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Unknown Soldier · 2010-07-04, 17:45

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Originally Posted by shyezrylei

Honestly you shouldn't worry about what your male friends would think if they discover what YOU watch. Besides, in general this show IS targeted at a male audience but in my book it's targeted to females as well.

Outside of Japan and especially outside of the otaku circles, people would be unaware of moe and so would see K-ON as something that was primarily girly and girl-oriented. The entire cast is all girls and all they do is girly things all day, sometimes they play girly music too. It would be impossible to explain why K-ON is supposed to be for lonely Japanese males because people outside of Japan aren't trained from birth to go insane over cuteness. In Japanese culture, cuteness has overwhelmingly come to dominate just about everything but that's untrue of almost all other cultures, including all the other Asian cultures.

panzerfan · 2010-07-05, 03:57

If you were to go to Taiwan and Hong Kong however, you will find the moe brethren...

sergho · 2010-07-05, 06:26

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Outside of Japan and especially outside of the otaku circles, people would be unaware of moe and so would see K-ON as something that was primarily girly and girl-oriented. The entire cast is all girls and all they do is girly things all day, sometimes they play girly music too. It would be impossible to explain why K-ON is supposed to be for lonely Japanese males because people outside of Japan aren't trained from birth to go insane over cuteness. In Japanese culture, cuteness has overwhelmingly come to dominate just about everything but that's untrue of almost all other cultures, including all the other Asian cultures.

I would be very much surprised if the show didn't have a huge female following, even in Japan.

krko · 2010-07-05, 07:27

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Originally Posted by sergho

I would be very much surprised if the show didn't have a huge female following, even in Japan.

Well it does. I believe it did spark a minor boom in light music clubs around Japan

Yui Is My Wife · 2010-07-05, 11:17

Sure, they're still goofy life most comedy-themed anime girl leads, but their goofiness feels more organic and natural, thanks to the fact the Head Director of the first season is a woman, who has been there and done that, so to speak.

Unknown Soldier · 2010-07-05, 18:39

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Originally Posted by sergho

I would be very much surprised if the show didn't have a huge female following, even in Japan.

The show does. The director and staff at KyoAni, who are apparently mostly women, leaned hard on the guys in charge to let them drastically tone down some of the stuff from the manga. The manga is undeniably seinen by comparison. I don't know that KyoAni realizes just how much more money they were able to make this way.

risingstar3110 · 2010-07-06, 08:17

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

There have been many TV shows in many countries about "nothing". It's not about what the show is ABOUT, it's about how much fun you are having while watching it. One notable example in American television is Seinfeld. And of course comparisons to Azumanga are inevitable, K-ON is essentially Azumanga Daioh + Beck and somehow it manages to be better than both, one of the advantages of not having to go first.

You reminded me of a famous 1975 animation picture called "Hedgehog In The Fog" (I have just watched it on youtube recently) The film is absolutely not about anything special, but somehow it's very entertaining and heart warming...

That's just to prove you don't need to like modern anime to enjoy slice-of-life, i guess

Nerroth · 2010-07-06, 13:23

I can't quite tell if the show is going with more Azunyan-centred stories in response to the demands of her pre-existing fanbase, or as a way to promote her as an alternate protagonist should they decide to base a post-graduation season 3 around her.

Maybe a little of both, perhaps?

Still, I'm enjoying the development they are giving her.

Oh, and I noted how many of the others she knows made the 'who are you?' joke when she showed up all tanned/burned, but Yui immediately went all 'Azu-nyaaaaaaaaaaan!' and glomped her at once!

Nice little detail, there.

wingman32x · 2010-07-18, 19:51

Wow, what a trippy and somewhat weird episode. Azu-nyan's dreams were pretty funny though, especially the slide and lottery ones. What I really liked about this episode was that it showed insight into Azusa's feelings about the other four members graduating. Yeah, I'm sure most of us predicted how she would feel, but it's nice to finally hear/see it from her. Jun possibly joining the light music club is an awesome idea. Have Ui join too

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Overall, a solid episode with a very trippy feel to it. I give it an 8/10.

Ithekro · 2010-07-19, 01:08

They'd still need a fourth member to keep the Light Music Club going.

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2010-07-05, 03:57	Link #82
panzerfan Name means little... Graphic Designer Join Date: Dec 2004	If you were to go to Taiwan and Hong Kong however, you will find the moe brethren... __________________ It would be enough for the depressing things in life to only exist in reality. It is because that I think the birth of a story... is from people dreaming of a happy ending. ~Misaka Shiori

2010-07-05, 11:17	Link #85
Yui Is My Wife Paper-Fan of DOOM!! Join Date: Jul 2010	Sure, they're still goofy life most comedy-themed anime girl leads, but their goofiness feels more organic and natural, thanks to the fact the Head Director of the first season is a woman, who has been there and done that, so to speak. __________________

2010-07-06, 13:23	Link #88
Nerroth NePoi! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 43	I can't quite tell if the show is going with more Azunyan-centred stories in response to the demands of her pre-existing fanbase, or as a way to promote her as an alternate protagonist should they decide to base a post-graduation season 3 around her. Maybe a little of both, perhaps? Still, I'm enjoying the development they are giving her. Oh, and I noted how many of the others she knows made the 'who are you?' joke when she showed up all tanned/burned, but Yui immediately went all 'Azu-nyaaaaaaaaaaan!' and glomped her at once! Nice little detail, there. __________________

2010-07-19, 01:08	Link #90
Ithekro Gamilas Falls Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Republic of California Age: 46	They'd still need a fourth member to keep the Light Music Club going. __________________

2010-07-18, 19:51	Link #89
wingman32x Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Age: 34	Wow, what a trippy and somewhat weird episode. Azu-nyan's dreams were pretty funny though, especially the slide and lottery ones. What I really liked about this episode was that it showed insight into Azusa's feelings about the other four members graduating. Yeah, I'm sure most of us predicted how she would feel, but it's nice to finally hear/see it from her. Jun possibly joining the light music club is an awesome idea. Have Ui join too . Overall, a solid episode with a very trippy feel to it. I give it an 8/10.