K-On!

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I enjoy K-On! a lot and it's been hard to find something to replace it with now that I've finished most of it.

Honestly between the manga and the anime, if I had to choose, I would pick the anime. You aren't going to miss out on anything if you decide to skip the manga in favor of the show, because the anime adds more depth to the characters and a ton of anime original content that can't be seen in the manga.

Who I do recommend this to is someone that has been through the K-On! series and wants to see more of their favorite characters ... again in a different medium. If you finished the anime already moving on to the K-On! College manga will provide you a continuation if you so desire it.

Frankly K-On (and slice of life in general) is simply not a genre I'm interested in.

Yes the girls are cute, yeah their adventures are light hearted and adorable. But I can look up pictures of cute anime girls online for free. Why do I need to spend money on a four issue manga series to do that?

Frankly, there is absolutely nothing special about K-On. No interesting characters, no unique setting, nothing at all.

If I must say something nice I kinda enjoyed some of the musical knowledge that was displayed throughout, and some of the interactions did get a chuckle out of me and for what ... its worth I can remember each individual characters name's (just not much more about them)

Overall though I found the series disappointing, as many people described it as the series that got them into Otaku culture. If this had been my first I probably would have put the whole thing down as a fad.

I'm really disappointed .
As a huge fan of the anime , I came looking for More in the manga only to be let down .
I've watched the anime series at least 4 or 5 times and cannot help comparing .

Characters 3*
Shallowness is key , maybe it gets better . Yui and Ritsu are nearly indistinguishable . My fave Mio has nearly no expression . That fact alone is pretty much death for this manga to me .

Art 2*
(cover art doesn't count)
K-On has been described as "cut girls doing cute things" . Sadly , this is a big failure here . Marginally better than stick ... figures , Mio's expressions are totally missing . To be fair a 4-koma would need all 4 just to 'try' to show one little darting eye expression .

Story 7*
There is one , but as most fans already know , it is not K-On' strength . Story is rarely a Slice o Life composition's strength . I enjoy the 'cute' story , so it gets a slight bump .

Summary - Enjoyment 5*
The muzik was a huge part of the anime and just cannot be represented .
I will likely trudge on at a snail's pace when I'm bored and need some meaningless distractions because it still brings an occasional chuckle and reminds me of the anime I adore

Results 4.25*
Not Recommended