Tite Kubo is a Japanese manga artist best known for creating the popular manga series Bleach. Born in 1977 in Hiroshima, Japan, Kubo began drawing at a young age and was inspired by the works of Akira Toriyama and Rumiko Takahashi. He attended the Hiroshima Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music, where he studied manga and illustration. Kubo's first major work was Zombiepowder, a four-volume manga series published in Japan from 1999 to 2000. In 2001, he began work on Bleach, which quickly became a hit and was adapted into an anime series in 2004. The manga ran for 15 years and ended in 2016. Kubo's other works include Burn the Witch, a one-shot manga published in 2018, and the novel series Can't Fear Your Own World, which was published in 2020. He has also collaborated with other manga artists, such as Masashi Kishimoto and Eiichiro Oda. Kubo is known for his unique art style, which combines traditional Japanese art with modern manga techniques. He is also known for his detailed and imaginative world-building, as well as his complex and engaging characters. His works have been praised for their humor, action, and emotional depth.