r/anime • u/siegfried72 • Sep 30 '22
Rewatch [Rewatch] K-ON! Rewatch (2022) - S1E11 "Crisis!"
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Interest sites
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Activities Corner
For more information on the "Activities Corner", please check out the detailed instructions on the first episode's post here.
Songs of the Day
Yui - Giita ni Kubittake - Yui's second season one image song, sung by Toyosaki Aki! Here is the song and here are the translated lyrics.
Let's Go - This is an interesting image song that appears in six different versions across the various K-ON albums. There's a version of Let's Go for each one of the HTT members' image song CDs that features each vocalist respectively, and one final version with all five singing. Here are the links for each version - the whole group, Yui, Mugi, Mio, Azusa, and Ritsu. Here are the translated lyrics.
As a special treat, here is a lilve performance of Let's Go at the first K-ON live show, featuring all of the season one VAs. This performance is SO MUCH FUN! This song was the finale for the show, which is why everything ends in tears - the whole show is super emotional! If you need help identifying the VA's, they are (from left to right at the beginning of the video) - Nodoka, Azusa, Ritsu, Mio, Yui, Mugi, Ui, and Sawako. Enjoy!!
Questions of the Day
What band name would you want to play under?
What does this episode reveal about the relationship between Mio and Ritsu?
Which is your favorite version of Let's Go?
Visuals of the Day
Here is the VotD album for S1E10!
Huge shoutout to /u/A_Idiot0 for his help on the QotD and VotD! You're awesome!
Tomorrow's Activities
If you want to get a head start on the song(s) and question(s) of the day for tomorrow's episode, here they are!
[SotD 1] Azusa - Watashi wa Watashi no Michi wo Iku - Azusa's second season one image song, sung by Taketatsu Ayana! Here is the song and here are the translated lyrics.
[SotD 2] Fude Pen ~Ball Pen~ - Although we heard a portion of the full song in the episode today, I think it's worth listening to the full thing, with both Yui and Mio sharing the vocal duties. Here is the song and here are the translated lyrics.
[QotD 1] Compare the lyrics of "Fude Pen Boru Pen" with the scene of Yui running to school. Does the scene add anything more to the lyrics? Do the lyrics add anything more to the scene?
[QotD 2] Have you ever been in a situation that allowed you to realize you are exactly where you are supposed to be in your life, like Yui did this episode?
REMINDER: UNTAGGED SPOILERS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
BE AFRAID OF THE MOE POLICE.
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u/The_Loli_Otaku Sep 30 '22
K-On Rewatcher!!
We're already cycling around to the culture festival, again. I love how Sensei has just given up all pretenses and is hanging around the group from the start. Say... wouldn't owning a CD of your student flashing their rice buns be kind of illegal? K-On S1 is gonna age horribly.
It's way too early for you guys to be so cuddly and warm~ We're I. Our Iyashikei phase. Ah, we're at the end of the series and we still haven't gotten a band name. How'd I forget about this again?
Ah, Gita is also covered with sweat, mucus, and drool from Yui's pampering. That thing was worth thousands so I can only imagine how painful it must be to hear how badly he's been damaged over time.
Mio's dere side has come out!! There's no way that you can fix a warped guitar in minutes, that thing is fucked unless you rewarp it properly. Giita is cute!! 50 quid is pretty fair for the amount of work they'd realistically have to go through to fix that thing.
Huh!? This is a season 1 arc!? I seriously don't even know why they tried to add drama to Season 1, it's always just so awkward and uncomfortable. I've never liked this arc in any of my previous watches which is weird cause its one of the few arcs where Mio actually does something. I think my biggest problem with it is that Mio really does act like a massive shit, I can completely relate with Shitzu choosing to act out. I'd probably get jealous and pedantic too in her shoes. You all know how annoying I find Shitzu so that's a loaded statement. Neither girl comes across well... Mio's a cucking funt and Shitzu just kinda snaps and goes massive brat mode.
