{"id":2622,"date":"2009-05-30T14:51:31","date_gmt":"2009-05-30T21:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikoto.wordpress.com\/?p=2622"},"modified":"2009-05-30T14:51:31","modified_gmt":"2009-05-30T21:51:31","slug":"k-on-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/flomu.net\/blog\/2009\/05\/k-on-09\/","title":{"rendered":"K-ON! 09"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Azusa gar-ified.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Very subtle, KyoAni.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Some\u00a0things I liked<\/span>:<\/p>\n

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Azusa’s character<\/strong>: she isn’t just your average loli, nor is she copypasta from Lucky Star<\/em>. \u00a0Though some might find her desire to be productive as annoying, I find it unique and refreshing, bringing something new to an otherwise pretty predictable anime.<\/p>\n

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The humor<\/strong>: for the first time since episode 1, I felt that this was a true KyoAni work (though of course, it doesn’t make up for all that painfully direct and stupid humor in recent episodes).<\/p>\n

We can see a few more recurring jokes starting to form in this episode: Azusa’s love for cake, Azusa’s treatment as the new Mio, etc. \u00a0I can only hope that they aren’t used too much, or else their effect will probably become as bad as Mio’s “fetal position in a corner” deal.<\/p>\n

Some\u00a0things I didn’t like<\/span>:<\/p>\n

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Just about anything with Sawako-sensei in it<\/strong>: she makes what could have been an incredible episode into a pile of stupid humor. \u00a0I don’t care how insistent KyoAni\/original mangaka is\/was on delivering fanservice via random outfits courtesy of Sawako-sensei, but I think it’s just stupid. \u00a0Non-sequitur may work well in some anime, but it flat-out fails in K-ON!.<\/p>\n

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The ending<\/strong>: because every anime needs a clich\u00e9d theme, be it “the power of friendship,” “believing in oneself,” or “life sucks.”<\/p>\n

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The OP<\/strong>: Either put Azusa in all of the scenes, or leave her out! \u00a0What’s the point of inserting her in the band scenes and not the random running\/stepping on stones\/etc. scenes?<\/p>\n

Oh, and I liked the new ED:<\/p>\n

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