User blog comment:Godisme/The Closing Chapter Part 1/@comment-4525275-20120531141347/@comment-893506-20120531151606

A lot of fans say that. It doesn't necessarily make it a good idea, especially if they just want to see good guys die for the sake of it. As sad as it is, some people are just like that. I know because they did say that "more good guys need to die" during the Arrancar arc. I understand where Sal is coming from regarding when characters should die - that it would help the story much more if there was a reason behind their deaths - but seriously, if you just want characters to die so there is some sort of "balance" of casualties on both sides, then that isn't something that's going to help the story. If anything, it just tells me that some fans are just dissatisfied because they didn't get to watch a good guy die. Most authors who do kill off characters usually do so with a purpose. Heck, even though Sasakibe needed more character development, his death did have an effect on Yamamoto, so his death was significant. Izuru dying could have an effect on Renji, Momo, Hisagi, and possibly Rose, but they haven't learned what happened yet. True, it's too soon to tell if Izuru's dead, and if he is dead, if his death will have impact, but if it does, we know who it'll affect the most.

And given how long this arc is supposed to last, I can also see why a lot of us are saying "too much, too soon". If Kubo plans to drag it out, killing off characters seems overkill, since they help make up the plot of the story in the first place. But I know there's a lot that Kubo planned for this arc, so we'll see what happens in the future.