Kohei Horikoshi
115 workspublishing since 2013
Kohei Horikoshi is a Japanese manga artist, born on 20 November 1986 in Aichi Prefecture. A graduate of Nagoya University of Arts, he published his first one-shots in Akamaru Jump from 2007, then two series in Weekly Shōnen Jump: Oumagadoki Zoo (2010–2011) and Barrage (2012). In 2014 he launched My Hero Academia in the same magazine, the story of a boy born without powers who enrols at a school for heroes; it ran until August 2024, filled 42 volumes and passed 100 million copies in circulation. The series spawned an anime, films and spin-offs such as My Hero Academia: Vigilantes. His manga are published in English by Viz Media.
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Kohei Horikoshi is a Japanese manga artist, born on 20 November 1986 in Aichi Prefecture. A graduate of Nagoya University of Arts, he published his first one-shots in Akamaru Jump from 2007, then two series in Weekly Shōnen Jump: Oumagadoki Zoo (2010–2011) and Barrage (2012). In 2014 he launched My Hero Academia in the same magazine, the story of a boy born without powers who enrols at a school for heroes; it ran until August 2024, filled 42 volumes and passed 100 million copies in circulation. The series spawned an anime, films and spin-offs such as My Hero Academia: Vigilantes. His manga are published in English by Viz Media.
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