Hori-san to Miyamura-kun explained

Hori-san to Miyamura-kun
Ja Kanji:堀さんと宮村くん
Genre:Romantic comedy
Type:manga
Author:Hero
Publisher:Self-published (webcomic)
Square Enix (print)
Imprint:Gangan Comics
Gangan Comics Online
First:February 2007
Last:December 22, 2011
Volumes:10
Type:manga
Horimiya
Author:Hero
Illustrator:Daisuke Hagiwara
Publisher:Square Enix
Publisher En:Yen Press
Imprint:GFantasy Comics
Magazine:Monthly G Fantasy
First:October 18, 2011
Last:March 18, 2021
Volumes:17
Type:manga
Hori-san to Miyamura-kun Omake
Author:Hero
Publisher:Self-published (webcomic)
Square Enix (print)
Demographic:Shōnen
Imprint:Gangan Comics Online
First:July 21, 2012
Volumes:15
Type:ova
First:September 26, 2012
Last:May 25, 2021
Runtime:22–26 minutes
Episodes:6
Type:tv series
Horimiya
Director:Masashi Ishihama
Music:Masaru Yokoyama
Studio:CloverWorks
Network:Tokyo MX, GYT, GTV, BS11, MBS
First:January 10, 2021
Last:April 4, 2021
Episodes:13
Type:tv series
Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
Director:Masashi Ishihama
Music:Masaru Yokoyama
Studio:CloverWorks
Licensee:Crunchyroll
Network:Tokyo MX, MBS
First:July 1, 2023
Last:September 23, 2023
Episodes:13
Portal:yes

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroki Adachi, under the pseudonym Hero. It was self-published as a webcomic on Hero's website, Dokkai Ahen, from February 2007 to December 2011 in a four-panel format. The series received a print publication by Square Enix, who compiled the chapters in ten tankōbon volumes under its imprint Gangan Comics from October 2008 to December 2011. Additional side-story chapters were compiled in fifteen volumes from July 2012 to July 2021 as .

Daisuke Hagiwara adapted the manga under Hero's supervision under the title, which was serialized in Monthly G Fantasy from October 2011 to March 2021 and was compiled in sixteen volumes. A seventeenth volume containing new chapters was released in July 2023. Horimiya is published in English by Yen Press.

Hori-san to Miyamura-kun was adapted into an original video animation (OVA) series from September 2012 to May 2021. An anime television series adaptation of Horimiya produced by CloverWorks aired from January to April 2021. A live-action film and TV drama adaptation premiered in February 2021. A second anime series, titled, aired from July to September 2023.

Plot

The story primarily revolves around two high school students: Kyouko Hori, a bright and popular student and Izumi Miyamura, a gloomy and seemingly nerdy otaku. In contrast to her image at school, Hori is a homebody who dresses down and looks after her younger brother, Souta. She takes every attempt to hide this from her classmates, as to not disrupt her social status that others have perceived of her and cause others to worry. One day, Souta comes home with a nosebleed. He had been accompanied by a boy with numerous piercings and tattoos, who introduces himself as Miyamura. After recognizing Hori, even when she is dressed down, they agree to keep their true identities concealed from their peers. However, over time, when the two begin to learn more about each other, they learn they have more in common than they originally thought. Together, they agree to assist one another in keeping their after school identities a secret. As time goes on, the two find themselves closer than ever.

