icl they look better in the manga, pierrot js badly nerfed them bro🫩. Over the course of his career, Tite Kubo’s art style underwent a dramatic evolution from a rough, angular aesthetic to a refined, high-fashion minimalism. In his early career—spanning one-shots, his debut series Zombiepowder (1999), and the initial arcs of Bleach (2001)—his character designs featured sharp, exaggerated, and somewhat boxy proportions, characterized by heavy line work, prominent rounder eyes, and crowded, detailed backgrounds. As Bleach progressed into the Soul Society and Hueco Mundo arcs, Kubo smoothed out these harsh angles, adopting sleeker, more elongated body proportions, refined facial structures, and sharper, intensely expressive eyes. Concurrently, he embraced a distinctive minimalist philosophy, stripping away dense background art to focus almost entirely on dynamic character poses, bold negative space, high-contrast black-and-white ink work, and calligraphic line control. By the time he reached the Thousand-Year Blood War arc and subsequent works like Burn the Witch, Kubo’s style matured into a polished, fashion-forward aesthetic marked by elegant silhouette design, sophisticated streetwear sensibilities, and fluid, cinematic action composition. If you would like to see a visual overview of how his character designs transformed over time, this video offers a great look: Mangaka Art Style Evolution: Tite Kubo. It breaks down the progression of Kubo's character illustrations and panel compositions across his different serialization eras. #manga #bleach #anime #artstyle #art - @nigerundayoo1