Tite Kubo
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Pen name Tite Kubo (久保 帯人 Kubo Taito), real name Noriaki Kubo (久保 宣章 Kubo Noriaki, born June 26, 1977) is a manga-ka.
Career
Kubo started drawing manga in high school, where he was a member of his anime club. It was in high school that he originally wrote his first manga, Zombie Powder, and had 27 chapters published and compiled into four volumes. Later in his career, Kubo created a new manga, called Bleach, and submitted it to Weekly Shonen Jump in hopes of having it published. Bleach was originally rejected from Weekly Shonen Jump due to similarties to another manga being serialized in the magazine, known as YuYu Hakusho. Although Bleach did extraordinarily well when presented to a control group of readers, Kubo was disheartened by the rejection of his manga. This all changed, however, when Akira Toriyama, creator and artist of the manga Dragon Ball, sent him a letter of reassurance and inspiration. Bleach was eventually serialized by Weekly Shonen Jump, and has currently reached over two hundred chapters.Shonen Jump describes Kubo as having a "warped mind." It also lists "wild action, sick humor, and weird characters" as his mangas' traits.
Family
Kubo's known family includes two younger siblings: a sister named Hiromi and a younger brother.Works
Early Short Stories
Tite Kubo's short stories are to be released America as extras at the back of each Zombie Powder.- Ultra Unholy Hearted Machine
- Rune Master Urara
- Bad Shield United
Full-length Manga
Both mangas are liscensed in North America by VIZ Media.- Bleach, his latest series, which is still ongoing in Japan and quite popular, currently an ongoing anime TV series as well.
- Zombie Powder, which is a 4 volume series that was stopped by Weekly Shonen Jump due to lack of popularity.
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