Hyouka was commended for its visual effects, and for being combining the genres of mystery and slice of life. Funimation licensed the series in North America, and following the acquisition of Crunchyroll by Sony, the series was moved to Crunchyroll. A two-part Blu-ray edition was also released. A bonus original video animation was streamed via Ustream in July 2012. The original 22 episodes were broadcast from April to September 2012. The story is set in Kamiyama, a fictional city based on Honobu Yonezawa's actual home city, Takayama. The main cast includes Yuichi Nakamura, playing Oreki, and Satomi Satō playing Chitanda. The ending theme of both parts of the series was sung by Satomi Satō and Ai Kayano. The opening theme played in the first half of the series was sung by ChouCho, and the opening played in the second half was sung by Saori Kodama. Hyouka was produced by Kyoto Animation, with directing by Yasuhiro Takemoto, series composition by Shoji Gatoh, and character design by Futoshi Nishiya. The story follows Houtarou Oreki, a first-year high school student who meets Eru Chitanda, Satoshi Fukube, and Mayaka Ibara after joining his school's Classic Literature Club. It was named after the first volume of the series, Hyouka, and made into a 22-episode televised animation series. Hyouka ( 氷菓) is a Japanese anime television series based on the Classic Literature Club series written by Honobu Yonezawa.
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