Kōhei Horikoshi

Kōhei Horikoshi
Born	(1986-11-20) November 20, 1986 Aichi Prefecture
Nationality	Japanese
Area(s)	manga artist and writer
Notable works	Ōmagadoki Dōbutsuen Barrage Boku no Hero Academia

Kōhei Horikoshi (堀越 耕平, Horikoshi Kōhei, born November 20, 1986) is a Japanese manga artist known for creating the shōnen manga series Ōmagadoki Dōbutsuen, Barrage, and most recently Boku no Hero Academia, both of which are or were serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump. Horikoshi is a graduate of Nagoya University of Arts and a native of Aichi Prefecture. He was assistant to Yasuki Tanaka, creator of Kagijin.

Works

• Tenko (2007) (one-shot)
• Boku no Hero (2008) (one-shot)
• Shinka Rhapsody (2008) (one-shot)
• Ōmagadoki Dōbutsuen (2010) (pilot chapter)
• Ōmagadoki Dōbutsuen (2010-2011)
• Uchū Shōnen Bulge (2011) (Barrage pilot chapter)
• Barrage (2012)
• Boku no Hero Academia (2014-Ongoing)