Bakudō (Binding spells): are a broad category of defensive spells which block or repel attacks or freezes enemies in place.
* 20th Seat and Higher (also Recruits)
1. Sai - Locks a target's arms in place behind their back.
4. Hainawa - An energy rope entangles the target's arms
8. Seki - Creates a round shield that seems to temporarily paralyze and repel whatever strikes it.
9. Geki - Engulfs the target in red light, completely paralyzing them.
Incantation: "Disintegrate, you black dog of Rondanini!! Look upon
yourself with horror and then claw out your own throat!"
* 15th Seat and Higher
26. Kyakko - Hides the target from sight, by bending light. The spell
has the ability to totally hide the presence and reiatsu of the user or
specified object.
30. Shitotsu Sansen - Forming a golden
triangle with one's finger, it shoots three beams of light that pin the
target to one place on a surface, slamming into his or her body in
three places in a shape of a perfect triangle
37. Tsuriboshi -
Creates a star-shaped cushion of Spiritual Energy, which anchors it to
nearby objects with "ropes" of spirit particles. It can stop falling
objects, acting like a safety net
39. Enkosen — Summons a shield of condensed Reiatsu to block opponents' attacks.
* 10th Seat and Higher
58. Kakushitsuijaku — Tracks and locates any spiritual force the user
focuses on. To activate it, the user must draw a circle on the ground,
cut into four parts with a specific character in each. The incantation
animates the circle, causing various numbers to appear within until the
specific set is found. The number set seems to be a variation on
longitude and latitude.
Incantation: "Heart of the south, eye of
the north, finger of the west, foot of the east, arrive with the wind
and depart with the rain."
61. Rikujōkōrō — Summons six thin,
but wide, beams of light that slam into a target's midsection, holding
them in place. The target is then unable to move any part of there body
including the parts that were not struck by the beams.
Incantation: "Carriage of Thunder. Bridge of a spinning wheel. With light, divide this into six!"
62. Hyapporankan — A rod formed of energy is thrown towards the target
before it disintegrates into numerous short rods which are used to pin
the target to the surroundings and render them immobile.
63.
Sajo Sabaku — Binds the arms of a target. According to Hachigen Ushōda,
physical strength alone should not be enough to break out of a level 60
Bakudō, however Kensei Muguruma was able to free himself from this
Kido; while in his Hollow form.
75. Gochūtekkan — Summons five incredibly tall and thick pillars to pin a target to the ground.
Incantation: "Walls of ironsand, a priestly pagoda, glowing ironclad fireflies. Standing upright, silent to the end."
77. Tenteikūra — Transmits messages mentally to anyone within an area
of the caster's choosing. In addition to reciting the spell, the user
must draw specific markings on their arms, which are animated by the
spell to convey the messages. The messages can be spoken either by the
caster or by another within the vicinity of the caster.
Incantation: "Black and white net. Twenty-two bridges, sixty-six crowns
and belts. Footprints, distant thunder, sharp peak, engulfing land,
hidden in the night, sea of clouds, blue line. Form a circle and fly
though the heavens."
* 5th Seat and Higher
81. Danku —
Creates an energy barrier in the form of a rectangular wall. According
to Byakuya, it is capable of stopping destructive spells up to #89.
This is seen also when Aizen uses it to block Tessai's hado #88.
* VC and Captain only
99, Part 1. Kin — Binds the arms of a target on their back like Bakudō
Nr. 1, but with spiritual fabric and iron shafts. Hachigen has
displayed a far stronger version that ties the target's arms on the
back but wraps the spiritual fabric around the entire body, and
continues to pin the target with the spiritual fabric stacked to the
ground around the target with several iron shafts in an "X" shape.
99, Part 2. Bankin (— This spell covers a target from head to toe with
spiritual fabric (first song), stabs them with numerous metal blades,
or nails (second song), and then smashes them with an immense metal
cube (final song). The full power of the seal is still unknown as
Ichigo broke the first two seals before the metal cube landed on him,
during his Shattered Shaft training.
Incantation: First song: Halting Fabric. Second song: hundred linked bolts. Final song: Great seal of 10,000 forbiddings.
Hadō (Destructive spells): refer to offensive spells which harm an enemy or cause damage.
* 20th Seat and Higher (also Recruits)
1. Shō — Pushes the target away from the caster.
4. Byakurai - The user fires a concentrated, powerful lightning bolt
from their finger. Rukia Kuchiki and Byakuya Kuchiki both used this
spell and rarely other shinigami as well.
