User blog comment:Njalm2/The Beauty of Kidō/@comment-30807545-20141202175704/@comment-3403804-20141202180726

Yeah, that'd be possible to do with Tenran, though like anything really cool, it'd require that the caster be a master of their field. It's effectiveness against spiritual beings however, is definitely worth questioning however.

Kubo often forgets that Shinigami are, well, dead. Especially noteworthy in regards to Rukia's Bankai, which "kills" her, again.