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JPblueser · 2012-06-24, 01:12

This ending felt quite off to me. It's just so... plain and sudden. I wasn't expecting it at this point.

As everyone pointed here, if we have the final HS chapter wrapping up both stories, then it would be acceptable.

On the other hand... It's somewhat weird to think that a series like K-on! actually has an "ending". The closest to that was the ending of the 4th volume. Graduation is always a natural way of saying something ended but there's "more to come". But then the story really continued.

And now, how an "ending" could be done anyway? K-on! is a slice-of-life that didn't really have a tangible plot from the start. It's quite a tricky situation for Kakifly, I must admit. I'm curious to see how he will handle this with the last HS chapter.

Oh well... At least Mugi-chan finally will have her Yakisoba? =P

Bikerider · 2012-06-24, 14:38

I don't think we've seen the last of the K-On series.

kenjiharima · 2012-06-27, 04:58

Sooo...she'll just grow her hair back and get the man he likes....aw....

good, but not satisfactory.

Ithekro · 2012-06-30, 10:41

She'll have to go the head banging route like Sawako, and get that new long hair moving on stage.

Goggen · 2012-06-30, 16:42

So it looks like the manga ends without

Spoiler for end:

Ritsu Tainaka · 2012-06-30, 16:47

Has the manga ended or one more chapter of Azusa will show?

THEY MUST RE-UNITE!

Goggen · 2012-06-30, 17:43

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Originally Posted by Ritsu Tainaka

Has the manga ended or one more chapter of Azusa will show?

THEY MUST RE-UNITE!

It has ended. The last chapter hasn't been translated yet though.

kenjiharima · 2012-06-30, 20:01

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Originally Posted by Goggen

So it looks like the manga ends without

Spoiler for end:

Now this is what I wanted to see as the ending. Sad but no... T_T

winhlp32 · 2012-06-30, 21:57

First of all...while the University chapter didn't say anything, this high school chapter at the end does say "look forward to Kakifly sensei's next work". So I'm happy enough knowing this guy isn't going to disappear forever after K-On!

Spoiler for High School Chapter 13 (end):

And thats the K-On! manga (though who knows if the author will start this again or not). I didn't really expect too much from this apart from the cute girls and "fun things are fun" shenanigans, so I'm not too sad. Interested in seeing what else Kakifly has planned, hopefully sooner rather than later.

Vexx · 2012-07-01, 01:28

Going to stay neutral as almost all series end with "please look forward to my next work" regardless of what actually will happen.

kaitok · 2012-07-01, 12:15

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Originally Posted by winhlp32

First of all...while the University chapter didn't say anything, this high school chapter at the end does say "look forward to Kakifly sensei's next work". So I'm happy enough knowing this guy isn't going to disappear forever after K-On!

Spoiler for High School Chapter 13 (end):

And thats the K-On! manga (though who knows if the author will start this again or not). I didn't really expect too much from this apart from the cute girls and "fun things are fun" shenanigans, so I'm not too sad. Interested in seeing what else Kakifly has planned, hopefully sooner rather than later.

....what...? sigh. k-on is k-on after all...

blaze0041 · 2012-07-04, 06:52

...and so the series ends (once again), though I can't help but feel the endings were a little abrupt compared to the first time around. Nice to see Nao enjoying the culture festival a little too much, and it was great to see the group grow and get this far. I quite enjoyed this series, and hopefully we get to see what Kakifly-sensei's next work is in the not-too-distant future.

"Time to take off that Wakaba Mark! Go ahead and move on to the next step!"

Ryonea · 2012-07-04, 07:28

Ah.. it really ends T_T but this is a more proper ending IMO.

After reading this chapter, I really feel that Azusa should go separate ways with HTT since she seemed to have a strong emotional tie with Wakaba Girls.

BaKaBaKaOtaKu · 2012-07-04, 09:19

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Originally Posted by Ryonea

Ah.. it really ends T_T but this is a more proper ending IMO.

After reading this chapter, I really feel that Azusa should go separate ways with HTT since she seemed to have a strong emotional tie with Wakaba Girls.

Well, it's not like she doesn't have a strong emotional bond with HTT either eh? Azusa can always have two bands at the same time. But I have to agree with you. Azusa seems to relate and belong much more with Wakaba. Maybe because she's their age or something aside from that.

And, HTT started with 4 and it would end in 4, I guess.

