Ok, I will take up the task and review the posts. Though it should be you I would imagine to review my posts, since I can't do my own. I figure that 5 will be rare enough, with only a few handed out in a month time if that. We can talk more about it through AIM if you want.

This week is definitely about Momo, I didn't know if Hitsugaya is in it, but I figure that he is in it. I know that Renji, Izuru and I think Ichimaru as well. So it should be very interesting to watch. I'm hoping for some more insight to the academy days, but I will have to wait to find out.

The Bankai does seem to be a mystery. But at least the training that Ichigo and Renji goes through does fill into the blanks a little. I would imagine that the method of getting the Bankai varies from shinigami to shinigami. Though it is the same result, you have to defeat and place your Zanpukto into submission. And you have to be able to physically manifest your Zanpukto. The manifestation part is the most difficult I would imagine. Though the time for fighting your Zanpukto probably is not exclusive to three days like with Ichigo.

I would imagine that you have some limited time, but you can retry as many times as you want. Ichigo couldn't because of his time restriction and the urgency. But I need to see Renji's Bankai trying to understand more about it. I hope that they show enough of it. But it sounds like you are still uncertain, but that is only because they cheated. We haven't seen the real way most get it, as you said.