just hard to see in the manga because of the lack of color--

is he the 9 captain
is he still the 9 captain or is he a different number our guys he is 9 (Sonicwave567 (talk) 21:30, January 11, 2012 (UTC))
 * He is captain of the 9th Division--


 * how you know for sure he is (Sonicwave567 (talk) 05:26, January 12, 2012 (UTC))
 * The seats for the 3rd, 5th and 9th divisions were open. Their previous captains came back to take the positions. It would make no sense for them to swap divisions. They each resumed their former positions, hence why Love is not a captain as his division was not open.--


 * i doubt he the 9 captain captains our not bound to that divisions  i guess im gonna have to wait and see (Sonicwave567 (talk) 15:40, January 12, 2012 (UTC))


 * Well Hirako is shown with the number 5 emblazoned on the back of his haori, so there is no disputing him. That leaves 2 options. Besides the fact it would make very little sense to make Rose 9th Captain & Kensei 3rd, Kensei is wearing the sleeveless shihakusho of the ninth division, as worn by Hisagi & Tosen. And if you look where Rose is standing in the captain's meeting, where the captains are usually lined up in order of their division, he is facing Sui-Feng. 15:51, January 12, 2012 (UTC)