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Tite Kubo’sBleachis getting all the fame it deserves with the Thousand-Year Blood War anime series. The series recently released the latest episode, which featured one of the most awaited Bankai revelations in the history of the series. This Bankai belonged to Shunsui Kyoraku, the captain of the 1st Division and Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13.
Shunsui is currently in a battle with Lille Barro, the leader of Yhwach’s elite guard, Schutzstaffel. Episode 9 ofBleach: Thousand-Year Blood Warpart 3 saw Shunsui bring out his Bankai, and there was a weird connection between Shunsui and his Bankai, Katen Kyokotsu: Karamatsu Shinju. This connection made fans question Shunsui’s relationship with Katen Kyokotsu.
While anime fans won’t know about Shunsui and Katen’s connection, manga fans might have a little bit of knowledge about how it is believed that Shunsui had an intimate relationship with Katen. It is all linked to Nanao Ise, the co-lieutenant of Shunsui, and her Zanpakuto, Shinken Hakkyoken, which will be later revealed in the anime series.
Shunsui’s Relationship With His Bankai
As fans saw,Shunsui’s Bankai, Katen Kyokotsu: Karamatsu Shinju, forces its enemies to act out in a vicious play of a double suicide. This play has four acts, and in the third act, the spirit of his Zanpakuto, Katen, is manifested and hugs Shunsui from behind. Shunsui calls her Ohana, which surprised Katen as she explained that he has some nerve calling her by her nickname.
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Shunsui calling Katen Ohana was the first hint about their weird relationship. It hints that Shunsui has an intimate relationship with his Zanpakuto that might involve romantic feelings toward each other. Katen is seen being possessive towards Shunsui, and the two vowed to die beside each other.
ThetwoBleachcharacters share a witty conversationwith each other, which gives another hint of their romantic relationship with each other. And while anime fans won’t know this, Ohana also has a child who is the other half of her spirit called Kyokotsu. The speculation around Kyokotsu is that she was the child of Katen and Shunsui.
The Reality of Katen’s Child, Kyokotsu
In the manga series, when Shunsui is unable to beat Lille Barro, he is approached by Nanao, who asks Shunsui to return her Zanpakuto which he hid because of his promise to Nanao’s mother. As the two continued talking about the Ise Clan and their curse that originated from Shinken Hakkyoken (Nanao’s Zanpakuto), Katen’s child, Kyokotsu, emerged out of nowhere.
It was then that Shunsui made the startling revelation that he asked Katen to create Kyokotsu in order to hide Nanao’s Zanpakuto and save her from the curse.
This was a huge revelation that startledBleachfans, and through this narrative,Tite Kubodropped the biggest speculation about Katen and Shunsui having a kid together.
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This was kind of absurd because Katen is Shunsui’s Bankai, and this takes their relationship to a whole new level. Not only that, he creates an intriguing but weird narrative for the current Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13 inBleach.
Bleachis available to watch on Hulu.
Tarun Kohli
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Tarun Kohli is the Senior Anime Writer at FandomWire, with over 2,900 published articles. He currently specializes in critiquing One Piece and other Shonen anime. A passionate fan of the genre, his love for thoughtful analysis reflects his genuine appreciation for the art of anime. His deep understanding of anime culture has earned recognition from industry figures such as Adi Shankar and the creators of Blood of Zeus.
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