Aliases
Hyouka Episode 11.5, Hyouka OVA, Hyou-ka OVA, Hyouka: You can't escape OVA, Hyouka: Motsubeki Mono wa, Hyouka: What Should Be Had, 氷菓 持つべきものは, Hyou-ka: You can't escape OVA, Hyoka OVA
SUMMER 2012OVA
Branch
Part of this franchise
concluded
Announced
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Releasing
Completed
Was bundled with the third volume of the manga.
It's another regular day, with Houtarou Oreki sitting at home as usual; that is until his sister Tomoe ropes him into working as a lifeguard at the local swimming pool. Upon reaching the pool, Oreki coincidentally meets the other members of the Classics Club. Eru Chitanda notices that a white object that was on a woman's ear a while ago suddenly disappeared, which leaves her curious about the mystery behind it.
Hyouka: Motsubeki Mono wa features Oreki and the rest of the Classics Club as they have fun at the pool and solve the mystery that has piqued Chitanda's curiosity.
(Source: MAL Rewrite)
It's another regular day, with Houtarou Oreki sitting at home as usual; that is until his sister Tomoe ropes him into working as a lifeguard at the local swimming pool. Upon reaching the pool, Oreki coincidentally meets the other members of the Classics Club. Eru Chitanda notices that a white object that was on a woman's ear a while ago suddenly disappeared, which leaves her curious about the mystery behind it.
Hyouka: Motsubeki Mono wa features Oreki and the rest of the Classics Club as they have fun at the pool and solve the mystery that has piqued Chitanda's curiosity.
(Source: MAL Rewrite)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:19 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
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Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
26.5
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: Medium • Updated 10 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 76.2
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (Kyoto Animation) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 31%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Cohort rating percentile - 93th percentile within season cohort
Runway
Anime original
This is an anime original, not an adaptation, so there is no source material to run down - renewal turns on sales and popularity rather than runway.
Financial & Commercial58
Production Feasibility27
Audience Reception81
Strategic Priors57
Fandom Engagement81
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:19 AM
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Renewal FAQ
Hyouka: What Should Be Had renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Hyouka: What Should Be Had getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Hyouka: What Should Be Had has a 26/100 renewal signal score. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
- Will Hyouka: What Should Be Had be renewed?
- Hyouka: What Should Be Had currently scores 26 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is Hyouka: What Should Be Had's renewal probability?
- Hyouka: What Should Be Had's CourScore is 26 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily signal score out of 100.
Latest signals
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 72 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 290 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 54,291 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 22 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 59 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 9,642 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 17,331 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 84 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 8 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 47 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 18,393 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 3,644 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 72.89 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 172,654 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 203,368 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 26,530 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 181 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 2,500 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.21 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 1,111 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 7 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 29 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 1,083 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 29 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 29 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.82 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 23,270 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 73.5 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 72 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 4.03 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 17 | Mar 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,721 | Jun 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |