Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-35659646-20180522182736/@comment-36424151-20180801100321

I'd bet all the marbles that she -is- simply Kenpachi's Zanpakuto made manifest by his sheer overwhelming spiritual power and loneliness. Episode 40, in combination with how Kenpachi's Bankai is achieved and the things he says about Yachiru giving him directions after her disappearance -really- nails home the idea that Yachiru is actually Kenpachi's Zanpakuto. Yachiru's backstory is that -she was a baby with no name or memory crawling alone in the woods while Kenpachi was fighting, and the first thing she remembers is blood-. Kenpachi names her Yachiru after asking her if she has a name, and in Episode 40 of the anime after being "beaten" by Ichigo, Kenpachi tries to speak to his Zanpakuto because he wants to get stronger -and Yachiru answers him-. Kenpachi was incredibly lonely, and without a name, recalled the pain of being nameless before Yachiru's arrival, just like Starrk was incredibly lonely. The difference between the two could simply be that Kenpachi -subconsciously- split his Zanpakuto from himself out of loneliness and Starrk -consciously- splits his power. There are real-world precedents for this sort of behavior in real life Psychology with loneliness and personalities. People can have split personalities and be -aware- or -unaware-. Yachiru also allegedly never -calling the name of her Shikai- and the fact that her Shikai is stated as being unique only support the theory that she is at the least an anomaly. You'd figure with so much evidence pointing towards that idea that the page would at least allude to the theory, but apparently the mods want a sealed hand-written letter from Tite Kubo confirming all the things he has blatantly been nodding at.