I understand the impact that killing off a major character can have, but I'm okay with FT staying the way it is. It provides identity that makes it (for better or worse) unique to its main competitors. It's hard to compete with the likes of Naruto and One Piece by being like them, so it's important for the manga to maintain its identity to maintain the core readership (and yes I am aware the manga went from pure shounen to tits and arse, but imo it's simply damn sexy).