K-On!!

K-ON chega ao seu fim, concerteza o melhor anime casual que ja assisti, no futuro irei reassisitir este incrível anime. Bom a história no começo parece até meio clichê, que seria mais um anime casual, porém K-ON mostra que é diferente. O enredo mesmo sendo bobinho te prende e chama sua atenção e ao mesmo tempo te deixa calmo por não ser um desenho de cores e vozes fortes, afinal conta o dia-a-dia de garotas na escola em seu clube de música leve. Como já dito se trata de garotas que tocam músicas, e as músicas que elas tocam e também as de fundo ... são muito boas, eu mesmo tenho 4 músicas do K-ON em minha playlist. E não só isso, cada música tem um significado bonito. Podemos ver ao decorrer do anime, Yui cria uma música para sua vó que sempre foi muito gentil com ela, também uma música para sua irmã Ui que sempre cuidou dela e sempre é responsável, e também música para Azu-nyan que diz que ela foi um anjo para o clube e que todas ama ela, e o mais bonito da música é que diz que a formatura delas (Yui, Mugi, Ritsu e Mio) não é o fim, elas sempre estarão olhando o mesmo céu, isso faz azu-nyan ficar melhor já que durante toda a segunda temporada se preocupava no próximo ano em que ficaria sozinha, e também nos faz pensar que sempre serão amigas independente de onde estejam. Agora falando diretamente sobre os personagens, no começo gostava mais da Yui e da Mio, porém com o decorrer dos episódios comecei a gostar de todas, Ritsu por exemplo, e uma garota que lembra um garoto, mas no episódio onde ela faz a peça de Romeu e Julieta é mostrado que ela tem seu lado feminino que é muito legal de se ver, no episódio em que ela recebe a carta de Mio em relação a música, ela pensou que seria de outra pessoa, e ela mostrou um pouco do seu outro lado também e que se importa muito. Mio é uma garota assustada e um tanto quanto séria, mas ao passar do anime ela mostra que consegue lidar com seus problemas e que também sabe muito bem se divertir, como no episódio em que elas vão na viajem da escola, e quando dormem na escola. Mugi, foi uma personagem que logo de cara não gostava muito pois era muito certinha, e não dava sua própria opinião, mas durante a trajetória, ela nos revelou que é muito engraçada, sabe escolher o que quer, e mesmo sendo de família rica, ela gosta da simplicidade e de se divertir com as amigas, como no episódio em que ela se encontra com Ritsu na ciadade e vão jogar videogame, o que era algo novo para ela, mas logo quis conhecer. Yui a personagem princial, ela durante todo anime mostra que é uma garota muito desastrada e boba, mas nos últimos episódios vimos que na história toda ela é a personagem que da energia as outras, ela sempre quer ajudar, se preocupa com todos, e quando quer algo ela e dedica e consegue. No episódio em que elas tocam a última música no festival escolar, cada uma de suas amigas o elogiam, falando o quão importante ela é, realmente uma personagem muito boa. E por Azu-nyan, que é uma personagem muito legal, quando ela aparece no episódio 8 eu até pensei que ela seria para tapar buraco na história, mas pelo contrário, ela é muito importante, ela diferente das outras, é responsável, dedicada, e comportada, mas nada que torne ela uma personagem chata. Em vários momentos do anime damos risadas com suas cenas, principalmente quando ela chega no clube, e fazem ela usar orelha de gato e imitar um. Ela por mais que seja exigente e sempre disposta a treinar,se importa e ama suas amigas, quer sempre estar com elas, durante a segunda temporada ficamos com dó pois ela parece que vai ficar sozinha no ano que vem, e pior ainda não vai ver suas amigas. Porém como dito anteriormente, depois que suas amigas fizeram uma música a ela, fica calma e não tão triste por este fato, pois mesmo que longe sempre estarão unidas. Bom o anime não faz termos dúvidas em relação a nada com a história, o último episódio fecha bem o anime. Porém para quem gostou do anime, tenho certeza que gostaria de uma terceira temporada, concerteza da para contar muitas aventuras sobre o K-ON. Bom finalizando, o anime em si é muito bom, vale a pena assistir, não é atoa que coloquei 10 em tudo.

I have watched a lot SoL comedy animes like Chuunibyou, Yuruyuri, etc. When i watched this, in simple words, just, a masterpiece of the genre (The best SoL comedy i have ever seen)
Cute characters, amazing comedy, KyoAni animated, Aki Toyosaki as Yui, and a lot, BUT A LOT GOOD MUSIC.
I don't know why this show about girls drinking tea after the school has a better animation than a generic shonen, a better comedy than a romantic comedy or better characters than any drama in general. The studio, that deserve a lot of the succes of the series, Kyoto Animation adapted a singular manga 4-koma made ... by kakyfly and turn into a comedy masterpiece.
After 10 years of this anime, i watch the SoL seasonal comedies, and they just repeat and repeat what was stablish, there's not originality, there's not effort, there's not a serie as K-on that arrived in a year that the genre wasn't something popular and viable, when the bases wasn't there, this anime establishes them, this is how a "cute girls doing cute things" anime is like
I loved the second season,i love this anime

Shows like this one aren't easy to find.
K-on!!, just like its prequel, has an exquisite realization.
It is the simplest series you could ever think about, no action, no drama, no romantic love, no magic; just five ordinary schoolgirls who live their last year in the same high school.

