What is your favorite Zanpaku-to

[inugo]

Hey everyone!!! anyway, what is you're favorite Zanpaku-to from Bleach? I'd have to mine are Benihime, or Zangetsu. Zangetsu is so awsome though! GIANT BUCHER KNIFE OF DEATH! BWAHAHAHAAHAHAHA, okay sorry, but in all seriousness, Zangetsu is cool, but benihime, is so awsome with the whole, I'll hide in his cane, then kill them all! Sorry, im really hyper for some reason

[Aboroth]

Erm Zangetsu is cool but i think the old one looked better ;d now his Zanpakuto look like an erm as you mentioned it kitchen knife made for slicing cucumbers ;p Zabimaru looks kinda cool ;p always liked baboons :)

[Darren337]

im feelin benihime... the blind fury cane look was super cool to me, ive always liked that look.

[Jinchuu]

Hyourinmaru and Ryuujinjyakka.

the most powerful elemental blades on soul society.

[Ghost_]

ZanGetsu is ownage, If I were to have a zanpaku I would chose Zangetsu and ask him for advice because he seems to be really smart.

[hyperion]

Zabimaru is pretty cool. I liked how Renji could use it as a whip. I wonder if all of the zanpaku have personalities like Zangetsu?

[Ghost_]

Yes they do, Zabimaru is very aggresive and insults renji alot, when he calls it to learn his ban kai he tell renji, Finnaly we meet ShitBag.

[Kusajishi_Yachiru]

Shinsou is the best...

[obachan]

heheh yeaah so far i like Shinsou best=)
Hyourinmaru is cool also

[Abarai Nama]

My favourites are Zabimaru, Hyourinmaru, Shinsou and Zangetsu. Maybe the coolest out of those four would be..Zabimaru, in my opinion. Ok, I'll make a TOP 4. :D

1. Zabimaru, because the owner is my number one favourite character and the sword is cool in many ways. But Zabimaru shouldn't insult Renji that much ^^;

2. Hyourinmaru, because ice is a very cool element and the shape is good also. And I like Hitsugaya. ^^

3. Zangetsu, because it/he is..cool. ^^; And Ichigo is one of my favourite characters too.

4. Shinsou, some people say it's girly, but I think it's not. I like how Gin uses it. :D

[Kusajishi_Yachiru]

Nope..
It's not girly..
I like it when Ichimaru Gin release it..
"Shoot Him Dead, Shinsou" .. :LOL:

[Jinchuu]

Indeed I love when Gin releases his senkai.

[Kuriva]

I like Byakuya's Senbonzakura. Although Zangetsu is also quite awesome later on :D

[Samiizz]

well.. I would have to go with Zangetsu.. it's just an amazing thing!
it seems really sharp.. and I know its VERY powerful.. and it looks like its easy to handle :p

[freja9]

i like zabimaru and shinsou. both look very cool

[aya724]

1. Senbonzakura. BEHOLD the grace... I think it's bootiful! Not to mention STRONG!
2. Hyourinmaru. I know Hitsugaya-taichou lost to Aizen, but it's awesome.
3. Shinsou. I love how blatant it's calling is... *ikorose*: very to the point and strong. Although Gin pisses me off / is too creepy, shinsou is great!
4. Zabimaru. baboon? come now, he's awesome, and wants to fight zangetsu.
5. Zangetsu, although in bankai form it looks too ordinary.
6. Benihime. I'm sure she's super-strong, although we've only seen her in action against zangetsu. what was with the shielding? want to know more... ^.^

[subzeRo]

i rekon benihime was awesome, got to be my favourite :redbiggri

[Darren337]

benihime and shinsou

[Sicondera]

I wanna know what Haineko does. And Wabisuke is just plain eViL....

