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Hyouka (2012).

[Feature] Hyouka’s poetic depictions of normalizing otherness

Hyouka was an utterly plain series. It was easy to assume it wouldn’t stand out beside any other high school slice-of-life show. Within that plainness, however, the series presented itself in subtler ways compared to its contemporaries of more defined fantasy and slapstick comedic genres. Hyouka’s “normalcy” helped it present a very grounded take on high school life, carefully depicting the flaws and struggles of its main characters without reducing them to archetypes.

Hyouka focuses on the misadventures of a high school’s dying Classic Literature Club. Ultimately sustained by a group of students who end up getting more than what they bargained for, the club soon becomes the center of a makeshift investigation into the school’s past over a student protest that happened on campus years ago.

Categorized as a mystery, Hyouka redefined what “mystery” actually meant, turning away from intrigue and chase scenes and towards the thrill of everyday problems and small peculiarities. The “mysteries” the protagonists face don’t involve chasing down criminals or following the paper trails of scandals, but investigating realistic issues in school life through an eccentric lens.

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