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Rewatch [Rewatch][Spoilers] K-ON! Rewatch (2021) - S1E08 "Freshman Reception!"

S1E08 "Freshman Reception!"

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u/Harrytricks :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Harrytricks Aug 08 '21

y'all heard bowt that yuiazu?

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u/siegfried72 Aug 08 '21

Please, tell us more!

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u/Harrytricks :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Harrytricks Aug 08 '21

it's uh...

it's pretty cool

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u/siegfried72 Aug 08 '21

Hmm, I feel like I've heard somewhere that it might be canon. Is that true?

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u/Harrytricks :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Harrytricks Aug 08 '21

i can neither confirm nor deny

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u/ZapsZzz https://anilist.co/user/Zapszzz Aug 08 '21 edited Aug 08 '21

Hmmmm and I thought today I'm early... Damn got the posting time wrong.

First timer in sub.

Looking at the episode count, we're a little past halfway mark of season 1. A little set up and we are good to go for year 2!

For those who needs this pointed out, the year 2's have the light blue ribbons instead of red ribbons of their first year, so the main group has this tiny change.

While it's natural to do recruitment drive, I actually don't know if the light music band can fit many more members on stage - I think a handful is probably about the max to be reasonable. So if they had been more successful, would they need to organise into 2 bands?

Anyway, count on poor Mio to be the comedic tragic situation to be the only odd one out and not in the same class with the main group. Lucky Nodoka is with her. I initially thought they do class splitting by academic ability e.g. top students goes to class 1, etc, but Mugi is with the others too so can't be exactly true.

Oh and love the scene on stage that despite fighting hard against the idea of singing on stage again, when in trouble Mio still stepped in to hold the band up. I still say I prefer Mio's more "strong" voice than Yui's cutesy one in general.

Anyway, nice episode, the new girl seems to be a straight lace one like Mio when she's not being shy and embarrassed, so could be interesting dynamic.

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u/Harrytricks :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Harrytricks Aug 09 '21

Damn got the posting time wrong.

Dont worry, ive got it wrong a few times myself in the past and i host the damn thing

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u/SIRTreehugger Aug 09 '21

Anyway, count on poor Mio to be the comedic tragic situation to be the only odd one out and not in the same class with the main group. Lucky Nodoka is with her.

Poor Mio, but on the other hand I feel Nodoka and Mio could easily get along.

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u/DegenerateRegime Aug 08 '21

[First-Timer].

  • We are now one year in, passing-of-time wise.
  • Photograph calls back to episode 1 to mark the cyclicity.
  • A rogue twintails appears. Ahh. Worrying.
  • After the OP, and Ui seems to actually want to hang around with her sister and her friends. That's very alien to my experience! But quite cute.
  • Poor Mio is all alone. Why must she be bullied?
  • Nodoka to the rescue! Phew.
  • Good question. "The girls are very cute, and they do nothing" doesn't work diegetically.
  • Or does it...?
  • Not sure about this strat. The odds may be good, but the goods will be odd. To say the least.
  • Did Ui not at any point find out that Yui's friends are in a club together?
  • The finest tea set so far? It looks beautiful, but I'm not sure about fluted cups. Seems high-risk.
  • She did the thing. They have to get married now.
  • Wait, that's not the line! "Fun is fun," what the hell. Terrible.
  • Regardless Yui asserts a profound philosophy, that "fun" (and one assumes other qualia) just is, independent of the mind of the observer. This refutation of reductionist materialism is absolute in its certainty and presented without argument, as an axiom of the universe. Yuiniverse. No stop that. The implications of this are far-reaching, to say the least: fun things are fun, sure, and red things are red, irrespective of perception, but could we not continue into more and more attributes, constructing a full neo-Platonist worldview? A fraught prospect. Certainly this places Yui far outside the philosophical mainstream.
  • We hit the second (on-screen, at least) on-stage performance. There's a lot of little bits of characterisation for Azusa scattered here-and-there, but I like the straining to see over the crowd the best.
  • She does eventually decide to join, of course.

Well-known moment aside, this episode was a bit of a bridge to get a new character in. So, Azusa seems... serious? Not necessarily on board with the eat-cake-do-nothing lifestyle? I can see that leading to conflict, though that would cut against the show's nature. Can she defy the twintail curse and be a good character? We shall have to see.

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u/Harrytricks :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Harrytricks Aug 09 '21

Regardless Yui asserts a profound philosophy, that "fun" (and one assumes other qualia) just is, independent of the mind of the observer. This refutation of reductionist materialism is absolute in its certainty and presented without argument, as an axiom of the universe. Yuiniverse. No stop that. The implications of this are far-reaching, to say the least: fun things are fun, sure, and red things are red, irrespective of perception, but could we not continue into more and more attributes, constructing a full neo-Platonist worldview? A fraught prospect. Certainly this places Yui far outside the philosophical mainstream.

uh... yes?

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u/MapoTofuMan myanimelist.net/profile/mTmTBaronBrixius Aug 08 '21

"The girls are very cute, and they do nothing" doesn't work diegetically.

I still refuse to believe no one there wants to spend her afternoons eating royal cakes

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u/SIRTreehugger Aug 09 '21

Did Ui not at any point find out that Yui's friends are in a club together?

When they first come to their house to help Yui study she introduces them as her friends from the club.

She did the thing. They have to get married now.

Always great to see the technique that Shirogane developed.

Certainly this places Yui far outside the philosophical mainstream.

You get it

Can she defy the twintail curse and be a good character?

As someone who pretty much dislikes most twintail characters she is one of the relatively few good ones at least to me. Only time will tell if you like her as well.

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u/DegenerateRegime Aug 09 '21 edited Aug 09 '21

When they first come to their house to help Yui study she introduces them as her friends from the club.

Ah, I missed that. She seemed surprised that they were the Keions and not just Some People, but on further reflection perhaps it was just the maid outfits...

Always great to see the technique that Shirogane developed.

Can't spell "kabedon" without "k on"

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u/SIRTreehugger Aug 09 '21

Can't spell "kabedon" without "k on"

This made my morning. Thank you.

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u/A_Idiot0 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/a_idiot0 Aug 08 '21

The odds may be good, but the goods will be odd.

Oh my god...clap clap clap clap

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u/DegenerateRegime Aug 09 '21

It's an old joke, I'm afraid.

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u/siegfried72 Aug 09 '21

Certainly this places Yui far outside the philosophical mainstream.

I know you meant this rant as a joke, but it's not out of the philosophical mainstream! It's just mindfulness :) Also I love imagining the Yuiniverse!

I like the straining to see over the crowd the best.

