History Literature / Hyouka

* ChekhovsGun: At the beginning of episode 12, Oreki's sister gives him a broken fountain pen for no particular reason as he leaves for the school festival. Later on, a fashion club member in grunge/punk-style attire happens to notice it and asks to use it as an accessory, giving Oreki a voucher for a free make-over in exchange.
** In the next episode, another student arrives to buy an anthology from the Classics Club booth. Oreki gives him a heads-up that his fly is down, and the student stresses that it's broken. Turns out Oreki's make-over voucher had a safety pin taped to it, which he gives to the student to save him any more embarrassment. The student then gives Oreki his toy water ''gun'' modelled as a glock 17 pistol (quite out-of-place-looking for a slice-of-life).
*** The next episode, Oreki trades the gun along with an anthology to two up-beat members of the confectionery research club for two packs of cookies, as well as a pack of wheat flour.
**** The flour is then given to Satoshi to help Mayaka in the cooking contest (in the most dramatic of fashions).

**** --> The flour is then given to Satoshi to help Mayaka in the cooking contest (in the most dramatic of fashions).

**** The flour is then given to Satoshi to help Mayaka in the cooking contest (in the most dramatic of fashions).

---> • The flour is then given to Satoshi to help Mayaka in the cooking contest (in the most dramatic of fashions).

**** The flour is then given to Satoshi to help Mayaka in the cooking contest.

* ChekhovsGun: At the beginning of episode 12, Oreki's sister gives him a broken fountain pen for no particular reason as he leaves for the school festival. Later on, a fashion club member in grunge/punk-style attire happens to notice it and asks for it to use as an accessory, giving Oreki a voucher for a free make-over in exchange.
** In the very next episode, another student arrives to buy an anthology from the Classics Club booth. Oreki gives the guy a heads-up that his fly is down, and the student stresses that it's broken. Turns out Oreki's make-over voucher had a safety pin taped to it, which he gives to the student to save him any more embarrassment.
*** The student then gives Oreki his toy water ''gun''. In the exact model of a Glock 17. It looks quite out of place in a slice of life. Oreki then trades the gun along with an anthology for two packs of cookies and they also give him a pack of flour. He then gives the pack of flour to Satoshi to help Mayaka in the cooking contest.

*** The student then gives Oreki his toy water ''gun''. In the exact model of a Glock 17. It looks quite out of place in a slice of life.

[[caption-width-right:350: Your average classic literature club. [[TheyFightCrime They solve mysteries.]] ]]

The story follows a [[BrilliantButLazy lackluster]] teenager by the name of Houtarou Oreki who, while cursing his first year of high school, lives by his motto "If I don't have to do it, I won't. If I have to do it, I'll make it quick". Nonetheless things don't go as planned as Oreki becomes involved with his local high school "Classics Club" at the behest of his elder sister. There he meets Eru Chitanda, an apparently happy-go-lucky girl [[TheBeautifulElite belonging to a very wealthy family]] who, besides having an extraordinary memory, possesses a level of curiosity far exceeding that of anyone Oreki has ever seen. Alongside curious Chitanda, the chipper Satoshi and the strict Ibara, Oreki will find himself pushed into using his untapped talent in solving various mysteries ranging in nature and scope throughout his foreseeable highschool days.

The characters of the image, from left:
[[PhotographicMemory Satoshi]] [[TheLancer Fuku]][[StepfordSmiler be]], [[TheStoic Houtarou]] [[BrilliantButLazy Oreki]], [[SuperSenses Eru Chitanda]], and [[DoggedNiceGuy Mayaka Ibara]].

* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Oreki and Chitanda

* SchoolFestival: Became an important factor in the mystery concerning [[spoiler:Chitanda's uncle, Sekitani Jun.]]
** The actual festival starts in episode 12
* SherlockScan

The characters of the image, from left: [[PhotographicMemory Satoshi]] [[TheLancer Fuku]][[StepfordSmiler be]], [[TheStoic Houtarou]] [[BrilliantButLazy Oreki]], [[SuperSenses Eru Chitanda]], and [[DoggedNiceGuy Mayaka Ibara]].]]

* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Houtarou]] goes through a particularly nasty one in episode 11 [[spoiler:once he realizes that he was totally wrong and that Irisu was lying to him in order to manipulate him into writing the script.]] Also, judging from his actions in episodes 10 and 11, [[spoiler:Satoshi]] is veering ''dangerously'' close to one as well.

* ChekhovsGun: At the beginning of episode 12, Oreki's sister gives him a broken fountain pen for no particular reason as he leaves for the school festival. Later on, a fashion club member in grunge/punk-style attire happens to notice it and asks for it to use as an accessory, giving Oreki a voucher for a free make-over in exchange. In the very next episode, another student arrives to buy an anthology from the Classics Club booth. Oreki gives the guy a heads-up that his fly is down, and the student stresses that it's broken. Turns out Oreki's make-over voucher had a safety pin taped to it, which he gives to the student to save him any more embarrassment. The student then gives Oreki his toy water ''gun''.

[[caption-width-right:350: Your average classic literature club. [[TheyFightCrime They solve mysteries]]

* ChildhoodFriends: Oreki, Sato, and Ibara.
* DeadpanSnarker: Oreki straight up.

* DramaticWind: Inside the bathroom?

* EmbarrassingOldPhoto: Photos of Chitanda in various outfits were taken when she participated in a special stall during the school's culture festival. When she drops by the booth to see how Oreki is doing and then quickly leaves, Oreki can't help but notice the tip of a maid outfit dress in the paper pile.

* TheFaceless: Oreki's elder sister. The most we get is everything under her nose.

* NotSoStoic: In episode 11, when [[spoiler:Houtarou]] discovered [[spoiler:Irisu's true intentions,]] he was rather... ''[[WhatTheHellHero pissed.]]''

* StealthPun: [[spoiler: Hyouka means frozen treat in Japanese. Oreki turns this into the English way we call a frozen treat, being ice cream. The message that Jun Sekitani left for Chitanda was 'I scream'.]]

* TarotMotifs: Discussed in episode 8. According to Satoshi, Mayaka is Justice, Satoshi is the Magician, Chitanda is the Fool, and Oreki is Strength.

[[caption-width-right:350: Your average classic literature club. [[TheyFightCrime They solve mysteries]] - (From left) [[PhotographicMemory Satoshi]] [[TheLancer Fuku]][[StepfordSmiler be]], [[TheStoic Houtarou]] [[BrilliantButLazy Oreki]], [[SuperSenses Eru Chitanda]], and [[DoggedNiceGuy Mayaka Ibara]].]]

** The Manga Society cosplays a few Vocaloids for the SchoolFestival in episode 12, while Mayaka cosplays as [[TheyWereEleven Frolbericheri Frol]] and another dresses as [[SamuraiShodown Nakoruru]].

* ChekhovsGun: At the beginning of episode 12, Oreki's sister gives him a broken fountain pen for no particular reason as he leaves for the school festival. Later on, a fashion club member in grunge/punk-style attire happens to notice it and asks for it to use as an accessory, giving Oreki a voucher for a free make-over in exchange.
** In the very next episode, another student arrives to buy an anthology from the Classics Club booth. Oreki gives the guy a heads-up that his fly is down, and the student stresses that it's broken. Turns out Oreki's make-over voucher had a safety pin taped to it, which he gives to the student to save him any more embarrassment.
*** The student then gives Oreki his toy water ''gun''.

* WhatBeautifulEyes: A common reaction to Chitanda's eyes.

** Kouchi's smile when Ibara finally responded to her remarks was very [[Troll troll-esque]].

* {{Keet}}: Satoshi. The colours are on the inside.