Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25579533-20160911050309

I think it's safe to say, now that the story is over in such a rushed way, that Grimmjow, Urahara, Nel, Harribel (maybe), Yoruichi,and obviously, Yushiro are all dead.

When excluding Harribel and her Fraccion, pretty much everyone else got stomped by Askin. I doubt they survived his Gift Ball. Fans assume Nel went in to save them but... we never saw them again, not even in the last two chapters.

Urahara clearly died. He clearly said "this is the end of the road for me, good luck Kurosaki... and Kuchiki". R.I.P

Grimmjow, hyped or not, is definitely killed off. You'll never know what to expect of Kubo. He's quite a troll. There's no databook announced so we can't help but assume he's deceased. (He obviously was struggling to stay alive in the gift ball's magnifying power) R.I.P

I don't think Nel would've been able to save either of them by the time she got there.

I don't know but something tells me there's no way they're alive. Unless Kubo just completely forgot about them. Or if he was unable to feature him in such a rushed arc. 