* 15th Seat and Higher
31. Shakkahō — Fires a ball of red energy at a target.
Incantation: "Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter
of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, the
sea barrier surges, march on to the south!"
33. Sōkatsui —
Fires a burst of blue spiritual energy at a target in a similar manner
to 31, but over a wider area and with more power.
Incantation:
"Ye lord! Mask of flesh and bone, flutter of wings, ye who bears the
name of Man! Truth and temperance, upon this sinless wall of dreams
unleash but slightly the wrath of your claws."
* 10th Seat and Higher
54. Haien — Fires a blast of purple spiritual energy that will incinerate a target completely when it makes contact.
58. Tenran (- A widening tornado-like blast is fired towards the target.
63. Raikōhō — Fires a massive wave of yellow energy at a target.
Incantation: "Sprinkled on the bones of the beast! Sharp tower, red
crystal, steel ring. Move and become the wind, stop and become the
calm. The sound of warring spears fills the empty castle!"
* 5th Seat and Higher
63 (73). Sōren Sōkatsui — Essentially a doubled version of #33 (Labeled
as #73 in anime), this spell fires two shots of blue fire with greater
potency than the single-shot variety.
Incantation: "Ye lord!
Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears
the name of Man! On the wall of blue flame, inscribe a twin lotus. In
the abyss of conflagration, wait at the far heavens."
88. Hiryugekizokushintenraiho — Fires a gigantic blast of spiritual energy resulting in an truly enormous explosion.
* VC and Captain only
90. Kurohitsugi — Forms a box of black energy around a target, which is
then pierced by dozens of energy "spears", lacerating the one inside
from head to toe. Its appearance and function is reminiscent of a
common magician's trick, as well as certain torture devices used during
the Spanish Inquisition.
Forbidden Kidou
* VC and Captain only
Jikanteishi — A forbidden spell used by Tessai along with Spatial
Displacement. It is a spell that halts time in a specific area.
Kūkanten'i — A forbidden spell used by Tessai with Temporal Stasis to
teleport a specified portion of space from one point to another,
transporting even other active Kidō spells.
Non-Spells
* Shunkō (瞬閧, Flash Cry): An advanced technique that
combines hand-to-hand combat and Kidō energy to explosively increase a
Shinigami's offensive capabilities. A high-pressured Kidō surges
throughout the user's body, enhancing their arms and legs for battle.
The Kidō itself can also be controlled and fired at opponents from the
body.[49] Shunkō first appeared being used by Captain Soifon in her
fight against her old master, Yoruichi Shihōin. Soifon states she
invented the technique of combining Kidō and Hakuda so recently that
she had no experience with it in battle, let alone enough time to give
it a name. Yoruichi, however, reveals Shunkō is the technique's name,
and that she invented and mastered the ability long before Soifon. The
keisen uniform has no back or sleeves because the fabric will rip apart
when the user's back and arms are filled with Kidō. Though Yoruichi's
Shunkō is perfected, unlike Soifon's version, she still has
difficulties controlling it.
Hanki Sosai (反鬼, Reverse Demon):
This technique is an ability Yoruichi used during Shunkō, which
nullifies an opponent's Kidō by hitting it with a Kidō of perfectly
opposite speed and energy. The ability can even neutralize an
opponent's movements.[50]
* Kidōhō (鬼道砲, Kidō Cannon) — As
the name suggests, the Kidō Cannon is basically a high-intensity energy
weapon powered by Kidō. It consists of a crystalline focus point
attached to the top of a massive pole, with several smaller crystal
structures circling up towards the main one. It is powered by hundreds
of Shinigami working in concert, creating an energy blast capable of
obliterating a small dimension. The blast forms into several animal
shapes which roar just before contact. The power of the blast is such
that, in addition to destroying its target, it also causes a small
amount of damage to both the Human world and Soul Society. Despite its
power, it is not a reusable weapon, as it burns into a pile of scrap
after being fired.[51]
* Kido Gun- This weapon was developed
by the Bount creator Ran'Tao is similar to the Kidō Cannon, however
unlike the Kidō Cannon which can only be fire once this weapon holds
more resemblance in functionality to a shotgun, the blasts fired appear
to be concentrated spheres of spiritual energy that seem to be quite
harmful as seen when Kariya had to dodge the attacks for fear of being
hit. It is unknown as to where the Kidō Gun's energy source is derived
from however it can be assumed that the Quincy spiritual tubes could be
used as "shells" and the spiritual energy within the tubes are
concentrated and hardened to form the blasts similarly to a Bala blast.
