Review of Horimiya

A short spoiler-free review. Story - nothing special or innovative, but because the show doesn't pretend to be something it's not, it works great. It's predictable, but still keeps you on your toes. Cozy and feels-good. Art - quality stuff, vibrant colors and nice use of art shift. Not the most diverse settings though, mostly it's just school or home setting rarely seeing more than that, but when we do, it's good quality art. Another point of dislike is how all the characters are color coded, but that's more of a personal thing for me. Sound - OP/ED aside, sound is good, it's not amazing but the emotionsget through, and the quality of the recording is great.

Characters - Realistic characters, without those annoying tropes of misunderstandings and stuff. They're not some super unique ones but that's fine because they're likeable and feel like people.

Enjoyment - Had lots of fun watching this, there was a lot of jokes that really hit the nail on the head and had me laughing like a madman. The romance elements feel well paced and fleshed out. Characters react to situations realistically and you don't feel cheated from the story. I would've enjoyed that the show had a few more episodes to close up the side-character stories but that's about the only big flaw I found with it.

Overall - Watch this if you are looking for a cozy romance show that doesn't beat around the bush, doesn't put in overcomplicated 6-way romance drama hexagon. With 13 episodes, you can watch it in two sittings, and leave with a nice complete story and closure, as well as having laughed and smiled at the whole thing.

It's not some revolutionary new show, but it achieves exactly what it's trying to do and at the end of the day, that's more than enough for an enjoyable watch.