Changes: Kohei Horikoshi

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Kohei Horikoshi (堀越耕平, Horikoshi Kōhei^?), born November 20, 1986, is a Japanese manga artist known for creating the manga series My Hero Academia.

Biography

A mangaka from Aichi Prefecture, Kohei Horikoshi is a graduate of the Nagoya University of Arts. He was a former assistant for Yasuki Tanaka, creator and author of the manga series Hitomi no Catoblepas and Kagijin.

Horikoshi's favorite manga series include Naruto, One Piece, Akira, Tekkonkinkreet and Boys on the Run. In a farewell bid upon the conclusion of the former, Horikoshi referred to it as the greatest shonen manga ever, as Naruto made up his childhood and was one of the primary inspirations behind My Hero Academia. In turn, upon the release of the My Hero Academia anime, Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto congratulated Horikoshi in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump.

Works

Oneshots

Title	Issue			Pages
Title	Anthology	Issue Number and Year	Release Date	Pages
Tenko (テンコ)	Akamaru Jump	Summer, 2007
My Hero (僕のヒーロー Boku no Hīrō)	Akamaru Jump	Winter, 2008		47
Shinka Rhapsody (進化ラプソディ Shinka Rapusodi)	Akamaru Jump	Summer, 2008
Oumagadoki Zoo (逢魔ヶ刻動物園 Ōmagadoki Dōbutsuen)	Weekly Shonen Jump	2, 2010	December 14, 2009	47
Space Shonen Bulge (宇宙少年バルジ Uchū Shōnen Baruji)	Jump NEXT!	Summer, 2011	August 12, 2011

Serials

Title	Anthology	First Issue	Last Issue	Span
Title	Anthology	First Issue	Last Issue	Chapters	Volumes
Oumagadoki Zoo (逢魔ヶ刻動物園 Ōmagadoki Dōbutsuen)	Weekly Shonen Jump	32, 2010 July 12, 2010	19, 2011 April 18, 2011	37	5
Barrage (戦星のバルジ Sensei no Baruji)	Weekly Shonen Jump	25, 2012 May 21, 2012	41, 2012 September 10, 2012	16	2
My Hero Academia (僕のヒーローアカデミア Boku no Hīrō Akademia)	Weekly Shonen Jump	32, 2014 July 7, 2014	Ongoing	Ongoing	26

Mentors

Yasuki Tanaka (Hitomi no Catoblepas, Kagijin)

Assistants

Shingo Sasai
Yoko Akiyama (Volume 1 to present)
Hirofumi Neda (Volume 1 to Volume 6, left to focus on his spin-off manga in Jump)
Takuo Nagoya
Hiroyuki Fujiya
Kazuhiro Watanabe
Mitsuo Yuzawa
Ryu Horie (Volume 1 to Volume 6)
Ippei Watanabe
Keisuke Ikeda
Fujiya Hiroyumi
Monji (Horikoshi's Editor, Volume 1 - Volume 18)
Yoritomi (Horikoshi's Editor, Volume 19 - Present)

Gallery

Sketches

Author's Notes

The collection of Kohei Horikoshi's Notes of My Hero Academia: Author's Notes.

Trivia

In November of 2014, Horikoshi asked his followers on Twitter to think of ideas for new Quirks and send them to him. He then goes on to say he might turn that Quirk into a real hero and announce it at Jump Fiesta 2015.
On May 29th, 2018 it was announced that Horikoshi would be attending San Diego Comic-Con International. This was his first trip to the United States, and his first trip outside of Japan.
In the First Popularity Poll, Horikoshi ranked 17th.
In the Fifth Popularity Poll, Horikoshi's hand ranked 35th.

