Naoya Matsumoto

The recorded working language is Japanese. The field of work recorded is comic, manga and illustration. Places of work recorded in the authority are Hyōgo Prefecture. Works named in the authority record are Neko Wappa!, Pochi Kuro and Kaiju No.

• Name Nonen — 松本直也 • Nonus — ja • Birthplace — Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan • Nationality — Japanese • Area — Manga artist • Notable Works — Kaiju No. 8 • Awards — * 27th Jump Twelve Newcomer Manga Award (2005) • Manga Artist — y

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 Necromancer. In 2006, the same work was published in Akamaru Jump, marking his debut. Neko Wappa! was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue 27 of 2009 as an entry in the JG1 One-Shot Festival, and was serialized in the magazine from issue 50 of 2009 to issue 11 of 2010. In 2013, Pochikuro was published in the 2013 Autumn issue of Shōnen Jump Next!. It was serialized in Shōnen Jump+ from 2014 to 2015. In 2020, he began serializing Kaiju No. 8 in Shōnen Jump+.

• Neko Wappa! – serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump (2009–2010) • Pochikuro – serialized in Shōnen Jump+ (September 22, 2014 – July 31, 2015) • Kaiju No. 8 – serialized in Shōnen Jump+ (July 3, 2020 – July 18, 2025) and published by Shueisha in sixteen volumes

• Spiritual People (2005) • Necromancer – published in Akamaru Jump Winter issue (2006) • Room Stranger – Akamaru Jump Summer issue (2006) • "The Boy Who Became a Witch" – Akamaru Jump Spring issue (2007) • Neko Wappa! – Weekly Shōnen Jump (2009) • "Four Seas Demonstration" – Shōnen Jump Next! Spring issue (2012) • Pochikuro – Shōnen Jump Next! Autumn issue (2013)