Goggen · 2012-07-04, 10:40

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Originally Posted by Ryonea

After reading this chapter, I really feel that Azusa should go separate ways with HTT since she seemed to have a strong emotional tie with Wakaba Girls.

Them's fighting words!

HTT is the One True Band. I see nothing in the new HS chapters that suggests Azusa is anywhere near as attached to the new group as she is to HTT. And how could she be? They've been together six months. She was with HTT for two years. Wakaba Girls hasn't had the many bonding moments that HTT had. The relationships in HTT elevated beyond being just a group of high schoolers playing in a band together. I don't see that in Wakaba Girls at all.

Ryonea · 2012-07-04, 11:07

^ Nah, just a personal opinion of mine

I didn't say that her bond with Wakaba is stronger than HTT. I'm fully aware about that.
It's more like that she didn't really care about the new club at first and still yearn for her seniors, but as time goes, she developed a feeling for Wakaba Girls and enjoy her time with them.

With that said, If Azusa still want to return to HTT that badly like the first time, it feels like Ui, Jun, Nao, and Sumire only acted as a "filler" for her 3rd year. They're just there to accompany a lonely Azusa until she graduates.

^ But of course that's not the case for them

Vexx · 2012-07-04, 12:32

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Originally Posted by Goggen

Them's fighting words!

HTT is the One True Band. I see nothing in the new HS chapters that suggests Azusa is anywhere near as attached to the new group as she is to HTT. And how could she be? They've been together six months. She was with HTT for two years. Wakaba Girls hasn't had the many bonding moments that HTT had. The relationships in HTT elevated beyond being just a group of high schoolers playing in a band together. I don't see that in Wakaba Girls at all.

The Wakaba Girls are Friends First ... the band is secondary. They were friends before there was a band and there's only a band because the other two didn't want Azusa to pine away.

Bikerider · 2012-07-04, 13:04

as I've said before. I don't think we've seen the last of K-On.

Lord of Fire · 2012-07-04, 13:22

I think it's clear that Azusa still has huge emotional ties with HTT. After all, she wanted her band to play Fuwa Fuwa Time, even though it's not their song and this band has never played it before. And she did it pretty much on instinct, too.

Face it, Wakaba Girls was only a place-holder, so that Azusa wouldn't get lonely without her HTT bandmates. Nao and Sumire will probably continue the LMC and find other members to form a band with, but Azusa's place is with HTT, and nowhere else.

And this makes me wish that HTT goes 'pro' even more after they graduate from college. We know they have the skills, and they've become an inseparable group of friends, so it's not impossible. And Azusa could rejoin them eventually.

Either way, I wonder if this is the 'true' end, or if Kakifly has an ace up his sleeve.

Goggen · 2012-07-04, 14:16

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Originally Posted by Lord of Fire

And Azusa could rejoin them eventually.

Indeed. The manga has already hinted that this is what she is planning to do.

2012-06-24, 01:12	Link #2041
JPblueser Guitarded Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brazil	This ending felt quite off to me. It's just so... plain and sudden. I wasn't expecting it at this point. As everyone pointed here, if we have the final HS chapter wrapping up both stories, then it would be acceptable. On the other hand... It's somewhat weird to think that a series like K-on! actually has an "ending". The closest to that was the ending of the 4th volume. Graduation is always a natural way of saying something ended but there's "more to come". But then the story really continued. And now, how an "ending" could be done anyway? K-on! is a slice-of-life that didn't really have a tangible plot from the start. It's quite a tricky situation for Kakifly, I must admit. I'm curious to see how he will handle this with the last HS chapter. Oh well... At least Mugi-chan finally will have her Yakisoba? =P __________________

2012-06-27, 04:58	Link #2043
kenjiharima Mizore-chan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Moe Land Age: 43	Sooo...she'll just grow her hair back and get the man he likes....aw.... good, but not satisfactory. __________________ Vampire+Sisters

2012-06-30, 10:41	Link #2044
Ithekro Gamilas Falls Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Republic of California Age: 46	She'll have to go the head banging route like Sawako, and get that new long hair moving on stage. __________________

2012-06-30, 16:42	Link #2045
Goggen Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010	So it looks like the manga ends without Spoiler for end: the two groups ever meeting after all. That kinda sucks. __________________ KEION!GEEK - a K-On! fan blog

