{"rewrite":{"id":"r_625f43bc476d4f23b67207a5","clusterId":"c_39cf9861f5c7078d8c55f019","slug":"shihei-lin-on-shaping-dan-da-dan-spy-x-family-and-chainsaw-man","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Shihei Lin on Shaping DAN DA DAN, Spy x Family, and Chainsaw Man","summary":"At Anime NYC, The Japan Foundation hosted veteran manga editor Shihei Lin, current CEO of Mix Green and former Editor-in-Chief of Shonen Jump Plus. Lin discussed his long partnerships with creators behind DAN DA DAN, SPY x FAMILY, and Chainsaw Man, including a six-year development process for DAN DA DAN and nearly two decades of work with the SPY x FAMILY author before its serialization.","whyItMatters":"The panel offers a rare editor's-eye view of how three major Jump Plus hits took shape, including specific creative decisions Lin made on SPY x FAMILY.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eShihei Lin\u0026#39;s Anime NYC panel, hosted by The Japan Foundation, covered how he develops manga with individual creators. He said there is no specific criteria for new talent, since some mangaka excel at art and storyboarding while others are better with dialogue; what catches his eye is a creator who excels at their speciality.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn DAN DA DAN, Lin said it took about six years to develop the current version of the story with Yukinobu Tatsu, and that 80 to 90 percent of what appears in the manga was present in the original draft. He wanted Tatsu to make the manga he wanted rather than follow convention, and Tatsu continually updates art and dialogue on his own.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor SPY x FAMILY, Lin said he had worked with Tatsuya Endo for roughly 19 years before serialization, and the series followed a 7-year slump after Endo\u0026#39;s previous manga, Tista. The spy husband, assassin wife, and psychic daughter concept existed from the start, but Lin suggested Anya read minds and insisted the family include the dog Bond.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Shihei Lin's panel at Anime NYC shows how much of a manga's success is set before page one. Six years developing DAN DA DAN and nearly two decades with the Spy x Family author predate any chapter readers saw.","twitterPost":"Shihei Lin's panel reveals that DAN DA DAN spent six years in development and Spy x Family's author worked with him for nearly two decades before serialization.","threadsPost":"Shihei Lin's Anime NYC panel frames the editor's role as a long-game architect. DAN DA DAN took six years to develop; he worked with the Spy x Family author for nearly two decades before it serialized. The timelines are the point: manga hits are built long before readers see page one.","newsletterBlurb":"Veteran editor Shihei Lin gave a career retrospective at Anime NYC, detailing how he helped shape DAN DA DAN, SPY x FAMILY, and Chainsaw Man. Highlights include a six-year development cycle for DAN DA DAN and Lin's own suggestions that gave Anya her mind-reading power and the family their dog.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2026/all-the-news-and-reviews-from-anime-nyc/making-manga-with-editor-shihei-lin/.240865\",\"title\":\"All the News and Reviews from Anime NYC 2026: Making Manga with Editor Shihei Lin\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4640,"outputTokens":697,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787906274,"createdAt":"2026-08-28T08:33:34.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T08:36:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T08:33:34.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_39cf9861f5c7078d8c55f019","canonicalTitle":"All the News and Reviews from Anime NYC 2026\nMaking Manga with Editor Shihei Lin","representativeArticleId":"a_b51842a0f08389aa4a03397d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Spy x Family\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Shihei Lin\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-25T19:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-25T19:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T08:36:47.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2026/all-the-news-and-reviews-from-anime-nyc/making-manga-with-editor-shihei-lin/.240865","title":"All the News and Reviews from Anime NYC 2026\nMaking Manga with Editor Shihei Lin"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Spy x Family"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Shihei Lin"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}