Fans have always compared One Piece and Bleach, and their is one major aspect where Tite Kubo will always be better than Eiichiro Oda.

SUMMARY

Tite Kubo’s Bleach and Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece have always been compared by anime fans.
One aspect which has always been the topic of discussion is the female characters in both series.
Considering all elements, Tite Kubo’s Bleach might have better female characters than Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece.

The female dynamic in the anime industry is one of the most debatable topics that has been expressed through different opinions. In the case of One Piece, while the female characters might be well-written, Eiichiro Oda has always been targeted for drawing them in a similar way. The manga creator has been called for it multiple times and has been compared to Tite Kubo’s Bleach.

One Piece | Credit: Toei Animation

Bleach might have some of the most underrated female characters in the anime industry. Although fans have called out Kubo for oversexualizing the female characters, the one thing that every Bleach fan will agree on is that the series has the most realistic female characters who feel more practical and accurate according to the narrative.

Thus, whenever a comparison between Oda and Kubo is done in terms of drawing the female characters, Kubo will always come out on top solely because of his art style. His art style makes the female characters of Bleach look and feel more pragmatic compared to One Piece’s female characters.

The female characters in One Piece

The female characters of One Piece have been a contentious topic for the fandom. While some fans may praise Oda for giving proper storylines and character developments to the female characters others target him for using the same art style for almost every female character that has ever been featured within the narrative.

Be it Nami, Robin, Shirahoshi, Vivi, Rebecca, or Boa Hancock, all female characters might be diversified on the basis of their individual narrative but still their physical structure and their appearance look quite similar. While there are other female characters too like Big Mom, the general female character array follows the same art style.

Nami and Robin in One Piece | Credit: Toei Animation

This art style has become more prominent after the time skip and because of this, Eiichiro Oda has received a lot of hate. The manga creator has pointed out that he focuses more on their impact on the story and their contribution to the One Piece narrative rather than making them look better or different.

Tite Kubo draws better female characters

Although Tite Kubo has also been targeted for the female characters in Bleach, his portrayal might be better than Oda’s. While Kubo has been called out for using excessive fan service in Bleach, he has a much more diverse female character array than in One Piece. His art style is quite different, and he makes sure that every female character looks disparate.

Kuchiki Rukia in Bleach | Credit: Studio Pierrot

From Rukia to Orihime to Yoruichi to Rangiku, Bleach’s female characters have different roles in the series, and their physical appearance is also varied.

Also, compared to One Piece, Bleach might have more female characters following different plots and having different goals.

The only thing where Oda’s female character exceeds is their character development and their individual narratives, which is something Kubo has never focused on much in Bleach. Still, all things considered, Kubo’s female characters might be better in their own way when compared to Oda’s One Piece.