I always had the thought that after aizen negated soi fon ability, any ability which would be instant kill or poison would be negated by him, having an god killer spear was awesome as most of the things on bleach have their power based on their name
When it was intentionally shown its length, I was on guard because I felt that can't be all. There's something else going on which I wasn't disappointed as soon as it retracted. Almost like staring down the barrel of a gun with a bayonet. You're dodging the blade but at any moment, it can fire a bullet and kill you.
I always imagined gins sword to be one of those cheap paper party favors where you flick it by the plastic handle and it extends before rolling back up..... Idk what theyre called but its how i imagined it
yes, still remember that time it was revealed... and my reaction is - that's it? thats a bankai? haha but the shot w/ aizen is truly caught me. Unfortunately, aizen managed to survive
That's always been an anime pet peeve of mine. People explaining their powers to an enemy they are fighting to the death. One particular moment where it made 0 sense to explain the abilities was with Shinji vs Aizen. Shinji made a big deal about how he never explained his reversal powers to Aizen for 100 years. Then he explained it to him just in time for all his past work hiding it to be pointless. Imagine if Shinji had just started attacking Aizen instead of explaining anything. I wonder if Shinji would have won. Aizen would have been very confused, he would have looked the wrong way. Shinji could have taken off his head in the first strike because Aizen would have absolutely no idea which way he needed to defend against.
@@hamsterfromabove8905 In shinji’s defence he started explaining his Shikai AFTER he activated it so the explanation should’ve sounded inverted to aizen
He's also a walking trope subversion. He's the starscream, but patient and quiet about his actions. He's not obvious in the how or when. Dude played his whole position beautifully. He also defied the "Imma tell you how my power works" by actively lying.
Some venomous snakes can bite "dry", not using any of their venom if they don't feel they don't need to use it. It takes a lot of energy for them to produce, so they don't waste it if they don't feel threatened or if it's not a prey. That's I guess how Gin's bankai also works, he decides when to leave the poison, because it's a precious resource.
Makes sense since we learn that once a Bankai breaks in anyway it basically stays broken. Meaning if Gin used that ability frequently he wouldn't have much of a sword left.
It was *literally* the last ace he was holding up until he died. He was only a soul reaper. No hollow powers, no extensive career of a thousand years like Genryusai. You don't want to play your best card unless you know you can win... Unfortunately, Gin played his last ace up his sleeve but it still wasn't good enough.
I think you missed the fact that Gin was never intending to kill or hurt Ichigo, he was hoping throughout this fight that Ichigo would become strong enough to defeat Aizen. Throughout the whole series Gin toys with his opponents, using just enough strength to push them but not leave a fatal blow. When the buildup is complete and we think we have him figured out, he goes for the only lethal blow he ever uses in the entire series on Aizen and the illusion is shattered. Stuff like his loose robe providing perfect cover, ensuring Ichigo was there and healthy just in case Aizen had Kyouka Suigetsu on at all times, and hiding the true power of his bankai all culminated in that one shot.
With us having the benefit of retrospection, knowing what we know now, it certainly looked like Gin was trying to test Ichigo to see if he had enough power to stand up to Aizen.
@@c6rn6g2k1d the clues were there since their first encounter in the Sould Society arc. At first it makes the reader think, wow ok this Captain guy might not be so bad helping Ichigo like that. Then you see all the suspicious things he does throughout the arc and think that he's some of mastermind who has killed Aizen. THEN the Aizen twist comes and you think he did it just to have the ryonin distractions. All of it keeps getting twisted even all the way to the final showdown and Gin has the reader (and Ichigo) thinking whatever he wants until the very end.
So, consider what we now know about Bankai thanks to Mayuri in TYBW 1: a Bankai is the purest outward embodiment of the wielder's true nature, unchanging unless the true nature of the wielder is mercurial 2: a Bankai, when damaged, is permanently so, and completely and utterly irreparable as it is tantamount to taking chunks out of your true being. So consider now how Kamishini no Yari operates, particularly in relation to how he attempted to kill Aizen It turns to dust and reforms at some nebulous but obscenely fast speed Gin can elect to leave a piece of it in his victim to then be triggered into a necrotic toxin so potent it completely ruptured stage 2 Hogyoku Aizen's entire torso from a mere fragment of the blade Now consider the thematic significance of all these things taken together The true nature of Ichimaru Gin's Kamishini no Yari, the Godkilling Spear, is to leave a piece of itself in its victim before destroying them utterly with its venom Gin's true bankai ability is to irreparably destroy a piece of himself to lash out with venom, with raw hatred so vitriolic, so powerful it can make a near literal deity fear his imminent demise
All of that to say Gin's Bankai is cool huh... this isn't a Harvard or Oxford symposium my guy, it's youtube. The readers are most likely up at 2 in the morning going down the rabbit hole or on the toilet taking a shit, not the most profound intellects, keep it simple my friend 😂😂😂
If you consider that Gin "leaves" part of his zanpakutou inside his opponent, this not technically "damage", therefore this could be an exception and the blade be able to recover itself given time.
It's a missing piece that has been dissolved; I sincerely doubt zanpakuto are so kind as to distinguish between intentional or unintentional damage at the end of the day
@@dfg3021 Depends on the relationship with the user honestly. Kenpachis Zanpakuto fixed itself (somewhat) after going Bankai so we know they can repair themselves.
You know, I just realized that Aizen may not have been the only one deceiving Soul Society with his zanpakuto... Remember, everyone thought Kyoka Suigetsu was a water-type. You are required to have Bankai to be Captain, but when Gin showed his Bankai, I highly doubt he revealed the fact that it has poison. It fits Gin's character, hiding his Bankai's true nature. He probably sold it as "its super fast" or "its super long," like he did with Ichigo 😂
it was pretty cool how they animated Gin's Bankai page. Its also pretty interesting that his zanpactou is similiar to Rangiku. Her sword turns to ash, his to Dust.
Gin's Zanpakuto (both Shikai and Bankai) is actually one of my favorites in all of Bleach. I love the simplicity of its expansion/contraction ability in both states, the size and speed of which makes it quite dangerous even discounting its true ability. And the true power of his Bankai is really perfect for the character and seems extremely deadly... I'm not actually sure how many characters could even survive the poison of Kamishini no Yari when I think about it. And the way Kubo revealed the Bankai and played with the readers much like Gin deceiving people in-story is really clever. A great Bankai (and Zanpakuto in general) for one of the best characters in Bleach.
For sure Once you know his Bankai you start to go through all of the characters one by one and go "Okay, so he is dead, he is dead, he is dead, he is Kenpachi so he cheats but he's definitely gonna get pummeled by the Bankai, he is dead ....." Shit, if Gin were in the TYBW he would definitely have been a major threat to the Quincies, not many could take him on outside of the SS and Juugram
I never thought about it before but I love that Gin’s zanpakuto literally simulates a snakebite. It jolts out at you in an instant and if it manages to get its fangs in, it leaves venom behind to finish the job.
Ngl I was so disappointed by the first time Gin released bankai... but against Aizen I think Gin definitely got my respect once we learned the full potential of Gin's bankai
Same. The extending of length felt underwhelming like is that it? Full glad there was more and to be the perfect counter against Aizen the way Ichigos Bankai was against Bykuyas. Unfortunately his death was such a waste, he achieve nothing but make Aizen progress through the next stage
@@SemekiIzuio Got to admit though, without poison, just his speed alone to extend and retract, it'll be devastating for any captain level opponent. He could have destroyed Ichigo if he was serious.