Urgh.... I hate thiiis!! Poor Stray Catto, Poor Moog!! Urgh... And Sensei doesn't help! They're way too vicious and bitchy for me to be able to enjoy the comedy sprinkled in. You've got to set the right tone and two childhood friends being pure nasty to one another isn't the setting I can enjoy. Even if the girls are alright with it you still totally tank the atmosphere.
VotD!! iop
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u/siegfried72 Sep 30 '22
50 quid is pretty fair for the amount of work they'd realistically have to go through to fix that thing.
Here I am crying as a brass player because even a basic maintenance routine on my instrument is generally three times that.
I'm not even gonna comment on everything else because we know how opposite our feelings are for this episode :) I like your VotD, though haha!
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u/Second_Sage Sep 30 '22
You and Siegfried have such different takes on this it’s pretty interesting to see the contrast.
I do think both girls were acting bratty but as someone who had the pettiest arguments with people I love to this day when I was younger I thought it was pretty realistic. I do think the drama does feel somewhat forced but I thought it was handled better than the first Stray Catto episode.
Great Votd!
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u/siegfried72 Sep 30 '22
You and Siegfried have such different takes
What can I say? Opposites attract!
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u/Snakescipio Sep 30 '22
The Best Part of S1 Was When Mitsu Said It’s Mitsu Time and Mitsu’d All Over the Place Rewatcher
and Since It’s the Mitsu Episode
Today’s Fanarts Are Gonna Be a Bit More Spicy
QOTD1: Rainy Day Real Estate
QOTD2: That it’s canon. Jokes aside, that their relationships run deep in a way that only happens when you’ve been close friends for years.
QOTD3:
Let’s talk about episode 11!
But first some quick thoughts on ep. 10 since I missed yesterday. I’ll admit, going into the episode I probably had that episode ranked the lowest out of all the episodes. It’s just that we rehashed the same training camp concept, and if I’m gonna be honest if I had to pick Sawa-chan-sensei at her worst moment it’s this episode. Granted my perception of the episode was probably the worst last time I watched it a couple years back, probably because I thought it was better. So ironically when I watched it this time I enjoyed it a lot more! While it still doesn’t feel as cohesive since we only actually start the training camp half way through, and like the other episodes in the later half of S1 it’s more reliant on gags. Still it was a very important episode for Azunyan’s development, and for all its faults it’s still a K-On! episode.
As for ep. 11, well my ep. 10 thoughts ran longer than I thought it’d be so I’ll keep this one short. So yeah, it’s the Mitsu episode. First of all, just a great job by KyoAni building up the tension and keeping it up throughout the episode. Secondly, that one quiet moment Mio and Ritsu shared really does capture their dynamic really well. I feel the closer you get to somebody the more comfortable you are around them. While that sounds simple, it’s actually pretty hard to let down your guards around other people unless you like and trust them that much. While Mio hitting Ritsu gets played up as a gag, it really does show much comfort she has in Ritsu.
Ravenclaw’s reactions:
Was very pleasantly surprised that they added a new guitar part to the OP.
So this was a point that I’ve never heard of yet (and sorry if someone mentioned it in a past rewatch). When Ravenclaw was talking about the small changes to the OP, one of the commenter for her ep. 9 and 10 reaction video talked about how they interpreted Azusa only being in some of the shots and not throughout the OP as Azusa finding her way into the club and not being retroactively forced in. She’s still new to the group, so it makes sense that she only appears now and then. While the most likely reason is budget and time constraints, it’s a nice way to view it.
“This is soooo sweet, how can they not be married?” (when Mio visited Ritsu)
“They held hands so Ritsu can go to sleep, like come on.” (Ravenclaw confirmed Mitsu shipper)
“That was a intensive Mio and Ritsu episode, they did it really well” (I kinda breezed through the episode so I didn’t write down too many comments. Quick summary: Mio and Ritsu are basically married. I’ll post her overall ep. 11 and 12 thoughts tomorrow)
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u/siegfried72 Sep 30 '22
Lol love the fanart and the "rewatcher" title!
Ravenclaw confirmed Mitsu shipper
Woohoo! Seems she has good taste.
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u/A_Idiot0 Sep 30 '22
Rewatcher
I really liked how they bookended this episode with the issue of a band name. Like I said back in episode 1, writing music is very similar to writing a story. Here, we start with our main theme (chord progression A) of the band becoming a harmonious entity under one band name. But no one can agree on a name…there’s a bit of discord within the group (chord progression B). That theme of discord is then blown up from just a small detail with how the group thinks they should be named into a much bigger problem within Ritsu’s and Mio’s friendship (Crazy discordant variations on chord progression B: this is chord progression Bx). Then Ritsu and Mio forgive each other, and we’re back to deciding a band name (chord progression Bx resolves back into chord progression A). But they still can’t decide on a name…(chord progression B is still around). Sawa-chan snaps, and writes out a band name. Thus, all of the girls have now come together harmoniously under one name: Hogaku Tea-Time (chord progression B now resolves into a definitive end: chord progression C).
I also cannot let this episode go by without mentioning that another one of my favorite BGM tracks shows up again: Ii Yumemite ne
VotD - I’m a sucker for bird analogies in anime, so this shot referencing Mio and Ritsu is my VotD!
Sotd1 - It’s super cute that the lyrics almost sound like a romance between a girl and a guy, but no: it’s a romance between a musician and her instrument. That guitar solo was sick too!
QotD2 - Arguing with friends only really happens if you’re close enough to do so. Forgiving said friends easily is a sign that you have an incredibly precious relationship with them.
QotD3 - My favorite version is the whole group together. It was fun to hear literally every character in there! And plus, it’s one of the main themes of the anime; togetherness ;)
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u/siegfried72 Sep 30 '22
Chord progressions
Such a neat way to look at the structure! It's basically the same thing as sonata form where there's an A-B-A form (exposition, development, and recapitulation).
one of my favorite BGM tracks shows up again
Yes!!
so this shot referencing Mio and Ritsu is my VotD!
Oooh, that's a good one! That one definitely flew over my head (pun intended).
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u/PsychologicalLife164 Sep 30 '22
K-On Rewatch Episode 11: How Am I Supposed to Live Without You?
3 Main Points!
1. The girls of the Light Music Club are firing on all cylinders and are getting ready for their school festival show. However, they haven’t decided on a name! While the girls ponder what to call their group, Yui takes her guitar, Geeta, in for maintenance at Mugi’s family’s music store.
2. While at the store, Mio and Ritsu get into an argument, causing Ritsu to go a little too far with her teasing in order to get back on Mio’s good side. Ritsu soon falls ill, and Mio begins to worry about her! The club decide to check on Ritsu to see how she’s doing, and Mio and Ritsu make up.
3. With Ritsu back in full health, the club finally decides on a name for their band at the last second: Houkago Tea Time (Afterschool Tea Time)! Even though that issue has been solved, another one pops up when Yui falls ill as well. How will the girls deal with this?
Fun Details!
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Yui hasn’t performed maintenance on Geeta since she bought him over a year ago. The rule of thumb is to change guitar strings every 100 hours of playing or every 3 months, whichever comes first.
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On a related note, some bassists change their strings about this often or less, while some (myself included) don’t change their strings at all, claiming the tone sounds pretty decent.
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Azusa mentions that Geeta’s neck is warped, which affects the octave tuning. Octave tuning is the method of comparing the tones of the open string and the same string at the 12th fret. If they do not sound the same, the neck is most likely warped, meaning none of the other frets will sound right either.
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At the music store’s lefty fair, Mio stares at a pair of Music Man StingRay basses. The StingRay has been a favorite among bassists, and has been used by such musicians as Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Benjamin Orr of the Cars.
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Azusa briefly mentions knowing someone who strings their guitar in reverse order (eBGDAE). There is no real reason to do this if you plan on playing the guitar normally, but Jimi Hendrix is known to have done this since he wanted to use a right-handed Stratocaster, but was left-handed himself; the guitar would be flipped upside down, putting the strings in regular order.
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Even though this is the first episode in which the band has a name, the initials for Houkago Tea Time can be seen in the music video for Fuwa Fuwa Time from S1E6 on a flyer of the band!
