Is Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez alive?


In _Bleach_ , whilst watching the final fight between Ichigo and Grimmjow, I
noticed that Grimmjow's body did not vanish when he was defeated as the other
Espadas did _(in the aftermath when Nnoitra appeared)_. There is no mention of
Grimmjow after this. Confused, I turned to the manga, in chapter 286, I could
not tell either. I was still confused so I turned to the wiki. In the
[wiki](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Grimmjow_Jaegerjaquez#cite_note-53), it
vaguely says

> "..but Ichigo steps in and protects Grimmjow as he lies on the ground,
> severely wounded. However, he survives the attack...

A quick Google search and I found this [(dead) Yahoo!
Answers](http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110821082915AA0Cngh)
post about this, but both posts are vague and unhelpful.

Is there some credible source that can verify if he is alive or not?




Ok, I found the omake that mentions Grimmjow:

![omake](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GChXp.gif)

In the bottom-right corner, it reads:

> Q: Will there be characters that appear in the role of a friend?
>
> Kubo: Ulquiorra has already turned to ash. **Grimmjow might become a
> friend...**

So yes, Grimmjow is alive.




Ok, I found the omake that mentions Grimmjow:

![omake](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GChXp.gif)

In the bottom-right corner, it reads:

> Q: Will there be characters that appear in the role of a friend?
>
> Kubo: Ulquiorra has already turned to ash. **Grimmjow might become a
> friend...**

So yes, Grimmjow is alive.

