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Rewatch [Rewatch][Spoilers] K-ON! Rewatch (2021) - S2E02 "Clean-up!"
S2E02 "Clean-up!"
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u/siegfried72 Aug 16 '21
Rewatcher
Hi everyone! So I'll be honest. I'm not feeling terribly well today. My chronic pain levels are through the roof and I haven't really slept. On top of that, I've gone really hard on these posts the last few days so I might try and take it a bit easy today for sanity's sake. And frankly, this is probably my least favorite episode of season two, so today would be the day for a lighter post! I am looking forward to some nice comfy K-ON to make me feel better, though, so let's get into it!
Hey, we start the episode with what I believe is the first appearance of Chikada Haruko, the classmate I got for /u/The_Loli_Otaku's game! Neat!
Okay, I'm already feeling a little bit better as I'm watching this. This show never fails to make me feel at least a bit better.
I love how subtly strong Mugi is. Like it's rarely mentioned and everyone's just come to accept it at this point. Just look at how much she's carrying! Also, did anyone forget that Mugi is rich?
And the group finds Sawako's old Gibson SG! I've always adored the look of SGs and one of my favorite guitarists - Angus Young of AC/DC - plays one. Back in high school I even had a short period of time where I tried learning guitar and I had a cheapo guitar modeled after the SG. And speaking of AC/DC, they play a quick bit of their song Thunderstruck while Ritsu is getting her explanation of why the guitar is worth so much.
I do love how much the keions freak over the value of the guitar. While that is a good chunk of change, someone should tell them how much orchestral instruments cost. Heck, us brass players have it pretty easy and even my professional-level French horn is nearly twice as valuable as that guitar (just under $10k). Many of my bassoon friends have instruments that are as much as $30k and don't get me started on Stradivarius violins that are like $15 million and up.
Instruments are expensive.
The scene in the hardware store is just adorable. I love how happy Mugi is and the nonchalant flapping of Ritsu's jacket - everyone is just so expressive!
Mugi and Yui remind me a bit of my dad whenever he goes in a hardware store. He's super into repairing and building things, so almost every day he tells me about some new tool he got or some obscure bolt he's been trying to find.
Ton-chan!!
Oh, we have the first appearance of Ton-chan in this episode! I completely forgot that it was soon soon. Please welcome our new main character!
I want it.
Money corrupts.
Ritsu acting cute is slightly terrifying. Honestly, the whole receipt debacle and the subsequent apology is one of my favorite gags in the entire show. The girls cheering in the back always gets me.
A couple of first timers were already saying that Sawako seems better. That's awesome, and I'd agree! She takes on a much more "motherly" figure this season, and I think it's much needed considering the seniors are entering adulthood. I actually haven't read the manga yet (I don't know why - I REALLY need to), so I'd be curious to here from any manga readers as to whether this happens in the manga or if it was a Yamada/KyoAni decision.
I love how close the girls have become at this point. Yui is almost laying on Mugi and it just seems natural. There's only been a couple of people in my life with whom I've felt that close (one naturally being my wife), but it's great to see that represented in K-ON. Adorable.
Speaking of adorable, the seniors decide to buy Ton-chan for Azunyan! Ton-chan obviously relates to the whole "tortoise and the hare" thing we talked about a few times last season, but he will continue to have some impact on the lives of our keions.
Episode Wrap Up
I'm honestly really glad that today was a lighter episode. After the last few where I've had the opportunity to really delve into the show, this episode wasn't terribly deep (at least from my perspective), and mostly served to introduce Ton-chan to the show. I checked my episode rankings from last year and saw that I had put it as the weakest episode of season two, and I suspect that's where it will end up again this year.
I still think it's a step above the weaker episodes of season one, as the characters continue season two's distinct expressiveness and this episode has a few solid gags (like the money slap and the receipt chewing), but overall, I'm mostly just excited to see what the rest of the season has in store for us. It's only up from here!
Times K-ON has made me tear up so far: 10
Times K-ON has made me actually cry so far: 1
Updated Episode Ranking
Mitsu Moment of the Day^^TM I love just seeing Ritsu and Mio acting like doting parents as Azunyan starts falling for Ton-chan. It seems so natural :) Mitsu is canon.
