She has heart, man! They turned me around on her character by the end, more to come on that soon...
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K-on! Community |OT| Never Ending Talk About Never Ending Girl's Talk
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She has heart, man! They turned me around on her character by the end, more to come on that soon...
Honestly, I actually like her as a character; probably for the same reason you do from the sounds of it.
The real audience-surrogate is Jun!
In a way, yes, but I think the audience is already far too locked in with Yui as a main protagonist for people to take her perspective. She's more like the outsider, whose experiences provide an opportunity to compare just how wacky, and in a way, insular, the Keionbu's antics are.
She's the 'normal' character, and also adds a layer of sarcasm that no one else in the series really provide. She makes the show self-aware, in a way.
Eh, I dunno, when I was watching K-On she always seemed like a "filler" character for me. If you have some insight as to why I should see her as more than just a filler character, please feel free to explain.
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Azunyan's friends were there to warm the bench until the other members of the Keionbu graduated. Kakifly was probably planning ahead in case K-ON made it big for him.
This is actually a pretty good description of her and her place in the show, but...
I think this is the more likely scenario, which is what made me see her as a "filler" character.
Chet Rippo
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In the manga you're basically right. She's basically there so that the club will go on afterwards.
The anime on the other hand made her stand out as the outside character looking in. She's pretty funny to boot.
Chet Rippo
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May I ask what the figure was?
Me either unless mine count >_>
I accidentally kneed one of my friends in the boobs once <_<
They're soft. =3
Shipping doubled the price? Good god, how much was the figure?
Chet Rippo
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I can't imagine how that happened.
I we were both on the floor and another friend threw her onto me. I had a reflexive reaction and kneed her boobs. I didn't hurt her that bad because they're so big.
Chet Rippo
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You just had to throw in that last bit, didn't you?
Well I did ask her out a few times >_>
It was weird because we would like each other at different times so we never dated. But she got really mad when I went out with someone else.
Chet Rippo
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That's too bad.
But that means there will always be a little something there and, more importantly, a chance. ^_^
Chet Rippo
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it was just $13. it was the JuRitsu figure that's on special price this week at play-asia. the shipping was like $22 the cheapest option to my country. i was tempted by the offer and wanted to try buying something simple as a test.
shipping screws me over as usual. i have so many bizarre stories related to getting stuff that can't be sent easily to my country.
Chet Rippo
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Aw, that's too bad. It's a nice little figure.
K-ON!! - Episode 24
And there I was thinking Azusa was all stoic. After spending so long toiling over the big day, the big "G" has arrived, and it's fair to say she doesn't cope to well. Right from the beginning thud of the pillar (ouch! by the way!), it's clear her mind is elsewhere, not that she is the only one pining over her loss.
But lets get back to that, I thought we'd be seeing parents here, it's a graduation! But I guess that would be pulling the curtain back a little too much. And the ceremony itself is taken up by Yui idioting it up, as she hides Sawako's gift from her. I'd be more pre-occupied with the fact people were actually letting Yui graduate in the first place. Scary.
The graduation happens and Yui doesn't combust or anything, which is some sort of miracle. And now it comes, the glassy-eyes are out in force. Firstly Sawako gets hit, which leaves only one. To be fair to Azusa, she does her best, as she tries desperately to compose herself as she enters a full club room for the last time. It was really nice to see that her character development was acknowledged, because she is a vastly changed entity at this point. If I had to pin-point a specific moment here, it would when she cracks a wide-eyed smile at everyone, something the tsundere Azusa of old would have never dreamed about. Which makes it all the more sad when she can't quite pull through, with the diploma's acting as her trigger. And what's this? A new song? Everyone sings? Somebody pinch me, I must be dreaming. It's a nice song, and people continue to cry.
They pulled it out of the fryer with Azusa, they really did. I used to dislike her, easily the least favourite of the cast for me. I felt that inclusion was so egregious, because she offered nothing new to the dynamic, particularly as she initially shared so many similar traits with Mio. But to use that unremarkable personality and then to invert that by way of some well-judged character development, made for one of the most interesting aspects of the second-season, at least for me. The emotional-arc that she underwent never felt contrived or hackneyed, and it felt like you were watching someone struggling to cope with loss, without any real capacity to do so. It wasn't resolved quickly, and it was messy and complicated. It did what all the key moments in K-ON! have done, and that's to elicit genuine feelings from its characters.
Well played, KyoAni. So this is the end, but it's not really. Hm...
It's like the late Season one opening, all over again!
And there I was thinking Azusa was all stoic. After spending so long toiling over the big day, the big "G" has arrived, and it's fair to say she doesn't cope to well. Right from the beginning thud of the pillar (ouch! by the way!), it's clear her mind is elsewhere, not that she is the only one pining over her loss.
But lets get back to that, I thought we'd be seeing parents here, it's a graduation! But I guess that would be pulling the curtain back a little too much. And the ceremony itself is taken up by Yui idioting it up, as she hides Sawako's gift from her. I'd be more pre-occupied with the fact people were actually letting Yui graduate in the first place. Scary.
The graduation happens and Yui doesn't combust or anything, which is some sort of miracle. And now it comes, the glassy-eyes are out in force. Firstly Sawako gets hit, which leaves only one. To be fair to Azusa, she does her best, as she tries desperately to compose herself as she enters a full club room for the last time. It was really nice to see that her character development was acknowledged, because she is a vastly changed entity at this point. If I had to pin-point a specific moment here, it would when she cracks a wide-eyed smile at everyone, something the tsundere Azusa of old would have never dreamed about. Which makes it all the more sad when she can't quite pull through, with the diploma's acting as her trigger. And what's this? A new song? Everyone sings? Somebody pinch me, I must be dreaming. It's a nice song, and people continue to cry.
