Naoya Matsumoto (manga artist)
| Naoya Matsumoto 松本直也 | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | Kaiju No. 8 |
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Naoya Matsumoto (Japanese: 松本直也, Hepburn: Matsumoto Naoya) is a Japanese manga artist known for his work Kaiju No. 8.
Biography
[edit]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 Weekly 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]
Works
[edit]Serialized manga
[edit]- Neko Wappa! (ねこわっぱ!, Neko wappa!) — Serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump (2009–2010)
- Pochikuro (ポチクロ, Pochikuro) — Serialized in Shonen Jump+ (September 22, 2014 - July 31, 2015)
- Kaiju No. 8 (怪獣8号, Kaijū 8-gō) — Serialized in Shonen Jump+ (July 3, 2020 - Present) and published by Shueisha in fourteen volumes
One-shots
[edit]- SPIRITUAL PEOPLE (2005)
- Nekoromansā (ネコロマンサー, "Necromancer") — Published in Akamaru Winter (2006)
- ROOM STRANGER — Akamaru (Summer) 2006
- Majo ni natta shōnen (魔女になった少年, "The Boy Who Became a Witch") — Akamaru Spring (2007)
- Neko Wappa! (ねこわっぱ!, "Neko wappa!") — Weekly Shōnen Jump (2009)
- Shikai enbu (四海演武, "Four Seas Demonstration") — NEXT! Spring (2012)[5]
- Pochikuro (ポチクロ, Pochikuro) — NEXT! Autumn (2013)[2]
References
[edit]- ^ JG1読切祭で好評を博した「ねこわっぱ！」連載化 (in Japanese). Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ a b KAITO「クロス・マネジ」完結編、ジャンプネクストに掲載 (in Jpanese)
- ^ ジャンプをスマホやPCで！少年ジャンプ＋創刊
- ^ 話題漫画『怪獣8号』ジャンプ+史上最速で3000万閲覧突破 (in Japanese). Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ 「少年疾駆」附田祐斗と新鋭のコンビがジャンプ増刊に登場 (in Japanese). Retrieved April 16, 2024.
External Links
[edit]- Naoya Matsumoto at Anime News Network's encyclopedia