Hyouka
Ep 1
Fourth floor???
And I ADORE this art style.
Hortarou is really relaxed. Not a typival hero.
WHOA. A girl was in there without a key! CRAZY.
Mottos? Why...
Uh...hair? That's creepy.
Hotaru is actually pretty cool.
Chitanda's voice actor has this really high pitched voice. Which I have no clue why...and she sounds a bit robotic too.
"Energy conservation" my ass.
Wow. That switch to watercolor! That's amazing.
Satoshi seems like the boy who cried wolf. Making up stories and all.
I truly doubt they're talking about classics.
It's not really a mysterious. It's more like a secret society. Not anything else.
"I'm curious" is her catchprhase isn't it? Ick. It's so boring.
WHOA. This animation is FANTASTIC. I'm getting heart palpatations.
Ep 2
Okay. This letter is actually amazing.
Is anyone getting a flashback to Haruhi Suzumiya?
Tiny cactus.
Chitanda is so cute.
Anthology? On WHAT.
Also, what is a geography prep roo? Think about it. What in the world does that mean?
There are volunteer libarians? I've only heard of library assistants.
Manga society? PLEASE.
Sewing club? Satoshi...ai ya...
Tiny book tiny text.
A book for non-book purposes. Sounds stupid...
Paint thinner? What...
I'm still unsure of what the actual Classics Club would do.
I have a feeling that like Haruhi Suzumiya, Chitanda is a special somone.
Ok. That glass's shadow does not look right. At all.
Ep 3
In normal circumstances, if we're implying that Hyouka is a normal anime at all, Chitanda would have most definitely been confessing to Houtarou. In normal circumstances. But Hyouka is anything but normal.
More legacies? Ah geez.
If this world DOESN'T have magic, I'll be so disappointed.
Your uncle could be some sort of sadist, you know. Chitanada...
Also, that storybook like art. AHHH.
I still have no clue what the Classics Club DOES.
Please don't ruin her day by saying you made the recruitment flyer up, Houtarou. Or I will smack you.
Wow. I just realized that Houtarou's energy conversation is LAZINESS. I am so stupid. Wow.
And you trust, Hourtarou enough to ask him? Please shove me into a hole...that is some bull.
Uh. What if he's having a ball in India and didn't care to call back. Think about it.
Also, I'm going back to the rising family thing. So every dead person has more people.
Child Chitanda is the cutest thing. (Next to HRE and Chibitalia, of course.)
It's as if she's expecting him to be some esper or whatever.
Stop going back to the rosy thing. It's an awful sort of metaphor.
What job does Tomoe have to travel all over the world?
Wouldn't someone have found the archives then? It's in an unopened safe!
Why does Ibara have power? That makes no sense.
The suspenseful music works really well.
I was gonna say drugs. DRUGS.
Satoshi is so...flowery.
Ep 4
Are there seriously no people from that time where to help them? They'd be in their 50s or so but still! They're not DEAD or whatever. Why don't they try to talk to the guy who wrote the preface? He will know!
Houtarou's bag is definitely a purse. Definitely.
I have a million ideas about what happened. And a million ways to actually figure it out.
The sound of rice makes me want to barf.
They keep nullifying each other's theories and all.
I expect a lot of change. Because that's how these things work.
A cultural festival started it all? Haha nope.
This can't be it. Really. Or this would be a short show.
Ep 5
That was so nice of the truck driver to slow down a bit.
Wow. The usage of the clouds and light to show Houtarou's changing emotions is great. Again, another reason why this art is amazing.
Comparing yourself to Sekitani Jun, Houtarou?
It's cool. Tomoe gives them clues. And then the books help them figure it out. Haha.
The background music gives enough tension.
This whole mystery would be solved if any Classics Club memebrs remained. Just saying.
They accepted a theory without confirming it. A bad detective....
Wow. The flashback to 45 years ago was crazy.
Also, the young lbirarian looks like someone else...
This is so overdramatic for a couple of teenagers.
Wow. That rabbit imagery...devastatingly gorgeous.
Plus, who tells a little child about death? Let them live in fantasy for a bit.
Ep 5 and one mystery is completely solved. Are we going to have more stories within Hyouka? It's the title, you know.
Ep 6
They spent the time to animate trying to put lead in his pencil.
Chitanda is so cute. I'll take the cookies.
Does anyone else notice a glow around Chitanda and Satoshi and Mayaka. But not on Houtarou?
108 sins??
Chitandael? LOVE.
Chitanda rationally thinks about everthing. Doesn't she?
So...this is a filler?
Chitanda totally agreed with energy conservation.
