Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-31283382-20150806205156/@comment-29183117-20150806220818

Until there is absolute proof that a character is dead then most likely they won't be referred to as such.

1. If the recent fanbook "Blades" is to be believed then Kira is not dead, only critically wounded and under the care of Mayuri.

2. It was never outright stated that Ukitake had died from using Kamikake, and last week's chapter had Mayuri stating that Ukitake "lost consciousness".

3. In that same scene Robert and NaNaNa were also shown to have been defeated, but they later turned up alive. She may very well still be unconscious or hiding somewhere, but since she has not been seen since that moment it's impossible to know for sure.

4. In addition to Liltotto saying she shouldn't be dead, it is the same situation as Candice where we quite simply don't know for sure.

Many times a character has been thought to have been killed and they turned up alive later on. Until such evidence arises that they have absolutely died then they simply can't be listed as such.