Kidō

[Isao]

Kidō |Demon Arts is one of the four basic Shinigami combat forms. Kidō is the technique that Shinigami use to focus their Spiritual Energy into magic spells of various powers. These spells serve a wide variety of uses such as healing, defense, or combat.

Each spell is graded on a scale from 1 to 99, the latter being the most powerful and the most difficult to perform. To use Kidō, a Shinigami must recite the specific incantation for the spell, which is often long and requires a few seconds to speak.

Eishohaki | A technique that releases Kidō without a spirit chant. While it decreases the time needed to release the Kidō, it drastically weakens the spell. Anyone versed in Kidō can use this technique, but it is most effective when done by a skilled practitioner otherwise the spell can utterly fail. The most skilled experts are capable of using this technique to amazing effect.

The power of a spell relies on the power of the user, as even a low-level spell can be utterly devastating when utilized by a high-class Shinigami.

Bakudō | Way of Binding

1. Sai | Restrain | Locks a target's arms in place behind their back.

Incantation: unknown/none.

4. Hainawa | Crawling Rope | An energy rope entangles a target's arms.

Incantation: unknown/none.

8. Seki | Repulse | Creates a round shield that seems to temporarily paralyze and repel whatever strikes it.

Incantation: unknown/none.

9. Geki | Strike | Engulfs a 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!"

21. Sekienton | Red Smoke Escape | Creates a blast upon activation and is used like a ninja's smoke bomb.

Incantation: unknown.

26. Kyakko | Curving Light | Hides the target from sight, presumably by bending light. The spell has the ability to totally hide the presence and reiatsu of the user or specified object.

Incantation: unknown/none.

30. Shitotsu Sansen | Beak-Stab Triple Beam | 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.

Incantation: unknown/none.

37. Tsuriboshi | Suspending Star | 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.

Incantation: unknown/none.

39. Enkosen |Arc Shield | Summons a shield of condensed Reiatsu to block opponents' attacks.

Incantation: unknown/none.

58. Kakushitsuijaku | Summoning of the Tracking Sparrows | 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 | Six Rods Prison of Light | Summons six thin, 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 their 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 | Hundred Steps Fence | 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.

Incantation: unknown/none.

63. Sajo Sabaku | Locking Bondage Stripes | Similar to Bakudō No. 4, but stronger, this spell 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 Kidō while in his Hollow form.

Incantation: unknown/none.

73. Tozanshō | Creates a pyramid-shaped barrier around the caster.

Incantation: unknown/none.

75. Gochūtekkan | Quintet of 1 Kan Iron Pillars | Summons five incredibly tall and thick pillars which are connected to each other by chains 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 | Heavenly Rickshaws in Silken Air | 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."

Incantation: unknown/none.

79. Kuyō Shibari | Nine Sunlight Traps | Creates eight black holes that emit spiritual energy in the personal space surrounding the target, with a ninth black hole manifesting in the center of the targets chest.

Incantation: unknown/none.

81. Danku | Splitting Void | Creates an energy barrier in the form of a rectangular wall. According to Byakuya, it is capable of stopping destructive spells up to #89.

Incantation: unknown/none.

99. Part 1 - Kin | Seal | Binds the arms of a target to their back like Bakudō #1, but with spiritual fabric and iron shafts. Hachigen has displayed a far stronger version that ties the target's arms on the back in addition to wrapping 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.

Incantation: unknown/none.

99. Part 2 - Bankin | Great seal | This spell covers the target from head to toe with spiritual fabric (First Song), stabs them with numerous metal bolts (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, Shokyoku: Shiryū.
Second song: Hundred Linked Bolts, Nikyoku: Hyakurensan.
Final song: Great Seal of 10,000 Forbidding, Shūkyoku: Bankin Taihō.

Hadō | Way of Destruction

1. Shō | Thrust | Pushes the target away from the caster.

Incantation: unknown/none.

4. Byakurai | Pale Lightning | The user fires a concentrated, powerful lightning bolt from their finger.

Incantation: unknown/none.

11. Tsuzuri Raiden | Bound Lightning | Electric current flows through any object the user touches and is able to lead electricity, damaging any target that is in contact with the object the current runs through.

Incantation: unknown/none.

31. Shakkahō | Shot of Red Fire | 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!"

32. Ōkasen | Yellow Fire Flash | Fires a wide arc of yellow energy at a target.

Incantation: unknown/none.

33. Sōkatsui | Blue Fire, Crash Down | 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."

54. Haien | Abolishing Flames | Fires a blast of purple spiritual energy that will incinerate a target completely when it makes contact.

Incantation: unknown/none.

58. Tenran | Orchid Sky | A widening tornado-like blast is fired towards the target.

Incantation: unknown/none

63. Raikōhō | Thunder Roar Cannon | 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!"

63. Sōren Sōkatsui | Twin Lotus Blue Fire, Crash Down | Essentially a doubled version of #33, 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 | Flying Dragon-Striking Heaven-Shaking Thunder Cannon | Fires a gigantic blast of spiritual energy resulting in an truly enormous explosion.

Incantation: unknown/none.

90. Kurohitsugi | Black Coffin | 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.

Incantation: unknown/none.

91. Senjū Kōten Taihō | Thousand-Hand Bjavascript:add("","")right Heaven Culling-Sear | Summons several spears of light that are all fired towards the same focal point where the intended target resides. The culminating explosion is exceedingly devastating.

Incantation: "Limit of the thousands hands, respectful hands, unable to touch the darkness. Shooting hands unable to reflect the blue sky. The road that basks in light, the wind that ignited the embers, time that gathers when both are together, there is no need to be hesitant, obey my orders. Light bullets, eight bodies, nine items, book of heaven, diseased treasure, great wheel, grey fortress tower. Aim far away, scatter brightly and cleanly when fired"

96. Ittō Kasō | Single Blade Cremation | Causes a huge pillar of fire to erupt from the ground in the shape of the tip of a katana.

Incantation: unknown/none.

Other/Forbidden

12. Fushibi | Ambush Flare | Momo Hinamori uses this spell in conjunction with Shot of Red Fire and a Kidō net that has entangled her opponents resulting in a large explosion around them all. Rangiku Matsumoto states that it is number 12, but does not specify whether it is a Destructive or a Binding Spell although from the name and effect it is highly likely to be a Binding spell.

Incantation: unknown.

Hakufuku | White Crawl | Momo Hinamori uses this spell while imprisoned to knock out a guard and destroy everything within a certain radius of herself.

Incantation: unknown/none.

Kyōmon | Mirror Door | Tōshirō Hitsugaya used this to seal Momo Hinamori's hospital room. It creates a glass-like barrier which is difficult to break from the outside, but quite simple to break from the inside.

Incantation: unknown/none.

Jikanteishi | Temporal Stasis | A forbidden spell used by Tessai along with Spatial Displacement. It is a spell that halts time in a specific area.

Incantation: unknown/none.

Kūkanten'i | Spatial Displacement | 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.

Incantation: unknown/none.

Shunkō | 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.

Incantation: unknown/none.

Hanki Sosai | Reverse Demon | This technique 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.

Incantation: unknown/none.