Naoya Matsumoto (manga artist)
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| Naoya Matsumoto 松本直也 | |
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| Born | 20th century Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Area | Manga artist |
Notable works | Kaiju No. 8 |
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Naoya Matsumoto (Japanese: 松本直也, Hepburn: Matsumoto Naoya) (born 20th century) is a Japanese manga artist, known for his work Kaiju No. 8.
In 2005 , he was a finalist for the 22nd Jump Twelve Newcomer Manga Award with Spiritual People. In the same year, he won the 27th Jump Twelve Newcomer Manga Award with Nekoromansā (ネコロマンサー; "Necromancer"). In 2006, the same work was published in Akamaru Jump, marking his debut.
Neko wappa! (ねこわっぱ!; "Neko Wappa!") was published in Shonen Jump issue 27 of 2009 as an entry in the JG1 One-Shot Festival, and was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from issue 50 of 2009 to issue 11 of 2010.[1]
In 2013, Pochikuro (ポチクロ; "Pochikuro") was published in the 2013 Autumn issue of Shonen Jump NEXT!.[2] It was serialized in Shonen Jump+ from 2014 to 2015.[3]
In 2020, he began serializing Kaiju No. 8 in Shōnen Jump+.[4]
