Horimiya anime rights and licensing
The Horimiya Project holds the anime rights, CloverWorks handles production, and English-language streaming moved from Funimation to Crunchyroll.
Published: 2026-08-19. Updated: 2026-08-19.
Short answer: The Horimiya anime is copyright to the Horimiya Project, with original creators HERO and Daisuke Hagiwara and publisher Square Enix credited in the line. CloverWorks produced the 2021 series and Horimiya: The Missing Pieces. Funimation simulcast the 2021 series in the United Kingdom, Ireland, United States, and Canada starting January 9, 2021, and Crunchyroll later confirmed it streams both the original series and The Missing Pieces.
Who owns the anime rights to Horimiya?
CloverWorks' official Horimiya page lists the copyright as '© HERO, Daisuke Hagiwara / SQUARE ENIX, Horimiya Project.' The 'Horimiya Project' is the production committee that holds the anime adaptation rights. The same credit appears on materials for Horimiya: The Missing Pieces, the 2023 companion series.
The source manga originated as HERO's webcomic Hori-san to Miyamura-kun, with the Square Enix version illustrated by Daisuke Hagiwara. Square Enix therefore controls the underlying publishing rights, while the production committee manages the anime adaptation, including streaming and merchandise licensing.
Horimiya rights holders as credited in public sources.| Rights category | Publicly credited holder | Source |
|---|
| Anime adaptation copyright | Horimiya Project | CloverWorks official works page |
| Original manga | HERO, Daisuke Hagiwara / Square Enix | Serialized in G Fantasy |
| Animation production | CloverWorks | CloverWorks official works page |
| English streaming (2021 series) | Funimation | Anime UK News report |
| English streaming (Missing Pieces) | Crunchyroll | Popverse report |
Who licenses Horimiya for streaming?
Funimation announced that it would simulcast the 2021 Horimiya TV series starting January 9, 2021 in the United Kingdom, Ireland, United States, and Canada. The series was available in Japanese with English subtitles, with new episodes on Saturdays at 5:00 pm GMT. Anime UK News reported the announcement, which covered Aniplex titles distributed through Funimation.
For the 2023 follow-up Horimiya: The Missing Pieces, Popverse reported that Crunchyroll secured the streaming rights and that the first season was also available on Crunchyroll and Hulu. This shift reflects the post-merger consolidation of Funimation and Crunchyroll under Sony, though the underlying licensor remains the production committee.
How Horimiya's rights are split
Like most Japanese TV anime, Horimiya is financed and managed by a production committee. The committee uses the Horimiya Project name in credits and is responsible for dividing business roles such as broadcast, streaming, music, home video, and goods. CloverWorks is the animation production company and does not automatically own the finished adaptation rights.
The 2021 series and The Missing Pieces may be separate committees or the same committee with adjusted contracts. Public credits do not clarify this. What is clear is that the underlying manga rights stay with HERO and Square Enix, while the anime adaptation is a committee-controlled work.
Where public evidence stops
The Horimiya Project is named in copyright notices, but the individual member companies, their investment shares, and their territorial authority are not published. No public document discloses how much Funimation or Crunchyroll paid for streaming rights, or whether those deals were exclusive.
Because Funimation's catalog migrated to Crunchyroll after Sony acquired Crunchyroll, the current streaming availability of the 2021 series may differ from the original 2021 announcement. Platform listings change, so the safest sourced statement is the original simulcast deal and Crunchyroll's later confirmation for The Missing Pieces.
Ownership uncertainty note: The Horimiya Project is the credited rights holder, but its member list and internal splits are private. Streaming availability may have shifted after the Funimation-Crunchyroll merger.
Frequently asked questions
Who owns the anime rights to Horimiya?
The Horimiya Project production committee holds the anime adaptation rights, with copyright credited to HERO, Daisuke Hagiwara, Square Enix, and the project.
Who streamed Horimiya in 2021?
Funimation simulcast the 2021 series in the UK, Ireland, US, and Canada starting January 9, 2021.
Where can I watch Horimiya: The Missing Pieces?
Crunchyroll confirmed it secured the rights to stream Horimiya: The Missing Pieces, and the first season is also available there.
Does CloverWorks own Horimiya?
No. CloverWorks is the animation studio. The rights rest with the Horimiya Project production committee.