Characters

Portrayed by: Sayu Kubota (live-action and TV drama)
  • A beautiful, bright, popular high school girl. While she presents as somewhat of an idol at school, at home she takes on a different look, dressing down and removing her makeup, tying her hair back, and doing housework while taking care of her little brother. Hori does not want her friends to see her in that state, but when Izumi Miyamura does, they agree to keep their real personas a secret. Initially, she only saw Miyamura as a close friend, but later on she begins to have romantic feelings towards him. She heard his confession to her when she seemed to be asleep. They became a couple after she admits Izumi is her boyfriend when her father asked her when Izumi was present. Because of her need to be self-sufficient, Hori has severe separation anxiety, and over time becomes more reliant on Miyamura's presence. She is later shown to also have a masochism kink. She and Miyamura eventually marry and, in the webcomic, have a son named Kyouhei.
    Portrayed by: Ouji Suzuka (live-action film and TV drama)
  • A boy in Hori's class. At school, Izumi appears to be a gloomy pseudo-otaku fanboy with glasses who keeps to himself. However, outside of school, he is rather good looking and laid back, with a punk-styled look and nine piercings, four on each of his ears and one on his lip, as well as tattoos. Izumi grows his hair long to hide his ear piercings, and wears long-sleeved shirts to cover his tattoos. Despite his school appearance, he has only a casual interest in manga and subpar grades. His family runs a bakery. Much of the reason for Miyamura's initial behavior comes from bad experiences in middle school, where he suffered from social anxiety and was frequently teased for his appearance, leading him to cut off most of his relationships and accept being lonely forever. However, upon learning that Kyouko does not mind how he looks, he slowly gained confidence and friends among his classmates. This eventually leads to him changing his appearance altogether by cutting his hair (thereby exposing his piercings), wearing contacts, and wearing a sweater instead of his blazer, which immediately makes him more popular among other students. He has a long-standing crush on Kyouko and finds her real side to be cute, even when she gets angry. He was fine with being friends but his honest attitude allows him to tell Kyouko the things he admires in her. They officially became a couple after Kyouko's dad asked Kyouko whether Izumi is her boyfriend. He and Hori eventually marry and, in the webcomic, have a son named Kyouhei.
    Portrayed by: Haru Takagi (live-action film and TV drama)
  • Hori's little brother. After tripping and getting a nosebleed, Izumi brings Souta back to his home and where Souta constantly asks his sister to invite his new friend to come back. This gives Kyouko an excuse to hangout with Izumi after classes.
    Portrayed by: Jin Suzuki (live-action film and TV drama)
  • A classmate of Hori and Miyamura, and the former's lifelong friend. Ishikawa has had a crush on Hori for a while, and initially feels awkward around Miyamura as a result. However, after Hori turns him down, he drops these feelings and befriends Miyamura when he noticed the two are spending more and more time together. He learns of Miyamura's secret about his tattoos and piercings shortly after Hori does. Ishikawa thinks lowly of himself, believing that he is unattractive and romantically unwanted, when that could not be further from the truth. He later starts dating Yoshikawa.
    Portrayed by: Rion Okamoto (live-action film and TV drama)
  • Kyouko's best friend. Though normally plucky and cheerful, Yoshikawa actually has an inferiority complex towards other people and believes that she is unworthy of everyone's affections. She developed a crush on Miyamura when she accidentally saw him without glasses and did not recognize him, but later dropped this after learning the truth. In reality, Yoshikawa has long had feelings for Ishikawa, but neglects to tell him for a while because he believes herself unworthy compared to Hori and Kono. Ishikawa, however, eventually recognizes her feelings.
    Portrayed by: Akira Onodera (live-action film and TV drama)
  • Kyouko's childhood friend and the student council president. He is seen as physically weak, leading him to develop a strong will (having been bullied by Kyouko when both were in grade school and middle school). He is academically successful and has good status as the student council president. He is a terrible cook. He is Remi's boyfriend; in the webcomic, they marry and have a daughter, Shizuru.
    Portrayed by: Aya Marsh (live-action film and TV drama)
  • A member of the student council, but is seen mostly as a mascot. She wears her hair as twin tails, has a small build, and is very playful with others, leading some to not like her. She sometimes refers to herself in the third person. She is childhood friends with Kono and inspires her to be more confident. She is also shown to be terrible at cooking. She is also Kakeru's girlfriend; in the webcomic, they eventually marry and have a daughter, Shizuru.
    Portrayed by: Sakura (live-action film and TV drama)
  • A member of the student council, who does most of the work. She is shy and quiet, and later develops a crush on Tooru.
    Portrayed by: Ryōsuke Sota (live-action film and TV drama)
  • Kyouko and Izumi's airhead classmate in their junior year, but he was in a different class in their senior year.
    Portrayed by: Yūki Inoue (live-action film and TV drama)
  • Izumi's only best friend in junior high. Kyouko is always jealous of Shindo due to his close relationship with Izumi and worries that they will love each other.
    Portrayed by: Rihito Itagaki (live-action film and TV drama)
  • Yanagi is a student from the neighboring class who is in love with Yuki. Aside his good looks and gentlemanly personality, he has poor vision and constantly breaks his glasses or loses his contact lenses.
    A student with a crush on Kyouko, and Izumi's neighbor. She had an older brother who coincidentally looked similar to Izumi, but died a year prior to the events of the series.
  • Souta's kindergarten classmate who used to bully Souta for having a sister complex. After Izumi shows her some kindness, she and Souta become friends.
  • Portrayed by: Aoba Kawai (live-action film and TV drama)
  • Kyouko's workaholic mother who can cook only curry, appreciative of Izumi's help in taking care of Souta with Kyouko. She was Kyousuke's classmate in high school.
    Portrayed by: Ryo Kimura (live-action film and TV drama)
  • Kyouko and Souta's absentee/workaholic father, who approves of the relationship between Kyouko and Izumi (indirectly serving as the catalyst for its official start) and treats Izumi like his own best friend. Kyouko tends to be very blunt (and occasionally violent) towards him, due to his absence during her youth. He was Yuriko's classmate in high school.
    Izumi's former bully from junior high. He later apologizes to Miyamura for his wrongdoings and went on to pursue a friendship with him.
  • Shu's younger sister. She is aiming to enroll in East High, but her grades make such a goal difficult, despite the large amount of effort she puts into studying.
  • Kakeru's father. He wants his son to focus on schoolwork to the exclusion of all else, including a social life. He was a classmate of Yuriko and Kyousuke in high school, and was on the receiving end of minor bullying from the latter.

