Horimiya

Although admired at school for her amiability and academic prowess, high school student Kyouko Hori has been hiding another side of her. With her parents often away from home due to work, Hori has to look after her younger brother and do the housework, leaving no chance to socialize away from school.

Meanwhile, Izumi Miyamura is seen as a brooding, glasses-wearing otaku. However, in reality, he is a gentle person inept at studying. Furthermore, he has nine piercings hidden behind his long hair and a tattoo along his back and left shoulder.

By sheer chance, Hori and Miyamura cross paths outside of school—neither looking as the other expects. These seemingly polar opposites become friends, sharing with each other a side they have never shown to anyone else.

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Horimiya is a re-telling of the original 4-koma webcomic Hori-san to Miyamura-kun, drawn in standard manga format by Daisuke Hagiwara.

The series has been published in English by Yen Press since October 27, 2015. It was also released in Polish by Waneko from September 15, 2015, to June 17, 2024; in Spanish by Norma Editorial from August 25, 2017, to May 27, 2022; and in Indonesia by Elex Media from May 24, 2017, to March 30, 2022.

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Miyamura, Izumi

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Hori, Kyouko

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Yoshikawa, Yuki

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Hori, Kyousuke

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Sawada, Honoka

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Yanagi, Akane

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Ayasaki, Remi

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Ishikawa, Tooru

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Iura, Shuu

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Kouno, Sakura

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Oct 24, 2023

mendiolakrn

Recommended

this kind of story may not be for everyone,

it's more on a slice of life, comedy than a romance genre but i love them all!

I think what makes it different to other romance genre is that its very own plot is just like what really happens to their day, and I enjoy it very much. it's such a breath of fresh air to a heavy romance drama, it's light and it kept me awake at night.

I usually get overwhelmed when there's a lot of character but i love every each of them here. It is easy to read, and they are all fun. ...

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May 25, 2023

Selim-Ex

Mixed Feelings

A romcom with fresh perspective that had a strong start but couldn't finish it the same way.

Horimiya is one of the most realistic (as far as realistic goes in manga/ anime) story I have enjoyed reading. The start was quite good and was quite enjoyable to read. The confession was quicker than I expected as they didn't beat around the bush too much. But their progress halted after the proposal on chapter 63.

When Tooru confessed to Hori in chapter 3, I laughed saying "The manga is call Horimiya not Tooruhori" and thought that I didn't have see a love triangle. But my issue with story ...

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May 2, 2024

Ant3331000

Not Recommended

Hot take, i feel like this series has a score higher than it deserves. The non-spoiler review is, If you're bored and enjoy slice of life were nothing really happens, then give it a read its not super long and it starts out fairly strong with an interesting premise. BUT if you are a romance fan or have certain standards for character development and plot I don't recommend spending your time reading this manga as it falls off pretty hard then stagnates for the rest of its publication.

ANYWAY time for the spoiler breakdown:

PLOT (4/10): Such wasted potential! This manga started out super interesting. What better ... dramatic premise then hiding secrets from your peers and then bonding over them. HOWEVER, its very quickly apparent that these are not balanced, i mean Hori's "secret" is that she's a good stay-at-home sister? Not very interesting when compared to Miyamura's tats and piercings. All of these builds very natural and in a way that kept me reading up until 40-50 chapters in. Once the two mains "complete" there romance with the "will you marry me" scene it just kind of stops being a romance manga.

CHARACTERS (2/10): I very much dislike the majority of characters, which is unfortunate because they started out good they just devolved into 1-D traits. Miyamura is a stand out, he has such an interesting past and history only for it to be thrown away for him to become the cinnamon-roll character that just can't catch a break from Hori. Speaking of Hori, just plain unfunny and unlikeable after chapter 40-50. She becomes this one note, moody, sadist who just beats on Miyamura. The side characters are super bland and the art style just blends the boys together. I didn't realize Iura was even a character until way later, I just mistook him for Sengoku since they have the EXACT same haircut. Speaking of side characters, again MISSED POTENTIAL. specifically the romance between Yoshikawa and Tooru. I mean they just kind of get forced together when there is so much story and drama to tell. I mean they both get approached by other students and they both get resolved in a chapter or 2. It would have been far more interesting if they maybe faced SOME kind of trouble finally deciding that they were meant for eachother and not: "Whoops we are fake dating but not really but also who knows." Most of the Side characters end up getting sidelined after appearing for the same one-off joke but are somehow still supporting characters like Sawada.

Art (7/10): The art is very clean and pleasing to look at. Lots of detail went into certain scenes and you can tell BUT too many of the male characters look the same. Skinny, feminine, long hair with the same big piece hanging in the center. I often confused Miyamura, Iura, Sengoku, and Yanagi due to their similar appearance.

Overall (5/10): Its a very middle of the road slice-of-life that starts out strong but slowly looses all momentum, only to realize there are about 75 more chapters to go. Its filled with unfunny comedy (this is subjective i know), and one-note characters until it just ends. Very unfortunate, but not the worst thing I've ever read.

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