How K-On's Coming-of-Age Story Breaks Moe Convention
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Today, under the scope, I settle once and for all that K-On is more than cute girls doing cute things. Few series are more polarizing than K-On, with one side decrying it for ruining anime while others praise it for a charming, moving story about the importance of friendship framed through a circle of friends and a light music club. As usual, all media in the video belongs to the respective copyright holders and is protected under US copyright law for fair use.
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K-on doesn't get enough praise
You must be shitting me. Every second big anime RUclipsr praises the living hell out of Kyoto Animation and K-on.
+Damian Wayne yeah
Its not enough lmao
+Damian Wayne I'm here to remind you that there are barely three dozen big anime youtubers
Yeah, and the other half constantly talk about how it's satan.
I don't normally get emotional, but damn, just seeing that scene with the girls realizing the end is near got me tearing up... and i was building my tears up throughout the video...
It's why I feel a little sad everytime I think about K-On, those last few episodes... I had a similar "end-is-near" feeling, though it was more because the anime was ending, but it kinda worked well together XD
Episode 20 of Season 2 is just plain unfair. :
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"U&I" has got to be the most emotional song HTT has ever composed. Ui, after all, is not just Yui's sister, but Yui's greatest fan.
Reading this made me cry. I agree, I love U&I is the most emotional.
And her mother.
@@al-hilalgames5708 That too. U&I is my favourite HTT song for all those reasons.
When i watched the first season i already had listen to all songs and liked U&I Very much. In episode 17, when Ui reads the note and its the U&I lyrics, God knows the cry and cheering i had, what a masterpiece was this show
I would've wanted to see them play kira kira days in the anime
I normally can't stand the slice of life genre, but I love K-On! As a fan of metal, I was really apprehensive about the series, but the music just blew me away. The riffs, the solos, the vocals are all top-notch. Yoko Hiksaka's voice as Mio is fantastic, and the contrast between her and Aki Toyosaki's (Yui) more cutesy voice works really well. The keyboards are so insanely good to the point that I think all bands need to have a keyboardist now. Azu-nyan's and Yui's dual guitar harmonization is god-tier, and their tone is so clean and orgasmic. Their songs are catchy and yet at the same time speak to the soul and I can headbang the fuck out of anything they play.
Tenshi ni Fureta Yo! is one of the most emotional moments in all of anime. This is not those lame melodrama shows that shove the "sad" moments in your face and try to manipulate your feelings. This is the type of show which is more subtle and the main point of the show isn't to make you cry but you do so because of your attachment to the characters. I sat throw most of the show with the silliest grin on my face and an explosion of happiness in my heart. This is one of the shows that allow you to forget how shitty life is for a brief moment.
If HTT was a real band, I'll be a fanboy following on them on tour around the world.
Shawn Chia the music is sick I manage to play the solo in the first opening
Uhmm, you know... HTT is actually a real band.
Same, bro. I feel entirely, exactly the same way.
they technically are real, they have done concerts before.
Hell yeah, man. I agree with you totally. I just discovered K-On and I feel exactly the way you wrote this out. \m/
When people ask me why I like k-on, I usually tell them that "fun things are fun". If they still don't get that then i'll link them up to this video.
I just had a conversation with a friend who's been an otaku for a while now and she's dismissive about K-On. I'll send her this video.
@@KasbashPlays I don't understand the people who pass over this amazing anime most of my friends prefer shojen anime but their the ones who recommended K-on to me and we can all agree how great it is its especially nice to watch after you've had a long day and just want something heartfelt and wholesome
@@KasbashPlays Nah I don't really like K-on even after watching this video. To me it's hard to see the appeal in the show as the characters aren't really like what this video's describing in practice, and I was quite surprised to find out how much people love K-on when I think it's very mediocre. I even talked about it with my friends and pretty much all of them asked me why I would even subject myself to it lol. I really don't see the personality in any of these characters, and there really isn't any substance to speak of; it really is just a moe show. The messages mentioned in this video 100% exist and are easily defined, but since the show itself is pretty bad it's just an empty message. The show may be telling me to live life to the fullest with my friends or whatever, but a show can't be called good just because it's message is something people can agree with. This is just my opinion, but the show is far too 1-dimensional for me to really think about it in the greater scope of my life.
@@shadedizzy Have you finished watching the whole series? like what you said, I used to DISLIKE this anime too coz it's so not about music like beck , but after watching season 2(ep 20 to be exact) up until to the movie I started to see why this anime is loved by many people, it's more than just music, it's a hidden Gem, a rollercoaster of emotion and since then K on has become one of my favorite anime, so stop the hate and just appreciate.
By the way I respect your personal thoughts and opinions, we all have different taste in what anime we want and that's what makes the anime community much more interesting.
