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Synonyms: Keion, K-ON! Season 1
Japanese: けいおん!
English: K-ON!
German: K-ON!
French: K-ON!
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Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 3, 2009 to Jun 26, 2009
Premiered: Spring 2009
Broadcast: Fridays at 01:59 (JST)
Studios: Kyoto Animation
Source: 4-koma manga
Genre: ComedyComedy
Themes: CGDCTCGDCT, MusicMusic, SchoolSchool
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.861 (scored by 574733574,733 users)
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Ranked: #8732
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Popularity: #144
Members: 1,052,544
Favorites: 24,142

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Do you like "cute high school girls" performing on stage? If your answer is yes, then it's time to rock your seats. 
report Recommended by xForgettable
Both made by Kyoto Animation, graphic styles are similiar both tells a story about four girls, both are school comedies  
report Recommended by Atanazy
Slice-of-life anime shows that talk about cute high-school girls forming band together. The two shows differ slightly in that K-on focuses more on cuteness of moe characters while Bocchi is more about comedy in an abstract way. 
report Recommended by bunny1ov3r
Yuru Yuri is like K-On with more characters and a giant love polygon. Very similar comedy and cuteness. 
report Recommended by Volbla
In a normal daily life, friendships are formed whether it is through similar hobbies or the string of fate. The most influential thing however are the memories that are established through this beautiful journey. 'Hibike! Euphonium' and 'K-ON!' showcases its environment in a slice of life and music blooming manner. The character designs and visual effects are top notch as expected leaving most of the characters looking beyond flawless. Character developments are a necessity in the series and it binds very well with the overall principle. Following the musical adventure, ambitious goals are set in order for the musical group to reach the pinnacle of  read more 
report Recommended by ShanaFlame
They are both made by kyoani. The characters are similiar and the atmosphere is the same. Both really cute and if you liked the light tones of the show you're surely gonna enjoy k-on, which is 100% warm feelings and friendship 
report Recommended by danielamaghini
it's the same feeling as watching k-on some girls and slice of life calming and comedy with some nice moments and nice characters i recommend it if you finished watching k-on and looking for something with the same feeling it gives except that it's not about music  
report Recommended by rmade
Similar moods, good character chemistry, and both are generally quite jolly with a sprinkling of sadness. While the characters in K-On are certainly less focused on a specific goal, both series show character development, growth, and meaningful/believable relationships between them.  
report Recommended by Xaeveax
Let's start with what they have in common. The two shows share a similar premise in that it's about five girls in an organized group who play music. The art style is remarkably similar, and the characters tend to have cute moe characteristics both in their aesthetic design and personality. Both shows spend much of their time using music as a central catalyst to develop the characters' personalities and interpersonal relationships, and this serves to demonstrate how powerful an impact music can have on peoples' lives. But that's where most of the similarities end, as while both shows have a similar basic premise, they end up  read more 
report Recommended by SgtSweetieBelle
A Channel and K-ON! are both slice of life comedy anime about four girls. The characters of A Channel also might remind one of the K-ON! girls. Both series also have a lot of music in them - in K-ON! it is from the girls in their music club, and in A Channel it is in the insert songs each episode.  
report Recommended by Tsukari
First all I have to say is, Kawaii!!!!! They both revolve around the daily lives of cute young girls and their friends. Both stories are very light hearted and employ simple life lessons on friendship and enjoying life. Don't expect for your intellect to be challenged with these series, but instead watch them with a relaxed state of mind and enjoy the comedy of the antics these lovable characters get involved in each episode. K-On!'s story is more related to music, and the girls are in highschool. Non Non Biyori girls are a variety of ages, and the story involves life in the Japanese country  read more 
report Recommended by Animaniablog
Both features slice of life comedy with a group of girls. Both guaranteed to bring a laugh with their silly antics. Their group dynamics and personalities are different from each other, but it still gives a similar feel. k-on is in a music club setting, and gwudk is in a cafe setting.They don't get too in-depth into music/coffee-making, but there's still a bit of reference. If you love one of them, you would definitely like the other. 
report Recommended by Saiyukire
High school clubs about music. In K-On it's the light music club, and in Tari Tari it's choir. Both series also feature quite the quirky cast, although the main character lineup in K-On is significantly derpier and more geared toward "cute girls doing cute things," while the lineup in Tari Tari is more relatable to the viewer and is mixed, i.e. both guys and girls. 
report Recommended by Numi
musical slice of life that follows the members of a group and their daily life playing in a band 
report Recommended by TayaTuk
Both animes have some similar histories about music, a lot of musical references and of course a little band wanting to get bigger. There some other references but if i say it could be a spoiler so, watch it and make your conclusion. ^^ 
report Recommended by Jeff-Berserk
Both are enjoyable slice-of-life comedies set in highschool starring an almost entirely female cast. Very similar humor and character types. Azumanga Daioh is a bit surreal at times and K-ON has the Moe-factor and a focus on music.  
report Recommended by infjeff
These two are pretty much the same (the first few episodes are extremly similar) with K-On! being about a group of girls trying to form a band and Free! being a group of guys trying to form a swimming club. Both are very light hearted and simple shows and the characters are extremly cliched and moe in both. They also share the same producers. 
report Recommended by PokeL
Similar setting, story and characters. If you enjoyed Manabi Straight, then i can guarantee you'll enjoy K-ON! 
report Recommended by Shiroth
Love Lab is similar to K-ON in a way that the characters are all cute and they are female and their daily activity revolves around their club. The only difference of K-ON from Love Lab is that K-ON focuses on "music" while Love Lab focuses on "love." But overall, if you liked K-ON, A Channel, and Lucky Star, I would recommend you to watch Love Lab as well! <3 
report Recommended by whiteangel624
Both of these series were animated by Kyoto Animation, featuring similar quality and style in animation. Both accentuate cute "moe" qualities, light but relaxing slice of life-like episodes, and innocent high school comedy. 
