User blog comment:Godisme/The Lost 3/@comment-4431351-20111227113306/@comment-4714093-20111228172845

Kubo will just dump more new characters in the next arc, which will make these characters irrelevant, Riruka might join the group, but she'll just get trolled like the rest of Ichigo's friends. Jackie lost her powers, she's pretty much useless now, Shishigawara's powers suck the longer fights go on, especially against stronger opponents, and don't get me started on Yukio's epic fails during his fight against Toshiro.