One of the most adored mystery and slice-of-life anime is Hyouka. With Hyouka season 2 in the talks, here’s all we need to know.
The Honobu Yonezawa novel was turned into an anime series by Kadokawa, which is where anime fans first encountered it in 2012. At the time of its release, Hyouka, which was made by Kyoto Animation, a company that continues to produce well-known animes like Violet Evergarden, managed to generate a sound. On the other hand, no subsequent seasons or OVA episodes were shown following the final episode of the first season on January 12, 2013. After a long absence, the anime series is being renewed for fresh seasons. So, is Hyouka susceptible to this as well? After around 10 years, is it still feasible to see a second season of the anime?
Read on to find out everything we know about Hyouka season 2.
Hyouka Season 2 Release Date
Kyoto Animation created the animation for the Hyouka anime television series. Since Honobu Yonezawa wrote the original version of Hyouka and served as the anime adaptation’s adaptation consultant, he contributed the source material.
From April 22 to September 15, 2012, 22 episodes of Hyouka were broadcast. On July 8, 2012, a unique video animation was shown on Ustream. Its PV was made public in March 2012. On April 14, 2012, as part of a special event, the show’s premiere episode was shown in Shinjuku’s Kadokawa Cinema. From April 22 until September 16 of the same year, it was shown in Japan.
Along with Hyouka’s third manga volume, it was re-released as a Blu-ray disc and included a bonus original video animation, which debuted on Ustream on July 8, 2012.
The availability of source material and popularity are two important criteria that affect whether or not a television anime will continue with a new season. Honobu Yonezawa is the author of the Hyouka book series. Since 2001, new volumes of the novel series have been released at sporadic intervals. The series is hugely popular in Japan. The original novel has so far been released in six volumes. The most recent book in the series was published on November 30, 2016, which was six years ago. Fans of the series were eager to read a fresh novel volume after a protracted absence.
The seventh book of the series is currently being written, according to the series creator. Additionally, the series’ creator claims that he is not the one who will decide whether or not there will be a second season. This remark was made about four years ago. Six volumes took 15 years to finish, demonstrating the series’ attention to detail. The first four volumes were previously adapted during the first season, which is unfortunate for anime watchers.
Hyouka Season 2 Cast
- Yûichi Nakamura as Houtarou Oreki
- Satomi Sato as Eru Chitanda
- Madeleine Morris as Eru Chitanda
- Adam Gibbs as Houtarou Oreki
- Daisuke Sakaguchi as Satoshi Fukube2
- Dallas Reid as Satoshi Fukube2
- Jill Harris as Mayaka Ibara
- Asuka Konno as Female Student
- Ichitarô Ai as Male Student
- Yoshihisa Kawahara as Koreyuki Tani
- Shiori Mikami as Iizuka (Manga Club Member)
- Eiji Miyashita as Male Student
- Aoi Yûki Aoi Yûki as Matsushiro (Manga Club Member)
- Yukana Yukana as Fuyumi Irisu
- Alexis Tipton as Fuyumi Irisu
- Satsuki Yukino as Tomoe Oreki
- Caitlin Glass as Tomoe Oreki
- Masumi Asano as Ayako Kouchi
- Brina Palencia as Ayako Kouchi
- Jun Fukuyama as Jirou Tanabe
- Naomi Shindô as Shouko Yuasa
- Dawn M. Bennett as Shouko Yuasa
- Micah Solusod as Koreyuki Tani
- Mariya Ise as Misaki Sawakiguchi
- Sarah Wiedenheft as Misaki Sawakiguchi
- Linda Young as Yoko Itoigawa
- Apphia Yu as Kaho Jumonji
- Ryôtarô Okiayu as Masashi Togaito
- Toshiyuki Morikawa as Muneyoshi Kugayama
- Ayana Taketatsu as Kimura (Manga Club Member)
- Ian Sinclair as Masashi Togaito
- Amber Lee Connors as Matsuyo
- Brittney Karbowski as Sayama
- Jerry Jewell as Muneyoshi Kugayama
- Tia Lynn Ballard as Madori Yamanishi
- Jessica Peterson as Imamiya
- Saori Hayami as Kaho Jumonji
- Mami Koyama as Yoko Itoigawa
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Takeo Kaito
- Miyu Irino as Jiro Sugimura
- Ami Koshimizu as Midori Yamanishi
- Ryô Hirohashi as Mamiko Senoue
- Takayuki Kondô as Jun’ya Nakajou
- Hiroyuki Yoshino as Yasukuni Yoshino
- Yuuki Tai as Takeo Katsuta
- Atsushi Abe as Tomohiro Haba
- Minori Chihara as Yuri Konosu
- Yumi Uchiyama as Noriko Shimizu
- Minako Kotobuki as Henmi (Manga Club Member)
- Natsuki Kitakata as Ariyoshi (Manga Club Member)
- Aaron Dismuke as Takeo Katsuta
- Megan Shipman as Yuri Konosu
- Austin Tindle as Jiro Sugimura
- Daman Mills as Tomohiro Haba
- Jad Saxton as Kurako Eba
- Ricco Fajardo as Takeo Kaito
- Chris Niosi as Yamauchi
- Hiroshi Naka as Vice-Principal Shibazaki
- Aki Toyosaki as Rie Zenna
- Ichirô Nagai as Takezô Yoshida
- Takumi Yamazaki as Omichi-sensei
- Unshô Ishizuka as Hanai
- Yui Ogura as Kayo Zenna
- Daichi Endo as Shrine Parishioner
- Tetsuo Gotô as World History Teacher
- Sachiko Okada as Maruta
- Tomomichi Nishimura as Fukiya
- Kaito Ishikawa as Baseball Club Member
- Shigeru Chiba as Tanimoto
- Issei Futamata as Nakatake
- Kishô Taniyama as Punk
- Tomokazu Sugita as Cooking Club President
- Masahiko Tanaka as Sono
- Nobuyuki Kobushi as Quiz Club President
- Jun’ichi Suwabe as Konari
- Yôko Hikasa as Quiz Club Vice-President
- Daisuke Hirakawa as Cooking Club Vice-President
- Kanae Itô as Confectionery Club Member A
- Daisuke Kishio as Tayama (Magic Club Member)
- Nozomi Masu as Confectionery Club Member B
- Noriaki Sugiyama as Gardening Club Member
- Naoya Nakanishi as Construction Worker
- Takuma Terashima as Yamauchi
- Shinya Takahashi as Calligraphy Club Member
- Arise Sato as Karuta Club Member
- Yuki Ono as A Capella Club Member
- Yûichi Iguchi as Occult Club Member
- Cherami Leigh as Quiz Club Vice President
- Kira Buckland as Additional Voices
- Jason Douglas as Teacher
- Josh Grelle as Quiz Club President
- Jamie Marchi as Woman in Red Swimsuit
- Felecia Angelle as Additional Voices
- Alejandro Saab as Jun’ya Nakajo
- Philece Sampler as Female Teacher
- Chris Guerrero as Cooking Club President
- Chuck Huber as Shibazaki
- David Wald as Sono
- Lisa Ortiz as Nakamura
- Chris Patton as Konari
- R. Bruce Elliott as Hanai
- Morgan Berry as Inoue
- Marissa Lenti as Kanda
- Cynthia Cranz as Maruta
- Ryôta Ôsaka as Male Basketball Club Member
- Whitney Rodgers as Ariyoshi
- Yui Makino as Mitsuishi
- Miho Miyagawa as Female Teacher
- Kiyohiro Yamaguchi as Male Student
Hyouka Season 2 Plot
Student Hotaro Oreki joins Kamiyama High School’s Classic Literature Club to prevent its dissolution at his older sister’s request. He is accompanied by club members Eru Chitanda, Satoshi Fukube, and Mayaka Ibara.
The novel takes place in Kamiyama City, a made-up location in the Gifu Prefecture that was inspired by the author’s actual hometown of Takayama, also in the Gifu region. The actual Hida High School served as the inspiration for the fictional Kamiyama High School. They start working on numerous riddles for their group and Eru’s requests.
Where To Watch Hyouka Season 2?
Catch Hyouka season 1 on Netflix, Crunchyroll, or Funimation.
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