But behind that normality there's so much more: the stunning friendship you could only get once in a lifetime, the good music, the nostalgic feeling of spending together the last days of school, the pain of leaving the club and moving on...

Keep some tissues by your side, and get ready to experience high school life once ... again, filled with music, adventure, and lots of laughs that makes this show a work of art. :)

All I can say is that this anime is awesome and one of my favorite anime. I really dont friggin get it that some people think that if your a boy and you watch k-on, your automatically gay. I'm fuckin tired of hearing it all the time. I'm a boy and I watch k-on, its not like k-on is only an anime that can be watched by girls, well its not. The reason that I watched k-on is that its an awesome anime, it has a great story and one thing that really made me love k-on is that ... they play great music that speaks to the soul, even if it is in japanese, I still loved listening to it because even if you can't understand the lyrics of the song, its like you understand the meaning of the song, because music is UNIVERSAL. One more thing is that they play real branded instruments like Mio's 3-color Sunburst Fender Jazz Bass, Yui's Gibson Les Paul Standard, Asuza's Fender Mustang Electric Guitar, Mugi's piano (I don't know the brand, sorry.XD) and Ritsu's Yellow Rick Marotta Signature Yamaha Hipgig Drumkit w/ Zildjian cymbals. I'm in a band myself and I'm happy that this anime is different from the other anime's that play their instruments while their chords are only their hands on the guitar and they just slide their hands while in k-on, they actually use real chords while jamming in the anime. I actually know how to play Fude pen boru pen, I learned to play it because its a great song. So if you know a guy who watches k-on, don't criticize them and call them gay because k-on is an anime for both gender, and if you know a guy who's favorite tv show is barbie, that's a different story.XD.sorry if i offended some people because of my review. this review is just my point of view.:D

(This will be a review for the whole K-on series, so I will discuss some aspects from season1 and the movie. But I`ll generally stick to season2)
K-on was the animation that led me into the world of anime watching, so It means a lot to me as you can see it on my nickname. I actually saw the series in summer 2015, and a bit later, I graduated myself so I kind of identified with the story too. I can truly say that this is the anime of my life.
Well, I admit it. The story is a bit loose when it comes to ... season2. This happened because KyoAni never planned of making season2. They planned it to be a one season Anime, so they crammed year1 and year2 into just 12 episodes. The story flow is actually too fast in season 1; Azusa joins-She gets disappointed-They all go on a so-called 'special training'-Mio and Ritsu fights-Concert. All this happens in just 5 episodes. The result? They have to squeeze out 24episodes for just year3. They story flow would have been perfect if they had placed 12episodes for each year. As a fan, the 24epsiodes of season2 was just fabulous, but it could have been quite boring to some. However, that is a flaw for all slice-of-life genre animes so it isn't a problem limited to K-on.
The other minor downside is that it's hardly related to music; just Houkago Tea Time could have also made a great name.
Despite that, the story is very touching when it comes to the end. The scene in s02e20 where everybody cries after the last concert is just heartbreaking. What about the scene in s02e24 and the movie where the rest of HTT sings 'I met an angel' to Azusa, THAT's what we call touching. Also, Kyoani caught every small detail from the story. For instance, the doll Yui brought home from the big cleaning day appears several times again in the anime in Yui's house. These small details make the story enjoyable.
The artwork can't be said 'outstanding' these days, but think of 2009 and 2010. It was quality artwork compared to the animes that came out then, and there isn't a big struggle even if we watch in today.
One of the biggest advantages K-on has is its songs. Starting from it's famous 'fuwafuwa time' there are many other great songs; the OPs and EDs like GO GO maniac, don't say lazy, singing!, No thank you, Utauyo! Miracle, and many others such as Honey sweet tea time, Samidare 20 love, Ichigo parfait ga Tomaranai and much more. It has a lot of songs compared to other animes, and I think this is one of the reason K-on! is still remembered in 2017.
K-on also has quite diverse characters. The five main characters Yui, Tsumugi, Ritsu, Mio and Azusa are all a bit different from each other but they're great when mixed together. This makes the story much more interesting. Not only the main characters, other characters like Sawako, Zun and Ui also each have their own 'thing'. Every character has his/her(mostly her) have a distinguishing point. The supporting roles, such as Ichigo, all have an official behind-story. The characters are the part of K-on that I like the most.
This is it for the review, and I want to end it with a line mentioned in the series.
"Azusa, Houkago Tea Time will Always be Houkago Tea Time" -Hirasawa Yui-

It's super cliche, but where do I begin with this show? I'll preface this with this statement, K-On!! is my personal favorite anime ever. I've heard this being called a generic moeblob show, cute girls doing cute things with 0 substance. I'll be honest, I thought this as well, how could this compare to the all time great anime like some people said it did. In this review, I hope to convince you that this is 100% up their with all time great anime.

