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K-on! Community |OT| Never Ending Talk About Never Ending Girl's Talk
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wait is that yours?
firehawk12
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Oh man, the movie was great!
Chet Rippo
Member
Sadly no, I don't even think Amazon.co.jp ships internationally.
firehawk12
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They do. It's just expensive (around 20 bucks).
Chet Rippo
Member
Oh yeah, but I think they only ship discs and books.
So I suppose that could have been mine, but it's not.
So I suppose that could have been mine, but it's not.
Chet Rippo
Member
K-On!! 23
I figured now would be a pretty good time to watch the last few eps of this due to the movie's imminent release. The next episodes gonna be a real tear jerker isn't it?
Yes, most definitely.
The song they play for Azusa is one of my favorites too, so sad...
Chet Rippo
Member
Man, even now thinking about that episode makes me sad. Good thing the next episodes take my mind off of it, they're really fun.
Chet Rippo
Member
I've mentioned it before, but I find Sawako extremely creepy as she is.
I really don't like her
K-ON! update: I was planning to watch some episodes after doing some work. I finished the work, but fell asleep! There is always tomorrow...
firehawk12
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Copypasta from the main anime thread:
K-On! The Movie
So, I'm going to avoid a full review since it would just be all black bars and I think that's dumb. Hopefully when more people see it, we'll be able to talk about it openly.
I also don't want to post any more caps - even though I put the last one in a link under spoiler text - just in case. lol
So as I was watching the movie the second time, I just realized that the Olympics were around the corner. The cynic in me thinks that they timed the BD release for this week to get any Olympic hype they can (presumably if you care about the Olympics, you'll want to buy anything related to London). The super cynic in me thinks that it's possible they chose London in the first place because they knew they could open the movie in December to get the otaku nerd first sales and then sell the BD when the Olympics opened to get a second wave of sales. I hope I never find out the truth about the K-On marketing plan... I want to keep this as pure as Aria.
As for the movie itself, (middle Act spoilers and general impressions of "the trip")
(Just a break so if you are super adverse to any story spoilers you can stop)
(Another break for even more specific ending spoilers)
I'm also glad that they just let the animation speak for itself at times. The film trusts you to be able to place the movie in the correct timeline (if you're a fan) and even if you're not, you should be able to follow along fairly easily (so it works as a stand alone film).
Was it absolutely necessary? No way. But short of selling out and doing K-On!!! with the kids at College/the new Keion club, this is a perfect compromise to both make money off the franchise and provide a nice send-off.
Sentai needs to announce something quick. Even if it's to say that the movie is "coming" at some indeterminate date in 2013. Otherwise, I might bite the bullet and go straight to the source.
I also hope that there was some document of KyoAni's trip to London - similar to the HK documentary they had on the FMP discs. I have no idea if that extra even exists, but it'd be a neat thing to have.
Now I get to feel :firehawk for K-On! and focus all my thoughts on Hyouka. Just as KyoAni has moved on, so must the rest of us. lol
(And fuck, I ended up using the black bars anyway. lol)
K-On! The Movie
So, I'm going to avoid a full review since it would just be all black bars and I think that's dumb. Hopefully when more people see it, we'll be able to talk about it openly.
I also don't want to post any more caps - even though I put the last one in a link under spoiler text - just in case. lol
So as I was watching the movie the second time, I just realized that the Olympics were around the corner. The cynic in me thinks that they timed the BD release for this week to get any Olympic hype they can (presumably if you care about the Olympics, you'll want to buy anything related to London). The super cynic in me thinks that it's possible they chose London in the first place because they knew they could open the movie in December to get the otaku nerd first sales and then sell the BD when the Olympics opened to get a second wave of sales. I hope I never find out the truth about the K-On marketing plan... I want to keep this as pure as Aria.
As for the movie itself, (middle Act spoilers and general impressions of "the trip")
I'm not sure what to say. I both enjoyed the experience (enough to watch it twice), but there's also a part of me that felt it was totally unnecessary. The London tourist-porn Act was fine, and funny at times - they had a certain classic British comedy gag in the middle that made me chuckle, and there is a remix of a music cue that they use which is FUCKING AMAZING, but of course, other than spending more time with the girls, it didn't really serve much of a purpose. They also came up with a cute way for them to perform in London which I'll leave unspoiled. (The very idea of the second performance is hilarious because... well... you'll see).
The London act is sandwiched by school sections that tie DIRECTLY into the final episode. Specifically:
The London act is sandwiched by school sections that tie DIRECTLY into the final episode. Specifically:
(Just a break so if you are super adverse to any story spoilers you can stop)
The film's school segment deals directly with Asuza's song at the end of the series - why they wrote a song, how they came up with it, and a repeat performance (for the viewer at least). I feel like this is the heart of the story that they came up with to justify the movie's existence in the first place and, if you're a fan of the :firehawk or the original series, then it's a nice moment.
