User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 539 Progress, Prob-Less/@comment-1351982-20130529160936/@comment-5551986-20130530092746

I thought saying goodbye to Zangetsu was pretty mind blowing. Hes a "neat guy" (A "friends" reference to those who don't know) in all fairness, Zangetsu had like a Father-Son-Mentor relationship with Ichigo, which is something I enjoyed, it seems like Ichigo still has some growing up to do though.

However, I think Zangetsu will return before the end, and help Ichigo one, last, time. That is to say, if there are any goodbyes. Ichigo might be very reluctant to leave Zangetsu.