User blog comment:Salubri/Ichigo vs. Aizen: About Time/@comment-1932702-20100318084922

there is another point: Ichigo didnt fall for Aizen's hypnosis of the fighters. Thus, he hasnt been manipulated. And i have a gut feeling that Yamamoto isnt dead. There's no way. If he'd known he was going to die, atleast he would have put up a fight, i.e., release Bankai. Even otherwise, a Hado 96 spell isnt exactly his upper limit. So i think Yamamoto is still in.