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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.


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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.

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
  • Which Year Are They In (2.2): They are third years

Other Noteworthy Information

  • Sex (2.10): Though it is never seen, considering Miyamura freaks out when Kyoko notes/jokes her period is late, it might be safe to assume they are having sex.
  • Younger Versions (2.12): We meet a young version of Kyoko’s parents, and many of the kids’ parents, in episode 12 of season 2

Kyoko Hori (Haruka Tomatsu)

Hori (Haruka Tomatsu) getting angry
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)

Miyamura (Koki Uchiyama) in both his school and day look
Miyamura (Koki 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
  • Age (2.6): He is 18

Quotes & Gifs

Instead of “Where are you going,” do you mean, “Please don’t go?”
— Miyamura (1.4)


Sota (Yuka Terasaki)

Sota (Yuka Terasaki) with a nose bleed
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.

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Toru Ishikawa (Seiichirō Yamashita)

Ishikawa (Seiichirō Yamashita) admitting he likes Hori
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.

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Mom “Yuriko” (Ai Kayano)

Yuriko (Ai Kayano) greeting her daughter
Yuriko (Ai Kayano)

Kyoki and Sota’s mother who is often working so she isn’t around much.

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Kakeru Sengoku (Nobuhiko Okamoto)

Sengoku (Nobuhiko Okamoto) looking scared of Miyamura
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.

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Remi Ayasaki (M·A·O)

Ayasaki (M-A-O) being introduced
Ayasaki (M-A-O)

Sengoku’s girlfriend, who is also on student council, who can be a little ditzy.

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Shindo (Taku Yashiro)

Shindo (Taku Yashiro) greeting Miyamura
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.

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Sakura (Reina Kondo)

Sakura (Reina Kondo) looking outside a window
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.

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Kyousuke (Daisuke Ono)

Kyosuke (Daisuke Ono) giving a side eye
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.

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Sawada Honoka (Asakura Momo)

Sawada Honoka (Asakura Momo) in the hallway
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.

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Yuki (Yurie Kozakai)

Yuki (Yurie Kozakai) at a bookstore
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.

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Yanagi (Fukuyama Jun)

Yanagi (Fukuyama Jun) walking with his head down
Yanagi (Fukuyama Jun)

One of Yuki’s peers who asked her out but, ultimately, was rejected.

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Tanihara (Shōya Chiba)

Tanihara (Shoya Chiba) after Kyoko beats him up
Tanihara (Shoya Chiba)

Izumi’s middle school bully, who, with getting to know high school Izumi, becomes a friend.

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Shu (Y. Chang)

Shu (Y. Chang) in HoriMiya
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.

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Motoko (Hisako Kanemoto)

Motoko (Hisako Kanemoto) on Horimiya
Motoko (Hisako Kanemoto)

Shu’s younger sister, by three years, that is trying to get into East High School.

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Yashiro (TBD)

Yashiro, Toru's housekeeper
Yashiro, Toru’s housekeeper

Yashiro is Toru’s housekeeper, who also acts in the capacity of an older sister due to how familiar she is with Toru.

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Yasuda (Tsuda Kenjirou)

Yasuda (Tsuda Kenjirou)
“Yasuda (Tsuda Kenjirou),” Horimiya: The Missing Pieces, “Page 1: Class Trip,” directed by Masashi Ishihama, 2023, (Crunchyroll)

Yasuda is a perverted English teacher at Hori and Miyamura’s school.

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Mizouchi (To Be Determined)

Mizouchi
“Mizouchi,” Horimiya, “Page 2: Cooking Class,” directed by Akihisa Shibata, 2023, (Crunchyroll)

Mizouchi is a peer of Hori and Miyamura.

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Takeru (Daisuke Namikawa)

Takeru (Daisuke Namikawa)
“Takeru (Daisuke Namikawa),” HoriMiya, “Page 4: Hori Kotatsu,” directed by Ryō Kodama, 2023, (Crunchyroll)

Daisuke Namikawa plays Takeru, and they are Kakeru’s father and a pseudo-friend of the Hori family, though considering how he bad-talks them, maybe it is best to say he is a long-time associate.

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Kitahara (Amasaki Kouhei)

Kitahara (Amasaki Kouhei) coming into the Iura house for the first time
“Kitahara (Amasaki Kouhei) coming into the Iura house for the first time,” Horimiya, “Iura,” directed by Yasuo Ejima, 2023, (Crunchyroll)

Kitahara is a boy in Mokoto’s class, and she likes him despite him liking a friend of hers.

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Nakamine (To Be Determined)

Nakamine
“Nakamine,” Horimiya, “Teacher,” directed by Jun Takahashi, 2023, (Crunchyroll)

Imagine Yanagi, into physics, but still as much of a mess as he was as a teenager and a dash more nerdy.

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Terajima (Satou Hana)

Terjima (Satou Hana) questioning what's wrong with her co-worker
“Terjima (Satou Hana) questioning what’s wrong with her co-worker,” Horimiya, “Teacher,” directed by Jun Takahashi, 2023, (Crunchyroll)

Think of Terajima as Hori if she ever became a teacher, for she can cut with her words, is often portrayed as serious, but has a potential soft side.

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Watabe (Ichikawa Aoi)

Watabe Ichikawa Aoi HoriMiya Season 2 Episode 10 Jealousy scaled

Watabe is a bit of a creeper who has a crush on Miyamura without a care in the world, including that Miyamura is dating a girl, even if that girl is Hori.

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Maya Nogami (Konomi Kohara)

Maya Nogami (Konomi Kohara) giving Sawada her chocolates
“Maya Nogami (Konomi Kohara) giving Sawada her chocolates,” HoriMiya, “Chocolate,” directed by Tsurumi Mukōyama, 2023, (Crunchyroll)

Maya is someone in Sawada’s grade who has a crush on Iura and, because of Sawada’s connection to the older kids, hopes she can give some insight.

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