Shun Saeki, artist of Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma, has ended his exclusive contract with Shueisha, the parent company of Weekly Shonen Jump. Saeki announced the split on X, stating that he will no longer work exclusively with the publisher and is now open to new project opportunities.
Saeki's Food Wars ran for nearly seven years across 36 volumes and sold 20 million copies. Beyond that series, he created multiple works under the Shueisha umbrella, including All-Ghouls Homeroom, Sokugeki no Sanji, and Tenmaku Cinema. His first major published work appeared in 2008.
In his announcement, Saeki thanked collaborators and noted that long-term projects will be on hold for now. He clarified that Shueisha ended the exclusive contracts, meaning he is no longer exclusive to the publisher. He added that this does not prevent him from creating for Weekly Shonen Jump or other Jump magazines in the future, but his days as an exclusive Shueisha artist have ended.
Saeki indicated he remains open to formal project inquiries but may decline art commissions for personal use at this time.