Review of Horimiya

This is one of my first reviews, so hopefully it’ll be alright and I won’t repeat too many words hehe. I first saw Horimiya back in the beginning of April, and watched it all in one run. It is so beautiful, fun to watch and well put together. Story: 8 The story is quite simple, but is still enjoyable and puts a smile on your face. The placements/structure of the story is great, except I think the only problem I have that stops this anime from being closer to a perfect score is that it seemed a bit rushed. The manga has a whole 125 lovablechapters that don’t drag out anything either but tells the story in a more nice slow and steady way. So I wish the anime could have been another 9 episodes or something to include more of the fun little side-stories along the way, and not have everything so rushed, to have even more potential. But still, it doesn’t stop the story from being great.

Art: 9
The art style and animation is unique, and it adds to the quality of this show. It’s very beautiful, and also does well with the funny moments too when it needs to be. I’m not really too fussed when it comes to the art/visuals, so I don’t have too much to say but I definitely don’t have any complaints either, love the art.

Sound: 9.5
One of my most favourite things about Horimiya, is the music. Just really beautiful soundtracks that I’d unironically listen to, absolutely love them. From fun little tunes to very pretty melodies and ambient songs that suit so well with the scenes they’re in. Masaru Yokoyama has done a great job in this anime. Would recommend checking out the OST (vols 1-3).

Characters: 9.5
All the characters are just so great, you first get a little look at the main character’s lives at school, and as you watch you dive deeper and learn more about them, at the same time they discover things about themselves too which is nice. As you continue the series, you understand how the character’s feel and react at different times, and I think you can also relate to them in some way too. I think Miyamura and Hori are such lovable characters that you can understand and have fun viewing how they live their daily lives and progress, getting closer to each other, all from a little coincidence that would later change their life. And ofc it’s not just all about them, we see a little into their friends’ thoughts, feelings and problems as well, letting us know more about them and make them more important and likeable too.

Enjoyment: 9
I think you can already tell how much I enjoy this series (I hope so at least aha), a really nice feel-good rom-com slice of life with such memorable moments that I can rewatch many more times to come.

Overall: 9
Other than the story in the anime being a bit rushed, Horimiya is a very enjoyable series that I personally really loved watching, so overall I rate it a 9 out of 10. Of course, this may not be for everyone, but I think if you come in with an open mind I’m sure this will be just as great for you too. And also, if you did enjoy this I recommend reading the manga as well, I’m about halfway through and love every page of it so far.
Thanks for reading, have a nice day :)