Hyouka

Hyouka
Cover of Hyōka novel
氷菓
Genre	Mystery
Novel
Written by	Honobu Yonezawa
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Imprint	Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko
Demographic	Male
Published	October 31, 2001
Other novels
List of Classic Literature Club novels
Manga
Written by	Taskohna
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Magazine	Shōnen Ace
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	March 2012 – present
Volumes	10
Anime television series
Directed by	Yasuhiro Takemoto
Written by	Shoji Gatoh
Music by	Kōhei Tanaka
Studio	Kyoto Animation
Original network	CTC, TVS, TVQ, tvk, KBS, SUN, GBS, Tokyo MX, MTV, BS11
English network	SEA: Animax Asia
Original run	April 22, 2012 – September 16, 2012
Episodes	22
Original video animation
Directed by	Yasuhiro Takemoto
Studio	Kyoto Animation
Released	January 12, 2013
Runtime	24 minutes

Hyōka (氷菓, literally "frozen dessert") is a 2001 Japanese mystery novel by Honobu Yonezawa. It is the first volume of the Classic Literature Club (古典部, Koten-bu) series. Four additional volumes have been published between 2002 and 2010. A manga adaptation drawn by Taskohna began serialization in the March 2012 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace. A 22-episode anime adaptation produced by Kyoto Animation and directed by Yasuhiro Takemoto aired from April 22 to September 16, 2012.

Plot

At the request of his older sister, student Hōtarō Oreki joins Kamiyama High School's Classic Literature Club to stop it from being abolished, joined by fellow members Eru Chitanda, Satoshi Fukube and Mayaka Ibara. The story is set in Kamiyama City, a fictional city in Gifu Prefecture that the author based on his real hometown of Takayama, also in Gifu. The fictional Kamiyama High School is based upon the real life Hida High School.

Characters

Main characters

Hōtarō Oreki (折木 奉太郎, Oreki Hōtarō)

Voiced by: Yūichi Nakamura

Played by: Kento Yamazaki

The main protagonist of Hyōka, he is a pragmatic boy who lives by "If I don't have to do something, I won't, but if I have to, I'll do it quickly." He only joins the Classic Literature Club at the request of his older sister, Tomoe Oreki, to stop it from being dissolved. He says that he doesn't like to waste energy, but if given a mystery to consider, he will see it through until it is solved with his brilliant logical deductions. To him, Eru is "someone he can't ignore," hinting that he may have feelings for her. At her urging, he soon finds himself more involved with high school life.

Eru Chitanda (千反田 える, Chitanda Eru)

Voiced by: Satomi Satō

Played by: Alice Hirose

An inquisitive girl who joins the Classic Literature Club. Eru's catchphrase is "I'm curious!" Although she earns top grades in school, outside of the world of academics she is rather ditzy and relies on Oreki's reasoning abilities. An energetic girl, she is well-versed in the town traditions and etiquette, having come from a lineage of wealthy farmers. Whenever a mystery is brought to her attention, she is unable to stop thinking about it. She holds great admiration for Oreki, often praising him for his deductive talent and ability to solve most any problem. It is hinted that she harbors feelings for Oreki.

Satoshi Fukube (福部 里志, Fukube Satoshi)

Voiced by: Daisuke Sakaguchi

Hōtarō's classmate who joins the Classic Literature Club with him. He is proud of his impressive memory, referring to himself as a human "database", and wears a perpetual grin. Although he always urges Oreki to participate more in life, it is revealed that he is also secretly jealous of Oreki for his critical reasoning abilities. He calls Mayaka Ibara by her first name, which indicates the two are close. Later on, Satoshi reveals that he does have feelings for Mayaka, but doesn't want to become "obsessed" with her. He begins to date Mayaka in the spring of their second year.

Mayaka Ibara (伊原 摩耶花, Ibara Mayaka)

Voiced by: Ai Kayano

The fourth member of the Classic Literature Club; she joined after the other three. She and the boys attended the same middle school. She doesn't get along well with Hōtarō though their relationship starts to improve after she befriends Eru. Mayaka has a passion for drawing manga and is also a member of the school's manga club, though she is extremely reluctant about expressing it. Mayaka has long harbored romantic feelings towards Satoshi, who has always treated her in a frivolous way. She later begins to date Satoshi. She refers to Satoshi as Fuku-chan.

