Koyoharu Gotoge

Koyoharu Gotōge, born May 5, 1989, is a Japanese mangaka and the author of Kimetsu no Yaiba. Gotoge uses an alligator that wears glasses as their avatar when they make announcements in regards to the series.

History
At the age of 24, they participated in the 70th Jump Treasure Newcomer Manga Awards in 2013 with the work Kagarigari (りり). Kagarigari is a 45-page Demon-Slaying manga.

The next year, 2014, they published their debut in the Jump Next 2014 vol.2 issue, with a 45 page oneshot titled Monju Shiro Kyodai. Later that year, they created a new 46 page oneshot titled Rokkotsu-san (さん), published in Weekly Shonen Jump 2014-39 issue. The oneshot was part of Jump's Golden Future Cup as entry #3.

The following year, 2015, Gotoge created a new 47 pages oneshot Haeniwa no Zigzag (のジグザグ), published again in Weekly Shonen Jump 2015-21 issue. The story is about Zigzag, who has a mysterious power to remove curses.

In 2016, Gotoge started their first serialization with Kimetsu no Yaiba, in Weekly Shonen Jump 2016-11 issue. Kimetsu no Yaiba is a Demon-slaying manga loosely based on their first work Kagarigari. The series ended at 205 chapters on May 17th 2020 in issue 2020-24.

In February 2021, Gotoge commented that their next project will be a science fiction romantic comedy story.

Works

 * Kagarigari (2013) Weekly Shōnen Jump official site (Oneshot)
 * Monju Shiro Kyodai (2014) Jump Next 2014 vol.2 Issue (Oneshot)
 * Rokkotsu-san (2014) Weekly Shōnen Jump 2014-39 Issue (Oneshot)
 * Haeniwa no Zigzag (2015) Weekly Shōnen Jump 2015-19 Issue (Oneshot)
 * Kimetsu no Yaiba (2016) Weekly Shōnen Jump 2016-11 Issue - 2020-24 Issue (Series)

Trivia

 * Koyoharu Gotōge noted that Kimetsu no Yaiba was inspired by various manga, most notably Gintama, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Naruto, Bleach. Koyoharu Gotōge also noted that Gintama is the manga they admired and decided to create Kimetsu no Yaiba.
 * Although Gotoge has not revealed their gender and only uses they/them pronouns, a Weekly Shōnen Jump employee disclosed that the author is a woman.