Hey, I read your very long comment so pls read mine too😊
@@shadedizzy hey that's the great thing about opinions right? Everyone can have them and they needn't be identical. 😊
I want to add to Azunyan's character. I think the most important part about Azunyan is that she represents the fans of K-On. Azunyan is us, the fans, wanting to be part of the group, to be playing in the band, going on those trips. And when they performed 'Tenshi ni Fureta Yo,' it was for Azunyan aka us the fans.
I just realized something about their beach scene. Azunyan is the one who is like "We need to stop fooling around and practice!" Yet she's the one whose more sun burnt and having fun - she is us! We are the one who is like when will these girls actually practice and take things seriously?! Uet we are the one who is having the most fun 😍
I had the same realization
Indeed! But it's not just that, but we've all been in her position. We've all had to say goodbye to our upperclassmen friends.
agreed.
Not only that, the show hits some deep themes a lot of people go through life. Being a little sister or brother, trying to catch up to your older siblings but not being able to only because of the fact they are older, or having upperclassmen friend knowing they are going to go away-it’s bittersweet, knowing especially you’re all transitioning to adulthood and change. It’s essential knowing that in life, and dear Lord, K-On makes me tear up always.
K-ON! struck a chord with me because I was Yui back in '95 when I became an exchange student at a all-girl school in Japan. I knew no-one in Japan except my host family, I had no friends and only had what I read in books and magazines to educate me about the finer points of Japanese culture before going to Tokyo.
I was petrified that people would just write me off as that "weird foreign girl who reads books and doesn't talk to anyone". That was until I met the president of the "Otaku" club who invited me to join her club and that club was the making of me as for the first time in my life I met people who have the same hobbies and interests as me.
I never liked school until I became an exchange student to the point that I was holding back tears at my graduation. I love studying in Japan so much that I ended up doing six years at Tokyo University studying for a Masters Degree. I cried when I travelled back to the US after spending 9 years in Tokyo but my time in Japan taught me that the only constant in life is change.
Great video UTS, nice to see someone understands all art has merit and a show that most people wrote off as "moe-blob rubbish" has a message about growing up and life in general that everyone can appreciate and take something away from whether they're 16 or 60.
pun intended?
Blake Belladonna that's some great story board for kyoani to animate...
I feel like Yui cuz even though I’m not a girl, I’m always that dumb older sibling who’s actually just lazy and a bit annoying to other people when I don’t feel like trying anything.
nice story
This girl lived her own damn anime wtf
I cried when I was listening to U&I and Tenshi ni Fureta Yo :(
Rafid_Freckles_Gamer Same!! 😊
Tenshi ni fureta yo really got me :(
and you get PADS
I don't understand how anyone could dislike this show..
@Conrad Kuntz I think that has to do with how subbers translate the show.
@Conrad Kuntz The sub I watched had some of Sanako senseis band mates say "Fuck" multiple times. I don't think that was a fan-sub but I may be wrong.
Originally I didn’t enjoy the style it was drawn in but one day I got bored enough to watch it, I almost cried at the end
@@mikeyua7 if you say that here, you are begging to get into an argument. Maybe you should delete it before you do.
i have a friend who couldn’t stand the first 3 episodes, saying ritsu and yui had half brain cell in total between the two, and it’s kinda true, but i eventually totally not forced and menaced him to watch the rest of the series, he couldn’t stop.
"I watch anime for an escape from reality, not a reminder of it" well said.
And I have to agree with what he said after that: part of why K-on is so great is that it does such a good job of creating its own believable reality.
5:27 "Of course Ritsu's goal to play at Budokan is never going to happen". Yeah, they chose Saitama Arena in the end
Well, Saitama super arena is bigger than Budokan so that sounds better
If I ever need to find the words to describe K-ON again, I'll refer back to this video XD
It describes K-ON perfectly
If people don't like it, it's fine, but if they start dissing and criticising about the show and that gets me mad. Just...ugh...
Ikr
I keep hearing how people "almost cried" while watching the show and meanwhile I'm here all out bawling at just watching these clips and hearing these things, this show helped me out of a depression, but its still my number one source of crying my heart out.
I felt that too. I finished the series a week ago and just rewatching clips stitched together for a video essay is making me cry. Only a couple anime have made me cry, and K-On is definitely the only slice of life that has. It's amazing that something as simple as a show about cute girls doing cute things is making me cry whereas things like Your Lie in April failed.
Every time I lay my eyes on this show, I'm hit with the crushing truth that almost nothing else in the medium is on its level of quality. It's a thought that's a scary as it is comforting. The AMVs that bookend the video really hit home the feels and almost communicate this show's magic more effectively than words ever could, 10/10
Thanks, glad you liked it! That was my goal with the AMVs. To highlight the fun, charming aspects that give the show its reputation with the first one and the moving, meaningful moments with the second. It really is a special show.