@@selfimprovement5873 yeah too bad we didnt see any of that. I think that's why people want to see him return in hell arc. I've said my opinion else where in the comment section, that's what people want thats what made gin intriguing because he always hid his soul reaper powers. The only thing we ever saw was his shikai one time against ichigo in the beginning. The next battle was with Toshiro and he was toying with him. That's why when we saw his "Bankai" it was nothing knew per se. We already new he could extend, so what? It was the fact that it can disintegrate that was really cool to understand and would lik to see more of what he can do with dust particles. That's my opinion anyway, I care more of what he cam do with the poison and his weapon disintegrating then his length really
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It's a shame we got so little of him throughout the manga/anime. Yes he was present but he wasnt do much but watching. It's not until the reveal that suddenly everyone loved him lol it was well done yes but it was bittersweet, I think we all wanted to see more of him after we see him finally fight
The crazy thing is, is that Gin would be the 2nd strongest & smartest Captain if he wasnt killed by some bs. Look at all other captains who is the only 1 that got the drop on Aizen & literally killed him? 1 guy only ever & nobody knows that or of his sacrifice! Kyorako couldn't use his bankai vs Aizen even if he could cause Aizen is smarter than him & would've ended up taking himself out unless theres some cheat hax to avoid killing himself in his own stupid games. Gin was so strong HE NEVER USED OR NEEDED HIS HOLLOW MASK if he even has one which is crazy. Throughout the series really nobody could take Gin & on top of that he never had to use bankai except for vs Aizen not even Ichigo was a threat to this man. Thats like how Yamamoto never used his till Yhwach.
@@LordNexusTheFir Gin is way above Captains like Byakuya and Kenpachi at this point, but i don't think he's on the level of Kyouraku and Ukitake and above that is Unohana. Only difference is he was hidden and used a sneak attack, yes it was Aizen, but Gin knew how Kyouka Suigetsu worked and would do anything(aside of hurting Rangiku) to help him reach his objective, while people like Yama decided to save his underlings instead of defeating Aizen, plus he was feeling like king of the world after "defeating" Yama and achieving his new transformation, he let his guard down. Kyouraku jobbing for Aizen bc of Hitsugaya(even if he was using KS); Ukitake being caught off guard by Wonderweiss; Unohana doing nothing aside of dying for Kenpachi; were all misses from Kubo for the three strongest Captains(not counting Yama); 1-Yama 2/3-Aizen/Unohana 4/5-Kyouraku/Ukitake 6-Gin 7-Mayuri 8/9-Byakuya/Kenpachi 10-Soi Fon 11-Hitsugaya 12-Kommamura 13-Tousen(pre Hollowfication)
I’ll never forget reading the manga panel when his bankai was first revealed, that was one of the few times where I legit screamed from being so hype, the only other times being Adult Toshiro, Zaraki and Shunsui’s reveal. And when we learned that his Bankai translates to ‘God killing spear’, I thought it was straight up poetry that he was the one person who could legitimately ‘kill’ Aizen.
@@culifabrizio1479i think both his reach and speed makes him being able to use various angles. Cause bleach characters are mainly sword fighters but hes a sniper. If someone shoots you in the back from afar you cant protect yourself with your sword
@@alicewonderland1380 its sad that we didnt see much of him and when people used their bankai in the quincy war, we can just imagine his full potential bankai
His Bankai was perfect in my opinion, an excellent representation of him and also a poised rattle snake or viper, basically staying constricted, concealed and unassuming until the strike, extending further then expected, at a lighting quick speed and leaving the victim helplessly at the mercy of its deadly hemotoxin.
In this case it wouldn't be a hemotoxin but a Cytotoxin (it affects the cells and not blood) but yes, that's exactly why it's one of the best Bankai in the series hands down
I think his Bankai would only make sense at that speed and length by turning and returning from dust. In a way, it dematerializes to become giant: the only way to do that so fast is by flickering in and out of existence, and by doing that, being able to leave a fragment behind would also be possible.
Ichigo did say that he would have been dead if Gin shot his Bankai at him from the start. But Gin destroying buildings first before going for Ichigo gave him a split second to react and block it. Gin's Bankai is too fast to be seen. Its a sniper Bankai. But that plays into his Gin's character. The Mind Games. If you look at it from a 1 shot 1 kill perspective, it is really deadly. Especially if it can be shot from a long distance. Thats why its more impressive then Soifong's Bankai, imo.
Even without the "poison" Gin's Bankai can essentially work like a sniper machine gun with incredible power since it has so much speed he can extend and retract it at the speed of light. There's so much more to do with it. I hope we get Gin in the Hell arc.
@@MikeTall88 You would maybe get tired after a while, but we've seen Ichigo being in Bankai for long ass stretches of time, like in the Arrancar arc, i think he goes from the fight with Dordoni until losing his powers in the Aizen fight. In between, is constantly fighting, dies twice(once for real and once almost), loses control of his body, gets his body healed thrice (by Orihime and Nel), his energy replenished once(by Unohana) as well, and meditates for 3 whole months. So maybe if you have a high enough pool of reiatsu, you can just stay in it, if your Bankai isn't cumbersome to use, like Komamura's, Tousen's, Kyouraku's, Hirako's, Yamamoto's, Mayuri's, Kisuke's, so on, also incomplete Bankais like Toushiro's.
Gins bankai is literally his shikai on steroids. It's actually scary how fast it could extend/retract and the fact that it's hard to tell if he even released it. His bankai fits him so well. It's more in the shawdows and sneaky than soifons shikai. Gins death was one of the hardest in the series man 😔
By far my favorite character in Bleach. The writing for this character from everything regarding his personality to his zanpakuto is just so well done and thematic. It’s just a shame that his untimely demise, as far as the anime goes, feels a bit rushed. Would’ve loved to get a deeper look at what Gin’s off-screen/panel time with Aizen was like prior to the fake karakura town arc
He's definitely one of the captains that went to Hell since he died in Soul Soceity. So 90% sure we'll see Gin, Yama, Unohana, Ukitake etc in the Hell Arc whenever Kubo gets back to it
I might be the minority, but I was satisfied with Gin's bankai from the beginning. Even though it seemed simple, just a bigger version of his shikai, it had all the spectacle you would expect from a bankai reveal. The way he split all those distant buildings reminded my of the "quickdraw" trope, where you see these swordsman draw their blade and all of a sudden their target is cut. It was big and imposing, and excellent setup for the fight with the villain's right-hand-man. Since I was satisfied with the initial introduction of Gin's bankai, I sort of saw each new ability like a new phase in a boss fight. It gets progressively more dangerous is it goes.
What gets me about Kamishini no Yari is how, even without the venom aspect, it's a brutally terrifying Bankai because of its length and speed. Most Bankai are very showy and visually impressive, but Kamishini no Yari's abilities are very basic and grounded. It's a Bankai that doesn't care about fanfare or honorable combat; it's just here to *kill*, in the most efficient and pragmatic way possible.
One thing I would like to change, is even when Gin is (presumably) telling the truth, he still does not reveal much. When he claps, and says his blade is 500 times faster than that, is he referring to the sound? Or the speed of his clap, which would be so much faster than sound due to the speeds he could move at. And even then there is the question of if the Bankai's speed is static, or if it is 500 times faster than his.
He later states that it's not as fast or long as he said to Ichigo, so I think it's just a case of not really measuring it. Gin just made an arbitrary speed to frighten Ichigo. Taking that to it's logical conclusion, the blade could be faster and longer than even Gin realizes. He's wrapped himself in so many lies that I don' think he ever went out of his way to really test the limits of his Bankai.
He'll be back in the hell chapter arc, if it ever gets written. I noticed a goddamn burn the witch prequel is planned, a prequel that no one cares about. We want more bleach. We can partially thank bleach brave souls. For this laziness. Kubo and everyone involved in bleach is getting paid and absurd amount of money for bleach content because of a tacky pay to win mobile game. He's got no reason to write. I pray everyday for that applications failure. So that we can get to more bleach. I really appreciate your avatar image by the way.
