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About the whole "kill a character and bring him back" concept, then isn't that just how Kubo usually does things? Not counting Ichigo, who's been on the brink of death (and past) on numerous occasions - he's the main character after all. Renji was all but killed twice in the Soul Society arc, first by Ichigo and later by Byakuya. We all remember Kenpachi's death scene after Ichigo ran him through. Aizen stabbed Momo through the heart, but she was miraculously saved by Unohana, only to have her heart pierced once more by Toshiro's sword in the FKT arc. So is Momo still alive? You bet! Aizen's initial "death" was used as a plot device and when Kisuke and Gin did their best to finish him off later in the series, Aizen was of course immortal due to the power of the Hogyoku. When Gin stabbed Hiyori it was implied to be a fatal wound and Shinji initially thought that only Orihime had the power to save her, but the timely arrival of Unohana solved that "problem".

The three Fullbringers who died in the previous arc have all been reintroduced in the series, now as allies of the Shinigami. The same thing was done with Rose and Kensei, as well as with some of the Arrancar, who were reintroduced as zombies, except for Grimmjow who never really died in the first place - even though it was implied at the time. Izuru lost about half of his torso to a Sternritter attack, but miraculously survived and is now a true badass out for vengeance. So, no, I don't believe that Byakuya surviving what appeared to be his inevitable death was a result of fanpressure, but rather Kubo's usual way of writing - he's not very original in that sense.