Bleach is author Tite Kubo's second title. Kubo made his debut with
ZOMBIEPOWDER., a four-volume series for
Weekly Shonen Jump. To date,
Bleach has been translated into numerous languages and has also inspired an animated TV series that began airing in Japan in 2004. Beginning its serialization in 2001,
Bleach is still a mainstay in the pages of
Weekly Shonen Jump. In 2005,
Bleach was awarded the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award in the shonen (boys) category.
Ryohgo Narita took his first stab at manga in 2014 with his
Weekly Shonen Jump series
Stealth Symphony. Before his manga debut, Narita served as the mastermind behind the light novel series
Baccano!, which received an anime adaptation, and the massively popular
Durarara!!, which went on to inspire multiple adaptations across manga, anime and video games.