User blog comment:Lia Schiffer/418: Deicide 20/@comment-1421046-20100902131615/@comment-1454424-20100902132159

I agree with this statement. Remember that back during the Soul Society Arc, Byakuya said that Ichigo's bankai wasn't a bankai. That doesn't mean Byakuya was right and of course the next chapters Byakuya admitted that Ichigo's bankai was a bankai.

We'll know soon enough what Ichigo had done with his reiatsu. Remember that Getsuga Tenso requires reiatsu to operate. If Ichigo has indeed "thrown away his reiatsu" then the whole "final getsuga tenso" thing would be a bust. No, no, I am pretty sure Ichigo still has his reiatsu.