User blog comment:Rahmaru/THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO SHINIGAMI & QUINCY IN 2ND INVASION/@comment-24567599-20140731022328/@comment-24282510-20140731022754

Think it is to early to say for sure if he is dead. But the evidence does point that way.

I hope he is. Too many fanfavs/main characters live on when it would be a better story/impact if they died.