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Horimiya
Start here. Thirteen episodes covering the manga end to end, from the first meeting through to graduation. Complete on its own.
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Updated Aug 24, 2026
Horimiya Watch Order (2026 Guide)
A popular, put-together girl and a quiet boy with piercings under his uniform find out that neither of them is what school thinks they are, and become the only person the other can be honest with.
Recommended Order
Quick answer
- Horimiya
- Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
Plus 1 optional extra.
2 titles · 26 episodes · ~10.5 hours
The 2021 series is the whole story: thirteen episodes that run from the first meeting to graduation. The Missing Pieces comes after it and goes back to fill in the chapters that season had to cut. The 2012 OVA is a separate, earlier adaptation of a different manga, and it is the one entry with no official English release.
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Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
Watch second. Rather than continuing the story, it returns to the same school year and adapts the chapters the first season had to cut, giving the supporting cast the room they lost.
⚠ This assumes you have already finished the 2021 series and does not reintroduce the characters or their situation.
Optional Extras
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Hori-san to Miyamura-kun
A separate adaptation of the four-panel webcomic the manga was based on. Six episodes released between 2012 and 2021, retelling the early part of the story in a rougher style closer to HERO's original art.
⚠ There is no official English release. The episodes were sold in Japan bundled with manga volumes and have never been licensed for English streaming or home video.
Why This Order
There is one thing to understand before starting, and it explains the whole order. The 2021 CloverWorks series adapted a 122-chapter manga in thirteen episodes and still reached the final chapter, which means it dropped a great deal on the way — the last episode ends on a montage of the material it skipped. It is a complete story, and it is where to begin.
The Missing Pieces exists because of what was dropped. It is not a sequel: the thirteen episodes go back into the same school year and adapt chapters the first season passed over, mostly ones giving the supporting cast room to breathe. Watching it second is the natural fit, since it assumes you already know who everyone is and what they mean to each other.
The 2012 OVA is a different thing entirely and belongs below the line. Horimiya began as a four-panel webcomic called Hori-san to Miyamura-kun, which HERO drew alone; the manga most people know is a redrawn adaptation of it by Daisuke Hagiwara. The OVA adapts the webcomic, not the manga, over six episodes released across nine years, with a different studio and director on nearly every one. It covers ground the 2021 series also covers, in a rougher style closer to the original art. It is worth seeing once you are attached to these characters, but the practical obstacle is that it never received an English release.
How Many Episodes and Seasons Does Horimiya Have?
Horimiya has 2 seasons in the main run — 26 episodes altogether.
Main Run
| Title | Type | Episodes | Aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horimiya | TV Series | 13 episodes | January 2021 |
| Horimiya: The Missing Pieces | TV Series | 13 episodes | July 2023 |
Optional Extras
| Title | Type | Episodes | Aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hori-san to Miyamura-kun | OVA | 6 episodes | September 2012 |
2 titles · 26 episodes · ~10.5 hours
Source Material
Where each part of the anime lines up with the source, so you know where to pick up reading.
Manga
Completed
Horimiya
Horimiya (13 episodes)
Source Ch. 1 - Ch. 122 (final chapter), abridged
The Missing Pieces (13 episodes)
Source Chapters skipped by the 2021 series, spread across the run
Hori-san to Miyamura-kun (6 OVA episodes)
Source The original webcomic, a separate work
Horimiya Spin-offs and Side Stories
Only spin-offs that tie into the main story are listed here — anthologies, fan books and the like are left out.
Hori-san to Miyamura-kun
Alternative Version Manga
Horimiya Bangai-hen
Side Story Manga
There is no chapter to pick up from — the 2021 series already adapted the last one. What the manga still holds is everything the anime went past on the way there. The first season compressed 122 chapters into thirteen episodes and closed on a montage of what it had skipped. The Missing Pieces went back for a portion of that in 2023, but only a portion. Reading the manga from the start is not a rewatch in print; large stretches of it have never been animated at all. Some housekeeping on the volumes. The story runs to 16 volumes in Japan, completed in July 2021, and Yen Press publishes the English edition. A seventeenth volume followed in 2023, collecting bonus material rather than continuing the story. The original webcomic is worth knowing about as well. Hori-san to Miyamura-kun ran from 2007 to 2011 in a four-panel format, drawn by HERO alone, and the manga everyone knows is Daisuke Hagiwara's redraw of it. It is a different reading experience rather than a continuation.
Horimiya Watch Order FAQ
Where should I start with Horimiya?
The 2021 series. Thirteen episodes, and it takes the story all the way to the end rather than stopping partway. The Missing Pieces goes second, and the 2012 OVA is optional.
Is Horimiya finished, and is there another season coming?
The story is finished. The manga ended in March 2021 at 122 chapters, and the 2021 series adapted through to that final chapter. No further anime has been announced. What is left unadapted is not the ending but the middle — chapters the first season skipped, some of which The Missing Pieces went back for.
Is The Missing Pieces a second season?
Not in the usual sense. It does not continue the story: its thirteen episodes adapt chapters from the same stretch of time that the 2021 series cut for pacing, mostly ones involving the supporting cast. The order still holds, because it is written for people who have already seen the first series.
Can I skip The Missing Pieces?
Yes, without losing the plot. The 2021 series resolves everything on its own. What you lose is texture: the friends around Hori and Miyamura get far more attention here than they did the first time.
What is the 2012 OVA, and do I need it?
You do not need it, and most people outside Japan cannot easily watch it. Horimiya started as a four-panel webcomic by HERO called Hori-san to Miyamura-kun; the manga everyone knows is a redraw of it by Daisuke Hagiwara. The OVA adapts the webcomic instead, in six episodes spread over nine years, and it has never had an official English release.
Does the anime cover the whole manga?
It reaches the end of it, which is not the same as covering all of it. The 2021 series runs from chapter 1 to chapter 122, the last one, but drops a large amount in between — the finale even plays a montage of the skipped material. The Missing Pieces recovered some of it, and plenty is still only in print.
Is there an English dub?
Yes, for both TV series. Funimation dubbed the 2021 season, and Crunchyroll produced the dub for The Missing Pieces, which started on 25 July 2023. The 2012 OVA has no dub.
Where can I watch Horimiya?
Crunchyroll carries both TV series, subtitled and dubbed. The 2021 season has also been available on Hulu.
How long does it take to watch?
Both TV series are 13 episodes each, so 26 episodes in total — around 10.5 hours. The six OVA episodes would add roughly another two and a half.
Is the live-action version part of the watch order?
No. A live-action film screened in Japan in February 2021 and a live-action drama began airing that same month on MBS and TBS, streaming on Apple TV+ within Japan only. Both are separate adaptations with their own cast.