I agree but there are many other shows that are as good as K-On if not better.
Premier Stingy please suggest some. I feel like K-on!! and LoveLive! spoiled me and now nothing will compare.
Funny OnTheInside try sora yori mo tooi basho/ a place further than the universe.
It isn't music oriented like love live or k-on but it's got that same vibe. But rather than cute girls doing cute things, its cute girls doing amazing things. Heck i would even call it "a second coming" of k-on but it's a bit lacking in episode count
@@AHOGE-TAN cheers I'll check that one out. I don't insist on music, just one of my main preferences. I want to cry a lot, lol. 😊
This was my first anime, and is what got me into anime. It literally changed my life and made me the person I am today.
For the better and the worse, lol
Same my dude, watched Tamako Market after this because of the similar art style, that's how attached to K-On! I was. Hell I even read the mangas.
@@Halcypian where do you read the manga?
@@evraimsimon You are literally replying to 2 years old comment I don't think u will get the answer
anyway you can watch from mangakakalot and kissmanga
@@laibaqureshi3310 Thank you so much!
K-on is the perfect anime for lockdown procedures because it perfectly fills that hole where hanging out with friends used to be
That turtle thing just blew my mind. Great video man!
never caught that either until this vid
See the clannad one
I saw the turtle influence but completely forgot that there was a hare at the bottom so i missed the connection
I noticed the turtle at the stairs and ton-chan but I don't even realise there's more meaning in that. Mind blowing
That turtle thing was Fridge Brilliance for me, after I finished K-On! for the first time. Damn, that was awesome.
I love K-ON, it captured my high school experience better than any other show I've ever seen. In similar shows I just see tons of stuff that I was told would happen that never did, there was no romantic drama, no big fights, no one lit the school on fire. It was spent in a classroom with a small group of friends and we just kinda hung out, and K-ON just captures that perfectly. Another thing that sets it apart that goes unnoticed is just how fantastically directed and composed K-ON is, the team behind K-ON are masters of their craft and really don't get enough credit.
Since you're a K-ON fan I assume you've seen Digibro's fantastic thesis on K-ON but I'd recommend it to anyone who doesn't understand the love for this show.
I THINK NICHIJOU AND DANSHIKOKOSENONICHIJOU WOULD DO THE SAME by the way k on is a masterpeice
@@mikeyua7 I mean value is entirely subjective to the person, right?
K-ON! in itself is a cup of tea. You drink hot tea mostly when you want to relax.
Plus I watched this show just a year after I graduated HS. I had the feels like nothing else mattered.
Mio is best girl
@@silicabraille tsumugi all the way
@@silo4762 no sorry mio exists
I watched finished this show right after I graduated high school as well, and I cried. ;w;
I just rewatched the show for the second time and this time definitely hit me a lot harder. I didn't remember it being so emotional last time i watched it and i don't tend go get super emotional or cry but jeez i was so close to just letting go and letting myself cry. Maybe it hit me harder this time cause i graduated this year. I guess maybe without realizing it those girls really connected to us fans making us feel like we were there with them and just like any friends we have, real or not, knowing you won't have as much time with them to do the things you used to hits hard.
I'm Japanese but I have never seen guys in Japan who fully understand the context and the most improtant part of this Anime like you. So, I was so surprised when I watched this awesome video. I couldn't agree more.
Thank you so much for spreading the right reputation of K-ON , which I love the most of all anime.
Fantastic video. Really gets at the heart of what I adore about the show. Hell, just you DESCRIBING that scene from episode 20 was enough to get my waterworks flowing. One minor criticism I want to mention though, is that I'm not sure I like the minute and a half of clips from the show with Fuwa Fuwa Time playing. I think your point that a lot of the show is cute girls doing cute things is illustrated well enough in the rest of the video, so it feels like that could've been cut. Or maybe have the music fade to around -25 or -30 Db and give a bit of commentary over top of those clips, sort of reiterating the point. Still, fantastic video. I'm gonna go check out the rest of your stuff.
And I thought I was the only that tears up about such minor things.
Thanks, glad you liked it! The clips playing to Fuwa Fuwa Time were intended to juxtapose the montage at the end to U&I. The first uses nothing but clips of cute, moe moments from every episode (i.e. what people think K-On is), while the ending uses emotional, meaningful moments from every episode (what K-On really is).
Huh. On one hand my initial viewing of that had a negative reaction, but now that you've explained it, I like the idea in theory. Maybe if it was just shortened? Not sure lasting out the length of the song really helped keep my attention.