Story: 10/10
K-On!! is more of an episodic series, this is true. There is only one real "arc" in the whole show. It ... is really just the girls doing daily stuff. The thing is though, it's not like the episodes are filler, or forgotten, as there is an overarching story with tons of development and growth. I would go into more detail, but I'd be spoiling the fun for you, the story you really have to experience for yourself. It's a ride of emotions the whole way through.

Art: 9/10
I feel like people brush off the art/animation of this show as just being cute and write it off as bad. This could not be further from the fact. Yes, K-On!! is extremely cute looking, but it doesn't use its cuteness as a way to be lazy with its art and animation. There is still plenty of detail and visual gags. My favorite thing to bring up when I talk about the animation is how it is musically accurate. This meaning that when the band is playing their song the animation isn't random strumming, drumming and keyboard playing, the animation matches up with how you'd play it in real life on real instruments. KyoAni did an amazing job here.

Sound: 10/10
It's a music anime, what'd you expect? The songs and sound are amazing. First I'll start with the OST. The OST is a perfect mood setter and captures perfectly the scenes it is used in, it is always used at the perfect time which just strengthens how great this show is. Now the songs, simply put they are phenomenal. Fuwa Fuwa Time is catchy and gets stuck in my head all the time, Pure Pure Heart is legitimately such a good song, Fude Pen was a nice change of style, etc. There are also a lot more songs not in the anime that you can listen to (like songs sung by Ritsu, Azusa, Mugi, even Nodoka and more) if you like what you hear. Also as for the OP's and ED's, Go Go Maniac! and Listen are insanely catchy and Utauyo!! Miracle and No Thank You are great songs and have amazing animations. As for the voice acting, it's downright the best voice acting I've ever heard in anything ever. They all sound distinct and unique. The VA's play their roles so well its crazy, they are such a perfect cast. Mio and Yui's VA's also have to sing in character, which is super impressive.

Character 10/10:
K-On!! has the greatest characters of all time. Yes, I am going there. I have never seen a more likable cast of characters in my entire life. Even the weaker characters in my opinion like mugi are phenomenal. In this section, I'll briefly go over why every major character is so great. Mugi is super sweet and kind. Mio is always looking out for the group's back, and has great development to boot. Ui is the type of sibling everyone would want. Nodoka has really clever utilization and fits the role of Yui's childhood friend perfectly. Ritsu is insanely funny and has amazing interactions with Mio. Sawa-chan can get a bit grating with the dress-up scenes, but she really does care about the girls (she's funny as well). Azusa also looks out for the band well, while also being the precious little junior for the seniors. Yui is honestly my favorite character, she is so likable and charming. She's stupid at first it seems, but then you realize that she is actually a genius, just at a couple of things. Her clutzy nature is just so amazing, I find myself laughing at every joke she makes or funny thing she does.

Enjoyment: 10/10
Everything I've gone over so far is what makes this anime so enjoyable, but there is one thing I didn't mention. Someone who cant personally connect to the characters and settings around them may not enjoy it as much as someone who did. But if you can get emotionally connected like me and a ton of others did, you'll see how enjoyable this show is.

Overall: 10/10
Amazing story, characters, art, music and more just culminate and make this masterpiece of a show. Connect to this show and you WILL feel something. This connection and bond you see in the characters will show you how great this anime is. As long as you get emotionally invested in what's going on, prepare for an amazing emotional rollercoaster, one that you will never want to end.

Note: the finale is episode 24. Episodes 25 and 26 are ‘extras’, set during the timeline before episodes 23 and 24. I wanted to point this out to future viewers as I didn’t enjoy the realisation that the show was reaching a conclusion as I was watching and earlier than I expected!
Eps 25 and 26 can be viewed chronologically with the rest of the series (after ep 21, before ep 23) but they work well thematically, as a kind of, second ending.

K-On! season 1 covers two years in 13 episodes. Season 2 covers senior year (for Yui, Rin, Mio and Mugi) in 26 episodes. ... The show uses the increased time to expand its cast and explore its characters, primary and secondary – this is done with some characters better than others but is mostly successful.

With the first season, the focus was on the development of the club and goals of the group as a band and as musicians. In the second season the club is still central but the focus shifts slightly to school life. Each episode has a strong focus and consistently delivers humour and the infectious, enthusiastic K-On tone. Only occasionally dragging, the episodes perhaps vary in quality/enjoyment based on activity or character focus.

The second half of this season takes us through the steps of senior year. The intimidating future of life after high school - separation, growing up - has a gently looming presence over the group of friends, which builds to an affecting conclusion.

K-On detractors may claim the show isn’t really about music. But the reality is that practice is boring and song-writing frustrating, depictions of both are used sparingly. The unpretentious and fierce passion for music felt by the characters and creators is clear and evident through the excellent songs within the show and performed in the opening and closing titles.

Season 2 builds on the enthusiasm and sweetness of season 1 to deliver more of the same and then some.

If you get here, you probably already saw the first season of this anime series. If you are not, well, some generic information about K-On! will be here. But I cannot bypass comparison between K-On! (first season) and K-On!! (second one). And yes, minor spoilers can be ahead, but due to anime plot, they will not matter.

