User blog comment:Godisme/KriegsErklärung/@comment-955994-20120229231647/@comment-1393830-20120301021303

Let's be honest here, based off of what Kubo said in the omakes, it is looking like Shunsui will die. Look at the Kubo classic formula for death, Character reveals their full power, has a flashback, dies. Kubo said that we would learn some of Shunsui's history especially about his pink Haori and he would release his Bankai. This fits the Kubo death formula. I don't think he is going to kill off a very minor character such as Sasakibe when his death would have no impact on the story.