*this is all my opinion. im not trying to offend anybody who likes this anime and im not interested in arguing
hyouka was terrible in my opinion. i know a large fraction of the people who've seen it actually like the anime (or is obsessed with it), but i seriously found there was nothing interesting with the plot or characters. oreki was alright because he's like me haha..but all the other characters are either annoying or generic *cough*CHITANDA*cough.
the anime was simply made up of boring dialogue. before you ask 'why did you finish it if you didn't like it?' bc im that type of person who doesnt judge something before seeing everything, i had high expectations for it so i waited until the end for everything to get better. if i hadn't finished it, i wouldnt be judging it. before i even started the anime i was so excited to watch it bc i heard they'd be investigating a murder scene, but that arc was complete crap to me. it wasnt even a legit murder scene and there was nothing big going on in the anime.
all its made up of is chitanda saying 'im curious!' oreki rolls his eyes and eventually cures her curiosity. an episode later, 'im curious!' and its the same cycle over again. that annoyed the sh-t out of me. i should have just dropped..but as i mentioned, i had high expectations for it bc people kept telling me how amazing the anime is. i thought hyouka was one of those animes thats decent or terrible for the first half, but all of a sudden turns into an amazing masterpiece later on..well it wasnt like that. it was boring to me from start to finish
tbh after watching hyouka, i lost interest in slice of life animes