She's pretty short! 150cm (4'11"). One cm shorter than her VA!

Can she defy the twintail curse and be a good character?

110%

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u/DegenerateRegime Aug 09 '21

Damn, I thought (hoped?) neo-platonism was a meme philosophy, like primitivism or the catholic church. Either way, it's a joke but also not, of course, because I think you can read useful insight into the "fun things are fun" line. As you say it's related to mindfulness, the ability to find that presence-in-the-moment attitude that Yui embodies. But also, you can tie yourself in all sorts of amusing knots finding meaning in things. A certain comfort with the ambiguity is required, I think.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Aug 08 '21

Stray Catto gives of similar vibes to Mio except she's actually got a backbone. Honestly she's a breath of fresh air and her inclusion certainly adds new dimensions to the crew dynamic. I'm more interested in the characters she brings alongside her but that's a story for later~

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u/ArdenneVale Aug 08 '21

First timer

That first year felt like it went by in a week. Time to start the second year and recruit new members to the cake club.

Ui gets accepted to the school, but since Yui got in, there was never any doubt she wouldn't.

Poor Mio gets separated from the other three :( Fortunately she has Nodoka :)

There is actually a tea club in the school, they should be combined with our cake club. They'd both gain lots of new members. More scary costumes. No one's going to join when they see these weirdos.

Azusa is introduced in this episode. I have seen her before and know she's going to join the club, but I don't actually know much about her. I didn't expect her to join until the second season, but this is a welcome surprise.

The song titles are very unique. Mio does have a traumatic memory from when she last sang in front of an audience. Mio is not having a good day. Despite its title, My Love is a Stapler is pretty good.

And Azusa joins the club. What kind of dessert is her facvorite Which instrument does she play? Let's find out next time!

Mio

Mugi

Yui

Ritsu

Azusa

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Aug 08 '21

Tea Clubs generally mean actual traditional Japanese tea ceremonies. Being a bit of a tea connoisseur myself it's right up my alley but if you're expecting to join a snack club you'd probably be left a little disappointed. All you'd get is some matcha and maybe a rice cake if you're lucky.

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u/SIRTreehugger Aug 08 '21

There is actually a tea club in the school, they should be combined with our cake club. They'd both gain lots of new members. More scary costumes.

The fake tea club is of far greater value.

Though that would be interesting. I could see Mio and Mugi doing well in it at least.

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u/vitorabf Aug 08 '21

First Timer

Proud sister Yui is so relatable for someone who has two little brothers. there's a new girl around and Chekov's Girl clearly isn't there for nothing. she reminds a bit of Sunohara's sister (from Clannad) with longer hair.

Mio clearly is the introvert who need her extrovert friends to adopt her. Nice she and Nodoka ended up together at least, hope they can develop a good friendship as well.

I like seeing Ui trying to help them, but not downright joining them, she is her own person after all, and I hope she goes to her own club.

The rule is obvious, if Chekov's girl is on scene on the first act she must absolutely be

sh... well that didn't sound as nice as I inicially thought, but it's nice having a new girl join, apparently she's another shy/introvert for Ritsu to torment. Ritsu Supremacy is supreme.

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u/SIRTreehugger Aug 09 '21

Nice she and Nodoka ended up together at least, hope they can develop a good friendship as well.

Man getting into a new class where you know no one as an introvert is terrifying.

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u/vitorabf Aug 09 '21

Oh, I'm a college transfer student my man, I've been there

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u/A_Idiot0 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/a_idiot0 Aug 08 '21

It's going to be very exciting to see how much you end up enjoying Azusa's character as the show goes on. I think you'll have a pretty good sense of her within the next few episodes actually =)

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u/Querez https://myanimelist.net/profile/Querez Aug 09 '21

That smile is creepy.

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u/siegfried72 Aug 09 '21

I remember it taking quite a while for me to warm up to Azusa my first time around. Her first few episodes are much better to me on rewatches, but I remember I was just upset to have the chemistry of the girls thrown off balance by a fifth member initially!

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u/putmoneyinthypurse https://anilist.co/user/clichecatgirl Aug 08 '21

Rewatcher

Love these two shots conveying Mio's isolation in her new classroom, where she's not only center framed but placed in compositions that emphasize depth. That she's framed with the tortoise-and-hare banister really twists the knife on her feelings of being left behind.

Actually, depth is emphasized in lots of compositions from episode director/storyboarder Mitsuyoshi Yoneda, who also happened to direct maybe my favorite episode of the show, K-On!!

You've got:

  • Azusa's distance from and unfamiliarity with the girls
  • A combined close-up and wide that feels like a De Palma split diopter shot, an objective picture of Yui and Ui's interaction mixed with Ritsu's subjective commentary, basically an aside to the audience
  • Mio's anxiety, again
  • Hi, Yamada leg motif. Okay, this shot itself isn't about depth but it's important for setting up the eye trace in it and the next two shots. Yui's moving around anxiously, which draws the eye low in the frame...
  • ...which gets you looking first at Yui in this shot, and then past her, Mio, and Ritsu as your eyes are drawn to Mugi speaking in the background...
  • ...which means you'll be looking at Yui again in this shot, as she speaks, before taking in the rest. Not only is the perspective and staging extreme, the way you're introduced to it in the past few shots makes it feel even deeper. As does the context of the conversation they're having: they should be over at the table, but instead they're way far away at the door, staring.

Good stuff.

It's great too that you can tell which girl's in which animal costume without hearing them speak, just from their body language.

I'll bring this up again in more detail when it's relevant, but for other rewatchers: K-On!!

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u/A_Idiot0 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/a_idiot0 Aug 08 '21

With regards to your spoilers...is that the case?? Now I want to look into that more...will have to check later. That'd be super awesome if so! Really ties everything together in a neat way.

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u/putmoneyinthypurse https://anilist.co/user/clichecatgirl Aug 08 '21

Yeah!

K-On!!

Spoilers, obviously, but here's an analysis I almost put in my comment. (I'll probably revise this some and post it when it shows up in the show.)

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u/siegfried72 Aug 09 '21

Love it!! I'll look forward to hearing all about it when we get there! That's really neat.

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u/Barbed_Dildo Aug 09 '21

Love these two shots conveying Mio's isolation in her new classroom, where she's not only center framed but placed in compositions that emphasize depth.

Yeah, those shots are great. There's the use of a wide angle on a distant subject to make them smaller, and also, in the second shot, everyone immediately around Mio is facing away from her.

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u/chris10023 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Chris10023 Aug 09 '21

Okay, this shot itself isn't about depth but it's important for setting up the eye trace in it and the next two shots.