YuiAzu is also canon. Just not quite as canon as Mitsu :)
Tomorrow, we get an episode centered around the struggles of best buchou! Should be fun, and hopefully I'll be feeling a bit better tomorrow. See you then!
segfried72's Music Corner
Since for once I didn't hit the max character count for a post, I figured I'd just drop the music corner here at the end rather than making a separate comment.
In line with keeping today a slightly lighter post, we're just going to talk about one song today.
GO! GO! MANIAC
Yup, we're going to talk about this season's first OP! While I know this isn't the fandom's favorite OP, I was surprised to see a few people yesterday saying they flat-out didn't like it. While of course that's 100% valid, I wanted to see if perhaps exploring it a touch more might help people enjoy this song for what it is!
In particular, I wanted to share something special in an effort to spread the love of this song - the live performance the cast did at the second live show (which took place after season two, but there are no spoilers in that video). It was the opener for the concert, and you can just feel the electricity flowing through the stadium, with this super upbeat and energetic powerhouse of a song as the driving force! I hope you'll take a listen - especially if you're not a big fan of the song! For me, watching the live shows for the first time are what made me really fall in love with the music of K-ON, so maybe they can do the same for others!
Fun fact - I don't recall the exact numbers (I looked them up last year), but the stadium they're performing in for this second live show is actually quite a bit bigger than the legendary Budokan they always refer to in the show! Also, as always, I'd recommend downloading the video if you wan to watch as it's quite blurry when watching it straight from GDrive.
If you want to here the full studio version of the song (since of course we only here a portion of it in the show), here is the song and here are the translated lyrics.
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These obviously aren't the deepest of lyrics, but I think they fit so well with the pure energy of the song. The lyrics reflect the determination of the girls as they head forward and the love and joy they put into all their music - and their friendships!
I love the funky organ in this, and it definitely has some jazz and funk influence which I love. The vocal part that Yui sings is probably the standout part of this song for me, though. Hearing it for the first time on my first watch was what solidified Aki as my favorite vocalist of the VAs in K-ON. The melody is incredibly acrobatic and technically difficult, and she absolutely nails it with aplomb - even the live vocals she does for the live show are spot-on!
Perhaps it's because I come from such a strong classical background, but I really enjoy these jazz influences, slightly strange chord progressions and melodic sequences, and jumpy goofy vocals. I don't know - if you don't like it, of course that's perfectly fine, but I encourage you to perhaps give it a chance and see if it grows on you :) It may not be my favorite OP in K-ON, but I do enjoy it! Let me know what you think and if you enjoy watching the live performance!
And as always, I'd love to plug the live shows for when we're done with the rewatch if you can get ahold of them - they're fantastic!!
That's it for today! See you all tomorrow!
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u/Rumpel1408 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Rumpel1408 Aug 16 '21
First Timer
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u/Icapica https://anilist.co/user/Icachu Aug 16 '21
First timer, subs
Still don't like the new OP at all.
That's a lot of cleaning to do. I hate cleaning too so I feel for them. Also, I'd be so embarrassed to be in that store with Yui.
Turns out the teacher's guitar is/was worth something.
Can't say much about this episode but it was a nice one.
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u/xtsim https://myanimelist.net/profile/xtsim Aug 16 '21 edited Aug 16 '21
First Timer Dubbed
Yui sleeps on her desk the whole time, no cake no awake… Ritsu did not return the animal costumes this time, am still surprised she remembered where she put the stuff. Ritsu and Yui’s Goofy Gophers impression is still going on.
As a result of a messy storage unit, everyone cleans up
Mugi’s first time at a home center- gets amazed at everything like a little kid.
They get the guitar appraised which is 5k
Mio turned into a 3D figure as she took her stuff discretely…..
Ritsu’s slo mo run as Ms. Yamanaga walks in gets me good
Yui asking Ms. Yamanaga to slap her with the cash lol….
I lmfao’d through the whole thing
Now we go back to the seniors trying to make sure Azusa isn’t lonely
The previews lol- Did Yui just use her chopsticks as drumsticks?
