Kohei Horikoshi (
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 Dragon Ball, Naruto, One Piece, and Akira. 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 | ||
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Anthology | Issue Number and Year | Release Date | ||
Tenko (テンコ) |
Akamaru Jump | Summer, 2007[1] | September 25, 2007 | 47 |
My Hero (僕のヒーロー Boku no Hīrō) |
Akamaru Jump | Winter, 2008[2] | February 8, 2008 | 47 |
Shinka Rhapsody (進化ラプソディ Shinka Rapusodi) |
Akamaru Jump | Summer, 2008[3] | September 25, 2008 | 49 |
Oumagadoki Zoo (逢魔ヶ刻動物園 Ōmagadoki Dōbutsuen) |
Weekly Shonen Jump | 2, 2010[4] | December 14, 2009 | 47 |
Space Shonen Bulge (宇宙少年バルジ Uchū Shōnen Baruji) |
Jump NEXT! | Summer, 2011[5] | August 12, 2011 | 49 |
Serials
Title | Anthology | First Issue | Last Issue | Span | |
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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 |
36-37, 2024 August 5, 2024 |
430 | 42 |
Mentors
- Yasuki Tanaka (Hitomi no Catoblepas, Kagijin)
Assistants
- Shingo Sasai
- Yoco 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
- Rin Matsui
Editors
- Koike (Horikoshi's Editor, One-Shot - Volume 1)
- Monji (Horikoshi's Editor, Volume 1 - Volume 18)
- Yoritomi (Horikoshi's Editor, Volume 19 - Volume 29)
- Taguchi (Horikoshi's Editor, Volume 30 - Volume 36)
- Imamura (Horikoshi's Editor, Volume 36 - Volume 42)
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.
- Horikoshi 's rankings in the Popularity Polls are as follows:
- In the first Popularity Poll, Horikoshi ranked 17th.
- In the fifth Popularity Poll, Horikoshi's hand ranked 35th.
- In the sixth Popularity Poll, Horikoshi ranked 39th.
- Horikoshi was a guest artist in Chapter 10 of the Shonen Jump/Marvel collaboration, Deadpool: Samurai, which featured a cameo appearance from All Might, through both reused and original art from Horikoshi.
- Horikoshi decorates his studio with various figurines of Marvel Comics and Hollywood films such as Star Wars franchise, and kaiju from Gamera and Godzilla franchises.[6]
External links
- Kohei Horikoshi's Twitter.
References
- ↑ https://comicvine.gamespot.com/akamaru-jump-200703-summer-2007/4000-523473/
- ↑ https://comicvine.gamespot.com/akamaru-jump-200801-winter-2008/4000-523472/
- ↑ https://comicvine.gamespot.com/akamaru-jump-200803-summer-2008/4000-523470/
- ↑ https://comicvine.gamespot.com/weekly-shonen-jump-2055-no-2-2010/4000-370620/
- ↑ https://comicvine.gamespot.com/jump-next-201103-summer-2011/4000-516553/
- ↑ Gigan Yamazaki, June 19th, 2016, 堀越耕平『僕のヒーローアカデミア』インタビュー 師弟関係の描写はあの映画からの影響大!! そして今後の展開でデクたちの“アレ”が変わる……!?, Kono Manga ga Sugoi!
See also
- Kouhei Horikoshi on the Ōmagadoki Zoo Wiki.
- Kōhei Horikoshi on the Sensei no Bulge Wiki.
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Vigilantes | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 |
Team-Up Missions | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 |
Special | Omakes • Volume Origin • Volume Rising • Volume World Heroes • Volume Next |
Databooks | Ultra Archive • Ultra Analysis |
Authors | Kohei Horikoshi • Hideyuki Furuhashi • Betten Court • Yoco Akiyama • Author's Notes |
Miscellaneous | Chapters and Volumes (Vigilantes • Team-Up Missions) • Volume Extras |