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FYI to those who don't know brad well (Not that I do, either): He rarely watches subs if there is a dub available. Take that into consideration when he says watch the subs. :O
MOE MOE KYUN!
MOE MOE KYUN!
SIX!
So I watched these four episodes as well when the BD came in (RS ships like, super early). I was pretty happy to rewatch it, since it has been some time since I've last seen episodes 1-4. I didn't find it particularly problematic, and the dosage was not too much. In fact the 4 episodes felt like 2, time just went by and the disc was over.
I have fewer problems with the dub than Brad, but I can't get used to Sheh's voice as Yui, and Yui gets a lot of lines...
So I watched these four episodes as well when the BD came in (RS ships like, super early). I was pretty happy to rewatch it, since it has been some time since I've last seen episodes 1-4. I didn't find it particularly problematic, and the dosage was not too much. In fact the 4 episodes felt like 2, time just went by and the disc was over.
I have fewer problems with the dub than Brad, but I can't get used to Sheh's voice as Yui, and Yui gets a lot of lines...
How could you not want to watch this show after seeing all the images of Mio?
Oh right, the show is about nothing...
Like cake, it may look and taste nice, but there's not sustenance and alot of empty calories. Like cake and as the review suggests, consume in moderation.
Oh right, the show is about nothing...
Like cake, it may look and taste nice, but there's not sustenance and alot of empty calories. Like cake and as the review suggests, consume in moderation.
As much as i love Season 1, Season 2 is way better and i think a "Japanator Recommends" for Season 2 is totally when it is released in the US.
Seriously, watch until episode 20 to 24 of Season 2. You'll understand why.
Seriously, watch until episode 20 to 24 of Season 2. You'll understand why.
@Taufiq I watched the entire series end-to-end. Like I said, the show does have some great stuff at the end of the series, where the show gains meaning, but that still means you've got to get through two seasons of fluff.
I despise this show, but I do agree that you really have to watch it to formulate any sort of opinion on it. It's one of the rare series where the word-of-mouth is so skewed that you can't really trust anyone's recommendation.
"If you were looking for something along the lines of Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, where the girls learn to discover themselves through music and ultimately achieve their dreams after fighting tooth-and-nail for them, then you are sadly mistaken."
And you just described why I didn't like it. C'mon, it could have at least been a loose biography of SCANDAL's rise to rockdom.
"If you were looking for something along the lines of Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, where the girls learn to discover themselves through music and ultimately achieve their dreams after fighting tooth-and-nail for them, then you are sadly mistaken."
And you just described why I didn't like it. C'mon, it could have at least been a loose biography of SCANDAL's rise to rockdom.
Unfortumately, I have to watch it because of my loyalty to Cristina Vee.
Oh, what a hard life fangirls have.
Oh, what a hard life fangirls have.
Just chiming in, I think people who haven't seen it should give the show a chance and watch it :) Watching these girls reminded me of high school with my friends, and weirdly enough made me appreciate those times / the friends I have now more. It's sweet, the characters are cute, and you can just have it running while you do other stuff. It's a cute show, and I really have a fond spot in my heart for it.
what do you mean by "the only issue is, these themes aren't particularly explored until the third season"? there is no third season, I think you meant second season?
@mathexpert9981
I think it was confirmed that K-ON was being continued into a college setting. Though I doubt an anime version will come up any time soon.
I think it was confirmed that K-ON was being continued into a college setting. Though I doubt an anime version will come up any time soon.
@mathexpert9981
I think - though I am not sure - that he is referring to the fact that Japanese series tend to be in 12/13 episode 'seasons'. Episodes 1 - 13 of K-ON!! (which I am re-watching right not in fact, finished 13 last night) are, for the most part, a continuation of the tone of the K-ON!; it is after their return from summerfest that the series begins a strong climb upward in depth and affect.
@seraphy
it's out now - there is a scanlation group doing it. Chapter 2 raws yesterday. Chapter 1 is pretty good - Yui meets an adversery. Still no boys in the k-on world....
I think - though I am not sure - that he is referring to the fact that Japanese series tend to be in 12/13 episode 'seasons'. Episodes 1 - 13 of K-ON!! (which I am re-watching right not in fact, finished 13 last night) are, for the most part, a continuation of the tone of the K-ON!; it is after their return from summerfest that the series begins a strong climb upward in depth and affect.