It's bad when you have to think about when people get mad.
Why manequins? (I'm reminded of Death Parade.)
They're making these small life mysteries pretty significant.
Does anyone else notice the repeated phrases? Satoshi saying something about Houtarou's face. And Mayaka was always about "don't bother him".
Houtarou looks the most real out of the characters. Unkepmt and all.
Ep 7
Hussy?
Imagine Houtarou hiking. Seriously.
HOT SPRINGS.
Chitanda falls into the oddball weirdo category even more by being an only child.
This scene where he undresses is so funny. Because animes like this never do that.
Wait. Is he turning rose colored and becoming shiny glowing happy people too?
Are you trying to make some awkward romance between Houtarou and Chitanda.
How in the world can he tell it's her?
This is the most perverted episode of Hyouka so far. And that's saying something. It's not like...Haruhi Suzumiya.
The youngest sister has the cutest voice.
The light between the leaves looks weird. Since she moved her head. And it didn't move.
Ep 8
Hm. I correct all my typos. What's wrong with that?
This is shaky cam...
This is very meta. A mystery within a mystery.
Amateur detectives?
Ep 9
The assistant director is very chiseled in the face.
Whiskey chocolates? That's not legal for teens, right?
Plus, is Chitanda just a food-bringer?
Houtarou as a culprit? What. No. That looks so funny.
Okay. I have a feeling the bob haircut girl is actually the author. And this is part of the show.
That is a lot of fake blood.
Is Chitanda hiccuping a running gag now?
Chitanda is drunk. And it's so cute.
I think the marketing lady would be called Siobhan in English. I dunno.
Ep 10
I love the shadow puppet explanation of Houtarou's specialness.
Why do they have to wear school uniforms to this?
Why does Satoshi always say he has no talents??
Guys. Sherlockians could be for the show too. Just saying.
Make up tests. Haha. Another slacker idiot.
WOW. Another artistic choice! The TVs. The screens. BEAUTIFUL.
Also, his hair is blond in the screen. Just saying. Haha.
AH. I knew shaky cam had something to do with that. Then there's the first open window. I thought that had done something...
Houtarou is really smart. Really.
Ep 11
Oh my. For once, Houtarou might be wrong.
Is everyone going to talk to Houtarou?
It's like they're all blaming him. It's not his fault. There could be many ways to solve the mystery.
Puppet theater! Wow. Another gorgeous piece.
Tarot cards. Cool.
Wow. Houtarou is ATTACKING Irisu.
We now understand the chat thing!
Chitanda's notebook has peppers on this book...
Ep 12
Oh wow. It took 12 episodes to get to the cultural festival.
Do these people live alone???
Also, it said ENGLISH on the website. You could totally translate it to English if you went.
NEW OP.
SIS? She's here! And they keep teasing us. PFftt.
Wow. Lame catch. SAME. I always get stupid pens from my mom's events. Sigh.
Houtarou is tired even when talking to his sister.
FOUNTAIN pen? Wow. That's...old.
All the clubs. Hahaha.
Mayaka looks cute. I love it.
What's wrong with cosplay?
Isn't anyone worried about the sploosh on the floor? someone could trip!
THANKS. Hinting about things I don't know about...
Chitanda is so excited. Way too excited.
Just saying...Mayaka might be a closet otaku.
They changed the cover!
SAME, Satoshi.... (And isn't this implying Satoshi has a big head. Or is an airhead?)
Oh man. A hip hop club. That kills... (We have one at my school.) Also, can I take a second to appreciate the animation for this hip hop club's performance?
Oh, Chitanda. You're adorable. Trying to dissuade yourself...
Tanabe is so cute... I quite like his art design. And he seems like the typical president.
So many Vocaloids...
Uh...Mayaka, no need to yell. You people are right next to each other.
I'm surprised Houtarou isn't asleep. There's no one.
And he just LEAVES. Wow. You're a really bad salesperson...watcher over stuff...
How many mini mysteries will happen at the festival? I'm guessing 5. At least.
Wow. That hair, though. It's so cool. And I love the little flags woven into the spikes.
Wow. Chitanda looks super good in the older outfit with the parasol.
To avoid things like this, Chitanda should wear blinders and hearmuffs.
Ep 13
People are NOT that excited about quizzes.
Satoshi is so dramatic! But he's very good at playing the crowd.
Jumonji...that's a game...
If you don't have the card, why can't you get another? From a different deck? Or maybe not put it out?
And the hat is TILTED. And barely on the top of Satoshi's head.
Also, those hats are the cutest thing ever. They have QUESTION MARKS that pop out!
