Hori-san to Miyamura-kun

 is a Japanese "shōnen" web manga series written and illustrated by Hiroki Adachi, under the pseudonym Hero. It was self-published 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 volumes under its imprint "Gangan Comics" from October 2008 to December 2011. Additional side-story chapters were compiled as . Since 2012, "Hori-san to Miyamura-kun" was adapted into an original video animation series.
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 is published in English by Yen Press. An anime television series adaptation of "Horimiya" by CloverWorks aired from January to April 2021. A live action and TV drama adaptation premiered in February 2021.
Plot.
Kyoko Hori is a bright and popular high school student, in contrast to her classmate Izumi Miyamura, a gloomy and seemingly nerdy, glasses-wearing boy. At home, Hori is a homebody who dresses down and looks after her younger brother Souta. She takes every attempt to hide this from her classmates. Once, Souta was assisted by someone with numerous earrings and tattoos, as well as a punk-styled look, when he came home with a nosebleed one day. The person recognizes her and introduces himself as Miyamura. They agree to keep their true identities concealed from their peers, but they begin to relate to each other as friends and then as a couple.
Media.
Manga.
"Hori-san to Miyamura-kun".
"Hori-san to Miyamura-kun" is written and illustrated by Hiroki Adachi under the pseudonym Hero, which 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 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.
Anime.
OVA.
Six original video animations (OVA) 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, the fourth on December 14, 2018. Episodes 5 and 6 are slated for a May 2021 release.
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.
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. The opening theme song is performed by Yoh Kamiyama, while the ending theme song is performed by Friends.
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. Medialink has licensed the series in Southeast Asia and South Asia, and streamed it on Bilibili only in Southeast Asia. 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. On February 5, 2021, Funimation announced that the series would be receiving an English dub, which premiered the next day.
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. The opening theme is , while the ending theme is , both performed by Toketadenkyu.
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; volume 3 reached the 32nd place and, as of May 4, 2013, had sold 75,124 copies; volume 4 reached the 21st place and, as of November 10, 2013, had sold 96,786 copies; volume 5 reached the 8th place and, as of May 11, 2014, had sold 171,530 copies; volume 6 reached the 2nd place and, as of November 16, 2014, had sold 208,788 copies.
"Horimiya" was number 6 in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2014.