@seraphy
it's out now - there is a scanlation group doing it. Chapter 2 raws yesterday. Chapter 1 is pretty good - Yui meets an adversery. Still no boys in the k-on world....
@mathexpert9981: 2 seasons of K-On! (24ish episodes total) and 1 season of K-On!! (13ish episodes) = 3 Seasons.
I think Brad summed it up well although I don't agree with the score. Then again, I'm not personally big on review scores and this show in particular is VERY much a matter of personal taste.
If I were to add anything I would say that all the "nothing" that goes on adds weight to the message about how you should appreciate that time you have to eat cake and screw around your friends while you still have it. I also think they could have accomplished that just as well in 24 episodes as they did in 40+ (I lost count of the extra episodes), so I appreciate why some people might not have the patience for it. Still, I think the humor and later on the step up in production values was enough to keep me interested and the emotional payoff at the end was definitely worth it.
If I were to add anything I would say that all the "nothing" that goes on adds weight to the message about how you should appreciate that time you have to eat cake and screw around your friends while you still have it. I also think they could have accomplished that just as well in 24 episodes as they did in 40+ (I lost count of the extra episodes), so I appreciate why some people might not have the patience for it. Still, I think the humor and later on the step up in production values was enough to keep me interested and the emotional payoff at the end was definitely worth it.
@Niomo
You swapped it around, K-On! = Season 1 and K-On!! = Season2&3 but the general idea is there.
You swapped it around, K-On! = Season 1 and K-On!! = Season2&3 but the general idea is there.
I don't understand why people think shows that have 25 or 26 episodes are two seasons? A 26 episode airing is considered a full season and a 13 episode airing was a half season. That's what I've always thought.
Regardless, there are only two seasons of K-ON!. The second just happens to be longer.
Regardless, there are only two seasons of K-ON!. The second just happens to be longer.
I pretty much agree with the review. As fan I obviously I would go for a higher score (9-10 IMO!), admittedly because everything on top of how things ended in season 3, but the review sums it up pretty well for those on the fence.
The only part of the review where I'm torn is after watching it the first time around seeing it again feels "slow and laborious". This has me a bit worried about buying the Blu-Rays because I could see this happening.
The flip-side is that there was times in the past for me when I would re-watch a specific episodes on my hard drive for one reason or another (now deleted, fyi) and I would often find myself watching nearly half the episode when that was never my intention.
Its a weird comparison but I like K-On! the same reason I like Quentin Tarantino and Kevin Smith films. To me its like how they're movies are but its Animefide. I love the characters and the friendship they build, with the conversations they have and the hilarity that comes along with that.
The only part of the review where I'm torn is after watching it the first time around seeing it again feels "slow and laborious". This has me a bit worried about buying the Blu-Rays because I could see this happening.
The flip-side is that there was times in the past for me when I would re-watch a specific episodes on my hard drive for one reason or another (now deleted, fyi) and I would often find myself watching nearly half the episode when that was never my intention.
Its a weird comparison but I like K-On! the same reason I like Quentin Tarantino and Kevin Smith films. To me its like how they're movies are but its Animefide. I love the characters and the friendship they build, with the conversations they have and the hilarity that comes along with that.
I have to buy it, regardless of my own personal opinion because of my sister.
So, looking forward to that.
So, looking forward to that.
I prefer the second season over the first. I felt that in the first, most of the comedy and moe felt very forced unlike in the second one. Also, there is more focus on the school in the second one (since they are going to graduate).
"I don't understand why people think shows that have 25 or 26 episodes are two seasons?"
I think it's because of cours, since they are about 13 episodes. Though, I would only say that there's two seasons (K-ON! and K-ON!!).
"I don't understand why people think shows that have 25 or 26 episodes are two seasons?"
I think it's because of cours, since they are about 13 episodes. Though, I would only say that there's two seasons (K-ON! and K-ON!!).
@Marow
Agree on the moe/comedy BUT the thing is about the first one is it NAILS what it is like to start a band... It really is like that... even with people that have been playing for 10 plus years substitute tea and cake for beer and "other things" and there you have it...