Syy Yea that's fair. I chose to end it where I did only because that was the first real stopping point in the song, but I probably could've worked with it a bit. The longer use works more in the end because you can always just stop watching at that point, but at the start I see what you mean.
@@penguindrummer252 i actually enjoyed the clip, those songs have a big space in my heart, i can humm them in the street and it's like i'm watching the show all over with just a piece of the song, so thank you for that treat
Under The Scope :)
I'm 43 and I just discovered K-on about a week and a half ago. I've since gone through it all and the feelings that it inspired in me haven't left yet. Mainly because I ended up getting hooked on the music. I've always been a rock fan, it's just been that way since I was a kid listening to my dad's music, then growing up and evolving my musical tastes. The music I really love is music that has meaning and passion and that is what I find here in K-on. Whoever wrote these songs, even the silly ones, did it with a lot of heart. As I watched the show, because it was about the relationship between these girls seemed to give every song even more meaning. It's like every note that rings out comes from your heart strings. The only way I could really sum up my feelings is to say that the creators of K-on plucked something divine and magical and pure out of the ether and somehow managed to keep it intact as it was planned and executed. It's a gift. I intend on cherishing it.
who wants new season for K-on College
I want another concert 😭😭😭
I want to see the k-on club of Ui and azisha and chun
fata taufiqurrahman the last school festival concert was my MOST favorite episode
@@justcallmelucky come with mr concert for me 😆😆
I just want a season three or atleast another movie
Azusa really gave K-On a whole new dynamic. Being in that situation of an underclassman who had to watch all of my friends who were upperclassmen graduate and leave without me is really heartbreaking. So I was really drawn to her story.
The low stakes episodic nature of the story that slowly builds up the characters' relationships with eachother and with the audience is precisely what makes the rare emotional moments so impactful. The Mio Ritsu make up scene. The U & I performance. Realizing the festival was their last performance. The ending to the movie. These moments felt so powerful because we've grown so attached to these characters through the many throwaway gags and hijinks we experienced with them
This anime is so real life it even have Yamaha on the drum
Best anime ever
It's a real drum kit! Sadly its discontinued but it's a really cool one, it all fits in the kick drum and the throne is a carrying case for the gear
K-ON! is the only moe show I enjoy and.... praise even.
You should watch Shirobako ;)
"being an adult sucks...I quit"
Nelson Trong That's a gross misunderstanding of Shirobako's themes
FullmetalGhoul ayy now, t'was a joke man :P
Every moe show in kyo ani is the shit thou. Not just k on
K-On had one particularly valuable thing for me personally - the joy of your first gig with your band. And Yui's dedication to learning guitar was understated but she did get good. I wished there were more music time rather than tea time, but after accepting that it was entirely fun.
I've watched that scene where they realise the end is near a hundred times, and I still cry like a baby when I watch it...
People make fun of me when i say than k-on is my favourite show.
Alexander Cv Yeah. There are people like that. But, I think that you shouldn't care what they think. People who watch anime as a means to escape from reality (not a good practice in my opinion) should realise that the fluffy atmosphere of the show is; to a certain extent, something you can only get from anime.
You have good taste
I don't
It WAS my favourite show and still the most important anime to me. But one anime I saw is now officially my favourite and the greatest things I ever watched. Only just though.
I don't think it is the best anime, but it is my favorite one
Me: "Most perfect anime is K-On, eh."
Somebody: "Heh, you're just a child."
Me: "........"
Also me: "Why u dont believe me?"
This is the only show that make me go all tsundere with it, the show really grows on you with every rewatch
I'm guessing that it's like this for you: "Okay, this is kinda interesting. But I still hate you baka!"
+Buck Wade I'll watch 40 episodes and a movie and cry a lot but that doesn't any mean I like you Baka!
+Buck Wade kind of
ayy I'm watching it right now
This show grows on you more you watch it
Absolutely. It's not the type of series you can watch three episodes of and expect to get the whole experience (which is what a lot of people seem to think).
Under The Scope Reviews yea I watched it when I was newer into anime like 4 years ago, but stopped after 2 episodes because it was kinda boring.
However I heard some good things about it from people like digibro and decided to give it a whirl, and I appreciate the show much more now after watching more of it.
For me, this video was absolutely perfect. You Express my love for K-On! flawlessly and showcase not only Naoko Yamada's Brilliance as a Director, but Kyoto Animation's Style as a whole - Their ability to so effectively create and develop their shows' characters and plot solely through the animation is what makes them my favourite anime company - and shows such as K-On!, Clannad, Sound! Euphonium, Hyouka, Tamako Love Story, The Disappearance (And Melancholy) of Haruhi Suzumiya, Kanon and Nichijou among others are perfect examples of their strengths as a studio.