But absolute favorite? Zabimaru, hands down. ^-^

[aya724]

ditto to Sicondera~ I wanted to see Rangiku and Kira's fight :-)
Wabisuke sounds too evil...but prolly powerful, coz hey he works for Gin.
Haineko sounds cool... want to see more ^_~

[cook32]

my top 3 (or 4)
1. tensa zangetsu (bankai zangetsu) - black, sleek, powerful but subtle, simply beautiful ^^
2. byakuya's senbonsakura - very elegant, just like his owner ^^
3. a tie between urahara's benihime and hitsugaya's hyourinmaru - wanting to see more of benihime and his owner in action... and hyourimaru is still cool(hehe ^^), eventhough it's pwned by aizen, i secretly hope it's got something to do with the hypnosis then aizen's true power :P

[sinkinswimmer]

There's so many good ones, but I'm gonna have to say Benihime. .... I wonder what the Bankai looks like for that one....

[dancingcrane]

I want to see Hanatarou's...he's got one, he just doesn't carry it...and why he doesn't, is something I also want to know...

[aya724]

ooh good point! I wanna see his too :) and I'm sure someone mentioned this b4 but Rukia's... since we only saw her use it in the first ep. I wonder what it's called and what powers it has... that is, if she ever gets her shinigami powers back again >.<

[Darren337]

I want to see Hanatarou's...he's got one, he just doesn't carry it...and why he doesn't, is something I also want to know...


hanatarou is a healer, and unless his zanpaktou heals, i see no reason for him to carry it. filleting his patient isnt in the job description.

[aya724]

hanatarou is a healer, and unless his zanpaktou heals, i see no reason for him to carry it. filleting his patient isnt in the job description.

...but he's still a shinigami, rite? maybe it has healing powers like Unohana-taichou's... he IS 4th seat of the division, rite? altho i'm sure his won't be as strong as Unohana's...

[KuroShinobi]

Zabimaru and Zangetsu

I ve just got a passion for big ass sword! WOOOT!!!! (someday i ll own one and I ll call it Fusukemaru)

Zabimaru is just so cool... it's just that I happened to design a sword like that quite a while ago(few years before bleach was released) but Zabimaru definately looks better... Love it s flexibility!

[Suna_no_Gaara]

Benihime is definitely my favorite zanpakutou.

[Human Zangetzu]

Zangetzu kicks major @$$age! :D I love that one best, although the others are really cool too ^_^ I love all swords :D

[Kon_Lover]

lol you're sexy when you're hyper >_< anyway...yea i like benihime better for some reason but zangetsu is great too.

[yukino_silvermaine]

personally, i like senbonzakura coz it's powerful. tesna zangetsu looks awesome <yeah! black katana with a swastika hilt!!!>

[Ryudell]

senbonzakura, and Hitsugaya's ban-kai... hyouhnimaru was it? I can't recall the spelling.

[chocosoup]

zabimaru is cool ^^
and hyouninmaru is cool too.. ice dragon rocks

[Zaraki Kenpachi]

zangetsu !! all the transformation are cool... even though the second form kinds of look whack, its still powerful, and the bankai just looks tight.. i wanna see how his bankai would look like if he doesn't use the speed power...

[Saori]

I like Byakuya's... lol... sorry, forgot what it's called.... I like how it can be scattered... like flower petals....

However... Zabimaru is just as cool... I like the almost whip like structure it takes on....

[Ryoji]

-Saori: Senbonzakura...It's just too beautiful...an almost flawless way to die, courtesy of Kuchiki-taicho.
-I personally like Kyouraku-taicho and Ukitake-taicho's zanpaku-tos...two's better than one! And I've been aching to see what they can do!
-Hyourinmaru and Ryuujin Jyakka...Ice Dragons and endless ring of Fire pwn you.
-Benihime's Shikai is just beautiful...I would buy a sword without a second thought if it was designed like Benihime. Bloodmist Shield also stops even Zangetsu's Getsuga Tenshou...very powerful shield!
-...Zangetsu seems so...simple and a bit unoriginal IMO in its powers. Big blasts have been a staple in anime since the earth was cooling, and so was super speed.