Agree on the moe/comedy BUT the thing is about the first one is it NAILS what it is like to start a band... It really is like that... even with people that have been playing for 10 plus years substitute tea and cake for beer and "other things" and there you have it...
I don't fall into either extreme. This show wasn't for me, but I'm not going to rage over it. The world doesn't owe me shows that I like, and it doesn't owe you either.
@Marow
I'll tell you, as someone that has played music for 18 years.. K-on! is a bit scary... A lot of what is going on is musician stereotyping really, it it a wide paint brush but you sit there a go "shit! that's just like.." Sometimes it's you... :/ The whole moe-ness the is a coverup for the real jokes, the manga is more blatant.
For the record: Beck was Bs. K-on! nailed it... LOL...
I'll tell you, as someone that has played music for 18 years.. K-on! is a bit scary... A lot of what is going on is musician stereotyping really, it it a wide paint brush but you sit there a go "shit! that's just like.." Sometimes it's you... :/ The whole moe-ness the is a coverup for the real jokes, the manga is more blatant.
For the record: Beck was Bs. K-on! nailed it... LOL...
To people complaining about the show being about NOTHING: It's a slice-of-life, which means it revolves about everyday mundane stuff; that's all there is to it. These kind of shows aren't meant to show you heavy drama or angst, if you want that then go get a drama or romance anime.
There are other examples of nice slice-of-life shows like Azumanga Daioh, Hidamari Sketch and Seredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru that don't get as much flake as K-On but are just as exploitable. My guess is that its popularity made it be mentioned almost anywhere and some people resent that. And also whether you admit it or not it's just popular to hate K-On based on nothing.
If you're not into slice-of-life, you probably never will be.
There are other examples of nice slice-of-life shows like Azumanga Daioh, Hidamari Sketch and Seredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru that don't get as much flake as K-On but are just as exploitable. My guess is that its popularity made it be mentioned almost anywhere and some people resent that. And also whether you admit it or not it's just popular to hate K-On based on nothing.
If you're not into slice-of-life, you probably never will be.
Uh. I can say that K-on is a wonderful very nice show. You can watch cute girls do cute things without needless fan service.
Oh, and watch it with a mug of tea or coffee and cake or pudding, for sure. Pie is not a bad choice either.
Oh, and watch it with a mug of tea or coffee and cake or pudding, for sure. Pie is not a bad choice either.
I love the show, always will. Why it get's so much flake for it's plot (or lack there of) baffles me.
Yuka sums it up nicely: "To people complaining about the show being about NOTHING: It's a slice-of-life, which means it revolves about everyday mundane stuff"
Anime fans or SO possessive and are never anything short of know-it-alls. They think because they've seen Death Note they have some all-mighty right to judge what's plot worthy and what's not.
This is coming from a post-Evangelion anime fan. I truly enjoyed every minute of K-On. It's not something I even feel like I have to recommend because anything even remotely slice-of-life is hit or miss. K-On is no different in that aspect.
Yuka sums it up nicely: "To people complaining about the show being about NOTHING: It's a slice-of-life, which means it revolves about everyday mundane stuff"
Anime fans or SO possessive and are never anything short of know-it-alls. They think because they've seen Death Note they have some all-mighty right to judge what's plot worthy and what's not.
This is coming from a post-Evangelion anime fan. I truly enjoyed every minute of K-On. It's not something I even feel like I have to recommend because anything even remotely slice-of-life is hit or miss. K-On is no different in that aspect.
I never wanted the show to be about a band making it big. (I howled with laughter every time someone believed the Budokan was going to be a real plot element). I've watched a few idol shows and those were the next closest thing, since they were about breaking into show business. They were weighed down by genre conventions (train like mad, be a cog in the giant entertainment machine).
It would be so easy to throw together a crappy show and call it dramatic. The band is on the verge of making it big... but then they screw up their big gig! A rival band appears! The evil manager screws the band out of their cash! Etc, etc. No thanks, I'm content with K-ON as is.
It would be so easy to throw together a crappy show and call it dramatic. The band is on the verge of making it big... but then they screw up their big gig! A rival band appears! The evil manager screws the band out of their cash! Etc, etc. No thanks, I'm content with K-ON as is.
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