Biography

Nobuhiko Horie was born in Kumamoto on the island of Kyushu and later moved to Tokyo to study law at Waseda University. After graduating, he began his career in manga at Shueisha in 1979, where he worked as an editor for renowned creators such as ... Read more

Nobuhiko Horie was born in Kumamoto on the island of Kyushu and later moved to Tokyo to study law at Waseda University. After graduating, he began his career in manga at Shueisha in 1979, where he worked as an editor for renowned creators such as Tetsuo Hara, Tsukasa Hojo, Ryuji Tsugihara, and Hisashi Eguchi. Horie's career reached new heights when he was appointed as the 5th editor-in-chief at Weekly Shonen Jump in 1993. During his tenure, he set a Guinness World Record for the most manga issues sold in a single week, with over 6,530,000 units sold. In 1995, Horie took a break from manga... Read more