Biography
Kohei Horikoshi (ε θΆ θεΉ³, Horikoshi KΕhei) is a Japanese manga artist known for creating the shΕnen manga series Εmagadoki DΕbutsuen, Barrage and My Hero Academia, all of which are or were serialized in Weekly ShΕnen Jump. Horikoshi is a graduate of Nagoya University of Arts and a native of Aichi Prefecture. He was a former assistant for Yasuki Tanaka, creator and author of the manga series Hitomi no Catoblepas and Kagijin.