HoriMiya is done!
The final Horimiya episode 13.
Did this romance anime deliver?
Was too much skipped? There is a ton to love here so smash that like and subscribe and
let's dive into this. My thoughts on the final episode and anime overall. Definitely post
any of your likes and issues down below! Horimiya got super praised from anime people early
on. You mean you have a romance anime that actually gets into the relationship? You know
instead of keeping it vague, not getting a kiss or even leaving it up to a sequel that'll
never happen. Now for winter season you had this almost decade-long manga getting turned
into an anime. It tries to cram over 120 chapters into 13 episodes so did the anime succeed?
I will say Horamiya feels pretty refreshing. What a unique idea! Actually getting the prized
couple together. Or if you want to look at another recent example super speed. Recall
Tonikaku Kawaii? The main character in that one got married to the first girl he just
met but anyway getting into what I liked what Horimiya did great first off it actually
feels like a real relationship a japanese couple. At least compared to the us this is
different in Japan you do have the confession culture so you may or may not be too close
to the person who confessed their love to you. You saw a good example of this in the
actual anime with Yuki's situation. Moving into the actual dating naturally you're gonna
have bumpy spots along the road of love. You gotta feel each other out. Play around and
experiment with what works and what doesn't. There will be times you don't see eye to eye.
tTmes you know you did wrong but at the same time don't really know how to admit it. Hori.
All of this helps to develop and shape the relationship. I especially love Hori being
the super insecure one. Not to say Miya wasn't without its own self bashing and even by the
end after what a year or two together they outright admit they still don't know almost
anything about you. Another thing to love was Hori and Miya playing off each other and I'm
sure you'll have your own opinions about this. Let's admit it Miya really was not the stereotypical
about what a man should be like. At least not from a western perspective. You had the guy
being scared being thinner framed, not too aggressive at the same time. He has traits
that i think a lot of anime people can relate to almost being an outcast being alone not
being too outgoing. Likewise Hori actually embodied a lot of traits that you would typically
expect from the guy in the relationship. She was often the one fighting, being angry, liking
horror movies. It was fun seeing her being violent or aggressive when she needed to be
while at the same time having worries that any other person would. Like being insecure
about her body, overthinking their relationship. We've all been there. By the end of everything
it was great to see how the lovebirds not only changed but also helped each other grow
due to meeting each other. Something else that really caught my attention was the kinky Hori.
Oh yeah she definitely has some Darkness in her. Whether you like her freaky side or think
it's weird as hell. I'm just that there's a normal romance that tackles this. It still feels
like talking openly about some kinks is way too taboo. It seems like it's almost never
acknowledged, it's played for comedy or worse you have people thinking it's weird then kink
shaming. This actually reminds me of the recent cursed Redo of healer anime. Did you know it's
actually been confirmed that this has a higher than average female viewership? Who knows how
many girls would love this hug for anime. And personally for me for Hori her voice actress
which was a cherry on top. Of course she's famously known for Asuna. She's done Zero Two
from Darling in the Franxx and to my surprise Iris is from Violet Evergarden. That one was
a shocker. She has quite the range which by the way congrats to her on her pregnancy. Getting
to Miya physically and mentally this guy had such a drastic change especially visually.
Recall his full look at the beginning?
Keep in mind this is Japan you would stand out so much. Either way I really enjoy seeing
his struggle and finally him being able to move past his former self. I don't know but
for me it felt like it hit so close to home for me. Like I never hated myself in junior
high or high school but seeing how far i've come I definitely wouldn't want to go back
to the person I was at that time. And let me not forget about the father Hori’s papa
what a chill dude. I want to get a drink with this guy. He acts more like Hori's older brother
rather than a parent and then when he initially meant Miya what a complete switch from what
you would expect a parent meeting a guy one that's obviously interested in your daughter.
I really wouldn't mind getting a full episode with only him trolling this upcoming couple
which you actually do get a ton of in the manga. And let's not forget about Yuki and
Toru. Seems fitting comboing these two together. Yes they are the second couple you're rooting
for or not your choice. I actually did like the dynamic between the blonde Yuki and Tooru
especially how they developed after Hori got snatched by Miya. Anyway touching on the actual
last episode episode 13.
I was really curious to see how they would handle this they jumped straight from Christmas
over to the graduation. Initially i was watching this getting a little frustrated seeing how
much of the friends were being showcased while at the same time it seems so little. Hori and
Miya but surprisingly enough double checking with the manga afterwards this is actually
really faithful. The Christmas New year's episode already set their future in stone so I guess
what else is there to add? For me personally it would have been real nice to get at least
an on-screen kiss. Which come on i know it's Japan but what is up with anime? You got the
sexy time teased months ago but he can't give us a solid on-screen kiss nope only hold handing
for you so kinky and besides the main two you might as well have given us something
more concrete for team Yuki. This is your last chance so why not? Show us more. So do you have
any similar things you loved or some things I missed? Let me know down below! Alright switching
over my dislike or issues. I do have some nitpicks but I feel this major one sums it all up. You
know i thought this anime was called Horimiya. Don't get me wrong while i really enjoy seeing
these two lovebirds being a lovey-dovey blossoming early on into this cute couple. Once their
midnight fling happened there really was not enough Hori or Miya so yes a huge negative
with both of them becoming side characters in their own freaking series. I wouldn't mind
this 50 50 splint I'd barter for that but come on it went to like 10 or 20 percent in
some of the later episodes and I get it. I know the business side of this. Cloverworks was
only given one season only 13 episodes to start and finish which is why you have to
ask why waste time on characters who don't matter? Especially the green dude and her sister.