Class 2-F students

Fuyumi Irisu (入須 冬実, Irisu Fuyumi)

Voiced by: Yukana

A friend of Eru. A beautiful and queenly girl known by her nickname Jotei (女帝, "empress"). She is an expert at manipulating others, but envies Chitanda for her naivete. She leads her class members in making an independent film for Kan'ya Festival.

Kurako Eba (江波 倉子, Eba Kurako)

Voiced by: Aoi Yūki

A close friend of Hongō's. She seems shy and reserved, and also describes Hongō as "diligent, careful, has a strong sense of responsibility, ridiculously kind, and easily moved."

Jun'ya Nakajō (中城 順哉, Nakajō Jun'ya)

Voiced by: Takayuki Kondō

Assistant Director in Class 2-F's independent film. He was one of the three detectives involved in solving the mystery of Hongō's unfinished script.

Tomohiro Haba (羽場 智博, Haba Tomohiro)

Voiced by: Atsushi Abe

The Props Master in Class 2-F's independent film. He also was one of the three detectives involved in solving the mystery of Hongō's unfinished script.

Misaki Sawakiguchi (沢木口 美崎, Sawakiguchi Misaki)

Voiced by: Mariya Ise

The Publicity Manager in Class 2-F's independent film. She was one of the three detectives involved in solving the mystery of Hongō's unfinished script.

Takeo Kaitō (海藤 武雄, Kaitō Takeo)

Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi

Jirō Sugimura (杉村 二郎, Sugimura Jirō)

Voiced by: Miyu Irino

Midori Yamanishi (山西 みどり, Yamanishi Midori)

Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu

Mamiko Senoue (瀬之上 真美子, Senoue Mamiko)

Voiced by: Ryō Hirohashi

Takeo Katsuta (勝田 竹男, Katsuta Takeo)

Voiced by: Yūki Tai

Yuri Kōnosu (鴻巣 友里, Kōnosu Yuri)

Voiced by: Minori Chihara

Other characters

Tomoe Oreki (折木 供恵, Oreki Tomoe)

Voiced by: Satsuki Yukino

Hōtarō's bold older sister who returns from traveling around the world. A former Classic Literature Club member that suggested Hōtarō join the club. She always teases him for being so introverted. Her face is never fully shown. She has great deductive powers that may be equal or even greater than her brother Hōtarō, as shown when she correctly deduces Fuyumi Irisu's intentions behind the independent film incident.

Yōko Itoigawa (糸魚川 養子, Itoigawa Yōko)

Voiced by: Mami Koyama

The school's 49 (61 in the anime) year old teacher-librarian and was the Classic Literature Club's first president the year after the incident regarding Jun Sekitani.

Jun Sekitani (関谷 純, Sekitani Jun)

An unsung tragic hero of Kamiyama School's past. He is Eru Chitanda's uncle, who went missing while traveling, and is presumed dead. Forced to be the scapegoat for a school protest, he took on the full burden and was expelled. He was the president of the Classic Literature Club and the writer for the anthology "Hyōka". The title means "frozen treat" in Japanese, but actually refers to the English words "ice cream": it is a pun on "I scream", thus revealing Jun's silent anguish. He is thought to be lost in India and is later declared legally dead by the authorities for being missing for so many years.

Masashi Tōgaito (遠垣内 将司, Tōgaito Masashi)

Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu

A third-year student at Kamiyama High School and the president of the Newspaper Club. He is a scion of the Tōgaito family, which is regarded for their contributions to the field of education.

Omichi (尾道)

Voiced by: Takumi Yamazaki

Class A's math teacher. He's described by Satoshi as 'Strict but only because he's strict on himself.'

Koreyuki Tani (谷 惟之, Tani Koreyuki)

Voiced by: Yoshihisa Kawahara

A first-year who likes to compete with Satoshi.

Shōko Yuasa (湯浅 尚子, Yuasa Shōko)

Voiced by: Naomi Shindoh

The president of the Manga Society.

Ayako Kōchi (河内 亜也子, Kōchi Ayako)

Voiced by: Masumi Asano

A member of the Manga Society and a friend of Shōko.

Haruna Anjō (安城 春菜, Anjō Haruna)

A friend of Ayako and the writer for A Corpse by Evening.