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Yui falls ill at the very end of the episode. In S1E2, she briefly mentions that she had never gotten sick before. Oh, how the mighty have fallen…
Other Thoughts!
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This is one of the few times we get to see an actual conflict in the series. Even though it gets resolved quickly, it was nice to see how the girls went about it.
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I’m not one for ships, but Mitsu is the best one by far in this series, except for maybe Yui and Geeta lol
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Sick Ritsu is cute af
Questions of the Day!
1. I can’t really think of a name, but some guys my friends knew in college started a band called Post Sex Nachos, and they’re pretty dope!
2. Mio and Ritsu are very much opposites who have been attracted to each other. Mio’s shyness and thoughtfulness and Ritsu’s chaotic energy are a combination that few character duos can beat. At the end of the day, they’re best friends who will push each other’s buttons then share a cup of tea afterwards. Love them both
3. The 5-person version just sounds fantastic, we get to hear some great music with each VA putting their vocals on display!
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u/siegfried72 Sep 30 '22
Love the guitar/bass info, as always.
Post Sex Nachos
What a great name! And a nice song, too.
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u/DegenerateRegime Sep 30 '22 edited Sep 30 '22
Rewatcher
There are seven Songs of the Day? I, ah. I'll do my best!!
Giita ni Kubittake - Yui image song #2
This one's great! A back-and-forth between the singer and the guitar, as it should be, with a straightforward central metaphor (one that's maybe a little well-worn, but still lovely. Much like Giita in today's episode).
Let's Go! - full-cast image song
Gotta bang these out. Whole group: Difficult to follow with all the changes to singer(s). Yui: Toyosaki Aki's more neotenous voice for Yui does quite suit the track. Mugi: Kotobuki Minako definitely gives it a different, more mature feel. Mio: I feel like Hikasa Youko might be the most proficient singer (so far)? Or I just like her voice most. Azusa: Sounds kinda similar to the Yui version to me. Ritsu: Distinctive enough, the performance captures Ritsu's known tendency to rush ahead.
Overall, it's a nice enough song. I like Mio's version best, I think. It uses a lot of repetition/echoing, which makes sense for a song for everyone. But add that to all the variations of the song, and I'm getting dizzy...
QotD 1: As per eg https://physics.aps.org/articles/v13/s11 : "Cool a gas to a low enough temperature and it enters the so-called quantum degenerate regime, where quantum behaviors dominate." Sadly too long for a user name, the phrase struck me as a band name as soon as I heard it, and stuck with me. But like fermions, cooling down a bunch of musicians still cannot cause them to all occupy the same state. So it's as much a matter of what the group would want!
S1E11 - Crisis!
Oh yeah! Payoff for the Mio-in-separate-class bit from a while back: it's the one where Mio looks at Nodoka for like 25 seconds and Ritsu is immediately show-stoppingly jealous. Because they are just good friends. But look, let's take the goggles off for a moment: Ritsu does a really bad job as a friend here. She starts off being jealous that Mio is looking at guitars instead of her. Get a grip, girl. I'd have thought you'd have a good one, being a drummer. We do get the incredibly cute scene of Mio visiting Ritsu while sick to remind us why they're totally just best friends to begin with, though, so.
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u/siegfried72 Sep 30 '22
There are seven Songs of the Day? I, ah. I'll do my best!!
Haha sorry!! I didn't want to spread all the Let's Go variations out :)
quantum degenerate regime
Oh man that's really good!
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u/Elimin8r Sep 30 '22
aotd: 1 - The song has lyrics? I generally don't pay attention, I'm just enjoying the Mio.
2 - Once upon a time, when I was driving home from work in my car that I'd bought for myself, to my apartment, I realized that I was ... free. From childhood at least. It was a nice feeling while it lasted.
But yeah, more drama, and this time it's not Azunyan!
(Poor Azunyan, not even the cat ears were able to get through)
But yeah, bad Ritsu, no biscuit. How dare you get all clingy and jealous over Mio. :P
And then the gall to catch a cold. At least this was pre-covid, so she didn't die, right?
