K-On! - Episode 2 Discussion / Poll

[Child_of_Sierra]

Originally Posted by Reckoner

Incidents like "Oh it was so shiny so I was afraid to play it" just boggle me. Do people honestly find moments like this entertaining? Do they enjoy seeing someone act this dimwitted? I can't understand how this comes off as being moe either.

Not sure how it comes off as moe but I loved the scene because I can relate to people who end up so in love with something they purchased. Yui's reaction is not unusual at all. People do end up giddy and silly when they first receive something they really like.

[vandakiara]

Originally Posted by Child_of_Sierra

Not sure how it comes off as moe but I loved the scene because I can relate to people who end up so in love with something they purchased. Yui's reaction is not unusual at all. People do end up giddy and silly when they first receive something they really like.

yeah, a lot of people do that - it's not that she was afraid to play it - she was just too attached to it.

[Reckoner]

Whether or not it is moe was not my point. Yes it is subjective, but what I was trying to drive at is how I cannot seem to understand how this is entertaining. I ask myself why the audience would want to see a character act so immature and stupidly.

Alas, this is my opinion and obviously many here find it entertaining. It is my own disillusionment.

[Tyabann]

Originally Posted by Reckoner

Alas, this is my opinion and obviously many here find it entertaining. It is my own disillusionment.

The only cure for this is to watch something manly. I suggest Sengoku Basara.

[Bonta Kun]

Originally Posted by Kaisos Erranon

The only cure for this is to watch something manly. I suggest Sengoku Basara.

lol now while Sengoku Basara is manly and gar its also in a sense immature and stupid too

may want to be careful of that one

my outlook on why people like immature and stupid is cause it reminds us of our immature and stupid youths and I like to think everyone is a kid at heart

I generally get the idea when people want to watch something like this its one way of getting away from it all, therefore one just enjoys what sillyness there is.

well whether one wants to believe it or not, our human nature will always be to laugh at the stupid

[OceanBlue]

Originally Posted by Reckoner

Whether or not it is moe was not my point. Yes it is subjective, but what I was trying to drive at is how I cannot seem to understand how this is entertaining. I ask myself why the audience would want to see a character act so immature and stupidly.

Alas, this is my opinion and obviously many here find it entertaining. It is my own disillusionment.

It's also interpretation. You see it as immature and stupid, and I see it as innocent and airheaded. But yes, more cynical people won't find Yui as cute as others.

[Ascaloth]

Episode 2 article is here:

[RIUVA] Trial Run: K-ON!, Episode 2

Very nice to see the girls getting along famously, but yeah, somehow I feel it didn't have the momentum of episode 1. 7/10.

[Amber.Dawn]

Originally Posted by Reckoner
Incidents like "Oh it was so shiny so I was afraid to play it" just boggle me. Do people honestly find moments like this entertaining? Do they enjoy seeing someone act this dimwitted? I can't understand how this comes off as being moe either.

Originally Posted by Child_of_Sierra

Not sure how it comes off as moe but I loved the scene because I can relate to people who end up so in love with something they purchased. Yui's reaction is not unusual at all. People do end up giddy and silly when they first receive something they really like.

I am indifferent to it being entertaining or not. All I know is...I'm like that -_-. When I get something new, I'm afraid to touch it at first. So yeah, I find it less as entertainment than as something real.

[thundrakkon]

K-On episode 2 was entertaining. However, I do not understand all the over hype that is currently going on with this series. As it stands, the series is entertaining so far, but not mind blowingly entertaining. I will continue to watch to see what the hype is all about, but that in effect could lower the entainment value due to higher expectations.

I do agree Molenir about Minami-ke. Those series are thoroughly entertaining time and time again. I guess being a Kyoto Animation series always increases its chances of getting a sub-forum (then again, I usually love KyoAni series).

The shopping scene was cute, but when somewhere I read that the ojou-sama girl was going to bargain, I expected that she show some amazing skills. However, it ended up that she was the daughter of the owner of the store, so that was kind of a letdown.

I hope to see more amazing things from these characters later on. Right now, they are just entertaining, but nothing outstanding.

[Sai Feng]

I haven't notice this before, but Ui...mmm mini ponytail goodness

[typhonsentra]

Strange that they made such a long filler segment of them working to get the guitar, especially when you consider there's no way they'd be able to save up that much money necessary to get that guitar anytime soon. It was funny though.

