Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-4310945-20140507170930/@comment-24915654-20140508035546

Maybe Zaraki and Yachiru are more similar to Stark and Lilynette. Maybe she is required for his release. However, I think it would have been made more obvious if this was the case. Also she should have returned since his zanpakuto has been sealed again. I agree Yachiru is shown having a shiaki but it is noted as being very different the others. It did not transform, but two creatures appeared with her. At the time I thought it was cool, did not really know why Isane was giving the analysis, but it was different.

It could be that Yachiru was another figment of Gremy's imagination. Sternritters have hiding in the soul society for a 1000 years. We know he was able to create life and able to destroy his creations too. We know he had a last line of ending imagination.

My biggest question is why did Tite Kubo show us a flashback of Yachiru and Zaraki meeting again. The same scene was shown in chapter 114. And why place the flashback as Yachiru watches Kenpachi release his shiaki.