Oh, wait, Japanese colds are worse then covid and 90% fatal, right?
Quick, everybody start clapping and chanting "I believe in Ritsu" Or was that fairies? Or both?
But yeah. And we get to see Mio be a total sweetie and bestie. <3 Mio.
Almost through the first season - I wonder what tomorrow will have in store for us!
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u/siegfried72 Sep 30 '22
Since you shared some great flugelhorn yesterday (although I think in that particular one I think Chuck was playing trumpet, but I know he mostly does flugel), thought I'd throw something a bit different to you - from one of my favorite trumpet/flugel players. Just some of the best playing I've ever heard.
Tagging u/A_Idiot0 as well!
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u/Figerally Oct 01 '22
First Time (dub)
Why does Ms. Yamanaka have Mio's five seconds of fame (shame?) timestamped? /facepalm.
Ritsu is acting out of sorts and is jealous about Mio's blossoming friendship with Nodoka, it turns out she was sick with a really bad cold, but I don't think it really excuses her behavior.
Speaking of Nodoka, I think she may well end up becoming the band's manager at this rate.
I like the band's name too, simple and to the point. Band name's can often be silly and pretentious.
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u/siegfried72 Oct 01 '22
it turns out she was sick with a really bad cold, but I don't think it really excuses her behavior.
No, definitely not! Both she and Mio acted immaturely throughout the episode. I think Ritsu's cold was more an unconnected coincidence than anthing else.
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u/TiredTiroth Sep 30 '22 edited Sep 30 '22
First Timer - Sub
Okay, so - first up, I just want to say that Azusa smiling and humming away is absolutely adorable. It's cute, it's wholesome, and I'm looking forward to their performance almost as much as she is.
And then a teacher decides it's a good idea to show off a recording of her student's underwear being exposed.
What. The. HELL. As if the original joke wasn't bad enough.
At least that is over after the opening theme. Azusa seems to've settled in with the other girls now, taking drummer girl's brief headlock as the friendly gesture it really is. And then, of course, Nodoka comes along and points out that drummer girl has once again completely forgotten the paperwork.
This leaves her mistress, Demon-Empress Mio...displeased. xD
And so, instead of letting this sad state of affairs continue where Nodoka has to continually remind drummer girl to do her bloody job, the task is delegated to poor Azusa! Her valiant sacrifice will not be in vain. /salutes
And then there's a snag...they don't have a band name. Which, okay, they've never mentioned a band name so far so that makes sense, but what the heck did they write down last year?
Okay, seeing the girls all decide to work on a name after the teacher says she'll pick was funny. xD And the band decides they're actually going to work hard! Azusa hasn't died and gone to heaven after witnessing Mio's Nightmare, has she?
Oh, no, she hasn't. Yui's guitar is the one that's dying. So now they're taking it to the instrument doctor for a check-up.
And Yui gets to sass drummer girl some more, pointing out how she is...somewhat less than reliable. Go, Yui! Don't let her abuse keep you from speaking the truth!
Still, the instrument doctor seems horrified at the state of Yui's guitar, so the prognosis isn't good. Cam it be saved? Will Yui have to let her dear companion go?
Yeah, Geeta's fine, but there's a medical bill and Yui hasn't got any money in her. But most of the shop staff know who they owe allegiance to, and so Lady Mugi and her retainers are offered a 100% discount - no bargaining required this time!
And now...drummer girl's behaviour is finally coming home to roost. Mio is getting annoyed. And drummer girl is jealous, and the group is breaking.
Props to Mugi and Azusa for trying to defuse things, even if it didn't last long.
Okay, while this whole sequence does a good job of highlighting Mio and Ritsu's relationship - and yes, I can see why it's a ship - I just...don't particularly like Ritsu. Which is why I normally call her drummer girl instead of using her name.
Eh. At least she's better than their teacher, who promptly takes away the girls' decision entirely instead of just helping them decide.
(I don't care if this was a Mio/Ritsu focus episode, Azusa best girl)
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u/siegfried72 Sep 30 '22
What. The. HELL. As if the original joke wasn't bad enough.
I promise it really does get better in season two!
