Naoya Matsumoto

is a Japanese manga artist, known for his work Kaiju No. 8.

Biography 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 . In 2006, the same work was published in Akamaru Jump, marking his debut.

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, 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+.

Works Serialized manga – serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump (2009–2010) – serialized in Shōnen Jump+ (September 22, 2014 – July 31, 2015) – serialized in Shōnen Jump+ (July 3, 2020 – July 18, 2025) and published by Shueisha in sixteen volumes

One-shots Spiritual People (2005) – published in Akamaru Jump Winter issue (2006) Room Stranger – Akamaru Jump Summer issue (2006) – Akamaru Jump Spring issue (2007) – Weekly Shōnen Jump (2009) – Shōnen Jump Next! Spring issue (2012) – Shōnen Jump Next! Autumn issue (2013)