Hyōka | |
Cover of Hyōka novel
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Genre | Mystery |
Novel | |
Written by | Honobu Yonezawa |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Demographic | Male |
Imprint | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
Published | October 31, 2001 |
Other novels | |
Manga | |
Written by | Taskohna |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Shōnen Ace |
Original run | March 2012 – present |
Volumes | 10 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Yasuhiro Takemoto |
Written by | Shoji Gatoh |
Music by | Kōhei Tanaka |
Studio | Kyoto Animation |
Original network | CTC, TVS, TVQ, tvk, KBS, SUN, GBS, Tokyo MX, MTV, BS11 |
English network | |
Original run | April 22, 2012 – September 16, 2012 |
Episodes | 22 |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Yasuhiro Takemoto |
Studio | Kyoto Animation |
Released | January 12, 2013 |
Runtime | 24 minutes |
List of Classic Literature Club novels
Hyōka (?, literally "frozen dessert") is a 2001 Japanese mystery novel by Honobu Yonezawa. It is the first volume of the Classic Literature Club (古典部 Koten-bu?) series. Four additional volumes have been published between 2002 and 2010. A manga adaptation drawn by Taskohna began serialization in the March 2012 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace. A 22-episode anime adaptation produced by Kyoto Animation and directed by Yasuhiro Takemoto aired from April 22 to September 16, 2012.
At the request of his older sister, student Hōtarō Oreki joins Kamiyama High School's Classic Literature Club to stop it from being abolished, joined by fellow members Eru Chitanda, Satoshi Fukube and Mayaka Ibara. The story is set in Kamiyama City, a fictional city in Gifu Prefecture that the author based on his real hometown of Takayama, also in Gifu. The fictional Kamiyama High School is based upon the real life .
Hyōka is the first novel in the Classic Literature Club (古典部 Koten-bu?) series, written by Honobu Yonezawa and published by Kadokawa Shoten on October 31, 2001. As of June 25, 2010, five novels have been published in the series. Additional short stories have been published in Kadokawa Shoten's Yasei Jidai magazine.