Desu Ex Machina: "Hyouka is one of the few shows that forced me to like it as I watched more of it, although I wasn’t sold on it from the start. A number of factors played in favor of the show, but the most appealing to me was the blossoming platonic relationship between Oreki and Chitanda. The keyword here is blossoming, since I think we all agree that static platonic love is one of the most boring stuff to deal with at all. You could tell from the onset of the show that it was probably going to happen, but the anime still conveyed the slow, developing romance with patience and deliberate grace."
