First Aired: April 23rd, 2012
Status: Ended
Network: Chiba TV
Summary: 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."
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Season 1
Episode 1: The Revival of the Time-Honored Classic Lit Club
Air Date: April 23rd, 2012
Summary: "Energy conservationist" Hotaro Oreki joins the Classic Lit Club at his high school at his sister's behest, to keep it from being shut down. Also joining the club are his best friend, Satoshi Fukube, and Eru Chitanda, a curious girl who enjoys mysteries.
Episode 2: The Activities of the Esteemed Classic Lit Club
Air Date: April 30th, 2012
Summary: Eru grows bored of the club's lack of activities, and suggests that they prepare an anthology to submit for the school's culture festival in the fall. While tracking down previous anthologies, the club discovers a mystery in the school's library.
Episode 3: The Inheritors of the Classic Lit Club and Its Circumstances
Air Date: May 7th, 2012
Summary: Over coffee, Eru opens up to Oreki to explain why she joined the club, and asks him for his help with a personal matter. Still unable to locate any anthologies, the club members run into an obstacle when trying to search the club's previous room.
Episode 4: The Old Days of the Classic Lit Club and Its Glory
Air Date: May 14th, 2012
Summary: Eru decides to solicit Satoshi and Mayaka's help hypothesizing what happened to her uncle. The club members meet at the Chitanda estate, where they present their research and surmise what they believe happened 45 years ago.
Episode 5: The Truth of the Classic Lit Club and Its Past
Air Date: May 21st, 2012
Summary: Hotaro is torn between continuing with his "gray" life and the "rosy" life that the others live. A phone call from Hotaro's sister leads him to believe that there are pieces missing to his theory regarding the events of Sekitani's expulsion.
Episode 7: Upon Seeing the True Colors
Air Date: June 4th, 2012
Summary: During summer vacation, the Classic Lit Club members take a trip into the mountains to stay at a hot springs resort inn run by Mayaka's relatives. While there, Eru and Mayaka see what appears to be the ghost of a man who hanged himself!
Episode 8: Let's Go to the Screening!
Air Date: June 11st, 2012
Summary: One of Eru's acquaintances invites the Classic Lit Club to a screening of a student film made by the members of Class 2-F so they can offer their opinions. When the movie takes an unexpected turn, the club is called on to help find a solution.
Episode 12: Practically Piled to the Ceiling
Air Date: July 9th, 2012
Summary: It is the first day of the school culture festival, and the club members look forward to it with both longing and dread. They must come up with a way to sell all of the copies of "Hyouka" that were printed, as dauntless as the task seems.
Episode 15: The Juumonji Case
Air Date: July 30th, 2012
Summary: Eru's curiosity is drawn by the rash of thefts from the various clubs, and when Hotaro discovers a pattern to the crimes, Satoshi comes up with a way to publicize the Classic Lit Club through the school newspaper so they can sell their anthologies.
Episode 16: The Last Target
Air Date: August 6th, 2012
Summary: Satoshi is ready for Jumoji to strike, but when the anticipated target is passed over, he must reconsider his strategy. Tomoe gives Hotaro a copy of "A Corpse By Evening," and Eru notices that the art style is similar to one she has seen elsewhere.
Episode 18: Does the Sun Shine on the Peaks?
Air Date: August 20th, 2012
Summary: While chatting in the club room after school, Hotaro remembers how one of his teachers in middle school famously liked helicopters. But when the others dispute the characterization, Hotaro wonders if there is something more to it.
Episode 19: Those Whom It May Concern
Air Date: August 27th, 2012
Summary: Hotaro tells Eru that he can come up with a plausible explanation for any situation she can think of, so when a seemingly mundane schoolwide announcement is made, she challenges him to figure out the reason behind the announcement.
Episode 21: The Case of the Handmade Chocolate
Air Date: September 10th, 2012
Summary: While in middle school, Satoshi rejected Mayaka's Valentine chocolate, so this year, she works even harder to present him with a Valentine's Day masterpiece. But when it turns up missing, the search is on to discover what happened to it.
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