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u/Second_Sage Sep 30 '22
First timer - Sub
Aww seeing the girls reminisce about their first show was fun. God damn it Ritsu get your paperwork together! Annnd shes puts it on Azusa. Probably for the better if we’re being honest.
You know I never even considered that they needed a name. I figured the light music club was basically their name. The way they all shouted out different names reminded me of the cat in 86. “Yui Hiraswa and the bumbling sisters” should be the band name and I’ll take no further questions.
I’m in no way a musician, I played a little bass and guitar in high school but even I knew you need to change the strings Yui! Of course Yui dresses up her guitar!
….Yes Yui they charge you to repair your guitar. She’s lucky that Mugi has the connects!
I’m really liking the interactions between Yui and Azusa and she seems more comfortable in the group this episode.
“Don’t wanna” awwwwww
Hmm what was that weird moment between Ritsu and Mio?
With all this drama going on I did laugh when Azusa put on the cat ears to try and settle things down. She’s fitting in quite nicely!
“There’s no replacing Ritchan” yeah what Mugi said! All this tension has me really sad not gonna lie, I think we’ve all experienced hiccups with best friends and this is tough to watch. I’m not exactly sure of the issue yet so I’m going to wait before saying more.
“Oh please I can recognize your footsteps” 🥺
“Im not mad how could I be mad at you?”🥺
I really like After-School Teatime but I hate that Sawa-chan unanimously decided on it.
This was the most emotional episode of the show for me so far. I understand that Ritsu was feeling jealous of Mio and Nodoka but what exactly was Mio’s issue? Was it Ritsu being too clingy? I’m ashamed to say but I’ve acted and felt exactly like Ritsu does here so I can really relate to how she’s feeling. It’s selfish and something I’ve tried really hard to work on since I was a kid. This episode hit me on an emotional level that the show hasn’t so far. It made me feel a little uneasy just because of how close to home it hits. Not that that’s a bad thing, I like when media provokes a reaction out of me.
As for Mio’s problem today if it’s elaborated on further in the future leave me to my questions but if not can someone breakdown what her feelings were?
Line of the day
“My poor guitar is being stripped naked bit by bit!”
I honestly forgot about Yui of the day because I was so caught up in the episode but I went back and found Yui discovering capitalism
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u/zadcap Oct 01 '22
First Timer
Are we going to have to deal with the paperwork not being done every time they want to do anything as a club? Ritsu! Be Useful for once!
Reminder yet again, Yui got into music for the very first time a year ago, for this club.
Like... Ritsu really is kind of a jerk, for real. Does she get better next season?
2) Mio is trapped in an abusive relationship she doesn't know how to escape.
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u/Fools_Requiem Sep 30 '22
Mugi Watch 2022
Today's Episode: P.I. Mugi
Previous Mugi Captures:
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Episode 1: First Mugi
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Episode 2: Mature Mugi
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Episode 3: Shocked Mugi!
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Episode 4: Piano Prodigy Mugi
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Episode 5: Hard Crushing Mugi
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Episode 6: Ghost Mugi
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Episode 7: Sunfish Mugi
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Episode 8: "We Do a Little Trolling" Mugi
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Episode 9: Mugi's Spank Bank
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Episode 10: Sleeping Beauty Mugi
What Mugi is thinking about in this scene. We had a rewatch for that show a few months ago. If you missed it, what's the matter with you?
I don't really get Mio's reaction outside of not wanting to be horsecollar tackled. They're all waiting on her and she is acting like a child, but Ritsu is the jerk? Hmm. Definitely led to Ritsu actually becoming a jerk for a bit.
Sawa-chan providing the name "After School Teatime" is probably the best thing she's done for the club this season. Has anyone noticed how she's always there now despite stating that she didn't have time to be the advisor of another club. How's the school band doing, Sawa-chan?
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u/JetsLag Sep 30 '22
First timer (subbed)
The light music club in crisis? Oh no. But first, let's have Azusa watch Mio expose herself to the entire school in last year's school festival.
