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mrmin123
Korea (South)2971 Posts
I'm writing this because my cat woke me up at 6:40 AM. I can't seem fall asleep again despite only having gotten 3 hours of sleep, and I really don't want to review the metabolism of fat and ketone bodies. Again. So instead I'm going to write something about K-On since I watched the latest episode last night and it happens to be fresh on my mind.
Some background. As silly as it seems, the main reason I picked up K-On was because it was by Kyoto Animation, a studio I came to really like because of their work with The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Admittedly, their track record was more or less brutally crushed by Lucky Star, but apparently I didn't really learn anything from that debacle: when K-On was announced, after confirming that it wasn't another godawful Key VN adaptation, I put it on my to-watch list almost immediately. The fact that the show synopsis had the word 'music' in it definitely helped (I loved Beck! Nodame Cantabile S1 was great!), and so did Kyoto Animation's pretty consistent production values (I seem to be a sucker for shows with even semi-consistent production values).
The first season of K-On! was jaw-scratch-inducing, to say the least... I actually went in believing that it was going to be a show about music! LOL! Surprise! Gotcha bitch! Once I got over the fact that I'd been had, I tried to understand what made the show so amazingly popular. And I failed, similar to how I failed in trying to understand what made Lucky Star so popular. I realize that the whole 'cute girls doing cute things' thing has something to do with it, but come on, beyond that it's got practically nothing. It was basically a terrible show! Thankfully K-On! was an improvement over Lucky Star because it actually had a sense of temporal progression, so I could at least see time pass as these five dim-witted girls went about their lives aimlessly with reckless abandon. Oh and they dropped those otaku-culture inside jokes. But that doesn't make for an interesting show! The humor wasn't the type I enjoy too much (Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu, 2x2=Shinobuden, Cromartie High School...), the 'music' made my teeth grind, and the logic and personalities these girls had at times was downright irritating.
I continued to watch the second season because holy shit there's practically nothing else to watch right now. At least I'd seen the first season of K-On. K-On!! pretty much went on with the same characteristics as the first season. The main cast continued to be infuriatingly ditzy, all they did was drink tea and eat cake, and what little of their music we did get to hear still sucked. But once the cast started realizing that they were going to graduate and their little club was going to end, I actually got interested. Hints of meaningful development! Maybe? They hinted at this for a few episodes, dropped it for a few more, went back to it, etc... But this last episode actually made me look forward to the remaining episodes, and not because it's 'finally going to be fucking over' (although that does have something to do with it). Over the past year or so I've gotten familiar with the cast and their ridiculous interactions with each other. I also remembered that I'm a sucker for slice of life! Oh man, slice of life shows are great. If I take K-On and completely ignore some of the more inane scenes and all of the musical scores I think I might actually get a decent slice of life show!
One of the things I like most about slice of life shows is how they end... There's no big bad boss that has to be defeated, nor is there some complex underlying plot that has to be unraveled. Slice of life shows just have these peachy little 'happily ever after' endings. I actually sort of like those, especially when they involve a cast that I've grown familiar with. The next episode for K-On is the graduation ceremony episode, and I've liked those ever since the Azumanga Daioh finale (I still remember Chiyo crying while singing the school's anthem during her graduation... that was a  moment). I like them because it marks the end of the status quo: the years of interaction these friends shared, along with the largely invariable lifestyles they had, is coming to an end (I realize that 4 of the 5 main characters in K-On are going to go to college together or whatever, but it wouldn't be the same!). And at this point, I'm thinking that there isn't many other ways that this show could end. There's two more episodes remaining after the graduation episode, and I'm hoping that the amount of teeth-grinding I still have to do is low, but it's pretty hard to fuck up the ending to a slice of life show this close to the finale. I'd also be lying if I said that I wasn't looking forward to seeing how else they're going to build up towards the ending in addition to the graduation episode. As much as I've hated on this show, I think I'm going to be a relatively satisfied watcher, and I'm confident that I'll be giving the show a 7 on MAL (I gave K-On! a 6).