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Grats on those 150k subs, remember when I found you as a small discussion channel before we even had any confirmation of the tybw anime. Look how far youve come
I always had the theory that Gin's initial release of Kami-Shini no Yari was actually just his Shikai. That Gin had postured his Shikai as limited, but in reality his Shikai was the fastest and the longest. However, when he implanted the chip inside Aizen, he then used his activation "Kill, Kami-Shini no Yari" which was his true bankai. Food for thought~
I love the conversation between Gin and Ichigo when they argue who's the creepy one. PS: Are you planning on making a video about the differences of perception between Bleach's Japanese and Western fans (e.g. a character/fight that's popular in Japan but not in the West and vice versa)?
When Gin tells him how fast his bankai is, it isnt lies, hes literally telling him what it does. He just doesnt include the fact that his sword works both ways, in and out.
Looking back on it now, and hearing it described, I think Kamishini-no-yari was used as either a prototype or inspiration for Lille Barro's X-axis power in the final arc. The inability to dodge when it is pointed at you and the user decides to pull the trigger is really similar.
Although he was never really one of my favorites, I can’t deny how interesting he was despite how rarely we saw him fight. I also love how deceptive he is in battle. He’s the perfect representation of what anime characters shouldn’t do in battle which is explain their abilities to opponents 😂😂😂😂😂 (looking at you Shinji). That ultimately ability of Gin’s bankai was insane. Wonder if he will return in the hell arc.
The hogyoku was so afraid of Gin that it willed Aizen back to life to rescue it. Gin probably would have destroyed it for eating a piece of Rangiku's soul.
Even before I knew about that poison effect of his I thought his bankai was really cool. Not knowing whether or not his blade has deactivated, the fact that it's stupid fast and cut through a whole town could potentially mean that he can eliminate any enemy in the blink of an eye from anywhere at any time (within it's radius of course which is no joke either), making him a constant threat, and with the psychological warfare he likes to play, his enemies would be driven mad.
You know whats also some nice symbolism about his Bankai. His true ability in taht his sword disappears is very similar to Rangiku's Shikai kind of showing you taht the truth behind his bluster and words is his feelings for Rangiku and his motives derive from her. I like that clever symbolism.
Gin's and Kira's Zanpakuto were my favorite for most of the series, Rukia's joined that list when she revealed that her Zanpakuto worked the same way as theirs. All 3 of their Zanpakuto are traps.
I think Gins biggest flaw is buildup with low payoff. Both Gin's power and story were built up perfectly in my opinion. You really never know what he is thinking and he lies and easy as he breathes. And he seems absolutely capable in any fight. But the reality is, his time to shine is extremely short. His only fight is a very small one with Ichigo. And his final plan, which took actually years to come to fruition, gets thwarted pretty immediately by Aizen (though unintentionallyby him). Here's hoping that new Hell arc continues so we can see more of Gin, feels like such missed potential.
Thats all it needs to be. His spear pierces God. It's particles bypass all defenses and dissolves all cells. There really is no better weapon and no better bankai for battle. Sweeping across anything and piercing anything, at godly speed. His only limit is his own base spiritual pressure which probably isn't much beyond Captain class
You know, that makes me think that his sword turning almost to a dust mimics the whole idea that a zanpakuto is reflective of someone's spirit. Because there's another zanpakuto that turns to a dust. And it's owner is heavily tied to Gin. What an excellent way to connect them.
I just knew when I opened UA-cam it would be to a new MrTommo video. You’re one of the first UA-camrs/content creators that I actively anticipate every single video. Love listening to you talk, thanks for the content.
Also I just wanted to say that I listened to this on my way home from work - basically pressed play as I started driving and the video stopped the second I parked at home. It’s the little victories in life.
Honestly, you're one of the most sympathetic UA-camrs I've ever seen, even beyond manga and anime. You're also doing an amazing job combining hype and analysis. Congrats!
I actually loved Gin's reveal. Even without the secret part of the Bankai the rapid contraction and extension was more than enough to impress me and the lethality of being impaled rapidly in a molecules-thin attack was incredibly impressive
Top five favorite character. I really do love gin. Only reason he's not my favorite is because his story ended so short. However, that is one of the defining reasons why I do love his growth and reveals.
I actually use a similar deception to Gin sometimes playing Town of Salem when I get Jester. Jester's goal is to get himself hung. Upon getting hung, the Jester wins (though the game continues, Town or Mafia can still also win) and takes one player of his choice who voted Guilty or who abstained down with him. Town often doesn't want to hang the jester out of fear of losing a powerful town member, and evils often don't want to hang a jester out of fear of losing one member of their already-small team. Thing is, everyone likes feeling like they outsmarted you. If you make a "mistake" just subtle enough that it's not clearly fake and just obvious enough people will actually spot it, the town will jump on it. They LOVE thinking they outsmarted you right up until the Jester message pops up in the chat log.
I always thought Gin Bankai is the one every enemy needs to watch out from. Super simple, super deadly. It doesn't extend and retract at the speed Gin said but it's still too fast for anyone to dodge or realize it even extended. Its length isn't what Gin said is, but it's still long enough for a long range fight if necessary. Then we find out that it, Kami shini no Yari, the undodgeable sword, is venomous. There's a reason why fantasy authors put characters like Ichimaru in circumstances where they give up, die in super convinient ways (Aizen just begun the successive phase) or in enclosed spaces so that they're not able to roam about. The reason is simple: these characters are too strong to interact with other characters. Take Magellan or Enelfrom One piece. They both lost in super convenient circumstances. The former never left Impel down and the latter was sent to the moon 😂 (now Enel can be beaten that's why we hear voices of his comeback, but you will never beat magellan without getting poisoned, hence you're dead.) I've always put Gin in this category of characters but it's just my opinion.
I understand that in the same world where Yamamoto, Ywach, Ichibei live it sounds stupid but think about it. You'd lose 100% fighting against the sun, against someone that enters into the future and changes it, someone that erases your existence. These are all super grandstanding abilities fitting the rank of those who use them. But realizing you're dying while looking at a short sword in the hand of a guy standing 20 meters from you right at the moment you were about to release your special move... That sounds dangerous. All idiots can manipulate the future or the sun. Maybe I overthink a little ahaaha
13:52 so snakes can decide just how much venom they inject and if they inject any at all, the exception been baby snakes who have no control so the just inject the full amount this is what makes handling baby snakes much more dangerous, so as Gin is based on the idea of a snake ied guess he has full control of the amount of poison he can use if any at all.
When this guy is on screen it always delivers. But I feel his Bankai little lack lustre specifically only the poison part. I feel it was specifically made to counter Aizen which it actually couldn’t and it does fit his character. There was no clear explanation of how it activates but from what we see it has to go through a body to leave the poison fragment, which is a very hard Condition to meet but it definitely is one of the most lethal power. Loved him and still one of my Fav. Character.
Gin always reminded me more of a kitsune than a snake. His playfulness and snarkiness reminds me of a kitsune from Japanese folklore and his fox eyes (like Naruto has sometimes) add to it.
I loved Gin's character from the moment Kubo showed us his character was much more than meets the eye. By his second appearance you knew he was interesting and especially dangerous. I also was initially disappointed in Gin's bankai but ultimately was amazed that he did have such skill and versatility with it that he could have killed anyone, except the ascended Aizen. Thank you for the full analysis and I hope we will see more of him yet in the hell arc!
