Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5405361-20130408110659/@comment-5398287-20130408122233

Well, does it manipulate darkness? Does it control the shadows? Does it bring out the evil in men's hearts? No. It fires off waves of Reiatsu and, in Bankai, lets Ichigo move around really fast. There is nothing to support it being a Kido-type, much less a darkness-type, Zanpakuto.