Series synopsis
Hyouka is a Japanese animation mystery comedy television series that premiered on Chiba TV on April 23, 2012. It ended on September 17, 2012. It stars Yuichi Nakamura, Satomi Sato, Daisuke Sakaguchi and Ai Kayano.
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. ...
Premise
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 and characters
Leading cast
- Yuichi Nakamura as Hōtarō Oreki (voice)
- Satomi Sato as Eru Chitanda (voice)
- Daisuke Sakaguchi as Satoshi Fukube (voice)
- Ai Kayano as Mayaka Ibara (voice)
Guest cast
- Miho Miyagawa as Female Teacher (voice)
- Yui Makino as Mitsuishi (voice)
- Kiyohiro Yamaguchi as Male Student (voice)
- Ryota Osaka as Male Basketball Club Member (voice)
- Kaito Ishikawa as Baseball Club Member (voice)
- Kunihiro Hosoya as Baseball Club Member (voice)
- Shunsuke Kanie as Baseball Club Member (voice)
- Tetsuo Goto as World History Teacher (voice)
- Shinya Takahashi as Calligraphy Club Member (voice)
- Arise Sato as Hyakunin Isshu Club Member (voice)
- Asuka Konno as Female Student (voice)
- Yuki Ono as A Capella Club Member (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 23 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | July 8, 2012 | July 8, 2012 |
| Season 1 | 22 | April 23, 2012 | September 17, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
What Everyone Needs Hotaro's sister returns home, and sets her lethargic brother up with a temporary job filling in as a lifeguard at the city pool. Satoshi invites Eru and Mayaka out to see Hotaro at work, and the group stumble upon a minor mystery to be solved. |
July 8, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Revival of the Time-Honored Classic Lit Club "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. |
April 23, 2012 |
| 2 |
The Prestigious Classic Lit Club's Activities Eru 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. |
April 30, 2012 |
| 3 |
The Circumstances of the Classic Lit Club's Scion Over 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. |
May 7, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Chiba TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 23, 2012 |
| Last aired | September 17, 2012 |
| Runtime | 26 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 12:00:00 |