Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-7313057-20130413202738/@comment-7136323-20130414003434

TechGenusMasterWA01 wrote: If the sword does, the spirit does. A Zanpakuto is the manifestation of the spirit; essentially, they are one. Without one, the other would not exist. Hope this helps! I have to agree with TechGenusMasterWA01. There are references for this, I can try to find, and show you one.