The update of the description of the official Twitter account for the animated adaptation of the manga by hero and illustrated by Daisuke Hagiwara, Horimiya, found that the literary franchise has exceeded six million accumulated copies in circulation.

HERO, for its part, published the manga in Yonkoma format between February 2007 and December 2011, and Square Enix publishers put the work together in a total of ten volumes. This first edition was titled Hori-san to Miyamura-kun. HERO then began republishing the manga, this time through a paper serialization titled Horimiya, with illustrator Daisuke Hagiwara through the magazine. Monthly G-Fantasy from the publisher Square enix in October 2011.

The piece inspired an anime adaptation produced by the studios Cloverworks, Headed by Masashi ishihama and scripts from Takao Yoshioka, Premiered in Japan on January 9, 2021.

Horimiya synopsis

Though high school student Kyouko Hori was admired for her kindness and academic ability in school, she has hidden another side of her. Since her parents are often away from work because of work, Hori has to take care of her younger brother and do household chores without having time to meet outside of school.

Meanwhile, Izumi Miyamura is seen as a haunted otaku wearing glasses. However, he is actually a kind and incapable of learning. He also has nine piercings hidden behind his long hair and a tattoo on his back and left shoulder. By chance, Hori and Miyamura intersect outside of school and don’t look what the other would expect. These seemingly opposing poles become friends and share a side they have never shown anyone before.

Source: Official Twitter account

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