report Recommended by Amy
Both shows are slice of life anime about a bunch of cute girls. The "main" girl joins a club even though she doesn't know much about the subject of the club, but they have a little trouble creating the club due to a lack of members and advisor. Yui from K-On can be seen as a mix of the both main chars in Hanayamata since she is not very confident, like Naru, but she's enthusiastic and lively like Hana. K-On! is about music and Hanayamata is about Yosakoi dancing, also K-On! is a lot more lively overall. However, both shows mainly aim to being "cute" and  read more 
report Recommended by PokeL
Both involve clubs that are just starting out and finding new members. Both of them have comedy as well. 
report Recommended by spineslayer
Exact same art, and club theme  
report Recommended by reluctantbeeswax
A story about friendship of four school girls. Both offers comedy and Aki Toyosaki does voice actor in both anime. 
report Recommended by RKO48
Very lighthearted and focused on comedy, with vibrant and heavily stylized artwork. The addition of a male protagonist gives Chuunibyou a slightly different feel, however, but fans of K-ON will find plenty to enjoy here.  
report Recommended by Veronin
4 cute girls in Ichigo Mashimaro and 4 cute girls in k-on. Their personalities are really similar too and both animes are really funny.  
report Recommended by tikuku
Aiura and K-ON! Are comedy and slice of life anime, that take place in a school setting. Aiura’s comedy, characters and their cute personalities all harken to K-ON!’s "cute girls doing cute things" style of comedy. Both series also offer superb, very fluid and really similar animation. The only downside to Aiura is that it’s a bit short and it doesn’t have much plot development in it, compared to K-On! But it’s safe to say that if you liked watching either of them you shouldn't hesitate to try out the other. 
report Recommended by FireHeart
Working!! is very similar to K-ON! in art style, expressions, and character types. The two share the common ground of being slice of life and taking place in an everyday setting. 
report Recommended by Detective
Both follow a cheerful group of girls that love music and sharing time together.  
report Recommended by xdzzz
Both are filled with comedy, although of vastly differing genres, but the biggest similarity between the two remains the big draw of in show music, and this is where both shows sign. K-ON has sort of half over detailed concert/music video, while DMC has the crowd's reactions to unusual stage events, which remains the funniest thing about DMC. Fans of these probably won't overlap, with K-ON picked up by S-O-L fans and DMC by fans of Cromatarie or metalheads, but while DMC is pure untampered awesome, K-ON's awesome-ness doesn't really show until you think about how much you are enjoying a story about 4 girls  read more 
report Recommended by EcoChocolatcchi
Main Character are girls Both Slice of Life Both has a a pinch of comedy in them 
report Recommended by Nyaroha
Bakuon is a lot like K-On, except with way more fanservice and with motorcycles instead of music. All five club members with speaking roles in each series are the same basic character types (Hane=Yui, Onsa=Ritsu, Rin=Mio, Hijiri=Mugi, and Chisame=Azusa), and Bakuon also shares some similar plot points with K-On, too. 
report Recommended by WingKing
-Both anime's animation look really similar because they are created by the same character designer (Yukiko Horiguchi) and they both surround school life, comedy, drama, slice of life, as the story focuses on their daily life in their respective clubs. Only difference is that K-ON's story focuses on comedy and the daily life of a group of girls, while Kokoro Connect focuses on drama/romance. 
report Recommended by MagicFlier
really funny slice of life that follows members of a group being silly and doing their work together 
report Recommended by TayaTuk
Both are musical moe shows about cute girls,however Sonico has a little more ecchi.Nonetheless both shows are adorable and have their funny and heartwarming moments. 
report Recommended by Ropera
Both shows are about making a club. The characters have similar personalities and the animation also looks similar. Both are made by Kyoto Animation. 
report Recommended by Hanyuu33
4 Girls. Joined in a same club member and try to protect it from being banned. 
report Recommended by silentsc
Both series center around music even though the styles are very different the sense of humor from both series is light and interesting and they both have art styles that set them apart from other animes. 
report Recommended by Crimsonwill
Both shows explore the life of a high school music band and the members' lives. K-on is more cheerful and moe-like, while Given explores a lot of deep topics, but in both cases characters turn to music for expression. Both shows go into details of music-making, but each in a different way, the art tones and the ambiance are also kind of similar.  
report Recommended by sugarisdown
This OVA is a parody of K-ON XD 
report Recommended by AuronX
K-ON is basically Hidamari sketch with musical setting. Both set in super-positive ideal world filled with super-friendly characters. Both story featured four main heroine attended in same school with similar interest, one is art and other is music. Both series have common stereotyped manga characters And Yui is Yuno lacking one hairclip. 
report Recommended by lapisdragon
Both K-On! and Girls und Panzer soely focus on girls together in a club in high school and have high school slice of life parts as well as their respective main themes of music or tanks. Both practicing and performing in competitions and enjoying life eating out and dealing with life's situations.  
report Recommended by yngtadpole
Similar characters and similar club activities.  
report Recommended by Tsukasa-san
Sport and musical flavored bishoujo fan-servicing goodness. These are what one of the best-selling anime genre for male looks like, cute girls, cute activities, and if possible, suggestively lesbian. Both are not entirely legit as sport or musical genre, but are the very candidate of the bishoujo anime appealing to male demography. We all know that the females' media preference for man on man is increasing (It's 21st century, Sir) but what we should also know is that it's also true the other way round. Oh yes the similarities, both show features variety of different girls so fans can pair them up to their liking. Not to  read more 
report Recommended by lapisdragon
Both are relaxed and peaceful Slice of life series. 
