Talk:Kyojuro Rengoku/@comment-43915627-20191007005908/@comment-38964308-20191018120236

Not at all, he was among the strongest pillars of his generation, and even Obanai and Tengen refused to believe the idea that an Upper Moon defeated him, but his oppenent was a dangerous one, and despite that, he fought against him toe to toe, he was even close to cut his head off or hold him still until dawn.

I think that the mangaka wanted to show us an Upper Moon level of power, and in the shonen animes, usually there as good guys who have been killed not because they were weak, but because their opponent was stronger,it's exactly like Jiraya against the Six Paths of Pain, and also,it doesn't matter if you survive or get killed in a combat in shonens,what is matter is to display courage,honesty and heroic stance like our beloved Rengoku, he may have die, but his example and his moral values will always live inside of our hearts.