Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27110495-20160106235339/@comment-27761338-20160527190321

Kakorat wrote: For the final time, that form that he has been in is his actual shikai. And, most likely, he does not possess Bankai. Sternritter M, while ishhin was able to use getsuga tensho while not in shikai there is no evidence supporting that Ichigo can do the same. Also, while in Bankai form you don't need to use shikai as you have already done that and its powers are already available to you. The shinigami don't have to say its name in order to access Bankai, if that is what you meant. This new form is something completely different and he likely does not have a bankai as it seems this new form uses all of his powers at their fullest potential. Yhwach said that Ichigo wouldn't use bankai because he feared it would've been stolen instead he hollowfied