Cooking? You're assuming you're good at cooking.
Penguin suit Chitanda! Adorable. She is so pretty. But so clueless.
Is the 'you had one of those' going to be a recurring theme? With people giving Houtarou things in return.
Putting out fires with a water gun???
Mayaka's sempai knows how to pull her strings.
Mayaka is currently saying things that explain, perfectly, why I love books and anime.
I just noticed the cover is cuter. But the same idea still.
Ew Houtarou x Chitanda... I don't agree.
SAME, I read books like that sometimes. (I don't read manga really. Haha...sorry.)
Mayaka has a lot of manga.
Ep 14
Who is she cosplaying as now? Just saying, the others are wearing the SAME cosplay.
Why don't American schools have festivals like this? I want one!
And an A Capella Club?
Chitanda has an awful track record with emotions...
Irisu is so shocked by Chitanda. And the hand thing. (Me too, Chitanda. Me too.)
Chitanda's eyes shouldn't sparkle like that. But they do anyways.
These two are adorable. "Trick or treat. Yaaay."
They really shouldn't give out their wheat flour like that.
SAME. I love those drawings.
AND WHO IS THE SEMPAI supposed to be? (Panther? Looks more like Taldini Takumi.)
Chitanda is so cute. I LOVE IT.
Just saying, this Tani guy has a BOWL CUT.
Making rice is insane. Dude, that's so hard. And will take too much time.
No school is THAT excited about a cooking compteition.
AWWW. Houtarou said it too!
This is so not Food Wars.
Poor Chitanda. She's freaking the flip out.
Oh yeah. I forgot she's a farming girl.
The Astronomy club girl is scary...
Poor Satoshi. He's stressed out.
Mayaka really knows how to make an entrance.
Houtarou is just WATCHING this.
Satoshi is just confused. He has no clue what's going on.
I thought they said no outside food...
I truly doubt you can do anything with shellfish shells.
This is a great use of suspense. Waiting for Mayaka to finish. And knowing she has to finish.
We all forget that Mayaka has a raging crush on Satoshi. And it looks like Satoshi likes her too.
WOOHOO! They won.
But wouldn't all of Chitanda's dishes have been disqualified...
Ep 15
Ethnic? What does that even mean?
Poor Houtarou is being roped into things. Again. And, again, by Chitanda.
Also, isn't the Executive committee president looks a little like that Sakamoto guy.
Satoshi should go into marketing.
Houtatou is not some mystery genius.
Crowd-drawing panda? PANDA.
Really? Dude...that does't make sense... I don't know enough Japanese to get this.
Oh my gosh. Didn't you GIVE someone the water gun??
So it WOULD affect the Classics Club.
Who would play this prank? Think about it. It's super lame.
The newspaper club is so small... It's like 4 people strong.
Rich smoking boy seems confused. (Sorry, I forgot your name, dude.) He looks so very...meh....how do you even describe it.
OH MY GOSH. Snatching that shirt, bro! SNATCHING.
Did Satoshi just MEMORIZE the schedule? Or did he actually intend to go to the Magic Club's perfomance?
How long does it take to make a newspaper??
They spent a lot of time animating Tani's hair...
They call her Empress. And she REPLIES.
Satoshi looks so stressed. And he's really taking this seriously.
DOUJINSHI???
But you like him! That's wrong with that?
SO. It is literally a wall newspaper.
Just HOW MANY clubs does this school have?
Her body pillow is a...what is it called...eggplant. With a face. An icky face.
Don't be down, Mayaka. Your art is probably amazing!
Ep 16
iPhone rip off!
Mystery woman...yay. Tease me even more about random people.
Don't classes have their own events. What about classes?
Since when have they had a nice rock collection?
PLEASE SHOW ME HER FACE.
What is Straw Millionare? I need to Google this.
Finally! "A Corpse By Evening!" We get to see it!
Is Houtarou's sister going to be the one character you never see the face of?
Is this book the clue? I need to know this. I need to.
Could his sister be a part of this? So many questions! So little answers!
Creepy fingers, President of the Broadcast club.
Houtarou, that isn't even CLEVAGE. It's a little skin.
Oh my. Mayaka might kill her. (Also, is that dirty water? Ew...)
Rainbow Parakeet? Never heard of it before...is it real?
99% isn't a 100%. Plus, people might draw ears similarly.
But that is a great eye for art.
How long ago was the manga made? Think about it.
The light in Chitanda's eyes just DIMMED.
"Adult" talk. Funtastic.
Here goes Satoshi acting all "why can't I be the detective". I kinda feel sorry for him. He's really smart too.
