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Since this is not a light novel where you can pretty much assume every girl is cute, I would like to know how the author descript the four main characters? To be more specific, does Mayaka described as cute or pretty? That would be relevant to the current "Satoshi may swing the other way" theory. ;)

From translated vol.1:

And from vol.2:

Just wondering, where can i find the light novel, or is it even in English?

I'm not too sure about the rule so I won't post the link. Look for baka-tsuki and Hyouka. You should be able to find it. So far volume 1 is translated and volume 2 progress is very close to anime. I think that was the translator's intention. Hopefully he can keep that up :D

I wasn't sure where the best place to ask this was, so I'm going to ask it here to be on the safe side.

I was curious if the Irisu/Eru scene in Hyouka Episode 14 was anime-original or not. I have this gut feeling that it was, but I wanted to confirm with a novel reader. :)

I don't remember whether this was asked or not, but does anyone know whether all the sexual tension and implied romance between Houtarou and Eru is part of the source material, or is it extra added in with KyoAni's direction?

Has all of the LN been adapted so far?

There are five, the first four of which are adapted.

In this scene, what is the meaning of the kanji shown?
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I think it's most likely 叫, which means like to shout or scream. Though... it could also be 加, which means to increase, depending on what is the correct orientation of the kanji.

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Well, that answers that then. Thanks to both of you. :)

A few questions here.

Overall, would you suggest me to watch the full season - 22 episodes?
Besides Mystery, what other genre(s) would explain the series? Comedy? Romance? Horror?

Thank-you very much in front!

Hmm... if I had to describe it, it is basically about the character development. The mysteries are not the main point of the show, but tools to evolve and mature the characters. The characters you see in Ep01 will have "grown up" by Ep22.

Not in a radical sense, mind you, but a tangible difference.

One of the themes stated about the show was about the "bitterness of growing up", or as I like to put it, "coping with disappointment".

Cheers.

Welll there is Drama, some slight Romance, and Comedy.

I would recommend you watching it all,there's a bit of Romance and Comedy here

I see. Thank-you very much, all three of you.