List of zanpakutou
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Zangetsu(Kurosaki Ichigo)
Ichigo's zanpakutō is named Zangetsu (斬月, literally "cutting moon").Unlike most Shinigami, who can seal their zanpakutō after releasing it, Ichigo's zanpakutō is always in its shikai form. This is most likely due to Ichigo's high reiatsu. Zangetsu takes the form of a large crescent shaped sword with no hilt or guard, the 'handle' being the end piece of a sworwd wrapped in bandages. Zangetsu's special ability is the Getsuga Tenshō (月牙天衝, literally "moon-fang slices the heavens", translated in the English anime as "piercer of heaven"), a wave of spirit particles released from his blade's edge. Correspondent to the name, the wave is shaped like a crescent moon.Zangetsu's bankai, named Tensa Zangetsu (天鎖斬月, literally "heavenly chain cutting the moon") shrinks the sword down to a fully black one while his uniform also changes to an outfit similar to Zangetsu's. Ichigo's bankai is a compression of his spiritual pressure, rather than a vast expansion as is usually the case. By compressing his power, Ichigo can move at incredibly high speeds, though the form puts tremendous strain on his body.