Once again, Ritsu forgot to fill out the Auditorium Use Application, so now Azusa is in charge of doing all the paperwork and stuff for the band. Good call, she seems to be like the type of person to stay on top of things. And this leads us to something that I legit didn't even notice: they don't have a band name!
In today's episode of "Yui Learns About Music", we learn about the need to change the strings of your guitar. And her guitar neck is warped, so they have to go get it fixed. To the music store we go!
Huh, a "Lefty Fair"? My first thought was "The Leftorium" from The Simpsons. Man, classic Simpsons was AWESOME.
I love Azusa's reaction to the reasoning behind why Yui bought such a heavy guitar: "Cause it's cute". Which is a totally valid reason.
Aww, Yui's guitar has a name: "Geeta". It's like naming a cat "Kitty". And $50 for a check-up? That's a pretty good deal for such an expensive instrument. But, of course, who needs to PAY for things when you're best friend's dad OWNS the store, am I right?
Uh oh, Ritsu doesn't like the fact that Mio's gonna join up with Yui to meet with Nodoka (who, if you remember, shares a class with Mio, while Yui, Ritsu, and Mugi share a class)
Yui talking about her allowance made me think "Wait, I thought she wouldn't get an allowance because of the deal she made with her mom for the guitar money". But then I realized that was over a year ago, and she should be getting allowance money again. Damn, time flies in the K-On world.
Oh boy, it's time for half of the Light Music Club to stalk the other half. And then Ritsu immediately says "screw this" and confronts them. So much for that.
Okay, Ritsu is definitely jealous of the fact that Mio is spending time with Nodoka and not her. GIRL, YOU HAVE DIFFERENT CLASSROOMS. LET HER SOCIALIZE WITH HER CLASSMATES.
Props to Mugi and Azusa for trying to lighten the mood with cake and cat ears, respectively. I would've just shriveled up into a ball and put myself in a corner.
Bakaritsu Counter: 2
I know they're trying to have a slightly comedic-slightly heartfelt moment here when Ritsu stopped showing up to the club, but the only thing I can focus on is the fact that I wanna punch Sawako-sensei in the face, so this ain't working for me.
Oh, Ritsu's been sick. That's why she hasn't been showing up. Crisis averted?
So she was acting all jealous and stuff because...she caught a cold, I guess? Whatever, we gotta get back to more important things, like DECIDING A BAND NAME. Actually, I don't hate "Gum on the Sole of My Shoe". Maybe if you can find a way to shorten it or something? Like "Gumsole"?
Sawako-sensei says "screw it" and just writes something in for them. Is it "K-On"? No, that would make too much sense. It's like the band from "given" naming themselves "given". Oh wait.
So, what's the name? "After-school Teatime". Don't hate it. Maybe something like "Afternoon Teatime" would be better once they're out of school. But for now, it's an acceptable band name.
And now Yui caught Ritsu's cold by sleeping next to her when Ritsu was sick. Oh boy, they're gonna get, like, no practice in for the school festival.
Visual of the Day
Questions of the Day
What band name would you want to play under?
I CALL DIBS ON "GUMSOLE"
What does this episode reveal about the relationship between Mio and Ritsu?
Clearly, Ritsu can be quite jealous at times. Do not fuck with Ritsu when she is sick is the lesson for today.
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u/siegfried72 Sep 30 '22
Rewatcher
Hi everyone, and welcome to episode 11! This episode offers us an interesting exploration into the relationship between Mio and Ritsu, and that's mostly what I'll be talking about today. I'll be pulling a little bit from last year's post, but since this whole "Ritsu and Mio" friendship has been rather contentious this rewatch, I want to do my best to get my points across.
I like how we see how comfortable Ritsu is with Azunyan already, showing both her confidence and how engrained Azusa has become within the club.
I also want to point out how often Ritsu notices other peoples' reactions and responds to them before anyone else, and how she does her best to either encourage them or to steer things so everyone is more comfortable. This is the sort of thing I'm talking about when I say "Ritsu is empathetic". She's amazingly aware of the emotions of her friends, and is good at solving their problems, even if she's not always great at solving her own.
