Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-13237238-20140101101941/@comment-24279073-20140101134515

Most Zanpakutos have only two states: Shikai & Bankai. In Bleach Manga Chapter 154, Unohana was seen sealing Minazuki(manta ray like creature) back to its former self which was a solid sword. Judging from that scene, we can assume that it was her shikai. Because the primary stage of a released sword is considered a Shikai. I don't think that Shikai would always resemble the forms of various weapons. Besides Minazuki could actually be deadlier than most weaponized Shikai. We just haven't seen its different applications yet. P.S. I just used the word shikai 6 times(If you count the last line)