Comments on: K-On! DVD 1 Review

By: TsukuyomiMagi99

TsukuyomiMagi99 — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:13:40 +0000

I don’t think they hate cute shows they just want their cute shows to have some form of substance. Seanny mentioned anime like Aria for example and wished that K-On! was deeper and more meaningful. I believe it has nothing to do with the cute girls but the structure they are put in that turns people off. I personally have no problem with shows like this in fact I love K-On! and a lot of other “moeblob” shows that people have a problem with here.

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unpas — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:13:44 +0000

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By: inzilor

inzilor — Sun, 01 May 2011 01:23:53 +0000

I think the show has a lot of merit, especially since the music in the shows is diverse and displays both cuteness with a subtle hint of wildness. It’s a blend that I find intriguing, and the addition of lots of tunes helps make it even more fun to watch.

I agree that Stephanie Sheh is definitely the wrong person to be dubbing for Yui. Most likely the director wanted her to get up into typical moe pitch range with the voice, but all too often, she sounds strained and weak. The typical nasal tone with a touch of fine sandpaper is almost completely gone, only making a rare appearance like an afterthought.

About most of the others who left comments: if they dislike cute shows so much, why did they bother with this one at all?

By: TheLaughingMan

TheLaughingMan — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 05:53:28 +0000

I pride myself on watching and enjoying anime of all types, genre, and levels of story depth. Yet, not a single anime Kyoto Animation has produced so far has been any good in my opinion. Haruhi had a single character that was interesting and one really good scene. Lucky Star was like eating an entire chocolate cake for breakfast, and K-on…well honestly I was done after Lucky Star.

I don’t think I will give this a second thought.

By: seanny

seanny — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 02:27:17 +0000

“Viewers that demand [pointfulness and expression in their anime] may find K-On! pointless and dull”

That’s for sure. I’m not averse to moe, idyllic anime or Kyoto Animation, but the whole time I was wishing for the show to ever so slowly develop into a subversive and harrowing exposé on the music & idol industry, traumatizing its unsuspecting viewers like frogs in gradually boiling water. Or it could’ve been a little more about music at the least, its supposed subject matter. I jumped ship after 6 monotonous episodes of cake, spring breaks, and other ground well-traveled by decades of previous anime.

It didn’t present an imaginative world like other idyllic anime I’ve seen (YKK, Aria, Kamichu), and obviously it lacked the conflict, drama and parody of other moe-centric Kyoto Animation work (Haruhi, Kanon, Clannad), so I don’t understand how K-On is supposed to best its peers. Yet it’s a sensation with 41 episodes, a fourthcoming movie, and a never-ending torrent of merchandise. I dunno lol.

By: WWAanimefan

WWAanimefan — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 07:06:24 +0000

When I first saw this, my response was that you did it again. There will be a big to-do at Sakura-Con in a few days to premiere the K-On! anime. I hope this time it turns out better than when you gave a rather scathing review of GunXSword a few years ago just days before a similar big to-do for the anime’s premiere at Sakura-Con. The result unfortuantely was a disaster for the anime’s premiere because everyone went it saying it was terrible. So, I can only hope for the best this time around, as this review was much more positive.

By: okaloka

okaloka — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:41:40 +0000

In short it’s just an anime full with moeblobs with music ridiculously praise by KyoAni fans.

Lame.