Tite Kubo

Tite Kubo is a manga artist and author best known for the long-running series Bleach. The story begins when Ichigo Kurosaki, a teenager who can see spirits, receives the powers of a Soul Reaper and is drawn into conflicts linking his family, friends, and the world of the dead. Bleach is the proper series entry because it establishes Ichigo's abilities and the rules behind Hollows and Soul Reapers. Bleach, Vol. 3 Memories in the Rain and Bleach, Vol. 5 Right Arm of the Giant develop early character histories and battles. Bleach, Vol. 7 The Broken Coda, Bleach, Volume 10 Tattoo on the Sky, and Bleach, Vol. 15 Beginning of the Death of Tomorrow belong later in that continuing sequence. Readers should follow the numbered volumes rather than select them by subtitle, since relationships and confrontations build directly from earlier chapters.