So our old friends Yui, Mio, Mugi, Ritsu and Azusa as always drink tea in every possible ocсasion... uh, I mean, they play together in the light music club. And just as in the first season, mostly there are no important problems, and all comedy stands on some ... funny little moments, where our girls will be looking so moe and fantastic, that you will forget about everything. Something does not changes (and it good for me), but something changes (and it kind of double-edged sword). But it still 10/10 with no doubt.

==Story==
Mostly absent, but, unlike in the first season, there is one general direction of the story, especially at the second half of season. The graduation is near, for four girls from K-On! it is the last year at school. So here goes new important questions about future, about friendship and about the club. Such things create somewhat serious flavor. Absolute carelessness of the first season become just simple carelessness in second. Some series near the end of the show are more serious, but with Yui, it just can't be so for long.

Still, as in the first season, the story is built around a comedy of some single moments. Girls beat it without some real troubles, we had small laugh, and here goes another one.... And so on.

==Characters==
Nothing changes in this chapter. Yui still careless and sometimes stupid. Ritsu still acts boyish and joke around Mio, Mugi still had her fetishes and act strange, Mio fear everything, and Asuza is cute and trying to really play some music. They are still ideal girls in the ideal world.

But in this season more time get secondary characters: Ui, Jun, Nodoka and Sawako-sensei. This characters appears often near main characters and create some life around. Other secondary characters appear too, classmates quit being faceless.

In some moments I even notice some characters progress in Yui case. She studied more, play guitar more and other stuff. But maybe it was an accident.

==Music and Art==
Ok, Kyoto Animation create decent animation, characters is cute and moe, what you need more?

And music, well, it good. It really good, old songs are present with new one. And you can now notice, that it is anime about music club. ED (both of them) - are one of the best that I hear. OP, as for me are not so good as in the first season, but still decent.

==Enjoyment==
Almost same as in the first season, but some new emotions appears. Sadness about ending of school life of girls and of anime, it nice, but now I can't suggest this anime as absolutely perfect anti-depression one.

10/10 - I love it really much.

I think that K-On! is now the second anime I've watched twice in its entirety. In the last few episodes, I realized how similar it is to The Wire in some ways. It's not about crime or anything, but it takes its brand of slice-of-life very seriously and never compromises its vision with anything other than providing a snapshot of these characters' reality. Additionally, artificial weight isn't added to important moments through melodrama, the show is just good enough that the stuff that's supposed to leave an impact does so on its own. I've seen no other anime like it and few other pieces of ... media like it, period.

K-On+movie review

A story about spending your high school years can be told in many ways like using metaphors or philosophy or from a critique point of view or a lesson about life but K-ON doesn’t need that stuff to convey the message to his viewer.

K-on uses the most simple and silly things friends do daily to tell a nice , fun and beautiful story about friendship , bonds , identity and making memories in our high school years with the help of our characters . Our characters are 5 normal high school girls who decide to form a music band and spend ... their 3 years of high school performing together in their Light Music club room.

On the surface the action of drinking and eating cake each day in the club room for the viewer may seem plain but K-on manages to use the natural atmosphere from the club room to tell us more about the characters. From their silly actions and daily routine we get to know their habits ,personalities and emotions each character portrays along the development of the story.

K-On takes a reality approach and presents the sister relationship between Yui and Ui . It shows their daily life and the contrast between those two Yui the airhead and clumsy old sister and Ui the responsible and mature little sister that helps Yui. All is done from a natural and reality point of view for the viewer. In the end it’s a simple and beautiful story about two sister who care for each other.

K-on is an anime that cherishes the bonds between friends and the memories that define their bond.It’s done with the help of our two main characters Mio and Ritsu.We are presented their childhood memories and silly stuff they done , the moments where they laugh and cry together , standing for each other in need until the present day.

K-on portrays aspects from the Japanese society precisely the customs between high school students in Japan. Taking a natural and realistic pace of story telling it shows us an insight of how Japanese students spend their 3 years of high school facing the difficulties such as exams but also the enjoyment such as school festivals , clubroom activities , school trip and practice campus. All for the sake of forming bonds and memories with friends.

In Japan there is common respect for the elder and K-on manages to portray that with the actions of our characters .Let’s take an example the gratitude letters Azusa write for her Senpai from the music band, the graduation ceremony were the students hand over to their homeroom teacher a notebook with their respect and gratitude message for teaching them all those 3 years.

K-on has a variety of unique and vivid characters that stand out at first glance. Each character plays a different instrument symbolizing their identity and personality. They act so natural in each situation they face that the viewer can relate to them in real life.Yui the airhead and clumsy member but also hardworking, Mio the shy and responsible student, Ritsu the one who acts before thinking , Mugi the elegant and refined lady and finally Azusa the younger member who is the one which everyone can rely on her .
K-on also gives importance to the minor characters who define the characterization of the main 5 girls. Sawa -sensei the popular type teacher who has a wild past, Ui who is the support and little sister for Yui and her friends who always give a hand when in need.

K-on didn’t tried to leave a empty impression for the viewer and desire for more , so with the help of the movie it managed to portray the next step for the music band which is to perform on a live stage. It was a new experience but also a enjoyable one for the 5 girls in their graduation trip to London. As for the conclusion the movie symbolized a message of gratitude for Azusa who was the support and foundation for the music band in the form of a song. The song relayed the emotions, memories and gratitude from her Senpai across those 2 years that they spend together.

