Which SHIKAI is the STRONGEST in Bleach? The 11 Best, RANKED

special thanks to Tokyo tree and sakurako for sponsoring today's video from summoning a powerful ice dragon to assassinating an enemy in two steps to forcing you to play deadly children's games the zanpakto of bleach are the Apex of kubo's creativity and this makes sense as the Shinigami are the stars of the show and as the partners by their side involved in each and every battle every zanapaktoid release is treated with a certain reverence and gravitas that makes each one unique special and exciting there are of course two stages to Azan paktou shikai and ban Kai and we've looked at Bankai a lot on this channel in the past as the extremely rare spectacle and Showcase of power and ability that it is it makes sense that Bankai is a topic that gets a lot of focus and anticipation but sheikai shouldn't go overlooked after all almost every single Shinigami has one unlike the scarcity of Van Kai in comparison and they always our first introduction to a zanpak toe the shikai is where the seed of the idea of what the zanpakto is and can do is planted and is our first tantalizing look at that particular shinigami's own unique set of powers so in this video I figured it was finally time to show shikai some love and attempt to rank what I feel are the 11 strongest shikai in the series with a few honorable mentions now this list is slightly difficult to make as it's basically impossible to divorce Azan pacto from their Shinigami partner as we learned recently in the Thousand-Year blood War Arc anime the zanpakuto is the Shinigami so one doesn't exist without the other you won't get Ryu Jin jaka without Yamamoto for example that being said I think it's still possible to draw up a list of the most powerful shikai in the series Power here being defined by as always a multitude of different factors that come together to create one all-encompassing picture of the shikai itself versatility ability potential weaknesses and more not only that but like with Bankai 2 I don't think there are really any weak shikai certainly some are more useful than others and others are very situational at best and definitely unlike Bankai there are a few Shinigami that range on the weaker side in general but they've nearly all got some kind of advantages or benefits to being used to whittle it down then to this list of 11 plus a few honorable mentions we've really had to separate the best from the rest and one last piece of housekeeping as well but this list is looking at zanpak toe from The Source material only maybe we'll do one including the light novels and what they Encompass in the future if you want to see it so without further Ado let's take a look at what I think are the strongest shikai in Bleach before we get started on the video guys if you haven't hit subscribe yet make sure to do that now for more bleach content like this every single week and if you enjoyed the video make sure to give it a thumbs up as well to help support me and the channel if you want to take that support for me another step further I do also have a patreon as well and as always I want to give a massive shout out and say a huge thank you to everyone supporting me over there on patreon I really do appreciate it but a much easier way of supporting me is simply going and checking out my second Channel Mr Tomo talks games I'd really appreciate it if you took a look at some of the videos and maybe dropped a subscribe but no matter how you choose to support me thank you all so very much and of course finally there will be spoilers for the Thousand-Year blood War Arc of bleach to follow let's kick off this list with a few honorable mentions and I have three in total and honestly I had to really stop myself from just including tons of chic I on this part of the list to begin with izuru Kira's wabiscay is a great showcase for the more unorthodox zanpakuto of the series with an oddly shaped blade and no particularly flashy effects to speak of wabiscay might seem unassuming even useless at first however the true nature of this songpakto is absolutely terrifying with a near Limitless ability at its disposal simply by striking something while bisque doubles its Target's weight nice and simple by striking it again the weight doubles again and this effect continues to stack over and over until the opponent buckles under the pressure eventually bowing their head in penitence it's only here at the end where the realization sets in the blade is shaped the way it is so that it sits perfectly around the neck of its opponent ready to cleave their head clean off what really holds wabisca back is a real lack of Versatility while strong this is all it can do and its ability is limited by the extent of its tangible range which is just the Blade's own reach itself and then if wabiscay makes the cut then so too should Maori karotsuji's ashisogi jizo upon activating shikai anything struck by the blade is paralyzed as though afflicted by the Venom of a spider it's a very similar blade to Webby skating that It's oddly shaped and one strike is enough to begin slowing the opponent greatly but mayory's poison is able to render an opponent unable to move from one single strike where the blade was again similarly to wabesque limited by range originally by the Thousand-Year blood War Arc we see mayori has an ability to expand the scope of his paralysis Powers so long as his opponent can hear Ashish soga jizo scream and then our last honorable mention Upon returning from the Royal Palace the true nature of rukia's soda no shirayuki is revealed the power of herzan pukto