Once again, for me, this video was perfect, just like K-On!
Nice video about explaining the real meaning of K-On!, now every time someone dismiss K-On! as moeblob i'm gonna slap them with your video and Digibro's. Also, it wasn't wrong if i almost cried watching this video, right?
K-On is the show that really hooked me on anime. It was a bit of a struggle to make it through the first season at times (the Moe kept it firmly in guilty pleasure territory for a while) but the characters (and the music) kept me interested and the ending of season one coupled with the first scene in season two hooked me for the rest of the ride. I think you really hit on why the series works so well: beyond the "cute girls doing cute things" factor it's a show that is firmly about the characters and how their lives have changed as a result of the club and each other both in the writing and in the "KyoAni touches" in the art and animation department you've mentioned in a few of your videos. I wouldn't recommend it to everyone (it's character focus can make the show feel like its glacially paced if you don't write it off as completely episodic before the plot picks up), but for anyone that gravitates towards character-focused shows like I do it's well worth the watch.
Great video, man (and nice editing)! Keep up the good work and here's hoping this doesn't get hit with copyright strikes.
At first when I saw this anime on TV back on 2010, i taught it was just some boring Disney-sing-along-show. Now 7 years later when I watched the whole series. I realized, it was not, it was better than that, from basic guitars, to different groups of music, I've learned a lot from K-on, and I was also attached to the characters, feeling like they're real life friends, and.. For the first time, I never felt so much emotion towards these characters before. That other show series never got to capture. (Forgive me for my bad English)
Many people get the whole "be yourself" thing wrong. This is why the show is relatable as everyone in the show is comfortable enough to show their positive weirdness to each other which is what you do around people you're comfortable with. You see how each character has their own weirdness. Negative weirdness is things that are more sexual or unhygienic in nature, while positive weirdness is more along the lines of what you see from the characters in the show. Like how a drink from mugi made sawako suddenly get the energy to carry the larger fish tank in her car from mugi's house to the school. Then when some of the bigger tank was in the sun, ritsu solved it by just putting a black piece of paper over the one square of the window that had the tank be in the sunlight. Another example is for the year book photo yui was caring so much about her hair style, she accidentally made it worse, and she tried everything she could to get sawako to change it, yet it didn't happen.
This is what I mean by positive weirdness, in that in front of the people you're genuinely comfortable with, you're not always trying to look the best or be the best at problem solving, or always look mature and confident with everything you do. Sometimes they make mistakes, sometimes they make themselves look silly.
I don't easily cry. I actually feel a bit bad when I don't cry on animes many people claims to make you cry. But K-On, they just. Really brought me to tears. Their bond is so wholesome. When they realized the end of their high school life together was about to be over, and they'll finally say goodbye... It was so realistic, it touched me, made me cry. It is pure, it is real, it is beautiful.
It's 2020, and I still cry over it
Mugi's little jump after hearing everyone else going to join the same college as her is the most precious thing I've ever watched.
Last time I watched this I was an 8th grade, I cried seeing that the girls are now grown up. At first I cried for their bond then now I'm a senior and a graduate it hit me, the fact that I'll be taking different school and class from my friends whom I have met for only two years. K-On!! really have a special place in my heart
Them singing their song to azusa was tear jerking. I loved this anime so much. Never wanted it to end, everything about it was perfect.
And also I want to add even though this video is many years old now. What Scope said about it being a show about finding the place and the people you are comfortable with and enjoying the moment you have with them is very true. I watched this show for the first time in 2010, a year after the first season aired and a few months before the 2nd season came out. I was in 5th grade and having to watch it as it goes to the end really helped me start out my highschool life. I thank this show for teaching me to choose the people that I spent my highschool life with. We just graduated college but we're all still homies. I hope you guys watch this show if you haven't yet.
Well, while they didn't make it to Budokan, the live did play Yokohama and Saitama. :-)
ShikataGaNai100 London, Man. London.
Episode 20 and Episode 26 had me shedding tears I won't lie. I went into K-On expecting a high school band show and ended up getting so much more. Amazing series
It never dawned on me that Ton was a direct correlation to the turtle on the railing...
Awesome video as always!
You are the most sensible and reliable Anime RUclipsr. I always look forward to your videos.
k-on is just so genuine, nothing seems forced at all and you feel each character is unique. its like reaching into a fruit bin of mixed fruit, you take what you want from it.
K-ON is a great series even if it’s slow paced it’s worth sitting through because it really makes you think of how important people are in your life especially friends.
