I write them down as I think of them and look for the ones that match the stories. “ Interviewer: How long do you take to write verses? Time shall wash you away to the beautiful past, and how it shall pare the fangs.ĭoes anyone find it interesting that Kubo is possibly a better poet than a storyteller at times? Is this what happens when an artist is very attached to his characters? Kubo was once asked about his poetry in an interview published in the BLEACH SOULS Official Character Book, alongside the Japanese voice actor for Ichigo Kurosaki in the BLEACH anime, Masakazu Morita. Raising a growl before one’s eyes, is wholly washed away. One must always question justice from within oneself. In order for evil justice to be accepted as justice, There is no other way but to imagine that every other being is more evil than oneself Is the discovery and complete understandingīLEACH Volume 27 “goodbye, halcyon days.” The awareness we gain at the end is the real goal. Red like the shadows that feed on the night If its owner fails to control it, it will cut himīLEACH Volume 17 “Rosa Rubicundior, Lilio Candidior” Here are a few BLEACH poems that I enjoyed reading. Does he want his readers to be inspired and see the world in a different light than what people would tell them otherwise? People write poems for a variety of reasons: self-expression, creative expression, inspiration/motivation, and emotional expression. Kubo, however, makes it an emphasis to include a poem in every volume. Poems are something you usually don’t see in a majority of manga series. A majority of these poems are very enlightening and one has to wonder about Kubo’s intentions in inserting them into the manga. Every volume of the manga has a poem centered around the character featured on its respective cover. With much of the hoopla surrounding the final arc of the BLEACH manga, I want to take a look at a feature of BLEACH that doesn’t get enough attention: the poems. Tite Kubo - The Best Poet in Manga? The Poetry of BLEACH

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