report Recommended by ClockLock
Both are slice-of-life stories that focus on the antics of high school girls. K-on is a more realistic tone than Nichijou's slapstick humor, but both shows are lighthearted and fun to watch.  
report Recommended by Zogger568
Afterschool club shenanigans with cute characters! 
report Recommended by xdzzz
Both shows are centered around females who are trying their best to achieve their goals and improve at what they like to do. Both have different themes, but they do have their similarities: plus, both are enjoyable! Oh, and Yui and Ohana seem very alike - both are pretty clueless in a cute way. xD 
report Recommended by gigglingidiot
Both animes start off with an all girl high school cast as their main characters struggling to get something ready for their high school festivals and before graduation. What Shirobako does, is graduate them within the first episode, and then show what the girls are doing in college/work. If you enjoyed the feel-good, moe, and struggles of K-On! you'll see some parallels with the cast from Shirobako as they struggle to meet their deadlines in all their girlie cuteness. Highly recommended. 
report Recommended by yngtadpole
If you really like music anime series, try Nana / K-ON!. Both series are about music bands, trying to get famous. Warning though, Nana has more drama in to it and is more mature. K-ON! is more kawai and about school girls. 
report Recommended by Nerdo
really funny and cute slice of life that follows members of a school club being silly and doing their club work together 
report Recommended by TayaTuk
Hmm, where do I start? Basically both shows feature an incredible klutz as a main character that finds her interest in doing something. For k-on it's playing music, for do it yourself is "doing stuff yourself". Both also feature some childhood friend, albeit with different personalities. Even names of MC are alike (Yui and Yua, heh). Sure, shows are different in details, but in general they share the same vibe - MC klutz gluing up dying school club, be it a music club or a handworking club, with a personality of "comfing everyone despite looking like an idiot".  
report Recommended by Vizvezdenec
-cute girls doing cute things -in school -with some character development -great animation in both 
report Recommended by amaanu01
If you look at this from far away these shows are totally different but when you get closer to the characters and dynamic between them these two shows are quite similar. If you want an anime focused on the friendship of some highschool girls with less magic and more about camaraderie and playing in a band K-On! is for you. 
report Recommended by Asddds
Both are slice-of-life comedies set in one-gender highschools (All Girls/Boys School). "K-On!" is focused on female main characters while "Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou" is focused on male main characters. 
report Recommended by ink-and-paper
The premise of K-ON! and Neptunia are both about cute girls being brought together due to a common cause and in both series, end up doing cute things. While the setting may differ greatly, both series are light-hearted in nature and the girls' antics are guaranteed to leave you in laughter. 
report Recommended by NV2301
Both have a (rock) band that aspires to perform in Budokan. A lot of cute moments and bonding between the characters. 
report Recommended by SkyNoHoshi
The characters are very similar both in appearance and personalities - Outgoing leader (Ritsu and Sakura) - Best friend of the outgoing leader [only ones with drastically different personalities despite similar designs] (Mio and Botan) - Rich girls who are literally clones aside from the tea (Mugi and Claire) - Adorable airhead (Yui and Karin) - "Mature" one who is quick to point out all of the dumb and incorrect things everyone says (Azusa and Natsuki) They are all in clubs (Light Music Club/Going Home Club) in which they usually do absolutely nothing except talk and be moe. K-On is also about music whereas KKK is about breaking the 4th wall. 
report Recommended by Asfaria
Characters are drawn very similarly and there is a strong link with music in both, although much MUCH more obvious in K-ON! 
report Recommended by Spades-Deuce
Hina and Yui both get in to their clubs without knowing a lot about the subject matter. They both want to leave the club at first but after trying they find out that both of them have a natural talent for their subjects and stay in the club. Also on their journey both the main character and the viewer learns more about the subject and the characters. And as the series progresses both the viewer and the protagonist get more and more attached to the subject and the characters. 
report Recommended by jeanbokai
It isn't so similar but if you like "Slice of live"'s you would like those, the best slice of lives i've watched :D 
report Recommended by elurtzi05
These are animes possess a slow-paced progression that one might as well use to turn boredom into an EPIC boredom. Witness as the adorable characters of these show, some cute and lovely high school students, bring charm and cuteness into justice by presenting its unique values never seen before in the CGDCT action. What I mean about "unique values" is that you'll know it when you've watched these series. So, what are you waiting for? Grab yourself a snack as you enjoy the delightful sensation that these animes have to offer. I find both neither bad nor good, for it's just an average anime that you  read more 
report Recommended by Solaris-----
both have a whole cute girls hanging out and they both even have a new character introduce a new character part why thought the series> The main difference is in k-on! they attempt to play music, and in houkago saikoro club they play board games. 
report Recommended by Meku666
Young girls that are reunited in a club (music in K-On!, mahjong in Saki), doing their best to fulfill their great ambitions. In Saki, though, they are more serious about it, really dedicating to mahjong in order to win tournaments (that they start right in the beginning of the series), while K-On!'s atmosphere is more light, and the girls are more doing for fun, even if their final goal is just as ambitious. I think that K-On! is far more developed and has more lovable characters, and of course the music helps a lot, but if you like the genre you might enjoy Saki as well. 
report Recommended by Aeleia
Both are guilty pleasures, hilarious and relateable 
report Recommended by Sleepy_Hallow
The characters are EXACTLY that same. If you find yourself laughing out loud with K-on! then you will most definitely get the same reaction with Acchi Kocchi. 
report Recommended by 13grica
Both are based on music and they both have some pretty hot chicks 
report Recommended by AnimeFatigue
both music clubs that get you emotionally invested without being too serious k on is more cutesy and relaxed whereas kono oto tomare is more grown up with romance and a need for every character to have a tragic backstory both have great sounds 
report Recommended by alex-l
A slice of life of girls enjoying what their hobbies. Wholesome and calming your souls.  