[Saori]

Zangetsu is simple, but maybe that's why it's fit for Ichigo, really simple, but can do a lot of damage. Just like Ichigo, he's just a normal person, but he's really powerful inside....

[Lupin the Third]

Byakuya's Senbonzakura i like the way it just scatters into petals...?

...think those petals cut someone?

[Byakurai]

SenbonZakura, total annihilation. How can you really defend against 1000 swords cutting upon you?

[sinkinswimmer]

^^ ichigo manages to pull it off thanks to zangetsu

[zibeline]

I do not have them all considering but I like Zabimaru. Beautiful form. And also Tobiume (Hinamori slayer) Hitsugaya soul slayer is cool too.

[8davryu suno8]

hmm..Byakuyaz , zangetsu, zabimaru and benehime

[Byakurai]

sinkinswimmer, i know how it is defeated but that is some BS. NO WAY IS IT POSSIBLE TO TAKE DOWN THOUSANDS OF SWORDS with 1.

[sinkinswimmer]

can't hit what you can't see. byakuya has shunpo too, and he couldn't even keep up with tensa zangetsu's speed.

[Byakurai]

Go back and review it. Senbonzakura couldnt keep up, not Byakuya.

[dark_knight]

hmmm... i'd like to see the shikai form of zaraki-taicho's Zanpaku-to...

imagine if he could summon it!!! ken-chan would even be stronger :LOL:

[Byakurai]

no doubt. if he can beat other captains without an initial release. imagine him with a shikai or even a bankai.

[zangetsu benehime]

i must say benehime and zangetsu

[choking]

zangetsu.. but itll probably change when i see yachirus zanpaku-to in action. ^ ^

[Shinji]

Zangetsu or Katen Kyoukotsu. I can't choose, there both really cool.

[Naeko]

Senbonzakura.It's so...Japanese.And lethal.And charming(as its owner)

[Tanya]

Hitsugaya's and Yama-jii's 'cause ice and flames are just uber cool. I also like Ikakku's sword, pretty flashy if you ask me.

[sparkle_freeze]

Senbonzakura.. it's the prettiest one in Bleach perhaps other than Rukia's..

[Mazral]

Hmmm..Zangetsu and Benihime would have to be my favorite of them all.

[Random Havoc]

Obviously Zabimaru, the coolest looking one around. And when Renji uses his bankai, he changes clothes and looks even more badass than before if that were possible.

[SLVR]

Shinsou. It reminds me of a sniper rifle

[Undying]

Shinsou, Zangetsu, Benihime and Senbonsakura.

[azumi149]

yeah... zangetsu and shisui (i hope i spelled it right)
hehe...

[Jasper]

Talk about a thread being brought back to life ^^.

I feel kinda left out saying this, but I like Ukitake's Sogyuo no Kotawari. It just looks cool. I have no idea what its powers are exactly but dual katanas are definitely a winner on my scale ^^. Byakuya's Senbonzakura, Hitsugaya's Hyourinmaru and Urahara's Benihime are my next favourites in their respective order.

[Lovekiller93]

Finally a Sougyo no Kotowari liker ^-^
I thought nobody was even gunna mention it >.<

>>>Sougyo no Kotowari & Katen Kyoukotsu ( or however you spell it ) <<<

[SmallKid57]

senbonzakura... so cool and pink...

[geyut]

I'll go with someone's that noone probably mentioned:
Kira's Apoligizer was awesome.

[SmallKid57]

its good, but its too close combat for me... i prefer the far range ones, like byakaya's...

[Tachibana]

mine would be shinsou and benihime
:doindadom :doindadom :doindadom :doindadom

[Hitsugaya_Toushiro]

I like Senbon Zakura(byakuyas), Hyourinmaru(hitsugayas) and Ryuujinjyakka

[_senbonzakura_]

Its obvious....Senbonzakura....its so impresive and stylish...,...huge..,...powerfull.,..beautifull... .,genious...*smirk*

[choujiwong]

...and pinkish...

