User blog comment:Shishio san/The Zero Squad/@comment-893798-20121114085942/@comment-5606268-20121114091816

Appearances can be deceiving, personally I am satisfied with their appearances and well everyone has their own opinion. Captain Hitsugaya's Bankai flowers were not destroyed, they were a representation of a time limit for how long he can hold his Bankai for after which it will dissapate. His Bankai was still immature and after the Aizen saga ended he trained to master it fully. His Bankai is now complete as shown during the Fullbring arc and he has potentially no time limit to how long he can maintain his Bankai.