Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27110495-20160106235339/@comment-27565137-20160519000023

Great question. That got me thinking, could the zanpakutou's name still be Zangetsu then? Couldn't that name be fake as well? So since Ichigo wasn't using all of his power, you could say that he wasn't using the actual name, like Renji with his bankai. Anyways, what I'm getting at is that might not be his full name. It may be an extension on that or just changed in some way. So Zangetsu means "Slaying Moon" so you don't have to look it up. So maybe some suggestions on the possible new name?

I'm not questioning the Zangetsu name. Zangetsu is Zangetsu. Even Old Man said so himself. What I'm questioning is the general concensus that Ichigo is already using his Shikai. Which I believe he isn't.

Look at the most recent... lets call it hint. So Yhwach basically mocks the fact he was responsible for Ichigo mother death. And even goes on to insult Ichigo by calling him a "crying school girl". And what does Ichigo does?! He strikes Yhwach with a simple Getsuga Tenshou. When we've seen he now can use black Getsuga Tenshou even in his basic form, no bankai needed.

Also. When noticing Ichigo reiatsu Yhwach pointed out what we already know. That Ichigo is in possession of his full powers. But the main point that caught my attention was how Ichigo reiatsu was like Yhwach pointed out, taking a visible form. Something we haven't seen Ichigo do until now.

Which is strange. Because it seems Ichigo is holding back, still. Which again raises another question. If he's holding back, why he's doing it?