I can definitely see why you were disappointed, but for me, the 12 year old watching it in the anime seeing everything getting cut in half was incredible Oh and congratulations on 150,000 subscribers
It’s implied Rangiku was graped before having a part of her soul taken from Aizen, which is also why Gin and Hitsugaia use medicine that makes her forget. Also why Gin was adamant about getting the Hyogoku, not for the power or to stop Aizen as much but to get back the part of Rangiku’s soul that Aizen stole from her, her innocence.
I thought Gin's was too subvert the expectations. He started out following the basic understanding. You have a level up that makes you faster, have more mini swords, or do extra ice stuff. Out of left field he had secret poison magic that explodes people who he leaves a piece of the sword in. Instead of the poison thing, he could have casually grabbed the sword then stabbed Aizen 500 times in the time it took to hear a clap. Gin's whole plan wasn't that no one knew what his Bankai did, it was that he knew how to ignore the sensory manipulation. The posion thing was an extra step that didn't need to be there and undermind his whole arc.
I won't lie, Gin was probably my favorite character in Bleach. It was a shame that we never got to see much of him, but in hindsight, it makes perfect sense. And when his Bankai was revealed, I was skeptical that that was all it could have been. I wasn't disappointed, not exactly, but suspicious of what it could all mean. And boy was I surprised by the end.
calling something "the fastest" in something like bleach is way faster then we can actually assume it is. Which goes to show how fast ichigo has become at that point
Never thought about the fact that, in order for aizen power to affect you, you must look at its release And gin has his eyes closed for most of the time, seems like a self inflicted punishment - or just an aesthetic choice, either way it's fun to elaborate 😁
Considering that Gin touched Koyaka Suigetsu before Aizen activated it....he was one of many who witnessed Aizen activate it Plus even as a kid, before Gin formally met Aizen and everything, his eyes were almost always closed
I remember when I first read these chapters, I was very surprised some actual numbers were used, since it meant we could empirically figure out statistics about the series. So it actually felt better in some ways that these were again made nebulous. We don't know how long or fast or heavy his blade is; It's once again partially a mystery, which just feels better to me. Edit: I also love that note about Rangiku.
Can you please cover the filler arc of bleach where Ichigo went against Oko! Seeing him get his powers back though for a slight moment, despite being filler, was pretty cool and I think would be great content to speak about.
It's neat that it also matches how snakes work. Not every bite injects venom and is something it makes a choice to do, which is why milking snakes involves tricking them into making them think they're in actual danger
This made me remember the jokes that went around when Gin revealed his Bankai could be up to 8 miles long. People kept making edits of the page with different units of measurement. It's a pretty stupid joke but imagining Gin saying his sword can extend up to 1514676.7 barleycorns or 7040 fathoms was funnier than it had any right to be.
I didn't really understand his bankai until I started seeing it through the view of Gin being a snake. While his bankai range and speed are impressive, it's not the fang of the snake you need to be worried about, it's the venom. I actually think his shikai and bankai both work really well with his character. His shikai is like a snake bit, fast and has long reach, while his bankai expands the shikai's abilities but now adds the venom component of a snake.
Kubo did answer this. He states no, it doesn’t lose a piece every time. It’s at Gin’s discretion. Also, it’s clear it doesn’t take effect until Gin tells it to. Kubo states also when asked if that piece stays gone forever and he say no, it grows back. Lastly, Gin’s Bankai takes commands from 8 miles away. Meaning he doesn’t need to be present because that piece in Aizen’s heart is Gin’s Bankai. He was only close because he had to touch Aizen’s sword to prevent perfect hypnosis and to take the Hogyoku.
Its surprising not even Aisen of all people knew of Gin's bankai ability. Im sure he knew of his shikai but to utterly be caught offguard not only by his betrayal but the bankai itself really speaks volumes of what sort of character Gin was. Everything from his characteristics to his abilities just shows how much mystery Kubo put into Gin. A very unpredictable character indeed. One that is awsome nontheless and one who has won over a lot of fans, including myself.
His strongest move on dark souls on the DSi , he disappears and it rains down a ton of blades. I think they used that based on his fight with toshi since his bankai hadn’t been revealed yet.
Honestly, I think one of the big things about Gin's bankai is that it lacks the impressiveness of a lot of other bankai in favour of sheer unadorned lethality, which is very different from the other more fantastical and impressive seeming bankai. I think it's funny that Gin's bankai (the manifestation of his soul) is so undramatic when he portrays himself so dramatically. I think that, more than anything else shows how much of his personality was probably an act.
I think it's stronger than that.Gin just chose to explain it to Aizen. I believe that the fragmentation happens every time if he wants and can order the killing switch from distance. Meaning it's a one shot kill every time it graze you.
Gin liked Ichigo therefor I think that's the reason for aiming at his shoulder instead of his hart, also think that he didn't leave a piece in Ichigo because he's seen Ichigo before Ichigo saw him self and knew he was the only one capable to fight Aizen.
What did you think of Gin's Bankai? Did anyone else have the same initial reaction as me? No...? Okay...
I always had the thought that after aizen negated soi fon ability, any ability which would be instant kill or poison would be negated by him, having an god killer spear was awesome as most of the things on bleach have their power based on their name
When it was intentionally shown its length, I was on guard because I felt that can't be all. There's something else going on which I wasn't disappointed as soon as it retracted. Almost like staring down the barrel of a gun with a bayonet. You're dodging the blade but at any moment, it can fire a bullet and kill you.
I liked it because the video games before hand just had the sword rain down from the sky.
I always imagined gins sword to be one of those cheap paper party favors where you flick it by the plastic handle and it extends before rolling back up..... Idk what theyre called but its how i imagined it
yes, still remember that time it was revealed... and my reaction is - that's it? thats a bankai? haha but the shot w/ aizen is truly caught me. Unfortunately, aizen managed to survive
The fact that he used the Ichigo fight to keep his Bankai activated for Aizen later was genius writing.
exactly, its crazy that his bankai keeps his zanpakuto just looking the same, so you never know when he deactivates his bankai
If he activated it at any other point it wouldn’t have made any difference.
@@lord_haven1114 Aizen may have caught on nd killed him quicker
@@lord_haven1114 it would have, because it would have put Aizen on alert
Kubo really tricked us.
In a world where characters explain exactly how their powers work, Gin is the only one to actually lie to his opponent. Respect.
I wish that was done more often with villains, there aren't enough genuinely creative and intelligent villains in anime.
That's always been an anime pet peeve of mine. People explaining their powers to an enemy they are fighting to the death. One particular moment where it made 0 sense to explain the abilities was with Shinji vs Aizen. Shinji made a big deal about how he never explained his reversal powers to Aizen for 100 years. Then he explained it to him just in time for all his past work hiding it to be pointless.
Imagine if Shinji had just started attacking Aizen instead of explaining anything. I wonder if Shinji would have won. Aizen would have been very confused, he would have looked the wrong way. Shinji could have taken off his head in the first strike because Aizen would have absolutely no idea which way he needed to defend against.
@@hamsterfromabove8905 In shinji’s defence he started explaining his Shikai AFTER he activated it so the explanation should’ve sounded inverted to aizen
@@andrewcook6123 Shinji hadn't learned to invert sound yet. Sakanade was sight-only at this point.
Aizen lied about his abilities just like gun did and then reveals it's true abilities so there are 2 characters that lied about their ability
He's also a walking trope subversion. He's the starscream, but patient and quiet about his actions. He's not obvious in the how or when. Dude played his whole position beautifully.
He also defied the "Imma tell you how my power works" by actively lying.
Some venomous snakes can bite "dry", not using any of their venom if they don't feel they don't need to use it.
It takes a lot of energy for them to produce, so they don't waste it if they don't feel threatened or if it's not a prey.
That's I guess how Gin's bankai also works, he decides when to leave the poison, because it's a precious resource.
