Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3578825-20151029132917/@comment-893506-20151029164421

I'm sure Xil's jumping around with joy (I imagine it's hard for him not to, given his blog entry), but me... I think it depends on the Zanpakuto in question.

For Kyoraku, I always thought at least the taller woman half made the most sense for his Zanpakuto spirit. Even if he made absolutely no mention of the spirit (he referred to it as "she" back in Arrancar arc), it seems the most likely scenario for it. Whether or not Kubo designed it, I think it was bound to happen if he felt the need to illustrate other characters' Zanpakuto spirits.

But, as I said when opening this, I feel that only some of the designs could work. Definitely not all of them. Especially ones that were contradicted in the Zanpakuto Unknown Tales arc (namely Zabimaru and Hyorinmaru).