After the burning cancellation of Zombie Powder in Weekly Shonen Jump in the late 90s, Tite Kubo prepared to return to the magazine with a new series. After preparing the new design, he started the adventure of Bleach, which will later become one of the most famous manga of the new millennium.
The battle created by Kubo in the early 2000s is still considered a respectable manga, although some situations in the final saga were not dealt with ad hoc. But back to the beginning of this production, what was it? first character by Tite Kubo for Bleach?
When the draft manga was called Snipe and characters fought with weapons, there was only one character with a scythe. In fact, Kubo wanted a shinigami in kimono and For this he created Rukia Kuchiki This was the prototype for all other Shinigami with the manga’s transformation from a story of guns to a story of swords. First, Rukia was also the protagonist which Tite Kubo put aside because it was not considered attractive enough and left the lead role to Ichigo Kurosaki.
These days, Rukia is one of Bleach’s most beloved characters and is often featured in the illustrations by Masashi Kudo, a well-known character designer in the anime.