Kohei Horikoshi
Known For: Writing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: November 20, 1986 (38 years old)
Place of Birth: Aichi, Japan
Kohei Horikoshi (堀越 耕平, Horikoshi Kōhei) is a Japanese manga artist known for creating the shōnen manga series Ōmagadoki Dōbutsuen, Barrage and My Hero Academia, all 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 a former assistant for Yasuki Tanaka, creator and author of the manga series Hitomi no Catoblepas and Kagijin.