Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4317207-20130313091731/@comment-5398287-20130402182046

Anyhow, why does everyone keep thinking Masaki had to have lost her powers before her death? Kubo himself said (and I'm paraphrasing a bit here) Grand Fisher might not have been the one who killed her. She could have kept her powers and been killed by a much stronger opponent. Remember, Ichigo didn't see the fight itself, just the result, so it could have gone down any which way. Just try to keep that in mind before saying "Masaki used Quincy: Letzt Stil in the past" or whatnot.