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Horimiya
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Skips drawn-out misunderstandings so a couple with hidden off-school personas can actually date, bicker, and grow up together.
Popular honor student Kyoko Hori rushes home daily to cook and raise her younger brother, where she bumps into pierced, tattooed classmate Izumi Miyamura—unrecognizable without his gloomy school glasses. Masashi Ishihama brings refreshing warmth and brisk romantic honesty to CloverWorks' adaptation.
About Horimiya
Popular honor student Kyoko Hori rushes home daily to cook and raise her younger brother, where she bumps into pierced, tattooed classmate Izumi Miyamura—unrecognizable without his gloomy school glasses. Masashi Ishihama brings refreshing warmth and brisk romantic honesty to CloverWorks' adaptation. Brings Hori and Miyamura together inside the first half of Season 1, skipping contrived love-triangle stalling. Uses crisp color-coded background transitions and Masashi Ishihama's stylish framing to elevate everyday apartment hangouts. Captures Miyamura's quiet healing from middle-school isolation through natural, low-key friendships with Toru Ishikawa and Yuki Yoshikawa. Fills in skipped manga comedy chapters via the 2023 Missing Pieces companion season.
⛩️ Anime Details
- Studio
- CloverWorks
- Premiere Year
- 2021
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Popular honor student Kyoko Hori rushes home daily to cook and raise her younger brother, where she bumps into pierced, tattooed classmate Izumi Miyamura—unrecognizable without his gloomy school glasses. Masashi Ishihama brings refreshing warmth and brisk romantic honesty to CloverWorks' adaptation.
Key Metrics
Studio
CloverWorks
Release Year
2021
Episodes
26 TV eps (incl. Missing Pieces)
Director
Masashi Ishihama
Source
HERO & Daisuke Hagiwara manga
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Brings Hori and Miyamura together inside the first half of Season 1, skipping contrived love-triangle stalling
- Uses crisp color-coded background transitions and Masashi Ishihama's stylish framing to elevate everyday apartment hangouts
- Captures Miyamura's quiet healing from middle-school isolation through natural, low-key friendships with Toru Ishikawa and Yuki Yoshikawa
- Fills in skipped manga comedy chapters via the 2023 Missing Pieces companion season
Cons
- Splits the story awkwardly across a fast-forwarded 2021 main run and an out-of-order 2023 Missing Pieces anthology season
- Shifts focus heavily onto side couples in the back half of Season 1 while Hori and Miyamura fade into the background
- Plays Hori's recurring request for rough treatment from gentle Miyamura as a repetitive gag
Eligibility
- Best for viewers tired of hundred-chapter will-they-won't-they teasing who want cozy, low-drama teenage dating chemistry
- Ideal for fans of CloverWorks' clean modern character art and warm friend-group slice-of-life hangouts
Things to Watch Out For
- Chronological purists must either accept Season 1's brisk jumps to graduation or interleave Missing Pieces episodes on rewatch
- Low external stakes mean the second half functions more as a hangout sitcom than a dramatic arc
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