During the event Anime Japan 2023 it was announced that the manga written by HERO and illustrated by Daisuke Hagiwara, Horimiyawill have a new anime adaptation titled as Horimiya: Piecewhat It will be released next July in Japan.. This new adaptation is not regarding any sequel or prequel, but rather “it will finish the job started two years ago.”
According to what was mentioned in the press release, this new anime series will adapt the stories of the original manga that were not covered in the adaptation produced in Winter-2021 (January-March)with the same cast of voices and production team.
On the other hand, the series aired in Japan during the season of Winter-2021 (January-March), with a total of thirteen episodes and with Funimation transmitting it to the West. The manga was published through the magazine Monthly G Fantasy from the publisher Square Enix since October 2011, and ended in March 2021.
Production team
- Masashi Ishihama (Glass no Hana to Kowasu Sekai, Persona 5 the Animation, Senkou no Night Raid) is in charge of directing the project in the studios CloverWorks.
- Takao Yoshioka (100-man no Inochi no Ue ni Ore wa Tatteiru, Demi-chan wa Kataritai, High School DxD) is in charge of writing and supervising the scripts.
- Haruko Iizuka (Ensemble Stars!, Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko., Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi) is in charge of character design.
- Masaru Yokoyama (Arakawa Under the Bridge, Fate/Apocrypha, Koi to Uso) is in charge of composing the soundtrack.
Horimiya Synopsis
Though admired at school for her kindness and academic prowess, high school student Kyouko Hori has been hiding another side of her. With her parents often away from home due to her work, Hori has to take care of her younger brother and do chores, with no time to socialize outside of school.
Meanwhile, Izumi Miyamura is seen as a brooding otaku who wears glasses. However, he is actually a kind person and inept at studying. Additionally, he has nine piercings hidden behind his long hair, and a tattoo along his back and left shoulder. By sheer chance, Hori and Miyamura pass each other outside of school, neither looking as the other would expect. These seemingly polar opposites become friends, sharing a side they’ve never shown anyone.
Fuente: Comic Natalie
© HERO • Daisuke Hagiwara / SQUARE ENIX • Horimiya Production Committee