User blog comment:Lia Schiffer/423: Farewell Swords/@comment-28861328-20101010231600

I came up with a possible way Ichigo could regain his powers. While everyone was all thinking that Isshin's past would reveal that he used the FGT and finally regained his powers after 20 years, I did a little digging and found something I think most of us didn't think about; Rukia.

When she gave Ichigo her Shinigami powers, she had none for a good while. She had to remain in a gigai and wait for awhile before they started returning. They didn't fully return until the Arrancar arc. Now obviously it'll take longer to recover from the FGT, but I believe the process will be relatively the same.