report Recommended by TheStranger234
really funny slice of life that follows members of a group being silly and doing their work together and it involves sweets! 
report Recommended by TayaTuk
Both are music comedies about school girls. Whole K-On is about a band, Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita is about idols. Both have animation done in cute way. 
report Recommended by abystoma2
Both are comedy about cute girls doing cute thing. In both, girl form a band/indol group. Both are music and slice of life. 
report Recommended by abystoma2
Both focus on a small group of girls in a school club together overlooked by a teacher that visits them often, nearly identical styles of humor, and very similar traits between characters from both. However, while the overall theme of K-On is very light hearted the whole time, Gakkou Gurashi touches on heavier subjects. 
report Recommended by ViviKitty
Both are made from KyoAni. Both have very similar feel despite having different type of background (highschool vs working woman) 
report Recommended by laistrogian
They're both high school animes They both have the main characters be in bands, aswell as have music be the main focus (K-on is lighthearted and Anonymous noise has romance btw) 
report Recommended by Certified_Rat
cute girls making a club together and having fun 
report Recommended by catgirly
Both are comedy, school and slice of life anime. 
report Recommended by rinkocaine
Moe girls doing cute things. Both of these series focuses the will to become an official group that people are willing to recognize in the realm of sports and music. There are some hints of romance in Ro-Kyu-Bu! but both series have comedy and drama.  
report Recommended by Stark700
both telling about the lives of a group of women, the story of the music, is also about achieving success in terms of music.. 
report Recommended by kururugikai
Same school girl life, pretty similar graphic, loads of friendship involved in both shows. 
report Recommended by balderm
Focused on school life and club activities, very stereotypical anime shows in these days. Sorry to say this, but GA despite the fact that it looked sort of educational, it is not educational. The show fulfill comedy and slice of life genre by showing characters, their relationship, and how they react to each others actions. The slice of life element far exceed the educative contents its offered.For K-ON, of course it is not educational. The only controversy of finding similarity in K-ON and GA are pace and storytelling style. K-ON is strictly follow 1-2-3, intro-conflict-solution common in slice of life. While GA episode doesn't necessarily has  read more 
report Recommended by lapisdragon
Both shows revolve around daily life in a high school club. The shows don't have any particular stories. Just chatter among the club members and the events almost always take place inside the club room. 
report Recommended by shinigamidono
Tamayura is essentially a more light heart version of K-on that uses photography instead of music. 
report Recommended by komic
Both are slice of life anime with a carefree feel that you can't help but enjoy. 
report Recommended by Marquis_D_Luffy
Both are moe, cute anime that are in the slice of life genre. The art style has the same feel to them, but not quite the same. Both focus on interests and hobbies as well as day-to-day life. 
report Recommended by MisaTange
Watch the girls struggle as they are founding their club activities. From what we know, girl baseball is not common in Taishou era, while founding music club in 2009 is as easy as gathering four people of same interest. So, while both stories feature same dramatic struggle of main characters trying to start their club, both shows have different degrees at the peek dramatic point. Both of them also offer comedy element, so you don't stop watching them before they can start their club. The shows used the struggle/settlement/victory model, common in sports and fighting series. 
report Recommended by lapisdragon
everyday life of group of friends both are good slice-of-life and comedy 
report Recommended by underoath777
Kanamemo is, shortly, a yuri version of K-ON!, minus the music. In K-ON! the girls are in a music club, while in Kanamemo they work in a newspapers delivery office. Both the protagonists (Yui and Kana) are voiced by Aki Toyosaki, and are surrounded by female friends who support them. However, like I said before, Kanamemo has yuri: in fact, there is a side canon lesbian couple, a perverted woman who likes loli and a girl who is in love with the protagonist. There is no romance though, so even if you don't like yuri much but you like shows like K-ON! you may enjoy  read more 
report Recommended by Sayuri92
The main character in both School Rumble are pretty silly with a younger sister more mature than her. Also, it's another slice of life anime 
report Recommended by Mango-sama
Both are great in terms of music and has a light vibe that's familiar in a slice of life anime. 
report Recommended by franzjpm
All girls' anime. No romance. No action. No troublesome villain. Pure comedy and Pure relaxation. And yes, Cute girls doing cute things. 
report Recommended by Spi_ne
In both animes there is a group of girls that want to form a music band but they get lazy all the time and fool around 
report Recommended by mattematica
Okay, I know what you're going to say: "How these two anime are similar?!". But, there are several facts that explain their similarity. First of all, this season FLCL and K-ON tells us about four girls who gradually grow both physically and mentally. Also, to the emergence of something/someone, they lived ordinary lives, but after they met their life changed in a different direction. 
report Recommended by Cold_Raw
Both animes are about schoolgirls, who are doing music in a school club. K-On is definitively more rocking than the normal Love Live stuff. But Love Live! Sunshine!! has the concurrent idol group Saint Snow, who definitively knows how to rock. Therefore if you like K-On for the rock music or you think, Saint Snow is the better school idol group, than you schould watch the respective other show! 
report Recommended by Tigerle
The beginning of the main character is weak or does not know anything. After joining the group, the main character began to show hidden talents. In addition, the same in terms of setting. It comes from female students from the same school. The main characters of Yui and Momo are very similar, as I mentioned earlier. 
