User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 589 - The Shooting Star Project: The Old and New Trust/@comment-24384892-20140716152243/@comment-1493741-20140716161555

Mayuri is Kubo's favourite character to draw though, percieved creepiness aside, I doubt Kubo'd kill him off. I mean the fact that he's had anyone on the Gotei die at all is absolutely insane considering his track record with the cast.