Tuesday, June 18, 2024 saw Shueisha announce significant personnel changes with respect to their Weekly Shonen Jump manga publication magazine and the One Piece franchise. Per the latest news, Yu Saito has been officially appointed as the new editor-in-chief of Weekly Shonen Jump, replacing previous editor-in-chief Hiroyuki Nakano.
Nakano will likewise take over as the editor-in-chief for One Piece media, which presumably covers any and all media being published under the franchise’s name. It’s unclear when these changes to both the Weekly Shonen Jump chain of command and that of author and illustrator Eiichiro Oda’s manga franchise will take effect as of this article’s writing.
Weekly Shonen Jump and One Piece each receive new EiCs amongst major general Shuieisha changes
As of this article’s writing, it’s unclear what effects these two new personnel changes will have in each of their respective areas, if any at all. One major possibility for the editor-in-chief change for Weekly Shonen Jump could be a tonal shift in the new manga debuting in the magazine. With series like Kagurabachi continuing to blur the lines between shonen and seinen visually and thematically, this changing of the guard could be indicative of leaning into that philosophy.
In addition to these Weekly Shonen Jump and One Piece editor-in-chief changes, several other personnel changes were made under the general Shueisha umbrella of magazines. The company also renamed its advertising department to the “media business department” on the same day as these other aforementioned changes were announced.
Beyond the aforementioned Weekly Shonen Jump and One Piece personnel changes, several other new editors-in-chief have been appointed to various fashion and beauty magazines. Starting off is deputy editor-in-chief Narumi Reiko being appointed editor-in-chief of “SEVENTEEN.” Deputy editor-in-chief of “UOMU,” Yoshizaki Tetsuichiro, has now been appointed the editor-in-chief of “MEN’S NON-NO.”
Negishi Hdieyuki, the current editor-in-chief of “MYOJO,” has now been appointed the editor-in-chief of “MORE.” Currently available information also claims that deputy editor-in-chief Sugimoto Kikuko has also been promoted to editor-in-chief of “MORE.” Finally, deputy editor-in-chief Kinoshita Rie has been promoted to editor-in-chief of “MAQUIA.” As mentioned above, it is currently unclear when these changes and others will take effect.
Oda’s manga series first began serialization in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in July 1997. The series has been regularly serialized in the magazine since then and is ongoing today. However, the manga is progressing through its Final Saga currently, with Oda’s latest comments suggesting that the series will be ending in a few years.
Oda’s manga was adapted into a weekly television anime series by Toei Animation, which began in October 1999 and is still being regularly produced today. Netflix and Wit Studios announced an official remake of the anime series, but no further information on it is available as of this article’s writing.
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