I just recently finished k-on and this show is by far my favorite show I have ever had the fortune to lay my eyes on. Im in high school right now, and the looming fear of graduation is coming ever closer. This show had so many moments that had me relating to it on another level, like going to a music concert with my friends, or traveling to another city. That helped cement my connection to this show and its characters so when the end finally came, I was the most emotional and teary Ive ever been in the 4 years ive been watching anime. Watching these characters- no, these people grow and do things ive done, together, with each other as friends... It hit so close to home and now i dont think i can ever put down this show. I dont think I'll ever forget it. This is going to stick with me forever and ever.
@Tyry-lr7bh well said !
I was like reading some YT comments on another vid while watching season 2. They said that they cried like crazy and they said that they don't want them to go and was like they cried cuz the series ended. And I was like... "It aint that dramatic right" and then Episode 20 of season 2 came and I was like "Ohhh please don't go T^T" That moment realizing that they'll graduate and leave Azusa behind was so heart breaking.
As a whole, this series made me immerse in its world, I felt like I saw them with my own eyes and not through the screen or through the video. I felt like I was part of its world. And its the first time I felt that way. Taking into account that I've been watching anime for almost 7 years now.
K-ON really has a special place in my heart :3
What got me, as an adult male, about this show from the start is that it was so refreshing to see an anime about young girls where they weren't exploited or awkwardly sexualized. Not even your obligatory walking in on someone getting out of the shower or stylized beach bikinis, etc. Also what I liked about the show Minami-Ke. There weren't even any male characters. And for an Asian person like myself whose parents came from a social and scholastic environment more like that than here in the US, it was a bit of a glimpse into that (although obviously times have changed considerably).
I liked that I could just watch these cute characters be funny and endearing and sincere. And the music was shockingly good. In fact, if I had daughters I'd want them to have friends and experiences just like these. There are moments that genuinely make you laugh like you would in real life. Especially when Yui loses her voice for the big show...I could just imagine being one of their parents and putting my hands to my face in horror, but at the same time nearly peeing myself laughing. Everything felt like it came from a place that's real, and again, not exploiting youth or dumbing it down, but celebrating it from the heart. Also, my mother had passed a few years ago, and I could see her as the Azusa character, so that chokes me up a bit too.
Just look at the place it has in people's lives ten years after it aired. Just like friends you grew up with in real life.
Ritsu will always be my favorite.
this show connected with me quite deep, mainly because all through high school and my college years I spent it behind a drum kit and playing in bands, while not successful I have fun with it.
This was a great video. Perfectly describes K-On! Also, thanks for making me cry with that AMV at the end :)
This show is the reason why I picked up the guitar 6 years ago and still playing now. I loved every song, every episode. I wouldn't be myself today without the show
One of the very few videos that gives this anime its due credit. Not my favorite slice of anime (that spot must go to Nichijou), but indeed a very meaningful one to me no matter what people say.
I guess I'm gonna try this show. Since my highschool years were definitely not about doing things I loved and was comfortable with. In fact it was quite the contrary. I had my first long time depression then and in the end just hated everything about highschool. Maybe there is something I missed out in those years hmpf.
Jean Son since you now have a Yui profile pic I guess you enjoyed the show
Cool
Highschool was the same for me,it was pretty crappy,and i didn't really have friends.
I rarely cry from an anime, not even rezero, but it has made me get eye watery but not break down, but k-on made me break down in a different way, it made me realize that I’m going to have to leave some things behind and go forward, even though I just started my junior year in high school 2020 I can already see what I’m going to have to face soon, idk if I’m ready for it but when it comes I’ll be prepared, k-on really just brings the light to my body, either I was silently enjoying the show with a smile on my face, laughing at funny scenes, or crying to things that can relate to many people. I know some of us have and have not graduated yet, I haven’t but we all can see what’s coming up ahead. K-on will now always remain a top tier anime in my mind for bringing things that i can relate to now or eventually, all I know is im going to have to let go and find my way again, this was a really touching anime and will never leave my heart. ❤️❤️❤️
-Tristan C.
2020
I really needed to hear "Don't say lazy" at the end of the vid. Sir u made me cry
I didn't cry throughout this whole video. You did it.
You know, K-On is one of the first anime I watched and so it holds a special place in my heart.
Wow! Great job! For K-ON sake, Thank you very much! Before I watch K-ON , it didn’t think story about 5 girls would appeal to me. But it somehow did. and thanks to this video, now I know why . I would say, it is understandable , on hind sight , to rationalize how good the show is, but to fully appreciate it , you really have to watch it.
Everytime I remember Azu-nyan it makes my heart crumble. Because she looks so sad... Because she knew all the senpai are going to leave her all alone by herself.
It just makes me very sad it's like she is going to be all alone even tho the last song for Azu-nyan telling her to be okay. But still...
