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Tite KUBO

久保 帯人
Family name (in kanji): 久保
Given name (in kanji): 帯人
Also known as:
Kubo Taito
Kubotite
Date of birth: 1977-06-26
Hometown: Hiroshima prefecture, Japan
Blood type: B
Favorites:
Yun Kouga (manga artist)
Web Diary / Blog:
久保 帯人 (tite_kubo) on Twitter (Japanese)
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Bleach The Movie: Hell Verse Released on Blu-ray and DVD Monday (Feb 24, 2013)
Bleach, Gintama Creators Take 1 Week Off Due to Flu (Feb 5, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 17-23 (Sep 26, 2012)
Bleach Manga Takes 1-Issue Break Due to Health (Aug 3, 2012)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2012 (First Half) (Jun 1, 2012)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 12-18 (Feb 24, 2012)
Bleach TV Anime Ending on March 27 (Feb 23, 2012)
Warner Develops Live-Action Film of Tite Kubo's Bleach Manga (Feb 22, 2012)
Bleach Guests to Attend Gold Coast Film Festival, Supanova Expo (Feb 22, 2012)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 5-11 (Feb 17, 2012)
Tite Kubo's Bleach Manga to Enter Final Arc (Feb 1, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 19-25 (Dec 28, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 12-18 (Dec 21, 2011)
One Piece Creator Oda to Oversee Production of 2012 Film (Dec 18, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, December 4-10 (Dec 16, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 5-11 (Dec 14, 2011)
Dashi Master Manga Put on Hold After Alleged Photo-Tracing (Dec 8, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 28-December 4 (Dec 7, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2011 (Nov 30, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2011 (Nov 30, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 10-16 (Oct 19, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 3-9 (Oct 12, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 25-October 1 (Oct 7, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 18-24 (Sep 30, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 11-17 (Sep 23, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 4-10 (Sep 16, 2011)
Viz Speeds Up Bleach, One Piece's Digital Manga Releases (Sep 13, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 21-27 (Sep 2, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 14-20 (Aug 26, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 15-21 (Aug 24, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 7-13 (Aug 19, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 8-14 (Aug 17, 2011)
JManga Site Launches with Works Never Printed in U.S. (Aug 17, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 1-7 (Aug 10, 2011)
Top 50 Manga Creators by Sales Since 2010 (Aug 5, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 26-July 2 (Jul 8, 2011)
NIS America Games Industry Panel (Jul 3, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 19-25 (Jul 1, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 12-18 (Jun 24, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 13-19 (Jun 22, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 5-11 (Jun 17, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 6-12 (Jun 15, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 30-June 5 (Jun 8, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2011 (First Half) (May 31, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2011 (First Half) (May 31, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 9-15 (May 18, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 2-8 (May 11, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 25-May 1 (May 4, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 18-24 (Apr 27, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 27-April 2 (Apr 8, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 20-26 (Apr 1, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 27-March 5 (Mar 17, 2011)
Anime/Manga/Game Industry Members Check In After Quake (Mar 11, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, January 17-23 (Jan 28, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, January 3-9 (Jan 14, 2011)
Japanese Box Office, January 1-2 (Jan 11, 2011)
Band Posts About Bleach's 'Last Season,' Deletes Mention (Jan 10, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, December 27-January 2 (Jan 7, 2011)
Japanese Box Office, December 25-26 (Jan 5, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, December 20-26 (Dec 31, 2010)
Japanese Box Office, December 18-19 (Dec 27, 2010)
Japanese Box Office, December 11-12 (Dec 25, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, December 13-19 (Dec 25, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 13-19 (Dec 22, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, December 6-12 (Dec 17, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 6-12 (Dec 15, 2010)
Japanese Box Office, December 4-5 (Dec 13, 2010)
NEWS: 10 Manga Publishers to Boycott Tokyo Anime Fair (Dec 10, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 29-December 5 (Dec 8, 2010)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2010 (Part 2) (Dec 1, 2010)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2010 (Part 1) (Nov 30, 2010)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2010 (Nov 30, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 17-23 (Oct 29, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 18-24 (Oct 27, 2010)
Manga Aggregator Site Hosts Removed Scans Again (Oct 24, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 10-16 (Oct 22, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 11-17 (Oct 20, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 4-10 (Oct 13, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 26-October 2 (Oct 8, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 27-October 3 (Oct 6, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 5-11 (Sep 17, 2010)