is actually cold rather than ice as was originally believed this totally changes perception of herzan pukto and how it works now her blade can lower rukia's own body temperature until it reaches absolute zero effectively killing her and rendering her impervious to abilities that need to breach her body to affect her not only that but the cold she emanates begins to seep into the world around her going so far as to cause tremors in the Earth with her blade now acting as just an icy extension of her own arm Rukia is capable of freezing opponents simply with a slash the issue with her true power lies in the disadvantaged state rookia finds herself in it's an incredibly dangerous power and one that requires precise control and perfect timing to pull off or risk potentially shattering her own body starting off the actual list with number 11 byakiakuchiki sinbon zakara is quite a simple Chic eye but that in no way means it's bad quite the opposite in fact of all the captains aside from perhaps sagin komamora biaki as shikai and ban Kai feel the most intrinsically linked the barnikai is quite literally just a much bigger version of his shikai in shikai senbon zakara's Blade transforms into a thousand tiny blades which take the shape of a whirlwind of flower petals controlling the petals with his sword hilt byakia can effectively take command of the battlefield from afar using the petals which move at such a a blistering speed as to barely be visible to decimate his opponents with the devastating force of a thousand swords even in Sheik either blade petals can be used to defend himself and upon his return from the Royal Palace byakias senbon zakara has grown so great in terms of mass and sheer blade density that it appears to some to in fact be his Bankai one of the best things about the way Kubo designed zanpaktou is how perfectly many of them suit their Shinigami partner which of course is to be expected and that's absolutely true for soifon and her suzumi Bachi upon activating shikai suzumabachi transforms into a gauntlet that affixes itself to soifon's forearm complete with a wicked looking blade in the shape of a hornet's stinger so Zuma battery only has one ability nigeki kesatsu but it's a truly scary one and warrants its place at number 10 on the list if soifon succeeds in stabbing someone in the same place twiceatsu activates and her enemy is instantly killed no ifs no buts known as two steps kill it's perfect for a flighty assassin like soifon where sazumabachi might appear to be even more range limited than something like wabisque or Ashish sogijizo this is a great example of how the zanpakuto is so perfectly tailored to complement the Shinigami soifon is lightning fast and excels in getting up close and personal to her opponents often negating that range disadvantage really the only time we've seen suzumibachi fail was when overpowered by a crushing reyatsu something that presumably doesn't happen all too often in fact suzumibachi is so potent that many consider it the superior option to soifon's own Bankai one of the most versatile zanpakuto in the entire series toshiro hitsu guys hyor in Maru considered the most powerful ice and snow type zanpakto in Bleach is really the complete package simply by releasing sheikhai the power of yorin Maru is so overwhelming that the weather is immediately affected creating a thundering Tempest in the sky above when swung hyorin Maru takes the form of a massive Dragon of ice which freezes anything it slams into coating the area in water through its passive ability tensojuring hyorin Maru can manipulate and control the weather as well as take advantage of the moisture in the atmosphere more so than really any zanpaktou hyorin Maru has a near endless Litany of abilities at its disposal showing the creative ways hitsugaya is capable of wielding his sheikai and he constantly thinks of new ways to deploy his ice though it seems to lack a truly dangerous killing Edge that may be more down to hit sugaya's own disposition rather than a weakness that can be attributed to his zanapak toe honestly the next few on the list proved probably the most difficult to rank in general they all clearly deserved to be on here the question was where well in eighth place we have Shinji hidako's sakanade while it may just feel like a discount version of Kyoko suigetsu that still makes it incredibly powerful as spoiler for the rest of the list Kyoko suigetsu is one of the most unbelievably broken shikai in Bleach so even if secondary isn't quite as all-encompassing its ability it's still a real force to be reckoned with as soon as it's activated if the opponent smells the pungent fumes the blade releases they're ensnared by its power a power to reverse absolutely everything they see up and down left and right even back and front are completely switched around but it's not just limited to eyesight the direction of attacks themselves and the placement of injuries is also turned on its head as well not only that but by the time we reach the Thousand-Year blood War Arc Shinji has trained with his zanpak toe further and now it reverses his speech as well just to amplify the effect sakanare's biggest weakness ironically is that Shinji doesn't keep his mouth shut imagine leaving your opponent to try and deal with this power in confused silence you'd basically have free reign to attack them as you see fit it's actually quite interesting to to look at all of these different shikai from my perspective they seem to all fit for the most part into one of two categories either they're incredibly versatile taking one Core theme and expanding