2012-06-30, 21:57	Link #2049
winhlp32 (¬‿¬) Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Boyzone	First of all...while the University chapter didn't say anything, this high school chapter at the end does say "look forward to Kakifly sensei's next work". So I'm happy enough knowing this guy isn't going to disappear forever after K-On! Spoiler for High School Chapter 13 (end): - Looks like Nao does go up on stage, is it as a back-up dancer? Or is it as something else... - Performance time. Somehow one way or another, that one song always seem to come up. - No costumes this time either. Azusa's such a stuck-in-the-mud. - Tea and cakes (and notebook computer) end. No resolution here either. But since the collected volumes doesn't turn up until september hopefully the author will have time to draw some after-story stuff at the end? And thats the K-On! manga (though who knows if the author will start this again or not). I didn't really expect too much from this apart from the cute girls and "fun things are fun" shenanigans, so I'm not too sad. Interested in seeing what else Kakifly has planned, hopefully sooner rather than later. __________________ 　　　　　　　　　　 \| 　　　＼　　( ^p^ )／　　　　￣￣ / 　　　　　　　/ 　　　　　／　＼\| 　　　　/

2012-06-24, 14:38	Link #2042
Bikerider Senior Rider of Bikes Join Date: Jun 2007	I don't think we've seen the last of the K-On series.

2012-06-30, 16:47	Link #2046
Ritsu Tainaka Your're stupid! =p Graphic Designer Join Date: Nov 2011	Has the manga ended or one more chapter of Azusa will show? THEY MUST RE-UNITE!

2012-07-01, 01:28	Link #2050
Vexx Obey the Darkly Cute ... Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ... Age: 66	Going to stay neutral as almost all series end with "please look forward to my next work" regardless of what actually will happen. __________________ "It Really IS Rocket Science", Novel series rough drafts; vol. 1 thru vol. 3 complete Volume 4 in work, Visit the thread for short stories!

2012-07-04, 06:52	Link #2052
blaze0041 a.k.a. Flammenkrieg IT Support Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Down under...	...and so the series ends (once again), though I can't help but feel the endings were a little abrupt compared to the first time around. Nice to see Nao enjoying the culture festival a little too much, and it was great to see the group grow and get this far. I quite enjoyed this series, and hopefully we get to see what Kakifly-sensei's next work is in the not-too-distant future. "Time to take off that Wakaba Mark! Go ahead and move on to the next step!" __________________ "Make sure you do a good job with your life's blueprint." - Kanna Makino

2012-07-04, 07:28	Link #2053
Ryonea Smiling beauty Graphic Designer Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Indonesia Age: 35	Ah.. it really ends T_T but this is a more proper ending IMO. After reading this chapter, I really feel that Azusa should go separate ways with HTT since she seemed to have a strong emotional tie with Wakaba Girls. __________________

2012-07-04, 11:07	Link #2056
Ryonea Smiling beauty Graphic Designer Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Indonesia Age: 35	^ Nah, just a personal opinion of mine I didn't say that her bond with Wakaba is stronger than HTT. I'm fully aware about that. It's more like that she didn't really care about the new club at first and still yearn for her seniors, but as time goes, she developed a feeling for Wakaba Girls and enjoy her time with them. With that said, If Azusa still want to return to HTT that badly like the first time, it feels like Ui, Jun, Nao, and Sumire only acted as a "filler" for her 3rd year. They're just there to accompany a lonely Azusa until she graduates. ^ But of course that's not the case for them __________________

2012-07-04, 13:04	Link #2058
Bikerider Senior Rider of Bikes Join Date: Jun 2007	as I've said before. I don't think we've seen the last of K-On.

2012-07-04, 13:22	Link #2059
Lord of Fire The Voice of Reason Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: The Netherlands Age: 47	I think it's clear that Azusa still has huge emotional ties with HTT. After all, she wanted her band to play Fuwa Fuwa Time, even though it's not their song and this band has never played it before. And she did it pretty much on instinct, too. Face it, Wakaba Girls was only a place-holder, so that Azusa wouldn't get lonely without her HTT bandmates. Nao and Sumire will probably continue the LMC and find other members to form a band with, but Azusa's place is with HTT, and nowhere else. And this makes me wish that HTT goes 'pro' even more after they graduate from college. We know they have the skills, and they've become an inseparable group of friends, so it's not impossible. And Azusa could rejoin them eventually. Either way, I wonder if this is the 'true' end, or if Kakifly has an ace up his sleeve. __________________