Overall, Horimiya very quickly and very easily made its way into my top 5 favorite romance manga's/anime's; and that's saying something, because I've been on somewhat of a romance-binge for the past two years.

I'm VERY particular about my romance (many aspects of reading or watching romance annoy me to no end, so I end up dropping a lot of what I start), so I hope you take that into consideration when I say that this manga has an arsenal of badassery going for it.

I will say, before I continue, that this manga is relatively simple. It has some complexity in certain areas, but not much. It's very straightforward. This generally bugs me about romance manga, but the mangaka and artust did such an excellent job of tying it all together.

Story: 8.5/10
The ONLY reason I didn't give it a 9 is because it's an extended version of Slice of Life. And believe me, there is nothing wrong with that. I enjoy SOL. But this certainly isn't a day-to-day, or even week-to-week breakdown of what's happening in the lives of these 7+ very interesting and complex characters. The story line is super good, and a strong point, but not THE strongest point. They did an excellent job of adding enjoyment to something so simple.

Art: 10/10
Hooo-ly shi*. Such precision, so many gorgeous angles... I loved how seamlessly the art during comedic moments flowed into the serious ones.

Character: 9/10
Every character, from the anti-hero (esque) to the main leads to the support, were so lovable. Again, very straightforward but great.

READ IT!!