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The Best Episodes of Hyouka Season 1

Every episode of Hyouka Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hyouka Season 1!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Hyouka Season 1 Episode 1 - The Revival of the Time-Honored Classic Lit Club
    7.7/10(266 votes)

    #1 - The Revival of the Time-Honored Classic Lit Club

    S1:E1

    "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.

    Director:Yasuhiro Takemoto
    Writer:Shoji Gato

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  2. Hyouka Season 1 Episode 2 - The Prestigious Classic Lit Club's Activities
    7.6/10(224 votes)

    #2 - The Prestigious Classic Lit Club's Activities

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Hiroko Utsumi
    Writer:Shoji Gato

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  3. Hyouka Season 1 Episode 3 - The Circumstances of the Classic Lit Club's Scion
    7.6/10(220 votes)

    #3 - The Circumstances of the Classic Lit Club's Scion

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Taichi Ishidate
    Writer:Katsuhiko Muramoto

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  4. Hyouka Season 1 Episode 4 - The Classic Lit Club's Glorious Days of Yore
    7.7/10(203 votes)

    #4 - The Classic Lit Club's Glorious Days of Yore

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Eisaku Kawanami
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Hyouka Season 1 Episode 5 - The Truth About the Historic Classic Lit Club
    8.5/10(268 votes)

    #5 - The Truth About the Historic Classic Lit Club

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Yoshiji Kigami
    Writer:Shoji Gato

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  6. Hyouka Season 1 Episode 6 - Committing a Cardinal Sin
    7.1/10(194 votes)

    #6 - Committing a Cardinal Sin

    S1:E6

    Hotaro's history class is interrupted by an outburst coming from Eru's math class, prompting a discussion in the Classic Lit Club about the nature of the seven deadly sins, and what might provoke Eru to become angry.

    Director:Kazuya Sakamoto
    Writer:Maiko Nishioka

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  7. Hyouka Season 1 Episode 7 - Upon Seeing the True Nature
    7.8/10(204 votes)

    #7 - Upon Seeing the True Nature

    S1:E7

    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!

    Director:Hiroko Utsumi
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Hyouka Season 1 Episode 8 - Let's Go to the Screening!
    7.3/10(194 votes)

    #8 - Let's Go to the Screening!

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Noriyuki Kitanohara
    Writer:Maiko Nishioka

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  9. Hyouka Season 1 Episode 9 - The Case of the Furuoka Deserted Village Murder
    7.5/10(193 votes)

    #9 - The Case of the Furuoka Deserted Village Murder

    S1:E9

    In search of a conclusion to their movie, the assistant director, the prop master, and the publicist meet with the Classic Lit Club members one at a time to propose their solutions to the unfinished murder mystery.

    Director:Naoko Yamada
    Writer:Shoji Gato

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  10. Hyouka Season 1 Episode 10 - Blind Spot to All
    8.4/10(220 votes)

    #10 - Blind Spot to All

    S1:E10

    After meeting with Irisu, Hotaro has a change of heart, and sets his mind to solving the murder mystery. Hotaro and Satoshi discuss the nature of their own potential, and what each of them might be able to accomplish.

    Director:Kazuya Sakamoto
    Writer:Shoji Gato

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  11. Hyouka Season 1 Episode 11 - Credit Roll of Fools
    8.2/10(207 votes)

    #11 - Credit Roll of Fools

    S1:E11

    When the others ask Hotaro about his solution to the murder mystery, he begins to have doubts about it himself. Hotaro confronts Irisu regarding the reason why she called the Classic Lit Club in to help finish the film.

    Director:Eisaku Kawanami
    Writer:Maiko Nishioka

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  12. Hyouka Season 1 Episode 12 - Those Things Piled Up Endlessly
    7.7/10(186 votes)

    #12 - Those Things Piled Up Endlessly

    S1:E12

    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.

    Director:Taichi Ogawa
    Writer:Katsuhiko Muramoto

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  13. Hyouka Season 1 Episode 13 - A Corpse by Evening
    7.6/10(190 votes)

    #13 - A Corpse by Evening

    S1:E13

    Satoshi tries to use the Quiz Club's quiz show event to promote the Classic Lit Club. Eru goes around beating the bushes for ways to help sell all of the copies of "Hyouka." More and more items end up missing from various clubs.

    Director:Noriyuki Kitanohara
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Hyouka Season 1 Episode 14 - Wild Fire
    8.0/10(192 votes)

    #14 - Wild Fire

    S1:E14

    The Classic Lit Club cooking team competes against three other teams in the Cooking Club's timed "Wild Fire" competition. However, Mayaka is delayed drawing posters for the Manga Club. Will she be able to finish in time to compete?

    Director:Naoko Yamada
    Writer:Katsuhiko Muramoto

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  15. Hyouka Season 1 Episode 15 - The Jumonji Affair
    7.5/10(185 votes)

    #15 - The Jumonji Affair

    S1:E15

    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.

    Director:Hiroko Utsumi
    Writer:Shoji Gato

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  16. Hyouka Season 1 Episode 16 - The Final Target
    7.6/10(184 votes)

    #16 - The Final Target

    S1:E16

    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.

    Director:Kazuya Sakamoto
    Writer:Maiko Nishioka

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  17. Hyouka Season 1 Episode 17 - The Kudryavka Sequence
    8.3/10(197 votes)

    #17 - The Kudryavka Sequence

    S1:E17

    Eru appears on a school radio show, asking all the other students to stand with the Classic Lit Club against the phantom thief. Hotaro confronts the person he believes to be Jumoji. Satoshi comes to terms with his expectations.

    Director:Taichi Ishidate
    Writer:Shoji Gato

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  18. Hyouka Season 1 Episode 18 - Is the Mountain Range Clear?
    7.6/10(184 votes)

    #18 - Is the Mountain Range Clear?

    S1:E18

    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.

    Director:Noriyuki Kitanohara
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Hyouka Season 1 Episode 19 - Does Anyone Have Any Idea?
    7.9/10(199 votes)

    #19 - Does Anyone Have Any Idea?

    S1:E19

    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.

    Director:Taichi Ogawa
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Hyouka Season 1 Episode 20 - Mishap-py New Year
    7.4/10(187 votes)

    #20 - Mishap-py New Year

    S1:E20

    At New Year's, Eru invites Hotaro to join her in paying her family's respects at the town shrine. When Eru agrees to run a quick errand, however, she and Hotaro find themselves in an unexpected and compromising situation.

    Director:Rika Ota
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Hyouka Season 1 Episode 21 - The Case of the Homemade Chocolates
    8.1/10(200 votes)

    #21 - The Case of the Homemade Chocolates

    S1:E21

    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.

    Director:Hiroko Utsumi
    Writer:Maiko Nishioka

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  22. Hyouka Season 1 Episode 22 - The Doll That Took the Long Way Around
    7.9/10(208 votes)

    #22 - The Doll That Took the Long Way Around

    S1:E22

    Hotaro is enlisted by Eru to appear in a Dolls' Festival parade that her local shrine holds every year. When construction work unexpectedly causes a last-minute detour, it leaves the participants wondering what went awry.

    Directors:Yasuhiro Takemoto, Taichi Ishidate
    Writer:Shoji Gato

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Revival of the Time-Honored Classic Lit Club" is the best rated episode of "Hyouka" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 266 votes. Directed by Yasuhiro Takemoto and written by Shoji Gato, it aired on 4/23/2012. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Prestigious Classic Lit Club's Activities".