Tite Kubo

Tite Kubo
Noriaki Kubo, known by his pen name Tite Kubo, is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his manga series Bleach, which has sold over 82 million copies as of 2013...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionIllustrator
Date of Birth26 June 1977
CityFuchu, Japan
CountryJapan
believe enjoyable message people talented
The message is that if you believe in what you create, it's enjoyable and people will follow. The talented mangaka should know that; otherwise, no one would read or enjoy it. So believe in yourself. Believing in yourself is important.
snakes people bleach
You are becoming a snake tomorrow, and as you start to devour people, with that mouth that has eaten others, you cry your love to me, and the same as today, I do wonder, will I be able to say my love to you?" - Gin Ichimaru awww
people bleach having-hope
People have hope because they cannot see Death standing behind them.
japan games people
In Japan there is a lot of manga, but around manga there are video games, manga on cellphones, manga in card games... so people not only enjoy manga but also the products around it.
growing-up people shining
When young people grow up....they shine so much that old people want to avert their gaze.
war dark people
War is not heroic. War is not exhilarating. War is full of despair. It is dark. It is dreadful. It is a thing of sorrow and gloom. That is why people fear war. That is why people choose to avoid it. ~Izuru Kira
cat eight people
Ikkaku: Rescue her? How many of you are here? Seven? Maybe eight? Ichigo: Five people and a cat
hard love particular scene time
If I want to draw more in a particular scene that I think is important, because of time I cannot. That's hard for me. But I've always wanted to be a manga-ka, so I'm doing what I love.
hardest weekly
The hardest thing about being a manga-ka is that it's a weekly thing.
love
I've always wanted to be a manga-ka, so I'm doing what I love.
All the important drawings I do myself. Every single character is also done by me.
drawings single
I have three assistants, but there isn't a head assistant. All the important drawings I do myself. Every single character is also done by me.
draw scene time
When I draw the scene that I'd been dreaming about or had always wanted to draw, that is the time that I'm happiest.
death life
For me, life and death are very important themes. There is no life without death. That's why it's very important to me.