Kaho Jūmonji (十文字 かほ, Jūmonji Kaho)

Voiced by: Saori Hayami

A friend of Eru and a classmate of Satoshi. Her family runs the Arekusu Shrine, where she is a shrine maiden. She is also the only remaining member of the school's Fortune Telling Club.

Jirō Tanabe (田名辺 治朗, Tanabe Jirō)

Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama

A second-year student at Kamiyama High School and a member of Kan'ya Festival Executive Committee. He is also the background artist for A Corpse by Evening.

Muneyoshi Kugayama (陸山 宗芳, Kugayama Muneyoshi)

Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa

A second-year student at Kamiyama High School, and the Student Council President. He is a talented illustrator and the main artist for A Corpse by Evening.

Rie Zenna (善名 梨絵, Zenna Rie)

Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki

A relative of Mayaka, and Kayo's older sister. She has a habit of writing names on her own items, not letting her sister use them.

Kayo Zenna (善名 嘉代, Zenna Kayo)

Voiced by: Yui Ogura

Rie's younger sister, who is quieter and meeker than her. Unlike Rie, she doesn't write her name on her items.

Media

Novels

Hyōka is the first novel in the Classic Literature Club (古典部, Koten-bu) series, written by Honobu Yonezawa and published by Kadokawa Shoten on October 31, 2001. As of June 25, 2010, five novels have been published in the series. Additional short stories have been published in Kadokawa Shoten's Yasei Jidai magazine.

No.	Title	Release date	ISBN
1	Hyōka 氷菓	October 31, 2001	978-4-04-427101-5
2	Gusha no End Roll Closing Credits of the Fool (愚者のエンドロール)	July 31, 2002	978-4-04-427102-2
3	Kudryavka no Junban The Order of Kudryavka (クドリャフカの順番)	June 30, 2005	4-04-873618-3
4	Tōmawari Suru Hina The Hina Doll that Took a Detour (遠まわりする雛)	October 3, 2007	978-4-04-873811-8
5	Futari no Kyori no Gaisan The Approximation of the Distance of Two (ふたりの距離の概算)	June 25, 2010	978-4-04-874075-3

Uncollected short stories

• "Is The Mountain Range Sunny?" (連峰は晴れているか) (from Yasei Jidai Vol. 56, published on June 12, 2008)
• "It Doesn't Appear In The Mirror" (鏡には映らない) (from Yasei Jidai Vol. 105, published on July 12, 2012)
• "A Long Holiday" (長い休日) (from Yasei Jidai Vol. 120, published on October 12, 2013)
• "Even If You Offer Me Wings Now (Part 1)" (今さら翼といわれても 前編) (from Yasei Jidai Vol. 146, published on December 12, 2015)
• "Even If You Offer Me Wings Now (Part 2)" (今さら翼といわれても 後編) (from Yasei Jidai Vol. 147, published on January 12, 2016)

Manga

A manga adaptation, titled Hyōka and illustrated by Taskohna, started serialization in the March 2012 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace. The first tankōbon volume was released on April 26, 2012, and ten volumes have been released as of July 26, 2016.

Anime

A 22-episode anime adaptation of the first four novels, directed by Yasuhiro Takemoto and produced by Kyoto Animation, aired in Japan between April 22 and September 16, 2012. A bonus original video animation episode was streamed online on UStream on July 8, 2012 and was later released on Blu-ray Disc with the third manga volume on January 12, 2013. The first episode premiered on April 14 at a special event at Kadowaka Cinema, Shinjuku. The series has four pieces of theme music: two opening themes and two ending themes. The first opening theme, used for the first 11 episodes, is "Yasashisa no Riyū" (優しさの理由, Reason of Kindness) by ChouCho, and the second opening theme from episode 12 onwards is "Mikansei Stride" (未完成ストライド, Unfinished Stride) by Saori Kodama. The first ending theme, used for the first 11 episodes, is "Madoromi no Yakusoku" (まどろみの約束, Promise of Slumber), and the second ending theme from episodes 12 onwards is "Kimi ni Matsuwaru Mystery" (君にまつわるミステリー, Mystery Surrounding You); both ending themes are sung by Satomi Sato and Ai Kayano.

Episode list

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External links

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• Hyouka (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia