User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 591 - Marching Out the ZOMBIES 2/@comment-24282510-20140731035626

Thing is. Is that really Hitsugaya? Looks really tall to be him. Could be just the way his sword is draw/hold it looks alot shorter then him when it has always been longer then him. Guessing that is his sheath in the left hand.

Was not the last time we saw him his sword was cut in two by Burner finger 2? Well it was in shikai but when he went bankai it was still cut off. Guessing the broken bankai rule does not or was forgot about when one is damaged in shikai and then goes bankai it is not affected.