Bleach: Jigoku-Hen Film, Yakumo Promos Streamed (Sep 13, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 29-September 4 (Sep 10, 2010)
New Bleach Episodes Return to Adult Swim Tonight (Aug 28, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 16-22 (Aug 25, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 9-15 (Aug 18, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 2-8 (Aug 11, 2010)
December's Bleach: Jigoku-Hen Film Overseen by Kubo (Jul 12, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 27-July 3 (Jul 9, 2010)
Bleach, Nurarihyon, Letter Bee Event Anime Announced (Jul 5, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 20-26 (Jul 2, 2010)
New Bleach Episodes Return to Adult Swim on August 28 (Jun 29, 2010)
Letter Bee, D.Gray-man Artists Do Classic Novel Covers (Jun 27, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 13-19 (Jun 25, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 14-20 (Jun 23, 2010)
Translated Manga Scan Aggregator Removes 350+ Series (Jun 18, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 6-12 (Jun 18, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 7-13 (Jun 16, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 30-June 5 (Jun 11, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 31-June 6 (Jun 9, 2010)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 1st Half of 2010 (Jun 3, 2010)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2010 (Jun 2, 2010)
Crunchyroll to Simulcast Bleach TV Anime on June 8 (Jun 2, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 12-18 (Apr 21, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 5-11 (Apr 14, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 28-April 3 (Apr 9, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 29-April 4 (Apr 7, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 21-27 (Apr 2, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 14-20 (Mar 26, 2010)
Warner Brothers in Film Talks for Bleach Manga (Mar 22, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 6-12 (Mar 19, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 27-March 5 (Mar 12, 2010)
Incarnate's Simmons Addresses Alleged Bleach Copying (Mar 1, 2010)
Nick Simmons' Incarnate Halted Over Alleged Bleach Plagiarism (Feb 25, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 15-21 (Feb 24, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 8-14 (Feb 17, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 1-7 (Feb 10, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, January 10-16 (Jan 22, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, January 3-9 (Jan 15, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, December 27-January 2 (Jan 8, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, December 20-26 (Jan 1, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, December 13-19 (Dec 26, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 14-20 (Dec 23, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, December 6-12 (Dec 18, 2009)
Viz Adds Rocket Girls, Harmony Novels & Bleach Guide (Dec 17, 2009)
4th Bleach Film, 4th Naruto Shippūden Film Green-Lit (Dec 16, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 7-13 (Dec 16, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 29-December 5 (Dec 11, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 30-December 6 (Dec 9, 2009)
2009's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, by Series (Dec 4, 2009)
2009 Japanese Comic Ranking, #1-25 (Dec 3, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 18-24 (Oct 30, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 11-17 (Oct 23, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 5-11 (Oct 14, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 27-October 3 (Oct 10, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 28-October 4 (Oct 7, 2009)
Adult Swim to Run 2nd Bleach Anime Film on December 5 (Oct 3, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 20-26 (Oct 2, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 13-19 (Sep 25, 2009)
Madhouse's Aoi Bungaku Posts Staff, Cast Lineup (Sep 22, 2009)
Madhouse's Aoi Bungaku to Animate 2 More Literary Works (Sep 22, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 6-13 (Sep 18, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 30-September 5 (Sep 11, 2009)
4 Japanese Literary Masterpieces Get Aoi Bungaku Anime (Update 2) (Sep 11, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 17-23 (Aug 27, 2009)
Adult Swim to Run 1st Bleach Film on September 5 (Aug 24, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 10-16 (Aug 19, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 3-9 (Aug 12, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 12-18 (Jul 27, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 5-11 (Jul 17, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 28-July 4 (Jul 10, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 21-27 (Jul 9, 2009)
Bleach Ends Watchmen's 11-Month Run as #1 Graphic Novel (Jul 2, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 14-20 (Jun 26, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 15-21 (Jun 24, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 7-13 (Jun 19, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 8-14 (Jun 17, 2009)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 1st Half of 2009 (Jun 15, 2009)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2009 (Jun 15, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 31-June 6 (Jun 12, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 1-7 (Jun 10, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 19-26 (Apr 29, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 14-20 (Apr 22, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 7-13 (Apr 15, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 31-April 6 (Apr 8, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 22-28 (Apr 5, 2009)