report Recommended by Vulpin3
Instead of wasting your time with the lack of plot and visual fidelity, go watch K-On!. It features: -a girl band (yes not five so everyone has their spotlights) -cute as heck members who don't look like they were dumped into a color barrel half the time -good music (okay Bang Dream has some bangers but these are good too) -A EXISTING STORYLINE (yes that exists) -a second season which doesn't suck (I know, wild concept) -proper slice of life elements (no more flying with a jetpack over the ocean; you know, the usual stuff high school girls do) 
report Recommended by cyberdust_
Musical moe anyone? Piano is a more serious anime whilst K-On is more outrageous. 
report Recommended by ArtRodriguez
it features a group of quirky and likable characters who engage in fun and entertaining activities together. It also has a similar sense of humor and heartwarming moments that make it a great watch. 
report Recommended by FAKECROSS97
This anime follows a group of high school girls who form a band together. The show is full of cute and funny moments, and the characters have great chemistry and a lot of heart. 
report Recommended by FAKECROSS97
Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru and K-On! are both anime featuring 4, and later 5, girls, and involve a school club. While Yuuki Yuuna is more serious than K-On! and is a magical girl anime while K-On! is a music anime, they are both anime that tell the story of a group of girls growing closer. 
report Recommended by jyuushi
Moeblobs doing moe things, and some wierdo... I mean childish adult who likes to dress them up with colorful outfits. 
report Recommended by MichaelJackson
both ahave the focus on music and comedy. they have a "feel good" theme as well. and both are well worth a watch:) 
report Recommended by alstore
The art is similar,the feel of both anime are also alike: Fun filled slice of life situation comedy type feel 
report Recommended by samseison
While K-On! is not a sports anime, it shares a lot in common with Free! in terms of its focus on friendship and the bonds between its characters. 
report Recommended by FAKECROSS97
Both are high school series, and the main character join a club which it dosen't fit for her but after time she likes it. 
report Recommended by Ran_chan
One of the best CGDCT shows is definitely K-On! The music is great and the girls are so adorable. Although K-On! is about a band and not idols, you should totally watch it if you haven't yet. The girls are too cute in both animes. MOE MOE KYUN! 
report Recommended by dlxuniuniu
One is about a band, one is about a group of gamers, and neither of them do much playing. One is pure moe, the other is a romcom to the core, and neither of them do much plot progression. They're genuinely enjoyable to watch, regardless of if the initial concept is pretty misleading on how the rest of the anime will go. 
report Recommended by _dreary_
anime about school girls making music  
report Recommended by DevilDash
K-On and Slow Start are both works about friend's influence over one's own life, and use their directing and writing for the primary purpose of making the viewer feel the warmth and purity of the protagonist's bonds. The characterization in K-On is much more subtle and nuanced than Slow Start, which is fairly overt in every element; from the moment the cheery opening plays, with its bright, pastel visuals, the show's intentions are obvious, however, this does not prevent, and in fact, assists in, conveying strong themes and emotions. 
report Recommended by AlpacaSparkle
In both anime; K-On! and Ansatsu Kyoushitsu, the main protagonists are generally high school students and a majority of the scenes are in school. The teacher(s) in both anime show very close relations with their students and help them aspire to become more proficient in their interests and goals in the anime. 
report Recommended by GregTheOtaku
Cute high school girls doing cute things. One involves an after school band club and one involves an all powerful immortal god being in a incomprehensibly unbalanced video game but they give off a similar vibe. If you like one you will probably like the other. 
report Recommended by Cornycows
Both series are slice-of-life anime that are pretty comedic. While the girls in Mitsuboshi Colors do not play instruments, they have similar senses of humor and enjoy their life with very little drama. I would say Mitsuboshi Colors mixes the naughty-children humor from Calvin and Hobbes with the cute, playful attitude of the K-On band members, so if you are also a fan of both I would really recommend this show. Also, it has a bright color palette similar to K-on, and a similar art style. 
report Recommended by markycmw
Haikyuu and K-on are both slice of life anime that have happy energetic main characters who will Put in hard work for their goals. 
report Recommended by Xcitty_katX
They are CGDCT with a focus on certain activities (fishing for slow loop & music for K-on). The main characters learned an appreciation for their hobby from their friends. they both share the same relaxing and wholesome environment and have amazing characters with funny dynamics that makes the shows whole and heartwarming. 
report Recommended by assasinsjoe
Cute girls in school clubs doing cute things  
report Recommended by CxttonCandyyy
Dumb school girls making music 
report Recommended by YuiNyanTecna
Plenty of fun to be had. Bread and Butter slice of life in all the right ways.  
report Recommended by Spoopy_Tutu
both about a highschool female friend group<3 
report Recommended by charl3tter
Both Anime around the time where the MC joins the club with little to no experience in the club activity At the start, both MCs need the people around them to teach them from the most basic, and slowly practice and improve their skills. Both MC are incredibility hardworking as well Both anime have the same wholesome atmosphere.  
report Recommended by TheRockzSG
por ambos passarem uma sensação de comforto muito grande pra mim, e pq são rapidos e faceis de se assistir 
report Recommended by juuvpixymind
Both anime are CGDCT anime with lots of comedy. The main characters of each anime are also quite clumsy in different ways and go through character development as the series goes on. If you enjoy one anime, you'll probably enjoy the other too. 
report Recommended by ForgotEyeWasHere
in my opinion, many of the magical girl shows of the 80's were like spiritual predecessors to the kirara-kei/cute-girls-doing-cute-things genre that blew up during the 00's. before sailor moon left its all-encompassing impression on the magical girl genre, magical girl shows like creamy mami were often devoid of the near battle-series nature epitomized by sailor moon. instead, many of this era's magical girl anime would focus on cute, nichijou-kei/slice of life stories where the stakes were often very low and the episodic adventures of their characters made for spectacular levels of moe. creamy mami and k-on are similar in that the magic possessed by yuu in  read more 
report Recommended by database_animal
Both are cute series about anime girls who form friendships with each other. K-On is a music themed slice of life, while BRS is based off of a song, and is more action-packed.  
