Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-10797017-20130622101437/@comment-10797017-20130622103341

Sternritter M wrote: As for Ichigo's new Shikai, it might be an offensive/defensive thing. According to someone's thoughts, the 2 blades might be connected with a chain in it's Bankai, allowing the small blade to be used as a long-ranged projectile attack, or a defensive blade to block/stop attacks, while the large blade is offensive with attacks like Getsuga Tenshô.

hmmmm...interesting thought.