Dying for them: Kaneki, Tsukiyama Clan, adult Renji, Akira
Killing for them: Touka, Ayato, young Renji, Koutarou
Religious adoration: Tatara, Kanae, Suzuya Squad
Becoming the God of their world: Eto, Souta, Donato
Thoughts, I guess
Hinami is the only normal one. I'd say Hori Chie too but she's anything but normal; she has shrimp emotions and doesn't subscribe to any system. Matsuri is somehow both in God and Devotee. Mutsuki is in everywhere.
Horimiya quickly becomes an “omake” after a plot driven story to bring character together in the Horimiya friend group we know and love today. It’s one of the biggest reason people don’t rate Horimiya highly. They feel “dumbing it down” to a pure slice of slice took away the original intent of the story. I get it. I do. While I actually enjoy the omake aspect of it since it actually develops the character’s relationships with each other, here’s a list of hidden sides we get to see for each characters that actually show up in later chapters and was never part of the “central plot”:
Iura: Quiet and nonchalant in front of his sister Makoto because his loud personality drove her away. In an attempt to bond with her, he adopted a new personality that wasn’t too overbearing for her at home. Eventually, it became a part of himself. (Shown in the anime, but didn’t give a reason why)
Yanagi: A shoujo fanatic at home and also extremely grumpy in the mornings. Although the manga doesn’t expand on it, we can tell Yanagi is really scary when he’s angry. He also admires Kouno the most out of all his friends (and it’s mutual).
Kouno Sakura: shown as inherently capable and feminine. She actually started to learn baking in an attempt to feel more feminine. It was likely because Remi’s reputation took a toll on her. (Note I’m NOT saying any of this is Remi’s fault, actually far from it)
Hori: Even though Hori is popular, another part of her hidden side is that she can’t do traditionally feminine things other high schoolers at her age pride themselves on, including baking. This really is something she thinks is lacking in herself. When Hori admits her insecurities to her, Kouno’s perspective of Hori changes from the unreachable popular girl to a girl trapped in the same social standards.
*spoiler*
Souta (aged-up): cool on the exterior but actually a very caring and family-oriented person at home
Yuuna (aged-up): An air of maturity, but embarrassed easily around the people she’s grown up with (Souta). A little self conscious about her forehead. Really, she turned out like Hori and Souta turned out like Miyamura with his violent tendencies. It’s obvious they both looked up to Hori and Miyamura and started to mirror them, so they’re dynamic is really similar.