Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-25148221-20140707021425/@comment-1268838-20140707205024

Xilinoc wrote: This is either Aizen falsely taking credit for certain events in the manga in order to really, really screw with Ichigo's head; or him just straight-up lying for funsies. The two of them aren't exactly mutually exclusive, either. Or it could be him like, you know, stating the facts. Still not sure if Kubo planned it all along, or if it is just the biggest retcon ever.