A beautiful and simple slice of life anime with a lot of dumb and silly stuff that happen between our main characters but with a strong and realistic approach on the daily routine and personal lives . A story about the meaning of friendship, bonds and memories , a story about respect and gratitude , a story called K-on.

K-on! All about moeness. Who doesn't want a moe,air headed, boyish, ojosama like (young female) characters? This show is a perfect fit. Season 1 was great and Season 2 was also great and episode difference? 13:26

Story:- 8/10. K-on! Starts from where the girls began their high school life until their graduation, K-on bu or as in Light Music Club was on a brink of disbanation but Rin manages to recruit all 4 main characters and Sawa-Sensei. Azunyan was introduced later on when they are in second year. The story was based on more on their slice of life rather than music though it is ... all about music but it mainly focuses on Slice of life like having tea breaks instead of practicing, having a training camp at Mugi's vacation house but instead of that, they were having fun, no practice at all yet their performance are outstanding.

Art:- 9/10. What could I say about Kyoto Animation? Their art always been the infamous one, such as Melachony of Haruhi Suzumiya and Lucky Star. Kyoto Animation Art = Best Art design. I wonder how they made such an awesome show.

Sound:- Cagayake Girls, Utauyo Mircale! Those two OPs are rocking awesome. I've been listening to it repeatedly. OST such as background musics are quite smoothing and enjoyful.

Character:- 9/10 From My girls position: 1. Yui Hirasawa 1. Mio Akiyama 2. Azusa Nakano 3. Mugi 4. Rin Why Yui and Mio? Yui is an air headed girl, I love her, she is a fast learner too like she never learn guitar before when she joined the group, Mio? She hates scary things and I loveee her face reactions! Azusa? She is almost the same level as Mio. Rin and Mugi? Rin is cool and love to tease people while Mugi enjoys making tea to them. Ahh tea

Enjoyment:- 10/10. KYAA! KAWAII! I embrace my plushie thinking as Yui Hirasawa while watching K-on! It's good to watch if you feel bored. So if you like Moe stuffs, watch this. If you don't want, don't bother coming back.

Overall:- 9/10


Welcome to Light Music Club! ~Nyaa?

It's the final year before Yui Hirasawa and company will graduate, leaving behind a single kouhai to carry forward the Light Music Club. Tea & cakes included! We follow 5 normal highschool girls as they make music, study, worry about their futures, individually and as a whole, deepen their friendships and live their life.
Kyoto Animation's K-On!, whose popularity took many people by surprise, has received a second season, distinguished by the extra exclamation mark. I'll be presenting an unbiased review of K-on!!, followed by a 'personal' view on the anime. This may contain slight spoilers!

Story (7) - K-on!! is a slice-of-life anime about ... highschool girls who form a band. Which means that it is trying to depict what would happen in the normal, everyday lives of 5 random girls who decide to form a band. There is no grand scheme, no overarching plot, and no dramatic finalé. Most people state the K-On!! has no plot development, which is both true and false depending on how you look at it. First of all, there is no major plot to be considered in the first place. Does your everyday life have a grand overarching plot? Mine doesn't. I get up from bed, work, eat, relax and go back to sleep again. So why on earth would you want a slice-of-life show to have a plot?
Secondly, for an anime that's supposed to be light-hearted, there are a few time during the final episodes where one might get very emotional. One such scene for me is the scene where all the girls are gathered in the music room after giving their last highschool performance together. The interactions between the characters and their individual breakdowns in this scene has been so meticulously animated and brought to life, that one 'feels' the characters emotions. It is probably the most important scene in the whole season, as it is the culmination of all their years in school, and the final days of their carefree highschool life. For what it promises, it delivers. It doesn't promise to be a drama-heavy, dialogue oriented anime, so I don't expect that. It promises to be a slice-of-life anime and that, it delivers perfectly.
It is unusual for people to cry during an anime that's supposed to be relaxing and light-hearted, but K-On!! achieves just that. I think when an anime makes you feel deeply for the characters, feel 'involved' with them, it truly is a fine piece of work.

Art (9) - With the second season, Kyoto Animation (or KyoAni as fans like to say) seems to have pulled out all the stops in animation. The details are painfully crisp & neat, and the motions are fluid. Each of the side characters and supporting cast has a unique face and a unique character design. But the sheer detail can only be picked apart with a re-watch and a fine toothpick.The facial expressions are nicely done, but I think the part most people will agree on is the attention to detail paid on the instruments themselves and the finger actions of the girls. The fingers of the girls gliding over their frets and keys or thumping the drums are meticulously animated, and the instruments are as 'real-life' as they get, which makes it a delight to watch.

Sound (7) - The OPs and EDs this time are a tad bit more mature than last season's. That only becomes apparent when you read the lyrics though. But being a music oriented anime, they've belted out an impressive collection of songs, with topics ranging from caramel sauce & strawberry parfaits to rebelling against yourself and showing your deepest feelings for someone you took for granted. And as usual, they are catchy, sometimes even head-banging material.
The OST music is good, but sometimes, they fail to set the mood for the current scene, which is what OSTs are for. Individually, they are nice little pieces of music, but their implementation in the anime sometimes goes off the mark. Of-course, there are also time where the OST is bang on with the scene, which makes it even better.