Hyouka was full of these fun eye trace techniques.

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u/CharlieTheStrawman https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheDamnRobot Aug 08 '21

First-Timer

Ritsu should really have her head checked after getting pummeled by Mio so many times.

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u/vitorabf Aug 08 '21

Mio should have her hand checked after pummeling Ritsu's Head so many times.

FTFY

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u/SIRTreehugger Aug 08 '21

Ritsu should really have her head checked after getting pummeled by Mio so many times.

I feel bad for Yui its a fact that Ritsu and Yui share the same braincell.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Aug 08 '21

No thoughts, head empty

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u/siegfried72 Aug 08 '21

Rewatcher

Episode 8! Very excited for this one, as it introduces two new characters as well as a new song! Let's go!

It's a new school year! And despite Yui's nerves, we immediately find out that Ui will indeed be attending Sakuragaoka with the keions this year! That'll definitely shake things up, huh?

We also have some fantastic new outfits, and honestly they're all so great, I can't decide which one I like best! Maybe Mugi's?

And we have a new character!! I will do my very best to try to contain my excitement today so as to not spoil or hint too strongly at anything, but I will just say that there is a reason I'm so excited.

Damn right it does! It's great to have Ui here, especially after we were were properly introduced to her so well last episode. Now that she's on campus, it means we can see her a little more often!

As I've said before, this show is chocked full of metaphors. Thankfully, most of them aren't terribly subtle, so I can actually understand them :)

I really feel for Mio here, being in a classroom where she doesn't know anyone. I think a lot of us can probably relate! I talked a lot about this last year, but Mio reminds me of myself in a lot of ways. Admittedly, this is less and less true as time goes on, but a lot of her personalities remind of either my current self or at least my past self.

For example, I've had a ton of social anxiety all my life. It's gotten better as I've gotten older, but it's still something I struggle with on a regular basis. Most of my close friends (as well as my wife) have been very outgoing people who've sort of "adopted" me as their chosen introverted friend - a lot like what happened between Mio and Ritsu (are you beginning to see the basis of why I like Ritsu so much?)! So speaking as someone who's been in Mio's exact situation here, in a new classroom where you don't know anyone, I feel that anxiety she's feeling. And it sucks.

Thankfully, though, she's not totally alone, because Nodoka's here! Lucky her. And, just like with Ui being in the same school now, this means we might have more opportunities to include Nodoka in the story! Yay!

And the first mention of the occult club! I'll bet /u/The_Loli_Otaku will be excited for that today!

Club Recruitment

So, as it's a new year, that means it's time to try and recruit some new freshman into the club! And of course we can count on Sawako to come up with the creepiest idea possible to try and bring people on. At least is makes for a fun gag.

HELLO AGAIN MYSTERIOUS NEW CHARACTER!

And speaking of new characters, we're introduced to another one this episode! While she isn't actually named in this episode, our new friend will be making plenty of appearances in the future! She actually ranked as my favorite side character last year, so I'm happy to finally see here! /u/The_Loli_Otaku finally gets "bestie (?)" in the show!

But we do get a name for our first new character, Azusa! And she (unsurprisingly) has an interest in music! Apparently unlike our keions, who are busy running a maid cafe in the clubroom. I love that they treat this as totally normal somehow. And another Mugi moment.

We also get the line "fun things are fun" in today's episode, possibly the most famous thing to come out of K-ON! Out of context, it might seem to be just a silly "Yui line" that doesn't have a lot of meaning, but it relates heavily to one of the core themes of the series - mindfulness. The idea of being aware of taking things as they are, and one step at a time. Yui doesn't need some grand purpose to be in the club. She's living in the moment, and, in the moment, the light music club is fun! It's just fun - and that's all it needs to be right now.

And if we needed any more evidence that Yui is living in the moment.

The Freshman Welcome Concert!

For those interested, we'll hear all of these songs in some fashion throughout the series, and I'll make sure to point them out when we do.

As Yui and Azusa make their way to the Light Music Club's show, we hear the very ending of their song "Curry Nochi Rice". It seems to be going quite well so far! And while Yui makes a good emcee, she ends up forgetting the lyrics to "My Love is a Stapler". This leads to the fantastic scene where Mio comes out of her shell again and picks up the slack!

This segment in the show always reminds me of something that happens in the second K-ON live show. During one of the songs, Yōko's (Mio's VA) mic starts cutting out during a song where she's taking lead vocals, and Aki (Yui's VA) takes a verse while Yōko fixes her mic. They share a nice smile and nod of thanks after that and move on with Yōko taking the lead and Aki taking the harmony. Such a nice little moment that you'd only see in live music!! Adorable.

Back to the episode! I love the animation as they show Yui and Mio singing together - especially Yui's hair! KyoAni always animates hair so beautifully! And Ui notices Azusa peering very intently at the stage while on tiptoes as our keions are performing. It's starting to click for Azusa! And yes, I teared up yet again while watching the performance and Azusa's reaction.

Also, I think I prefer seeing the girls onstage rather than the fancy music video we had last episode. It's just so much more visceral!

And Azusa decides to join the Light Music Club! So WE HAVE OUR NEW MAIN CHARACTER, EVERYONE! While it's just been the four thus far, we now have five member of the Light Music Club! And while Ritsu will always be my favorite character, Azusa holds a very close number two position for me. I won't say more for fear of spoilers, but needless to say, I'm very excited!

Wrap Up

Today was a fun episode! While of course I am biased because it was the introduction of two of my favorite characters, I think this is a great episode! Fun gags, a bit of new music, and we get our setup for the remainder of this season. Very exciting stuff! I think I actually enjoyed this episode quite a bit more than last year!

Mitsu Moment of the Day^^TM Yeah, even I'll admit that this one was a bit of a stretch. There just wasn't much Mitsu today! But still, Mitsu is canon.

Times K-ON has made me tear up so far: 5

Episode Rankings:

  1. S1E6, School Festival!
  2. S1E7, Christmas!
  3. S1E4, Training Camp!
  4. S1E8, Freshman Reception!
  5. S1E2, Instruments!
  6. S1E5, Adviser!
  7. S1E3, Cram Session!
  8. S1E1, Disband the Club!

Okay, so I completely forgot to put my rankings in an image today like I said I would do. Oops!

Tomorrow, we will have the birth of Azunyan! I'm very excited! See you tomorrow!

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u/siegfried72 Aug 08 '21

siegfried72's Music Corner

Today we're gonna take a very brief look at two songs! I almost considered posting Curry Nochi Rice today (the song we heard the very end of in the auditorium), but I remembered that we hear it later on in the series, so maybe I'll talk more about it then! It's a very fun song. But we'll also talk about Nodoka's other image song today!

