Ichigos Reiatsu Explained

Unohana and Ichigo discuss his current reiatsu level.

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[ko]

Episode: 288

Song: Unreleased Track - The Funniest Shinigami (Thanks @todesbanden)

[garm]

I’d like to point out that Unohana, who is definitely one of the most powerful captains, not just the most skilled, said that less than half of Ichigo’s spiritual pressure at this point in time was equal to her at full strength, assuming he was fully healed. She’s not just concluding that he’s surpassed most captains, but that he’s truly absurd - much like Aizen and Yamamoto.

[MrHari]

You know it’s funny when you realize that during this whole explanation, ichigo was basically just bragging about how strong he was at full strength.

[killingheaven]

Unohana's eyes flickered fast. For someone extremely composed she is really shaken by the amount of his reiatsu. She is a notorious madwoman who loves fighting other swordsmen to the death in her early years. She learns healing technique just to prolong her f duels. Ichigo has made such a feat that shaken the very woman who first f held the title 'Kenpachi'. If she does not set her eyes on Zaraki she might just set Ichigo as her target.

[Sai]

I like how Unohana dismisses Ichigo saying that his spiritual pressure wasn't at full strength as him making excuses for not making a proper path, but the moment Ichigo says that his cloak is connected to his bankai, and therefore a reflection of his spiritual pressure, she immediately starts listening at 1:11 because she realizes that makes sense.

[eiyu-okuroryokan]

When less than half of his reiatsu is already captain lvl, and then we think about how this is not even his real power, but only a copycat version created by old man Zangetsu.
Just shows how OP he really is.

[thanglongnguyenvu]

I like how this wasn't a surprising revelation in the sense that he just did something jaw dropping, but that it felt creepy af to Unohana, and effectively to the audience that running behind her was some kind of freak of nature.

[DeanAbadPixels]

I love this scene so much, it displays how much big of a deal Ichigo's true nature as a being in the Bleach universe. It also makes sense that him being 'fully healed' with his reiatsu at this stage would still lack considering Old Man Zangetsu's influence at the time.

Which is why the progenitor of Quincies afraid of his incomplete bankai at the TWBY arc and destroyed it immediately, as imagine what could possibly be this hybrid be capable of doing in that incomplete bankai state, not to mention if he reaches his full potential (i.e. mastering it since that time he had just unlocked it via Yhwach's influence).

[GudaGudaPaisen]

How hard was Unohana trying to hold back the urge of start fighting Ichigo at this minute?

[vollied]

Retsu Yachiru Unohana the hardest bloodiest most ruthless kenpachi to ever exist, who only learned to heal so her opponents wouldn't die so quick: eh the new kids just captain level makes sense
Ichigo: im only at like 10% right now see my cool jacket it didn't fix when I was healed
Unohana true inner dialogue: please keep my cool, im a changed woman, theres bigger fish to fry like aizen do NOT attempt to fight the new guy.

[Quitnako]

And that is still only the fragments of Ichigo's power which old man Zangetsu cannot suppressed XD.

[fortissimusktb]

This really shows how strong Ichigo is. He had at least double the Reiatsu of a captain in this version which is 100x weaker than his True Shikai + Horn state.

[benf]

Unknowingly, ichigo almost reawakened kenpachi here 😂😂😂

[tsm_davon]

A true estimate for his powers besides the cloak is his hollow powers we only see his Quincy powers through him staying normal and calm while in soul reaper form but the hollow has never taken an L before not a single battle that with it constantly being suppressed

[joeallenmartino]

That moment when unohana realises the monster in her precense, it probably made her remember that time she faught kenny.

[official.frostburn]

The reiatsu(at his max, currently)being talked about is only a small amount that leaked out after old man zangetsu sealed his shinigami powers. Think of it like nauto using Kurama's Chakra before before naruto met bee.

[KiraSlith]

Ichigo using his head non-literally is a rare luxury in Bleach.

[Jarikraider]

The fact Unohana didn't immediately start thinking about how badly she wants to fight him at his full strength just shows that her later reveal as a kenpachi is a total retcon.

[andrewsssx]

Ichigo not being able to control the bridge is his quincy side constantly fucking with his shinigami powers. makes sense.

[nicolae-alexandruluca]

The first time unohana was scared, Holly shit ichigo you're a real beast if she's scared of your power