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Behind the anime
Original Creator
Kōhei Horikoshi is a Japanese manga artist known for creating the manga series Oumagadoki Zoo, Barrage, and My Hero Academia, all of which have been serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump.
Kohei Horikoshi is a mangaka with 27 credits in Aniphoria's catalog. Their listed hometown is Aichi, Japan. Born November 20, 1986. Years active: 2007–present.
Production credits include original creator (21), chief supervisor (3), and original character design (2).
Our catalog lists 27 credits, including My Hero Academia: Two Heroes, My Hero Academia Season 4, and My Hero Academia.
Their hometown is listed as Aichi, Japan.
The person behind the work
Kōhei Horikoshi (堀越 耕平, Horikoshi Kōhei; born November 20, 1986) is a Japanese manga artist known for creating the manga series Oumagadoki Zoo, Barrage, and My Hero Academia, all of which have been serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump. His latter work had over 100 million copies in circulation by April 2024, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time.
Horikoshi is a graduate of Toho High School and Nagoya University of Arts and is a native of Aichi Prefecture. He was a former assistant for Yasuki Tanaka, creator of the manga series Summer Time Rendering, Hitomi no Catoblepas, and Kagijin. Horikoshi stated that his favorite manga series as a child were Dragon Ball, One Piece, and Naruto.
He was also influenced by manga artist Yuko Osada (Toto!: The Wonderful Adventure). Horikoshi is also a fan of American superhero comic books, particularly Marvel Comics.
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