User blog comment:Lia Schiffer/399: Deicide/@comment-1489595-20100408134650

I think its likely that Kubo has always known what Gin's bankai could do. The same for Aizen's bankai if we ever get to see it. They are the main villains and not something he would leave to last minute decisions.

Nor is this the first time Ichigo has faced an opponent with gigantic reaching weapons. Grimmjow's final attack involved miles long claws. Ichigo has experience dealing with these kinds of weapons.

Personally I neither like or dislike Gin's bankai. I'm more interested in what Gin is going to do then in what his power looks like. .