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What's the difference between these two _shikai_ ; Rangiku's **Haineko** and
Byakuya's **Senbonzakura**? They both seem to have the same abilities.


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What's the difference between Haineko and Senbonzakura?


For Matsumoto Rangiku's shikai:

> When released with the command "growl" (唸れ unare?), the blade dissolves into
> ash. In combat, Matsumoto can control the movement of the ash, and cut
> anything it lands on by moving the hilt. The ash is also solid enough to be
> used as a shield to block enemy attacks

For Kuchiki Byakuya's shikai:

> ...Senbonzakura's blade separates into thousands of slender, petal-like
> blades.... While the blades are too small to be seen by the naked eye, they
> reflect light in such a way as to appear as cherry blossom petals. Byakuya
> can control the blades at will thereby allowing him to shred opponents at a
> distance and break through almost any defense. While Byakuya can control the
> blades with his mind alone, using his hands allows him to do so more
> effectively, making the blades move twice as fast.

There seem to be a few main differences, though they are very similar.

  * Byakuya can control the blades of his with his mind, while Matsumoto needs to move the hilt.
  * The ash can be used as a shield while Senbonzakura cannot.


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Senbonzakura can be used as a shield as proven in Byakuya's first fight with
Ichigo in season 3. Though at the time Byakuya was using bankai, he made a
shield by gathering all the fragments in front of him so he probably can do
the same thing in shikai.


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A lot of people on various forums like to nit pick at the details, but in
essence they are very similar. Both Shikai transform the blade of the sword
into smaller substances that are used for offense and defense. While Byakuya
is able to control Senbonzakura telepathically, Matsumoto controls Haineko
with the hilt of her sword. However, in Matsumoto's fight against Apache,
SunSun, and Mila Rose, she changes Haineko's form from a dispersed cloud of
ash to an ash tornado with her empty hand. The fact that Byakuya controls
senbonzakura with his mind might just be due to the fact that he is a stronger
and more experienced shinigami and partner to his zanpakuto. Just for the sake
of the viewer/reader I wish would release a list or booklet or something along
those lines of the zanpakuto and their abilities. I'd love it if he would say
what their Bankai would be if they ever reached that level. I really wanna
know what Urahara's Bankai is and especially Yoruichi's.


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It is likely that rangiku 's bankai may be the same as sebonsakura's bankai
and she might be able to control the ashes with her mind , although we haven't
seen her bankai yet.


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