Hyouka

High school freshman Houtarou Oreki has but one goal: to lead a gray life while conserving as much energy as he can. Unfortunately, his peaceful days come to an end when his older sister, Tomoe, forces him to save the memberless Classics Club from disbandment.

Luckily, Oreki's predicament seems to be over when he heads to the clubroom and discovers that his fellow first-year, Eru Chitanda, has already become a member. However, despite his obligation being fulfilled, Oreki finds himself entangled by Chitanda's curious and bubbly personality, soon joining the club of his own volition.

Soon enough, the club's membership grows to four, as Oreki's friends Satoshi Fukube and Mayaka Ibara join. Driven by Chitanda's insatiable curiosity, the members of the Classics Club solve the trivial yet intriguing mysteries that permeate their daily lives.

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Oreki, Houtarou Main

Nakamura, Yuuichi Japanese

Chitanda, Eru Main

Satou, Satomi Japanese

Fukube, Satoshi Main

Sakaguchi, Daisuke Japanese

Ibara, Mayaka Main

Kayano, Ai Japanese

Irisu, Fuyumi Supporting

Yukana Japanese

Oreki, Tomoe Supporting

Yukino, Satsuki Japanese

Juumonji, Kaho Supporting

Hayami, Saori Japanese

Sawakiguchi, Misaki Supporting

Ise, Mariya Japanese

Toogaito, Masashi Supporting

Okiayu, Ryoutarou Japanese

Punk Supporting

Taniyama, Kishou Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Hatta, Hideaki Producer

Senami, Riri Producer

Itou, Makoto Producer

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Mar 28, 2025

FBX1

Recommended

pretty good anime if you like slice of life
a masterpiece interms of music 10/10
and the animation is really good i have never seen a slice of life anime with an animation like this id give it a 10 because and only because i have never seen a slice of life with a good animation
story i dont think the anime has much of a good story but the mystery and the flashback&arts are great il give it 7
characters i pretty much like every character in the series not all the characters act the way you want everyone of them has his own character and ... i think they did a pretty good job with that 8 on the characters
overall 9 for a slice of life anime i wont comparison it with another genre

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Aug 19, 2025

elumizu

Mixed Feelings

"If I don’t have to do it, I won’t. If I have to do it, I’ll make it quick." Oreki Houtarou lives by that rule, coasting through school with the bare minimum of effort. Then Chitanda Eru arrives, bright-eyed, endlessly curious, and impossible to ignore. What starts as a reluctant favor for her turns into a pattern of small mysteries, quiet investigations, and moments that slowly chip away at Oreki’s indifference. Hyouka isn’t about crime scenes or dangerous stakes. Its mysteries are grounded in everyday life such as a missing club anthology, an old school film, a festival rumor, and yet each one reveals something ... about how people think, feel, and remember. The show’s real hook is how it turns the ordinary into something worth paying attention to. It's showing that even the smallest questions can lead to surprising truths. It’s slow, but intentionally so. That pace gives space for subtle character growth, Oreki learning the value of effort, Chitanda showing the weight behind her cheerfulness, Satoshi struggling with his need to be “the database” without becoming more, and Mayaka balancing pride with vulnerability. Kyoto Animation’s careful detail like the sunlight through windows. The shift of a camera angle during a realization, gives the story a warmth that sticks with you. By the end, Hyouka leaves you with a quiet moral that life isn’t just about conserving energy. Sometimes, curiosity is worth the trouble, and in a way, that makes it rewatchable, not for the answers to the mysteries, but for how those answers change when you notice the little things you missed the first time. Still, it’s worth noting that Hyouka’s mysteries aren’t gonna blow your mind. If you’re used to Sherlock-level twists, this won’t scratch that itch. But that's also the point. If you’re willing to sit with it, the slow burn hits deeper than you expect, it makes you care about quiet moments most anime would skip past.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Dec 27, 2024

MidniteAndBeyond

Not Recommended

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So... imagine you're watching The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Except you get rid of all the supernatural elements and make the characters incredibly generic. That's what this show felt like. A "mystery" show about a class club that goes to the ends of the earth to solve the world's most mundane and nearly nonexistent mysteries, all because... well... the girl "just had to know"... A lot of the mysteries involve Japanese wordplay and writing structures, so its very difficult to follow along if you don't know the language. But even then, the answers just sometimes get pulled out of nowhere, so it's never really a ... show like Conan where you can follow along and come to the conclusion before the characters do. You just sorta have to sit and watch the characters monologue for 30 minutes on how they figured it out without showing you. And like I said, the mysteries are very inconsequential, so it all sorta amounts to nothing at the end of each episode. The romance side of this show isn't that compelling either since Okeri is so aggressively determined to spend as little energy each day as possible for no explained reason to the point where he just snaps at anyone for engaging with him who wants him to... take part in the plot. It was just such a nothing sandwich with no memorable characters or interactions to speak of. The slightly longer run time for each episode only lessened my enjoyment, overall. I had no idea what to expect of this one, going into it. Kinda sad with what the end result wound up being.

4/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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