Byakuya
07-02-2007, 06:17 PM
Inspired by a series of similar threads on NF.
I'll do a new Zanpakutou every week.
Basically you just give them a score from 1 to 10, 10 being best and 1 being crap.
This time you'll be rating Urahara's Benihime.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/84/Uahara_with_Benihime.JPG
(Some info)
Kisuke Urahara's zanpakutō is Benihime (紅姫, lit. Crimson Princess). It is one of the few known female zanpakutō. When sealed, Benihime takes the form of a shikomizue (a blade hidden inside Urahara's cane). The shaft of the cane is able to separate a soul from a body, much like Rukia Kuchiki's glove. The initial release command of Benihime is "awaken" (起きろ, okiro?, Viz: "wake up").
In its initial release, Benihime's blade becomes a bit wider than that of a sealed zanpakutō and the hilt curves, adding a crimson ribbon and other elaborate decorations around it. Benihime has two special abilities, one for offense and one for defense, both of which are activated by the command "sing" (啼け, nake?, "scream" in the English version). Benihime's defensive ability forms an oval-shaped "blood mist shield" in front of Urahara. The barrier seems to be fairly powerful, as it was able to block Ichigo's getsuga tenshō attack with only slight eroding. Benihime's offensive ability fires crimson-colored energy blasts. Urahara was easily able to cancel out a cero blast by the arrancar Yammy by striking it head-on with this attack.[6]
Benihime's final release has yet to be revealed, but has been vaguely commented upon. When Chad comes to Urahara for training, he instead gives the task to Renji Abarai, remarking that Chad needs to face the strength of final release to improve. Upon Renji asking why Urahara does not train Chad himself, he states that the final release of his own zanpakutō is not fit for training others or lending power to them.
So how much do like Benihime?
I'll do a new Zanpakutou every week.
Basically you just give them a score from 1 to 10, 10 being best and 1 being crap.
This time you'll be rating Urahara's Benihime.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/84/Uahara_with_Benihime.JPG
(Some info)
Kisuke Urahara's zanpakutō is Benihime (紅姫, lit. Crimson Princess). It is one of the few known female zanpakutō. When sealed, Benihime takes the form of a shikomizue (a blade hidden inside Urahara's cane). The shaft of the cane is able to separate a soul from a body, much like Rukia Kuchiki's glove. The initial release command of Benihime is "awaken" (起きろ, okiro?, Viz: "wake up").
In its initial release, Benihime's blade becomes a bit wider than that of a sealed zanpakutō and the hilt curves, adding a crimson ribbon and other elaborate decorations around it. Benihime has two special abilities, one for offense and one for defense, both of which are activated by the command "sing" (啼け, nake?, "scream" in the English version). Benihime's defensive ability forms an oval-shaped "blood mist shield" in front of Urahara. The barrier seems to be fairly powerful, as it was able to block Ichigo's getsuga tenshō attack with only slight eroding. Benihime's offensive ability fires crimson-colored energy blasts. Urahara was easily able to cancel out a cero blast by the arrancar Yammy by striking it head-on with this attack.[6]
Benihime's final release has yet to be revealed, but has been vaguely commented upon. When Chad comes to Urahara for training, he instead gives the task to Renji Abarai, remarking that Chad needs to face the strength of final release to improve. Upon Renji asking why Urahara does not train Chad himself, he states that the final release of his own zanpakutō is not fit for training others or lending power to them.
So how much do like Benihime?