5. Senbonzakura Kageyoshi - Bleach
The final release of Byakuya Kuchikis zanpakuto is one of the most stunning and devastating attacks in the entire series of Bleach. Can you tell I'm a fanboy? Yes an attack from Bleach was bound to make it onto this list and rather than satisfying Ichigos spotlight fetish of being the only character anyone seems to remember I thought I'd focus on the technique used by my favourite captain. Senbonzakura Kageyoshi is the final release of the sword belonging to Captain Byakuya Kuchiki of Squad 6. The technique involves releasing the swords full potential and, as with any final release of a sword in Bleach, it is devastating. The user drops the sword to the ground, blade first, which proceeds to sink as if being dropped into water. Moments later large sword emerge behind the user, stretching back as far as the eye can see. Upon saying the release phrase, scatter, the blades break apart and turn into smaller swords reflecting the light as they scatter to give the appearance of cherry blossom petals. These petals are anything but soft, they are the blades fragments of the bankai and will shred to pieces anyone who gets in the way of the attack. Byakuya is able to control the flow of these petals with his hands and direct them to an enemy. The sheer potential and destructive power on this attack puts it at a firm fifth position on this list.