2009-12-31, 03:50 | Link #23 |
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Don't know what to feel about this, probably happy and not too happy about this. I liked the first season and it gave me some laughs, but I didn't like the drama they added into the show it seemed out of place. Hey it's KyoAni, so there will be some people who expect some sort of major serious plot and they might do that. I'm hoping this second season would keep the same vibe as the manga, a light slice-of-life comedy with no drama. Just fun and laughs.
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2009-12-31, 05:01 | Link #24 | |
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Join Date: May 2009
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Great news indeed! Hopefully it will air this spring.
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And why do you want another studio to animate G.A. I thought KyoAni did a really good job on animating K-On! |
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2009-12-31, 12:46 | Link #27 |
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More music and more musical animation would not be turned down. Especially more instrumental sequences... I'd like to actually *see* Azusa go off on a guitar improv, for example.
Sign of the times I suspect -- even "safe" material like K-on is only lit for one cour at a time (whereas L*S was initially lit for two cours). At least there's safely enough material for the second season.
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2009-12-31, 13:06 | Link #28 |
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I'm expecting the following. That the second season will cover their third years of high school and end with graduation. I'm expecting some fleshing out of manga content and some original content as well.
It's going to be a long wait for this second season, but at least it's been announced. I highly enjoy good news like this.
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2009-12-31, 15:36 | Link #30 | ||
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Anyway so K-On made the most money out of all their stuff so far so a second season is kind of the least surprising news to come out of Japan in the last month or so. Controversial news, but not surprising. Quote:
More musical instrument scenes means less time for moeblobbing around and Azu-nyan/Mio cosplay and I don't know if K-On would have been as successful with the otaku market had they not devoted the maximum amount of time to those sorts of things. Thus I can't say whether it's reasonable or not to expect more instrument and music related scenes instead of a second season filled with more tea and cake and established moe scenario (beach/shopping/festival etc.) time. Can't help but feel that the latter would probably mean a greater potential profit in the Japanese market. Yes sadly (or perhaps realistically) I've learned to base my expectations for a large chunk of anime off of how much money I think a desired course would yield from the otaku market versus the current safe, tried and true way with moe. Last edited by Kaioshin Sama; 2009-12-31 at 15:46. |
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2010-01-01, 00:08 | Link #32 | |
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Of course, some shows do this better than others. I guess the key is sort of not to bite off more than you can chew. My opinion about this show in particular is that it did okay in this area, but I was able to "get into" the show after a few episodes (didn't click immediately, I must admit). --- Anyway, as for the balance of content and what to expect of the second season... I sort of think they're going to play it safe and keep the mix about the same. Concert and performance scenes are obviously nice (as Vexx said, they would "not be turned down" ), but they're really costly and time-consuming to animate, so I can see why it's not going to be all-concert all-the-time. Plus, in thinking about it, I think one of things they're playing off of a bit is that it offers just enough music that people who are totally non-musical can relate and enjoy it. It's sort of the "Rock Band" of musical depth; you don't have to know a thing about music, but can still catch some of the excitement. I think that's why it's "a show about the girls in a band" and not "a show about a band of girls"... if that makes any sense.
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2010-01-01, 08:30 | Link #35 |
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There really should never have been any doubt about whether a second season was going to happen. KyoAni knows how to work a franchise, after all.
I, for one, look forward to more fun and vaguely music-related antics from the members of Houkago Tea Time. I really hope they do an episode based on... Spoiler for Manga story:
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2010-01-01, 17:31 | Link #38 | |
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I mean, aside from the Instrumentals, K-On was generic as hell. Not that I minded, but I wouldn't have watched it if the music focus wasn't there (and KyoAni hadn't done it) |
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2010-01-01, 17:40 | Link #40 |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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Aye, the musical fun and daily grind of practicing and balancing it with life -- that's appealing. I'd prefer less of "teacher plays dolls with the kids making Mio cry" to be honest. The last episode of season one was actually quite charming -- in the end though, I'd like to see more music-focused sequences using jump points from the manga.
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