Comments on: Captivatied by K-ON, again

By: Mccurry

Mccurry — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:12:43 +0000

Having read the main post, I found myself agreeing completely with what it is saying, despite not entirely understanding the term “moe” (sorry, I’m a newbie to the internet anime community), at least in this context. It’s exactly as others have descibed it, K-On is meant to be a simple and happy escape, using the interaction of the characters to achieve this, not some deep look into social psyche or a long plot-based story. The anime itself never tries to deny this, think “light and fluffy time”. Yes, the characters may be “moe”, but would it work with them being different (like would TTGL be anywhere near as memorable without the manliness of Kamina). As such, I will be looking forward to the next installment as well. (Also, I agree completely with Justin, some more songs are a must)

By: mr_cirno

mr_cirno — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:36:29 +0000

watching K-On is like playing Serious Sam – you do not know why, but you still enjoy the mindless experience of girls being ~~retarded~~ moe (or blowin’ up hordes of ~~moe~~ stupid aliens in case of SS)

By: Titolion

Titolion — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:31:38 +0000

I agree with Sorrow. K-ON! is KyoAni moe-manipulation to the extreme (and a great way to continue the war with A-1 pictures), you can smell the laziness put in the show. Its: “here, take the extreme moe and shut up cause you wont want anymore”.

A comparison with Key is really a huge stretch. And I didnt feel relaxed, I felt exasperation. Kyo-Ani exasperation. I have read the 4komas, and its better by far because is “trying to be funny” not “trying to smash you with huge loads of cheesy-retarded-fluffy-moe fanservice”. Sometimes direct fanservice-ecchi shows are more pleasant than all these illusionary moe simply because they deliver without trying to be pretentious with the characterization.

I think the characters in the premise were good, and I admit I like Mio but thats not a merit of the anime, which just pimped her to please the masses. And we always have the K-ON! doujinshis to please us in other terms.

By: Author

Author — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:00:20 +0000

Hated that shit. They are just not near in quality. Objectively, IM was seriously overdone and stitled. And personally, I hated Anna’s mendacity so bad. By comparison, K-ON’s only offense is the gentle application of retard moe.

By: ETERNAL

ETERNAL — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:05:21 +0000

It creates a “pleasantly convincing illusion” if you’re the type of person who would enjoy the show in the first place. I don’t think KyoAni was trying to turn it into anything more than a fluffy moe show. It’s like how Key requires you to be a fan of visual novels in general: if you’re not attached to the characters, you won’t feel sad. I think a lot of people want K-On to be another Aria or HidaSketch, which it isn’t, and was never supposed to be.

By: Sorrow-kun

Sorrow-kun — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:22:45 +0000

I’ve read a couple of random chapters from the manga. It’s not the sort of thing I’ll ever commit to following, but, strangely enough, I found the small amount of exposure I’ve had to the K-On! manga much more enjoyable than the overall anime. It’s hard to explain why, and very possibly I just managed to pick the “right” chapters. I guess the difference was that, in the short chapters I happened to read, it never really felt like I was having moe shoved down my throat, but in the anime, that was almost an inescapable feeling.

By: zzeroparticle

zzeroparticle — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 08:22:55 +0000

Well, the show should be able to stand on its own though, so to use the “it’s how the original work was” defense doesn’t really do it for me.

I mean, I’m sure that if I read the work that K-ON is based on, I wouldn’t have watched it since it’s not my kind of thing and go back to reading ARIA, HidaSketch, and YKK (and watched the corresponding series) which definitely are.

By: jpmeyer

jpmeyer — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 05:59:40 +0000

Ichigo Mashimaro.

That is all.

By: TheBigN

TheBigN — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 05:39:54 +0000

When I read comments like that from Sorrow-kun, I have to wonder if he’s read the source material as well, since the majority of jokes and such come directly from there. Maybe because KyoAni “highlights” these more?

On a side note, I feel like I’ll never be able to refer to a show as a “moe show” for various reasons. :P

By: Yi

Yi — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:45:40 +0000

I love K-On! too and like you, I couldn’t pinpoint why I liked it so much.
Then when I watched it with my sister, who was not an anime fan or even a regular watcher, she said she enjoyed it simply because it was light and relaxing. It was something that you could just enjoy without having to think about anything… A mindless retreat. And I agreed.
“It’s calculated to the point that it creates a pleasantly convincing illusion, and it soothes the soul without relying on awkward self-inserts.” Agreed. It’s a moe show that does not overemphasize anything.
I really look forward to it as well.