You forgot to add that...LOL...

[_senbonzakura_]

...and pinkish...
You forgot to add that...LOL...
...thanks for reminding me...*adding - pinkish*:biggrinlo

[MasterX25]

Benhime dude,it takes the form of a walking stick.

[Undying]

And it's also possesses uber abilties.

[K.Ogawa]

my top favorite would be ichigo's bankai. it may seem cheesy, but my personality loves simplicity, and zangetsu (forgot the name for banakai... sorry for you hardcore fans out there, i know, i suck :whatevah: ) would be something i'd choose over everything else.

i do like gin's shikai (maybe cuz i'm in the army and shooting is something i love?) and tosen's bankai...

[Yachiru_chan]

I like Senbonzakura (I've always been a big one for aesthetics), Benehime (sheer awesomeness) and Zangetsu (simple, but so huge and powerful)

[georg4re]

The best is Zangetsu. Remember, Ichigo doesn't know how to use it properly yet. Any one remember when the hollow used it like a whip or something?

[yumisan]

zangetsu(very powerful),senbon sakura(beautiful and powerful)and benihime(hmn...do not know why)most of all are powerful and interesting zanpakuto.

[frbbls]

I'll go with someone's that noone probably mentioned:
Kira's Apoligizer was awesome.

Damn! I never expected someone else to mention Kira.
Kira's ability would pwn any non breaking up sword in Soul Society.

Im so anxious if he'll ever get bankai to avenge Gin or something! xD

[Darkwun]

Senbonzakura = when it goes shikai/bankai it just looks awesome

Tensu Zangetsu = if i had a zanpaku-to the bankai form of this would be what mine looks like in shikai, it would look just like this and the power it gave icchy was awesome

[Mindfreaky]

Um... Well I like all of them except Mayuris.
But you guys are forgetting a really cool one (at least in my opinion), Soi Fong's Suzumebachi(SP?). Two hits in the same area and you die? :eek13:

Sweet leaping jeezus, that's frackin scary in my opinion.

[Stigmata]

Thats a good point. But I think the best is Byakuya's for the same reason as Darkwun

[sparrowhawk]

my favorite is Minazuki - the 4th division captian zapakuto is a bad ass tachi in unreleased form

[Hollow_Man_ct]

Tensa Zangetsu Hands down.

[K.Ogawa]

Shinsou, Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, Tensa Zangetsu, and Wabisuke

[ILoveYouSoiFong]

SenbonZakura, the sword is quite of high-class level. And the way he uses his shikai and bankai is truly magnificent.

[ethereal]

Zabimaru is cool to me ;p

[Glayce]

Benihime
The blood shield thingy sure did impress me well. I wonder what else it can do.

Senbonzakura
One of the most publicized zanpakutou in Bleach. I like the way it can split into so many tiny fragments before piercing the enemies. It's like they meet up together again after being seperated.

Besides that, the bankai does look like some execution stage.

[jovine]

Currently: Rukia's white Sode No Shirayuki
Previously: Senbonzakura or Zangetsu
Other Favourites: Zabimaru, Haineko, minazuki

[ILoveYouSoiFong]

........ Chire.

[laughingman]

Zangetsu's cool. In human form, he's even more cooler in the costume.

[eLcHaKeTeRo]

I like Yama-jii's Ryoujin jakka.

I mean c'mon, fire wins:doindadom

[Night Prowler]

Don't know all the names so I'll just say the people who own them.

1st - Benihime: Ok so I do know the name of this one XD.

2nd - Gin's: It's cool although its the only thing I like about him.

3rd - Hitsugaya: Same reason as Gin's, but I like Hitsugaya.

[eLcHaKeTeRo]

Don't know all the names so I'll just say the people who own them.

1st - Benihime: Ok so I do know the name of this one XD.