* 20th Seat and Higher (also Recruits)
1. Sai - Locks a target's arms in place behind their back.
4. Hainawa - An energy rope entangles the target's arms
8. Seki - Creates a round shield that seems to temporarily paralyze and repel whatever strikes it.
9. Geki - Engulfs the target in red light, completely paralyzing them.
Incantation: "Disintegrate, you black dog of Rondanini!! Look upon
yourself with horror and then claw out your own throat!"
* 15th Seat and Higher
26. Kyakko - Hides the target from sight, by bending light. The spell
has the ability to totally hide the presence and reiatsu of the user or
specified object.
30. Shitotsu Sansen - Forming a golden
triangle with one's finger, it shoots three beams of light that pin the
target to one place on a surface, slamming into his or her body in
three places in a shape of a perfect triangle
37. Tsuriboshi -
Creates a star-shaped cushion of Spiritual Energy, which anchors it to
nearby objects with "ropes" of spirit particles. It can stop falling
objects, acting like a safety net
39. Enkosen — Summons a shield of condensed Reiatsu to block opponents' attacks.
* 10th Seat and Higher
58. Kakushitsuijaku — Tracks and locates any spiritual force the user
focuses on. To activate it, the user must draw a circle on the ground,
cut into four parts with a specific character in each. The incantation
animates the circle, causing various numbers to appear within until the
specific set is found. The number set seems to be a variation on
longitude and latitude.
Incantation: "Heart of the south, eye of
the north, finger of the west, foot of the east, arrive with the wind
and depart with the rain."
61. Rikujōkōrō — Summons six thin,
but wide, beams of light that slam into a target's midsection, holding
them in place. The target is then unable to move any part of there body
including the parts that were not struck by the beams.
Incantation: "Carriage of Thunder. Bridge of a spinning wheel. With light, divide this into six!"
62. Hyapporankan — A rod formed of energy is thrown towards the target
before it disintegrates into numerous short rods which are used to pin
the target to the surroundings and render them immobile.
63.
Sajo Sabaku — Binds the arms of a target. According to Hachigen Ushōda,
physical strength alone should not be enough to break out of a level 60
Bakudō, however Kensei Muguruma was able to free himself from this
Kido; while in his Hollow form.
75. Gochūtekkan — Summons five incredibly tall and thick pillars to pin a target to the ground.
Incantation: "Walls of ironsand, a priestly pagoda, glowing ironclad fireflies. Standing upright, silent to the end."
77. Tenteikūra — Transmits messages mentally to anyone within an area
of the caster's choosing. In addition to reciting the spell, the user
must draw specific markings on their arms, which are animated by the
spell to convey the messages. The messages can be spoken either by the
caster or by another within the vicinity of the caster.
Incantation: "Black and white net. Twenty-two bridges, sixty-six crowns
and belts. Footprints, distant thunder, sharp peak, engulfing land,
hidden in the night, sea of clouds, blue line. Form a circle and fly
though the heavens."
* 5th Seat and Higher
81. Danku —
Creates an energy barrier in the form of a rectangular wall. According
to Byakuya, it is capable of stopping destructive spells up to #89.
This is seen also when Aizen uses it to block Tessai's hado #88.
* VC and Captain only
99, Part 1. Kin — Binds the arms of a target on their back like Bakudō
Nr. 1, but with spiritual fabric and iron shafts. Hachigen has
displayed a far stronger version that ties the target's arms on the
back but wraps the spiritual fabric around the entire body, and
continues to pin the target with the spiritual fabric stacked to the
ground around the target with several iron shafts in an "X" shape.
99, Part 2. Bankin (— This spell covers a target from head to toe with
spiritual fabric (first song), stabs them with numerous metal blades,
or nails (second song), and then smashes them with an immense metal
cube (final song). The full power of the seal is still unknown as
Ichigo broke the first two seals before the metal cube landed on him,
during his Shattered Shaft training.
Incantation: First song: Halting Fabric. Second song: hundred linked bolts. Final song: Great seal of 10,000 forbiddings.
Hadō (Destructive spells): refer to offensive spells which harm an enemy or cause damage.
* 20th Seat and Higher (also Recruits)
1. Shō — Pushes the target away from the caster.
4. Byakurai - The user fires a concentrated, powerful lightning bolt
from their finger. Rukia Kuchiki and Byakuya Kuchiki both used this
spell and rarely other shinigami as well.