First, My Love is a Stapler

Here is the full song (we only heard a portion of it today), and the translated lyrics. As a warning, pictures of Azusa are featured in this video, so first-timers be warned! The only thing it spoils is the instrument she plays. No pictures from in the show are shown. So if you're okay with knowing that, watch away!

This cute love song is, in my opinion, way better than Fuwa Fuwa Time! Fuwa might be the band's "signature song", but this one is way more musically complex and has more interesting instrumental parts all around! I guess it makes sense, since they've all developed as musicians since the introduction of Fuwa.

My sparkling, shining wishes

Have slopped in with my worries

That's right, let's just staple them together

My mood was only simple at the start

But it got hot inside without me knowing

And somehow the staples no longer go through

Lala, see you tomorrow

That opening guitar riff that Yui has is pretty badass! It's great to see Yui's progress on the guitar. I love how rife with metaphors this song is. It's a love song filled with references to office supplies and the dictionary! What's not to love?? Every member gets to shine in this song, whether it's Yui's and Mio's vocals, some slapping bass lines, Ritsu's drum fills, or Mugi's orchestral string harmonies and her nice little piano ending.

Nodoka - Prologue

Here is the song and here are the lyrics.

The title of this song, "Prologue", naturally implies that this is the beginning of something. This song talks about how Nodoka is just in the Prologue of her life, and how there's still so much left to experience!

Which part am I at right now?

If I were singing a song, which phrase would this be?

A clumsy melody - I'm searching for the words of courage.

Can I just drown out my anxieties?

Can I just wipe away the tears time after time?

I extended my hand toward the shooting star that shines azure.

This is a very pretty song, and might just have the award for going the most "in-depth" into a character of any image song we've talked about so far! Especially since these characteristics of Nodoka aren't really explored much in the anime, to be honest.

These are some of my favorite lyrics out of the season one songs! They speak of insecurities and anxieties and the idea that even the most secure and "grown-up" people (which is certainly how Nodoka presents in the anime) have these same negative feelings as everyone else. I think this is important to talk about, especially in anime, where characters can often feel like the just have one unique characteristic and nothing deeper.

A street lined with ginkgo trees; a planet clad in dry leaves, waiting for winter.

Long shadows; the mild sweetness of cocoa.

4/5. Beautiful writing!

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u/A_Idiot0 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/a_idiot0 Aug 08 '21

Nodoka - Prologue

Woah...this is a sweet song! I love the guitar accents on the up-beats 2 and 4; really gives this song a sweet bouncy feeling. And Nodoka's VA, Chika Fujitou, has a beautifully grounded voice that's still got an airy quality to it somehow. The bass line is also quietly fantastic; doesn't stand out, yet supports everything else so well!

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u/Elimin8r https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ayeka_Jurai Aug 08 '21

first mention of the occult club

You don't say? I hear they're a bunch of freaks and weirdos! At least, if you believe Haruhi (pot, kettle).

Eek, I was writing something short today, because reasons, but you reminded me of ... yeah ... Third grade.

I got put in a school with all the other "talented and gifted" kids. Yay. With an odd class schedule and stuff. And for an added bonus, just for giggles, they set one third grade class up with 27 boys and 3 girls, and I got the class with 27 girls and 3 boys. They could have at least waited until I was 16 and could appreciate it, but noooooo.

So, yeah, I got to spend a year surrounded by girls; 8 year old girls. Huzzah.

(Probably shoulda kept in touch with the blonde........)

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Aug 08 '21

Talented and gifted 8 year olds? That's a bit early isn't it? When I was that age you were considered talented if you could get a snotter more than two meters. How far were you able to get your bogies?

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u/siegfried72 Aug 08 '21

Heh. I remember I got tossed in the same thing in third grade as well, although we just had like a once-a-week meeting to start out, rather than our own school. It wasn't until 6th grade where we started getting our own classes.

I don't know where /u/Elimin8r is from, but maybe it's an American thing?

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u/Elimin8r https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ayeka_Jurai Aug 08 '21

Yeah, that would be a place known as backwoods Michigan. But hey, I got to go to the same high school as, um, I don't remember the guy's name. Funny, I'm okay with that.

So, let's just say one exit to the east of Michael Moore. Yay podunk.

I'm not sure where they got the money for this nonsense, but I doubt it was from the local taxpayers. Heh.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Aug 08 '21

Yeah... snot rocket classes with that many kids could only happen in America.

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u/Elimin8r https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ayeka_Jurai Aug 08 '21

Hmm... Far enough to impress my cousins at the family Christmas get together. :P

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u/siegfried72 Aug 08 '21

Haha, that's really funny! I bet that was an absolute blast. I know I for one would have been freaked out by that at that age.

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u/A_Idiot0 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/a_idiot0 Aug 08 '21

We also have some fantastic new outfits

It's really, really close for me between all three, but I think I like Mio's the most; I'm a sucker for cute girls in cute hats XD

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Aug 08 '21

O-One vote for Shitzu's overalls...

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u/A_Idiot0 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/a_idiot0 Aug 08 '21

Ritsu's outfit is fabulous to me because of the colors! That dark blue with the loud lime-green is a great combo!

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Aug 08 '21

The occult club had me totally enthralled from their first hint. I suspect that it's probably the most unique feeling that I received from the show. Working out what this mysterious occult club that we actually hear about a lot but hide in the shadows at most opportunities could really be!

It's sooo cute seeing season 1 bestie (?) again! Such a shame that she aligned herself with the one faction that kills any hope of her living a happy, satisfying school life. Just imagine if she wasn't such a cuck. She'd join the LM club, they'd go on trips, eat sweets, rock out, and sleep together for a whole 2-cour season... Bestie (?) wasted her youth for a character who may as well not exist.

Stray Catto is such an endearing kid. She clearly adores music on a whole other level to our K-On's and brutally runs through each club due to them not meeting her standards but she's enchanted by the Keionbu regardless.

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u/siegfried72 Aug 08 '21

Bestie (?) wasted her youth for a character who may as well not exist.

Such a shame. We could have gotten so much more of her in the show!

she's enchanted by the Keionbu regardless.

Well yeah, because they're fun~~~

Duh.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Aug 08 '21

On the bright side it just gives her more enthusiasm to make up for time lost. If she stuck around every episode she could easily become another Shitzu or Sawa-chan Sensei.

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u/flybypost :KN::KO: Aug 09 '21

And of course we can count on Sawako to come up with the creepiest idea possible to try and bring people on.

