What Happened to Yachiru in TYBW? Her Disappearance, EXPLAINED  

Crazy how Kenpachi’s sword has a sword.

Fun fact: When Kenpachis first met Yachiru he asked her who she was and she tapped the sword.

Others learnt Bankai, while Bankai learnt him.

Kenpachi so OP his zanpakto had a zanpakto

Kenpachi during the Zanpakuto rebellion: “Ah, your Zanpakuto won’t stop talking? Welcome to my life.”

You know this guy is different when his zanpakto spirit has its own shikai💀😂🐐

Yachiru had one of the most broken shikais in the series. An invisible triple hit blade that almost never misses.

In a sense, Yachiru's Shikai relates a bit to Nozarashi's true ability. If Nozarashi is able to cut anything it believes it can cut, Sanpo Kenju can hit anything it swings at. With one beast eagerly swinging ahead of the user and the other hesitantly from behind, the wielder has to balance themselves between hesitancy and hunger.

Tite kubo is just different like that. You let him cook and expect a 5 star meal

Kinda sad when you realize: yachiru was basically the child Zaraki never got to be. She’s fun loving, kind, full of wonder and unflinchingly loyal to Kenny-like a daughter and her father. I can only imagine what type of horrors Kenny endured to shape his soul as such a happy go lucky child Also really makes me want to see all of Yachiru’s offscreen fights: what was she truly capable of??

He was raising his zanpakto spirit like a father and daughter

Yachiru got some op forshadowing. That time she touched the sword when Kenny asked her who she was. That time when she licked her lips when Nnoitra said nothing can cut him. I swear Kenpachi is a better written character than the main character himself

Kenpachi bankai, is a bice captain 🤯 of probably one of the strongest squand. Let it sink in

Him and Stark did almost the same thing. Think of the fact he split himself which cut his power in half. Kenpachi and Stark are just built different and…….build others!😮

Tite Kubo paired Gremmy vs Kenpachi fight because both posses materialization ability, hinted by having Yachiru face off Guenael

To quote another RU-vidr Zaraki be like “My Zanpaktou has a Zanpaktou”

You know it's sad when he tells everybody after a fight to look for her

Crazy to think that yachiru having "poor sense of direction" was also a foreshadowing of her being kenpachi's very own zanpakutou🤯

Nozarashi It's like Yachiru but in adult form that's why she disappears because she is Zaraki's true form Zanpakutou, I think we could see her again right after because the sword was broken or just to make him get up with the Bankai.

the amazing little piece of info that was probably missed by so many. is the first time ichigo meets yachiru and kenpachi when saving rukia. he learned to sense spiritual pressure of everyone around. EXCEPT!!! Yachiru was on him and jumped off him as well. he felt nothing from her. no spiritual pressure of any kind. meaning she wasn't like everyone else. they even went further into saying that the zanpakto spirits can only be sensed by their wielders when training with their zanpaktos and understanding their powers.

Before it was revealed, I've always wondered what if Yachiro was he's Zanpakto after all. Being known by everyone as a person who can't use Shikai / Bankai. Would be a great twist that he's actually ahead of every captain in achieving materialization of he's Zanpakto from the moment of picking up the sword for the first time. When it was finally revealed, I wasn't shocked but so glad it went this way. :)

The title of kenpachi is deserving of him... he is so strong, his weapon has a physical embodiment... and that physical embodiment also has a weapon... with two physical embodiments... Wrap your mind around THAT mad shit for a while...

Other shinigami with their zanpakuto: You gotta friend in you~ Kenpachi Zaraki: *You make a friend-*

Zaraki is the second kenpachi to have a manifested zanpakuto spirit.

So Yachiru is the voice of reason while Zaraki is in his mindless state basically.

Exactly the reason why in murmasa arc kenpachi zanpaktou is absent because she was always present even before muramasa appeared😂😂

Aizen explained it the best when he was fighting all the captains and literally negated soi fon's own two hit kill ability by overwhelming her power with his own spiritual pressure, and the hyogyoku was also proof that with enough pure spiritual pressure you can practically do anything, even the buildings, plants, etc. that all exist in in soul society are all made of spiritual pressure, so its not so crazy to believe that because kempachi's power was so overwhelming that his body couldn't contain it all, that his zampacto spirit was able to use that excess spirit energy to give herself a physical form.

Still hope if ever learn his Bankai's name it's revealed to be "Yachiru Nozarashi". Just feels poetic in a way

Poor Kenny. He'll be lonely unless he learns how to really communicate with his blade.

"This is my daughter/lieutenant/Sword, Yachiru and her sword, Sanpo Kenju." -Kenpachi in an alternate universe.

She's actually one of those characters that if you noticed while watching or reading only certain others address so it's been hinted at since the introduction of Kenpachi

Yachiru : Say my name Kenpachi HUAAAAAAAAA!!!!! Yachiru : you're goddam right

It's the fact that at that time when it was revealed that Yachiru disappeared no one knew what truly happened to her. To further ahead realize that she was his Zanpakuto all this time. Kenpachi oozes a lot of energy. Would make sense if it materialize.

It’s super cool but sad.. I love her character

The funny part is Zaraki picked his zanpakuto over a real life Shinigami as his Lieutenant. Imagined if all the Captains picked their sword as their second. Also, a katana was the Shinigami Women’s association. The Zanpakuto arc was my favorite filler arc because it was a cool idea to have their katana’s spirit materialize in real life and not just in their mind.

Bro has the coolest sounding bankai without a doubt

Honestly it was one of the coolest realizations for me when I read this when it first came out. Makes sense when he told how he met her.

In the entire bleach there are 5 people who's powers are basically ridiculous and if not for plot they would have been considered literal invensible. Ichigo - Bro ended all arcs with a fake bankai and killed the most powerful being with a broken sword just by swinging it 😑. Aizen - Was doing prank and giggles and shit the entire series 😑. Kenpachi - Bro's sword has bankai 😑, and bro has a ridiculous amount of rietsu even when he has a limiter in his eye patch also ends up getting injured because he used too much of his own power while swinging his sword 😑. Baraggan - Bro was time itself 😑, died because of plot not arrogance 😑, if he was in tybw then more than half of those 🦢 would be dead. Mayuri - Bro can edit his bankai 😑, bro sells izanagi at 50% discount 😑, can create milf on his own 👀, finds everything interesting 😑.

And that’s why kenpachi is the greatest anime character

I think this is absolutely the most beautiful part of bleach.

This would only further prove how powerful he truly was and why so many feared his true power, almost as though the council already knew how strong he would be. Which is why they told him not to use the two handed sword style which proved very powerful against Nnoritora. And why he was to always to wear an eye patch to cut off his power, sure, he does admit many time his fights would end to quickly, but much like we have seen many times through out the series, there was always someone seemingly to be getting manipulated, Kenpachi could have been one of those with the eye patch. This is also only further proved by the fact that there was another Kenpachi before him, Kenpachi Kuruyashiki, that was forbidden to use his Bankai as well, because it was very likely to destroy the entire Soul Society from using it.

When your zanpakuto is too bored, it decided to manifest itself and have a zanpakuto of its own 😅.

A good fact from this is good ol third seat baldy is now most likely the lieutenant of squad 11 as yachiru is no longer there and after zaraki will most likely be the captain as he does have Bankai meaning he fulfills the captain selection requirements and if I’m wrong then damn because he had the coolest bankai in my opinion the absolute demonic grin while shouting bankai was brilliant

Bro is so powerful. His bankai has a shikai😊

We all know that yachiro is Kenpachi zanpacto spirit just in physical form. Once he heard the voice and called it's name yachiro went back to the zanpacto. You see many hints at this throughout the series, like when Kenpachi cut Ichigo she licked her lips at the taste of his blood. Also when she fought 2 other spirits joined her, acting like it was her shiki release, yet her sword never changed.

you are so strong that you made you zanpaktou vice captain that wields a zanpaktou as well 😅, You manage you whole department 😂

Imagine being so strong that your zanpaktou has a zanpaktou

This actually makes perfect sense and demonstrates some serious foreshadowing by the writer. Well played

Love the content Mr.tommo with you make very good insightful analysis and one of my favorite bleach content creators keep up the work filling the bleach community with love

Imagine Kenpachi see Nozarashi in his inner world and it is Yachiru but in adult form 💖

Thanks for best explanation ❤

Everybody: OMG, Ysaiama has the best foreshadowings of all time Tite Kubo: hold my zanpakuto

All bankais (except ichigos first bankai ) are you bringing the zanpakto spirit to your world instead of their spirit world, so technically kenpachi always had bankai just wasent able yo use it

Ok everybody is talking bout Yachirus materialization technique or the hit without being hit thing she did with the Quincy. Well I’m Zarakis Bankai form not only is he a demon red beast his blade is different it looks broken so maybe there’s a reason for that is because he can use her ability, and sense his sword can cut anything in shikai form and his huge maybe the broken bankai cuts anything without actually touching it like hers did. It’s midnight so I hope that kind of makes sense.

