K-ON! Ep. 1

I like cute girls. I also like cute things. So, how about a show about cute girls doing cute things? Sounds like a great show! Or is it?


K-ON! is a show about four girls who just entered high school and they must join at least one after school activity. The light music club is in danger of disbanding since all previous members graduated so in order to save the club and to do cute things these girls decide to join.

The first to join are Ritsu, a drummer, and her friend Mio who is a Bass player. They later get a girl named Tsugumi to join who plays keyboard. The last person to join is Yui, who plays the... castanets. However, the other members believe she is a guitar prodigy.

The series is animated by Kyoto Animation who is famous for animating Haruhi Suzumiya and Lucky ☆ Star and they did a good job with animating K-ON! So far, the first episode introduces the characters and the premise of the show but otherwise nothing spectacular happens. The music is easy on the ears and the characters are soft on the eyes. The opening and closer are catchy and very happy sounding but I might be inclined to skip it in future episodes.

While the production of the show is good, what bothers me is the characters on the show. Our main character, Yui, is clumsy but she is gentle and innocent. (Maybe too innocent.) Ritsu is the hyperactive member of the group and her friend Mio is the tsundere character keeping everyone in check. Then there Tsugumi, who is the extremely polite one who is a bit of an airhead and probably comes from a rich family.

This all reminds me of another anime...



Don't misunderstand me; it isn't a terrible show. It even made me chuckle once in a while but I feel as if it has all been done before. Whether this series remains on its cliché path or finds it own way, its too soon to tell. It's not innovative but it won't offend anyone either. Hopefully, there will be something to spice up its future.

If you have a half an hour to kill and you like watching cute girls doing cute things then I would check it out but if you don't I won't hold it against you.

Now if you don't mind, I'm gonna go eat tacos...