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Tite Kubo

Writer, also producer · Born June 26, 1977 (49) · Hiroshima, Japan

Tite Kubo (久保 帯人), born Noriaki Kubo (久保 宣章), is a Japanese manga artist.  He is best known for his long-running series, Bleach.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 26, 1977 (49)
From
Hiroshima, Japan
Works as
Writer, also producer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 9% in 30 days

What are Tite Kubo's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Self
35%
Morality
23%
Ideas
5%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 5

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Thrilling
3
Melancholic
2
Dread
1
Hopeful
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tite Kubo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Tite Kubo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

11 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Original Story

  • BURN THE WITCH #0.8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Comic Book · Original Series Creator · Writer

  • BURN THE WITCH (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · Comic Book

  • Sakura Wars: The Animation(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Character Designer · Original Series Design

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Bleach(2018)

    Comic Book · Story

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse(2010)

    Original Story · Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Aoi Bungaku Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 12 episodes · Character Designer

  • Bleach: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name(2008)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Bleach the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion(2007)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Bleach: Memories of Nobody(2006)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Bleach(2004)

    Show 366 episodes · Comic Book

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 2004 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse (2010)

$8.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse (2010)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Bleach: Memories of Nobody (2006)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing9 of 11: 9 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score85thOther crew2 of 11: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Tite Kubo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · writer, producer

Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse (2010)

50th percentile spread · 9% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Bleach (2004)

Midcredits 93rd · 88% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 40/100 and the plot and story 53/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Tite Kubo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tite Kubo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michiyuki Honma shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers