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Also he is obviously not dead. Why would anyone even come to the conclusion that he actually died?
I hope Byakuya is dead. I really wish Kubo would do the right thing and bring the drama to this stale manga, because this is the first time I'm actually interested in Bleach. Granted, I care about Byakuya as much as I cared about Kira and Yamamoto's butler, i.e. a zilch. Byakuya is a one-dimensional character just like the other two, only defined by his honor and being cool and controlled, so all things considered dying in fear is the only character development he'll ever get. But it's intriguing seeing all those characters defined only by being "cool" and "badass" falling like flies, while Ichigo, the epitome of "cool" and "badass" in Bleach, can't do nothing but scream and get frustrated. And I hope that when he'll arrive to SS, what he'll see will be ruins and corpses all around him, all his friends dead or dying, and the Sternritter victorious and with a bounty of Bankai; while Ichigo will be weak, scared and desperate and he'll have to survive the Quincies hunting him, instead of going against all odds and pulling a "deus-ex-machina victory" like he always does.