Hyouka (2012)

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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."

• Released: 2012-04-23
• Genres: Animation, Mystery, Comedy
• Seasons: 1, 22 episodes
• Episode length: 26m
• Network: Chiba TV
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 8.1/10 from 375 votes

Top 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)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Hyouka

• United States: stream on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel; buy on Apple TV Store
• United Kingdom: stream on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• India: stream on Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel; watch free on JioHotstar
• Canada: stream on Crunchyroll; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: stream on Crunchyroll

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