[quote=Vongola_Hasayo]
Okay i just got to say this. The characters that frequently talk with their zanpaktou like its nothing is really diminishing the act of shinigami communicating with their spirits. I can accept sango since hers apparently takes over her body but the others are really irking me. Communication with one's zanpaktou requires concentration as shown by the group sent to the world of the Living led by toshiro. Its not something you can multitask with and honestly i think its being used as a crutch to fill space in a post in some cases. It's meant to be a powerful experience and a powerful tool, not like your freakin yugi and the pharoah. I just had to get that of my chest guys.
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Shinigami actually are able to communicate with their Zanpakuto without using Jinzen, and vice versa. It's just not as clear as it would be when in Jinzen, though I think it does require more concentration or silence to hear your spirit clearly, but I don't think you can have full on conversations without using Jinzen as the signal would be sorta fucked without it.