Hyouka’s fifth episode opens with one more of the series’ most iconic sequences (directed and storyboarded by Yoshiji Kigami, in what would be his single largest contribution to the series – though [...]
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In which all of my irritation with Oreki melts away—even if Oreki is constantly putting on an act for his friends, he can’t fool the camera. Unsurprisingly, the sincerity offered therein has given me [...]
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Episode 05- Haha, it looks like my hunch about that librarian was correct, though I didn’t guess everything that she had to tell. As many people online mentioned a few episodes back, the librarian’s slight hesitation in answering to the Classics club’s questions was an obvious hint that she knew something, but I didn’t even [...]
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「歴史ある古典部の真実」 (Rekishi Aru Kotenbu no Shinjitsu) "The Truth of the Classics Club and its History" Boy, was I mistaken when I said last week's episode was good -- because this episode completely overshadows last week's by leaps and bounds.
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Written by: Kabitzin at Sea Slugs! Anime BlogSummary: After a discussion about how the grass is always neon greener on the other side, Houtarou digs deeper into Jun’s story and discovers one final nuance that must be revealed.  Putting together that the Librarian Itoigawa Youko was once the Kooriyama Youko that wrote the introduction of Hyouka volume 2, Youko is brought in [...]
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Written by: Kabitzin at Sea Slugs! Anime BlogSummary: After a discussion about how the grass is always neon greener on the other side, Houtarou digs deeper into Jun’s story and discovers one final nuance that must be revealed.  Putting together that the Librarian Itoigawa Youko was once the Kooriyama Youko that wrote the introduction of Hyouka volume 2, Youko is brought in [...]
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It’s good to know that everyone feels the same way. =P Episode 05 – The Truth of the Classics Club and Its History I am suffering from sleep deprivation and this episode didn’t help me counter that one bit. The episode was a weird one that had made it seem like this were the last [...]
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