That or I'll get some good night's rest, wake up, and realize that the show is still shit, slice of life or not.
But for now, here's to a show that I thought was pure shit until a few hours ago... a show that might actually be decent, largely carried by its ending and what it entails for its ridiculous cast.
Now to review the metabolism of fat and ketone bodies. Again.
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Yeah this anime would have been alot better if it wasn't so sterotypical.. For a good music anime try BECK, or Detroit Metal City
I do have a Mio breast mousepad though which is really comfortable ^^
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min have you seen the eva movies? so epic
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you gotta throw some screenshots in there mate.
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On September 09 2010 20:14 Terrakin wrote:
I do have a Mio breast mousepad though which is really comfortable ^^
Ahahaha oh wow. And min, K-On is one of those shows that you really really hate to like. You sort of have to resign yourself to the fact that you are ok watching a show that really is an insult to the art.
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Mrmin, I thought you were a really cool guy. I don't know anymore.
EDIT: I blame being awake for 32+ hours.
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On September 09 2010 20:55 Entropic wrote:
Milkis, I thought you were a really cool guy. I don't know anymore.
MrMin, not milkis.........
You cant hate a guy with dancing smilies! :o
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On September 09 2010 20:14 Terrakin wrote:
Yeah this anime would have been alot better if it wasn't so sterotypical.. For a good music anime try BECK, or Detroit Metal City
I do have a Mio breast mousepad though which is really comfortable ^^
seconding dmc
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What animes have you liked in the past and which ones are you watching right now?
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On September 09 2010 21:26 Iplaythings wrote:Show nested quote +On September 09 2010 20:55 Entropic wrote:
Milkis, I thought you were a really cool guy. I don't know anymore. MrMin, not milkis......... You cant hate a guy with dancing smilies! :o
oh wow, I'm blind or just stupid.
I don't think I'll be able to watch too much anime (maybe follow a few series) with school. There will be spare time but I'd rather use it on SC2 ^_^
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I DON'T KNOW YOU ANYMORE.
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I'm a victim of K-ON!! =_=. I'm a total K-ON freak man. Like I know its bad and shameful so I hide it from my friends and family (well I attempt to hide it from my family but they know..). In my room there's a bunch of K-ON! posters. I even have a swimsuit K-ON! poster that can be stuck onto a shower wall so I can look at it while taking a shower and say "Hey you're wet! Guess what! I'm wet too =D!!!!". Currently I'm saving up for an import K-ON! clock and possibly a K-ON! dakimakura if I can find one.
Yeah... FML lol
I try my best to not let anyone of my friends go into my room because they're all very normal people, if they saw my posters they'd laugh their asses off.
... My fandom aside, I'll have to be honest- being a hard anime critic myself. The anime is simply just a moe-fest, and yes only up until now it shows signs of ending in a very warm-hearted way which makes the series worth the watch and not just constant moe fanservice. For fans like me and others who are crazy over it, we just have an insatiable hunger for high quality moe. lol
But hey man I'm glad that you changed your views on K-ON!! It's pretty rare for a normal fan of anime to have a positive view on K-ON!, especially after the affects it had on the anime industry.
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when an anime has 2 (two) beach episodes you know it's bad
it's a shame because i really liked mio
k-on season 1 that is
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On September 09 2010 23:55 Milkis wrote:Show nested quote +On September 09 2010 21:26 Iplaythings wrote:On September 09 2010 20:55 Entropic wrote:
Milkis, I thought you were a really cool guy. I don't know anymore. MrMin, not milkis......... You cant hate a guy with dancing smilies! :o http://myanimelist.net/animelist/orangemilkisi gave k-on a 3
summer wars only a 4?