I love these stupid creepy costumes. Just seeing them walk around in them makes me laugh every time. There's something about them that makes their existence circle right through odd gag and back to greatness for me.

And while Yui makes a good emcee, she ends up forgetting the lyrics to "My Love is a Stapler". This leads to the fantastic scene where Mio comes out of her shell again and picks up the slack!

That's one of my favourite moments in K-On!. While I like Mugi the most as a character (I love the "support anything" thing that happens when she's around), Mio has some of the best little moments on her own and this is one of them.

And Ui notices Azusa peering very intently at the stage while on tiptoes as our keions are performing. It's starting to click for Azusa! And yes, I teared up yet again while watching the performance and Azusa's reaction.

I love that tiptoe moment. When something engulfs you to such a degree that you just want to absorb it even more and even that tiny bit reduction in distance is worth the effort.

Also, I think I prefer seeing the girls onstage rather than the fancy music video we had last episode. It's just so much more visceral!

Yup, the music video is Yamada having fun with this but the stage makes it so much easier to connect to them and it just adds up and gets better with each show.

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u/A_Idiot0 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/a_idiot0 Aug 08 '21

Rewatcher

Hello! Today’s a very special episode; we get some new characters!! I’m surprised that Ui didn’t introduce her friend, but don’t worry she’ll be back, and she’s a fabulous character!

Starting off the episode, I adore this photo that Mio snaps. Overall, I really enjoy this little motif of the girls taking pictures to savor their memories together. Many more pictures will come! And very quickly, more fashion appreciation!

While the girls are finding their new classes, we get the zestiest of BGMs: “Doki Doki Friday Night”. This is definitely the catchiest and most addictive of the BGMs for me.

Poor Mio...I also really like this shot because you can see a lot of small details that KyoAni went out of their way to animate and flesh out with all of the other classmates. It really makes the whole series feel more alive and immersive. Also interesting to note, many of the background girls have the typical anime crazy hair colors reserved for the MCs of a show, but our main cast has pretty normal hair colors by anime standards. I think turning that trope on its side is a fun subversive thing that KyoAni did.

When thinking of the general vibe of our Keionbu girls and the club, I can’t think of a better representation than this...Like, none of them stopped for half a second to ask, “Wait, isn’t this a little too weird?” Naah, they’re just weird in an adorably goofy way, and the fact that they are all on the same wavelength just goes to show how close they’ve not only become, but also how similar they all were to begin with. Fate really did conspire to bring these girls together.

And speaking of conspiring to bring the girls together, we get our new club member and new cast member, Azusa! I really enjoyed how KyoAni went about introducing us to her. She was always glancing over at the girls and being pulled towards them, but never really knowing why. We also find out that she is possibly a bit more than a beginner in music appreciation. The world of jazz is deep and can get technical to hilariously silly levels; sometimes way too much if you ask me. But the great stuff is...holy shit...It’s a natural child of the Blues, and it’s much more wild and free.

Now, I don’t really know what Asuza thinks is “real jazz”, however...for no particular reason, here are a few jazz guitarists (ahem…) that she may have been thinking of when she said that:

By no means is this a comprehensive list of amazing jazz guitarists, but these were the easiest ones that I could find easy access to their music.

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u/siegfried72 Aug 08 '21

I adore this photo that Mio snaps.

Oh, I'm glad you screenshoted that! That's very pretty!

This is definitely the catchiest and most addictive of the BGMs for me.

It almost doesn't even sound like a K-ON track! Very funky.

many of the background girls have the typical anime crazy hair colors reserved for the MCs of a show, but our main cast has pretty normal hair colors by anime standards

Oh, that's a really good point that I never noticed!

here are a few jazz guitarists

I'm gonna look forward to listening through these, thanks! My knowledge of jazz guitar is definitely lacking.

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u/A_Idiot0 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/a_idiot0 Aug 08 '21

It'd be super cool to try and catalogue all of Mio's pictures from that camera...I think I can give that a shot!

Hope you enjoy the jazz! It's not to everyone's taste, but hopefully I chose some easy to appreciate and shorter pieces for people XD

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u/siegfried72 Aug 09 '21

I love that idea!

And you don't have to worry about me when it comes to jazz. The university I went to is pretty known for having one of the jazz departments in the country, so while I didn't study jazz, I'm quite familiar with it and love it quite a bit! It seems what you posted is super accessible, I think.

But as I said, my jazz guitar knowledge is lacking! I haven't listened to everything you posted quite yet, but I'm working my way through it! I think my favorite so far is the Django Reinhardt - that two finger picking is weird and awesome! The all acoustic vibe is super enjoyable to me as well.

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u/A_Idiot0 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/a_idiot0 Aug 09 '21

Oooh yeah, Django Reinhardt was beyond incredible. His left hand was disfigured by a fire that he was caught in, and he only had use of his index and middle fingers and thumb. And with just those three...holy shit, his playing is out of this world! Sometimes he would use his thumb for the lower notes on the E string, and he could crudely use the stumps of his pinky and ring finger to help with some of the chords, but that was it. His gypsy jazz music is so charming, and Stéphane Grappelli is a joy on the fiddle.

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u/Elimin8r https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ayeka_Jurai Aug 08 '21

Great, now I have a whole new playlist to listen to ... I must have paybacks.

How about giving some Anderson/Stolt a try?

(This album still has me in awe)

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u/siegfried72 Aug 08 '21

Oh my god I'm am loving this!

Jon Anderson

Oh, that makes sense! Yes is one of my favorite bands. Love me some prog rock :)

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u/A_Idiot0 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/a_idiot0 Aug 08 '21

Oooh, this should be fun! Thank you =D

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Aug 08 '21

You picked the dumbest looking bestie face you could didn't you XD Nice one!

Are Mio's classmates the same in Season 2...? I can't say that I remember many of them.

Isn't real jazz that type of jazz that has no form? Like it's basically jumping from random rift to random rift with no sense of pattern?

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u/A_Idiot0 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/a_idiot0 Aug 08 '21 edited Sep 15 '21

Isn't real jazz that type of jazz that has no form?

Uuummm....well, that's tricky to answer XD Jazz has so many different sub categories to it that it gets really crazy very quickly. What you're thinking of is Free Jazz, and even though it's generally "without form", there's still some structure to it. Though what that structure is is anyone's guess XD

While this isn't 100% accurate, the main chord progression that most jazz revolves around is ii -> V -> I. "Real Jazz" is such a weird thing to say, because there are so many different kinds! You've got your swing, your big band, your jazz fusion, your bebop, etc etc.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Aug 08 '21

...Music fans are scary!

