Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-44061-20130131082817/@comment-7658432-20130410080641

The part about the change in his Shinigami powers are maybe because of the quality of the Spiritual Power. His first Shikai and Bankai are from Rukia's SP while his second came from Captains and Lieutenants so that maybe affected his new look. For the inconsistencies, maybe it's just not well planned by Kubo. Someday he needs to explain how Ichigo's power work.