Koyoharu Gotouge is a Japanese manga artist, known for the manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
11 Facts About Koyoharu Gotouge
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Koyoharu Gotouge was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, on May 5,1989.
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In 2013, Koyoharu Gotouge debuted in the 70th Jump Treasure Newcomer Manga Awards with the one-shot work Kagarigari.
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In February 2021, Koyoharu Gotouge commented that their next project would be a science fiction romantic comedy story.
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Koyoharu Gotouge has mentioned Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure; Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto; Tite Kubo's Bleach; and Hideaki Sorachi's Gintama as influences on their work.
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In 2020, Koyoharu Gotouge received the 2nd Kodansha's Noma Publishing Culture Award, which honors those who have contributed to "reinventing publishing".
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Koyoharu Gotouge received the award due to the franchise's sales, which boosted the entire publishing industry from 2019 to 2020.
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In February 2021, Koyoharu Gotouge was included as "Phenoms" in Times annual list of 100 Most Influential People, making them the first manga artist to receive the achievement.
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In March 2021, Koyoharu Gotouge won the Newcomer Award in the media fine arts category of the 2020 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Fine Arts Recommendation Awards.
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In 2021, Koyoharu Gotouge received the Special Prize of the 25th annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
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In 2021, Koyoharu Gotouge won the Comic division's grand prize of the 50th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards.