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Kaiju No. 8 Creator Praises Supernatural Manga Roku’s House of Oddities
Kaiju No.
8 creator Naoya Matsumoto has praised Roku’s House of Oddities, a supernatural comedy manga by Atsushi Nakamura.
The series is running in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump in Japan, and its second volume was released there on Nov.
4, 2026.
It follows Seiroku “Roku” Akari, a science club student who tries to debunk urban legends by performing five rituals over five days.
The attempt leaves him cursed and haunted by five ghosts connected to the stories.
Matsumoto said the contrast between battle-like characters and their peaceful lives gives the manga a cozy charm.
The endorsement adds to the attention around a series that ranked ninth in the print category of the fan-voted 2026 Next Manga Awards.
English chapters are being published simultaneously by Viz Media on its Shonen Jump app and Shueisha’s Manga Plus platform.
Kaiju No. 8 creator Naoya Matsumoto praised Atsushi Nakamura’s supernatural comedy manga Roku’s House of Oddities.
His recommendation appeared on the wraparound obi of the manga’s second volume, released in Japan on Nov. 4, 2026.
The series follows Seiroku “Roku” Akari, who is cursed after attempting rituals to debunk urban legends.
Roku’s House of Oddities is serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump and published in English by Viz Media.
Matsumoto’s endorsement follows an earlier recommendation for the series by Blue Lock author Yusuke Nomura.
- Who
- Kaiju No. 8 creator Naoya Matsumoto recommended Atsushi Nakamura’s manga.
- What
- Matsumoto praised Roku’s House of Oddities.
- When
- His recommendation appeared on the second volume, released Nov. 4, 2026, in Japan.
- Where
- The recommendation appeared on the volume’s wraparound obi.
- Why
- Matsumoto praised the manga’s contrast between battle-manga-style characters and their peaceful lives.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Roku’s House of Oddities published its first chapter in Weekly Shonen Jump.
The manga’s second volume was released in Japan with Matsumoto’s recommendation on its wraparound obi.
- Manga creator
- Atsushi Nakamura
- Recommending creator
- Naoya Matsumoto, creator of Kaiju No. 8
- Second volume release
- Nov. 4, 2026, in Japan
- Serialization
- Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump
- English publisher
- Viz Media
What people are saying
Characters who look and seem like they belong in an all-out battle manga are actually just living peaceful, laid-back lives! Even the author's art style seems perfectly suited for a battle manga. But that's precisely what gives the series its unique, cozy charm. Nakamura's signature style is on full display!