Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-36761202-20180830022309/@comment-36761202-20180831172602

That can't be right. If that were true, then wouldn't they be taken by the Gates of Hell or something? And weren't there Arrancar in Hell (I haven't seen the movie yet), which means they don't cease to be? Maybe they just forget what happened when they were an Arrancar, and have a different appearance. Or maybe every soul they devoured is released, and they just come to the Soul Society slowly since they have to pass through that weird memory dimension or something. The one that was a big deal in the first movie, with Senna? And since it's slow, it's not like there's a population boost every time a big Hollow is killed. Then again, I guess if every soul is released, then at least some of them would have to go to Hell, right? It's just highly unlikely that NONE of the souls would go to Hell, unless you have to do REALLY bad things to get into Hell, I suppose. And if even one of those souls is bound for Hell, then the Gates would appear for that soul.