K-On! Movie

Graduation looms for the founding members of the Light Music Club. With only a few precious weeks of school left, the girls decide to make the most of it and plan a trip abroad. Hawaii, New York, Dubai—many destinations are suggested, but after a little help from the club's precious pet turtle, Ton-chan, London is chosen as the host of their next misadventure!

Yui Hirasawa, Mio Akiyama, Tsumugi Kotobuki, Ritsu Tainaka, and Azusa Nakano will visit famous landmarks, perform live music for Londoners, and eat all sorts of delicious food, all while stumbling clumsily from place to place. But the fun won't last forever, as heartfelt songs and goodbyes will be made as their high school days together come to a close. One thing is for certain though: the undeniable friendships these girls have formed is something that will carry on long after the final scene rolls.

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Hirasawa, Yui Main

Toyosaki, Aki Japanese

Akiyama, Mio Main

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Nakano, Azusa Main

Taketatsu, Ayana Japanese

Kotobuki, Tsumugi Main

Kotobuki, Minako Japanese

Tainaka, Ritsu Main

Satou, Satomi Japanese

Hirasawa, Ui Supporting

Yonezawa, Madoka Japanese

Yamanaka, Sawako Supporting

Sanada, Asami Japanese

Manabe, Nodoka Supporting

Fujitou, Chika Japanese

Suzuki, Jun Supporting

Nagata, Yoriko Japanese

Tainaka, Satoshi Supporting

Itou, Mika Japanese

Yamada, Naoko Director, Storyboard

Ishihara, Tatsuya Episode Director, Storyboard

Utsumi, Hiroko Episode Director, Key Animation

Tom-H@ck Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement

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May 28, 2022

Naneo

Recommended

This movie tells a story where K-On girls go overbroad. In here we will see about their relationship in depth. You will be taken once in a while to a nostalgia trip down the franchise. I'm amazed about how they can make my heart touched the second time in this franchise. Its really a great ending to the girls journey. Even though they still have the manga, it will never change the fact that this is the true ending for the series.

Story 9/10
At first it kinda confusing when this movie take place. Because the last episode of K-On anime didn't match with the beginning of ... this. But as you gradually watch the movie, you realize it. I didn't mind to much about it tho. Beside from that confusion, the story is good overall. They still keep the wholesomeness, moe, and cuteness this girls bring everywhere. Even overbroad. Yes you can watch their clumsiness interacting in a foreign country filled with English speaking people. So you can tell from that, the comedy is gonna be gold.

Art 10/10
Art is more more smoother compared with the previous season. They also improve the contrast and lighting. Like you can tell if the clip is from the movie or the anime. The difference is not that great but still noticeable. Artstyle didn't change, still that simple and beautiful line of work.

Sound 10/10
Whats surprising is that the people overbroad didn't speak Japanase, instead they speak a fluent English. While yes its not that rare to have a perfect English in anime, I didn't expect a decade old anime to have English VA. The main character VA is also doing a great job. They have insert song here and they're catchy, in fact some of them are in my playlist. I know most of the song they sing here, so i sing along with them. They also use the same BGM from the first season so when they play, I feel some kind of nostalgia and realizing that this girls have come this far.

Characters 10/10
After 2 entire season of story and character development, I think it safe to say that they are done with a full pledged characters and just need to keep the personality the way they are. There isn't much to talk about here, they are basically the same like the anime. Although there is some small detail about them that revealed here, it doesnt affect much. They also didn't forget about side characters either, they dump them as much as they can in here to have a screentime.

Enjoyment 10/10
So far, every anime music I watch have a movie and they go overbroad. I don't know what's up with this pattern, but I'll never get bored of it. Seeing them go outside Japan and interact with new people always make me excited. Like for real, when I first watch K-On I can't wait to finish season 2 and go watch the movie. Same with other anime music that I watch (LLS and LLSIP). I'm also fall in love with this kind of anime. Just normal people leading a normal life. I'll definitely remember this series when people mention Slice of Life genre, because its just fit right in.

