Shueisha Ends Editing Contract with Shihei Lin
The end of the Mix Green outsourcing deal removes an outside editing operation from Shonen Jump+ at a time when three of the platform's most visible titles were run through it, and Shueisha has not said who picks up that work.
Key Facts
- Shueisha announced on September 30 that its outsourcing contract with editor Shihei Lin and with Mix Green Inc. ended as of July 31.
- Shihei Lin has worked as an editor on Chainsaw Man, SPY x FAMILY, and Dandadan.
- Shueisha said the works Lin oversaw will continue serialization on Shonen Jump+ under a new structure.
- Shonen Jump+ is Shueisha's manga app and web platform.
- The announcement did not name a replacement editor or a reason for the contract ending.
Reporting from 2 sources: KAI-YOU, Denfaminicogamer.
Shueisha announced on September 30 that its outsourcing contract with editor Shihei Lin and with Mix Green Inc., the company where Lin is representative, ended as of July 31. The arrangement covered editorial operations for titles on the Shonen Jump+ app. Lin has worked as an editor on Chainsaw Man, SPY x FAMILY, and Dandadan. According to the announcement, the works he oversaw will continue serialization on Shonen Jump+ under a new structure. Shueisha did not name a replacement editor or give a reason for the end of the contract. The three titles named in the cluster are among the platform's best known. Shonen Jump+ is Shueisha's manga app and web platform. The announcement addresses only the outsourcing arrangement, not the status of any individual series. No date was given for when the new editorial structure takes effect beyond the July 31 end of the contract.
The contract end date is July 31, but Shueisha only announced it on September 30, two months later. The announcement covers two linked arrangements: the outsourcing of editorial operations to Mix Green Inc. and the business contract with Lin himself. Both are described as ended.
Lin is listed across the cluster as the editor behind Chainsaw Man, SPY x FAMILY, and Dandadan, three titles that run on Shonen Jump+. Shueisha's statement says the works he handled will keep serializing on the platform under a new structure, but it does not name that structure, a successor editor, or a timeline. The cluster does not include a reason for the termination, and none of the articles cite one. The three titles are named as works Lin oversaw, not as works that are ending or changing platforms.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.