About Tite Kubo: Creator of Bleach (By GH!)

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• His real name is Taito Kubo, he was born June 26th, 1977, and he is currently 42 as of 2019.
• He created several short mangas during high school, including one called Bad Shiled United (which recieved a cameo in Bleach), Ultra Unholy Heart Machine, and others.
• His first published SJ manga, Zombiepowder, only ran for 4 volumes.
• He created a One Piece fanart of Luffy while he did Bleach for Shonen Jump, as well as fanart pieces for other SJ artists' characters. 
• He and Oda (One Piece creator) have a disliking for each other.
• In June of 2018, he created a Burn the Witch manga, a one-shot in the Western Bleach world.
• He ended Bleach in 2016.
• He was married in Dec. 2012 (aged 35 years old) but has not revealed his wife's name. 
• His net worth is $50 million. 
• When he first made Bleach, he was rejected and ended up getting an encouragement letter from Dragon Ball creator.
• His art style was originally lanky and angular before filling out during the later early days of Bleach.
• He was born in Fuchu, Japan. 
• By 2012, his series sold more than 78 million copies and had more than 556 chapters by 2013.
•  He was heavily influenced by Gegege No Kitaro, a 1970 dark fantasy, supernatural cartoon. 

 

Answer 1

Hi Gemmy! I just wanted to ask Why does Tire Kibo and Oda not like each other? Also, amazing information!

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It's rather childish why. After One Piece started selling more than Bleach, Tite sorta became a bit envious. I mean, I would be too XD One Piece is a good manga too, though! Don't take all the credit, Tite-san!