COMIC ARTIST

Koyoharu Gotouge

1989 - Today

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Koyoharu Gotouge (Japanese: 吾峠 呼世晴, Hepburn: Gotōge Koyoharu; born May 5, 1989) is the pen name of a Japanese manga artist, known for the manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2016–2020). By July 2025, the manga had over 220 million copies in circulation worldwide (including digital copies), making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. Gotouge was included as "Phenoms" in Time's annual list of 100 Most Influential People, becoming the first manga artist to receive the achievement. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Koyoharu Gotouge is the 198th most popular comic artist (down from 187th in 2024), the 2,333rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,892nd in 2019) and the 76th most popular Japanese Comic Artist.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Koyoharu Gotouge ranks 198 out of 226. Before her are Moyoco Anno, Yoko Kamio, Katsura Hoshino, Walt Kelly, Natsuki Takaya, and Kevin Eastman. After her are Scott Adams, Shaun Tan, Arina Tanemura, Paco Roca, Ronald Searle, and Mark Millar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Koyoharu Gotouge ranks 221. Before her are Mikel Landa, Jung Yong-hwa, Daniel Kaluuya, Marion Maréchal, Gusttavo Lima, and Munir Mohand Mohamedi. After her are Nicole Vaidišová, Osamu Miura, Jeon Yeo-been, Thomas Heurtel, Serge Ibaka, and Etrit Berisha.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Koyoharu Gotouge ranks 2,333 out of 6,245. Before her are Kazuya Maekawa (1968), Reo Yamashita (1998), Asako Takakura (1968), Masahiro Endo (1970), Byron Howard (1968), and Joe Odagiri (1976). After her are Toru Kawashima (1970), Masashi Otani (1983), Masatoshi Mizutani (1987), Osamu Miura (1989), Tenma Shibuya (1969), and Yasuyuki Moriyama (1969).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In Japan

Among comic artists born in Japan, Koyoharu Gotouge ranks 76. Before her are Kōhei Horikoshi (1986), Tetsurō Araki (1976), Moyoco Anno (1971), Yoko Kamio (1966), Katsura Hoshino (1980), and Natsuki Takaya (1973). After her are Arina Tanemura (1978), Nakaba Suzuki (1977), Tatsuya Endo (1980), Nisio Isin (1981), Hideaki Sorachi (1979), and Kentaro Yabuki (1980).

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