Yeah that sounds like exactly the inspiration
Fire comment.
Makes sense since we learn that once a Bankai breaks in anyway it basically stays broken.
Meaning if Gin used that ability frequently he wouldn't have much of a sword left.
naaaa man just expand and unexpand
It was *literally* the last ace he was holding up until he died. He was only a soul reaper. No hollow powers, no extensive career of a thousand years like Genryusai. You don't want to play your best card unless you know you can win... Unfortunately, Gin played his last ace up his sleeve but it still wasn't good enough.
I think you missed the fact that Gin was never intending to kill or hurt Ichigo, he was hoping throughout this fight that Ichigo would become strong enough to defeat Aizen. Throughout the whole series Gin toys with his opponents, using just enough strength to push them but not leave a fatal blow. When the buildup is complete and we think we have him figured out, he goes for the only lethal blow he ever uses in the entire series on Aizen and the illusion is shattered. Stuff like his loose robe providing perfect cover, ensuring Ichigo was there and healthy just in case Aizen had Kyouka Suigetsu on at all times, and hiding the true power of his bankai all culminated in that one shot.
With us having the benefit of retrospection, knowing what we know now, it certainly looked like Gin was trying to test Ichigo to see if he had enough power to stand up to Aizen.
also whats crazy about Gin's Zanpakuto, you never know after Gin activates his Bakai, if his bankai is deactivated or not
@@c6rn6g2k1d the clues were there since their first encounter in the Sould Society arc. At first it makes the reader think, wow ok this Captain guy might not be so bad helping Ichigo like that. Then you see all the suspicious things he does throughout the arc and think that he's some of mastermind who has killed Aizen. THEN the Aizen twist comes and you think he did it just to have the ryonin distractions. All of it keeps getting twisted even all the way to the final showdown and Gin has the reader (and Ichigo) thinking whatever he wants until the very end.
@@Dont_. I agree, Gin has the second sneakiest zanpakuto behind aizen
I like ur analysis... but are we just gonna conveniently forget that Gin cut Hiyori in half?
So, consider what we now know about Bankai thanks to Mayuri in TYBW
1: a Bankai is the purest outward embodiment of the wielder's true nature, unchanging unless the true nature of the wielder is mercurial
2: a Bankai, when damaged, is permanently so, and completely and utterly irreparable as it is tantamount to taking chunks out of your true being.
So consider now how Kamishini no Yari operates, particularly in relation to how he attempted to kill Aizen
It turns to dust and reforms at some nebulous but obscenely fast speed
Gin can elect to leave a piece of it in his victim to then be triggered into a necrotic toxin so potent it completely ruptured stage 2 Hogyoku Aizen's entire torso from a mere fragment of the blade
Now consider the thematic significance of all these things taken together
The true nature of Ichimaru Gin's Kamishini no Yari, the Godkilling Spear, is to leave a piece of itself in its victim before destroying them utterly with its venom
Gin's true bankai ability is to irreparably destroy a piece of himself to lash out with venom, with raw hatred so vitriolic, so powerful it can make a near literal deity fear his imminent demise
All of that to say Gin's Bankai is cool huh... this isn't a Harvard or Oxford symposium my guy, it's youtube. The readers are most likely up at 2 in the morning going down the rabbit hole or on the toilet taking a shit, not the most profound intellects, keep it simple my friend 😂😂😂
Beautiful succinct breakdown
If you consider that Gin "leaves" part of his zanpakutou inside his opponent, this not technically "damage", therefore this could be an exception and the blade be able to recover itself given time.
It's a missing piece that has been dissolved; I sincerely doubt zanpakuto are so kind as to distinguish between intentional or unintentional damage at the end of the day
@@dfg3021 Depends on the relationship with the user honestly. Kenpachis Zanpakuto fixed itself (somewhat) after going Bankai so we know they can repair themselves.
I cannot describe in words how much i love Gin he has a 10/10 design/backstory and he is a badass ^^
Gin❤️❤️❤️💔😭😭😭
You know, I just realized that Aizen may not have been the only one deceiving Soul Society with his zanpakuto... Remember, everyone thought Kyoka Suigetsu was a water-type. You are required to have Bankai to be Captain, but when Gin showed his Bankai, I highly doubt he revealed the fact that it has poison. It fits Gin's character, hiding his Bankai's true nature.
He probably sold it as "its super fast" or "its super long," like he did with Ichigo 😂
Maturing is realizing Gin has one of the best Bankai in the series. In terms of killing power, themes, and abilities.
it was pretty cool how they animated Gin's Bankai page. Its also pretty interesting that his zanpactou is similiar to Rangiku. Her sword turns to ash, his to Dust.
True
Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
@@occultninja4 genius 👍
when you love someone so much, your bankai has similar properties.
@@occultninja4 fuck I was about to say that 🤣
Gin might in fact return in the Hell Arc, REALLY hoping for that.
Gin's Zanpakuto (both Shikai and Bankai) is actually one of my favorites in all of Bleach. I love the simplicity of its expansion/contraction ability in both states, the size and speed of which makes it quite dangerous even discounting its true ability. And the true power of his Bankai is really perfect for the character and seems extremely deadly... I'm not actually sure how many characters could even survive the poison of Kamishini no Yari when I think about it. And the way Kubo revealed the Bankai and played with the readers much like Gin deceiving people in-story is really clever. A great Bankai (and Zanpakuto in general) for one of the best characters in Bleach.
For sure
Once you know his Bankai you start to go through all of the characters one by one and go "Okay, so he is dead, he is dead, he is dead, he is Kenpachi so he cheats but he's definitely gonna get pummeled by the Bankai, he is dead ....."
Shit, if Gin were in the TYBW he would definitely have been a major threat to the Quincies, not many could take him on outside of the SS and Juugram
@@sephikong8323 he would have been on a level above the famous captains I think
He could kill anyone basically, I'm not sure Zaraki can survive that.
I never thought about it before but I love that Gin’s zanpakuto literally simulates a snakebite. It jolts out at you in an instant and if it manages to get its fangs in, it leaves venom behind to finish the job.
Ngl I was so disappointed by the first time Gin released bankai... but against Aizen I think Gin definitely got my respect once we learned the full potential of Gin's bankai
Same. The extending of length felt underwhelming like is that it? Full glad there was more and to be the perfect counter against Aizen the way Ichigos Bankai was against Bykuyas. Unfortunately his death was such a waste, he achieve nothing but make Aizen progress through the next stage
@@SemekiIzuio Got to admit though, without poison, just his speed alone to extend and retract, it'll be devastating for any captain level opponent. He could have destroyed Ichigo if he was serious.
@@selfimprovement5873 Gin destroys any soulreaper while bloodlusted besides Yamamoto and Aizen using Kyoka Suigetsu.
@@SemekiIzuio
@@selfimprovement5873 yeah too bad we didnt see any of that. I think that's why people want to see him return in hell arc. I've said my opinion else where in the comment section, that's what people want thats what made gin intriguing because he always hid his soul reaper powers. The only thing we ever saw was his shikai one time against ichigo in the beginning. The next battle was with Toshiro and he was toying with him. That's why when we saw his "Bankai" it was nothing knew per se. We already new he could extend, so what? It was the fact that it can disintegrate that was really cool to understand and would lik to see more of what he can do with dust particles. That's my opinion anyway, I care more of what he cam do with the poison and his weapon disintegrating then his length really
I can understand Gin lying about his sword. Afterall who among us have not lied about length and speed ಠ ͜ʖ ಠ
Wooow lol
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It's a shame we got so little of him throughout the manga/anime. Yes he was present but he wasnt do much but watching. It's not until the reveal that suddenly everyone loved him lol it was well done yes but it was bittersweet, I think we all wanted to see more of him after we see him finally fight
Hopefully in the hell arc
The crazy thing is, is that Gin would be the 2nd strongest & smartest Captain if he wasnt killed by some bs. Look at all other captains who is the only 1 that got the drop on Aizen & literally killed him?
