Board Thread:Improvements and Issues/@comment-1409915-20140307195609/@comment-25319733-20140818143714

Well, I think that both Kenpachi and Yachiru have access to their Shikai's abilities in their swords' unreleased states because they're that strong. For example, Kenpachi was able to cut through Gremmy when he was "stronger than the strongest steel", therefore I think Yachiru has access to her "triple attack" effect even when her sword is unreleased. However, the abilities of the swords to be less powerful when used in the unreleased state in both Zaraki's and Yachiru's case, as Kenpachi had to activate Shikai to cut through something as big as a meteor, and Yachiru's Shikai was able to create a massive gash in the floor with a single swing. Therefore, her release command would most likely be "C'mon out", as she would have attacked Guenael with her unreleased sword before using its full ability similar to how Zaraki used Nozarashi's unreleased form to cut through Gremmy before he doubled his imagination's power. Shikai, to Kenpachi and Yachiru, seems like something they use when they know they want their opponent to die, so they use their swords' abilities in the unreleased state as a way of holding back their power.