on it with loads of different abilities or they are very simple and revolve entirely around one particular power and both types are of course extremely strong in their own way but going back to this idea of Versatility up next we have kisuke urahara's benehime a zanpakuto that again I really didn't know where to place it's a weird nebulous zanpak tire and at first glance it seems like it has no unifying theme or power but thinking about it more and looking at and taking into account it's Bankai benihime has essentially the ability of creation while not on the same incredible scale as its Bankai benihime can do almost anything kisuke needs it to while in shikai for example it can fire off a powerful long-ranged Arc of energy or it can even create a string net to bind kisuke's enemies that very same net can then go on to be further enhanced further built upon and be lined with explosive spheres that link together to form a massive blast and if keyscane needs to retreat he's even able to create his sturdy shield with his Sheik eye as well as use his blade to negate oncoming enemy attacks plus there's always been something oddly badass about that Screech of a firework that pops whenever case slings a blast from his sheikai so really benehime is the zanpak toe that can do just about anything at all making its destructive debut in the Thousand-Year blood War Arc Kenpachi zaraki's long-awaited and much speculated on shikai nozarashi is almost without a shadow of a doubt the most physically impressive zanpakto in the series no zunpakto has the same physical prowess the same heft the same sheer cutting power while activating nozurashi may just turn it into an oversized meat cleaver that sounds absolutely perfect for the Barbarian that is Zaraki and of course we see him use it to great effect when he decimates a meteorite that threatens to demolish the entire battleground of the war below with a single swing unfortunately when nosurashi shikai does come up against something that it can't cut like Gerard valkyrie's Shield it does effectively default to being just another blade but there's no denying the absolute raw power and strength of Zaraki wields when it comes to zanpakuto's Simplicity nozarashi Stands Tall all and proud and there's nothing wrong with that and now before we move on to the top five on this list a quick word from today's sponsor and as if out of nowhere Jade is here to help me talk about the sponsor of today's video and well the sponsor of the video is none other than Tokyo treat and sakuriko who are kind enough to once again sponsor the channel so if you haven't heard of these guys their goal is to help everyone experience the taste of Japan from the comfort of their own home using 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the coolest ly Kai in Bleach but one of the most devious and deadliest as well tricky is an excellent way of describing these dual scimitars the zanpakuto spirit has a tendency to do its own thing frustrating kyoraku but when it plays ball cutting kyokotsu wields one of the most terrifying powers in Bleach with the ability to make children's games into reality caten kyokotsu gives kiraku access to a number of different abilities each based on a different game busogoma in traps kiraku's opponent in a spinning top of wind while kage only allows kiraku to move through the Shadows themselves to land a sneak attack on his foe iro only pits kiraku in a color-based game against his opponent with their lives on the line while DaRuMa San GA coronda is similar to Red Light Green Light and if the opponent fails to spot the real kuraku in time he'll appear immediately beside them with devastating effect the list is truly expansive making cat and kyokotsu not only one of the most versatile zanapaktai but one of the most sadistic and dangerous as well as it quite literally toys with its enemies and although kiraku himself must take part in the games too he does so with a Sinister grin as he knows them and their rules far better than his opponents ever could leading to battles becoming a disorientating frightening experience for those facing cat in kyokotsu of all the shikai on this list Ichigo Kurosaki zangetsu is probably the hardest to place here we're looking at ichigo's true zangetsu the dual blades forged by owetsu in the fires of the Royal Palace the dual blades taking the form of a longer blade that represents ichigo's combined Shinigami and Hollow powers and a smaller stubbier blade that represents ichigo's Quincy Powers this sanpak toe is about as weird as they come but it's indeed powerful with getzig attent show and gets a good juicy show Making quick work of a Stern Ritter even in her holy form and even helped Ichigo stand his ground against yuhabakh himself who at this point had absorbed the soul King it's so difficult to decide where this zanpak toe should sit where this shikai should sit since we get to see so little of it actually in action and to be quite honest positions 4 5 and 6 are pretty interchangeable in my eyes but the raw power andreatsu of zangetsu bearing the essence of three distinct races within the universe of bleach absolutely shouldn't be underestimated after all going back to ichigo's battle against Candice catnip really the only time we get to see him properly use this shikai outside of his confrontation with yuha bark at the end of the series he really does deal with her almost effortlessly using only two attacks to effectively win that fight now as we enter the top three I think things become a little more predictable and for good reason in the third place position we have