Only later, when facing the Arrancar named Charlotte Chuhlhourne, did Yumichika release his full zanpakuto with its real name ...

However, Old Man Zangetsu is not Ichigo’s Zanpakuto – not by a long shot. The “Thousand-Year Blood War’ arc revealed Zangetsu wasn’t Ichigo’s real Zanpakuto. Ichigo enters his inner ...

Additionally, the reason why his zanpakuto was always in a Shikai is because the Old Man Zangetsu was never the real Zangetsu to begin with. He was only channeling the Quincy part of Ichigo’s soul.

the two of them were able to support one another to deal the final blow with the help of Nanao getting to use a Zanpakuto for the first real time in the anime.

These basic Zanpakuto have no real special abilities when they are given to their respective Soul Reapers, as the wielders must imprint their own souls and power onto the blade. This is why there ...