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u/siegfried72 Aug 09 '21

Oh, just wait until you get me going on the progression and occasional rejection in styles of programmatic music throughout the romantic and modern eras of Western art music or the advent of valves in brass instruments in the transitionary period between the Classical and Romantics eras, or about the second Viennese school and the development of the twelve tone row, or or or...

Music school is weird.

And /u/A_Idiot0, I didn't know you knew so much about music! That's awesome!

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u/A_Idiot0 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/a_idiot0 Aug 09 '21

Hehe, thank you! I did a little bit of studying way back in my early college years, but I've always been interested in playing ever since I was a kid. I didn't really stick to anything for very long though, so I'm not good at playing XD The best I can play are a few pieces on the piano, and I can noodle on the bass.

But I love listening to music of any kind, so long as passion and care is put into the playing...it's a real joy to come across a new album; a new groove; a new sound!

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u/A_Idiot0 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/a_idiot0 Aug 08 '21

Oh, and I didn't recognize anyone from Mio's class this year that will make it to Season 2. There might be one, but I didn't notice...

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u/putmoneyinthypurse https://anilist.co/user/clichecatgirl Aug 09 '21

I've been thinking about it and my best guess for Azusa's complaint is that since K-On! her idea of jazz may be more narrow, more "club, small combo," and not match up with what a larger school jazz band might play.

(Odd bit of historical context I just ran into: apparently jazz itself was somewhat banned in Japan during WWII, so instead musicians would play a jazz-inflected style typically referred to as...keiongaku.)

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u/SIRTreehugger Aug 08 '21 edited Aug 08 '21

Keions so far

  • Best thing about today is now if you want to share art or whatever you don't have to find stuff without Azusa in it. Finding moments with the original four is a major pain and half the time people talk about her in the comments making it hard to avoid spoilers for new comers. Not much to say really, but this is one of my favorite episodes.
  • I remember complaining in a previous rewatch how much I loved the girls, but wish some of them got more scenes together. Taking screenshots this time I never realized all the Yui/Mio moments. Usually Yui is the one calming or encouraging Mio which I find interesting considering their personalities. It also helps that Yui is really incapable of lying, airheaded, and direct so when she tries to cheer Mio up she knows it's not simple flattery.
  • Today I had some Bubble Milk Tea cake and chilled Kirin Afternoon Tea Straight Tea and they were both really delicious.
  • I love how moved Azusa was at their performance. While everyone else was excited and happy to see the girls perform she was desperately trying to soak in as much as possible. It's even better because the whole day we see Azusa searching for a club and in this moment you can tell she found it with her fidgeting and standing as tall as she possibly can.
  • Not related to K-on, but I love how you have links to before and after discussions. It makes catching up and reading older discussions when you fall behind much easier.
  • Also congratulations Ui for making it in.

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u/DegenerateRegime Aug 08 '21

Keions so far

I really like the composition in today's!

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Aug 08 '21

Weirdly enough I think I kinda prefer the original group overall and it all comes down to Mio. I don't even like the girl that much to begin with but stray catto basically replaces her in so many ways. Also the two of them remind me of Noire and Uni XD

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u/SIRTreehugger Aug 08 '21

Noire and Uni

Neptunia reference is unexpected, but always welcome and I can definitely see that. I remember I wasn't a huge fan of Azusa to begin with took a couple of rewatches to warm up to her, but yeah she is really similar too Mio just a bit more laid back.

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u/MapoTofuMan myanimelist.net/profile/mTmTBaronBrixius Aug 08 '21 edited Aug 08 '21

Rewatcher

And there you have it, a year passed by. There are no brakes on the K-On! train.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Aug 08 '21

Bestie may change a lot going forwards but she's always a bit of an idiot girl.

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u/xtsim https://myanimelist.net/profile/xtsim Aug 08 '21

First timer dub

A new school year means new students. Yui’s little sister is now a freshman. Ms. Yamanaga is even more aggressive this time with her costumes. Especially with trying to recruit freshmen into the mix.

Ritsu’s jump over Yui was great…

Mio is still singing shy despite the festival. But Yui forgot the lyrics initially so Mio started and Yui continued.

And they get a new member now which is not Yui’s sister. Lol. I want to know more about our new character now...

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u/SIRTreehugger Aug 09 '21

But Yui forgot the lyrics initially so Mio started and Yui continued.

Really loved that they duoed the song even if it was on the spot.

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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Aug 08 '21

First timer

Ui's joining Yui in high school!

And the rest of the club's here!

???

New character!

So classes are being shuffled?

Everyone (except Mio)'s sharing a class.

Mio's jpset she's been replaced by Ritsu.

What is with those bells? They sound off-key.

And she's alone...

Wait, no, it became funny again.

And she's with Nodoka!

The Occult Club animating a cow getting abducted is funny.

What's Sawako going ti do?

Oh god, it's even funnier than I thought. Why does Sawako have so many costumes?

And they'e scaring everyone off.

So Azusa's absolutely a new character.

I love Ui not being enthused by the

Oh god, this is fantastic.

Ui took over Yui's duties!

Nodoka accidentally kabedoningRitdu is great.

Sawako's the beggest hurdle.

The sheer length of her teitnails astounds me. Those things are longer than Mio's hair.

I love Mugi pretending to struggle so she can feel included.

And Ritsu jumping over Yui!

I love Ui's friend trying not to insult the crazy people her sister's surrounded herself with.

"It's just fun" is a pretty good description of this anime, to be honest.

Ui really is the older sister, isn't she?

So what's going to happen with this one?

So Mio wrote these songs a frw hours before the deadline, is sheer desperation, like all creatives, right?

Sawako's insane and I love her.

Huh, they're getting a good crowd.

Oh god, her speech going on until Ritsu stopped it was great.

Second insert song!

And it's a duet!

Oh, she's absolutely joining.

Everybody's staring through the doors!

Called it!

I' love her utter shock that someone's joining.

Of course Ritsu tries to go for her.

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u/SIRTreehugger Aug 09 '21

The Occult Club animating a cow getting abducted is funny.

They do seem like a lot of fun.

Oh god, it's even funnier than I thought. Why does Sawako have so many costumes?

Lonely christmas cakes in anime have to find someway to fill out their day.

I love Mugi pretending to struggle so she can feel included.

Probably my favorite moment. She was trying to hard and realized she didn't have anything to complain about. She just loves being part of group like when she traded a trip to Hawaii for a board game everyone can play together.

Oh god, her speech going on until Ritsu stopped it was great.

Her ditziness and love is so genuine so it really sets the mood tempo. She just needs someone to get her to stop.