    • Media

    Manga

    Hori-san to Miyamura-kun

    Hori-san to Miyamura-kun, written and illustrated by Hiroki Adachi under the pseudonym Hero, was posted on their website from February 2007 to December 2011. It later received a print publication by Square Enix, who compiled the chapters in ten tankōbon volumes under its imprint Gangan Comics from October 22, 2008 to December 28, 2011.

    Horimiya

    The Horimiya manga, illustrated by Daisuke Hagiwara, was serialized in Square Enix's Monthly G Fantasy from October 18, 2011 to March 18, 2021[1] [2] [3] and collected in sixteen tankōbon volumes. Individual chapters are called "pages". A seventeenth volume containing new chapters was released on July 18, 2023.[4] Horimiya is published in English by Yen Press.[5]

    Hori-san to Miyamura-kun Omake

    Anime

    OVA

    Six original video animations (OVAs) based on the Hori-san to Miyamura-kun manga have been produced. The first OVA was released on September 26, 2012, the second on March 25, 2014, the third on March 25, 2015,[6] the fourth on December 14, 2018, the fifth and the sixth on May 25, 2021.[7]

    The ending theme for episode 1 is by Asami Seto as Kyoko Hori. The ending theme for episode 2 is by Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Izumi Miyamura. The ending theme for episode 3 is by Seto as Kyoko Hori. The ending theme for episode 4 is by Matsuoka. The ending themes for episodes 5 and 6 are and by Seto, respectively.