1 guy only ever & nobody knows that or of his sacrifice!
Kyorako couldn't use his bankai vs Aizen even if he could cause Aizen is smarter than him & would've ended up taking himself out unless theres some cheat hax to avoid killing himself in his own stupid games.
Gin was so strong HE NEVER USED OR NEEDED HIS HOLLOW MASK if he even has one which is crazy. Throughout the series really nobody could take Gin & on top of that he never had to use bankai except for vs Aizen not even Ichigo was a threat to this man. Thats like how Yamamoto never used his till Yhwach.
@@LordNexusTheFir Gin is way above Captains like Byakuya and Kenpachi at this point, but i don't think he's on the level of Kyouraku and Ukitake and above that is Unohana.
Only difference is he was hidden and used a sneak attack, yes it was Aizen, but Gin knew how Kyouka Suigetsu worked and would do anything(aside of hurting Rangiku) to help him reach his objective, while people like Yama decided to save his underlings instead of defeating Aizen, plus he was feeling like king of the world after "defeating" Yama and achieving his new transformation, he let his guard down.
Kyouraku jobbing for Aizen bc of Hitsugaya(even if he was using KS);
Ukitake being caught off guard by Wonderweiss;
Unohana doing nothing aside of dying for Kenpachi;
were all misses from Kubo for the three strongest Captains(not counting Yama);
1-Yama 2/3-Aizen/Unohana 4/5-Kyouraku/Ukitake 6-Gin 7-Mayuri 8/9-Byakuya/Kenpachi 10-Soi Fon 11-Hitsugaya 12-Kommamura 13-Tousen(pre Hollowfication)
omg imagine Gin sniping someone from way off page as his introduction in the Hell Arc
I’ll never forget reading the manga panel when his bankai was first revealed, that was one of the few times where I legit screamed from being so hype, the only other times being Adult Toshiro, Zaraki and Shunsui’s reveal. And when we learned that his Bankai translates to ‘God killing spear’, I thought it was straight up poetry that he was the one person who could legitimately ‘kill’ Aizen.
Fun fact: The real dangerous thing about snakes isn’t their reach, or their speed, but their ability to strike from unusual angles.
In gins case it would be speed right? No angles?
@@culifabrizio1479i think both his reach and speed makes him being able to use various angles. Cause bleach characters are mainly sword fighters but hes a sniper. If someone shoots you in the back from afar you cant protect yourself with your sword
@@alicewonderland1380 its sad that we didnt see much of him and when people used their bankai in the quincy war, we can just imagine his full potential bankai
His Bankai was perfect in my opinion, an excellent representation of him and also a poised rattle snake or viper, basically staying constricted, concealed and unassuming until the strike, extending further then expected, at a lighting quick speed and leaving the victim helplessly at the mercy of its deadly hemotoxin.
In this case it wouldn't be a hemotoxin but a Cytotoxin (it affects the cells and not blood) but yes, that's exactly why it's one of the best Bankai in the series hands down
I think his Bankai would only make sense at that speed and length by turning and returning from dust. In a way, it dematerializes to become giant: the only way to do that so fast is by flickering in and out of existence, and by doing that, being able to leave a fragment behind would also be possible.
I think Gin was capable of killing anyone in the series without having an extra weapon as broken as the Hogyoku.
Ichigo did say that he would have been dead if Gin shot his Bankai at him from the start. But Gin destroying buildings first before going for Ichigo gave him a split second to react and block it. Gin's Bankai is too fast to be seen. Its a sniper Bankai. But that plays into his Gin's character. The Mind Games. If you look at it from a 1 shot 1 kill perspective, it is really deadly. Especially if it can be shot from a long distance. Thats why its more impressive then Soifong's Bankai, imo.
Even without the "poison" Gin's Bankai can essentially work like a sniper machine gun with incredible power since it has so much speed he can extend and retract it at the speed of light.
There's so much more to do with it. I hope we get Gin in the Hell arc.
I feel like Gin is always in Bankai mode, he doesn't know when the chance to kill Aizen might appear so he should be ready to go at all times.
What's the downside of being on Bankai mode?
Why not always be?
@@MikeTall88 You would maybe get tired after a while, but we've seen Ichigo being in Bankai for long ass stretches of time, like in the Arrancar arc, i think he goes from the fight with Dordoni until losing his powers in the Aizen fight.
In between, is constantly fighting, dies twice(once for real and once almost), loses control of his body, gets his body healed thrice (by Orihime and Nel), his energy replenished once(by Unohana) as well, and meditates for 3 whole months.
So maybe if you have a high enough pool of reiatsu, you can just stay in it, if your Bankai isn't cumbersome to use, like Komamura's, Tousen's, Kyouraku's, Hirako's, Yamamoto's, Mayuri's, Kisuke's, so on, also incomplete Bankais like Toushiro's.
Gins bankai is literally his shikai on steroids. It's actually scary how fast it could extend/retract and the fact that it's hard to tell if he even released it. His bankai fits him so well. It's more in the shawdows and sneaky than soifons shikai. Gins death was one of the hardest in the series man 😔
Gin,,💔💔💔💔💔
Gin IS
By far my favorite character in Bleach. The writing for this character from everything regarding his personality to his zanpakuto is just so well done and thematic. It’s just a shame that his untimely demise, as far as the anime goes, feels a bit rushed. Would’ve loved to get a deeper look at what Gin’s off-screen/panel time with Aizen was like prior to the fake karakura town arc
He's definitely one of the captains that went to Hell since he died in Soul Soceity. So 90% sure we'll see Gin, Yama, Unohana, Ukitake etc in the Hell Arc whenever Kubo gets back to it
I might be the minority, but I was satisfied with Gin's bankai from the beginning. Even though it seemed simple, just a bigger version of his shikai, it had all the spectacle you would expect from a bankai reveal. The way he split all those distant buildings reminded my of the "quickdraw" trope, where you see these swordsman draw their blade and all of a sudden their target is cut. It was big and imposing, and excellent setup for the fight with the villain's right-hand-man.
Since I was satisfied with the initial introduction of Gin's bankai, I sort of saw each new ability like a new phase in a boss fight. It gets progressively more dangerous is it goes.
What gets me about Kamishini no Yari is how, even without the venom aspect, it's a brutally terrifying Bankai because of its length and speed. Most Bankai are very showy and visually impressive, but Kamishini no Yari's abilities are very basic and grounded. It's a Bankai that doesn't care about fanfare or honorable combat; it's just here to *kill*, in the most efficient and pragmatic way possible.
Damn killing it with these uploads man!
Thank you!
@@MrTommo2304 congratulations on 150k subscribers
@@jeffreyogunleye323 Wow 150K just in time for TYBW!!! Bro been on that grind for years, well done Tommo!
@@MrTommo2304 150K Well earned my friend. Just in time for TYBW too!!
One thing I would like to change, is even when Gin is (presumably) telling the truth, he still does not reveal much. When he claps, and says his blade is 500 times faster than that, is he referring to the sound? Or the speed of his clap, which would be so much faster than sound due to the speeds he could move at. And even then there is the question of if the Bankai's speed is static, or if it is 500 times faster than his.
He later states that it's not as fast or long as he said to Ichigo, so I think it's just a case of not really measuring it. Gin just made an arbitrary speed to frighten Ichigo.
Taking that to it's logical conclusion, the blade could be faster and longer than even Gin realizes. He's wrapped himself in so many lies that I don' think he ever went out of his way to really test the limits of his Bankai.
