Hori-san to Miyamura-kun

Hori-san to Miyamura-kun (堀さんと宮村くん) is a Japanese yonkoma slice of life school comedy shōnen web manga series written and illustrated by HERO. It was published since 2007 by Square Enix on Gangan Online. 10 volumes compiling the chapters were released.^[1] It was adapted into an original video animation series.^[2] Horimiya, a spin-off by Daisuke Hagiwara, is serialized since 2011 on Monthly G Fantasy.^[3] 9 volumes compiling the chapters have been released so far. It will be published in English by Yen Press.^[4]

Characters

Kyoko Hori (堀 京子, Hori Kyoko)

Voiced by: Asami Seto^[5]

A bright and popular girl in school, Kyoko was a responsible girl at home, making sure her little brother is taken care of and the chores are done. This compels her to adopt a different look when at home, preferring to remove her makeup and looking domesticated to disguise herself in case she pass by her friends when doing errands. When a chance encounter allowed her classmate, Izumi Miyamura, to see her in her domestic state, she feared her secret will be exposed. Fortunately, Izumi prefers to keep her secret to himself. His open admiration of her and caring attitude towards her and her brother, sparks feelings in her for him. She heard his confession to her when she had a cold and said she heard everything he said. They became a couple after she admits Izumi is her boyfriend when her father asked her when Izumi was present.

Izumi Miyamura (宮村 伊澄, Miyamura Izumi)

Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka^[5]

Weird, creepy and suspected to be an otaku, Izumi harbors a gentle personality among the 9 piercings he has. He found out about Kyoko Hori's domestic appearance when he delivered her injured brother, Souta, home. He accepted his lonely existence but upon learning that Kyoko does not mind how he looks, he slowly gained confidence and friends among his classmates. Unlike his gloomy image in school, Izumi's look outside school would have easily gained him popularity with his pretty face that he hides under glasses. Izumi grows his hair long to hide his ear piercings. At first he frequented Kyoko's home to hang out with her little brother but spending time with her made him appreciate the other side of her that she hides from their other classmates. He endears himself to her by showing her the side of him few people know, from his skills in baking as his family owns a bakery to his fears of being expelled from school due to having piercings and tattoos. He was fine with being friends but his honest attitude allows him to tell Kyoko the things he admire in her. They officially became a couple after Kyoko's dad asked Kyoko whether Izumi is her boyfriend.

Souta Hori (堀 創太, Hori Souta)

Voiced by: Yumiko Kobayashi

Kyoko's little brother who does not like carrots; 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 gave Kyoko an excuse to hangout with Izumi after classes.

Yuki Yoshikawa (吉川 由紀, Yoshikawa Yuki)

Voiced by: Kana Ueda^[6]

Kyoko's best friend; she was interested in Izumi when she accidentally saw him without glasses and did not recognize him. When she saw him again with Kyoko, Kyoko attempted to hide his secret between them by saying Izumi was her cousin. When Yuki met Izumi at Kyoko's home, he introduced himself as Konoha, after a manga character.

Toru Ishikawa (石川 透, Ishikawa Toru)

Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya^[6]

Toru liked Kyoko and befriended Izumi when he noticed the two are spending more and more time together. Izumi helped him get the chance to confess to Kyoko but he was rejected. He later became Izumi's best friend and their closeness added hilarity to the story.

Shū Iura (井浦 秀, Iura Shū)

Voiced by: Hiro Shimono

Kyoko and Izumi's airhead classmate in their junior year but was in a different class their senior year

Sengoku Kakeru (仙石 翔, Kakeru Sengoku)

Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki^[6]

Kyoko's childhood friend and the student council president. He is seen as a bit weak, but is capable. He befriends Izumi and is Ayasaki Remi's boyfriend.

Yuriko Hori (堀 百合子, Hori Yuriko)

Kyoko's workaholic mother who can cook only curry, she appreciates Izumi's help in taking care of Souta with Kyoko.

Kyōsuke Hori (堀 京介, Hori Kyōsuke)

Kyoko's wandering father,who favors the relationship between Kyoko and Izumi and treated Izumi like his own best friend whenever his own daughter unleashes her hostility on him.

Sakura Kono (河野 桜, Kōno Sakura)

Voiced by: Yui Nomura^[6]

A member of the student council, who does most of the work. She is shy and quiet, and later develops a crush on Toru.

Honoka Sawada (沢田 ほのか, Sawada Honoka)

Voiced by: Kei Imoto^[6]

Remi Ayasaki (綾崎 レミ, Ayasaki Remi)

A member of the student council, but is seen mostly as a mascot. She has a small build and is very playful with others. She is good friends with Sakura and is Kakeru's girlfriend.

Yuuna Okuyama (奥山 有菜, Okuyama Yuuna)

Sota's friend who used to bully him for having a sister complex until Izumi showed her kindness

Volumes

• 1 (October 22, 2008)^[7]
• 2 (February 21, 2009)^[8]
• 3 (July 21, 2009)^[9]
• 4 (November 21, 2009)^[10]
• 5 (February 22, 2010)^[11]
• 6 (May 22, 2010)^[12]
• 7 (October 22, 2010)^[13]
• 8 (January 22, 2011)^[14]
• 9 (May 22, 2011)^[15]
• 10 (December 22, 2011)^[16]

Horimiya

• 1 (September 2012) (English: October 2015)^[4]
• 2 (November 2012) (English: January 2016) ^[17]
• 3 (January 2013) (English: April 2016)^[18]
• 4 (May 2013) (English: July 2016)
• 5 (December 2013)
• 6 (April 2014)
• 7 (October 2014)

Episodes

• 1 (September 26, 2012)^[5]
• 2 (March 25, 2014)^[6]
• 3 (March 25, 2015)^[3]

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;^[19] volume 3 reached the 32nd place and, as of May 4, 2013, had sold 75,124 copies;^[20] volume 4 reached the 21st place^[21] and, as of November 10, 2013, had sold 96,786 copies;^[22] volume 5 reached the 8th place^[23] and, as of May 11, 2014, had sold 171,530 copies;^[24] volume 6 reached the 2nd place^[25] and, as of November 16, 2014, had sold 208,788 copies.^[26]

Horimiya was number 6 in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2014.^[27]

References

External links

• Horimiya at www.square-enix.co.jp (Japanese)
• Hori-san to Miyamura-kun (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia