"At the moment of attack, it consumes my Reiatsu and fires a super high concentration of Reiatsu from the tip of my blade. Then the attack is magnified and discharged. That's the power of Zangetsu." |
Getsuga Tenshō (月牙天衝, Moon Fang Heaven-Piercer; Viz "Moon-Fang Piercer of the Heavens") 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.[1] This slash takes the shape of a crescent moon or wave.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] 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".[5]
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.[6][7] Kūgo Ginjō gained the ability to use the technique after absorbing Ichigo's fullbring. 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.[8] 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.[9]
Variations[]
Variant | Description | User | ||
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Shikai Getsuga Tenshō | Ichigo's basic Getsuga Tenshō is gold in colour and creates a crescent wave of energy.[10] | Ichigo Kurosaki | ||
Bankai Getsuga Tenshō | In Bankai, the Getsuga Tenshō is black with a red outline, can have its path controlled, and possesses explosively augmented power and speed. Byakuya Kuchiki refers to this attack as a "Kuroi Getsuga" (黒月牙, Black Moon Fang).[11] Ichigo has stated this is originally Zangetsu's technique,[12] which has been proven, as Ichigo had no knowledge of it during his fight with Byakuya and Zangetsu stated Ichigo was copying him when he used the technique.[13] | Ichigo Kurosaki, Zangetsu | ||
True Bankai Getsuga Tenshō | After reforging his Zanpakutō, Tensa Zangetsu's Getsuga Tenshō turns golden and becomes powerful enough to bifurcate a Soul King-empowered Yhwach,[14] and would have killed him were it not for The Almighty allowing Yhwach to reverse his own death.[15] | Ichigo Kurosaki | ||
Getsuga Tenshō-Infused Blade | Ichigo can keep a Getsuga Tenshō within Tensa Zangetsu to augment his sword swings.[16] | Ichigo Kurosaki | ||
Combined Gran Rey Cero-Getsuga Tenshō | While in his Merged Hollow Form, by using the longer sword of Zangetsu as a substitute second horn and with his blood as a catalyst, Ichigo can fire a Gran Rey Cero. He can combine this with a Getsuga Tenshō to create a massive violet slashing attack powerful enough to wound a Soul King-empowered Yhwach.[17] Though the latter quickly brushed it off, he noted that it was a potent technique and proof that he had to begin taking Ichigo seriously.[18] | Ichigo Kurosaki | ||
Non-Zanpakutō Variants | ||||
Fullbring Form Getsuga Tenshō | In his completed Fullbring form, after the remnants of his Shinigami powers merge with his Fullbring, Ichigo can fire a blue wave of energy from his blade that he calls Getsuga Tenshō. Though the attack is not as large or powerful as his normal Getsuga, Tsukishima notes how fast it moves, and it can still cause some considerable damage.[19] | Ichigo Kurosaki |
Trivia[]
- In the manga, Ichigo's Reiatsu, and therefore his Getsuga Tenshō, are golden/yellow colored; but in the original 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 and in video games such as Brave Souls, but only for versions of Ichigo based on the Thousand-Year Blood War arc; previous Shikai versions of Ichigo still retain the anime's blue coloring.[20]
- Contrasting this, both the original anime adaptation and manga depicted Isshin's Getsuga Tenshō as light-blue; in the Thousand-Year Blood War anime adaptation, it is changed to orange, reflecting Engetsu's fire-type capabilities.[21]
- The Soul King's seal has a reversed situation; the manga depicted the seal as golden-colored, the anime changed the color to light blue.
- The video game Jump Force however, is the only form of media so far that renders Ichigo's Reiatsu as blue akin to the anime while his Shikai is in its true form via his Thousand-Year Blood War appearance, by proxy also making his new Getsuga Tenshō variations in both Shikai and Bankai blue as well.
- Also in Jump Force, the slash Ichigo performs with his true Bankai is also different when used as his Awakening Super; unlike the upwards-lifting slash used against Yhwach which unleashed a slanted wave, the slash is instead a horizontal right-to-left sideways slash that also by proxy unleashes a horizontal wave (while also having Zangetsu's white covering shatter on its own and having it return back to its dual Shikai state after the super finishes).
- The color of Ichigo's original Bankai Reiatsu, and therefore his "Black Getsuga Tenshō" variant has also been altered between the manga, the original anaime adaptation the Thousand-Year Blood War arc adaptation. In the manga, this form of Getsuga is purely black, in the original anime, it is black with a red outline, even after Ichigo regains his Shinigami powers, while in the Blood War arc adaptaion it is black with a white outline.
- Due to absorbing the remnants of Ichigo Kurosaki's Fullbring, Kūgo Ginjō can replicate Getsuga Tenshō, making this very technique uniquely distributed between 3-to-4 independent users.[22]
- In BLEACH Rebirth of Souls, the Getsuga Tenshō-Infused Blade ability for Ichigo's initial Bankai is named as Getsuga Matoi (月牙纏い, Moon Fang Wrapping), localized as "Getsuga Aura".
Klub Outside Trivia[]
- According to Q&A #387 by Tite Kubo on his fansite "Klub Outside", Isshin's Getsuga Tenshō differs from Ichigo's Getsuga Tenshō by being a short-range technique that combines both flames and Reiatsu in its slash.[23] This is later corroborated in the Thousand-Year Blood War anime adaptation.[21]
References[]
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 161, page 5
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 161, page 15
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 161, pages 6-8
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 166, page 17
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 406, pages 1-5
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 460, page 19
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 461, pages 1-2 & 6-8
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 583, pages 10-11
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 618, pages 15-17
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 97, page 15
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 166, page 6
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 212, page 4
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 219, page 17
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 683, pages 16-17
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 684, pages 6-7
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 342, page 9
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 676, pages 14-17
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 677, pages 1-3
- ↑ Bleach manga, Chapter 457, pages 11-12
- ↑ Bleach anime; Episode 367
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Bleach anime; Episode 378
- ↑ Bleach manga; Chapter 470, pages 12-15
- ↑ Klub Outside official site
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Shikai | Getsuga Tenshō • Getsuga Jūjishō • Chain • Deadly Darts |
Bankai | Mugetsu • Saigo no Getsuga Tenshō |
Other | Ichigo Homerun |
Shikai | Getsuga Tenshō |
Others | Agitowari • Chōhigezutsuki • Isshin Handstand Dash • Oni Dekopin |
Shikai/Bankai | Getsuga Tenshō |
Others | Chain • Deadly Darts |
Techniques | Cero Gigante • Hōkō • Issen Getsuga • Mushin |