Being the, *totally* "manly" teen I am, I cried three times when watching this show so far: after their last school concert, when they played a song for Azuza, and when I realized the show was almost over. This is probably one of the first times I've ever truly gelt so attached to something and never wanted to let it go... guess this is similar to the theme of time's inevitable passing in K-On ;-;
This is a really great, well-crafted and thought-out analysis of "K-On!" I just watched the series for the first time recently and loved it, and was surprised at how strongly it affected me emotionally. I completely agree with everything you said about the series. Excellent video!
One of my all time favorites with a perfect song... for the perfect scene.. in a perfect ending.... so much memories... still gives me that genuine smile on my face everytime i see even a picture from this anime...
easily the best video on K-on i have seen so far. very good analysis!
I just discovered this Anime a couple weeks ago and have just finished watching it today. For me it's very heart warming and just what i need to help cope while i'm stuck at home.
I find the argument that there's no conflict in K-On really odd. There's loads of conflict, it's just within each character instead of between them. Yui is in constant conflict with her tendency to lose focus and procrastinate, which risks making her let her friends down. Ritsu is in conflict with her tendency to run away from responsibility and her habit of showing her friends she loves them by teasing and annoying them, while actually they're the most important thing in her life by far. Mio is in conflict with her shyness and anxiety which holds her back from her huge potential. Mugi is in very quiet conflict with her tendency to feel like she's a guest or a fifth wheel in the group, and that she has to deserve to be part of the group by being unfailingly kind and generous. And Azunyan is heavily conflicted between her drive to work hard and her appreciation for the things she likes about her slacker senpais. I think everyone can recognize some of themselves in these conflicts, that's what makes K-On great.
10th rewatch yet I still get the feels and shivers whenever watching this review, Thank you as always Im very very Thankful
Naoko Yamada is a great director. One can't say enough good things about her talent.
This anime had genius songs of different genres and it completely gets you emotional. The animation and ending themes were ahead of its age I would say.
Who tf dislikes a masterpiece of a video?
Tenshi ni fureta yo had me on the ground crying bro. Then I continued to rewatch the scene over and over.
K-ON IS ART
K-ON!!
Come for the music and instruments, stay for the story of friendship.
This anime is so great. Because of this anime, i have a motivation to play a guitar Thanks to Yui. Also the composition of their songs are so great that i play all of their music almost 3months. This is the best
As I came back from this review like I usually do this time was different, there were multiple times in the video where I cried because of how greatly written the script and the choice of bg music. You are probably my favorite anime reviewer. You might not see this but I just want to Thank you for showing the deepest meaning of K-on!, Much love for you and the KyoAni Team man
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The first time I've ever cried watching anime was in K-On movie and the 24th episode
And man, i cried liters
The fact that you probably had to rewatch k-on as apart of your job is a blessing
I love this anime to death
Bro wym "not necessarily good" their album is full of absolute BANGERS
K-ON! made me start watching anime.
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@Conrad Kuntz the reason is because the show said bitch once, one single time. Apparently that's enough to make it TV 14.
@Conrad Kuntz I don't remember if it was in the dub or not, but when Yui was about to join the Light music club and wondered how the people in the light music club would be like.
@Conrad Kuntz tv ratings are really messed up. Hunter x Hunter Is rated M-16, which makes sense. However, the reason it is doesn't make any sense. You'd think it's because of all the violence, but no. It's because one of the characters, Morel smokes weed.
@Conrad Kuntz yeah I messed up on that, i meant to say MA-17.
I think I may be late in watching this video, but thank you for this, it's very well oriented and a fantastic one, you described every episodic growth of each character very well and I salute you for that. As someone who doesn't have much friends, I felt attached to the characters growth and personalities, this is what makes k-on a good anime for me, realizing the end will come closer in season 2, I felt my heartache, something simple like an anime took my heart. Kyo-ani really nailed every simple detail and yet they are still meaningful.
K-On is a masterpiece. You can't change my mind.
Thnaks for using the music and prioritizing the storytelling instead of the monetization! this is such a great video!
2018 now and i'm still rewatching this 2 season series. Still hoping for season 3! T_T
Watching this video just makes me sadder that I lost out on my senior year due to Covid. No prom, no sports, and no signatures in my yearbook. We just went home one day, told that we would be back again in a few weeks, and never returned.
I'm sorry man. I really am
3:18 low key shot at digi bro? hahhahaha
after watching this video, it might be the perfect time for me to watch this series as i graduate college soon and i am lost in what i am supposed to do or what i want to do
the full sentence 3:16
he did not say that he doesnt think k-on is deep, he said that most people dont think it is
K-on reminds me how much I've wasted my whole high school days, and ended up regretting it when I'm almost nearing college
I'm a big coming of age/slice of life fan but I never really got on board with K-On. It would be interesting to see how you think works like Aria & Akage no Anne compare to K-On's coming of age.
