#oreki & satoshi

[animepopheart]

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[ryustories]

A: Hyouka | Hyouka

"But I have to say, I never expected you to get detention for forgetting your homework."

[whistle-whisper]

[tokonami]

[anipast]

That's who you are, Hotaro, right?

[chop-chop-guy]

Hyouka X Christie

[v1ctorsstuff]

These arts are cute

confession time: i draw too much Hyouka when i should be paying attention to class

[mayscarlet86]

Hyouka - Houtarou Oreki & Satoshi Fukube

[joshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

I can certainly point to all the posts I've made up to this point as a sort of okay rundown on my feelings on Hyouka up to this point, but to attempt to summarise them one final time - I think Hyouka kind of ends up being more or less equal parts boring and annoying by way of its various writing and visual choices. It's presented as a very mundane and down to earth slice of life series, but at the same time there's always a mystery to be solved and the characters are presented as somewhat unrealistic larger than life sorts, defining themselves by mottos and ideas of what they as a person are supposed to be. Those ideas and especially mottos are very much toned down as the series continues, and they start getting better at making up mysteries that feel like they could come up in everyday life and that the viewer should be able to solve as well - but then you'll still see Irisu like triple gaslight Oreki instead of just saying "I need help with this" or Satoshi tripling down on his database can't draw conclusions gimmick. It wants to have its cake and eat it too, be a grounded slice of life show attempting to write actual people but then still have those people turn and face the camera to explain their character motivations. I just think it felt kind of awkward. Credit where it's due, definitely looks nice, sounds nice, really great voice acting, when the characters aren't being annoying they're mostly all fairly convincing as people and can be easy to root for, I like Oreki's arc, I like Mayaka in general, and the school festival arc had a genuinely good sense of fun. Chitanda sticks out like a sore thumb in terms of character writing - compared to the others she feels written like a borderline mascot, no real humanity to her in favour of just being a cute moe waifu girl, it's kind of lame. Nothing else specifically is coming to mind for me to say. Bye.

[holydrakes]

Honestly after seeing JP fandom got hella confused and frustrated soma isn't (supposedly) canon I keep wondering if a reboot would just be bold enough to just outright confirm it...even if it'll only end like Oreki and Chitanda in just confirming the last scene is meant to be read romantically (like how in Hyouka Oreki mumbled about feeling the same way as Satoshi and understanding the fear he felt, in our case it can just be Maka remembering where her parents ended up and her feeling if they both are going to thread the same path...which can be followed by her positive affirmation about their resonance being strong enough to withstand it, so not much technically would have changed)

[the-classics-club-anthology]

Okay okay so this poll is over but I still want to give my two cents so.

Oreki Houtarou is not a wonder kid. He's just your average guy who doesn't like adventures and just wants to stay in his cozy home all day and lead an average and normal life. However, when push comes to shove, he proves to be extremely resourceful and intelligent. Sound familiar? Not to mention, he has loyal companions who would follow him to the ends of the earth. Finally he has a certain affinity for fading into the background and going unnoticed. Stealth powers. I'd say he fits the bill a little too well.

He does give the vibe of a character who doesn't do very well with outdoor activities, and that's bad when your plan is essentially a cross country hike (while being chased by undead creatures on horses) But the Hobbits weren't necessarily outdoorsy creatures either. At least not cross country hikers. Given that Houtarou, with his loyal companions Satoshi, Mayaka and Chitanda, are making this trip along with the rest of the Fellowship, I'd say Oreki has a very good chance of making it.

Would Oreki succumb to the power of the One Ring? I'd say he has about as much chance of that as Frodo. Oreki isn't ambitious. He sees himself as something of an outcast but he isn't vengeful. He has his friends and is perfectly happy with them. The only way the ring could truly tempt him, I think, is through his need to be needed, to feel useful (it's something he has a hard time coming to terms with himself but nevertheless it's there). But he's already playing a key role by being the ring bearer and Oreki would not want to fail at that and let his friends down (have I mentioned his friends are everything to him)

Thus, in conclusion, Oreki would make it to Mordor. He may not be able to destroy the ring but that's fine. He's only human.

[animepopheart]

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[whistle-whisper]

[tokonami]

[anipast]

Chitanda-san, give him a minute.