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“Katagiri High graduates Hori and Miyamura reflect on their colorful, fleeting school memories together.”
Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
ホリミヤ -piece-
8.13
526 rank · 450,006 viewers · 3,050 favorites
Romance
School
Shounen
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Synopsis
Katagiri High graduates Hori and Miyamura reflect on their colorful, fleeting school memories together.
As the graduation ceremony at Katagiri High School comes to an end, Kyouko Hori, her boyfriend Izumi Miyamura, and their friends begin to look back on their time as students. The moments they shared together may be fleeting, but each one is a colorful piece of their precious memories.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 64 sampled reviews
7.5
/10
What 64 viewers settled on.
81%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 9
σ 2.26
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.26 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.3 pts
Recommenders 8.8 · others 3.5
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No
Score over time
↓ 0.45
Running avg · Jul 2023 → Feb 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “I found this anime when I was at the peak of watching rom-com like oregairu tamako market love story clannad etc and when I saw the first episode I had mixed feelings but just like a fine wine it...”
- 9 “This season is incredibly fun, featuring beautiful animation, a pleasing soundtrack, and excellent development of the entire main cast. While some of the humor might not land for everyone, it is a...”
- 9 “I found the show highly enjoyable, as the fun micro-storylines and individual scenes significantly enhance the experience for anime-only viewers. While the series initially felt disappointing and...”
Verbosity
Short · 44%
Medium · 44%
Long · 13%
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- Format 13 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 59m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2023 – Sep 2023 Summer 2023
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-23840 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Square Enix Producer
- Mainichi Broadcasting System Producer
- Movic Producer
- Kanetsu Investment Producer
- Global Solutions Producer
- Mirai-Kojo Producer
Licensed by
- Crunchyroll Licensor