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Eh, not gonna happen, I think. It's just another thing that seems to be a staple in shounen manga. It's almost tradition. The characters just don't seem satisfied with defeating their opponent unless they explain whatever ability or plan they used to do it. It's silly yeah, but this is more or less the first time it has bitten a character in the ass (asides from Berenice I mean). That being said, I actually think that it is a good thing that the trope got exploited the way it did, perhaps even more so since it happened to Rose, who seems more than a little crazy about his music.

But frankly, I think that Renji's decisive victory was just a matter of raw power. He didn't explain his abilities because there was no real mechanical "gimmick" that needed to be explained, no pseudoscience to explain how and why it did what it did. Compare to when Ichigo first explained Getsuga Tenshou to Byakuya; it was hardly a substantial explanation, and it didn't really do anything to help his opponent. While Renji's proactive approach to defeating Mask certainly helped, I am pretty sure he just reached some insane level of power during his training in the palace. Again, this being a shounen, I'd find that perfectly plausible.