Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-44061-20130307153642/@comment-7658432-20130412014017

Yeah, that's true. Arrancars have their own Zanpakuto but the difference between the Arrancar's and the Shinigami's are what kind of abilities it possess. Shinigami uses an Asauchi, imprint their soul in it, then the Zanpakuto's spirit is born. Arrancars seal the nuclei of their original power into a form of sword so when they seal their Zanpakuto, they generally are weakening themselves while on the Shinigami's case, when they reseal their swords, they just return to their original strength. Nevertheless, they are just the same. They both have Zanpakuto.