USA Today Booklist, March 16-22: Fruits Basket Enters (Mar 26, 2009)
USA Today Booklist, March 9-15: 4 Naruto Books Rank (Mar 24, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 8-14 (Mar 20, 2009)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 1-7 (Mar 13, 2009)
USA Today Booklist, March 2-8: Naruto, Bleach Rank (Mar 13, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 17-23 (Mar 4, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 10-16 (Feb 18, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 3-9 (Feb 12, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 3-9 (Feb 11, 2009)
ICv2 Estimates U.S. Manga Sales Were Down 17% in 2008 (Update 2) (Feb 5, 2009)
2008's Top-Selling Graphic Novels in U.S. Bookstores (Jan 26, 2009)
USA Today Booklist: January 12-18: Naruto Hangs On (Jan 23, 2009)
Japanese Anime TV Ranking, December 29-January 4 (Jan 18, 2009)
Japanese Box Office, January 10-11 (Jan 18, 2009)
Japanese Box Office, January 3-4 (Jan 11, 2009)
Japanese Box Office, December 27-28 (Jan 4, 2009)
2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, by Series (Jan 2, 2009)
Japanese Box Office, December 20-21 (Dec 29, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 16-22 (Dec 24, 2008)
2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, #26-50 (Dec 21, 2008)
Japanese Box Office, December 13-14 (Dec 21, 2008)
2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, #1-25 (Dec 19, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 9-15 (Dec 17, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 3-9 (Dec 12, 2008)
Japan's Jump Festa to Preview Dragonball Film Footage (Nov 20, 2008)
Third Naruto Movie Streamed on Toonami Jetstream (Nov 12, 2008)
1st Bleach Film to Run on Canada's YTV This Saturday (Nov 5, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 14-20 (Oct 25, 2008)
Bandai Networks To Sell Bleach Guitars in Japan (Oct 24, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 14-20 (Oct 22, 2008)
Bleach Screened in Canada Tonight, in D.C. on Friday (Oct 20, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 7-13 (Oct 15, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 30–October 6 (Oct 9, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 30–October 6 (Oct 9, 2008)
1st Bleach Movie to be Screened in Canada on October 20 (Oct 4, 2008)
16 Manga in September's Top 20 U.S. Graphic Novels (Oct 2, 2008)
USA Today Booklist, September 1–7: Naruto, More Return (Sep 10, 2008)
Bleach Manga Creator Tite Kubo Interviewed by LA Times (Aug 28, 2008)
Manga Does Not Rule U.S. Graphic Novel Sales in July (Aug 7, 2008)
G4 Presents: Comic-Con '08 - Viz Media: Shonen Jump (Jul 25, 2008)
G4 Presents: Comic-Con '08 - An Anime Fan's Guide to Comic-Con, Part II (Jul 21, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 8–14 (Jul 18, 2008)
Shonen Jump Ties Manga with Sports at Comic-Con Int'l (Jul 16, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 1–7 (Jul 16, 2008)
Third Bleach Film, First Major Film Have Titles, Dates (Jul 15, 2008)
One Piece's 'Prototype' Romance Dawn to be Animated (Jul 10, 2008)
USA Today Booklist, June 9–15 (Jun 19, 2008)
USA Today Booklist, June 2–8 (Jun 12, 2008)
Toho Lists Third Bleach Movie in December in Japan (Jun 11, 2008)
Jump Super Tour's Anime Lineup Announced in Japan (Jun 8, 2008)
Bleach Designer Kudo to Appear at NYC's Movie Opening (Jun 2, 2008)
Viz to Ship Anniversary Shonen Jump, Naruto Kids' Novels (Jun 2, 2008)
Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima to Attend Comic-Con (May 27, 2008)
Comic-Con Int'l to Host Bleach's Kubo in San Diego (May 21, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 15–21 (Apr 23, 2008)
First Bleach Film to Run in U.S. Theaters June 11-12 (Apr 17, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 8–14 (Apr 15, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 1–7 (Apr 10, 2008)
Viz Licenses Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody (Mar 24, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 12–18 (Feb 22, 2008)
Viz to Offer Asano's Solanin, Obata's We Were There (Feb 18, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 5–11 (Feb 13, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 29–February 4 (Feb 6, 2008)
Adult Swim to Run 52 More Episodes of Bleach (Jan 28, 2008)
Japanese Box Office, December 29-30 (Jan 3, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking: Top 10 Manga of 2007 (Dec 31, 2007)
Japanese Box Office, December 22-23: Bleach Film at #4 (Dec 27, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 11–17 (Dec 19, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 4–10 (Dec 12, 2007)
Viz to Serialize Bleach, Publish Slam Dunk (Jul 27, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 12–June 18 (Jun 21, 2007)
Drawn & Quarterly, Vertical Announce New Manga Titles (Jun 13, 2007)
Manga in Japanese Magazines Tops 100,000 Pages Monthly (Jun 10, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 29–June 4 (Jun 6, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 11-17 (Apr 18, 2007)
Weekend Wrapup - Week in Anime [18/2 - 24/2] (Feb 24, 2007)
Wii Bleach To Introduce New Bleach Character (Sep 16, 2006)
Viz Announces Bleach and Prince of Tennis (Feb 11, 2004)
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