K-ON!

Season 1 (2009) (S01) 

For me personally, this anime series was an absolutely amazing experience! It is like eighty-percent of cute girls do cute things, and the other twenty-percent is about the music, and that is totally OK with me. I was hearing about K-ON! From people around me, I had been reading about it, and whenever it was recommended, I knew I would probably like it. After all, both of the genres are completely my kind of thing, and when I was introduced to the characters, I was absolutely sure that I was watching the right thing because these are exactly the types of girls I like. I immediately fell in love with Yui, Ritsu, Mio, and the rest of the ensemble, including the crazy teacher who kept wanting to get them into cute new outfits for some reason and had more major personal issues than all the girls combined. There is simply a barrage of cuteness, simplicity and is very much a feel-good thing. I appreciated and enjoyed the light humor and the intermittent attempts at musical performances (because I do not mind it, on the contrary, I seek it out). I found the atmosphere of the show just wonderful, and the first season just flowed so beautifully (I watched it all over two afternoons). What I was a bit worried about was the music, or rather the genre of music used, because, for example, I do not listen to J-Pop and K-Pop at all, so I was thinking, who knows what kind of music they are gonna squeeze into this show, since it is supposed to be a club with easy-listening music. I was surprised by the excellent opening, which had the right amount of energy, and when they mentioned Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page in the very first episode, I thought that this could actually be very cool. Seeing the bass, guitars, drums, and keyboards, I was sure that if you put those things together, there would be some good music. I enjoyed the music and how it worked in the show, not just the opening theme, however, I did like the music at the end and most of the original songs the girls performed in the show. Even the regular background music caught my attention and I thought I heard something that sounded just like Popcorn, then (episodes eleven and twelve) I heard keyboard tones that reminded me of ABBA, I was very comfortable with it and felt musically at home... I was extremely satisfied with this show, I enjoyed every episode and was smiling from ear to ear. I love K-ON! 10/10. (05/04/2021)