User blog comment:Godisme/Everything But The Rain/@comment-1747976-20130304102648/@comment-4243147-20130306091801

Viz has released chapter 528, and it clearly shows that Isshin tells Ichigo that he's not a Shiningami. As I was the one who brought up the issue of the translation's validity, I thought I should clear the matter. Godisme thanks for the great explanation. I know that there`re people who`re still unconvinced and their argument is that both Ichigo and Isshin have similar Zanpakuto. While that might be true, the defining characterics of a Zanpakuto are defined by the Shiningami`s soul. In other words, their personality plays a huge role in defining the nature of a Zanpakuto. Since, Ichigo and Isshin are similar personality-wise, it`s not far-fetched to say that they would have similar zanpakutos too. Godisme, if you have more thoughts on this, please share them.