    TV series

    A 13-episode anime television series adaptation of Daisuke Hagiwara's Horimiya was announced on September 17, 2020. The series was animated by CloverWorks and directed by Masashi Ishihama, with Takao Yoshioka handling series' composition, Haruko Iizuka designing the characters, and Masaru Yokoyama composing the series' music. It aired from January 10 to April 4, 2021, on Tokyo MX and other channels.[8] [9] The opening theme song is performed by Yoh Kamiyama, while the ending theme song is performed by Friends.[10]

    Funimation licensed the series outside Asia and streamed it on its website in North America, the British Isles, Mexico, and Brazil, in Europe through Wakanim, and in Australia and New Zealand through AnimeLab.[11] On February 5, 2021, Funimation announced that the series would be receiving an English dub, which premiered the next day. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll.[12] Medialink has licensed the series in Southeast Asia and South Asia, and streamed it on Bilibili only in Southeast Asia.[13] The company later began streaming the first episode on their Ani-One YouTube channel for a limited time, from February 13 to March 15, 2021.[14] They also licensed the anime to Animax Asia for TV airing.[15]

    A second anime series, titled Horimiya: Piece, was announced at AnimeJapan on March 25, 2023. It features stories from the manga that were not adapted in the previous anime. The series aired from July 1 to September 23, 2023.[16] The opening theme song is performed by Omoinotake, while the ending theme song is "URL" performed by Ami Sakaguchi.[17] Crunchyroll licensed the anime under the title Horimiya: The Missing Pieces.[18]

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    Live-action film and TV drama

    A live-action film and a television series adaptation was announced on November 23, 2020, with the main cast and staff being revealed on December 21, 2020. The film and TV drama are produced by Horipro and directed by Hana Matsumoto. The theatrical edition, compiling the content from the first three television episodes with its own exclusive scenes, was screened for a week from February 5, 2021, while the television version began broadcasting on MBS's programming block, TBS and Apple TV+ exclusively in Japan on February 17, 2021.[19] The opening theme is, while the ending theme is, both performed by Toketadenkyu.[20]

    Reception

    Volume 2 of Horimiya reached the 15th place on the weekly Oricon manga charts and, as of December 2, 2012, had sold 43,735 copies;[21] volume 3 reached the 32nd place and, as of May 4, 2013, had sold 75,124 copies;[22] volume 4 reached the 21st place[23] and, as of November 10, 2013, had sold 96,786 copies;[24] volume 5 reached the 8th place[25] and, as of May 11, 2014, had sold 171,530 copies;[26] volume 6 reached the 2nd place[27] and, as of November 16, 2014, had sold 208,788 copies.[28]

    Horimiya was number 6 in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2014.[29]

    At the 6th Crunchyroll Anime Awards in 2022, Horimiya was awarded Best Romance while Izumi Miyamura was nominated in the Best Boy category.[30] The second anime series, Horimiya: The Missing Pieces, was also awarded Best Romance while it was nominated for Best Slice of Life category at the 8th edition in 2024.[31]