@@lo4tr its irrelevant, in battle perception is everything
I like how both his and Rangiku's zanpakuto turn to dust as part of their abilities.
The only disappointing thing about Gin is that he couldn't make it to the 2022 Bleach anime. :(
A truly well-written character
He'll be too op if he were in tybw, the arc will probably be too short
He'll be back in the hell chapter arc, if it ever gets written. I noticed a goddamn burn the witch prequel is planned, a prequel that no one cares about. We want more bleach. We can partially thank bleach brave souls. For this laziness. Kubo and everyone involved in bleach is getting paid and absurd amount of money for bleach content because of a tacky pay to win mobile game. He's got no reason to write. I pray everyday for that applications failure. So that we can get to more bleach. I really appreciate your avatar image by the way.
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Gin Bankai will be so effective in TYBW because it is “God-Killing Spear” translated in English.
Help this game is epic @@Xan3119Aizen
This kind of thing is why I love bleach. Things are well thought out, have a purpose, have meaning. It's so complex and it absolutely works
Hearing this makes me think what a fight between Gin and the X-axis Quincy would be like. The God killing spear vs a God 😵
*chicken god
Grats on those 150k subs, remember when I found you as a small discussion channel before we even had any confirmation of the tybw anime. Look how far youve come
I always had the theory that Gin's initial release of Kami-Shini no Yari was actually just his Shikai. That Gin had postured his Shikai as limited, but in reality his Shikai was the fastest and the longest. However, when he implanted the chip inside Aizen, he then used his activation "Kill, Kami-Shini no Yari" which was his true bankai. Food for thought~
I love the conversation between Gin and Ichigo when they argue who's the creepy one.
PS: Are you planning on making a video about the differences of perception between Bleach's Japanese and Western fans (e.g. a character/fight that's popular in Japan but not in the West and vice versa)?
Great take from start to finish! Also love Gin as I grew to understand him better. How badly I wanted him to say something more to Rangiku....
When Gin tells him how fast his bankai is, it isnt lies, hes literally telling him what it does. He just doesnt include the fact that his sword works both ways, in and out.
Looking back on it now, and hearing it described, I think Kamishini-no-yari was used as either a prototype or inspiration for Lille Barro's X-axis power in the final arc. The inability to dodge when it is pointed at you and the user decides to pull the trigger is really similar.
Finally! I've been waiting for this Bankai explained video. Gin is easily my favorite character in Bleach!
Although he was never really one of my favorites, I can’t deny how interesting he was despite how rarely we saw him fight. I also love how deceptive he is in battle. He’s the perfect representation of what anime characters shouldn’t do in battle which is explain their abilities to opponents 😂😂😂😂😂 (looking at you Shinji). That ultimately ability of Gin’s bankai was insane. Wonder if he will return in the hell arc.
Gin hits anyone else with the move he used on Aizen, they die.
Yamamoto, Ichigo, Zaraki.
They die.
Gin is a beast.
The hogyoku was so afraid of Gin that it willed Aizen back to life to rescue it. Gin probably would have destroyed it for eating a piece of Rangiku's soul.
Even before I knew about that poison effect of his I thought his bankai was really cool. Not knowing whether or not his blade has deactivated, the fact that it's stupid fast and cut through a whole town could potentially mean that he can eliminate any enemy in the blink of an eye from anywhere at any time (within it's radius of course which is no joke either), making him a constant threat, and with the psychological warfare he likes to play, his enemies would be driven mad.
You know whats also some nice symbolism about his Bankai. His true ability in taht his sword disappears is very similar to Rangiku's Shikai kind of showing you taht the truth behind his bluster and words is his feelings for Rangiku and his motives derive from her. I like that clever symbolism.
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Gin's and Kira's Zanpakuto were my favorite for most of the series, Rukia's joined that list when she revealed that her Zanpakuto worked the same way as theirs.
All 3 of their Zanpakuto are traps.
Your videos butter my biscuits thank you
I think Gins biggest flaw is buildup with low payoff. Both Gin's power and story were built up perfectly in my opinion.
You really never know what he is thinking and he lies and easy as he breathes. And he seems absolutely capable in any fight.
But the reality is, his time to shine is extremely short. His only fight is a very small one with Ichigo. And his final plan, which took actually years to come to fruition, gets thwarted pretty immediately by Aizen (though unintentionallyby him).
Here's hoping that new Hell arc continues so we can see more of Gin, feels like such missed potential.
Thats all it needs to be. His spear pierces God. It's particles bypass all defenses and dissolves all cells. There really is no better weapon and no better bankai for battle. Sweeping across anything and piercing anything, at godly speed. His only limit is his own base spiritual pressure which probably isn't much beyond Captain class
You know, that makes me think that his sword turning almost to a dust mimics the whole idea that a zanpakuto is reflective of someone's spirit.
Because there's another zanpakuto that turns to a dust. And it's owner is heavily tied to Gin. What an excellent way to connect them.
I just knew when I opened UA-cam it would be to a new MrTommo video. You’re one of the first UA-camrs/content creators that I actively anticipate every single video. Love listening to you talk, thanks for the content.
Also I just wanted to say that I listened to this on my way home from work - basically pressed play as I started driving and the video stopped the second I parked at home. It’s the little victories in life.
Honestly, you're one of the most sympathetic UA-camrs I've ever seen, even beyond manga and anime. You're also doing an amazing job combining hype and analysis. Congrats!
I actually loved Gin's reveal. Even without the secret part of the Bankai the rapid contraction and extension was more than enough to impress me and the lethality of being impaled rapidly in a molecules-thin attack was incredibly impressive
Top five favorite character. I really do love gin. Only reason he's not my favorite is because his story ended so short. However, that is one of the defining reasons why I do love his growth and reveals.
Gins an all time favorite of mine too. 4 hours later is broke 150k. Congrats dude you deserve it!
I actually use a similar deception to Gin sometimes playing Town of Salem when I get Jester. Jester's goal is to get himself hung. Upon getting hung, the Jester wins (though the game continues, Town or Mafia can still also win) and takes one player of his choice who voted Guilty or who abstained down with him. Town often doesn't want to hang the jester out of fear of losing a powerful town member, and evils often don't want to hang a jester out of fear of losing one member of their already-small team. Thing is, everyone likes feeling like they outsmarted you. If you make a "mistake" just subtle enough that it's not clearly fake and just obvious enough people will actually spot it, the town will jump on it. They LOVE thinking they outsmarted you right up until the Jester message pops up in the chat log.
I always thought Gin Bankai is the one every enemy needs to watch out from.
Super simple, super deadly.
It doesn't extend and retract at the speed Gin said but it's still too fast for anyone to dodge or realize it even extended. Its length isn't what Gin said is, but it's still long enough for a long range fight if necessary.
Then we find out that it, Kami shini no Yari, the undodgeable sword, is venomous.
There's a reason why fantasy authors put characters like Ichimaru in circumstances where they give up, die in super convinient ways (Aizen just begun the successive phase) or in enclosed spaces so that they're not able to roam about.
The reason is simple: these characters are too strong to interact with other characters.
Take Magellan or Enelfrom One piece. They both lost in super convenient circumstances. The former never left Impel down and the latter was sent to the moon 😂 (now Enel can be beaten that's why we hear voices of his comeback, but you will never beat magellan without getting poisoned, hence you're dead.)
I've always put Gin in this category of characters but it's just my opinion.
I understand that in the same world where Yamamoto, Ywach, Ichibei live it sounds stupid but think about it.
You'd lose 100% fighting against the sun, against someone that enters into the future and changes it, someone that erases your existence. These are all super grandstanding abilities fitting the rank of those who use them.
