Never mind the fact that Kisuke fought Aizen and, Isshin near equally without using his Bankai Make Aizen OP as all hell then, make ichigo suffer for it on a side note wouldn't he still be OP when he regains his abilities? All of those abilities should come back also. I figured it would be something like that. It's all because the mangaka didn't take into account the power balance, that's why people lose their powers like every five minutes and get them back(even though it's "supposed" to be impossible). And it allows him to gain a different power(Fullbring). So Ichigo using the final getsuga tenshou and losing his powers was so that the story could continue without him being the strongest person in the show. I think the reason is they already had Aizen get too strong, and Ichigo had gained enough strength to easily beat the Aizen who was able to easily beat the Captains, some without even using his shikai. Though he could have used it just to end it fast before he had a chance to evolve. Hollow mask and that mode should have been enough to easily beat him, the Hogyoku can only heal a certain amount at a time. Even a regular getsuga tenshou in that mode would be able to beat him. It also felt like Aizen was dumbed down, he used to be able to read dozens of steps ahead, but he didn't even understand things that were happening right in front of him.Īnd yeah seeing as he was easily ahead just using his regular powers, why would he even think of using that move. I have wondered about this same exact thing too, even this fight.