K-On!

Taken from AnimeNewsNetwork
K-On! (けいおん! ,spoken as “Keion!”) is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga written and illustrated by Kakifly. An anime adaptation produced by Kyoto Animation began airing in Japan on April 3, 2009. The title of the series comes from the Japanese word for light music, keiongaku (軽音楽). This is not to be confused with the western meaning of light music—a more accurate translation might be contemporary or pop music.


Synopsis:
It’s Yui Hirasawa’s first year in high school, and she’s eagerly searching for a club to join. At the same time, Ritsu Tainaka, a drummer, and her friend Mio Akiyama, a bass player, are desperately trying to save the school’s light music club, which is about to be disbanded due to lack of members. They manage to recruit Tsumugi Kotobuki to play the keyboard, meaning they only need one more member to get the club running again. Yui joins, thinking it will be an easy experience for her to play the castanets, the only instrument she knows. However, the other members think their new addition is actually a guitar prodigy…

Yui Hirasawa (平沢 唯 ,Hirasawa Yui) – electric guitar (upper right)
Mio Akiyama (秋山 澪 ,Akiyama Mio) – bass guitar (upper left)
Ritsu Tainaka (田井中 律 ,Tainaka Ritsu) – drum (lower left)
Tsumugi Kotobuki (琴吹 紬 ,Kotobuki Tsumugi) – keyboard (lower right)
Azusa Nakano (中野 梓 ,Nakano Azusa) – electric guitar (the fifth member)

The seiyuus and the characters comparison (Click for a bigger image) :



Opening Theme:
“Cagayake! GIRLS” by Aki Toyosaki with Yoko Hikasa, Satomi Satou and Minako Kotobuki

Ending Theme:
“Don’t say ”lazy”” by Yoko Hikasa with Aki Toyosaki, Satomi Satou and Minako Kotobuki

This anime is quite good, the musical performance animation is goodly made, something you could expect from KyoAni. Most otakus are hyped from this anime, from which I could tell it’s all because Akiyama Mio. They said Mio is so Moe. Personally, I also like Mio but that’s because I like girls with straight long black hair. The moe madness became stronger after the “Moe Moe Kyun!” phrase that said by Mio in 4th episode. Someone even made this AWESOME site. Overall, the music in this anime is quite good too, and also made the otakus hyped from hearing them, especially “Don’t Say ‘Lazy’” song.

“Mio is cute, but overhyped, K-on! is good but overrated” – hiroy_raind

This anime is recommended for people who like music, moe, and mio, but I won’t guarantee anything if you become a Mio Fan. I do enjoy watching this anime, because I like watching animes, hahaha.

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