report Recommended by GreyStoneFlinger
Both anime is an SoL anime Kohane and Yui are quite similar: Both join the club having near-zero knowledge of the club activity Both a extremely passionate on what they are doing Both are quite bad with their grades. The advisor for both clubs is all quite similar as well, as they are both lazy and was forced to join as advisor. The vibe for both anime is quite similar, both are just high schoolers chilling at their clubroom doing club activities. However Anima Yell is more focused on their club activities and K-on! is focused on their everyday life.  
report Recommended by TheRockzSG
They both are very good feel good animes that are great to watch on your free time. 
report Recommended by Oni_ChanPost
Four teenager girls with different personalities, a dream of playing in a band, and slice of life. Natsuiro has more fantasy and K-On is more school-life oriented but both are pretty similar. 
report Recommended by Jacut
Get pulled into the unfamiliar world, the main character don't have any idea of what she should do. However both are highly motivated, by different reasons. 
report Recommended by lapisdragon
Both shows are a about a group of young girls that come together starting as strangers then become a close tightknit group of friends with each of their own quirky personalities that contrast and compliment each other. 
report Recommended by ShadowBlazer3000
When I first saw Yui, I thought it's Yurie.They are pretty similar , both are shy,clumsy, but motivated girls. And just as from Yurie everyone espected much, the same was from Yui, from the music club members..Even if the series are defferent , the ideea is the same in my opinion. 
report Recommended by fumoffu_u
Cute comedy about a group of little girls. Both have a high production value as well.  
report Recommended by HooHiraiBunny
The only real similiarity between the two is that they both has a group of cute high school girls. Don't watch them right after each other. Why? All the female characters are sweet that you will get an insulin rush!! Oh!! and neither have major storylines. They are both fun to watch and enjoy. If you want something deep, neither of these will do it for you. 
report Recommended by Dodecahedron-O24
A group of high schoolers form a band. In K-On! it's four girls in the light music club forming a rock band, and in Sakamichi no Apollon it's four guys playing jazz together. 
report Recommended by Numi
both are funny and music band centered 
report Recommended by gwagontime
both have tons of cute girls doing cute things aspects Nd the comedy in both is actually good. Both work well as anti-depressant animes that will just put you into a good mood and make you feel a little better. Also in Machikado Mazoku the main character has a great voice actor (same one as Chika from kaguya sama) that really fits the character in subbed. 
report Recommended by Brentith
K-On focuses on four high school girls who joined the Light Music Club by force, passion, and interest. D4DJ First Mix focuses on four high school girls who are impressed and have love and passion for DJ Music and decides to form a DJ group/unit. Both anime are musical and have bonding moments where in K-On, they try to have fun and do music to stop the club from disbanding. And in D4DJ, they also try to have fun and increase their skill in producing music to become a great DJ group. These anime are really cute and wholesome to watch with MCs being airheads  read more 
report Recommended by iamdrop
Both anime´s give me the similiar vibes and are music related,  
report Recommended by Tenshika11
They both are just cute. No plot goes anywhere, but both have cutre characters meant for eye candy. Tonikaku surrounds a guy and a girl trying to live life, whereas K ON is based off of school girls playing in a band. 
report Recommended by Kanavi
Both don't have a plot and are meant for casual viewing. Both are about a group of friends doing their thing in school, Grand Blue being college whilst K ON is high school. 
report Recommended by Kanavi
I'm not going to sugar coat this but K-On is a lot better than endro overall. However, I do recommend endro if you like K-On just because of the fact that they both have likeable girls and comedy that will crack you up. Be warned that Endro only really picks up in terms of the story after episode 6 so if you aren't that patient then ignore this recommendation. 
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Bunch of cute girls decides to start light music band. Lots of cuteness and moe. Main difference is that Tenshi no 3P! actually has a male lead, thus is a harem, while K-ON! is clasicall "Cute Girls Doing Cute Things" with only girls. Anyway, if you enjoyed one, you will most likely enjoy another. 
report Recommended by Piromysl
they both about music 
report Recommended by aikalynn19
Both K-on and Saki are about school clubs as well as the characters lives both in and out of school. The shows also have many yuri/shoujo ai undertone moments in them, since both casts are mostly all female. 
report Recommended by jaded-eagle
Its Very Funny And Both Random Anime's But The Only Thing Different Is K-ON! Plays With Music 
report Recommended by AnonymousNFO
Both are really funny and light hearted anime, although Nozaki-kun only has one cute girl while K-ON! has more. 
report Recommended by SilverChariotx
Mio's voice actor (Yōko Hikasa) voices a character which visually looks similar and sounds identical! You'll get a real kick from imagining a perverted version of Mio in crazy situations. Also for back up Ritsu's voice actor (Satomi Satou) voices her best friend, though she doesnt really sound like Ritsu in this. 
report Recommended by Kyriasa
Both about bands starting up with a couple good friends. Kaikan Phrase is darker than K-on but goes a lot more into the music.The band in Kaikan Phrase is also serious about being a band as a profession rather than just a high school club. 
report Recommended by Raine98765
musical slice of life that follows the members of a school club and their daily life rehearsing and making music 
report Recommended by TayaTuk
They have weird antics and activities in their Club 
report Recommended by mrsLEE
Both are about a group of girls, with comedy at times 
report Recommended by Nagato198
Yama no Susume and K-On are both slice-of-life anime surrounding the lives of a number of cute girls and their hobbies of some sort, Yama no Susume being hiking and K-On's being music. They also just aren't random skits like a good amount of slice-of-life shows, but actually have a little plot and a small amount of character development. Yama no Susume has short episodes though while K-On is a full-length show. 