I remain strong by virtue of this not being the last numbered episode.
They pulled it out of the fryer with Azusa, they really did. I used to dislike her, easily the least favourite of the cast for me. I felt that inclusion was so egregious, because she offered nothing new to the dynamic, particularly as she initially shared so many similar traits with Mio. But to use that unremarkable personality and then to invert that by way of some well-judged character development, made for one of the most interesting aspects of the second-season, at least for me. The emotional-arc that she underwent never felt contrived or hackneyed, and it felt like you were watching someone struggling to cope with loss, without any real capacity to do so. It wasn't resolved quickly, and it was messy and complicated. It did what all the key moments in K-ON! have done, and that's to elicit genuine feelings from its characters.
Well played, KyoAni. So this is the end, but it's not really. Hm...
Chet Rippo
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K-ON!! - Episode 24
You're almost there! Are you starting to feel it? Good thing for you there's a movie to watch after this.
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Azunyan represents anyone who had friends in school that were a grade above them. She is every one of us.
Well, doing these write-ups, I was listen to [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkjH8bRBREE&playnext=1&list=PLTluIR9o5MQLYjkzVTr7Iq6JI3Iv_YtdZ&feature=results_video"]these[/URL] tracks.
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K-ON!! - Episode 25
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I'm not aware of the release schedule for these episodes, but I'd be curious to know if these "extras" were devised as some sort of coping mechanism for the fans still in denial. Whatever, I'll take what I can get!
And we jump back in time, not that we couldn't tell that anyway, what with Yui's crappy (but somehow preferable) haircut, and Sawako reverting back to her former perverted self (but somehow worse). The plan is create a new recruitment video, because the old one was so crappy, or embarrassing, probably both. You've made that age-old narrative mistake, Mio, you need to destroy any incriminating evidence, don't keep it! All the film references in the first half are awesome, and these impressions could probably just consist of a few dozen of those alone.
Wait, what? Do these scenes keep riffing on The Terminator theme? I don't care, I'm assuming it is. It's too perfect.
And this is why I like Jun, she cuts to the real-talk! You're still not going to let that go, huh? The new video gets made, more incriminating footage is filmed, and the light music club gets no love, not from a soul! Well, except tsundere megane student, which is a nice reference to the last episode. And the Mio fan club, which makes you wonder why they didn't get ringers in for the whole thing.
After all that they decide to bury away this video too. Wait, what?!
Jun...let it go!
Apparently today is Aki Toyosaki's birthday. So, I present an audio clip of Satomi Sato giving her a present on her radio show.
Chet Rippo
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Why would you do that to yourself?
Would have been even cuter if they were in character, but Aki just normally sounds like Yui anyways. lol
Nah, we don't talk anymore. Oh well...
This end of this episode alone made the entire season for me. I didn't even want to watch the rest after that, it was a perfect ending. I did, but I didn't want to ... kinda.
Damn, I'm sorry.
Chet Rippo
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But we demand more!
Now I do! Gimme another movie! I'll also accept two separate series based on the manga.
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That will depend a lot on how well KyoAni's other shows do. If they feel the need to return to K-ON, it would likely be for financial reasons. Chuunibyou seems to be doing well for them though and I think KyoAni would prefer to work on properties they own outright rather than adapt someone else's property.
Chet Rippo
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Chuunibyou is an adaptation too, even if half of the characters were made up for the show.
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It's an adaptation of an LN someone submitted to their contest. So effectively they own it jointly with the original author.
In unrelated news, Dog Days' (Dash) somehow manages to even outdo the first season for sheer awesomeness and tail fluffiness.
I don't think it's so much that the material has to be their own, but rather, they are a studio who don't really allow themselves to stagnate. It may a skewed perspective, what with a lot of their adaptations being drawn from incomplete/ongoing franchises. But they continue to move forward, when many would probably be content drawing from the same well ad infinitum.
I would like more K-ON, but I have resigned myself to that being a distant pipe dream.
Chet Rippo
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Well that I didn't know, I just hope the show doesn't get stale.
KyoAni, please, listen to the fans! There's still more material!
Also, I now understand the Yuri part of Yuru Yuri... what have I gotten myself into.
Chet Rippo
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Girls love.
Seriously though, it's really not that pronounced, and it leans heavily on the comedy.
Mostly.
Oh, it's very heavy on it compared to what I usually watch. I find that I make this face at least once an episode:
It's still funny, though.
I was the same, and it's not something I watch shows for, so it must have been doing something right for me to watch both seasons. I mean, I shelved High School of the Dead after 2 episodes, because it was just too gracious with the fan-service.
Akari is the best.
Such an idiot!
Chet Rippo
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Oh, it's very heavy on it compared to what I usually watch. I find that I make this face at least once an episode:
It's still funny, though.
Hey, it's no Saki!
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She is, I love it.
I don't even know what that is! T_T
This and Ayano.
You have certainly picked out the best characters. And if I remembering correctly, there is a couple of K-ON! references to be found in there.
Generally the show improves as it gets more self-referential. By the time you get to the first episode of season two, well, you'll be in for a nice surprise!
Anyway, back to K-ON!
