User blog comment:Godisme/Deicide 19/@comment-1774413-20100826051612

About Gins status, i really dont mind if he lives or dies, it makes sense that he dies here but there is also the possibility that Kubo has a role for him in the future. Most importantly i hope that if Gin is too die that Kubo doesnt drag his death out over a few chapters... that'd be very tedious and lost the impact... i kinda liked the idea of him passing the torch to ichigo ( even though they barely knew each other). Its got me thinking about what ichigo said to Gin about crossing swaords with opponents and how ichigo could usually sense their heart.... why couldnt he sense Gin's?