is a Japanese manga artist known for creating the manga series '' Ōmagadoki Dōbutsuen'', '' Barrage'' and ''

My Hero Academia is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 2014, with its chapters additionally collected i ...

'', all of which have been serialized in

Shueisha (lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The foll ...

's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''

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''. Horikoshi is a graduate of Toho High School and

Nagoya University of Arts is a private university in Kitanagoya, Aichi is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 86,068 in 36,904 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Kitanagoya is a member of ...

and is a native of

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. He was a former assistant for Yasuki Tanaka, 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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He was also influenced by manga artist ('' Toto!: The Wonderful Adventure''). Horikoshi is also a fan of American superhero comic books, particularly

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Works

Awards and nominations

In 2015, Horikoshi is the grand prize winner for ''

'' on Mando Kobayashi,

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's monthly manga variety show where winners are selected on their personal taste.

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