The upcoming anime series Horimiya: The Missing Pieces will premiere in July as part of the Summer 2023 anime season.

Horimiya: The Missing Pieces is sort of a spinoff that plans to show side stories that otherwise didn’t make it into the actual 2021 series. You can check out the latest trailer below.

Although admired at school for her amiability and academic prowess, high school student Kyouko Hori has been hiding another side of her. With her parents often away from home due to work, Hori has to look after her younger brother and do the housework, leaving no chance to socialize away from school.

Meanwhile, Izumi Miyamura is seen as a brooding, glasses-wearing otaku. However, in reality, he is a gentle person inept at studying. Furthermore, he has nine piercings hidden behind his long hair and a tattoo along his back and left shoulder.

By sheer chance, Hori and Miyamura cross paths outside of school—neither looking as the other expects. These seemingly polar opposites become friends, sharing with each other a side they have never shown to anyone else.

You can check out our review of the Horimiya anime series here.