User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 570 (I can't think of a witty title at 11 pm)/@comment-8669536-20140227091342/@comment-24153155-20140305124611

@ Sternritter M: I was just joking about Ikkaku ;) Nah, I don't think either that a Bankai should come with longer hair, but I just remembered that I wondered about things when I was reading the Arrancar arc (Ulquiorra, Grimmjow, Ichigo (Mugetsu, Hollow form when fighting Ulquiorra), Tosen, Neliel, Aizen, Abirama, Äs (as it seemed)). Aside from Bleach, I like reading historical manga, and in those manga you will find a similar trend. Throughout (Japanese) history, hair styles have played an important role, as they represented a person's heritage/power, i.e whether you were nobility or a high-ranking officer. It is known that Kubo takes a lot of his inspiration from former days (especially the Edo period). The long hair found in Bleach in general might be from times prior to the era named above, whereas Omaeda's hair style is more Edo-typical.