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Hyouka
Oreki Houtarou is a minimalistic high school boy. One day, he joins the Classic Literature Club at his elder sister's request. There he meets Chitanda Eru, Fukube Satoshi, and Ibara Mayaka. Chitanda is a calm beautiful girl but she turns into an embodiment of curiosity once she says, "I'm curious." Fukube is a smiling boy with a fantastic memory who calls himself a database. Ibara is a short girl and is strict with others and herself. They begin to investigate a case that occurred 45 years ago. Hints of the mystery are buried in an old collection of works of the former members of Classics Club. The collection is titled "Hyouka."
- Cast:
- Yuichi Nakamura, Satomi Sato, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Ai Kayano
- Language:
- Japanese
- Country:
- Japan
- Network:
- Chiba TV
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Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 8.0The Revival of the Time-Honored Classic Lit Club
2012-04-23 · 26m"Energy conservationist" Hotaro Oreki joins the Classic Lit Club at his high school at his sister's behest, to keep it from being shut down. Also joining the club are his best friend, Satoshi Fukube, and Eru Chitanda, a curious girl who enjoys mysteries.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 8.2The Prestigious Classic Lit Club's Activities
2012-04-30 · 26mEru grows bored of the club's lack of activities, and suggests that they prepare an anthology to submit for the school's culture festival in the fall. While tracking down previous anthologies, the club discovers a mystery in the school's library.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 7.8The Circumstances of the Classic Lit Club's Scion
2012-05-07 · 26mOver coffee, Eru opens up to Oreki to explain why she joined the club, and asks him for his help with a personal matter. Still unable to locate any anthologies, the club members run into an obstacle when trying to search the club's previous room.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 7.8The Classic Lit Club's Glorious Days of Yore
2012-05-14 · 26mEru decides to solicit Satoshi and Mayaka's help hypothesizing what happened to her uncle. The club members meet at the Chitanda estate, where they present their research and surmise what they believe happened 45 years ago.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 7.8The Truth About the Historic Classic Lit Club
2012-05-21 · 26mHotaro is torn between continuing with his "gray" life and the "rosy" life that the others live. A phone call from Hotaro's sister leads him to believe that there are pieces missing to his theory regarding the events of Sekitani's expulsion.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 7.0Committing a Cardinal Sin
2012-05-28 · 26mHotaro's history class is interrupted by an outburst coming from Eru's math class, prompting a discussion in the Classic Lit Club about the nature of the seven deadly sins, and what might provoke Eru to become angry.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 7.8Upon Seeing the True Nature
2012-06-04 · 26mDuring summer vacation, the Classic Lit Club members take a trip into the mountains to stay at a hot springs resort inn run by Mayaka's relatives. While there, Eru and Mayaka see what appears to be the ghost of a man who hanged himself!
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E08
Episode 8
★ 7.8Let's Go to the Screening!
2012-06-11 · 26mOne of Eru's acquaintances invites the Classic Lit Club to a screening of a student film made by the members of Class 2-F so they can offer their opinions. When the movie takes an unexpected turn, the club is called on to help find a solution.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 7.4The Case of the Furuoka Deserted Village Murder
2012-06-18 · 26mIn search of a conclusion to their movie, the assistant director, the prop master, and the publicist meet with the Classic Lit Club members one at a time to propose their solutions to the unfinished murder mystery.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 7.4Blind Spot to All
2012-06-25 · 26mAfter meeting with Irisu, Hotaro has a change of heart, and sets his mind to solving the murder mystery. Hotaro and Satoshi discuss the nature of their own potential, and what each of them might be able to accomplish.
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E11
Episode 11
★ 7.2Credit Roll of Fools
2012-07-02 · 26mWhen the others ask Hotaro about his solution to the murder mystery, he begins to have doubts about it himself. Hotaro confronts Irisu regarding the reason why she called the Classic Lit Club in to help finish the film.
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E12
Episode 12
★ 7.2Those Things Piled Up Endlessly
2012-07-09 · 26mIt is the first day of the school culture festival, and the club members look forward to it with both longing and dread. They must come up with a way to sell all of the copies of "Hyouka" that were printed, as dauntless as the task seems.
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E13
Episode 13
★ 7.2A Corpse by Evening
2012-07-16 · 26mSatoshi tries to use the Quiz Club's quiz show event to promote the Classic Lit Club. Eru goes around beating the bushes for ways to help sell all of the copies of "Hyouka." More and more items end up missing from various clubs.
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E14
Episode 14
★ 7.2Wild Fire
2012-07-23 · 26mThe Classic Lit Club cooking team competes against three other teams in the Cooking Club's timed "Wild Fire" competition. However, Mayaka is delayed drawing posters for the Manga Club. Will she be able to finish in time to compete?
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E15
Episode 15
★ 7.6The Jumonji Affair
2012-07-30 · 26mEru's curiosity is drawn by the rash of thefts from the various clubs, and when Hotaro discovers a pattern to the crimes, Satoshi comes up with a way to publicize the Classic Lit Club through the school newspaper so they can sell their anthologies.
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E16
Episode 16
★ 7.6The Final Target
2012-08-06 · 26mSatoshi is ready for Jumoji to strike, but when the anticipated target is passed over, he must reconsider his strategy. Tomoe gives Hotaro a copy of "A Corpse By Evening," and Eru notices that the art style is similar to one she has seen elsewhere.
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E17
Episode 17
★ 7.6The Kudryavka Sequence
2012-08-13 · 26mEru appears on a school radio show, asking all the other students to stand with the Classic Lit Club against the phantom thief. Hotaro confronts the person he believes to be Jumoji. Satoshi comes to terms with his expectations.
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E18
Episode 18
★ 7.8Is the Mountain Range Clear?
2012-08-20 · 26mWhile chatting in the club room after school, Hotaro remembers how one of his teachers in middle school famously liked helicopters. But when the others dispute the characterization, Hotaro wonders if there is something more to it.
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E19
Episode 19
★ 8.2Does Anyone Have Any Idea?
2012-08-27 · 26mHotaro tells Eru that he can come up with a plausible explanation for any situation she can think of, so when a seemingly mundane schoolwide announcement is made, she challenges him to figure out the reason behind the announcement.
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E20
Episode 20
★ 8.2Mishap-py New Year
2012-09-03 · 26mAt New Year's, Eru invites Hotaro to join her in paying her family's respects at the town shrine. When Eru agrees to run a quick errand, however, she and Hotaro find themselves in an unexpected and compromising situation.
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E21
Episode 21
★ 8.0The Case of the Homemade Chocolates
2012-09-10 · 26mWhile in middle school, Satoshi rejected Mayaka's Valentine chocolate, so this year, she works even harder to present him with a Valentine's Day masterpiece. But when it turns up missing, the search is on to discover what happened to it.
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E22
Episode 22
★ 8.2The Doll That Took the Long Way Around
2012-09-17 · 26mHotaro is enlisted by Eru to appear in a Dolls' Festival parade that her local shrine holds every year. When construction work unexpectedly causes a last-minute detour, it leaves the participants wondering what went awry.
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Yuichi Nakamura
Hōtarō Oreki (voice)
Satomi Sato
Eru Chitanda (voice)
Daisuke Sakaguchi
Satoshi Fukube (voice)
Ai Kayano
Mayaka Ibara (voice)