    Notes on works cited

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: ja:月刊 G ファンタジー 11月号 (発売日2011年10月18日). https://www.fujisan.co.jp/product/733/b/702473/. Fujisan. February 18, 2021. https://archive.today/20210218155319/https://www.fujisan.co.jp/product/733/b/702473/. February 18, 2021. ja. live.
    2. Web site: ja:HERO「堀さんと宮村くん」作画新たに迎えGファンで始動. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/58223. Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. February 18, 2021. ja. October 20, 2011.
    3. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Horimiya Manga Ends in March After 10 Years. Anime News Network. February 18, 2021. February 18, 2021.
    4. Web site: Mateo. Alex. Horimiya Manga Gets New Bonus 17th Volume. Anime News Network. May 24, 2023. May 18, 2023.
    5. Web site: Yen Press Licenses Horimiya, Rose Guns Days Season One, Final Fantasy Type-0 Side Story. Ressler. Karen. Anime News Network. March 2, 2015. April 8, 2015.
    6. Web site: 3rd Hori-san to Miyamura-kun Original Anime Episode Previewed in Video. Nelkin. Sarah. Anime News Network. December 31, 2014. April 8, 2015.
    7. Web site: "Hori-san to Miyamura-kun" OVA 5 & 6 available for pre-order soon..
    8. Web site: Horimiya Romantic Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime in January 2021. Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Anime News Network. September 17, 2020. September 17, 2020.
    9. Web site: Horimiya Anime Premieres on January 9. Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Anime News Network. November 17, 2020. November 17, 2020.
    10. Web site: Myūjikku Terebi Anime "Horimiya" Kōshiki Saito. ja. ja:MUSIC TVアニメ「ホリミヤ」公式サイト. Music TV Anime "Horimiya" Official Website. horimiya-anime.com. January 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210102042550/https://horimiya-anime.com/music/index.html. January 2, 2021. live.
    11. Web site: Romance Abound! Horimiya to Stream on Funimation This January. Friedman. Nicholas. Funimation. December 21, 2020. December 21, 2020.
    12. Web site: UPDATE: Funimation Titles Now Available on Crunchyroll (3/16). Crunchyroll. March 1, 2022. March 21, 2022.
    13. Web site: Horimiya to Stream on Bilibili in Southeast Asia, Taiwan. Lee. Crystal. anitrendz.net. January 6, 2021. January 6, 2021.
    14. Web site: Ani-One Streams Horimiya Anime on YouTube on February 13. Hazra. Adriana. Anime News Network. February 12, 2021. February 12, 2021.
    15. Web site: A story between two people with opposite personalities yet sharing odd similarities, 'Horimiya' is sure to tickle your fancy this August!. facebook.com/animaxasiatv. July 21, 2021. July 21, 2021.
    16. Web site: New Horimiya -piece- Anime Premieres in July. Loo. Egan. Anime News Network. March 25, 2023. March 25, 2023.
    17. Web site: Horimiya: The Missing Pieces Anime's Video Reveals Theme Songs, Cast, July 1 Debut. Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Anime News Network. June 2, 2023. June 2, 2023.
    18. Web site: Crunchyroll Licenses Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 3, Horimiya: The Missing Pieces, 5 More Anime. Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Anime News Network. May 20, 2023. May 20, 2023.
    19. Web site: Horimiya School Romance Manga Also Gets Live-Action Film, TV Series. Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Anime News Network. November 22, 2020. December 21, 2020.
    20. Web site: Live-Action Horimiya Project Previews School Romance, Toketadenkyu's Theme Song in Trailer. Loo. Egan. Anime News Network. December 21, 2020. January 31, 2021.
    21. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, November 26-December 2. Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Anime News Network. December 5, 2012. April 8, 2015.
    22. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, April 29-May 5. Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Anime News Network. May 8, 2013. April 8, 2015.
    23. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, October 28-November 3. Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Anime News Network. November 6, 2013. April 8, 2015.
    24. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, November 4–10. Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Anime News Network. November 13, 2013. April 8, 2015.
    25. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, April 28-May 4. Ressler. Karen. Anime News Network. May 7, 2014. April 8, 2015.
    26. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, May 5–11. Ressler. Karen. Anime News Network. May 14, 2014. April 8, 2015.
    27. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, October 27-November 2. Ressler. Karen. Anime News Network. November 6, 2014. April 8, 2015.
    28. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, November 10–16. Ressler. Karen. Anime News Network. November 20, 2014. April 8, 2015.
    29. Web site: Japan's Bookstore Employees Rank Top Manga of 2014. Hanashiro. Emma. Anime News Network. February 6, 2014. April 8, 2015.
    30. Web site: Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1 wins top prize at Crunchyroll's Anime Awards. Goslin. Austen. February 9, 2022. February 9, 2022. Polygon. https://web.archive.org/web/20220308213721/https://www.polygon.com/22924079/anime-awards-winners-list-2022-crunchyroll. March 8, 2022. live.
    31. Web site: Hazra. Adriana. All the Winners of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024. Anime News Network. March 2, 2024. March 2, 2024. March 2, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240302162325/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2024-03-02/all-the-winners-of-the-crunchyroll-anime-awards-2024/.208219. live.

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