[Tyabann]

Originally Posted by typhonsentra

Strange that they made such a long filler segment of them working to get the guitar, especially when you consider there's no way they'd be able to save up that much money necessary to get that guitar anytime soon. It was funny though.

I don't think you can consider that "filler" here...

[noob3d]

Originally Posted by Reckoner

Whether or not it is moe was not my point. Yes it is subjective, but what I was trying to drive at is how I cannot seem to understand how this is entertaining. I ask myself why the audience would want to see a character act so immature and stupidly.

Alas, this is my opinion and obviously many here find it entertaining. It is my own disillusionment.

I actually broke my hiatus from posting here for this

Labeling someone immature and stupid is unreasonable when Yui is basically a 15 year old girl.If you know 15 year old girls...teenagers...not adult.Its like calling a 10 year old stupid because his mental capacity is of a 10 year old kid.I hated that when I was a kid,people judging me from their lofty perspectives,just because they were older.

As to why people watch this.Its a slice of life.About high school.You don't miss it until you've left it.I can relate to what these girls are doing because I've been there,seen that,etc.Its just a way for me and hopefully others to relive those carefree days.If only for 20 minutes.

[KholdStare]

Originally Posted by thundrakkon

K-On episode 2 was entertaining. However, I do not understand all the over hype that is currently going on with this series.

Oh come on now. KyoAni translates to hype, don't you know?

[Reckoner]

Originally Posted by noob3d

I actually broke my hiatus from posting here for this

Labeling someone immature and stupid is unreasonable when Yui is basically a 15 year old girl.If you know 15 year old girls...teenagers...not adult.Its like calling a 10 year old stupid because his mental capacity is of a 10 year old kid.I hated that when I was a kid,people judging me from their lofty perspectives,just because they were older.

As to why people watch this.Its a slice of life.About high school.You don't miss it until you've left it.I can relate to what these girls are doing because I've been there,seen that,etc.Its just a way for me and hopefully others to relive those carefree days.If only for 20 minutes.

Don't worry, I seem to get quite a few people worked up.

Anyhow, I thought most people were watching this mostly because it's A) KyoAni or B) A music anime. Slice of life is probably one of the lesser factors involved with the interest generated in this show.

I don't really got much to say to the rest of your post. To me, Yui is an immature character for a 15 year old, and my god, I'm 17 it's not like I'm acting like a high and mighty adult.

[Ithekro]

I'd point out from experiance that Californian teens are not exactly normal high school students. They've generally struck me as being over-mature for their age in attitude but not in actions. This seems to be because they don't want to look like middle school students, but don't see adults as being cool...so they come off kind of weird. Yes I was one and I saw many like this.

[gundam rider]

ep 2, already launched......

is it just me & my imagination, or that in some parts of the scenes reminded me of the Haruhi-chan web-series animation style for some reason?........

[KholdStare]

We all know that fiction =/= reality. Yui has "retard-moe," and that's why I love her. We all know that pink hair and huge eyes would probably not look good in reality, right? We shouldn't make direct comparison between anime and real life nor be worked up when someone does.

[Sheba]

Originally Posted by Reckoner

Don't worry, I seem to get quite a few people worked up.

Anyhow, I thought most people were watching this mostly because it's A) KyoAni or B) A music anime. Slice of life is probably one of the lesser factors involved with the interest generated in this show.

Not really, it is more slice-of-life with music, and the music club, as a second driving force (the main one being the characters) to carry the "plot". Like how Aria is slice-of-life with "Akari, Alice and Aika learns the ways of the Undine and how Neo Venezia is an awesome place" to carry the "plot" in some way while still being primarily driven by the characters.

[risingstar3110]

Just watched the Ep and i totally loves it. It meets up with the expectation i had from Ep 1.

I can understand what Yui went through. Even now everytime I buy something or receive some gifts; i still feel myself silly when the thought of preserving them as long as possible cross my mind. That's why my brain was silently screaming "Yui, don't sleep with it" and "wash your hand (after you eat cakes) before touching it".
Even when she slacked off with practices, she still did quite well when she try to play that song. It took me like 2 lessons to be able to hold the guitar and play notes probably after all (I'm suck....)

In this episode, both Tsumugi and Mio broke their respective stereotypes walls. I thought the girls act OOC during the ED but now it starts to make sense.

Mio was so cute that my plan to make some Mio's avatars for this Ep failed because now there are too many moments i want to make. Using Mio, KyoAni was success in luring me into their fandom as my resistance is none now