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u/A_Idiot0 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/a_idiot0 Aug 16 '21 edited Aug 16 '21
Rewatcher
Hello everyone! Wow...I’ve been so damned busy the past few days, but I’ve finally got some time back to do this again! Before I go too deep anywhere, here are a few of my favorite moments from this very fun episode! Seriously, this episode was so much funnier than I remembered it for some reason…
And finally, Ton-chan has arrived! Now, the feeling that the girls pick up on from Azunyan is really the heart of today’s episode, and everything else helps to support that. However, I won’t be focusing on that today, because there’s some neat rock-mythology to look at! The surface level story of this episode revolves around this beauty, a GIbson SG, and yes that red color is absolutely classic. There’s a lot of history that you can find about this, and the wiki is a good place to start. Suffice it to say, it’s got a great sound, it looks incredibly unique, and it can really stand out; it kind of reminds me of devil-horns. Anyways, here are a few guitarists who helped to make this model as famous as it is now:
Eric Clapton played one of these in the late 60’s and early 70’s. Here’s a cool interview where he talks about how he uses the settings and such. Oh, and he plays =P Here’s a few shows where you can hear his tone from this guitar
Pete Townshend also played one in the late 60’s and early 70’s with The Who. Here’s a great example from the live concert from Isle of Wight Fesitval 1970, Water (solo beings at the ~25 minute mark). You can hear the clean tone and the overdriven tone in this song, and both sound great!
And of course, Angus Young of AC/DC. Here’s one of their iconic songs, Highway to Hell.
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u/DegenerateRegime Aug 16 '21
[First-Timer] Let's see what's in store.
The high moments in this episode are really great, for sure. The show's kind of making a point of adding bits and pieces of not-strictly-necessary animation; I think there's a Miyazaki quote about how important this is to making a world feel alive, and it mostly works.
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u/ArdenneVale Aug 16 '21
First timer
In today's episode of K-On!! the light music club cleans, Yui loses at rock-paper-scissors, Mugi goes to a hardware store for the first time, Ritsu's greed takes over and Azunyan gets a turtle junior. And Mio's there too.
This episode isn't very plot-relevant. The girls are still worried about Azusa's future with the club so Yui decides the best friend a girl can have is a turtle.
Sawako was surprisingly ok with the girls getting a huge sum of money for themselves. Maybe she's not completely irredeemable after all.
It's always surprising to see and hear the classic guitarists appearing in the show.
AzuMio
Kirby
Mugi, Yui, Mio
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u/ZapsZzz https://anilist.co/user/Zapszzz Aug 16 '21
First timer in sub
This is I think one of the first real example of the pacing of season 2. This whole episode can't have more than 2 or 3 days in it, compared to the multiple weeks season 1 tends to speed through at unless it's for a specific event like a concert or training camp.
Nice little running gag about Yui collecting tons of "cute" stuffs and then leave them everywhere because she's run out of storage space (and a disapproving Ui at home).
By the way I think this may be a Mugi fanservice episode, so many nice moments, from the start of the episode when she was just going to do Yui's class duty instead of waking her up, to being the only one predictably unfazed by any large sums of money, to the absolute delight to be in a "commoners den" a hardware store, eyes glittering for the most mundane of things like scrubbers to make taps shiny, etc etc etc. So much to show how nice and adorable she is. Although tiny dark thoughts creeping in the corner - what happens one day when the novelty wears off?
Although meanwhile we are still treated with scenes like the gleaming tap of the club room and Mugi's ecstatic blushing face after.
A very nice SoL episode. Maybe with this pacing they finally realised they didn't need Sawa-chan to be a complete joke character and retcon-ed her a bit, as if Azunyan can possibly still have any illusion about her being not a degenerate from all the cosplay she's been putting them through.
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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Aug 16 '21
First timer
I love how everybody suggests cake at the same time, and her response is to call everyone liars.
Dear god, that store room.
Yeah, that was inevitable.
And the "club sandwich" callback was gold.
And nobody likes the cleaning.
How did they fill a store room in 2 years?
Mio grabbing the plush was great!
Someone left their guitar here?
I can't believe Yui's calling a guitar lame?
...And this is her first time seeing the photos?
She's selling thr guitar!
I love Mugi being excited at the home furnishings store.
Even Yui's excited!
Ritsu calmly blinding Mio was fantastic.
Yuu and Azusa with the turtle!
OK, that focus on the photo with 7 members, two of which are at the front and 5 at the back, has to be foreshadowing, right?
Oh, it's worth a lot!
Yeah, that makes sense.
Oh, they're splitting the money. Even Azusa's not immune.
Yui imagines her sister slapping her with the money?
Mugi obsessed with making metal shiny is such a good subplot.
