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Hyouka

TV·2012–2012·1 season, 22 episodes·Chiba TV·Animation, Mystery, Comedy·26m·8.1

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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."

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  1. 01Hyouka S01E01The Revival of the Time-Honored Classic Lit ClubS01E01 · 7.0"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.
  2. 02Hyouka S01E02The Prestigious Classic Lit Club's ActivitiesS01E02 · 7.0Eru 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.
  3. 03Hyouka S01E19Does Anyone Have Any Idea?S01E19 · 7.0Hotaro 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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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode22Episodes2012Aired 6.2Season avg
  1. S01E01Hyouka S01E01Season's bestThe Revival of the Time-Honored Classic Lit ClubApril 23, 2012 7.0"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.
  2. S01E02Hyouka S01E02The Prestigious Classic Lit Club's ActivitiesApril 30, 2012 7.0Eru 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
  3. S01E03Hyouka S01E03The Circumstances of the Classic Lit Club's ScionMay 7, 2012 6.3Over 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 loc
  4. S01E04Hyouka S01E04The Classic Lit Club's Glorious Days of YoreMay 14, 2012 6.3Eru decides to solicit Satoshi and Mayaka's help hypothesizing what happened to her uncle. The club members meet at the Chitanda estate, whe
  5. S01E05Hyouka S01E05The Truth About the Historic Classic Lit ClubMay 21, 2012 6.3Hotaro 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
  6. S01E06Hyouka S01E06Committing a Cardinal SinMay 28, 2012 5.5Hotaro's history class is interrupted by an outburst coming from Eru's math class, prompting a discussion in the Classic Lit Club about the
  7. S01E07Hyouka S01E07Upon Seeing the True NatureJune 4, 2012 6.3During 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 rela
  8. S01E08Hyouka S01E08Let's Go to the Screening!June 11, 2012 6.3One 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
  9. S01E09Hyouka S01E09The Case of the Furuoka Deserted Village MurderJune 18, 2012 5.7In search of a conclusion to their movie, the assistant director, the prop master, and the publicist meet with the Classic Lit Club members
  10. S01E10Hyouka S01E10Blind Spot to AllJune 25, 2012 5.7After meeting with Irisu, Hotaro has a change of heart, and sets his mind to solving the murder mystery. Hotaro and Satoshi discuss the natu
  11. S01E11Hyouka S01E11Credit Roll of FoolsJuly 2, 2012 5.3When the others ask Hotaro about his solution to the murder mystery, he begins to have doubts about it himself. Hotaro confronts Irisu regar
  12. S01E12Hyouka S01E12Those Things Piled Up EndlesslyJuly 9, 2012 5.3It 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 w
  13. S01E13Hyouka S01E13A Corpse by EveningJuly 16, 2012 5.3Satoshi 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 se
  14. S01E14Hyouka S01E14Wild FireJuly 23, 2012 5.3The Classic Lit Club cooking team competes against three other teams in the Cooking Club's timed "Wild Fire" competition. However, Mayaka is
  15. S01E15Hyouka S01E15The Jumonji AffairJuly 30, 2012 6.0Eru'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 w
  16. S01E16Hyouka S01E16The Final TargetAugust 6, 2012 6.0Satoshi is ready for Jumoji to strike, but when the anticipated target is passed over, he must reconsider his strategy. Tomoe gives Hotaro a
  17. S01E17Hyouka S01E17The Kudryavka SequenceAugust 13, 2012 6.0Eru appears on a school radio show, asking all the other students to stand with the Classic Lit Club against the phantom thief. Hotaro confr
  18. S01E18Hyouka S01E18Is the Mountain Range Clear?August 20, 2012 6.3While chatting in the club room after school, Hotaro remembers how one of his teachers in middle school famously liked helicopters. But when
  19. S01E19Hyouka S01E19Does Anyone Have Any Idea?August 27, 2012 7.0Hotaro tells Eru that he can come up with a plausible explanation for any situation she can think of, so when a seemingly mundane schoolwide
  20. S01E20Hyouka S01E20Mishap-py New YearSeptember 3, 2012 7.0At 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, how
  21. S01E21Hyouka S01E21The Case of the Homemade ChocolatesSeptember 10, 2012 6.7While in middle school, Satoshi rejected Mayaka's Valentine chocolate, so this year, she works even harder to present him with a Valentine's
  22. S01E22Hyouka S01E22The Doll That Took the Long Way AroundSeptember 17, 2012 7.0Hotaro is enlisted by Eru to appear in a Dolls' Festival parade that her local shrine holds every year. When construction work unexpectedly

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