LenMiyata

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But then, the question needs to be asked... "What happened to Rukia's Sword?" As after the first episode, we never really saw it until after the end of the Soul Society story arc, (or the fact that she actually had a bankai ability...) Or could it be that when Ichigo stole almost all of Rukia's Shinigami powers, he effectively stole (and converted) her sword with them. And that after being 'awakened' by Urahara into a true Shinigami, that was when he created his true sword...

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Natasha

Rukia gave him his powers.....does that answer it??

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thefranking

Rukia only meant to give Ichigo some of her shinigami powers, but somehow(Due to his huge reiatsu) Ichigo took all of Rukia's shinigami powers, so she wasn't able to wear the black shinigami robe thing, or use her sword. She says her shinigami powers will slowly return, but they don't because of the Hougyoku Urahara Kisuke snuck in her Gigai(A fake human body) actually became apart of her soul, and for some reason with the Hougyoku she can't get back her powers... Eventually, Aizen takes the Hougyoku out of Rukia, and after that, Rukia's shinigami powers slowly start to come back, and they show us her zanpaktou and shikai.

Oh! And in episode 19, you can see Ichigo regaining his shinigami powers and he holds the zanpaktou in it's original form(Or his "first sword"), which then evolves into Shikai... The bandaged sword thing =D

full blooded romatic

but you guys are for got that when he got his new sword he became half hallow and every now and then he becomes hollow.for instance first time using banki he became a hollow in that fight then he riped off his hollow mask so i just had to add how ausome Ichigo is ok bye

Sinsun

Another Question,(kind of off topic), how could Ichigo's dad be a Captain of the 13 Court Guard Squads, meaning being dead right, and "give birth" to "humans"? Can Giguys (sry if i spell it wrong =)) really do that?