AED spotted. Now I just need to find digi.
K-Ons setup is still very generic, holding on to the the high-school setting and tons of stereotypes.
It simply sticks to a few core themes(growing as a group of friends) and manages to execute everything in its own microcosm perfectly. K-On is one of the most well directed dramas I've ever seen.
Aria on the other hand, while still touching on some of the same core themes, offers a much broader experience, with an interesting sci-fi setting and lots of other cool supernatural stuff etc... You get to experience the characters in a wide variety of situations and they also show a lot of individual growth(i.e. in their job as Undine), as a part of society.
K-on is a lot tighter and (surprisingly) more focused experience, albeit in a thoroughly nice way!
On a side note: eventhough the soundtrack to Aria is pretty amazing, K-Ons sound design in particular is nothing short of mindblowing.
Have yet to see Akage no Anne, but I'm looking forward to it.
me too...i'm a sucker for slice-of-life animes but....just not the "stereotypical" kyo ani's slice of life.....i dont really like a show with cute girls with thin voices talkin all the time my slice of life is more on the side of 5 cm/sec .....however i have to say these characters look slightly less unsuffrable than the normal kyo ani's shows.
Define 'normal' KyoAni. Full Metal Panic? Clannad? Lucky Star? Nichijo? Haruhi? Hyouka? Tamako Market? Kyoukai no Kanata? Eupho? There's nothing that can define a 'normal' KyoAni show, save for a few superficial design similarities between a few Naoko Yamada productions.
+qpopuiuzmnmb normal in kyo ani means basically cute girly characters who sound like 12 year olds (even though they're about to finish highschool) in awkward sexual situation.....kyo ani's stories are very emotional and the animation is extremely good (not as good as shaft tho) however the characters are always wayy too sterotypical and downright boring....however i'm currently enjoying clannad as even though it carries all the previous flaws its just a absolutely beatiful show.....however characters like the ones from hyouka(oh god the characters from hyouka are just....ughh) and sound euphonium and such are basically all the same and in my opinion the only two good shows kyo ani has made are clannas and nichijou.....the others feel like a chore to watch
12:51 the most significant things about this plot to me is that they figure out how to play their characters by acting like each other - the resolution is their strong bond and understanding of eachother
K-On is love K-On is life. This video encapsulates that to the point of perfection. By the way Mio is best girl.
Spartan Q77 Mugi = Waifu
Netflix brought me back to K-On 10 years after. This review is A SPOT ON.
How I wish they will give it a season 3 .
I WILL NOT REST UNTIL VOLUME 5 AND 6 ARE ADAPTED
Cool, Season 3 which focuses on the new K-On club, but the original will sometimes come back to visit during vacations?
They ended/closed it too well for it to get a season 3. :( I wanna keep hoping that someday they'll make a 3rd season but it's painful to know that it won't happen cause of how they closed the anime. 😭 but if ever they will make one I hope they split Azunyan's life and the others college life in a diff season then a canon reunion movie. Then a final season where they finally get to perform in boudokan. Then end it with them moving on with the band and live their own lives and still remain as bffs.
Wow great analysis. You definitely made me really want to watch this series. It seems to represent a feeling I've experienced ever since my last year of highschool. Seems like the kind of show with characters I could get really attached to
You might be in for one hell of a ride.
K-ON! Is and always will be my favourite anime... ✌️❤️
KyoAni has consistently exceeded at adding a strong emotional core to their slice of life stories that really elevates them over their contemporaries. At the heart of that is well-realised and relatable characters.
In the case of K-On!, the characters are all larger-than-life but they have traits that we can all empathise with: Yui is unsure about her long-term plans in life and she has a huge amount of natural talent that she hasn't always gotten the most out of. Ritsu is the person who isn't necessarily a natural leader but often finds themselves in a position where a decision has to be made and they're the one to make it. Mio is prone to anxiety but is able to prove to herself what she's capable of when she's pushed outside of her comfort zone. Mugi has a longing to lead what she perceives to be a normal life - You don't need to be filthy rich to feel as though you've been missing out on something. Azusa faces the conflict between the desire to be part of a group and the desire to devote yourself to your craft at the cost of everything else.
A show I often find myself comparing to K-On! is the Love Live! series. It's also a slice of life style show with a music theme but the bloated size of the main cast, the cliched drama pushing the plot forward and the good-but-not-great animation makes it a distant second to K-On!.
*puts mio and ritsu footage in the ideo* YES YES YES YES YES YES YES EYS EYSE YS EYSE SY ESYE SY OTP OTP OTP OTP OTP OTP OTPOTP