I might have misread or misunderstood something, but I feel like the concept for attaining bankai feels… underwhelming. (This article may contain spoilers so read at your own risk)
We have here it says “it takes about 10 years to achieve bankai, plus the experience needed to master it”, but if it’s only 10 years, considering how long even the weakest Shinigami can theoretically live up to, then it feels all too again, underwhelming. It’s a powerful phenomenon reserved for only the strongest who have their names engraved in history, but if all it takes to achieve it is just a decade of harsh training, what’s that for a being that can live for centuries? I know mastering it is another thing, but it feels all too simple. Are there actually any other conditions explicitly stated if a Shinigami is capable of bankai? Or is it that all of them are technically capable of achieving bankai if they are willing to put in the work under the right mentor?