report Recommended by Fujaku
Teekyuu has a similar setup as K-On!, only with Tennis instead of music. Teekyuu is also...a bit more random. A Yui and Kanae are pretty much the same character, except Kanae is a bit more stupid. Also, Yui is the same as Azu-nyan. 
report Recommended by VanSkittles
Well. Both have clubs, music issues and kinda similar characters. And when you watch Angel Beats! you feel like you are watching K-ON!  
report Recommended by Nolongerusedxx
Similar story with young girls and music but AKB0048 have more actions with its musical space opera.  
report Recommended by akbfan
Both anime's sertting taken place at school and the characters are both in a Club & eat snack all the time.......cheerful character with awesome art. But k on is more of a music & comedy with 0 romance and senkyo is more of romance, harem & drama kind of anime 
report Recommended by SnowLife
On anime focuses on music, the other in manga, but both have somethings in common, like determination, passion and talent in their respective art, though one of the girls in K-on didn't learn how to play the guitar until later on.  
report Recommended by Mugen900
A lot of resemblance to the art and the characters personalities. Although both animes give totally different vibes than each other, if you enjoy the characters of this show then you probably will enjoy K-Ons characters.. 
report Recommended by gigglingidiot
Both are involved with club activities. Boku wa's OP is very similar with K-ON!'s 2nd season OPs. Both have Blonde Ojou-sama's. 
report Recommended by Zakkyliar
Another anime revolving around cuteness done right. Moe characters, humor based on situations that are both funny and cute at the same time. Great as a way to boost your spirits when feeling drab or tired. 
report Recommended by iSee
Both have the same light atmosphere, and both of them has carefree girls.  
report Recommended by killerBee1345
Both are relaxing, funny animes, that don't have overly complex and confusing plots, and have cute art styles. 
report Recommended by HatchetGirl
A group of friends form a club. This club is a Manga club/editor. But in the process do other random things besides drawing Manga. Similar character and personalities  
report Recommended by AnimeFan500
4 girls-Best friends(K-on!, Azusa is excluded from this recommendation :P) 1. K-on! and Milky Holmes is mainly on the fun and laughter the 4 friends bring, but not the main thing that brings them together.(K-on!-Light Music Club, Milky Holmes-Academy and good friends as detectives) They display similar character traits, like Mio-Herc(Elly), Yui-Sherlock(Sheryl), Ritsu-Nero, Mugi-Cordelia. More on friendship than main theme. 
report Recommended by bakacaterpie
Both series has cute girls in a group that follows more of a slice of life story telling rather than a direct/linear story. The girls in both series are considered best friends and live their school life at their fullest every day. They have fun through various activities whether it's for entertainment, random, or just something to pass time by.  
report Recommended by Stark700
I recommend these two anime series together due to their cute and "moe" nature, and also because they are not ecchi at all. They are both innocent enough for children and hardcore feminists(like myself) to watch and not be offended or scarred for life. Both are essentially a group of cute girls doing what they do in life. 
report Recommended by Pikangie
The similarities of these 2 animes are they have music,in Mermaid Melody they gonna save the sea from the sea demons while in K-on they have to save there club from being disband....Yui and Luchia are likely the same beacuse they are both clumsy...and the musics of K-on is very awesome and there last music Graduation Is Not The End makes me cry....that song is for Azu-Nyan.... 
report Recommended by arielle_kon24
Both anime are great. The thing that i found similar in them is there r only girls and there relationships, no boys, no perents or any thing like that. only girls and there friendship. 
report Recommended by Sabeeh
Both are about group of girls having fun. Yeah, it's this 'cute girls doing cute things' type. Everyday life of girls with cute art, also with slice of life themes. Really similar feeling. 
report Recommended by TenshiNoYume
Pure moe and kawaii, both of them are very relaxing and good to watch after day of hard work. 
report Recommended by Vizvezdenec
Yes i know k-on has no supernatural. Both shows have a group of cute girls doing mundane things, yet at the same time they both deal with personal hardships and undergo character development. They both have a sensei mentor that helps them. They're both irresistibly cute. Both shows are about personal growth. They're not particularly plot heavy, yet have a continuous narrative that shows how much the characters have changed.  
report Recommended by Bors_137
The main focus of these shows is cute girls doing awesome things. In K-On they play music, in Yama no Susume they climb mountains. In K-On the main character has no musical ability; in Yama no Susume the main character is afraid of heights. The music in K-On is great; the visuals in Yama no Susume is amazing. The second season of K-On is twice as long as the first and the second season of Yama no Susume is 8 times longer than the first. The shows are both about strengthening friendships by participating in an activity together. 
report Recommended by zombie_pegasus
Both K-On and Aria are strong in conveying a relaxing atmosphere through pleasing visuals and a very beautiful soundtrack. While the shows might seem rather different on first sight, the concepts are largely the same. You get to watch a small group of friends grow subtly, but steadily, going on little escapades or just acting in their respective environment. Characters are strong in very similar ways (including all stereotypes and relationships), the melancholic and slightly nostalgic development and conclusion invoke very similar feelings. Moreover I would recommend watching Aria first, since it is (imo) more successful in overcoming stereotypes and offering a broader experience, while still accenting  read more 
report Recommended by Anonatsuhe
This anime is also about a group of girls and they're also cute! 
report Recommended by leti_
In both animes the characters form a band in the school, and discover there their passion for music (in Utapri is more evident even before they form the band, but with time this starts getting more and more clear). And the most important thing: amazing songs! 
report Recommended by ren6
If you ever liked music, or musical anime drives you.. OR MUSIC FEELS is what you are looking for.. then I think K-ON delivers these feels the same way ShiUso did.. Both anime have music as catalyst for enjoyment even tho they have different stories. It's just, I have both their tracks in my playlist all the time. 
