One of the most highly-anticipated anime projects of the year is the upcoming new Horimiya: The Missing Pieces. A continuation of the 2021 Horimiya anime series, the upcoming installment is set to adapt various plotlines from the manga, which didn’t make it into the original television anime adaption.Fans of the original anime series are incredibly excited for the Horimiya: The Missing Pieces, which will see them dive back into the titular ship’s love story. The series’ title serves as a portmanteau of the names of protagonists Kyoko Hori and Izumi Miyamura, hence Horimiya.When the series was first announced earlier this year, fans were ecstatic for the then yet-to-be-announced release date for the series. However, with the latest release of information for the Horimiya: This Missing Pieces anime, fans finally have an official release date for the upcoming sequel series.Horimiya: The Missing Pieces anime is set to debut on July 1 as part of Summer 2023 seasonHORIMIYA PIECE !!@myamurasTHE NEW HORIMIYA PIECE TRAILER AHH IM SO EXCITED7330THE NEW HORIMIYA PIECE TRAILER AHH IM SO EXCITED https://t.co/3OGtvy61kCOn June 2, 2023, the staff for the Horimiya: The Missing Pieces shared a new promotional video and key visual for the anime series. The video revealed and previews the series’ opening and ending theme songs, as well as announced a brand new cast member and the Saturday, July 1, premiere date.The series will premiere in Japan on the Tokyo MX and MBS networks on the same day. The series will stream on AbemaTV and U-NEXT on July 1, after which the series will be available on other streaming services from July 5 onwards. However, his does not include international streaming services, with Crunchyroll set to distribute the series internationally as it airs in Japan.The opening theme song for Horimiya: The Missing Pieces will be Shiawase (Happiness) by Omoinotake, while Ami Sakaguchi will perform the ending theme song URL. Daisuke Namikawa is set to join the cast as Takeru Sengoku, Kakeru’s father. As mentioned above, the series will animate stories in the original manga that the previous adaptation had foregone.Anime Corner@animecorner_acJUST IN: "Horimiya: The Missing Pieces" - New Key Visual!New trailer, theme songs & info: acani.me/horimiya-piece…20232JUST IN: "Horimiya: The Missing Pieces" - New Key Visual!New trailer, theme songs & info: acani.me/horimiya-piece… https://t.co/QuVUiPxRsBReturning cast members for the anime series include:Haruka Tomatsu as Kyoko HoriKouki Uchiyama as Izumi MiyamuraSeiichirō Yamashita as Toru IshikawaYurie Kozakai as Yuki YoshikawaNobuhiko Okamoto as Kakeru SengokuM.A.O as Remi AyasakiReina Kondo as Sakura KōnoDaiki Yamashita as Shū IuraJun Fukuyama as Akane YanagiTaku Yashiro as Kōichi ShindōMomo Asakura as Honoka SawadaDaisuke Ono as Kyōsuke HoriAi Kayano as Yuriko HoriYuka Terasaki as Sōta HoriHisako Kanemoto as Motoko IuraAside from animation studio CloverWorks continuing to produce the series, the cast who are back to animate the series include:Director: Masashi IshihamaSeries Script Supervisor, Scripts: Takao YoshiokaCharacter Design: Haruko IizukaChief Animation Directors: Haruko Iizuka, Akira Takata, Hiromi Ogata, Yumi ShimizuColor Key Artist: Asuka YokotaArt Directors: Hisayo Usui, Yasunao MoriyasuEditing: Hiroaki KimuraDirector of Photography: Yūya SakumaCG Director: Katsuaki MiyajiSound Director: Jin AketagawaMusic: Masaru YokoyamaBe sure to keep up with all anime, manga, film, and live-action news as 2023 progresses.