Kōhei Horikoshi

Kōhei Horikoshi (堀越 耕平, Horikoshi Kōhei, born November 20, 1986)^[1] 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.^[2] Horikoshi is a graduate of Toho High School and Nagoya University of Arts and is a native of Aichi Prefecture.^[3] He was a former assistant for Yasuki Tanaka [ja], creator of the manga series Summer Time Rendering, Hitomi no Catoblepas, and Kagijin.^[4]

Kōhei Horikoshi 堀越 耕平
Born	Kōhei Horikoshi (1986-11-20) November 20, 1986 (age 38) Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Area(s)	Manga artist
Notable works	Oumagadoki Zoo Barrage My Hero Academia
Awards	Sugoi Japan Award (2017) Harvey Award (2019)
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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 [ja] (Toto!: The Wonderful Adventure). Horikoshi is also a fan of American superhero comic books, particularly Marvel Comics.^[5][6]

Works

Title	Year	Magazine	Publisher(s)	Notes	Ref.
Tenko (テンコ)	2007	Akamaru Jump	Shueisha	One-shot	[1]
My Hero (僕のヒーロー, Boku no Hīrō)	2008	Akamaru Jump	Shueisha	One-shot	[7]
Shinka Rhapsody (進化ラプソディ, Shinka Rapusodi)	2008	Akamaru Jump	Shueisha	One-shot	[8]
Oumagadoki Zoo (逢魔ヶ刻動物園, Ōmagadoki Dōbutsuen)	2010–11	Weekly Shōnen Jump	Shueisha	Manga	[9][10]
Barrage (戦星のバルジ, Sensei no Baruji)	2012	Weekly Shōnen Jump	Shueisha (Japanese) Viz Media (English)	Manga	[11][12]
My Hero Academia (僕のヒーローアカデミア, Boku no Hīrō Akademia)	2014–2024	Weekly Shōnen Jump	Shueisha (Japanese) Viz Media (English)	Manga	[13][14]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work/Nominee	Result
2015	1st Next Manga Award	Print Manga	My Hero Academia	Won[15]
	8th Manga Taishō	Manga Taishō		8th place[16]
	Mandō Kobayashi Manga Award	Manga Grand Prix		Won[17]
2016	40th Kodansha Manga Award	Best Shōnen Manga		Nominated[18]
2017	Japan Expo Awards	Daruma d'Or Manga		Won[19]
		Daruma for Best Shōnen		Nominated[20]
	3rd Sugoi Japan Award	Best Manga		Won[21]
	44th Angoulême International Comics Festival	Best Youth Comic		Nominated[22]
	23rd Salón del Manga de Barcelona	Best Shōnen Manga		Won[23]
2018	Seoul Media Comics	Manga Creator Award	Kōhei Horikoshi	Won[24]
	Japan Expo Awards	Daruma for Best Shōnen	My Hero Academia	Won[25]
	30th Harvey Awards	Best Manga		Nominated[26]
	24th Salón del Manga de Barcelona	Best Shōnen Manga		Won[27]
2019	31st Harvey Awards	Best Manga		Won[28]
2020	47th Angoulême International Comics Festival	Best Youth Comic		Nominated[29]

References

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2. 「僕のヒーローアカデミア」発行部数が1億部突破、堀越耕平の描き下ろしイラスト到着. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 4, 2024. Archived from the original on April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
3. "漫画家になりたい！". Tokai Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
4. 元アシ・堀越耕平も「師匠、最高です」と絶賛、田中靖規の離島サスペンス1巻. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 2, 2018. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
5. Yamazaki, Geigan (June 19, 2016). 堀越耕平『僕のヒーローアカデミア』インタビュー 師弟関係の描写はあの映画からの影響大!! そして今後の展開でデクたちの"アレ"が変わる……!? [Kohei Horikoshi "My Hero Academia" Interview: Influences and future development]. Kono Manga (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
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14. 僕『ヒロアカ』8月に完結で連載10年に幕 作者・堀越耕平「あと5話で完結です」. Oricon (in Japanese). Oricon, Inc. June 24, 2024. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
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18. Nelkin, Sarah (April 4, 2016). "40th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' nominees announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 30, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
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20. "Lancement des Japan Expo Awards 2017". manga-news.com (in French). February 6, 2017. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
21. "'Re:Zero' and Makoto Shinkai's 'Your Name.: A Novel' win awards at Sugoi Japan 2017". Anime News Network. March 18, 2017. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
22. "Sélection Jeunesse 2017" [Youth Selection 2017]. Angoulême International Comics Festival (in French). December 18, 2016. Archived from the original on August 30, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
23. "'My Hero Academia' y 'Pájaro que trina no vuela' ganan los premios del XXIII salón del manga". Europa Press (in Spanish). November 4, 2017. Archived from the original on January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
24. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 7, 2019). "My Hero Academia's Horikoshi is 1st Foreigner to Win Korean Comic Award". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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26. "The Harvey Awards Reveal Nominees for 2018". The Harvey Awards. August 9, 2018. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
27. "'My Hero Academia', 'Ataque a los Titanes', 'Your name' y 'Yo-kai Watch' entre los ganadores del Salón del Manga". rtve.es (in Spanish). November 2, 2018. Archived from the original on March 7, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
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External links

• Kōhei Horikoshi at IMDb
• Kōhei Horikoshi on Twitter (in Japanese)
• Kōhei Horikoshi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia