Hyouka

Hyouka
Cover of the Hyouka novel
氷菓
GenreTeen social mystery, slice of life
Novel
Written byHonobu Yonezawa
Published byKadokawa Shoten
ImprintKadokawa Sneaker Bunko
DemographicMale
PublishedOctober 31, 2001
Other novels
Manga
Written byTaskohna
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
MagazineShōnen Ace
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 26, 2012 – present
Volumes16
Anime television series
Live action film

Hyouka (Japanese: 氷菓, Hepburn: Hyōka; lit. "Ice cream") 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.