When that came up in a later episode i was like who the hell are you? And my god they
actually spent an entire episode on him. For the blond Yuki and Toru i get it they are
the second couple you're rooting for. Hell i even really enjoyed Remi and her quick flashback
but to waste almost an episode on this D level character especially when so much of Hori
and Miya stuff didn't already make it into the anime. In hindsight the anime should have
only mostly focused on Hori and Miya especially highlighting their fun and lovable moments
post being an official couple. Any side character should have been just that on the side. instead
of that chapters where this couple interacts with all of them a good chunk of fat that
could have been chopped out with a sharp knife was the green dude in this d-level subplot
cut out Akane passive masking out Yuki and while i felt Remi and the president were handled
better i would trade that in a heartbeat for more Hori and Miya moments you don't have time
to fully develop them anyway so instead it just comes off half-assed which gets on to
the next issue. Was the anime too short? As always you have 13 episodes one season ordered
by the production committee they actually timed as well the manga ended like what two
weeks ago but honestly there should have been more they could actually gone the bunny girl
Senpai route. Perhaps the season 2 was out of the question but why not bundle four or
five episodes into a movie or theater ova special i can't tell you in march they did
have a Hori Miya shop here in japan i managed to slip out during my super busy schedule
and let me tell you that was packed with little high school girls buying up everything so
yes thinking business-wise since that is a priority making more of this could have done
wonders. So let's get into it how much of Horimiya was actually skipped? let me try to give
you an idea episode by episode i did try to map out the chapters covered each episode
covered anywhere from three to six chapters except the anime jumps around a lot especially
towards the later episodes i practically gave up after episode 10. you have to have the
anime mixing in past and future chapters after episode 12 which was the episode with the
christmas and new year's chapters combined they freaking jumped to their graduation in
late march so what do you know a four month time skip holy crap it is weirder when you
notice what actually takes place in manga the Christmas event happened on chapter 63
the new years on 64 which is around the halfway point of the series anime wise this was freaking
episode 12.
the anime for episode 13 the final one skips over to the graduation which is around chapter
123 and 24. this means the Horimiya series actually spent like half the story in these
last two or three months leading up to their graduation in other words you have this key
multi-months period where the anime practically skips most of it you know it feels like half
the manga was skipped this includes decent chunks of content removed from the chapters
the anime did cover. The manga actually has a lot of chapters fully dedicated to developing
the side characters that works in the manga since you do have more time for Horimiya to
breathe let me actually give you some notable anime cuts the kyoto school trip only a picture
in the anime you might be familiar with japanese schools there's always one major trip that
happens often is kyoto the school festival also only a picture in the anime which is
another staple of japanese schools may you're having to do the swimming exam and trying
to get out of it Miya licking Hori trying out some new kinks I see. The guys having
their own slumber party come on this would have been a fun half an episode and freaking
valentine's day with the Horimiya couple this by far seems to be the biggest missed opportunity
but no let me give you more of the green dude and his sister besides some events removed
you did have complete characters cut out this included scenes with the little brother and
his crush i think he sounded a little redheaded but did she ever get a line that clinging
girl she actually had more scenes of development and the manga she even actually visits Hori's
home. Probably not the best of ideas. I shall let you know that potentially there is some
hope the blu-ray is coming out like often is done especially for romances you do have
an audio cd drama included which i'm betting you they're going to be adapting some skipped
over chapters here and there and who knows potentially some ova only for the blu-ray
later on would be real nice anyway overall for my final thoughts where the hell is my
kiss but really my nitpicks aside even with HoriMiya getting sidelined in the later episodes
this is still a pretty enjoyable romance anime especially for one of his length only 13 episodes
i do say that with perhaps the bar in roman's anime not being set too high i mean trying
to be low with your favorite romance anime i think this would easily make top 5 or top
10 for anyone's list let me also mention that i did technically somewhat binge the manga
i was hoping to do more videos on this series but unlike hardcore manga fans just putting
it out there i do not have those years and years of investment in the series so as a
new fan of the anime and a casual one of the manga i can tell you this anime feels very
enjoyable standalone as you're watching this i'm sure you'll notice some of the issues
or nitpicks i brought up places where the anime could have been really tightened up
and if you did love the Horimiya anime and are craving more i would highly recommend
manga you got twice a material waiting for you right there hell i wouldn't have even
checked out the manga if i wasn't enjoying the anime so much in the first place i definitely
had Hori and mia's voices shining through as i read also let me just say since it's
the same studio at the very least this wasn't like the promise neverland disaster where
15 volumes got abridged into 11 episodes. Yeah Cloverworks you better watch it. I am predicting
that Cloverworks may gain this reputation for rushed adaptations.
Either way best of all for the Horimiya anime it promised
you a couple, you got them in a relationship, and even teases you with much more by the
end of it. You know they're gonna get married that's gonna come sooner or later probably
sooner which is why to me it almost felt like the christmas episode was meant to be the
anime finale episode 13 was just bonus like frosting on their wedding cake if you do want
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