Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-27392440-20160221191403/@comment-44061-20160228191033

Probably because its outright stated to be one. I mean i dont know what other answer you want. You want an explanation for how its unique from the norm nobody but kubo can tell you that. Its the exception to the rule. Also the ichigo comment makes no sense. Nanao was never shown in the series using a sword prior to this reveal. Also its not true that ichigo never needed a asauchi to manifest his zanpakuto because according to Nimaya what he did have couldnt be considered a zanpakuto. Arrancar have "zanpakuto" in name only its not a actual one, they dont even work the same or do the same things as a shinigami. Zanpakuto as Naimya's creation are what he as a shinigami defines them as, an outside race that doesnt have the same powers or ways cant make that determination. Naimya simply said ichigo didnt have a zanpakuto its like arguing with steve jobs about what constitutes a iphone, you cant. If ichigo had a any form of a zanpakuto he wouldnt have had to have one forged from scratch, naimya would have just fixed what he had. Instead ichigo had to do what every other shinigami does.