Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25360536-20140920031731/@comment-8986886-20140928142734

TennoHaineko wrote: Read above, Ichigo's Bankai broke and they didn't repair it, they just made a version with an asauchi that will never be the same as before, it will always be a little bit weaker. That's not necessarily an absolute truth, it's merely the best result that Mayuri, or Akon, can manage when they repair a Bankai. It's certainly possible that Nimaiya, the creator of all Zanpakutou, by reforging Zangetsu, were able to restore all of its original power, even if it's not exactly the same as before. Just because it's different doesn't mean it's weaker.