Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Man With the Black Hand | 2000 | Tite Kubo | Buy |
| 2 | Can’t Kiss the Ring | 2000 | Tite Kubo | Buy |
| 3 | Zombie Powder: Can’t Kiss the Ring | 2006 | Tite Kubo | N/A |
| 4 | Pierce Me Standing in the Firegarden | 2000 | Tite Kubo | Buy |
| 5 | Zombie Powder | 2007 | Tite Kubo | N/A |
| 6 | Walk Like a Zombie | 2000 | Tite Kubo | Buy |
Zombie Powder was Tite Kubo’s first serialized manga, running in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1999 to 2000. The story follows Gamma Akutabi, a man searching for the twelve Rings of the Dead, also known as “Zombie Powder,” which are said to grant immortality.
The series was cancelled after just four volumes due to low readership. Despite its short run, it gave Kubo experience that he carried into Bleach, and some of its visual style and character design ideas can be seen in his later work.