Shun Saeki Ends Exclusive Contract With Shueisha
Manga artist Shun Saeki announced on Sunday that they have ended their exclusive contract with Shueisha, which they had maintained for many years.
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Why it matters
Saeki is now open to work outside Shueisha but has ruled out long-term projects, which puts the artist's next serialization outside the publisher that carried Food Wars! and Tenmaku Cinema.
Key Facts
- Shun Saeki announced on Sunday that their exclusive contract with Shueisha has ended.
- Saeki is accepting inquiries for art duties, illustrations, and character design.
- Saeki said they cannot take on long-term projects at present.
- Saeki drew Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma with writer Yuto Tsukuda, launched in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2012.
Saeki thanked the people who have supported them and said they are now accepting inquiries for new projects, though they cannot take on long-term work. Saeki is the artist on Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, written by Yuto Tsukuda and launched in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2012.
Saeki's notice lists the work they will take: art duties, illustrations, and character design. The announcement came from their own X account, not from Shueisha.
Saeki drew Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma with writer Yuto Tsukuda. The manga ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2012 and closed with a three-chapter epilogue in August 2019, with chef Yuki Morisaki credited for cooperation. The pair later published one-shots in September 2019 and May 2020, the second with writer NisiOisin, and launched Tenmaku Cinema in April 2023. That series ended in September 2023 and received a bonus chapter that November.
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