I never noticed but Kenpachi rests Nozarashi on his shoulder, the same spot Yachiru used to comfortably sit. I’m just pulling at threads but it’s nice to think if she is his sword in a sense, that he would naturally put “her” on his shoulders

My man Zaraki is so strong, his bankai was the vice captain of his sqaud

Byakuya: Suddenly, my manor is peaceful and quiet...

So powerful that everyone can see it, always manifested

I see this coming for so long 😊

I actually predicted this years ago when we first heard the backstory.

That's why she's so strong because she's been outside the blade instead of being trapped and why she has a shiki or banki the one with the 2 creaturesand the other reason she's so strong look at his banki with both of them together 😊

the guy from the quincy that made anything just by thinking it was the one who made kenpachi to awaken his bankai because he imagined that kenpachi would be very strong if he can awaken his bankai

This is the most beautiful thing I've seen all day.

I noticed how the sword spirits reflect or work well with their users in this father and daughter

Love the fact that the big skull you see when Zaraki release is Spirit pressure was only ever is "Satsuki", his killing intent.

i think the best explanation for this is he used his power to create yet another block on his own power. Yachiru is just another way for Kenpachi to enjoy fighting

This is awesome 👌

Mind blown!!! That's awesome

What I like is how she is pretty much representing kenpachi who just wants to fuck around all day Play with equals / fight them And have fun That's pretty much all he wants So in a way she is also his inner child

Heck of a duality here Yachiru is straight up Kenpachi's Anima

This made me think of how after he fights ichigo in the SS Arc, Kenpachi lifts up his sword trying to talk to his Zanpakto while Yachiru is right there next to him, and I think she looked a little sad if I remember correctly

Kenpachis zanpaitou/reiatsu is so strong that he has 2 spirits and the bankai one can manifest itself to everyone.

Speechless omg

I kind of suspected this but I didn't know how it could work since I assumed that they would be keeping track of where the lieutenants came from.

I never understood why people didn't understand. He literally did the same thing Stark did. He was so strong and so alone he took a peice of himself and made someone to keep him from his loneliness. Only difference Coyote Stark did it on purpose and kenpachi didn't know he did it at all.

My issue is whether they tried pushing all of Sánpō Kènjū through what is otherwise just his shíkaî blade form shifting a little whilst his body transforms with it like it’s got spirit energy from all the different things it’s cut before… Yáchīrū & Sánpō Kènjū feel like the Real Stars of his subconsciously active Bánkaî & the BBS Kenny with Sánpō Kènjū was basically Zàrákí with two blades for each of the two spirits but Yáchīrū & her Supposed-Shíkaî blade are missing… & the fact she was able to identifiably serve as Vice Captain probably means there’s a parallel to Starrk as functionally a Kènpáchí of his realm… whose never actually all that much of a Number One to begin with… which captains would that make each Èspádà and assorted Àrráncár Actually parallel in writing & how much does this potentially show itself on various paths? Does feel like animal path are animal forms in various places of intelligence & soul presence etc. Agh meds gonna make me say too much again… But my idea is that she was meant to be the third sword & kinda partner in combos they never really made… which almost parallels him taking Kènpáchí Yáchīrū out… both disappear as he takes their place… But we really do need to talk about that Vice Captain position then don’t we? Īkkákū Mádàrámé or…? Did shūnsüí already have this conversation or? I guess everyone’s probably still in one of Màÿúrí’s healing tubes that may or may not have backup zombie piloting chaos which… how much of this is Kídō & if any of it’s zánjūtsū related then how does it get impacted by the blade’s use in combat? I guess it probably depends on the wielder’s relationship with their blade… If they know they’re them… which I imagine likely happens somewhat reflectively depending on the person… & the filler arc writer I would guess? : D All good fun… Wait do I need to rewatch a filler where there isn’t a Nōzàráshí evil Shíkaî spirit cause it’d probably be some kinda weird twisted Pink Unohana or something? I dunno… it’s probably more complicated by the other 2 spirits… Wait what does Lt. Yáchírū do during this whole thing? Is Sánpō Kènjū beyond theft for other complex reasons like it not being a shíkaî? Hmm… or does his Bánkaî spirit screw around with every theoretical blade & memorise it all like it’s Zàrákí’s childhood fantasy of being more epic in swordsmanship than Ūnōhánà Yáchīrū… Does does she even take squad 4 like some eternal death god or something? Hmm… a lot to think over… blade king of death becomes medic sounds like… probably a third of the ísèkaî I’ve watched or heard about… Filler writers should make a whole show outta original gotéī 13 with either YámàJí or Yáchīrū as the MCs with other big names & some with inverse versions of the character narratives… maybe that’s more to do with a bunch of Japanese wordplay shenanigans I don’t know enough about… but I’m hip to wilder theories in fanbases sometimes… But I wonder what happens if he uses her blade as his off hand blade? Or do we just go speak to nímaîÿà about it somehow now that at least Squad 6 has been up there recently… hmm… is that a sàmsárà thing or? Excuse the ramblings…

