

The Getsuga Tenshō is a powerful technique with great force, creating large-scale damage and destruction. As stated by Zangetsu, knowing the name of an attack heightens its power compared to its strength when the wielder does not know its name. Ichigo uses this ability without knowing its name several times, but later masters the technique during his Bankai training. This slash takes the shape of a crescent moon or wave. At the instant of the slash, the Zanpakutō absorbs and condenses the user's Reiatsu before releasing it at the tip of the blade, magnifying the slash attack, which flies forward.
