Tite Kubo
Tite Kubo 久保 帯人 | |
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Born | Noriaki Kubo (久保 宣章, Kubo Noriaki) June 26, 1977 Fuchū, Japan |
Area(s) | Manga artist, character designer |
Notable works | Bleach Zombiepowder. Burn the Witch |
Spouse(s) | unknown (m. 2012)[1] |
Noriaki Kubo (Japanese: 久保 宣章, Hepburn: Kubo Noriaki, born June 26, 1977),[2] known professionally as Tite Kubo (久保 帯人, Kubo Taito), is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. His manga series Bleach (2001–2016) had over 130 million copies in circulation as of 2022.[3]
Career
Kubo was born on June 26, 1977, in
His next series,
Kubo provided character designs for
Style
Both of Kubo's serialized works are shōnen manga with a heavy focus on action. His fight scenes are noted for swift cuts and dramatic angle changes between panels, as well as minimal inclusion of background art or
Influences
Kubo's earliest influence is from
In the making of battle scenes, Kubo's comments that he imagines the fights with the empty backgrounds and then he tries to find the best angle to make it.[26] Then, he tries to make the injuries look very realistic in order to make the readers feel the character's pain.[27] Kubo mentions he sometimes is bored while illustrating them, so he tries to add a few jokes to make it more humorous.[26] When creating characters, Kubo first attempts to create the design and later decide how the character's personality will be according to what he drew. Since creating them like this, Kubo considers every character to be unique and wants each of them to be developed along the series.[28] When asked about romantic relationships between certain characters, Kubo answers saying that he does not want to turn the series into a love story since he thinks there are more exciting aspects concerning their personalities.[29] While the Soul Reapers' attacks and arsenal have Japanese names, other characters from the series also use different languages to describe their terms: German words used for powers from the Quincy and English for the members of X-Cution. In the case of the Hollows and Arrancars, Kubo choose to use Spanish terms about their abilities as he is interested in the Spanish language for sounding "bewitching" and "mellow" from his perspective.[30]
Works
Series
Initially appearing in Weekly Shōnen Jump and published by Shueisha in Tokyo, Japan, the manga have been licensed in North America by Viz Media.
- Zombiepowder. (1999–2000, Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shueisha. Collected in 4 volumes.)
- Bleach (2001–2016, Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shueisha. Collected in 74 volumes.)
- Burn the Witch (2020–present, Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shueisha. Collected in 1 volume so far.)
One-shots
Prior to being serially published, Tite Kubo wrote and illustrated several one-shot manga. Three of these were later published in English, included in Viz Media's collected volumes of Zombiepowder. These short manga display the rapid development of Kubo's artstyle in the mid-90s. Afterwards, Kubo published another one-shot after Bleach ended, with an artstyle that has been widely recognized as his own.
- Ultra Unholy Hearted Machine (1996, Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shueisha). Kubo's first published manga, his trademark angular designs are absent.[20]
- Rune Master Urara (1996, Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shueisha). Has rough art and an in-between style.[19]
- Bad Shield United (1997, Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shueisha). The character aesthetics that carried through Zombiepowder. and the early arcs of Bleach are in full evidence here.[20]
- Burn the Witch (2018, Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shueisha). Kubo's one-shot after Bleach ended.[31]
- Bleach: New Breathes From Hell (2021, Weekly Shōnen Jump, Shueisha). One-shot set after the events of Bleach.[32]
Artbooks
Databooks
- Bleach Official Character Book SOULs[36]
- Bleach Official Anime Guide Book VIBEs[37]
- Bleach Official Character Book 2 MASKED[38]
- Bleach Official Character Book 3 UNMASKED[39]
- Bleach 13 BLADEs.[40]
Novels
- 2020: With Ryohgo Narita: Bleach: Can't Fear Your Own World, Vol. 1 (ISBN 978-1-9747-1326-4
- 2020: With Ryohgo Narita: Bleach: Can't Fear Your Own World, Vol. 2 (ISBN 978-1-9747-1327-1
- 2021: With Ryohgo Narita: Bleach: Can't Fear Your Own World, Vol. 3 (ISBN 978-1-9747-1328-8
Video games
- Dragon Quest X (2015) – character and weapon designs
- Sakura Wars (2019) – character designs
References
- ^ "Tite Kubo Has Gotten Married". Anime News Network. December 22, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Charles Solomon (August 28, 2008). "Creator Tite Kubo surprised by 'Bleach' success". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 23, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
- ^ BLEACH 千年血戦篇:キービジュアルに護廷十三隊の隊長陣、星十字騎士団集結 PVでユーハバッハのせりふも. Mantan Web (in Japanese). July 3, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "久保帯人の一覧". BookLive (in Japanese). Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ Aoki, Deb (January 9, 2018). "Interview With Manga Artist Tite Kubo". LiveAbout. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ISBN 4-08-872877-7.
