Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-10587310-20150903153921

Okay so I was reading Bleach from the beginning again and I realized Ichigo should be a soul and not a living human anymore. I came to this conclusion because when Orihime was attacked by her brother and was in soul form Rukia said that she wasn't dead yet because her chain of fate was still connected to her living body. So how is Ichigo still alive after he had his chain of fate severed. Wouldn't he be a soul now? I know there other times he died and came back to life but that was with Orihime bringing him back. But when he had his chain of fate severed he somehow was able to just get back in his body like nothing happened. I know that's what happens when he becomes a soul reaper but I figured that he was able to go back to his body because he left his body as a soul reaper. Because there was no chain connecting him and his body.

What do you think the reason is? 