2nd - Gin's: It's cool although its the only thing I like about him.

3rd - Hitsugaya: Same reason as Gin's, but I like Hitsugaya.

Gin-Shinsou

Hitsugaya- Hyourinmaru

I like Hyorinmaru too, close second behind Ryoujin Jakka.

[Tenebrus]

Zabimaru and SenbonZakura (especially SenbonZakura's name...it's so COOOOOOOL)
I like Benihime, but when not released...
maybe when Kubo shows it's bankai i would like it a bit more (or maybe ever more that a bit :) )

[masterichigo]

zangetsu - energy compact in a normal sized Zanpaku-to.. that would be so pwerfull...

[berserk]

Yama-jii's zanpaku-to is just badass....
Ryujin Jakka (Flowing Flame Blade)
and only in shikai form it gives you (or me) awe....
i can imagine it in bankai... :madfire:

Renji's Zabimaru is my next favorite... don't think i have
to explaing why do I? His shikai is not a blade I would want to
get hit with...

[Mercurius]

I definitely like
-Senbonzakura
-Zangetsu
-Houzokimaru (Ikkaku's)

and I really like Renji's bankai

[Coolrock]

Zangetsu all the way =)

[7D$]

Zangetsu and Zabimaru owns :D

[grimm_fans]

Yama-jii's zanpaku-to is just badass....
Ryujin Jakka (Flowing Flame Blade)
and only in shikai form it gives you (or me) awe....
i can imagine it in bankai :madfire:


i totally agree with you yami-jii rules

i think his bankai will be a fire demon

[nyuu_chan]

senbonzakura for sure! its so pretty but also scary

[orochimaru7810]

it has to be the Zabimaru

[Sherry]

I like the zanpakuto of Ichigo and Renji XD

[Sanzora]

Hyourinmaru most definately!

[hamano_amon]

of course Zangetsu~~
keke~~やばりICHIGOはSAIKO！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！i mad...

[ukitakesnow]

I like Hyourinmaru and Senbonzakura. They're really cool.

[Daifuku]

me like zangetsu, suzumebachi, Senbonzakura and Hyourinmaru.... eh....

Sode no Shirayuki
too XD

[libraex]

i like zangetsu the most..second would be hitsugaya's hyourinmaru

[kaede822]

i have to admit..most of the zanpaku-to are really cool.. especially Senbonzakura and Zangetsu..but i have to say i think a white Zanpaku-to like Rukia's Sodeno Shirayuki is cool ...its in the manga...:musak:

[riamu]

Mine is Hitsugya's the handle on it looks like a ninja death star its so kool his is the best.

[HackEye]

Zangetsu when transfrom to banki mode

[darcblake]

i like Hyourinmaru way to cool and zabimaru is just cool

[Neve]

I like soi-fon's - it just seems so much more subtle than the others...can't wait to see her bankai.

[odanion]

I just loooove the one from boy genious...the ice is just cool

[AmenoKitarou]

Rukia's Sodeno Shirayuki is beautiful~ >v<
And Unhana's Minazuki!!!! big floating sting rays are cool~

[Zanga]

I don't see what's so beautiful about Rukia's =/ It's just white....

I would say Ichigo's shikai by far looks bad-ass. Ofcourse that's for looks only. Benehime is pretty cool, with it's bloodmist technique.

[Esedess]

Two words:

IKOROSE, SHINSOU!

[Elelith]

Dear lord yes! I love the way he says it. I love the way various characters have their own ways of saying their release words (anime obviously.)

Two best for the way they say it: Ichimaru - Ikorose Shinsou
Urahara - Okiro Benihime....

Oh shivers up your spine territory. However my favourite still has to be Kyōka Suigetsu, I mean come on!!! That just has to be the coolest zanpakuto in existance............. It has to!