Should you watch this? Yes, I really really reccomend it. Even if you are new to this franchise. So when you watch the anime, it feels like you are watching a flashback. If you wanna know the continuous story of K-On, you can read the manga. Its called K-On college and K-on high school. For me, I'm gonna read them when I finish Yuru Camp manga. Thats all I can say about this movie. Thank you for reading my review.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Jun 22, 2020

awfabian

Mixed Feelings

I actually liked K-On! and K-On!!, and I like slice-of-life anime in general.

Perhaps 22 minutes of aimless antics seems charming, but you can't expand it to nearly two hours. The entire movie has about the level of "conflict" (like, say, Yui wants a guitar) as a perhaps two episode of the series spread across 2 hours or so. In my opinion, it just doesn't work. This is about 2 episodes worth of content (40 minutes) spread across 110 minutes, and it's really boring.

I say this as someone who views K-On! and K-On!! favorably, so don't be super surprised if you liked the series but ... the movie takes otherwise tolerable elements a bit too far for you.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Sep 3, 2017

RINGOKOIBITO

Not Recommended

Now, the regular K-On! show sure is entertaining. The formula that they use works well with a 25-minute timeslot, and it is light and fun. The problem with this movie is that it's basically just a really really long episode, which is completely neglecting the strength of the K-On! series to begin with.
Moreover, this thing is simply a season 2 extension. Most of the senseless rambling the cast does throughout the film is about graduation and Azusa. The premise of the film is exactly the same as it was for season 2. Never mind the terrible execution of the purpose, absolutely nothing was challenging ... the world of K-On. Additionally, the total lack of compelling events, thoughts, or feelings shown on the screen for nearly the entire 2 hours is a serious head-scratcher. This movie was clearly crafted from a careless and lazy vision. The first half of the film was utterly pointless and may as well not have even existed. Hell, they didn't even step foot on a plane to London until 40 minutes in. I would much much preferred the rehashed 'graduation & Azusa drama' chitchat to be 5x more concise, and not the bulk of the movie.

As for why I gave the characters a poor rating: I wasn't ever shown anything different from what I have already seen. Movies are supposed to be an experience unlike all others. There should have been more character development, different tones, and some risks taken. When someone watches this, they need to be able feel that the trip changed both their beloved characters and themself. When the group returned home, their demeanors were identical to before; and everything carried on as usual. I couldn't believe it. It was like the producers are TRYING to tell you that the trip meant nothing to the girls and this was all just filler. You need to bring things to your audience in ways the original TV series never did, otherwise WHY EVEN WATCH THE MOVIE?

The whole thing is boring from front to back, and that's an understatement. The fact that the girls were in London didn't even matter anyway, since they interacted with the city in literally 0 ways. Sure, they had a few snapshots of famous spots, but nothing connected us to the setting nor to the characters. It was all superficial bullshit if we're being honest with ourselves. The film conveyed no emotions or experiences that we couldn't have gotten in any other setting (like Japan for instance lol). Majority of this entire movie was just a time-waster. It was such a blatant bullcrap plot excuse that it's frankly disgusting, and might even be seen as disrespectful to Britain. It seems like Kyoto Animation can't change writing styles if their life depended on it. If they cannot do that, then they shouldn't be making movies. This was a pathetic attempt at an anime film. I'm almost embarrassed for the people who say that they liked it.

And don't even get me started on the ending. Just another song? THAT was the entire purpose of the film? It's gotta be a prank; it really does. They could have shown that in the regular season.. Nope. Instead, they decide to not only drag out this uneventful "movie", but to tarnish the name of K-On! for good measure. And for what? To milk K-On! as hard as possible for a few more drops all the while wrapping the series up in a turd tortilla? This thing's the very definition of a shameless cash-grab. I hope it's not Kyoto Animation's fault; that they were forced to make this film by Production and thus just spit something out. At least then they'd have a shred of dignity left.

Note: I gave the sound a 7/10 because I like majority of the voices and a couple of the tracks. It did fine in that category.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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