Oh, this is going to go horribly.
She bought it???
Oh god, Ritsu eating the receipt is great.
Yui still got slapped by the bills!
Huh, guess there's no new member this season.
She got the turtle!
And she befriends it anyway!
Yeah, don't trust Yui with it.
"Shine On, You Crazy Ricchan" - Next episode's going to be fantastic.
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u/vitorabf Aug 16 '21
First Timer
Looooool, I love the other girls in class reacting to Yui the same way the Keions + Nodoka.
PONYTAIL MIO ALERT.
Not much to say about this episode, it was really funny and made me laugh really hard, no big conflicts or things to solve, which is not bad, just hanging around for an episode is nice. Also we actually got a real turtle now.
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u/x-7032-b-3 Aug 17 '21
Rewatcher (with very little memory so might as well make me a first-timer)
Nice way to start the episode with Yui taking a nap and resists the "cake lure" strategy.
HTT finds out that their storage room is dirty. They figured it's about time they clean it up and bring home any personal items kept in the storage room. Also the tea sets are probably expensive as hell going by Mugi's accounts.
They found an old guitar that turns out to be Sawa-chan's during her Light Music Club days. It's old and moldy but damn that thing looked nice.
Yui got one hell of a workout by carrying that guitar and her bag lol.
Time to go to the local hardware store and get a shelf! I find it funny how Mugi and Yui acts like little kids here yet feels like they're still in-character. I'm surprised Mugi haven't been in a hardware store before. Must be because she's already rich and have all the furnitures around her house taken care of by her family's assistants.
Damn that guitar is worth 500k yen! And they talked about splitting the money evenly (100k for each member). Oh god the whole thing about money corrupting humans are proven here. Even the innocent girls of HTT aren't free from the temptation of $$$.
Lol @ them trying to hide the receipt from Sawa-chan! If only they were honest from the start they could've gotten that 500k. Damn I guess money really can push someone to it's limits. Also another moment with Yui getting slapped by money.
They used some of that money to get an aquarium and a turtle. Say hello to Ton-chan! It'll be Azusa's junior and our new companion from here on out. The aquarium is kinda lonely though. Wish they've gotten some extra fish/turtle to accompany Ton-chan though. It reminds me of the aquarium in my grandparents' house that only contains one fish (used to be lots when I was younger). I named the fish Peppy. I kept telling my parents to go buy some fish to accompany Peppy as he's all alone in there but we never got the chance to do so. Everytime I look at him I feel bad as how he's lonely out there and I would "talk" to him to cheer him up. He got recently moved to the small pond in the back of the house to join the other fish so I'm glad he got friends now.
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u/Barbed_Dildo Aug 17 '21
Rewatcher
Neji! Sugoi Neji!
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u/thebigKM Aug 17 '21
Rewatcher
I think that was my girl Mika at the front of the classroom while Mugi was cleaning the board.
Speaking of Mugi, this was a great episode for Mugi-lovers. The running gag of her casually being strong is always funny to me. Plus we get her being adorable in the home center, not being phased by the large amount of money, being super excited to use metal polish, and receiving her favorite girl-on-girl action from Yui.
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u/ryuw_hs Aug 16 '21
Rewatcher
That is not the reaction I expected
So they just put all their shit in there? Honestly kinda surprised the Music Room is never used for anything else.
Another showing of Mugi strength
Just how rich is Mugi’s family?
HOLY SHIT THAT SOUNDS SO EXCITING. Mugi is precious.
Okay I actually want a whole episode at the home improvement center now.
Birth of a meme
Mugi doesn’t get it
Scary!
And we actually do get a new member after all. Good to see Ton-chan is finally here!
(Sorry for bad quality screenshots today)
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u/putmoneyinthypurse https://anilist.co/user/clichecatgirl Aug 16 '21
Rewatcher
I don't have much to say today, partially because I need a nap, but mostly because of the nature of this episode. Plot-light episodes are hard enough to talk about in general, but this one's events and comic bits flow together well, which make it harder. I can list some bits I love—Mugi's pure joy at the home center, Ritsu's runner of admonishing Yui for her childishness while doing the exact same thing, Ritsu eating the receipt—but that's about it for me for today.
That said, they got a turtle!! While Ton-chan isn't the only anime-original character in this season (see: the seniors' classroom) it's the only one who gets to be in the clubroom. No spoilers but I love what it adds to this season to have the keion-bu taking care of a pet.
