User blog comment:Tekkphreke/Theory on Ukitake's Bankai/@comment-3143776-20130912154203/@comment-3143776-20130912161616

According to Kubo, he will recover in this arc, but Kubo also never said anything about him using his bankai in this arc. The only bankai he said he would be revealing is Shunsui's. But even if Ukitake does use his bankai in this arc, it would make this a completely one-sided victory for SS, and we all know that won't happen. He would need one major draw-back if that was his bankai's ability.