[Senbon_ Zakura]

Bayakuyas Senbonzakura is my favorite, but Nijigasumi from Ichinose Maki is cool too. The Shikai Shimmering Light and Senbonzakuras "Scatter" are strong Abilitys, they slice somebody without them even seeing what hit them. Great weapons for Shunpo masters i think =)

Edit: Release Senbonzakura:"Scatter, Senbonzakura!" (everybody knows ^^)

Release Nijigasumi:"Shimmering Light, Nijigasumi!" (ähm boring^^)

[Sora]

I like very much Shinsou and Kyouka Suigetsu... Wow they are the ones I like the most. Although, this couple zanpakutohs are the ones of "the bad shinigamis"... jeje don't mind, I still like them.

[baiken]

Zabimaru of course, the whip sword is just too cool. I also like Ryuujin-Jakka, just the pure fear and power of that sword is awesome.

[Elelith]

Then again the whole double blade thing really does appeal to me. And I love Ukitake's hair when he releases Sogyo no Kotowari........ Is that a shallow reason to like a zanpakuto?

[Zukuru]

I love ichigo's zangetsu. One, because when ichigo trained to get back his death god powers its always in its shikai form. Two, when he releases his bankai I love the fact the entire zanpakutou is completely black. Also the power zangetsu gives ichigo in his bankai form is awesome.

[Lethe]

Hyourinmaru and Zangetsu!

[boksuwww]

definetly zangetsu... such a sick name for a large sword!!!

[dash142]

Hyourinmaru

Sour upon the frozen winds! I think thats what he says...

[Hitsugaya_Kun]

1. Senbonzakura - Such an elegant sword and very powerful good enough for good defense and good offense. also it awesome cos Byakushi (if he were real he'd kill me) has a pink reiatsu and he's so very strong and pink being a girly colour also being the colour of his realeased zanpaktou is just awesome. Makes no sense but still lol

2. Hyournimaru - Just awesome....love how it has the sickle chain thing coming out the end of it for use with his shikai.

[Winter-war]

zangetsu of course, because it's such an unusual type of sword and it kicks a$$.

Also senbonzakura because it is a sword of subtle strenght

[Lolable]

Hyourinmaru
zangetsu
and the fourthcap's *forgot the name*
:P

[NeikanShinigami]

It's pretty much a tie between Hyourinmaru, Senbonzakura, and Zangetsu.

All three of them pretty much scream "Ownage!" and naturally they are wielded by my three favorite characters. ^_~

[Ruk]

I really like a couple

Houzukimaru, Zangetsu, and Katen Kyoukotsu.

Spolier below for non manga readers.

The Bankai of Houzukimaru is just amazing.

[Thing]

I luff umm...
Hōzukimaru <--- Ikkaku's
His bankai is so cool... I love Ryūmon Hōzukimaru <333
Minazuki <--- Unohana
and
Hisagomaru <--- Hanatarou's <33333

[Lyro]

Aizen's Kyouka Suigetsu (In chinese 鏡花水月- Flowers(or images) in Mirror, Moon in water). Why? Because unlike all other soul cutters, this name actually originates from a real chinese phrase, and the phrase actually MEANS illusion. Can't think of a better name.

The second favourite is Yamamoto's Ryujinjakka (流刃若火 - Flowing Flame Blade). The chinese name is elegant and strong.

Ah. The beauty of chinese characters.

[Ichi-Zoro 3]

Zangetsu!!!!

[ken_caldera]

the one I like most is kyouka suigetsu, then i also like senbonzakura and hyourinmaru.. and one of the coolest zanpakus is Sougyo no Kotowari
ohh yeah I LOVE sode no shirayuki

[shadow_of_89]

I like Zangetsu maybe Bc his avatar is cool

[Katen Kyoukotsu]

Katen Kyoukotsu
<-------As the name suggests
(also like ikkaku's, byakuya's, and hopefully Urahara's)

[evilMJ]

benihime is my favorite

although i havent seen its bankai or otheer forms i just love it