Hyouka Episode 05

No OP or ED this episode. ;_;

This series has such beautiful animation quality +_+

Oreki's slowly changing! Though I kind of miss how lazy he usually was in the previous episodes, character development is always good. I hope his usual gray-colored self is going to be his attitude in the next episode.

So, it took a little while, but I finally figured out that the words at the very end of an episode are the titles of the arcs. The title of this arc was "The Niece of Time."

So, finally, they solved the mystery of what happened 45 years ago. According to the librarian, Oreki's solution he explained in the previous episode was exactly on target. However, there's the part about Sekitani Jun.

This part felt so weird when you're accustomed to his laziness.

However, before they went to confirm it with the librarian, there was a part where Oreki was reflecting on himself and his attitude. What defines being "rosy"? He kept asking that to himself and he decides to give it a try.
I have to admit, I felt somewhat sad at that, because I liked him when he's gray-colored.

Then there's the word "Hyouka."

I seriously thought he was going to snap.

Hyouka is a pun; a play on words. As explained in the episode, it can be translated to "ice cream" in English. And "ice scream" turns into "I scream." It illustrated Sekitani's helplessness in such a simple way. I like it.

Well, with the mystery solved and with Chitanda being fulfilled, the story moves on.
I can never predict what's going to be in the next episode by looking at the previews, so we'll see what happens when it happens. Of course I can check out the light novel, but I don't feel like it.

What could this possibly mean?

There really isn't much to say when it comes to episodes of Hyouka, huh...