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K-On!

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Keion
Japanese: けいおん!
English: K-On!
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 4
Chapters: 57
Status: Finished
Published: Apr 9, 2007 to Sep 9, 2010
Genres: Comedy Comedy, Slice of Life Slice of Life
Themes: CGDCT CGDCT, Music Music, School School
Serialization: Manga Time Kirara
Authors: Kakifly (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 7.761 (scored by 1723617,236 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #14712
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #510
Members: 35,964
Favorites: 1,856

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Chapters: /57
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K-ON!
Volume 1
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Synopsis

The Light Music Club indulges in easy and simple activities, or that is what the carefree Yui Hirasawa first believes. When Yui goes to formally quit the club, she finds out that if she leaves, the club will not have enough members to continue its activities. This puts Yui in a sudden dilemma. However, its members—the mature Mio Akiyama, the playful Ritsu Tainaka, and the ladylike Tsumugi Kotobuki—decide to perform an instrumental piece to try and keep Yui. The song not only fills her up with excitement, it also leads her to decide to remain in the Light Music Club.

While the sounds of cheerful girls fill the clubroom of the Light Music Club, the members juggle both schoolwork and their love for music. They may play around once in a while, but that makes the high school life in K-On! even more exciting!

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

K-On! was published in English by Yen Press from November 30, 2010, to December 13, 2011. The publisher later released the manga as a 4-in-1 omnibus volume. It was also published in Polish by Studio JG from April 24, 2015, to February 26, 2016; and in Brazilian Portuguese by NewPOP Editora from July 2011 to October 2012.

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Reviews

Jul 4, 2011
As of the 2 volumes I have read, K-ON! has been very enjoyable, but it is not without flaws. The art is, much like the show, beautiful; the characters and environments really pop out. Nevertheless, it suffers from a mediocre story and boring story arcs. This does not make it unreadable, though. Long story short, if you want more K-ON!, read this.
Feb 21, 2012
Mixed Feelings
K-ON is one of the most polarizing series in existence. On one hand you have people who are vigilantly against the series and anything else with a similar cute or "moe" style, and on the other hand you have probably one of the most dedicated otaku fanbases, spending thousands upon thousands of yen on merchandise, CDs, and so on. It's impossible to deny how much of a presence K-ON has had in Japan since the first season of the anime aired.

What you have here is a fairly typical 4-koma manga about a group of high school girls in a music club and all the resulting ...
Aug 23, 2020
Preliminary (21/57 eps)
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 ...

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