User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 668 - BIGGER,FASTER,STRONGER/@comment-7606564-20160331172211/@comment-11446176-20160401033020

in the arrancar arc, he didn't even know the name, as far as Zaraki was concerned, it was still a tool at the time, so calling it "he" doesn't really mean much.

Just like how people call ships "she" - doesn't mean they are.