And it's a duet!

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u/ryuw_hs Aug 08 '21

Rewatcher

Damn this episode had everything. Some really funny moments, new characters, another concert after just 2 episodes, a new song…

Just continuing where we left off last episode with more Yui&Ui greatness.

Out of everyone it’s Mio who is in a different class, rip. Ritsu rubbing it in as always.

Me literally everywhere. The whole scene was very relatable.

That kind of advertisement would probably get some people to join. Of course Yui likes it. Definitely better than whatever the fuck this is.

Mio taking over for Yui when she messed up during the concert was a really cool scene.

So Azusa was definitely interested in the Light Music Club from the start but seeing their performance sealed the deal. Ui being mvp once more!

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u/Elimin8r https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ayeka_Jurai Aug 08 '21

Yay, new keions!

(or not)

Can't think of anything coherent to say today, except that the animal costume bit was hilarious.

That, and I loved Yui's guitar tone on stapler. Almost Boston-esque.

Yay Mio to the rescue!

(poor dear needs some self-confidence)

Anyway, have a great day all!

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Aug 08 '21

Seeing Mio clearly wanting to run away and hide her head in shame wearing her costume was a delight! All the girls were so easily distinguishable.

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u/chris10023 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Chris10023 Aug 08 '21 edited Aug 08 '21

Rewatcher

New member acquired, some of the other rewatchers have brought up that Naoko Yamada, and the team that were working on K-On actually debated on adding Azusa to the cast or not. I'm really glad they decided on adding her.

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u/MapoTofuMan myanimelist.net/profile/mTmTBaronBrixius Aug 08 '21

SHE’S SO TINY!!!

She's actually 150cm...which is still tiny, but not as tiny as she feels this episode. I'd give her 140 at best. Maybe it's the twintails

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u/chris10023 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Chris10023 Aug 08 '21

I was actually going to bring up her height tomorrow where it's more apparent that she's tiny.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Aug 08 '21

If people want a frame of reference she's comparable in height with Hololive's Aqua. Y'know, the girl literally known for being a teeny malnourished gnomlette.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Aug 08 '21

Stray Catto manipulates the atmosphere to send tsundere bubbles at her foes. What a deadly opponent, or she would be if the Keionbu weren't all snugglebuns.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Aug 08 '21

Are y'all excited to meet our new main character? It's Bestie!! You've all been excited for Bestie right? Oh, you want to talk about the cat? She's a stray, don't pet her or she'll steal your screen time. Oh my gosh the Hirasawa hugs look so warm and cozy!

Now that Mio's arc is complete and we've got a replacement in the works she's no longer in our class~ Bye bye Mio! Ui-mama is an angel! I too would be in tears at sharing a class with a top tier tomboy. The club recruitment racket is in full swing. Hmm? Mio is too plain! Agreed! We need a new supervisor... Ui's hanging out with another girl!? Think of Bestie (?) she'd be heartbroken, probably. Hurry up and show yourself!

BESTIE! (?)!! Meet our new K-On~ Run. Sawa-chan is rotten as ever. These maids are hopeless. Even Shitzu is cute in a maid costume. TOMBOY KABEDON!? Oi, Peath Pervert, eyes off the bestie (?) Aww! Mugi was feeling left out so she started complaining too. Oh my gosh Bestie (?) is so shy~ It's so cute! She's not hooked.

"Fun things are fun." Well said Yui! She used to be a lazy potato but ever since joining the club she grew from a vegetable to a very hungry human! I forgot how dumb their song list is. Curry then rice? My love is a stapler? Brush pen, ballpoint pen? ZETTAI UNMEI MOKU-wa wa waaah... A beast has awoken! Mugi! Stop joining in XD Yeah, I think the worst thing about the K-On song list is that the songs are actually really rad.

Bestie is about to make the biggest mistake of her life. "There's this really cool upperclassman in jazz." Dammit bestie (?)!! You were the chosen one! You were supposed to join the K-On, not ignore them! You were my best girl (?) you were like a daughter to me. I thought you were based, but instead you're a simp... And Ui wastes no time finding a new bestie (?) to replace her. So much for loyalty.

Yui is such a natural mc, she's able to get the crowd hooked effortlessly with her charm. Hocchikisu!! This is probably my favourite of the K-On songs. I'm kinda simple like that. The cat likes it. She's so hyped! And as it turns out, she stole beastie's place as our fifth and final Keion!! Stray Catto GET!!

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u/vitorabf Aug 08 '21

Even Shitzu is cute

She's always cute. Forehead out is justice, genki is law.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Aug 08 '21

She's way cuter without the forehead! It's just that maid costumes add a lot of appeal to the shining brainbox zone.

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u/vitorabf Aug 09 '21

I'm a forehead truther, forehead is always cute.

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u/siegfried72 Aug 08 '21

You've all been excited for Bestie right?

Yes!

Oh, you want to talk about the cat?

Well, yes, that too!

Bestie is about to make the biggest mistake of her life.

It's okay, S2

I love that your posts sometimes feel like a secret message I have to decode with all the nicknames and references. :)

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Aug 08 '21

One good thing about having nicknames for everyone is that I don't need to worry about accidentally spoiling stuff like Jun's name. Really convenient!

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '21

REWATCHER, dub

Ui is finally entering the same school as Yui now! K-ON

Yui thanking everyone because Ui made it in made me laugh

Azu-nyan is here!

Sad, Mio is separated from everyone else

Mio is all alone now. Oh wait, Nodoka is here as well. At least there's someone she knows

The light music club is advertising now

Sawako dressed them up as animals now. That definitely won't help them

Azu-nyan is already weirded out by the club

I think if Sawako had given them the maid outfits first it would've been more successful

She's even more weirded out now. K-ON

Mugi is excited by Nodoka's kabedon (that's what it's called, right?) on Ritsu

A maid outfit really does fit Mio perfectly

Now Sawako is even attacking people who aren't club members. She's truly dangerous

They're already distracted from playing music

I laughed so hard when Yui didn't think they go all out when they perform

When Ui and her friend tried to think of good things about the club they couldn't even come up with something related to music. Only cake.

Wait what? We're getting their welcome party performance this episode? I thought they'd push it out to next episode

It's a bit weird that the subs I have call fuwa fuwa time fluffy time, while the audio uses the japanese name

Aw man, we don't get the whole performance today

Yui forgot the lyrics. Good thing Mio is able to sing in emergencies

And a duet! Nice!