sosuke eisen's Kyoko suigetsu a shikai so powerful that as I demonstrated recently it made it difficult to even think of a suitable Bankai for it eisen's Kyoko suigetsu is Nai perfect creating almost totally imperceptible illusions that completely envelop all five senses as Eisen himself says from the victim's perspective a fly can become a dragon or or a swamp a flower garden and the Illusions are created with such Flawless realism that's almost totally impossible to tell the difference to know when you're under eyes and spell not only that but the Chic eye has virtually no weaknesses either from the moment Eisen releases it you're trapped in its spell forever more as far as your sight sound smell taste and touch go nothing is guaranteed when Eisen is involved which is a truly terrifying Prospect what weakness is kyokusuigetsu does have feel contrived in comparison as though Kubo felt he had to think of something but in reality kyokosuigetsu is truly terrifying for that very reason what does reality even mean when confronted with this power after all barragon's own reality collapsed right in front of him while the gote 13 battled Eisen under his influence the entire time leading to them fighting and nearly killing each other as a result eisen's trademark trait is his deception his duplicitous nature and that lingering sense of uncertainty is reflected perfectly here but when it comes to Pure destructive power all tremble before the immense might of Yamamoto genre size ryujin Jacka an ancient fire zanpakto and one of the most powerful of all wielded with over a millennium of history behind it ryujin jacka's release command is most appropriate reduce all creation to Ash as far as shikai go this is on a totally different level with a mere swing of his sword Yamamoto can unleash a raging tempestuous Inferno capable of incinerating sternator level enemies in a single effortless swipe as the Flames twist and lick at the air Yamamoto scorches the very Earth around him creating sweeping arcs of flame that explode outwards with a Relentless Fury but it's not just overwhelming strength that makes this shikai so legendary ryujin Jacka is versatile too capable of imprisoning enemies elegantly slicing them or decimating an entire Battlefield with an attack that seems to have burst forth from Hell itself when it seems like the release of a shikai signals the very end of the World itself from its release command to the pure power overflowing from it there's very little that can be done to stand up against its Rampage ryujin Jacka as one of the oldest and strongest shikai in the series is absolutely deserving of its second place slot and is one of the most powerful and well-rounded shikai in Bleach however if you watched the first video in my new bleach vs battle series and a massive thank you by the way for the amazing reception to that video you'll know that one shikai Stands Tall even above Ryu Jin jaka every sheikai on this list so far no matter how different they all may seem have one thing in common their power resides in their name and one who has command over names has power over all others on Park toe ichibei hyosabe's ichimonji is the most powerful shikai in Bleach this shikai Falls more on the simplistic side of abilities revolving around One Singular potent power that raises it above all else when ichibe releases his zanpakto shikai with the command Paint It Black it transforms his calligraphy brush into a blade and when it's swung it splashes black ink all over the place anything this ink touches loses its name and all of its power too so this doesn't just go for zanpakuto though and most certainly work on those as well instantly shutting down any zanpakto on this list and all their powers and abilities that come with them but it also works on body parts Limbs and other accessories or items too anything that has been named can have its name Stripped Away In A Flash it's terrifying to think that even through the plethora of strange weird and wonderful abilities that we've seen on this list so far ichimonji's ink would stifle them all out of existence splash some ink onto Kyoko suigetsu and presumably the Illusions would instantly dissipate leaving a useless sword in their wake coat nozarashi in Black Ink and watch as its cutting power becomes worthless turning the sword into a hefty dead weight in zaraki's hand ichimonji is a terrifying god-like power in the world of bleach and worthy of the title of the strongest shikai of them all well that's the list I think it's a pretty extensive and pretty comprehensive one but even so honestly there were so many shikai that I felt deserved a spot on here whether that's human chica's ruodiro kujaku ukitake sogio no kotawari Gins Shin so there's an absolute well of zanpakuto to choose from and so we really did have to narrow it down but let me know in the comments below do you agree with my list at all I'd love to see your lists down below as well so we can compare and see just how off base you thought I actually was or maybe if you actually agreed with a number of my placements or at least with the zampakto the shikai that made it on the list in the first place I'd love to hear your thoughts down in the comments Below guys make sure to hit subscribe if you haven't done already give the video a like give it a thumbs up to help support the channel I really would appreciate it check out Mr tomotalks games if you haven't done already and until next time I'll catch you later and I'll see you then

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Length: 28min 46sec (1726 seconds)

Published: Mon Mar 20 2023