Board Thread:Naruto News/@comment-12509038-20150223214650/@comment-945885-20150224020200

All of the mangaka in Jump have a single editor assigned to them, even before they debut as artists, and it's the editor's duty to push the mangaka in the direction they believe is best. Their relationships are usually somewhat contentious, but that's how it is; the mangaka is subject to the whims of their editor.

The editors push the mangaka very hard. Until a series is cancelled, it's the editor's job to do whatever it takes to keep the series going, whether that be experimentation, plot twists, or outright pandering. The mangaka work for Jump, not the other way around.

That's the Jump method, and always has been.

That applies to every series in the magazine.

Oh, and the mangaka only have one editor at a time, and the editors periodically get reassigned to different mangaka depending on the current lineup of the magazine. Many of Kishimoto's editors have also worked with Oda and other mangaka. There are about 15 editors at Jump, divided into groups managed by a captain. They in turn answer to the deputy editor in chief and the editor in chief, who has the final say on everything in the magazine.

Also, you all need to understand that these series are created under an ever-present weekly deadline. Kishimoto drew 17+ pages of manga a week for 15 years, with only a handful of short breaks. There is a constant momentum to every series, and the authors are always flying by the seat of their pants. They can only look so far ahead at any given time, since the next deadline is always looming.