It's too big too, can't fight with those things, it's like Renji, but Renji has a defense at least, Ikkaku is full open.

The spinning is just one way to power it up. He can still attack and charge it up slowly that way. His Bankai is just pure offense, it can cut the arrancar without the power up.

Still badass tho

But thats every anime rule. Letting the person charge and take his time to transform or execute his/her ultimate form/attack. Remember Andriod 17 when he attacked those girls trying to 'henshin' during the tournament of power?

That's Ikkaku though. He's reckless and loves to fight more than almost anything. He's one of Kenpachi's closest subordinates after all. Also, it's not just the spinning. It builds momentum from attacking in general. Ikkaku is single-minded, but he's not an idiot.

Too bad his banki got broken because it could never be as strong as it was before unless it gets reforged

Ikkakus a perfect example of that. I feel like Ikkaku has barely scratched what he's truly capable of. Bc all bankai, even Ichigos who started out simple looking, had an ability. In Ichigos case it increased his speed. Hozukimaru takes time to wake up in bankai form as indicated by the color changing dragon. Unlike his owner, he's lazy and takes his sweet time gearing up for a fight. But I have a feeling that Ikkakus not using his blade properly. Mainly bc his Shikai doesn't do anything. All Shikai have an ability on top of a form change. Kiras can make things heavy, Tosens can manipulate sound, and Hisagis is unknown bc he doesn't like to use his Shikai but you get the point. Hozukimaru does nothing. So either Ikkakus not using him right or Hozukimarus being an asshole and keeping a lot from his user just like how Sabimaru did with Renji.

@@furionmax7824 would make sense if his shikai is kido based since his squad looks down on kido based abilities

@@yahiaaymankamaly3518 my best bet is that the ability involves reach. Only clue is the whole "Extend, Hozukimaru!" thing. Maybe like some sort of Kido whip. Idk.

this is a pretty valid theory

Me too.

Most of the Espada fights aren't even really fights. Either games of "flexing our op abilities and taking turns overpowering eachother" or horribly chopped fight montages Practically any fight in Fake Karakura Town arc fell in the latter category, while any other Espada fights that are not Yammy, Grimmjow, or Aaroniero fall into the former. Oh, Ulquiorra? His fight is both. Gets sidelined by some girls, then Yammy & Ishida, had to go out of Las Noches, but it turns into a game of flexing new forms. Yammy's just outright cut. While Aaroniero's kinda meh, but not too much of what I said. Grimmjow's fight is my favorite out of the entire Bleach anime.

@@diinouhothead9362 the only fight of Espada which had a lot of coreography and "Hand to Hand" combat was Grimmjow VS Ichigo, the others was sad animations great part, Ulquiorra had a cool fight, but the animation and coreography r meh, Findoor Carias VS Shuuhei, Ikkaku vs Eduardo and even Soi Fon Vs Ggio Vega had more coreography and better animations.

Tōsen VS Kaname had a good animation job but it was one Mecha fighting, for me giant fight sucks. I like hand to hand/Kenjutsu.

@@bleachcentral4613 The only part I remember about nornal Ulquiorra fight is that Loly and Menoly came to harass Orihime, and turn to help her after she helped 1 of them (despite having done so earlier already) As for the fight with Resurreccion, I used to like how Vasto Lorde Ichigo curbstomps Ulquiorra, but now grew to resent it after realizing the greater impact it had on Ichigo's character: He regressed right back at square 1 of Arrancar arc, afraid of his Hollow powers once again

Has in filler, Reigai arc, a short scene VS Zaraki and in the second movie(old too).

lol

Because kubo create a broken bankai.

I think Bleach just has WAY too many characters and the creators cant give focus to some of the fan favorites.

it would've been for the best.... Mayuri states that the bankai has a major flaw since it breaks from its own power...

Idk OP.

@@bleachcentral4613 he’s the guy spouting out lava and “makes donuts” because he killed the main character’s brother by punching through his chest.

@@Pyrous56 hmmm

I think it's because he hates using it hence he has no practice

@@Maramara13Fly he doesn't hate using it. He wants to fight and die under the command of Zaraki so he never showed he had bankai to avoid being forced into a promotion to captain.