Chainsaw Man’s Editor Says Jump Hits Come From a Rookie Artist and a Rookie Editor, Not Technique

What makes a manga become a major hit? According to Shuhei Hosono, the answer may have less to do with following a perfectly calculated formula and more to do with the creative relationship between an artist and an editor. Hosono, Editor-in-Chief of MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA and an editor who has worked on Chainsaw Man, Gintama, Haikyu!!, Kuroko’s Basketball, SPY×FAMILY and DAN DA DAN, shared his perspective in an exclusive written interview with OtakuKart. His comments came while discussing how…