* 15th Seat and Higher
31. Shakkahō — Fires a ball of red energy at a target.
Incantation: "Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter
of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, the
sea barrier surges, march on to the south!"
33. Sōkatsui —
Fires a burst of blue spiritual energy at a target in a similar manner
to 31, but over a wider area and with more power.
Incantation:
"Ye lord! Mask of flesh and bone, flutter of wings, ye who bears the
name of Man! Truth and temperance, upon this sinless wall of dreams
unleash but slightly the wrath of your claws."
* 10th Seat and Higher
54. Haien — Fires a blast of purple spiritual energy that will incinerate a target completely when it makes contact.
58. Tenran (- A widening tornado-like blast is fired towards the target.
63. Raikōhō — Fires a massive wave of yellow energy at a target.
Incantation: "Sprinkled on the bones of the beast! Sharp tower, red
crystal, steel ring. Move and become the wind, stop and become the
calm. The sound of warring spears fills the empty castle!"
* 5th Seat and Higher
63 (73). Sōren Sōkatsui — Essentially a doubled version of #33 (Labeled
as #73 in anime), this spell fires two shots of blue fire with greater
potency than the single-shot variety.
Incantation: "Ye lord!
Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears
the name of Man! On the wall of blue flame, inscribe a twin lotus. In
the abyss of conflagration, wait at the far heavens."
88. Hiryugekizokushintenraiho — Fires a gigantic blast of spiritual energy resulting in an truly enormous explosion.
* VC and Captain only
90. Kurohitsugi — Forms a box of black energy around a target, which is
then pierced by dozens of energy "spears", lacerating the one inside
from head to toe. Its appearance and function is reminiscent of a
common magician's trick, as well as certain torture devices used during
the Spanish Inquisition.
Forbidden Kidou
* VC and Captain only
Jikanteishi — A forbidden spell used by Tessai along with Spatial
Displacement. It is a spell that halts time in a specific area.
Kūkanten'i — A forbidden spell used by Tessai with Temporal Stasis to
teleport a specified portion of space from one point to another,
transporting even other active Kidō spells.
Non-Spells
* Shunkō (瞬閧, Flash Cry): An advanced technique that
combines hand-to-hand combat and Kidō energy to explosively increase a
Shinigami's offensive capabilities. A high-pressured Kidō surges
throughout the user's body, enhancing their arms and legs for battle.
The Kidō itself can also be controlled and fired at opponents from the
body.[49] Shunkō first appeared being used by Captain Soifon in her
fight against her old master, Yoruichi Shihōin. Soifon states she
invented the technique of combining Kidō and Hakuda so recently that
she had no experience with it in battle, let alone enough time to give
it a name. Yoruichi, however, reveals Shunkō is the technique's name,
and that she invented and mastered the ability long before Soifon. The
keisen uniform has no back or sleeves because the fabric will rip apart
when the user's back and arms are filled with Kidō. Though Yoruichi's
Shunkō is perfected, unlike Soifon's version, she still has
difficulties controlling it.
Hanki Sosai (反鬼, Reverse Demon):
This technique is an ability Yoruichi used during Shunkō, which
nullifies an opponent's Kidō by hitting it with a Kidō of perfectly
opposite speed and energy. The ability can even neutralize an
opponent's movements.[50]
* Kidōhō (鬼道砲, Kidō Cannon) — As
the name suggests, the Kidō Cannon is basically a high-intensity energy
weapon powered by Kidō. It consists of a crystalline focus point
attached to the top of a massive pole, with several smaller crystal
structures circling up towards the main one. It is powered by hundreds
of Shinigami working in concert, creating an energy blast capable of
obliterating a small dimension. The blast forms into several animal
shapes which roar just before contact. The power of the blast is such
that, in addition to destroying its target, it also causes a small
amount of damage to both the Human world and Soul Society. Despite its
power, it is not a reusable weapon, as it burns into a pile of scrap
after being fired.[51]
* Kido Gun- This weapon was developed
by the Bount creator Ran'Tao is similar to the Kidō Cannon, however
unlike the Kidō Cannon which can only be fire once this weapon holds
more resemblance in functionality to a shotgun, the blasts fired appear
to be concentrated spheres of spiritual energy that seem to be quite
harmful as seen when Kariya had to dodge the attacks for fear of being
hit. It is unknown as to where the Kidō Gun's energy source is derived
from however it can be assumed that the Quincy spiritual tubes could be
used as "shells" and the spiritual energy within the tubes are
concentrated and hardened to form the blasts similarly to a Bala blast.