- ^ a b Kido, Misaki C. (February 2012). "Interview with Tite Kubo (Creator of Bleach)". Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha (2–20–12). Viz Media: 124–126.
- ^ 小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 24, 2005. Retrieved August 19, 2007.
- ^ "Bleach novel series" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Bleach novel series" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 15, 2008.
- ^ Tite Kubo, Masakazu Morita (August 2007). Tite Kubo Interview, Bleach B-Station 112. Japan: Bleach B-Station.
- Comic-Con International. Archived from the originalon July 24, 2009. Retrieved December 12, 2009.
- ^ "Madhouse's Aoi Bungaku Posts Staff, Cast Lineup". Anime News Network. September 22, 2009. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 27, 2018). "Bleach's Tite Kubo Unveils 'Burn the Witch' 1-Shot Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ Martinez, Phillip (March 18, 2020). "'BLEACH' ANIME TO RETURN IN 2021; 'BURN THE WITCH' GETS SERIALIZATION AND ANIME". Newsweek. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 10, 2020). "Tite Kubo's 4-Chapter Burn the Witch Manga Debuts on August 24". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ 久保帯人「BURN THE WITCH」単行本の発売&Season2の制作が決定. Natalie (in Japanese). September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 13, 2020). "Bleach's Tite Kubo Unveils Draft Pages for Burn the Witch 'Season 2' Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ a b Theron Martin (March 1, 2007). "Zombie Powder GN 3". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 12, 2008.
- ^ a b c Snow Wildsmith (January 31, 2008). "Zombie Powder". TeenReads.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ^ Santos, Carlo (November 2, 2012). "Bleach GN 48-49". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
- ^ About.com. Archived from the originalon November 12, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
- ISBN 4-08-873478-5.
- ^ Shonen Jump #51. Volume 5, issue 3. March 2007. Viz Media. 328.
- ^ Shonen Jump #39. Volume 4, issue 3. March 2006. Viz Media. 010.
- ^ About.com. Archived from the originalon November 27, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
- ^ Kai-ming Cha (August 4, 2008). "Kubo Comes to Comic-Con". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
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- About.com. Archived from the originalon February 4, 2009. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
- ^ Shonen Jump. Volume 6, issue 6. June 2008. Viz Media. 12.
- ^ Rafael Antonio Pineda (June 28, 2018). "Bleach's Tite Kubo Unveils 'Burn the Witch' 1-Shot Manga". animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 1, 2021). "Tite Kubo Pens New Bleach 1-Shot Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "BLEACHイラスト集 All Colour But The Black" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
- ^ "BLEACH OFFICIAL BOOTLEG カラブリ+| 久保 帯人| ジャンプコミックス" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
- ^ "'Bleach' Announces Massive Art Collection". Comicbook.com. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ^ "BLEACH―ブリーチ― OFFICIAL CHARACTER BOOK SOULs" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
- ^ "BLEACH―ブリーチ― OFFICIAL ANIMATION BOOK VIBEs" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
- ^ "BLEACH―ブリーチ― OFFICIAL CHARACTER BOOK 2 MASKED" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ^ "BLEACH―ブリーチ― OFFICIAL CHARACTER BOOK 3 UNMASKED" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ^ "BLEACH 13 BLADEs. ブリーチ 13 ブレイズ" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
External links
- Tite Kubo at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Tite Kubo's Official Twitter