But realizing you're dying while looking at a short sword in the hand of a guy standing 20 meters from you right at the moment you were about to release your special move... That sounds dangerous.
All idiots can manipulate the future or the sun.
Maybe I overthink a little ahaaha
13:52 so snakes can decide just how much venom they inject and if they inject any at all, the exception been baby snakes who have no control so the just inject the full amount this is what makes handling baby snakes much more dangerous, so as Gin is based on the idea of a snake ied guess he has full control of the amount of poison he can use if any at all.
When this guy is on screen it always delivers. But I feel his Bankai little lack lustre specifically only the poison part. I feel it was specifically made to counter Aizen which it actually couldn’t and it does fit his character.
There was no clear explanation of how it activates but from what we see it has to go through a body to leave the poison fragment, which is a very hard Condition to meet but it definitely is one of the most lethal power.
Loved him and still one of my Fav. Character.
the clap he does to explain it is just replicating the sound of Rangiku walking
I have noticed it recently I love your thumbnails they are simple but super clean!!!
Your explanation
catapulted this Character to one of my favorites!
Really love Gin. And the Bankai reveal. But he died quickly. I want to see more of his Bankai. His one of my fav too
Gin always reminded me more of a kitsune than a snake. His playfulness and snarkiness reminds me of a kitsune from Japanese folklore and his fox eyes (like Naruto has sometimes) add to it.
I loved Gin's character from the moment Kubo showed us his character was much more than meets the eye. By his second appearance you knew he was interesting and especially dangerous. I also was initially disappointed in Gin's bankai but ultimately was amazed that he did have such skill and versatility with it that he could have killed anyone, except the ascended Aizen. Thank you for the full analysis and I hope we will see more of him yet in the hell arc!
I can definitely see why you were disappointed, but for me, the 12 year old watching it in the anime seeing everything getting cut in half was incredible
Oh and congratulations on 150,000 subscribers
It’s implied Rangiku was graped before having a part of her soul taken from Aizen, which is also why Gin and Hitsugaia use medicine that makes her forget.
Also why Gin was adamant about getting the Hyogoku, not for the power or to stop Aizen as much but to get back the part of Rangiku’s soul that Aizen stole from her, her innocence.
I thought Gin's was too subvert the expectations. He started out following the basic understanding. You have a level up that makes you faster, have more mini swords, or do extra ice stuff. Out of left field he had secret poison magic that explodes people who he leaves a piece of the sword in. Instead of the poison thing, he could have casually grabbed the sword then stabbed Aizen 500 times in the time it took to hear a clap. Gin's whole plan wasn't that no one knew what his Bankai did, it was that he knew how to ignore the sensory manipulation. The posion thing was an extra step that didn't need to be there and undermind his whole arc.
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I won't lie, Gin was probably my favorite character in Bleach. It was a shame that we never got to see much of him, but in hindsight, it makes perfect sense. And when his Bankai was revealed, I was skeptical that that was all it could have been. I wasn't disappointed, not exactly, but suspicious of what it could all mean. And boy was I surprised by the end.
calling something "the fastest" in something like bleach is way faster then we can actually assume it is. Which goes to show how fast ichigo has become at that point
Never thought about the fact that, in order for aizen power to affect you, you must look at its release
And gin has his eyes closed for most of the time, seems like a self inflicted punishment - or just an aesthetic choice, either way it's fun to elaborate 😁
Considering that Gin touched Koyaka Suigetsu before Aizen activated it....he was one of many who witnessed Aizen activate it
Plus even as a kid, before Gin formally met Aizen and everything, his eyes were almost always closed
The eyes closed is really a character squinting hard that's used commonly in fictional tropes. He not literally walking with his eyes closed
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I remember when I first read these chapters, I was very surprised some actual numbers were used, since it meant we could empirically figure out statistics about the series.
So it actually felt better in some ways that these were again made nebulous. We don't know how long or fast or heavy his blade is; It's once again partially a mystery, which just feels better to me.
Edit: I also love that note about Rangiku.
Can you please cover the filler arc of bleach where Ichigo went against Oko! Seeing him get his powers back though for a slight moment, despite being filler, was pretty cool and I think would be great content to speak about.
Finally been waiting for this video amazing explanation, I really like Gin my favourite character, great job!!!
It's neat that it also matches how snakes work. Not every bite injects venom and is something it makes a choice to do, which is why milking snakes involves tricking them into making them think they're in actual danger
This made me remember the jokes that went around when Gin revealed his Bankai could be up to 8 miles long. People kept making edits of the page with different units of measurement. It's a pretty stupid joke but imagining Gin saying his sword can extend up to 1514676.7 barleycorns or 7040 fathoms was funnier than it had any right to be.
I made 2 memes myself. 1 was about a fish he caught last week. Then It was his D size lmfao
I didn't really understand his bankai until I started seeing it through the view of Gin being a snake. While his bankai range and speed are impressive, it's not the fang of the snake you need to be worried about, it's the venom. I actually think his shikai and bankai both work really well with his character. His shikai is like a snake bit, fast and has long reach, while his bankai expands the shikai's abilities but now adds the venom component of a snake.
All Gin ever wanted was to not see Rangiku cry again. 😭
Gins Bankai has been my favorite for a long time. Just the idea of shooting your sword out is so cool.
Kubo did answer this. He states no, it doesn’t lose a piece every time. It’s at Gin’s discretion. Also, it’s clear it doesn’t take effect until Gin tells it to. Kubo states also when asked if that piece stays gone forever and he say no, it grows back. Lastly, Gin’s Bankai takes commands from 8 miles away. Meaning he doesn’t need to be present because that piece in Aizen’s heart is Gin’s Bankai. He was only close because he had to touch Aizen’s sword to prevent perfect hypnosis and to take the Hogyoku.
Its surprising not even Aisen of all people knew of Gin's bankai ability. Im sure he knew of his shikai but to utterly be caught offguard not only by his betrayal but the bankai itself really speaks volumes of what sort of character Gin was. Everything from his characteristics to his abilities just shows how much mystery Kubo put into Gin. A very unpredictable character indeed. One that is awsome nontheless and one who has won over a lot of fans, including myself.
His strongest move on dark souls on the DSi , he disappears and it rains down a ton of blades. I think they used that based on his fight with toshi since his bankai hadn’t been revealed yet.
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I too was disappointed with Gin’s bankai originally. But the more you learn about it the more interesting and cool it gets.
Finally my favourite character's bankai video :DDD
Honestly, I think one of the big things about Gin's bankai is that it lacks the impressiveness of a lot of other bankai in favour of sheer unadorned lethality, which is very different from the other more fantastical and impressive seeming bankai. I think it's funny that Gin's bankai (the manifestation of his soul) is so undramatic when he portrays himself so dramatically. I think that, more than anything else shows how much of his personality was probably an act.
This a hype video coz I can watch it knowing 100% there’s gonna be 0 spoilers
Yet another great video and congratulations on 150k
I think it's stronger than that.Gin just chose to explain it to Aizen. I believe that the fragmentation happens every time if he wants and can order the killing switch from distance. Meaning it's a one shot kill every time it graze you.
Love the way you describe the different bankai’s
This is great content personally I have always been a fan of Gin and his Bankai
What a refresher and Gin truly a good character played by Kubo, still not clear if he is good or bad, but truly a man with a mission - to kill aizen
I mean, bro, even Gin admits he is bad....
What makes this awesome is the saying "ashes to ashes. Dust to dust."
Any Bankai was pointless against aizen at that point. Dude could literally say no to Non-MC damage.
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Gin liked Ichigo therefor I think that's the reason for aiming at his shoulder instead of his hart, also think that he didn't leave a piece in Ichigo because he's seen Ichigo before Ichigo saw him self and knew he was the only one capable to fight Aizen.