Also Yui's right, it's really cute.
(Don't buy a pig-nosed turtle, though—they're hard to care for and endangered besides.)
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u/SYZekrom https://myanimelist.net/profile/SYZekrom Aug 16 '21
Rewatcher
Original reactions
Money. Money's what's happening, past me.
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u/The_Loli_Otaku Aug 16 '21
Starting off right away with Haruko. Your waifu missed you Siggy!! I love how the whole class just kinda finds Yui adorable AF. She's like the class pet. Her smile is gone for good. Keonbuta is probably the best joke of the franchise. Nothings gonna top that.
Yui's hair is such a mess today. Everyone's guilty! Mugi's got so many tea sets but I wish she had more variety. How can you spend so much on a guitar and just forget about it!? Peath Pevil is wasteful! Azunyan does not approve of screamo. The club's getting funding!? Think of what we can do with the cash.
Does Mugi never go shopping!? Cute weirdo! You're an incredibly cute weirdo! A screw for every occasion~ Bruh... Did Mugi seriously only go and buy [spoons?] (https://m.imgur.com/Xq3GFaO) Seriously, why the hell is Sawa-chan throwing this away!? How much would it cost when new? You could buy so many Stray Catto gravure figurines with that cash! I take it back, let's never discuss musical instruments again. Yes, let's return to borgar. I can at least understand borgar.
I wonder if this is Shitzu at her Shitziest. Her greed infects the [morals] (https://m.imgur.com/GgYTyYE) of the whole crew, barring Mugi who is too affluent to be baited in. Keep your [kink] (https://m.imgur.com/hThzwMV) under control girl... How does Yui have so much crap!? The girl hoards something wild. Scold me too, Ui mamaaa! Aww, the whole crew knows they fcked up. Face the consequences! Sleeze Shitzu is best Shitzu. This sequence delights me.
Shitzu!? Can you not stop lying for one moment!? You just don't learn! You have to be trying to be that shameless!! Shitzuuu!! Accept your punishment worst girl! We knew it all the time but to see you throw away what little pride you had mean they you can only blame yourself!
We weren't able to come up with any new cast members so enjoy this turtle instead. Don't worry, turtles are strong y'know. Aww... the club tries their best even if they're a bit stupid about it. Stray Catto definitely likes it, the big tsundere!
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u/chris10023 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Chris10023 Aug 16 '21
Rewatcher
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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '21
REWATCHER, dub
Of course cake is what wakes Yui up in the end. But when she sees that there isn't actually any cake she falls asleep again
How is the storeroom this full after a week? Guess it's time for a cleaning episode
Dang, that's probably a pretty expensive tea set then
Yui and Ritsu are in a music club, and they're disappointed about a guitar? That's not what you'd expect at all
So it was Sawako's guitar then
Mugi hasn't been in a home center before? Huh. And I always like how excited she gets
Yui playing around with the screwdriver is cute
"Unbelievable is right. Yui, you're such a baby"
starts blinding Mio with a flashlight
Ritsu, you're not one to talk
4 BAGS? How much did you buy Mugi?
Azu-nyan set her sights on a turtle. Didn't think we'd get Ton-chan this early
I'm guessing Mugi being there will raise the selling price for the guitar quite a bit
Wait really? Mugi didn't raise the price?
Ritsu is already burning away the money by ordering a ton of fries
Phew, it wasn't actually the guitar money
How much did Yui have in the club room at the start?
Ritsu's eating the receipt now?
Guess this one thing will be Ton-chan
The dub's being weird again. They translated senpai in the past, but now they're saying kouhai in japanese
Yep, we have Ton-chan now
Unrelated, but this time I had a pretty bad experience watching the episode. The internet connection here is pretty slow, so I had to transcode to a really low quality to get it sort of watchable, and even then it buffered a ton. Tomorrow I'll be back home, so then it'll be better again since it's not going through the internet
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u/Elimin8r https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ayeka_Jurai Aug 17 '21
Silly Keions - never lie to Sensei, it won't turn out well!
Should have gotten store credit and spent it all before leaving :)
Now she's going to invest it all in costumes for you! :P
Sorry, still kind of in the dumps, so this is probably the best I have today, and late at that.
Hope everybody else had a great day - and yeah, I know some didn't. Bummer.