Kohei Horikoshi was born on November 20th, 1986. He is known for creating Shonen manga series Omagadoki Dobutsuen, barrage and his recent and most popular My hero Academia. 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. Horikoshi's favourite manga series include Naruto, One peice, Akira, Tekkonkinkreet, and Boys on the Run. He is also a big fan of Marval where his inspiration for My hero Acdemia arised from.