Bleach – Aizen Sousuke’s Kyouka Suigetsu Wooden Sword

June 16, 2009

Aizen Sousuke, of the Anime manga series, Bleach, spent much of his time as a captain of the 5th Division. He is a prime example of a good guy gone bad in an ultimate attempt to gain power. He was seemingly kind and sympathetic, earning the love of his team and disguising his true colors. He was one of the few to suspect that the penalty for Rukia’s crimes were too harsh for what she had done and even went as far as confronting Gin Ichimaru about his plans. Although Aizen’s intentions appear to be good, they are really masking his true personality. Aizen set Rukia’s execution up so he could perfect his own experiments of creating the Visoreds (a Soul Reaper/Hollow hybrid). To make his evil intentions seem like even less of a possibility, he even faked his own death by using the illusionary power of his zanpakuto, Kyouka Suigetsu.

Kyoka Suigetsu looks like a simple katana in its sealed form. When it is activated with its command “shatter,” it can put anyone who sees it under its “perfect hypnosis.” Aizen can then make his victim see, hear, and feel whatever he wants. When Aizen faked his own death, he used these illusory properties on almost every lieutenant and captain in the Gotei 13 during a ceremonial release of his zanpakuto. He can also use illusions during combat to deceive his opponents. He can make a decoy of himself to distract his target and then step close enough to him while the victim focuses on the illusionary copy of Aizen, allowing Aizen to strike him down.

Our version of Aizen Sousuke’s Kyoka Suigetsu Wooden Sword is an all wood replica with a nylon cord wrapped handle and silver painted blade. It looks like a normal katana, just like the real version, but is safe enough for anyone to use!

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