Weekly Shonen Jump Gets New Editor-in-Chief as Previous EiC Moves to One Piece Media

On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, Shueisha revealed major personnel changes for their publication magazine, Weekly Shonen Jump, and the One Piece franchise. According to the latest updates, Yu Saito has been officially named as the new editor-in-chief of Weekly Shonen Jump, taking over the role from the previous editor-in-chief, Hiroyuki Nakano.

Nakano is set to become the new editor-in-chief for One Piece media, overseeing all media publications under the franchise. The specific date for these changes to the Weekly Shonen Jump leadership and the management of Eiichiro Oda’s manga franchise is currently unknown.

Changes at Shuieisha: New Editors-in-Chief at Weekly Shonen Jump and One Piece

At the time of writing this article, the potential impact of the recent personnel changes on their respective areas is uncertain. The change in editor-in-chief for Weekly Shonen Jump could potentially result in a shift in the tone of new manga being released in the magazine. With series such as Kagurabachi blurring the boundaries between shonen and seinen in both style and content, this change in leadership may indicate a more focused embrace of this philosophy.

Along with the replacements of editor-in-chief for Weekly Shonen Jump and One Piece, a number of other staff changes were implemented across various magazines under the Shueisha brand. On the same day as the aforementioned changes, the company also rebranded its advertising department as the “media business department”.

In addition to the aforementioned personnel changes at Weekly Shonen Jump and One Piece, there have also been new appointments for editors-in-chief at various fashion and beauty magazines. Narumi Reiko, previously deputy editor-in-chief, has taken on the role of editor-in-chief at “SEVENTEEN.”Meanwhile, Yoshizaki Tetsuichiro, who previously held the deputy editor-in-chief position at “UOMU,”has now been appointed as the editor-in-chief of “MEN’S NON-NO.”

Negishi Hdieyuki, the current editor-in-chief of “MYOJO,” has recently been announced as the new editor-in-chief of “MORE.” According to available information, deputy editor-in-chief Sugimoto Kikuko has also been promoted to the position of editor-in-chief for “MORE,” while deputy editor-in-chief Kinoshita Rie has been selected as the new editor-in-chief for “MAQUIA.” The timing for these changes and others is currently unknown.

Oda’s manga series, which was first serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in July 1997, has been continuously running in the magazine and is still ongoing. However, according to Oda’s recent statements, the manga is currently in its Final Saga and is expected to conclude in a few years.

Toei Animation has been producing a weekly television anime series based on Oda’s manga since October 1999, which continues to air regularly. Although Netflix and Wit Studios have announced a planned remake of the anime, no additional details have been released at the time of this article’s publication.