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Tite Kubo says Bleach influenced Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen
Bleach creator Tite Kubo says his manga influenced newer series, including Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen.
In an interview, he said their creators had told him they were influenced by Bleach.
Fans have compared Demon Slayer’s Hashira to Bleach’s Gotei 13 captains, and ideas such as Bankai to elements of Jujutsu Kaisen.
Kubo says influence moves between generations, rather than in only one direction.
He said he drew inspiration from Saint Seiya as a child, using its Gold Saints as a model for his own Gotei 13.
That exchange helps shonen stories evolve for new audiences, Kubo said.
Bleach is back in the spotlight as its Thousand-Year Blood War anime adaptation approaches its final stretch.
Tite Kubo said Bleach influenced Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen.
He said the creators of both series told him they had been influenced by Bleach.
Kubo described creative influence as passing from one generation of creators to the next.
He said Saint Seiya inspired him, and that he based Bleach’s Gotei 13 on its Gold Saints.
- Who
- Tite Kubo, creator of Bleach, discussed the series’ influence on Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen.
- What
- He said the influence exists and described it as part of a cycle between generations of creators.
- When
- The article was published on November 2, 2026; the interview date is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Kubo said creative influence helps keep the shonen genre’s creativity evolving.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
This story does not have a timeline yet.
- Series discussed
- Bleach, Demon Slayer, and Jujutsu Kaisen
- Creator
- Tite Kubo
- Earlier inspiration
- Saint Seiya
- Bleach group
- Gotei 13
- Publication date
- November 2, 2026
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What people are saying
The creators of those series themselves have told me they were influenced by Bleach, so I think it is fair to say that this influence exists.
But I do not see influence as something that flows in only one direction. It is something passed from one generation of creators to the next.
When I was a child, I was very inspired by Saint Seiya and used the Gotei 13 as my own interpretation of the Gold Saints.