User blog comment:Godisme/The Six Fullbringers/@comment-1747976-20110113085438/@comment-1747976-20110115132444

Okay Lia, I will agree that when Tensa Zangetsu bid farewell to Ichigo, he did it as a fused being. I will agree that Kugo said 'once' to Ichigo but that doesn't mean squat as Ichi looked to the side as if the thought was something that STILLplagued him. The even dedicated a panel to the thought as it occurred to him. I am not obsessing over Hollow Ichi so all of you who might think so, kill it! I am just merely stating a fact and it is this, the Final Getsuga Tensho is a technique learned through 'jin zen' which is a shinigami technique and is connected to losing shinigami power. When TZ explained to Ichigo this and the explanation came along with the learning and acquiring of the technique itself, Ichi learned he would lose all of his 'shinigami' powers. This was made absolutely clear. Even though TZ and Hollow Ichi merged to fight/train him to the fullest, this I think that this is not an indicator that he lost ALL of his power, rather it seems that he does not have access to it. If we observe some of the previous panels, we will see that everyone sensed some reiatsu from Ichigo, even if just a little, it was noticeable. When he grabbed the coffee mug for example, it raised Orihime's eyebrow. I am not being fanfiction-ish when I say that there is more to this than meets the eye. Fact: the use of Mugetsu caused the loss of shinigami powers. In fact, Ichigo only fought as a shinigami when he was in Ban Kai against Aizen. No dispute. No mask. No hollow powers. Nothing. So. How did he lose ALL his powers again? As for getting this across my mind, if I were to let something like this cross my mind to the point of stifling it from thinking of any possibility beyond what we're currently seeing, then I would not have responded. The current story line has the potential to go in every direction possible and that is the beauty of Bleach as opposed to the others. Lia, you said the BOTH dissappeared. Bring your proof. The only thing that has been proven to now is that Ichigo lost his shinigami powers and as a result, does not have access to anything else from abilities tied to that. However, it is my personal opinion, from the same info that another might use to try and disprove what I am saying now, that Ichigo's hollow capabilities might be accessed using some shinigami capability that we are not aware of or just basic reiatsu whichhe seems not to have access to yet. However, because of this, I feel that his powers are just lying dormant in him. I do not think they are gone since this is not that easy, not at all. It is clear that there is at least some reiatsu emanating from him so, that's NOT the end of it and we shall see....... Again, this is not fanfiction, just a thought to consider. I give Bleach and Kubo much more credit than that and the storyline is a much deeper than that. It is perfectly fine to allow yourselves to think about Bleach on a much deeper level as long as noone comes up with crazy crack theories. As long as it stays within the realm of reason, shouldn't be a problem and we can agree to disagree. We will see though.....