A character guide for the series “Horimiya.” Noted are the cast members, information about their character(s), and details about the series (with spoilers) throughout its run.
Please Note: This content contains pertinent spoilers, descriptions are updated as new information is presented, images changed as better ones are captured, and this is not an exhaustive list of every cast member, guest star, or reoccurring role.
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Horimiya Directory
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| Horimiya: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers) | While Horimiya starts off cute, with a potentially beautiful and complicated story, it eventually boils down to something silly and at times bloated. |
| HoriMiya: Season 1 Finale/ Episode 13 "I Would Gift You The Sky" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | HoriMiya comes to an end without fanfare or fireworks but a reflective goodbye. |
| HoriMiya: Season 1/ Episode 12 "Hitherto, and Forevermore" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | As the holidays come around, it pushes many to take their relationships a bit more seriously, especially with some graduating soon. Hence hard conversations come about. |
| HoriMiya: Season 1/ Episode 11 "It May Seem Like Hate" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | The focus is taken off Kyoko and Izumi's relationship as Shu Iura gets properly introduced and developed, and we get other random stories. |
| Horimiya: Season 1/ Episode 10 "Until The Snow Melts" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | Episode 10 slightly breaks away from the eccentricities of Kyoko and Izumi's relationship to put a microscope on Yuki and Toru's continued farce. |
| HoriMiya: Season 1/ Episode 9 "It's Hard, but Not Impossible" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | Izumi's middle school bully is introduced, as well as Kyoko's developing kink of being treated badly. |
| Horimiya: Season 1/ Episode 8 "The Truth Deception Reveals" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | We explore why Remi likes Sengoku, Miyamura’s attempt to be more aggressive and watch as Yuki learns someone has a crush on her. |
| Horimiya: Season 1/ Episode 7 "You're Here, I'm Here" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | Kyoko continues to struggle to get intimacy from Izumi as Toru finds himself in the middle of a love triangle. |
| Horimiya: Season 1/ Episode 6 "This Summer’s Going To Be A Hot One" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | A new character is introduced, who presents a complication in Hori and Miyamura’s relationship is introduced. Also, Hori looks for Miyamura to step up a bit. |
| HoriMiya: Season 1/ Episode 5 "I Can't Say It Out Loud" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | It may have finally happened – Kyoko and Miyamura might be together! That is if Kyoko's dad doesn't get in the way. |
| Horimiya: Season 1/ Episode 4 "Everybody Loves Somebody" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | We may have reached that point where Hori and Miyamura's relationship is undeniable as Miyamura's best friend from middle school pushes Miyamura to a realization. |
| Horimiya: Season 1/ Episode 3 "That's Why It's Okay" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | Hori not being more honest about her feelings might lead to other girls dating Miyamura before she does. |
| Horimiya: Season 1/ Episode 2 "You Wear More Than One Face" – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | With us coming upon spring break, Hori is taking into account what she knows of Miyamura and what he is capable of, as she questions how long this bliss will last? |
| Horimiya: Season 1 Episode 1 "A Tiny Happenstance" [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers) | In Horimiya, two high school teenagers show a side of themselves no one at school gets to see and maybe, just maybe, it might blossom into a romance. |
General Information
| Network(s) | Hulu, Funimation |
| Created or Developed By | Hagiwara Daisuke, HERO |
| First Aired | 1/9/2020 |
Plot
Kyoko Hori and Izumi Miyamura are two people most couldn’t imagine interacting since Kyoko is popular and introverted at school, while Izumi has traditionally stayed to himself. However, after Izumi’s chance meeting with Kyoko’s little brother Sota, they both discover the person who neither shows at school and find intimacy in having someone see and know their true selves.
Groups & Organizations
Notable Locations & Items
- Schools In The Area (1.4): There is Katagiri school, where most of the cast go, and then a more elite school called Yasaka.
- Iori Bakery (1.12): Izumi’s family bakery
Other Noteworthy Information
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Kyoko Hori (Haruka Tomatsu)
Popular, one of the top of her class, Hori to her peers seems to be perfect. Some even have a crush on her. However, getting to know her outside of school is difficult due to Hori taking care of her little brother, Sota. Also, between the cooking and cleaning, she is somewhere between enjoying the domestic life and unable to do much to compensate for her father’s absence and mom trying to pay the bills.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1 Episode 1 “A Tiny Happenstance”
- Birthday (1.2): March 25th
- A Singer With No Reference (1.2): Due to mostly hanging out with Sota, Hori isn’t strongly familiar with modern music. Just anime songs from Sota’s viewing habits.
- Relationship with Mother (1.4): While Hori loves her mother, due to Yoriko often putting work before her kids, even when Hori was younger and sick, it does give her abandonment issues.
