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Question

when the heck did ichigo get the second sword

Answer 1

Which one? If you think about it Ichigo has had three swords thus far, even though technically they were the same sword.

1. The first long, bastard sword-looking sword that he got in the first episode when he borrowed Rukia's sword. This sword was destroyed when he first Byakuya.
2. The first version of Zangetsu, the pointed cleaver-type sword that he got from training with Urahara Kisuke in the basement of his shop.
3. Tensa Zangetsu, the smaller version of Zangetsu with the chain on the hilt that appeared when he released his bankai and showed the full power of his soul slayer when he faced Byakuya for the second time at the site of Rukia's execution.

In either case, the soul slayer is supposed to be an extension of the shinigami (death god) and part of his power, so when it appeared it was essentially symbolic of Ichigo learning how to manage his powers and moving on to his next level of awareness. As he learned to control his power better, a stronger version of his soul slayer appeared, and thus appeared his bankai, Tensa Zangetsu.

Answer 2

Ichigo has not gotten a second sword actually. That sword is in actuality Zangetsu in a bankai form where Ichigo merged with him.

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Answer 3

If you mean Zangetsu's shikai form, it transformed in episode 20, or chapter 67 while Ichigo is training with Urahara in the basement. Zangetsu maintains shikai for the remainder of the series unless Ichigo calls upon his Bankai form.

Answer 4

His second sword is the first release or Shikai version of his zanpatouh. Its name is Zangetsu. He gets it while training with Urahara around episode 14.

Answer 5

Ichigo gets it while training with Urahara to rescue Rukia in Soul Society. Wikipedia is your friend.