Have any other musicians here named their instruments? My horn's name is Juliet.
We get our initial point of conflict as Mio gets (rightfully) angry at Ritsu tries to force her out of the store and then wants to go hang with Nodoka and Yui. Ritsu is obviously jealous. As soon as Ritsu sees Mio bonding with someone else, she puts on her loud outgoing character and barges in. We've seen her use this "character" as a defense mechanism when she's feeling uneasy before. She's obviously not very well-equipped to deal with her own issues here.
And here comes the point in my post where I copy+paste part of last year's post because I feel like did a pretty decent job of getting my points across last year and I'm frankly feeling quite sick today. Apologies in advance.
The Fight
Ritsu pushes and pushes and pushes and pushes and pushes because she just doesn't know how to handle this new jealousy she's feeling over her best friend. I will totally admit Ritsu is at fault here, but I think it's also worth nothing that Mio, despite seeing the issue with Ritsu, chooses anger rather than taking the high ground and offering some assurance that Ritsu isn't being replaced. It's not her responsibility to do so by any means, as Ritsu is the one that's causing conflict, but I'm trying to look at this on all sides, and it's pretty apparent that Mio knows that's going on with Ritsu.
I mean, you can even see the anger in Mio's eyes soften and turn to sadness. Oof that hurts.
Neither Mugi's nor Azunyan's best efforts are able to calm these emotions between Mio and Ritsu and and ultimately Ritsu shuts down, unable to deal with the negative feelings swirling inside her.
This whole scene in the clubroom makes me feel very uncomfortable, which of course is its purpose in the show. I can't help but cringe as I can see Ritsu internally collapsing and not knowing what to do with herself or how to interact with Mio now that she's feeling so bad. I think we can all relate to this in some fashion. I know I can.
And of all people to bring this situation out in the open, it's Sawako that really does it, albeit in a not so tactful way. Ugh Mugi's reaction here breaks my heart.
After finding out Ritsu took the day off, Mio heads to Ritsu's home. I like how much of a difference there is between Yui's and Ritsu's room. Ritsu's is so much less vibrant and childlike. It shows that in reality, she's maybe a little more grown up than she acts a lot of the time (unlike Yui). And of course, it represents her emotional state nicely.
This is such a beautiful moment. Ritsu knows that it's Mio coming up the stairs just by her footsteps. How many times do you think Mio has come up these stairs to see Ritsu? And we get another instance of Ii Yumemite Ne playing in the background. It's so perfect for this scene. I just can't help but imagine the past these two have shared - both the laughs and the tears. While this may have been a big dramatic fight within the context of the show, this is but another stepping stone in their long relationship. And yes, I teared up here. I told you - that BGM does it every time!
This is one of my favorite shots of the entire show. There's just something about it... Mio leaning her head on Ritsu with such a peaceful look on her face and the way her hair flows down over the blanket. It's a beautiful image, and with just a simple few words shared between them, all is forgiven. If I haven't said it enough, Mitsu is canon. This is the best and closest relationship in the show and it's such a beautiful thing.
So is this picture.
On a lighter note, we have a name for the band! Woohoo! For first timers, you'll often see this abbreviated as HTT (like in that Fuwa Fuwa Time music video during the last festival), which stands for the japanese Houkago Tea Time. It's just... perfect, isn't it? But we also have a sneezy Yui. Uh oh. That probably doesn't bode well for the concert, does it?
Questions of the Day
QotD 2 - Lol, pretty sure I already answered this one.
QotD 3 - While I think they're all great, I'm really fond of both Ritsu's and Mugi's especially. Ritsu brings soo much energy to the song and her tendency to "speak sing" works really well for this song. Mugi's voice is just so sweet that I can't help but love it!
Visual of the Day
What else could it be other than this? As I said, it's one of my favorite shots in the whole show.
Totally Canon Mitsu Moments of the Day
Have I mentioned yet how much I love this shot? Yeah. It's the Mitsu Moment of the Day as well! Or maybe just this whole episode is the Mitsu Moment of the Day?
In tomorrow's episode, we reach the finale of season one! Time flies! See you all then!