Hyouka | |
氷菓 | |
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Genre | Teen social mystery, slice of life[1] |
Novel | |
Written by | Honobu Yonezawa |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Imprint | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
Demographic | Male |
Published | October 31, 2001 |
Other novels | |
Manga | |
Written by | Taskohna |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Shōnen Ace |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | January 26, 2012 – present |
Volumes | 16 |
Anime television series | |
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Live action film | |
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Hyouka[2] (Japanese: 氷菓, Hepburn: Hyōka, lit. "Ice Cream/Frozen Dessert") is a 2001 Japanese mystery novel written by Honobu Yonezawa. It is the first volume of the Classic Literature Club (古典部, Koten-bu) series. Five additional volumes have been published between 2002 and 2016. 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. A live-action film, Hyouka: Forbidden Secrets, directed by Mari Asato and starring Kento Yamazaki and Alice Hirose was released on November 3, 2017.[3][4]