User blog comment:Bloody Bankai/The Plot and Characters in Bleach ( Spoilers inside, please avoid this post if you do not read the manga as well as watch the anime )/@comment-1403595-20091023044745

Ah yeh the recent anime I refuse to accept that that is Byakuya really acting, as it seems to go against everything he's been so far, the protector of Soul Society and strict adherance to the laws. I hope that he has an ulterior motive to his actions and that he was only doing what he's been doing in order to protect Seiretai, but even if he doesn't, I still don't count it as 'really' Byakuya.

As for why I like him, well I love arrogant good guys as long as they can back their attitude up. And I think that Byakuya has done that time and time again. And while he is arrogant, he isn't one-dimensional, his protectiveness of Rukia proves that, and he always does his best to do what's right, even if he sometimes makes mistakes in doing so. In short, I empathise with him, he's a believable character with traits that I find entertaining (not light hearted entertainment but seriously engaging) and his bankai is one of my favourites because it is so deadly yet requires so little physical exertion on his part.

I also would like to see more of Kyoraku, I was hoping his fight with Starrk would show off both his shikai and bankai, so i guess 1 out of 2 isn't bad but still. As for him against Tousen, I have no idea. If his zanpakuto ability allows him to tell where Tousen is without his senses then yes, he would surely destroy Tousen, but if it is just as restricted as his other sense are then he might just be in trouble, although I think he would be able to escape the area of the bankai without too much trouble, there's no way that Tousen is as fast as Kyoraku and I don't think Kyoraku knows the meaning of fear. Caution certainly, but not fear.