Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-31190419-20170130180218/@comment-10733658-20170131224455

No, that isn't what is being said.

It is a matter of the difference in our use of these two Statuses. "Unknown" is applied to cases where there is a major Contradiction, or we are left with a Cliffhanger. "Deceased" is used in cases where the character seems to be dead, or is stated in the series to be dead.

In Tatara's case, we are presented with a death scene and the others in the cast treat him as dead. There is presently no contradictory information in the series, so until there is we go with what has been given to us.

I understand wanting a character you like to be alive, and searching for evidence of it in every panel. But currently, Tatara does not fit the "Unknown" category.