As I super briefly mentioned my first HYPE post, they end the film using
As I super briefly mentioned my first HYPE post, they end the film using
(Another break for even more specific ending spoilers)
their own Abbey Road sequence. It's a really charming way to send off the characters and I think pays off the music aspect of the show pretty well. I almost wish they didn't show the real Abbey Road in the film and let this by the one frame of reference, but I guess that'd be too high concept for most people.
I'm also glad that they just let the animation speak for itself at times. The film trusts you to be able to place the movie in the correct timeline (if you're a fan) and even if you're not, you should be able to follow along fairly easily (so it works as a stand alone film).
Was it absolutely necessary? No way. But short of selling out and doing K-On!!! with the kids at College/the new Keion club, this is a perfect compromise to both make money off the franchise and provide a nice send-off.
Sentai needs to announce something quick. Even if it's to say that the movie is "coming" at some indeterminate date in 2013. Otherwise, I might bite the bullet and go straight to the source.
I also hope that there was some document of KyoAni's trip to London - similar to the HK documentary they had on the FMP discs. I have no idea if that extra even exists, but it'd be a neat thing to have.
Now I get to feel :firehawk for K-On! and focus all my thoughts on Hyouka. Just as KyoAni has moved on, so must the rest of us. lol
(And fuck, I ended up using the black bars anyway. lol)
Chet Rippo
Member
Didn't they mention London in the show before, or am I only remembering the last OVA?
firehawk12
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They mention it as one of the possible locations to go to in 27. But 27 was basically marketing the movie anyway.
Chet Rippo
Member
That was what I was referring to.
London does seem like a good fit for a music club to vacation to, but maybe it is some weird conspiracy to use the Olympics as a marketing ploy.
London does seem like a good fit for a music club to vacation to, but maybe it is some weird conspiracy to use the Olympics as a marketing ploy.
firehawk12
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Yeah. it never occurred to me until I actually noticed that the Olympics were a thing. lol
Chet Rippo
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firehawk12
Subete no aware
Yeah, that episode was Sawako mono no aware since everything else was for Asuza!
K-On!! SP3
Yep, this seems like a pretty good prelude to the movie. Maybe I'll watch those stupid Ura-on!! shorts while I patiently wait.
fake edit: oh and i almost forgot the most important part:
mugi > ritsu = sawa-chan-sensei > nodoka > yui > jun > ui > brown azunyan > mio > azunyan
dat engrish
Yep, this seems like a pretty good prelude to the movie. Maybe I'll watch those stupid Ura-on!! shorts while I patiently wait.
fake edit: oh and i almost forgot the most important part:
mugi > ritsu = sawa-chan-sensei > nodoka > yui > jun > ui > brown azunyan > mio > azunyan
True, but that scene with Sawako and the goodbye message on the chalkboard was pretty ;_;
firehawk12
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Go watch the movie!
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Almost done.
Chet Rippo
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RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
K-On the movie:
This was just lovely! I really enjoyed the movie and I'm not going to say much more because if I do I'll become a spoiler spoutin' machine. But it's K-On! And it is glorious!
What I will say that isn't a spoiler is that the production is top notch. The animation is great and the backgrounds are gorgeous.
Love! 10/10!
Airplane Mugi is watching you masturbate.
This was just lovely!
I really enjoyed the movie and I'm not going to say much more because if I do I'll become a spoiler spoutin' machine. But it's K-On! And it is glorious! What I will say that isn't a spoiler is that the production is top notch. The animation is great and the backgrounds are gorgeous.
One day I'll paint backgrounds this ni- okay I can't finish that with a straight face! ;_;
Love! 10/10!
firehawk12
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Hey, a Noel avatar. Nice!
Chet Rippo
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Unknown Soldier
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flat fries.
DFF?
Chet Rippo
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firehawk12
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Where delicious DVD shop?
Nippon!
Chet Rippo
Member
No Nihongo.
Chet Rippo
Member
He ended those just recently, and who knows what they will do with K-ON! going forward. I'm just going to keep hoping there's going to be something down the road.
firehawk12
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Do you also want to be a pretty wife?
Just a moment PLEASE!
I hope KyoAni is done, really. Besides, even Kakifly abandoned the new manga.Just finished watching it. That ending
I remember reading that the author started the college years and Azusa/Ui/Jun's last year. What are the chances of that getting animated someday?
firehawk12
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You... Me... Same!
Chet Rippo
Member
I hope KyoAni is done, really. Besides, even Kakifly abandoned the new manga.
He wasn't really trying to begin with, but I wouldn't mind seeing just a glimpse of the after years by KyoAni. Not now, but sometime down the road.
firehawk12
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There's no real story left to tell though, unless they want to go back to the jokey nature of S1.
Chet Rippo
Member
I'd be ok with that, though I'd love to see something along the lines as a highschool reunion after like 10 years or so.
firehawk12
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They're all going to work at the same place anyway! They'll see each other every day! lol