Character (6) - There is no massive streak of ingenuity visible here. You have the quiet rich girl; the hyper tomboyish girl; the air-headed ditzy girl; the mature girl, and the cat-ears girl. All are pretty generic in the slice of life genre, but what KyoAni does is just add a subtle nuance to each of their traits in the this season which makes it certainly refreshing. The air-headed girl who supposedly should be at the receiving end of pity from the others gets a generous helping of raw talent, which garners her respect; the mature one gets a shy and scared personality, which is a shift from the supposed authority and aura a mature person projects; the tomboyish one shows signs throughout various scenes in this season of considering a more feminine side of her and one who is insecure about her friendships, whilst usually, this personality is depicted as somewhat insensitive; the quiet rich girl, who usually remains a wall-flower, shows us that she has inhibitions, doubts, fears, hopes and dreams like any of us, the nekomimi who usually does generic fanservice, matures into a dependable kouhai, who breaks down at the thought of her seniors leaving and managing the Club all by herself.

Enjoyment (10) - It's a slice-of-life anime about highschool girls, their interactions, their school life and their band. It's about friendship, growing up, leaving behind and having fun while you can. Chances are, if you like any of those above, you're gonna enjoy K-On!!. It is not just a 'moe blob' or 'cute girls doing cute things' all of the time. You have to look just a little deeper to find out that there is much more than that.

Overall (7) - I did the average of Story, Art, Sound, Character & Enjoyment, which came out to be 7.8, but for the critique in me, I've rounded it down to 7. In this culmination, K-On!! doesn't sweep the viewer of their feet, it gently takes your hand and shows you a little side to highschool friendships, memories and youth, and then gently puts you down to reminisce about it. It isn't a story about the music or the band, it's a story about the characters themselves. It's about seishun, as the japanese say, and about how the little things in life come together to make it that much sweeter.

My Personal Opinion - Alright, we're done. You've successfully read through my wall of text and hopefully it wasn't biased. And, I've hopefully haven't blatantly stated why everyone should love or hate this anime, but given you the tools to decide for yourself. After all, I don't believe in reviews unless I've seen the series myself. A review should provide you with more information than the synopsis, and the tools for helping you decide about watching this anime or not. It should not make the decision for you.
As a personal score, I would give K-On!! 10/10. Maybe the fact that I am a highschooler could have influenced this fact too, but there have been very few animes which have affected and influenced me as deeply as K-On!! My first impression was of a feel-good, light hearted, slice-of-life show, which then gave me a big dose of waterworks at the end which was unexpected. There is a sea of emotions beneath the seemingly normal exterior. And normal doesn't always mean boring, does it? Most of us are normal. And our daily lives are sometimes boring too, right? But if you notice, the story in K-On!! could be possible anytime, anywhere. There could be a group of friends in their music room somewhere in this world right now, having tea and chit-chatting about the cultural festival or how tough the math paper was. It's so obvious and common, that many people can't wrap their minds around the simplicity, yet power of K-On!!.
K-On!! also scores points for realism. We don't have fighting robots, werewolves, kids with superpowers or a dialogue-heavy, dramatic and gripping plot in our daily life, do we? So why have things like these in an anime that's supposed to be a slice-of-life? It's meant to be taken with a light mind and soul, that ends up soothing out your mind and refreshing it, leaving you to reminisce, and maybe smile a little at your own highschool life.

~Until next time....

So, K-ON! This musical band centred anime, which is not a *musical* comedy, has now finished its second round. What can I tell you about it, huh?

First of all, K-ON!! is still not about music. It drifted even more away from that direction, and I found that hardly surprising. This show is character-driven, therefore the setting doesn’t play first fiddle here. But that is a little disappointing, because I expected more insert songs, since the second season received twice the length of the first one and it was an awaited project. However, the featured music takes not by number, but by quality, with my favourite ... being Love and the second ending theme. Oh, and that background melody, which is reminiscent of Hot Butter’s Popcorn, is a really catchy tune because of that resemblance.

The visual part of K-ON!! is done well: detailed backgrounds and fluid animation, as expected from KyoAni. These guys once again prove that they have one of the best drawing teams among the animation studios.

And now to the plot. The girls are spending another year at school. Full stop. Seriously, series like Azumanga Daiō, Minami-ke and K-ON! don’t need such thing like plot. Whether they successful or not, depends solely on characters’ appeal to the audience and situation humour, and K-ON!! definitely has attractive traits. Being just a moe blob anime in whole, it goes without any patsu shots or jiggling breasts, which differs it straight away from such series like Strike Witches, another famous show of the same type. In general, K-ON!! is pure and blithe plus it has more detailed character development than your average moe anime.

The role of the central character is shifted from Hirasawa Yui to Nakano. She becomes the first fiddle of K-ON!! (or the first guitar, so to say… no, wait, she is a rhythm guitarist, therefore… damn, forget it, I screwed up this metaphor) and develops most from the cast throughout the course of the story. The creators try to show up her feelings about all sempai graduating and her becoming the sole member of light music club, and I think that goes better than the first season’s theme of Hirasawa Yui’s growing as person. Also there are some episodes dedicated not to four original members of Hōkago Teatime to the “alternate trio”, as I call them: Nakano, Hirasawa Ui and Whatshername from the jazz club. Looks like KyoAni was conducting experiments to figure out what to do next with K-ON! franchise, but that actually brought up some pleasant variety for the show.

Thus the second season has some positive changes with stronger characterization comparing it to the first one, and it has some negative changes with most of the show musical themes disappearing. They already were thin in the first season, but in K-ON!! we lost them almost completely. However, K-ON! nicely maintained its position of one of the best shows surfing the moe tsunami, so my overall score for it is 8 points. Now I’m interested in what the film will bring to us.

So I'm not one to make reviews but I really have to vent this out. this anime and very few from the ones I have seen which isn't very many makes me feel so much for the characters. There are times I want them to get on with it, but it's really subtle and love how calmly the story carries on.

Again the characters are adorable and it makes me feel sad when the characters are sad. And happy when they're happy. Which is a reason I postponed watching this anime for a while I feel like I got close to the characters because there ... is so much emotion.

Now that there is only a movie for me left to watch I am not sure if I'll get around to that since I'll just end up like a 5 year old who dropped his ice cream.

I believe everyone would have a different reaction to this anime series, but I believe anyone who watches it until the end will have one feeling in common, and that's for After School Tea Time to always stay together and keep making music.

This is a review for K-On!, K-On!! and the K-On! Movie

Never in my life did I expect myself to enjoy a moe anime - not that I had ever seen one prior to watching K-On! Being a huge Urubutcher fan and just thematically challenging and ambiguous media in general meant that I went into K-On! expecting myself to hate it. I was so wrong...

Story 9/10

Honestly, this one was a bit hard to mark as K-On!'s story revolves around a group of high school girls in a band and their experiences going through high school. But everything was done in an enjoyable manner, the story is ... a satisfying one and it models the sort of high school life I wish I had (I just graduated last year and I'm already getting sentimental damn..). There were some genuinely touching and heartwarming moments along the way which I seriously appreciated.

Art and Animation 8/10

K-On!'s art and animation remain consistently solid throughout and occasionally impresses, but otherwise, there wasn't anything particularly jaw-dropping. The art style, however, was most suitable for the genre and for the overall mood of the show with oversimplifications of some body parts as well as frequent comedic sketches. Props to Kyoto animators for doing the correct chording and fretting for guitar/bass, there never was really many shots of the keyboard and I'm pretty horrible at drumming so I can't judge.

Sound 10/10

For many of us, the sound is a huge standout in this series. Some of the best voice acting I've ever witnessed originates from this show. Yui and Ritsu's voice actresses do a particularly good job. And the music. I've been listening to K-On!'s soundtrack for the past 3 weeks now and I'm still not sick of it. I've learned quite a few of these on guitar and piano already just for fun, there are just so many absolute bangers. The 4 EDs all stood out; Mio's singing and the heavier rock tone made the songs less cutesy and gave the sound more edge. I also like the songs Yui voices, especially Fuwa Fuwa Time as well as the two 'tearjerker' numbers: U&I and Tenshi ni fureta yo. Honestly, just some of the best sound you can ask for from an anime.

Character 10/10

All the characters are simple and lovable, I mean that's the essence of moe right? My fav is Yui because she's like my spirit animal - if only the real world wouldn't condemn those who act in the way she does... But yes, I love how the girls are all so friendly, nice and transparent, the world needs more people like them.

Issues

I have almost no issues with the show whatsoever, there are two I would like to point out though. Firstly, I wish they would play us whole songs or at least the typical 1:30 length for concerts and performances. It feels like we miss out when we don't get the whole concert experience. I much prefer the Your Lie in April approach here where they perform complete works. Secondly, the first season for me was too rushed. They rushed through two years of events four times faster than that of the second season. I get that senior year in high school is the most important and that maybe there wasn't enough source material but it made the experience feel a little incomplete.

Enjoyment 10/10

This is one show that is sure to keep you smiling - provided you aren't a nihilist and that you're open to cute stuff (categories which I thought I fell under so you never know xD ). Finally, a show I enjoy that doesn't include bloodshed and drama!!

Overall 9/10

Big shout out to my mate Daniel for inspiring me to watch this with his beautiful karaoke rendition of Don't say 'lazy'.

Yay!
Finally i've been wanting another season!
if you've watched the first season you will want to watch this one!
i love the art in the anime i love how the hair flows like under water! ...
the story over all (so far)
is really good!
i just watched the first episode today and i'm loving it already!
The music is great as always very cute!
but if you havn't watch the first season WATCH IT!
i loved it i watched it 3 times (teehee)

K-ON! is an incredibly endearing anime, while it isn't particularly earth shattering, it is probably one of the best of its genre. Its cute moe slice of life setting holds its own and again its a kyo ani show , who bring out the wonder in daily life with its true to life characters and visual depiction.

