Kōhei Horikoshi

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox comics creator Template:Nihongo^[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 Template:Ill, creator of the manga series Summer Time Rendering, Hitomi no Catoblepas, and Kagijin.^[4]

Horikoshi stated that his favorite manga series as a child were Dragon Ball, One Piece, and Naruto. He was also influenced by manga artist Template:Ill (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	Template:Abbr
Template:Nihongo	2007	Akamaru Jump	Shueisha	One-shot	^[1]
Template:Nihongo	2008	Akamaru Jump	Shueisha	One-shot	^[7]
Template:Nihongo	2008	Akamaru Jump	Shueisha	One-shot	^[8]
Template:Nihongo	2010–11	Weekly Shōnen Jump	Shueisha	Manga	^[9]^[10]
Template:Nihongo	2012	Weekly Shōnen Jump	Shueisha Template:Small Viz Media Template:Small	Manga	^[11]^[12]
Template:Nihongo	2014–2024	Weekly Shōnen Jump	Shueisha Template:Small Viz Media Template:Small	Manga	^[13]^[14]

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