Horimiya Surpasses Kaguya-Sama To Become The Biggest Romantic Comedy Debut For Winter 2021

Do opposites really attract? That’s what most of us really had in mind when we first tuned in to watch Horimiya. The sweet development of two complete strangers from high school friends to a couple made our hearts skip a beat!

Based on Hero’s 2007 manga Hori-san to Miyamura-kun, the anime adaptation was released on January 10, 2021, and after episode 1 aired, the series easily topped some charts.

Horimiya recently broke some major records in MyAnimeList for having the Biggest Romantic Comedy Debut for Winter 2021.

The record was held earlier by Rent-A-Girlfriend but Horimiya surpassed it as well.

Over 63,000 MyAnimeList users had added Horimiya to their watchlist and after its excellent premiere garnered over 69,000 fans. Rent-A-Girlfriend had about 55,228 watchers bookmarking the anime till Horimiya quickly caught up.

Soon enough, Horimiya caught up to its biggest competitor, the fan-favourite Kaguya-sama: Love is War which had 82,808 users listed. Horimiya currently has over 89,000 watchers making it the top rank holder.

Hero’s Horimiya tells the story of two high school students Miyamura and Hori. They both find out each other’s secret personas and promise to keep them a secret. With that new promise, they slowly grow closer and eventually fall for each other.

The manga has over 15 published volumes which later paved the way for 6 OVAs and now a currently airing anime adaptation with episode 1 recently aired on January 10.

We are looking forward to more of Horimiya’s achievements later on as well.

About Horimiya

Horimiya san to Miyamura kun is a manga by HERO. The manga will be getting an anime adaptation in January 2021.

Kyoko Hori is the school’s smart and popular girl who is quite the opposite of the shy and gloomy Miyamura. Both of them have their own secrets.

While Hori struggles with taking care of herself and her younger brother, Souta, Miyamura constantly hides all his piercings and tattoos. They discover each other’s personal lives and begin to get closer.

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