Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4957813-20131130185522/@comment-31283382-20140310222008

Lemme get something straight. Dual Zanpakutos, refers to two swords in Shikai that look exactly like each other, and are useless witouth each other. Sogyo no Kotowari is a pair of pronged katanas, fused with a rope. Without one of the katanas, or a rope, Sogyo no Kotowary's special ability is impossible to use, making it a dual zanpakuto. Katen Kyokotsu cannot use Bushogoma without either tachi or wakizashi blade. Also, Kyoraku's fighting style requiers both of swords. Also Katen Kyokotsu is the ONLY TRUE DUAL ZANPAKUTO, since it exists as two completely separate blades in both its sealed state and its Shikai. Kazeshini is a pair of kurisagama, linked with long chain. Hisagi is seen using either one or two kurisagamas in fight and his only special ability, Kubikake, requiers only one kurisagama. As such Kazeshini can be dubbed as a semi-dual zanpakuto. Zangetsu is not a dual zanpakuto. It's blades look nothing alike, and (presumably) can be used independently. Since the blades aren't even linked, Zangetsu is 100% NOT a dual zanpakuto. Hope this resolved a few things.