report Recommended by shirou19
gdgd Fairies really is a one of a kind anime and so finding a similar show is difficult. I'd say the main appeal of gdgd though is the conversations between the three primary girls that take place. Based on this I'd say K-ON! could be a good alternative as this is also primarily driven by the conversations made by the female cast, although with K-ON! it is 4 girls which later grows to 5. The humour differs a fair bit but the overall tone in both is light-hearted and fun. 
report Recommended by KurtJP35
The story starts as the Main Character enters a new school year. Both shows almost has the same personality with each character-- Renge as Yui, Natsumi as Ritsu, Hotaru as Mugi, and Komari as Mio. Every episodes of these series can be considered as a stress reliever that later ends into a very heartwarming feeling. The plot tackles about the cast's daily life which gradually strengthen their friendship and bond with each other. So, to sum things up, both shows is definitely not a waste of time to watch. 
report Recommended by NameLess_NEET
I know that this rec could seem strange since it seems that K-on and Jojo are in complete opposition, but I still cannot think about one without thinking about the other and here is why : - In both you follow a group of friend in their everyday lives. Jojo SC1 has a lot of slice of life moments (that makes everybody say it's boring while I greatly enjoyed it), you see the lifes of the 5 guys of the group doing their activity : that is travelling and fighting. In K-On you see the girls in the music club having fun. In both  read more 
report Recommended by hubertpivert
No, K-On is not yuri, however if you like the art style of Sakura Trick, you will like the art style of K-On, because they share the SAME art style. I saw a bit of K-ON and wondered why the art style looked so similar, because I already seen it. On other notes, both anime have a light hearted comedy feeling to it, K-On obviously missing the romance. Art style is just so cute through! 
report Recommended by hao446
Minami Kamakura has the same formula as K-On, in terms of moe-girls in CGDCT daily-living, and doing club stuffs; juz that K-On is on light music and its theme as well, whilst this anime has cycling. The charm is that, both shows utilises real-life brands: K-On! has Fender, Gibson, Yamaha, and Korg showcased on the show; while Minami Kamakura has like, Cannondale featured, for example. Regrettably though, Minami Kamakura was made by JC Staff, who didn't seem to know what they were doing. Thus, what you might have expected on this anime about cycling, wasn't all focused as much as it could have (like, what hybrids, mountain bikes,  read more 
report Recommended by GiancarloLS
Long Riders has the same feel as K-On!, juz with bicycles instead of a band. Characterization almost mirrors well: both have long-haired shoujos, tsun-ish shoujos, demure-ish shoujos, genki-ish shoujos, yep. Best of all, both have main leads who are ditsy and clueless, brimming with passion on what they get fond of, both even have reliable imoutos. If you're into overflowing with cutesy and diabeetus, then these shows are for you. 
report Recommended by GiancarloLS
Aikatsu and K-On both involve music and school life. They both have a group of female characters who want to achieve their dreams/goals. 
report Recommended by kitkatcherry12
Both are really crazy slice of life shows with cute girls. The only difference is that Joshiraku's focus is not on music, though it doesn't really focus on rakugo too, it's just kind of a context for the show, and maybe this one, specially in its first four episodes, it's crazier and more self-aware than K-ON, and it's not as cute either, but it has really good designs, specially with how J.C. Staff went all out to animate it. 
report Recommended by MohitVermillion
K-on! And Yuru Yuri♪♪ are both very energetic animes, something that you would both watch and feel a fat off smile after each episode. The reason why I would recommend watching K-on! Is because they both have the same sorta building blocks as each other. They both contain cute little girls, and both about their daily lives, which are situated around their highschool club. However the main difference would be is that K-on! Is more solely based around achieving a certain goal, whereas Yuru Yuri♪♪ tries to become more funny rather than focusing a big plot. 
report Recommended by IXau
K-on! also has the theme of school club formation: the protagonists live the club at all times that are in school and we follow the daily life of them from the creation of the club, just like in Anime-Gataris. 
report Recommended by paryssy
Both about a group of people trying to do one thing or another, and kind of more of an anime made for girls 
report Recommended by Nagato198
Cute girls eat beautiful and tasty sweets to take a rest from their daily duties. The outfits have frills and cute accessories and the atmosphere of both series is kind and gentle. You can see the daily lives of young girls who become friends. 
report Recommended by Lopika
Both are moe anime that are funny. Both characters are really cute and the characters have a wide variety of personalities, from the crazy/insane Ritsu/Mitsuba, to the silent/moe Mio/Hitoha. There are other teachers involved in the craziness, especially Yabe/Sawako. BEWARE: Mitsudomoe is MUCH, MUCH stranger than K-ON. 
report Recommended by MisaTange
Both have a very similar superficial concept about the creation of a club but underneath lies a deeper and more interesting story with cute characters. 
report Recommended by Kuma-janai
Zombieland Saga and K-On! are both comedy music animes about a group of girls that form a band and goof around. 
report Recommended by Jayage
the art is somehow similar and both are slice of life too. 
report Recommended by ultimoo
It is basically the same thing just without a soul eater flare to it. There is no over arcing plot. Just a group of cute moe girls doing whatever each episode. If Soul Eater Not was made the same time K-ON was made, it would have been very popular but it's not. And to be honest it feels out of place with the rest of line in the spring season. But as I digress, if you really like Soul Eater Not then K-On is right for you and vice versa 
report Recommended by komet3
Both made by Kyoto Animation and has a high school setting. K-On is focused on light music club, drinking tea, eating cake, having a fun time being less serious and more "Moe" Hibike! Euphonium is focused on brass band music , more "mature" and serious while keeping a certain cuteness of its own.  
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