Bleach Artist Outs the Manga’s Most Frustrating Chore

The series creator behind Bleach has opened up about the surprising most challenging aspect of bringing the manga to life! Bleach is currently in the midst of celebrating its 20th anniversary and has been since having a huge revival with not only a proper return of the anime with the Thousand-Year Blood War arc but a new chapter taking place after the events of the main series. But with the new chapter also came the tease of a brand new arc as well, and thus fans have been wondering whether or not the creator would be returning for more someday.

If the manga were to come back in some shape or form, there are likely going to be a ton of more challenges that the series creator is going to face when the series gets up and running again. In fact when asked by fans what the most challenging parts of the manga were to draw, Bleach series creator Tite Kubo had a surprising answer. While one element is the kinds of unique and elaborate designs the creator likes to incorporate (as fans would expect), the other is actually the characters’ chests. 

As part of a special question and answer segment with fans, Bleach series creator Tite Kubo first revealed, “In terms of character elements, drawing large breasts is always difficult.” Opening up to the other designs in the series, Kubo had one in particular he complained about illustrating, “Also, during the weeks I used to draw Szayelaporro’s released state I was perpetually complaining about while I’m drawing.” The elaborate designs have always been something fans have noted about the manga’s progression too. 

But in regards to the characters’ bust sizes, Kubo had an answered to which character had the biggest too, “I think I probably draw Nelliel visualizing her as the most well endowed one.” So while Kubo might complain about the challenges of certain designs, it’s clear that he also puts a lot into crafting them. Should the series ever return with new material, he’ll likely have even more designs to show off. And that comes with its own challenges. 

What do you think? How do you feel about Kubo’s character designs in general? Are you surprised to see what he’s challenged by the most? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animated and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!