Spiritual Energies in some Known Manga Series

Since I am officially a manga fanatic I would like to discuss topics that is absolutely known to manga society. These are the forces that controls or give birth to the powers of some manga heroes/characters. Basically there are three major manga series with their corresponding spiritual energy terms I will talk here. Namely the reiatsu,haki and chakra.

Reiatsu (Bleach) - is the spiritual pressure released by a person with strong spiritual energy like Kurosaki Ichigo of bleach. A stronger reiatsu are said to suffocate every person with lower spiritual energies that sometimes made them collapse instantly. It has different colors and characteristics which depends on every character's ability. Like Tōshirō Hitsugaya's reiatsu are filled with icy characteristics with white colors surrounding him, that shows a devastating power.


Haki (One Piece) - is a mysterious conceptual force that only a few One Piece characters can use. It appears to be a strong spiritual power that channels to few individual's body would intimidate an enemy. Some sort of energies may also cause suffocation to some weaker characters. However, its true nature has yet to be determined or stated. There are special types of Haki that only a certain group of "chosen ones" are said to possess. The so called will of the "D" is one strong haki possessed by Monkey 'D Luffy and his family.

Chakra (Naruto) - is the resulting energy produced, when Physical and Spiritual energies become mixed together. Hand Seals are then used to harness this energy and expel it out of the body; Usually in the form of some kind of attack. Naruto's Chakra is a wind type manipulation chakra that will control the speed,sharpness and toughness of the weapon he uses with his spiritual power.