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mrmin123
Korea (South)2971 Posts
On September 09 2010 20:14 Terrakin wrote:
Yeah this anime would have been alot better if it wasn't so sterotypical.. For a good music anime try BECK, or Detroit Metal City
I do have a Mio breast mousepad though which is really comfortable ^^
Seen Beck, tried to read the manga and then watch the anime for DMC, couldn't get into either one. I can't really get behind all the cursing that comes out of nowhere.
On September 09 2010 20:36 a176 wrote:
min have you seen the eva movies? so epic
Yea, I've been watching them. I'm enjoying it much more than the TV series since the amount of time Shinji spends in emo mode is greatly reduced. And good god it looks great on Blu-Ray.
On September 09 2010 20:39 pangshai wrote:
you gotta throw some screenshots in there mate.
Please no T_T
On September 09 2010 20:52 herve wrote:Show nested quote +On September 09 2010 20:14 Terrakin wrote:
I do have a Mio breast mousepad though which is really comfortable ^^ Ahahaha oh wow. And min, K-On is one of those shows that you really really hate to like. You sort of have to resign yourself to the fact that you are ok watching a show that really is an insult to the art.
Yea, I mean, I still think that it's terrible for anime in general but the whole slice of life finale is drawing me in. Does that make me a terrible person?
On September 09 2010 21:29 neobowman wrote:
Go watch TTGL.
Already saw TTGL... still think that it's the best show that season, mainly because everything else that season sucked dick.
On September 09 2010 22:23 dabom88 wrote:
What animes have you liked in the past and which ones are you watching right now?
http://myanimelist.net/animelist/mrmin123&show=0&order=4
On September 09 2010 23:06 fanta[Rn] wrote:
I DON'T KNOW YOU ANYMORE.
 
On September 09 2010 23:23 Snuggles wrote:
I'm a victim of K-ON!! =_=. I'm a total K-ON freak man. Like I know its bad and shameful so I hide it from my friends and family (well I attempt to hide it from my family but they know..). In my room there's a bunch of K-ON! posters. I even have a swimsuit K-ON! poster that can be stuck onto a shower wall so I can look at it while taking a shower and say "Hey you're wet! Guess what! I'm wet too =D!!!!". Currently I'm saving up for an import K-ON! clock and possibly a K-ON! dakimakura if I can find one.
Yeah... FML lol
I try my best to not let anyone of my friends go into my room because they're all very normal people, if they saw my posters they'd laugh their asses off.
... My fandom aside, I'll have to be honest- being a hard anime critic myself. The anime is simply just a moe-fest, and yes only up until now it shows signs of ending in a very warm-hearted way which makes the series worth the watch and not just constant moe fanservice. For fans like me and others who are crazy over it, we just have an insatiable hunger for high quality moe. lol
But hey man I'm glad that you changed your views on K-ON!! It's pretty rare for a normal fan of anime to have a positive view on K-ON!, especially after the affects it had on the anime industry.
All I can say is good luck on your K-On paraphernalia endeavors, sir. And I'm not sure if it's a positive view of K-On I have... just... less harsh maybe?
On September 09 2010 23:59 upinthis wrote:
when an anime has 2 (two) beach episodes you know it's bad
it's a shame because i really liked mio
k-on season 1 that is
haha wow. I must have blocked that from my memory. How convenient.
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On September 10 2010 00:17 fanta[Rn] wrote:Show nested quote +On September 09 2010 23:55 Milkis wrote:On September 09 2010 21:26 Iplaythings wrote:On September 09 2010 20:55 Entropic wrote:
Milkis, I thought you were a really cool guy. I don't know anymore. MrMin, not milkis......... You cant hate a guy with dancing smilies! :o http://myanimelist.net/animelist/orangemilkisi gave k-on a 3 summer wars only a 4?
I should have given it less than that, it was utter shit after all.
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Personally I have a tough time trusting kyoto after Haruhi season 2 t.t.
Wierd how everyone was raving about K-on.
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