Bleach Space

Urahara's zanpakutō is a shikomizue named Benihime (紅姫, Benihime? "crimson princess"). When released with the command "awaken" (起きろ, okiro?), Benihime's blade becomes wider than that of his sealed zanpakutō and the hilt curves. In this form it has two known special abilities activated by the command "scream" (啼け, nake?, "sing" or "cry" in Japanese versions): it can create a polygonal "blood mist shield" capable of blocking most attacks and can fire a crimson-colored energy blast which is similar to a cero. Benihime's bankai has yet to be revealed, but Urahara, when asked to use his bankai to help train others, states that his bankai is not fit for such a purpose.
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Ruri'iro Kujaku (瑠璃色孔雀, Azure Peacock), "Nickname" Fuji Kujaku (藤孔雀, Wisteria Peacock). According to Yumichika, the zanpakutō's favorite color is azure, and it's least favorite wisteria purple. Hence, when he calls his sword Fuji Kujaku instead of its true name, it sulks and won’t achieve its true power. It is only when he calls it by its true name that its potential is achieved. Although Yumichika doesn't admit it to his 11th Division comrades for fear of being hated, especially by Ikakku, since 11th Division zanpakutō are generally used for direct attack, he has a kidō-type sword.
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Tōsen's zanpakutō is Suzumushi (清虫, Suzumushi? literally "pure insects", but read as "cricket"; translated in the English manga as "bell bug"). In its sealed form, Suzumushi looks like a regular katana; its crossguard shaped like a tear drop, with several teardrop-shaped holes at the wide part of the teardrop. Unlike most zanpakutō, Suzumushi has two shikai commands, each producing a unique automatic effect. When released with the command "cry" (鳴け, nake?), Suzumushi projects a high-pitched tone over a wide area, overloading the hearing of anyone in range and knocking them unconscious. When the second release command, "smash his limbs" (四肢を潰すよ, shishi o tsubusu yo?), is used Suzumushi changes into Suzumushi Nishiki: Benihikō (清虫式紅飛蝗, Suzumushi Nishiki: Benihikō? literally "Suzumushi, second style: crimson grasshopper"), which creates a trail when swung that turns into hundreds of blades that rain down on his opponents. Suzumushi's bankai, named Enma Kōrogi (閻魔蟋蟀, Enma Kōrogi? named for a type of field cricket, the Japanese name for which translates to "Enma cricket") creates a large, black dome centered at Tōsen's location and anchored to the ground with ten rings. Anyone within the dome loses the ability to sense anything around them. The only sense they retain is that of touch. The weakness of this technique is that whoever is touching Suzumushi's hilt is immune to the dome's effects, so anyone able to grab Suzumushi recovers their senses
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Kyōraku's zanpakutō is Katen Kyōkotsu (花天狂骨, Katen Kyōkotsu? roughly "flower-heaven bone of madness"). His zanpakutō is unique in that it exists as two completely separate swords, being as a daisho sword pair. It is released with the command "Flower wind rage and flower god roar. Heavenly wind rage and heavenly demon sneer" (花風紊れて花神啼き天風紊れて天魔嗤う, hana kaze midarete, kashin naki, tenpū midarete, tenma warau?). In Katen Kyōkotsu's released state, the daisho sword pair transforms into two large scimitars or falchions. While the anime and manga have yet to depict what special abilities Katen Kyōkotsu possesses, some Bleach video games portray it as having wind manipulation abilities.
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Byakuya Kuchiki's zanpakutō is Senbonzakura (千本桜, Senbonzakura? literally "thousand cherry blossoms," and a reference to Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura). Its shikai is triggered by the command "scatter" (散れ, chire?). In the English manga the phrase is translated inconsistently; at the start of volume fourteen it is translated as "die", though later in the same volume "scatter" is used instead.
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Hinamori's zanpakutō is Tobiume (飛梅, Tobiume? literally "flying plum tree"). When released with the command "snap" (弾け, hajike?), Tobiume's blade straightens and produces several jitte-like prongs along its length. In this form, Tobiume acts as a focus for Hinamori's spiritual power, concentrating it into energy bursts capable of cratering floors and breaching walls. She can also compress her power into massive energy balls and toss them from the blade's tip. Hinamori is very talented with kidō.
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Unohana's zanpakutō is Minazuki (肉雫唼, Minazuki? roughly "purify the flesh"), When in its sealed form it resembles a curved tachi. Unohana carries her zanpakutō over her shoulder or lets Isane Kotetsu carry it for her. When unsealed, the entire sword transforms into a gigantic, flying, one-eyed creature resembling a manta ray. It has the ability to heal people by swallowing them. When Unohana reseals Minazuki, it dissolves into green mist and reforms into the sheath of her zanpakutō. Though the series never shows her performing the actual release, Bleach Advance: Kurenai ni Somaru Soul Society labels this form as Unohana's shikai....Read More...

Raika (雷火, Raika? roughly "fire started by lightning"). When released by the command "sever" (たちきれ, tachikire?), it takes the form of a white longsword with a hook at the end and curved pipes that form the hilt. The pipes emit fire, heating the blade and causing it to take on a more fiery color. He can focus fireballs into the crux of the hook and, by slamming it into the ground, create large fissures of flame to attack enemies with. Raika's bankai, Raika Gōen Kaku (雷火豪炎殻, Raika Gōen Kaku? literally "lightning flash flame shell"), enlarges the blade and creates a giant conch-shaped guard worn across Amagai's arm, with the handle of the blade hidden inside it. This form gives him greater control of his fire attacks, his most powerful technique creating giant dragons of fire to encircle and crush his foe. His bakkōtō, a twin-bladed tuning fork-shaped weapon, creates black-plated armor across Amagai's right arm and a green energy sword emitting from the weapon when activated. It negates any other active Soul Reaper abilities, forcing opponents to rely on other powers.
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