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About Kohei Horikoshi

Ochaco Uraraka, also known as Uravity, is a superhero who is one of the main characters of the manga series My Hero Academia, created by Kōhei Horikoshi. Her first appearance is in the third chapter of My Hero Academia, "Entrance Exam". She serves as one of the closest friends and mutual love interest of series protagonist Izuku Midoriya.

In My Hero Academia, most characters have superpowers called quirks; Ochaco can nullify the effects of gravity and make any object weightless. Overuse of her quirk causes her to suffer from nausea. Born into a poor household, she aspires to become a hero to financially support her parents, becoming a student at U.A. High School for Heroes in the same class as Izuku. Ochaco is depicted as a sincere, kind, bright, and determined student who endeavours to help her parents after having lived a difficult life in My Hero Academia.

Horikoshi originally planned to have a character who could change her size, Yu Takeyama or Mount Lady, to fill the role that became Ochaco's. Because Horikoshi did not know how the ability to change size would work in a main character, he had the character who would become Ochaco have a different quirk, and he made his original character a professional hero in the series, rather than a student. Ochaco is voiced by Ayane Sakura in Japanese and Luci Christian in English. Her character has received praise for her character arc and personality. Critics particularly noted her kindness, relationships with others, and significance to the plot. She placed high in several popularity polls within the My Hero Academia fandom. Different kinds of merchandise featuring Ochaco, such as model figures, keychains, clothing, and cosplay pieces, have been made available. In addition to My Hero Academia, she appears in numerous…

Kohei Horikoshi writes about Comic books, strips, Superheroes, High school students, High schools, New York Times bestseller, and Japan. Their best-known work is My Hero Academia.

On FindMyTBR we track 11 books by Kohei Horikoshi. We're still confirming audiobook editions — check the availability for each title below.