K-On! General Discussion Thread

[kankyo]

Originally Posted by blaze0041

Spoiler:

I apologise for saying this, but didn't KyoAni already say that the movie was going to be set in their high school years?

Spoiler for high school years:

Technically it would still be Azusa's high school years and it's a post-graduation trip, so it's not like they are in college already. Besides, why else would KyoAni bother to set up such a nice story arc (that can easily be stretched to fill the entire movie or maybe even two)?

[BaKaBaKaOtaKu]

Originally Posted by kankyo

Spoiler for high school years:

Technically it would still be Azusa's high school years and it's a post-graduation trip, so it's not like they are in college already. Besides, why else would KyoAni bother to set up such a nice story arc (that can easily be stretched to fill the entire movie or maybe even two)?

agreed. X)

[Afternoon Tea]

Originally Posted by Goggen

Can't be, school starts in spring...

Well, Yeah I know that. Its just that the episode gives a graduation vibe, but as for the trip like i said a post high school trip kankyo pretty much has it summarized

Originally Posted by kankyo

Some confirmation (and heavy spoilage):

Spoiler for the timeline:

The story takes place after ep. 13 and before ep.14. In the beginning Mugi is giving everybody souvenirs from Finland and says that she couldn't give them out at the festival (the "matsuri" traditional festival, not the music festival) that happened at the end of ep.13 and then they all keep talking about impending summer school (which is ep.14).

Spoiler for when the trip actually happens:

The actual trip will be after graduation (the movie?). Yui also proposes that they go on another overseas trip together after Azusa's graduation so that they can visit all the places they wanted. (the 2nd movie?) Sawa-chan is tagging along for the "honeymoon" (Yui's idea )

Spoiler for destinations:

Azusa wants to go to NYC, Mio wants to go to UK, Ritsu wants to go to Hawaii, Mugi will go wherever everybody else is going (later suggests Finland), and Yui will go to any place where there are delicious snacks.

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by kankyo

Some confirmation (and heavy spoilage):

Spoiler for the timeline:

The story takes place after ep. 13 and before ep.14. In the beginning Mugi is giving everybody souvenirs from Finland and says that she couldn't give them out at the festival (the "matsuri" traditional festival, not the music festival) that happened at the end of ep.13 and then they all keep talking about impending summer school (which is ep.14).

Spoiler for when the trip actually happens:

The actual trip will be after graduation (the movie?). Yui also proposes that they go on another overseas trip together after Azusa's graduation so that they can visit all the places they wanted. (the 2nd movie?) Sawa-chan is tagging along for the "honeymoon" (Yui's idea )

Spoiler for destinations:

Azusa wants to go to NYC, Mio wants to go to UK, Ritsu wants to go to Hawaii, Mugi will go wherever everybody else is going (later suggests Finland), and Yui will go to any place where there are delicious snacks.

Spoiler for spoiler reply:

Only one place. Singapore.

[Afternoon Tea]

Hey Guys! another Comparison I discovered! This time its K-ON!! to Jimi Hendrix one of my favorite musicians! and one of my most inspirational.
(more will be added later on)

Jimi Hendrix Live At Woodstock ( one of the biggest rock concerts ever )

Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix has been reference alot in the anime in both dialogue and screen action. I remember in the first episode from season one; The members asked Yui if Jimi Hendrix was one of her favorite guitarest

click-able

Jimi Hendrix




I forgot which episode the girls were messing around with the cleaning stuff in the class room like the brooms and stuff, and pretended they were playing there instruments just out of being eager/intersted to play there real instruments. but this can relate alot to Jimi's background
Entirely self-taught, Jimmy's inability to read music made him concentrate even harder on the music he heard. (kinda like Yui, she doesn't know to read music) Al took notice of Jimmy's interest in the guitar, recalling, "I used to have Jimmy clean up the bedroom all the time while I was gone, and when I would come home I would find a lot of broom straws around the foot of the bed. I'd say to him, `Well didn't you sweep up the floor?' and he'd say, `Oh yeah,' he did. But I'd find out later that he used to be sitting at the end of the bed there and strumming the broom like he was playing a guitar." Al found an old one-string ukulele, which he gave to Jimmy to play a huge improvement over the broom. By the summer of 1958, Al had purchased Jimmy a five-dollar, second-hand acoustic guitar from one of his friends. Shortly thereafter, Jimmy joined his first band, The Velvetones.
-http://www.jimihendrix.com/us/jimi

Sawako shredding S1
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhn...8-28_lifestyle

almost a mimic of what Sawako just did in that first clip?

History of how teeth playing starting

gives you that 60's-70's concert feel in the U.S

expect more later down the line for this comparison, I might start a series for later things instead of typing all this out
Comparison Archive
http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost...postcount=1741
http://forums.animesuki.com/showthre...99#post3481599
http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost...postcount=1746
http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost...postcount=1747
http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost...postcount=1778

[Hikamori]

K-ON! is going to be on the Disney Channel Japan in April Pretty Hardcore!!!!!

http://www.disneychannel.jp/disneych...mend/1104.html

[Afternoon Tea]

Originally Posted by Hikamori

K-ON! is going to be on the Disney Channel Japan in April Pretty Hardcore!!!!!

http://www.disneychannel.jp/disneych...mend/1104.html

What?! why would they do this?! come one now I don't really like NEW Disney at all (its okay I just like old Disney wayy better), but as long as its not like Disney here in America I'll feel sorta fine.. but still..... theres just some thing wrong about this, I just can't put a finger on it... what ever more Publicity I gauss

[BaKaBaKaOtaKu]

uhmm.. taketatsu ayana's english-translated words from her blog concerning the earthquake and tsunami.. =(

Spoiler for ayana:

Hello (Good Evening).

Was everyone able to sleep properly?

I still can't sleep. When I'm watching news on TV, time just passes by in the blink of an eye.

I want to know how bad the situation is in Japan now and how people who live in the hardest hit areas are coping. I thought about what I could be able to do in this earthquake situation, but there's really not much I can do. I sincerely think I'd like to have the power to be more and more helpful.

From every event and from all your letters, I've always received a lot of power from everyone, and I'm really sorry that I'm not able to return the favour to you all now that such an important time has come.

I don't know what to say to all the victims, I really can't find the words...

But...

Please, please...

Let everyone be alright and safe. And more people be saved. I'm always praying from the bottom of my heart.

And to all the victims...

I'm watching on TV how much you are all doing your best. I think you're experiencing so much frightening feelings that nobody can even imagine and every scary or anxious feeling I've ever experienced until now can't possibly compare with that. I really hope all your family members and loved ones will be found soon.

I'm sorry if I'm not able to convey what I want to. But when I understood how much all of you are doing your best I thought I had to say something. I'm not sure if this blog will convey this to you, though. I'd be happy even if it just reaches at least one of you.

I'm not sure if the words of someone like me have some power. But I want to say "thanks" to everyone of you who's living. To all of the rescue teams, to everyone who, in these tough times, doing their best bearing it all.

I really want to thank you all.

I think even in this moment everyone's doing their best. It may seem presumptuous for me to say such things but, please, let the smile come back on the faces of all the victims.

I'll try to find something else I can do!

and about aki:

Spoiler for aki:

Aki had a boy she liked in kindergarten and made chocolates with her mum to give to him on Valentines day. After making and bringing it, she never mustered the courage to give it to him during the day. Then, when the end of the day came, she was waiting at the school gate and saw him pass by. She panicked and thought “This is my last chance to give it to him” and then, she threw the chocolate at him.

ROFLMAO.

and then aki and pikasha commented:

Aki: “And that’s how my first love went.”
Hikasa: “What kind of tsundere girl kind of action is that??”

[Lord of Fire]

^ Not sure how that last bit fits in with Ayana's sentiment for the stricken Japanese people, but it's funny nonetheless.

What's interesting about it, though, is how these seiyuus have become very good friends. I don't think something like that is something you would normally tell your colleagues, unless you really like or trust them.

[LightMusicBand]

hmmm, ok, a bit off the topic there, but still K-On though.

when do their school year start? i remember on the ep 1 of s2, there were cherry blossoms, so it must start at spring, right? and how about summer class. last time i checked, summer follows spring. so i don't get how that really work. (i'm not japanese, so i don't know the total timeline of their seasons, but i'm basing that on what other countries in the northern hemisphere are experiencing.).


and some stuff that i don't kinda like about the anime that i have noticed just now. they have the equipment, the room, the time, but they, for the most part, don't spend them as wisely as they should, like having practices and whatnot. it's just that, my friends and i am really wishing we could have those stuff, we have to rent a studio for our practice, and we don't have time either. (oh, i'm just stressed out these days maybe, but i do have a point do i?). but they (the K-on girls) do practice sometimes, it's just that, if we were in their position, we would be jamming our hearts content. but having tea and breaks are good too.


o well... could someone answer these. (just some thoughts that lingered in mind).

[Ryonea]

Originally Posted by LightMusicBand

and some stuff that i don't kinda like about the anime that i have noticed just now. they have the equipment, the room, the time, but they, for the most part, don't spend them as wisely as they should, like having practices and whatnot. it's just that, my friends and i am really wishing we could have those stuff, we have to rent a studio for our practice, and we don't have time either. (oh, i'm just stressed out these days maybe, but i do have a point do i?). but they (the K-on girls) do practice sometimes, it's just that, if we were in their position, we would be jamming our hearts content. but having tea and breaks are good too.


o well... could someone answer these. (just some thoughts that lingered in mind).

Well, first of all, the anime didn't show their activities every day. Hence why the extra episodes are set as insert episodes, right? Who knows they might have some very serious training at a day or two~ (outside of the episodes) but at least we know that the girls are quite diligent to practice at their own home.

[Ithekro]

The Japanese school year goes from April to March. They have a small summer break in August I believe.

[LightMusicBand]

Originally Posted by Ryonea

Well, first of all, the anime didn't show their activities every day. Hence why the extra episodes are set as insert episodes, right? Who knows they might have some very serious training at a day or two~ (outside of the episodes) but at least we know that the girls are quite diligent to practice at their own home.

ok, you have a point there. i guess it's not that they don't practice a lot, it's just that they were rarely seen practicing in the anime. didn't think of that. (though there are some incidents where Azusa claims they don't practice enough, and used that argument in order to train Ritsu when she faces the student council in making a request for an aircon. they didn't gave a straight answer as to why, but they promised they would practice. that's good). guess i'm a little jealous of them, that's all. ( i guessed i sorta answered my own question too).


thanks. now could someone answer my other question about when does their school year and summer class start? still clueless about that.

[Vexx]

Originally Posted by LightMusicBand

thanks. now could someone answer my other question about when does their school year and summer class start? still clueless about that.

Ithekro answered your question -- in Japan, the school year starts with the spring in April. That's why EVERY anime you've ever seen set in a school starts out in episode 1 with sakura (cherry blossom) petals blowing off the sakura trees. April is the month of Hanami (cherry blossom viewing time).

Students go to class year-round. There are small breaks (e.g. in the summer) - but usually students are given a pack of homework to do so they won't lose their momentum. That's why every summer break episode in any anime usually has one student who forgot to do theirs because they had too much fun.

There are school festivals to mark each season and a break in winter. Graduation happens in April, a week or two before the next academic year starts.

[Goggen]

So - anyone feel like translating the latest blog entry here? Clearly, it's about the manga continuation, but I'd love to hear exactly what's being said about it and Google Translate is not much help...

[Hikamori]

Originally Posted by LightMusicBand

and some stuff that i don't kinda like about the anime that i have noticed just now. they have the equipment, the room, the time, but they, for the most part, don't spend them as wisely as they should, like having practices and whatnot. it's just that, my friends and i am really wishing we could have those stuff, we have to rent a studio for our practice, and we don't have time either. (oh, i'm just stressed out these days maybe, but i do have a point do i?). but they (the K-on girls) do practice sometimes, it's just that, if we were in their position, we would be jamming our hearts content. but having tea and breaks are good too.

K-ON! critics are quick to throw in the "They don't practice" argument, but, they don't consider it's a 6 day school week x 2-3 hrs a day and most of the club activities shown are primers for the episodes
The only one not getting enough practice is, probably, Ritsu because it'd be awkward to carry your drum set home every night
She would have to practice at school, unlike, the other members

[relentlessflame]

Originally Posted by Goggen

So - anyone feel like translating the latest blog entry here? Clearly, it's about the manga continuation, but I'd love to hear exactly what's being said about it and Google Translate is not much help...

There really isn't anything new. They're just announcing that the manga will be resuming in the two magazines in the weeks ahead, and thanking all the fans for the inundation of supportive mail they received from a wide variety of fans after the original manga ended (they point out that they received mail from everyone from gradeschool children to working adults and everything in between). The implication is that it was thanks to all that support that the manga-ka decided to continue the franchise (though, and this is my editorializing, I'm sure the fact that it's a financial juggernaut now didn't hurt...) So just basically "thanks for all your support and please keep supporting us going forward" sort of thing.

[Otaku Guy]

^ Thank you, I was just about to post that but I guess you beat me to it.

[Goggen]

Originally Posted by relentlessflame

So just basically "thanks for all your support and please keep supporting us going forward" sort of thing.

Got it, thanks.

New K-On! manga is close now... Very close.

[Ryonea]

Originally Posted by Goggen

Got it, thanks.

New K-On! manga is close now... Very close.

But we still need wait longer for the translation