Story: The story isn't an amazing display of intricate story telling, but the anime is well paced, each episode has something going on and there aren't really any episodes where you feel like it was a waste of 24 minutes, nor does it become difficult to follow ... because of too much going on. Its not varied and has a neat story with hilarious scenarios which play out well ,not to mention how the story molds on into the second season.You will find lotta perspective shots and character driven plot points without any actual glossing.Its light and that is the best praise I can give it

Story: 7.4/10

Animation: Kyoto Animation did a great job animating the series. The style is cute and captures the feeling of the series. And all the details, from the instruments to the backgrounds are captured well. Naoko Yamada is truly a master at this with her work in full metal panic and as an ED in Hibike .Her story telling using shot composition is amazing with some tonal frame shifts provide immense depth ,all in all making for a beautiful experience with a very unique take on moe depiction .

Animation: 9.6/10

Sound: K-ON! was very well cast, the seiyuus do a great job capturing the characters. Even the supporting cast is terrific and The music cute and catchy, which fits the series wonderfully.The opening Cagayake Girls! is just that , with its sharp and quick stills and shaky visuals which mirror the drama in the show.

Sound: 9.8/10

Characters: The characters are very endearing and memorable, and you will grow to love them throughout the series.The girls personalities play so well of each other,like any other show of this genre namely, A-channel or lucky star.More so in this 4-koma manga depiction that has mellow drama in spades with burst of team spirit and hilarious moments.

Characters: 9.5/10

Overall: K-ON! is funny, cute, and endearing, it does a great job capturing the 4-koma it's based on, and probably exceeds it to some degree. It's not for everyone, but for those of us who love a good slice of life anime, it's certainly well worth watching.I for one love it as it melds over perfectly with its characters and creates an unique take which I love and adore . This is one of the crowning jewels of anime depiction and uses shot composition better than any other show and its not even close . If u like four girls who dick around the whole time then go for it .
I AM A MOE FETISH NECK BEARD <-_->

Overall: 9.6/10

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THANK U

After finishing this series, there is a bittersweet feeling of emptiness welling up inside me. I yearned for more K-On!! which led me to follow up on their stories in K-On!! high school and college mangas respectively, which are decent and close on a high note just like the anime.

Each of the girls has her own unique personality which is endearing to the audience. Everything about them and their interactions with one another just clicks together. The awesome storyline, soundtracks and artwork complement one another to create a one of a kind masterpiece.

This is perhaps one of the finest SOL/MOE shows to have existed which ... set the standard for similar types of shows to follow.

Just Finished K-On!! (Both seasons and will most likely have this same review for the 2nd Season Review page, just because they're the same Anime.)

My expectations for it may have been high, But I will say, It didn't disappoint.
It was great all around, It had its Happy Moments, Its (somewhat) serious moments, but most of it was all fun. The music was Great(and incredibly Addicting). Especially their one song that you hear most of the time;
"Fuwa Fuwa Time"

As for Story, the Story was kind of Hard to Follow, But in a Good Way. Thats whats to fun about this one. If ... your Looking for Deep story in a Musical Anime, look for Tari Tari or something like that. This one is Just for Fun, and Enjoyment.

The Art was "old-fashioned" in a good way as well. Compared to all the new anime, where its like, I cant quite explain it, but the Art in this one was Great for the type of anime it was. Each type of thing symbolised what each character had. With Kotobuki's Enormus Eyebrows symbolizing that she was the daughter of the guy that owned that music store, or that the Hair Style Between Ui and Yui symbolised who was more childish and who was the more serious one.

The sound in terms of the Music was FANTASTIC! The songs were really catchy, and the names were really cheery and happy. it made me smile every time their songs were playing, and it made me want to hear the whole thing(because they always seemed to cut off)

The Characters were... Odd, but thats whats refreshing about this anime. Its different from the rest, and I really liked that about this one. With Yui's Child-like Attitude, or Meo's Seriousness, It made it fun whenever they were all talking about something, and then something would happen, and someone would do something funny then they'd all laugh.

Enjoyment? Heh. HELLZ YEAH I ENJOYED IT!!! It was Catchy, Fun, and Incredibly Addicting to sing Fuwa Fuwa Time everytime they would sing it. When they would sing their songs during the Cultural Festivals, I would Clap with the song. It was an anime that had me sucked in to the very end.(Season 2 as well)

Overall, It was Great, and Different and I really Liked it.

The Name of the band was "After-school Tea Time(Hōkago tītaimu)" or HTT for Short.
The way they had the characters set up was, kinda weird, but I liked it. It was different from you usual Song Type anime. It was always bringing something fun to each episode and I was looking forward to the next episode after I would finish the last.

Highly Recommend it to Anyone looking to have a great time.

This anime is a absolute masterpiece. The story while essentially plot-less other than a few high school girls in a tea drinking, food eating, and once in a while music playing club is immensely enjoyable. Season two is just as good as the prior but perhaps even better with 26 episodes to watch. The voice actors do their job to the T and the music is outstanding. While it is absolutely not ground breaking the anime is one of the most enjoyable I have ever seen, with the art-style on top of it all being unique. K-ON is a 10/10 without a doubt.