External Links

Kohei Horikoshi (Twitter)

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+Kohei Horikoshi Avatar.png|Horikoshi's ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' avatar.
 Kohei's Shonen Jump Characters.png|Horikoshi draws 2015's ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' protagonists from Jump Fiesta 2015.
 Masashi Kishimoto drawing MHA Anime.png|Masashi Kishimoto, creator of ''Naruto'', draws Izuku and Naruto together celebrating the anime.
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+Volume 26 Sketch.png|Volume 26 sketch.
 Volume 24 Announcement Sketch.png|Volume 24 announcement sketch.
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+Episode 87 Sketch 2.png|Episode 87 Sketch 2.
+Episode 87 Sketch.png|Episode 87 Sketch.
+Episode 86 Sketch.png|Episode 86 Sketch.
+Episode 85 Sketch.png|Episode 85 sketch.
+Episode 84 Sketch.png|Episode 84 Sketch.
+Episode 83 Sketch.png|Episode 83 Sketch.
+Episode 82 Sketch.png|Episode 82 Sketch.
 Episode 76 Sketch.png|Episode 76 sketch.
 Episode 74 Sketch.png|Episode 74 sketch.
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 Ochaco_Uraraka_Thank_You_Horikoshi_sketch.png
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+Eraser Head Thank You Horikoshi sketch.png
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 Dabi_Thank_You_Horikoshi_Sketch.png
 Eijiro_and_Mina_sketch.png
+Rumi Usagiyama Sketch.png|Mirko Sketch.
+Kinoko_Komori_Sketch.png|Kinoko Komori Sketch.
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 |-|Volume Tribute=
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+Volume 1 (Team Up Mission) Saguri Shinobima.png|Tribute art for Volume 1 of Team Up Mission featuring Saguri-chan.
-Volume 8 (Illegals) Oboro Shirakumo Profile.png|Oboro Shirakumo profile; right page is by Horikoshi.
-Volume 7 (Illegals) Message from Kohei Horikoshi.png|Tribute art for Volume 7 of Vigilantes.
+Volume 9 (Vigilantes) Message from Kohei Horikoshi.png|Tribute art for Volume 9 of Vigilantes.
-Volume 6 (Illegals) Message from Kohei Horikoshi.png|Tribute art for Volume 6 of Vigilantes.
+Volume 8 (Vigilantes) Oboro Shirakumo Profile.png|Oboro Shirakumo profile; right page is by Horikoshi.
-Horikoshi’s Illustration in Vigilantes volume 5.png|Tribute art for Volume 5 of Vigilantes.
+Volume 7 (Vigilantes) Message from Kohei Horikoshi.png|Tribute art for Volume 7 of Vigilantes.
-Volume 4 (Illegals) Message from Kohei Horikoshi.png|Tribute art for Volume 4 of Vigilantes.
+Volume 6 (Vigilantes) Message from Kohei Horikoshi.png|Tribute art for Volume 6 of Vigilantes.
+Volume 5 (Vigilantes) Message from Kohei Horikoshi.png|Tribute art for Volume 5 of Vigilantes.
+Volume 4 (Vigilantes) Message from Kohei Horikoshi.png|Tribute art for Volume 4 of Vigilantes.
 Volume 3 (Vigilantes) Message from Kohei Horikoshi.png|Tribute art for Volume 3 of Vigilantes.
 Volume 2 (Vigilantes) Message from Kohei Horikoshi.png|Tribute art for Volume 2 of Vigilantes.
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 Deku and Saguri drawing.png|Illustration drawn by Horikoshi Kohei for the manga Saguri-chan Tankentai by Yoco Akiyama.
 Horikoshi's doodles for Book 2 Ultra Analysis.png|Doodles for Ultra Analysis Cover.
+Shota_Aizawa_Stages.png|Drawing to celebrate the release of three volumes on the same day. Horikoshi drew child Aizawa.
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 * In November of 2014, Horikoshi asked his followers on Twitter to think of ideas for new [[Quirk]]s and send them to him. He then goes on to say he might turn that Quirk into a real hero and announce it at Jump Fiesta 2015.
 * On May 29th, 2018 it was announced that Horikoshi would be attending {{Wikipedia|San Diego Comic-Con|San Diego Comic-Con International}}. This was his first trip to the United States, and his first trip outside of Japan.
-* In the [[Popularity Polls|First Popularity Poll]], Horikoshi ranked 17th.
+* In the [[Popularity Polls#First Popularity Poll (Japan)|First Popularity Poll]], Horikoshi ranked 17th.
-* In the [[Popularity Polls|Fifth Popularity Poll]], Horikoshi's hand ranked 35th.
+* In the [[Popularity Polls#Fifth Popularity Poll (Japan)|Fifth Popularity Poll]], Horikoshi's hand ranked 35th.
 ==External Links==
 *[https://twitter.com/horikoshiko Kohei Horikoshi] (Twitter)
 ==References==