Originally posted by: Jadugar
Hogokkyou has a barrier around it.
I am aware of that. But is it not possible that the barrier might have gotten corrupted when Rukia transferred her powers. Since we don't know how it actually works we can't say for certain what the situation is. It could work directly trough "radiation" or it might be part of a bigger ritual.

I've been thinking about something. The hollow Ichigo seems to be very good at fighting and has alot of general knowledge about being a shinigami it seems. I think this fact could be used as a argument for theories which involve reincarnation. Or maybe it just means that the Hollow part is like Zangetsu and travels between hosts.