Hyouka (2012): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2012, Hyouka is an animation, mystery and comedy series.

What it’s about. 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."

Who’s in it. Hyouka stars Yuichi Nakamura as Hōtarō Oreki (voice), Satomi Sato as Eru Chitanda (voice), Daisuke Sakaguchi as Satoshi Fukube (voice) and Ai Kayano as Mayaka Ibara (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.1/10, Hyouka sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Apple TV Store. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Hyouka page.

If you liked it. Fans of Hyouka tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.