Quotes & Gifs
Izumi Miyamura (Kōki Uchiyama)
By day, Miyamura is suited up, quiet, and a bit aloof. Once school is over? His piercings come out, you may see his tattoos, and his hair is up. But, no matter what time of day it is, Miyamura is just a nice guy who is a little weird, but harmless.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1 Episode 1 “A Tiny Happenstance”
- Family Business (1.9): His family owns a cake shop well known for its cheesecake.
- Siblings (1.11): Is an only child
- Height (1.11): Is 168 cm aka 5’5
Quotes & Gifs
Instead of “Where are you going,” do you mean, “Please don’t go?”
— Miyamura (1.4)
Sota (Yuka Terasaki)
Hori’s little brother who is the reason Miyamura comes into Hori’s life after he falls and Miyamura takes him home.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1 Episode 1 “A Tiny Happenstance”
Quotes & Gifs
Toru Ishikawa (Seiichirō Yamashita)
One of Hori’s school friends who has a notable crush on her but, with only seeing her at school, seems completely unaware of the life she has after the bell rings.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1 Episode 1 “A Tiny Happenstance”
- Has a long tong, compared to others (1.4)
- Siblings (1.11): Is an only child
- Height (1.12): 174 cm aka 5’7
Quotes & Gifs
Mom “Yuriko” (Ai Kayano)
Kyoki and Sota’s mother who is often working so she isn’t around much.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 2 “You Wear More Than One Face”
Quotes & Gifs
Sengoku (Nobuhiko Okamoto)
Sengoku is the student council president and one of Hori’s longest known associates. Mainly through her bullying him while they were growing up – which he now uses as blackmail material to make her do student council work.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 2 “You Wear More Than One Face”
- Siblings (1.11): Is an only child
Quotes & Gifs
Remi Ayasaki (M·A·O)
Sengoku’s girlfriend, who is also on student council, who can be a little ditzy.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 2 “You Wear More Than One Face”
- Reading Habits (1.8): Likes the Grimm Fairy tales
- Siblings (1.11): Is an only child
Quotes & Gifs
Shindo (Taku Yashiro)
Miyamura’s middle school friend, possibly the first friend he had, who got held back in school but now goes to Yasaka, which is one of the top schools in the area.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 4 “Everybody Loves Somebody”
- Girlfriend’s Name (1.5): Chika
Quotes & Gifs
Sakura (Reina Kondo)
A member of the student council, Sakura is a bit nerdy and doesn’t see herself as cute or interesting as other girls.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 4 “Everybody Loves Somebody”
- Siblings (1.11): Is an only child
- Religion (1.12): Is Buddhist
Quotes & Gifs
Kyosuke (Daisuke Ono)
Kyosuke is Kyoko’s dad, likely Sota’s as well, who Kyoko doesn’t seem necessarily close with for reasons likely dealing with his relationship with Yuriko and how he is as a dad.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 5 “I Can’t Say It Out Loud”
Quotes & Gifs
Sawada Honoka (Asakura Momo)
A second-year student who has a crush on Kyoko and is Izumi’s neighbor. Also, we learn her older brother died, which leads to Izumi acting as a surrogate.
Additional Information
Quotes & Gifs
Yuki (Yurie Kozakai)
Kyoko’s friend of three years, Yuki is the type to smile big to hide when she is upset, doesn’t say what she wants out loud, and just deal with opportunities passing her by.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 7 “You’re Here, I’m Here”
- Siblings (1.10): Has an older sister
Quotes & Gifs
Yanagi (Fukuyama Jun)
One of Yuki’s peers who asked her out but, ultimately, was rejected.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 8 “The Truth Deception Reveals”
- Vision Problems (1.8): While other people find it comical, Yanagi is someone in desperate need of glasses.
- Siblings (1.11): Is an only child
- Height (1.11): Is 168 cm aka 5’5
Quotes & Gifs
Tanihara (Shōya Chiba)
Izumi’s middle school bully who, with getting to know high school Izumi, becomes a friend.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 9 “It’s Hard, but Not Impossible”
Quotes & Gifs
Shu (Y. Chang)
Loud and borderline obnoxious, you can hear Shu down the hall, on another floor, maybe outside the building. Yet, despite some finding him annoying, he is also one of the friendliest of Kyoko and Izumi’s friend group.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 11 “It May Seem Like Hate”
Quotes & Gifs
Motoko (Hisako Kanemoto)
Shu’s younger sister, by 3 years, that is trying to get into East High School.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 11 “It May Seem Like Hate”
Quotes & Gifs
Yashiro (TBD)
Yashiro is Toru’s housekeeper who also acts in the capacity of an older sister due to how familiar she is with Toru.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 12 “Hitherto, and Forevermore”
- Height (1.12): 176 cm aka 5’7
Quotes & Gifs
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