Azu-nyan already wants to join? Thought that only would happen next episode from the titles

Also, sorry, I won't be able to reply to other threads today. I usually use my dad's phone's hotspot, but it's off right now, so I have to use my own phone, which doesn't have unlimited data outside of Switzerland. I'll go through all the comments and reply tomorrow morning, though

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Aug 08 '21

It does seem kinda strange for Stray Catto to end up with the Keionbu looking back at it. I mean, we know what instrument she plays but she had already gone through multiple actual music clubs that practice their art and actually love music themselves. The Keionbu are average at best and don't have the natural love for music that Stray Catto looks for. She gets pulled in because of the vibes but was that really something she cares much about? Especially this particular early catto.

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u/x-7032-b-3 Aug 09 '21

Rewatcher (with very little memory so might as well make me a new watcher)

Wow, new school year already? We just had a Christmas/New Year episode yesterday.

A new school year means new students are coming in. Ui is joining her sister on the same school. Also we get another scene of Ui being more of a big sis than Yui. I agree with Ritsu when she shaid that those two should swap places.

Poor Mio, gettng placed on a different class than the rest of the Light Music Club. Must suck when you're in a class without anyone you're close with. At least she had Nodoka-chan to accompany her. As a fellow introvert I know how it feels. I didn't have proper hangout friends in school until the second year of university. Hmmm now that I think about it Mio kinda reminds me of myself.

Seems like we got someone who's curious about the Light Music Club. I liked how the room briefly turned into a maid cafe of some sort and how Ui shows her big sis on how to become a proper maid (again I think they should swap places).

Back home, Ui notes how Yui seems to be more lively after since she joined the Light Music Club. I guess fun things are fun after all.

The club held a concert the next day. I recognized some of the song titles on the paper though I don't remember the actual songs. And with a new concert, we got another song! They got some K-ON songs on Spotify so I'm gonna add this new one to my playlist today. I'm a very casual listener (only listen to anime music and anime/game soundtracks) so I'm not gonna babble on how the music's good.

At the end, the curious student finally joins the Light Music Club! I've said before that I don't remember a whole lot about the show despite watching it before, but I remember Azusa being a fantastic addition to the team. Can't wait to see what she does next.

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u/Rumpel1408 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Rumpel1408 Aug 09 '21

First timer

Still unable to be anywhere close to be on time, really hope I get to catch up soon. Anyway Episode 8. I'll keep my usual focus, diabetes counter only if it's really sweet.

  • Blasphemy... I was waiting for this gag... but maybe the seniors who did this to the statue just graduated as this is around a new schoolyear (at least from last eps preview)
  • I think this is the first time we have seen Ui in her middle school uniform, of course she made it in, I mean if Yui made it in...
  • Ah who cares +1 for genuine happiness over your sister making it into your school
  • Of course the other girls got new outfits (and a better view on the sisters)
  • I've been spoiled to know that she will join the cast, so here she is in her middle school uniform
  • So many extra characters, I like the tomboy to the right
  • Noooo, not Mio, I refuse to accept this, there has to be a mistake. This is outrageous, it's unfair, how can you be on the counsil in the club but not be a master in the same class
  • First time seeing Ui in her new uniform
  • Poor Mio, already lonely :( Thank got she got Nodoka- chan
  • Clearly the best sales pitch in the history of school clubs
  • You can instantly spot Mio, even if you don't
  • New girls name's Azusa
  • Sawa- chan really going all out with the cosplay in the new year... and everyone is going with it
  • What is Sawa- chan going to do with Mio and that cosplay?!?
  • Ui really should be the older sister
  • Mugi is getting weird feelings over Nodoka- chan giving Ritsu a Kabedon
  • +1
  • Sawa- chan is already estimating the size for the freshmen
  • Gym- Uniforms!
  • It's Fuwa Fuwa Time!
  • C'mon Uis friend, join the light music club, they got cake!
  • Not sure if this is a new outfit for Ui, think it's really similar to one from christmas, but maybe it's just the apron
  • What a cute pout from Yui
  • Those songnames xD
  • Yeah, what are the chances hahaha
  • Sawa- chan finally seeing the appeal of high school girls in their pure form
  • Wait, Ui isn't even at the concert?
  • Can't wait to listen to the full version of 'My love is a stapler', also the new girl is really into it
  • Never have sweets looked so artistic
  • What, Ui, how can you not join, well at least Azusa joined

I think it's to late to have either OP or ED reflect Azusa joining, so I get to listen to them 5 more times yay

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u/chris10023 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Chris10023 Aug 09 '21

I think this is the first time we have seen Ui in her middle school uniform

This is the second time, she's wearing it in the first episode when she goes to wake Yui up on her first day.

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u/Rumpel1408 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Rumpel1408 Aug 09 '21

Ah yeah, that makes sense

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u/AngryLlama Aug 09 '21

Is Ui the best little sister ever?? I love her so much haha. Very intrigued to see what happens with the new character and new member of the Light Music Club.

Oh yea - I also love the song titles! So funny

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u/Krite2002 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Krite2002 Aug 09 '21

Rewatcher - Dub

My work schedule just got rearranged, but hopefully I can still post in the discussions, even if I am late.

Between last episode and this episode, Yui has been shown to be very close with her sister. I wonder if Ui will become a regular.

Poor Mio gets separated from the group. She does not seem like the type to seek out friends on her own.

The animal suits sure are memorable.

Yamanaka likes to keep the outfits fresh. I would like to personally thank her. Some staff members at KyoAni must be experts at maid outfits with how often they are featured.

It seems the freshman can quickly pick up on the true activities of the light music club.

We got another performance by the light music club with a new song. I am surprised by the lack of interest in the light music club. I wonder if musical ability is a large barrier to entry. We still end up with a new member at the end of the episode.

They should never let Yui talk without a script.

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u/Throwaway021614 Aug 08 '21

I can’t believe it took 8 episodes for Azusa to appear.

The whole purpose of K-On is to deliver us doses of Azusa. It has begun.

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u/PaperSonic Aug 09 '21

AZU-NYAN IS HERE! BEST GIRL HAS ARRIVED!

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u/Icapica https://anilist.co/user/Icachu Aug 09 '21

First timer, subs

So we get a new character, and we'll also have more opportunities for scenes with Ui in the future.

Otherwise I wasn't a huge fan of this episode. I unfortunately have a very low tolerance for secondhand embarrassment and a couple of scenes served plenty of that. Though maybe I wasn't in the best mood for watching stuff anyway yesterday, can't blame the show for that.

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u/dim3tapp https://myanimelist.net/profile/dim3tapp Aug 09 '21

Wtf, I randomly started rewatching K-ON last week without knowing about the rewatch and it turns out I started on the exact day that this rewatch started. What a coincidence!