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. 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 , 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 (Toto!: The Wonderful Adventure). Horikoshi is also a fan of American superhero comic books, particularly Marvel Comics.

Works TitleYearMagazinePublisher(s)Notes 2007 Akamaru Jump Shueisha One-shot 2008 Akamaru Jump Shueisha One-shot 2010–11 Weekly Shōnen Jump Shueisha Manga 2012 Weekly Shōnen Jump Shueisha Viz Media Manga 2014–2024 Weekly Shōnen Jump Shueisha Viz Media Manga 2026 Weekly Shōnen Jump Shueisha Viz Media One-shot

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work/Nominee Result 2015 1st Next Manga Award Print Manga My Hero Academia 8th Manga Taishō Manga Taishō Mandō Kobayashi Manga Award Manga Grand Prix 2016 40th Kodansha Manga Award Best Shōnen Manga 2017Japan Expo Awards Daruma d'Or Manga Daruma for Best Shōnen 3rd Sugoi Japan Award Best Manga 44th Angoulême International Comics Festival Best Youth Comic 23rd Salón del Manga de Barcelona Best Shōnen Manga 2018 Seoul Media Comics Manga Creator Award Kōhei Horikoshi Japan Expo Awards Daruma for Best Shōnen My Hero Academia 30th Harvey Awards Best Manga 24th Salón del Manga de Barcelona Best Shōnen Manga 2019 31st Harvey Awards Best Manga 2020 47th Angoulême International Comics Festival Best Youth Comic