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Kōhei Horikoshi

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.

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Kōhei Horikoshi

Birth Name
Kōhei Horikoshi
Born
20 November 1986
Birthplace
Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Nationality
Japanese
Awards
* Sugoi Japan Award (2017)
Occupation
mangaka, illustrator and draftsperson.
Fields
manga and comic.
Education
Nagoya University of Arts.
Known for
My Hero Academia, Oumagadoki Zoo and Barrage.
Languages
Japanese.

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  3. 03Notes, references and evidence

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