HoriMiya comes to an end without fanfare or fireworks but a reflective goodbye.
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| Director(s) | Masashi Ishihama |
| Writer(s) | Takao Yoshioka |
| Aired (Hulu) | 4/3/2021 |
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Recap
What If We Never Met – Izumi
Since Izumi’s shadow holds all he has been trying to bury from his past, and graduation is about closing a chapter, he finally faces his past self. In the meeting of who he is vs. who he was, there is a consideration of how fate brought him into Kyoko and her friends’ life and what his world would have been like without them. And with facing his past and embracing his future, it seems Izumi may have not only healed from what has happened but forgiven himself for prolonging the life he currently loves and enjoys.
Friends Forever
With graduation coming upon everyone, it freaks out some. Remi worries Sakura will be done with her, Yanagi wants one last hoorah, Yuki is afraid of the changes coming about, and nearly everyone has something they are going through. But with promises to hang out, take trips, and more, those more fearful of losing their best friend or peer find themselves placated.
Us Together – Izumi, Kyoko
While everyone is worried about remaining connected and making plans, this doesn’t include Kyoko and Izumi. He is pretty much part of the family now, and while we still don’t get to see Izumi’s family interact with Kyoko, we can assume it goes both ways.
Things To Note | Question(s) Left Unanswered
- Moto didn’t pass her test and will be going to Katagiri.
Review
On The Fence
A Meek Ending
Yuki thinking to herself
There is no denying that Horimiya ended on a happy note, but considering how all over the place the show was up until now, to develop nearly its entire cast, the ending was meek. We didn’t get Yuki and Toru confessing, Sakura finding love, nothing to leave this series on an exclamation point. Even with the star couple, we didn’t get to finally see them kiss.
Making HoriMiya ultimately be a very cute show that somehow went downhill due to diluted stories than outright being bad.
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Horimiya Directory
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Season Reviews | |
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| Title | Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 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. |
Summary
A Meek Ending - 73%
73%
HoriMiya ends in an almost forgettable manner, making you wonder was it really worth watching 13 weeks.
