• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header left navigation
  • Skip to site footer
  • Home
  • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Banners
    • Spam Liker Hall of Shame
    • Podcast
  • Reviews
  • Guides
    • List of Suggested Manga
  • Kireina Yuri
  • Subscribe
    • RSS Feed
    • Mastodon
    • Bluesky (Bridged, Blog Feed Only)
    • Misskey
    • Feedburner
    • Anime Blog Tracker
    • Comments Feed
    • Add to Feedly
    • WordPress Reader

Chikorita157's Anime Blog

Anime blog that focuses on Yuri and School Girl Slice of Life Anime and Editorials

  • Tab 1
  • Tab 3
  • Tab 3
  • Home
  • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Banners
    • Spam Liker Hall of Shame
    • Podcast
  • Reviews
  • Guides
    • List of Suggested Manga
  • Kireina Yuri
  • Subscribe
    • RSS Feed
    • Mastodon
    • Bluesky (Bridged, Blog Feed Only)
    • Misskey
    • Feedburner
    • Anime Blog Tracker
    • Comments Feed
    • Add to Feedly
    • WordPress Reader

comedy

moe

drama

music

opinion

final impressions

yuri

idol

action

kyoani

Hyouka – Episode 19 – Dating Mystery Solving Game

August 27, 2012 by Chikorita157 6 Comments
Fortunately, Eru makes rather funny expressions throughout the episode.

This almost felt like a date, but it isn’t one.

Since the show’s inception, we have run into several characters that contributed some parts to the overall mystery. However, the way the producers approach this one is rather interesting since the focus is on Eru and Houtarou exclusively while they solve a mystery. The way they approached it was interesting as both worked on coming up a theory over the announcement made over the loudspeaker. From the looks of their expressions, it appears that they were having fun.

She is really close to him…

While the mystery was somewhat interesting, I felt that it’s not the important part of the episode. I think the engagement between the two was the most interesting aspect as both worked on a viable conclusion. In addition, it shows that Houtarou isn’t 100% perfect with his reasoning as Eru pointed out some of the flaws. Still, it shows how much the two change throughout the series. For instance, Houtarou shredded his prospects of saving energy while Eru gains some of his deductive skills. At the end of the day, their entertainment surprisingly consisted of mostly truth as the police busted a money-counterfeiting group. From this, it proves that both of them can come up with a plausible theory with a student receiving a counterfeited bill from someone and realized that it’s fake after spending it.

I guess our game turned out to be true after all.

With two episodes remaining, it’s apparent that they might not start a new mystery, but just tie some loose ends. From the looks of the episode preview, it looks rather lighthearted with Classic Literature Club celebrating the New Year. Then again, I might be proven wrong with another small mystery that they can solve in one episode. Even so, I wonder if Houtarou will confess his love to Eru or only treat her as a friend at the end of the show. If they don’t, I will become disappointed since they make a fine couple.

If you see this text, this site has stolen my content. If you are affected by content thieves, look this domain up on a Whois Service, look up the IP and send a DMCA takedown with the host provider. STOP STEALING CONTENT AND MAKE YOUR OWN. Also,  MATRIXAT, go fuck yourself you fucking thief!

Share this:

  • Mastodon
  • Bluesky
  • Share on Tumblr
  • Print
  • Email

Related

What’s your response?
2 responses
Love
Love
2
Like
Like
0
Surprised
Surprised
0
Haha
Haha
0
Thinking
Thinking
0
Sad
Sad
0

Note for Bluesky Users: For your likes/reposts to appear here, you need to to enable bridging on your account, which can be done here.

Category: HyoukaTag: kyoani, mystery

Looking to Leave Twitter or an Alternative?

We have a new Twitter-like social network based on Mastodon that caters to Anime and Japanese media fans in addition to content creators (bloggers, video creators, podcasters), who create Anime review content or anything released to Japan called Sakurajima.

Learn More
Join Now
.

This post was handcrafted by…
Chikorita157 – who has written 3,652 posts.

Author and Owner of Chikorita157’s Anime Blog and Kireina Yuri. If you want to learn more about me, see the “About chikorita157” page.

Previous Post:Kokoro Connect – Episode 8 – Personal Desires Hits a Fever Pitch
Next Post:Tari Tari – Episode 9 – Returned Letters and Fundraising

New Here? Review the Commenting Policy before adding a comment.

Additionally, linking to your blog should only be done in the Website field, not in the comment itself, unless it contibutes to the discussion. If you are using a Wordpress.com account to comment, you can change the website URL in the Account Settings

You can comment on this blog post using your Mastodon or Misskey account on the Fediverse or your account on Bluesky.

Simply copy this post’s URL and paste it on your Mastodon server’s search field. On Misskey, click More, then lookup and paste the post’s URL Once the post comes up, reply to that post to comment.

Note: Comments must be approved first and this functionality may not work on certain servers

On Bluesky, follow @ap.brid.gy first (if you haven’t already) and then follow @chikorita157.chikorita157.com.ap.brid.gy. Simply reply to the corresponding post to comment.

If you want to follow this blog with a Mastodon or Misskey account, click the follow button below.

chikorita157
chikorita157
@chikorita157@chikorita157.com
Follow

Follow this account to follow my blog posts. You can comment to posts by replying to them. For BlueSky users, follow @ap.brid.gy first.

I review CGDCT and Yuri Anime and Manga, and write editorials/reviews as well.

3,652 posts
104 followers

Follow chikorita157

My Profile

Copy and paste my profile into the search field of your favorite fediverse app or server.

Your Profile

Or, if you know your own profile, we can start things that way!

Reader Interactions

6 Comments… read them or add your own.

  1. Mikoto :
    August 29, 2012 at 11:20 am • Magical Level: 55

    The interaction between the two was certainly the highlight of the episode.

    Hopefully though, that whole “being correct” thing with the counterfeiting will stop Houtarou from side-stepping his ovious talent, even though his reasonings weren’t 100% perfect, that was certainly quite a feat for a first year in high school.

    Reply
    • chikorita157 :
      August 29, 2012 at 5:47 pm • Magical Level: 3355

      I agree and the interesting part is that the episode took place in the same room. But yes, it seems that he is doubting himself and it was pretty evident when he was dealing with the movie mystery back with Fuyumi. Still, I think it’s one of the qualities he won’t shred anytime soon.

      Reply
  2. feal87 :
    August 28, 2012 at 3:02 pm • Magical Level: 187

    Those facial expressions by Eru were wonderful. She can be so cute…*__*

    Well, let’s try to enjoy these last episodes. Hyouka is about to end unfortunately…:(

    Reply
    • chikorita157 :
      August 29, 2012 at 5:48 pm • Magical Level: 3355

      Hopefully so… After it finished airing, I’m definitely going to miss it, especially Eru’s catchphrase.

      Reply
  3. lostty :
    September 1, 2012 at 3:40 pm • Magical Level: 9

    Next week looks to be even more like a date. It makes my heart flutter in anticipation!!

    Although this episode didn’t have so much going on in the foreground, it was interesting to see how this simple interaction just told so much to how this series has progressed since day one. I was also pretty amazed how they managed to get from that one message to a whole story of counterfeit bills. So interesting!

    Reply
    • chikorita157 :
      September 1, 2012 at 8:54 pm • Magical Level: 3355

      Yes, and the interaction was pretty effective on focusing primarily on the mystery. I think this has to do with the illustrations they used as a visual to explain the theory behind the mystery. It has been used in previous episodes, but it was very effective this time because the whole episode took place in one room.

      Aside from that, I’m interested on how the next episode will go… Probably Houtarou and Eru will finally dive into a date?

      Reply

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Sidebar

Categories

Archives

Current Season

  • Mayonaka Punch
  • Na Nare Hana Nare
  • Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan
  • VTuber nanda ga Haishin Kiri Wasuretara Densetsu ni Natteta

Episodic Blogging Schedule

To be decided.

Anything not covered here will be covered at Kireina Yuri with short impressions.

Non-Episodic Content

  • Editorials
  • Japanese Self-Study Progress
  • Let’s Plays
  • Podcast
  • Project iM@S
  • Reviews

Follow Us

You can subscribe to this blog via WordPress Reader

Follow Chikorita157’s Anime Blog on WordPress.com

Also follow us on Mastodon for the latest blog updates and Anime/Manga/Video Games related toots

Follow @chikorita157 on Mastodon

Get a Mastodon Account

Anime Lists

AniList
MyAnimeList

Recent Posts

Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi – Review

mono – Episode 12 (END) – The Absent Cinephoto Club Member and Filming the Horror Mockumentary

Rock wa Lady no Tashinami deshite – Episode 13 (END) – Winning the Heart by the Stans Through Instrumental Rock

Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi – Episode 12 (END) – Satoko’s New Eye and Konoha’s Return

Maebashi Witches – Final Review

Recent Comments

  1. Kanon on Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi – ReviewJune 30, 2025
  2. mono – Episode 12 (END) – The Absent Cinephoto Club Member and Filming the Horror Mockumentary – Chikorita157's Anime Blog on Aru Majo ga Shinu Made – Episode 7 – Bringing In The New Year with the Half-Spirit LadyJune 29, 2025
  3. 1or11 on Rock wa Lady no Tashinami deshite – Episode 13 (END) – Winning the Heart by the Stans Through Instrumental RockJune 28, 2025
  4. Rock wa Lady no Tashinami deshite – Episode 13 (END) – Winning the Heart by the Stans Through Instrumental Rock – Chikorita157's Anime Blog on Rock wa Lady no Tashinami deshite – Episode 12 – The Second Live House Performance OpportunityJune 27, 2025
  5. 四 on Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi – Episode 12 (END) – Satoko’s New Eye and Konoha’s ReturnJune 27, 2025

RSS Kireina Yuri

  • Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi – Episode 11 – The Delicious Christmas Party June 22, 2025
  • Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi – Episode 10 – Childhood Friend Reunion and Cooking at a Traditional Japanese House June 15, 2025
  • Maebashi Witches – Episode 11 – Piecing Back Together the Lost Memories June 15, 2025
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

Subscribe and Follow Us For New Content

If you want to receive the latest posts in your email, you can subscribe to this blog via email or click the follow button to follow this blog dirrectly using a Mastodon or Misskey account.

chikorita157
chikorita157
@chikorita157@chikorita157.com
Follow

Follow this account to follow my blog posts. You can comment to posts by replying to them. For BlueSky users, follow @ap.brid.gy first.

I review CGDCT and Yuri Anime and Manga, and write editorials/reviews as well.

3,652 posts
104 followers

Follow chikorita157

My Profile

Copy and paste my profile into the search field of your favorite fediverse app or server.

Your Profile

Or, if you know your own profile, we can start things that way!

To follow this blog via Wordpress Reader, click the button on the right.

Follow Chikorita157’s Anime Blog on WordPress.com
Follow Kireina Yuri on WordPress.com

Follow us on Mastodon or BlueSky for the latest blog updates and Anime/Manga/Video Games related toots

Note for Bluesky users: Follow @ap.brid.gy first before following

Follow us on Mastodon
Follow us on Bluesky
Get a Mastodon Account

© 2009–2025 James M. All rights reserved. Images are owned by their respective owners.

All text on this page is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. Powered by Mai Theme.

Privacy Policy

mastodonMisskey tumblrrss