That’s Dope !!!

His bankai was his second seat !!!

So many subtle hints Ichigo asking her What she is Her appearance from suddenly nowhere grabbing his sword when Kenny asked her Kenny dismissing her in their fights along with telling her not to interfere Shit her name Yachiru After his defeat to ichigo he asked his blades name only for her to take him away for healing

Kenpachi and Yachiru are foreshadowed by Starrk. Stark showed that without enough reiatsu it can manifest into it's own being and rejoin you when needed.

The impression I get is Kenpachis can materialise their Zanpakto in some way. Azashiro and Zaraki have their spirit help them use their power, while Unohana and Kuruyashiki have theirs aid them in battle.

His bankai has its own zanpaktou

Kenpachi is the Chuck Norris of Bleach 😂

I mean it does explain what that cat like raw was during the rukia retrieval arc during ichigo's fight with kenpachi

This is the definitive answer. No cap it's always been this from the beginning.

I kinda saw that as obvious from the moment they showed how Kenpachi met her

Dude is so op when his zanpakto spirit is materialized and has her own shikai.. dem

I knew it. I mean she uses the same level of spiritual pressure as Kenpachi after is fight with Ichigo, just different colors.

Zaraki feats on this is on par with gremmy, gremmy made a full quincy qith his own imagination power, zaraki made a "living "shinigami with his own inner raw power, just like stark did but on another scale, zaraki has so much raw power dormant inside that his sword bankai spirit choose better to take it for herself and use and control it, to make sure zaraki didnt kill himself with his power, you can see she taking it back after zaraki arm explodes just because a sword swing he tried to, she states he cannot wield and sustain this level of power yet by saying she released a bit too much for him to handle, and disable his bankai again.

Ichigo had an idea on what she was when they first met

Man image being the creator of the Zanpakuto seeing someone having a sentient Zanpakuto spirit walking around with them serving in the Gotei 13. “Well I’ll be damned… alright back to work!”

She's Nozarashi (or a limited manifestation of her.) As for her shikai, it was basically what happenes when you give a zanpakuto a zanpakuto as she would have been given an asauchi, and thus her shikai was an iteration on her own ability as Kenny's zanpakuto. kinda mindfucky but it makes sence if you can follow it.

It’s funny as this was hinted in that anime episode where everyone’s sword spirits formed out of their swords and attacked everyone until their user could rebound with them, except Kampachi. He is one of the own soul reapers to be shown in the episode and not have their sword spirit be shown

This reminds me of the whole exhibit thing. Hey I heard you like swords so I gave your sword a sword so it could use a sword while you're using your sword

His Bankai got a Shikai, the Absolute Goat Kenpachi His Sword got a Sword

interesting to note that you said that Yachiru is his bankai's spirit. in the ankne we hear Nozarashi call out to kenpachi and it's the voice of an adult woman but the bankai is embodied by a child. we see the same thing with ichigo, zhough in his case it's not the zanpakuto spirit that gets younger but the spirit if Yhwach

Believe it or not, i literally guessed 16 years ago that plotline

It would be pretty dope if kenpachi said "Bankai... Yachiru" as his release command

Smashable

Even before 1000 year blood war people already pieced together that yachiru was kenpachi's zanpacto spirit