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Funimation Licenses Hyouka Anime

Written By Samantha Ferreira

Wow. One of the big unlicensed shows is finally heading to North America. Colour me shocked!

Earlier today, Funimation announced that they acquired the domestic rights to Hyouka. Funimation will release the show on home video on July 4. Funimation is producing a new English dub for the release.

Yesterday, Funimation teased the acquisition on Twitter, where they posted the phrase “KI NI NARIMASU” (“I’m curious”). For the uninitiated, this is a catch phrase for Eru Chitanda in the show.

Hyouka is based on Honobu Yonezawa’s novels of the same name. The series, which aired in the Spring 2012 broadcast season, was helmed by Yasuhiro Takemoto (Amagi Brilliant Park, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid) at Kyoto Animation. Futoshi Nishiya (Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club, Nichijou: My Ordinary Life) provided character designs for the title, while Shoji Gatoh (The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk, Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu) took charge of series composition.

Hyouka hadn’t been licensed for North America prior to today.

Source: Twitter (Funimation)

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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