But it's not like you do a thing at the Executive Committee.
Maybe they didn't want to hit the 'ku' club because they're in it.
This is so cool! I want a Broadcast Club!
Ep 17
Pumpkins???
She's screaming into the mic.
Is that a Kawaii Club?? PLEASE.
Why does Irisu look so depressed??? Is she feeling guilty?
They are ignoring the Craft Club entirely...
The president of the Broadcasting Club's voice makes me hurt.
WHOA. They sold out. Almost.
Trying to put out a fire with your clothes...seems stupid.
The mystery still isn't solved. Just saying.
They seem all defeated. As if they hoped to catch Juumoji in the act. Who would think about that?
Okay. But still. Who cares? Like seriously. WHO CARES who it is? It doesn't matter anymore.
Buy 30? So 6000 yen. That's not expensive at all! That's not that expensive...sorta? (54 USD.)
They both look suspicious. Houtarou and the president.
How did the president pull the other ones off?
The creepy ballerina music is freaking me out. And making me want to cry. A lot.
The president Kugayama looks like one of the guys from 'Terror in Resonsance'.
Ep 18
Satoshi has a lot of catching up to do.
Maybe this is a false memory.
Why are they talking avbout that? Is there some significance?
Gettinh hit by lightning doesn't mean immortality.
Maybe they're all remembering different people...
We're really seeing a new Houtarou...but he seems reluctant about it.
But I don't think that Chitanda could handle a passenger.
Did he die on a climb? Or get hurt on one? Or have someone get hurt?
Casual library trip.
Cabbages? Tomatoes? Oh geez, Chitanda...
He knew. Something was wrong. Oh my...
Why does this matter, though?
This is such a filler.
How did he know they were stranded? Did they contact someone? Was that Ogi?
This episode also humanizes teachers in a way I've never seen before.
Ep 19
Oh man. Going back to the uncle thing. Wow. Flashback to the past.
Their school's announcements sound like the sounds from the station or a shopping center.
These two are why opposite gender friendships have a bad rep.
He's grasping at straws really.
Or Student X stole. Or something. Chitanda acts like bad things don't happen. What...why...
He's teasing her. But it couuld be true. No matter what he says.
That means they just found out about the incident..
And they don't put the coat around the hands. But the head. To hide the identity after all.
Why does he have a thing on his head? It doesn't make sense.
Houtarou is getting way too into it. Really.
He made it way too complicated. Really.
He smiled! SCORE.
And bed head hair...wow. That's massive.
Ep 20
Ooh. A change of scenery.
Can we please see Mayaka as a shrine maiden? PLEASE
Aka we're introduced to the subplot of their romance.
"Please overlook my flaws"? What.
HERMIT CRAB. ME too, Houtarou. ME too.
SECRET SHRINE PASSAGES.
That's REGULAR.
That log is very bad security...VERY BAD. And the door doesn't open from the inside??
"Getting the wrong idea" hahaha
MAYAKA. SO STUPID.
These two are just way too awkward. The creators are REALLY pushing it with the romance.
Why can't they write on anything?
EP 21
Mayaka is savage. And so cute as middle schooler.
Why does Mayaka like Satoshi?
Just what IS that game? It's like 8-bit or something.
Poor Houtarou...a random bar of chocolate.
Is Houtarou only realizing that Chitanda might like him?
It looks like SPRING outside. Not winter.
How does he know this? Off the top of his head?
Houtarou looks HANDSOME in that white coat.
So specific...how do you know that's the time frame?
Why...why Satoshi...
He's PLAYING with Mayaka. It makes my heart hurt.
Obsessed seems to be an awful word.
Does anyone else realize how DEEP Satoshi feels? And how much hatred he has for himself?
They all keep secrets. Really.
Ep 22
Last episode!
Live doll! Cool! I've seen people like that. It's super cool. And cute.
So Chitanda is an Empress too.
Who is that auburn cutie?
Are these people from Chitanda's family? Because that'd be cool.
Go with the flow!
Live chick dolls? That's their sign???
Why do they need umbrellas, though?
WOW. He's smitten!
Why is Irisu the Emperor? She's cool and all. But still.
That's a long procession...
And why isn't it in sharp colors? It's blurry.. I want ot see it better.
YES. (And he's realizing this. JUST NOW. Sigh. Houtarou is really slow.)
Irisu looks like Mikasa! CRAZY.
I hope that wasn't permanent marker.
DAYUM. Going for it, Chitanda!
IS HE OFFERING WHAT I THINK HE'S OFFERING
THAT BLUSH. THIS SCENE. GORGEOUS.
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