K-On!:
Season 1 (2009/Sentai Blu-ray)
Picture:
B+ Sound: B+ Extras: C Episodes: B+
Yui
just entered high school and joined the K-On!, the all girl Light
Music Club, but to be honest she expected to be a club where she
could goof off and slack off. Granted, the girls spend more time
partying, eating snacks, and playing than practicing, but they all
still dream of playing on stage together. Yui is the cute air headed
girl who has no clue on how get her act together and always causing
trouble for others, but then K-On! Light Music Club is the perfect
place her.
In
K-On!:
Season 1
(2009), she is joined by Mio, Ritsu and Mugi who need and want to
help revive the school music club. Mio plays the bass and is the
capable serious leader who is only flawed by a scaredy cat streak in
her. Ritsu plays the drums and is Mio's childhood friend and best
friend, she is the irresponsible club president and also the
cause/source of Mio's phobias. And finally Mugi is on the keyboard;
she is a rich little heiress and she is the one constantly bringing
tea and rich snacks, and funding the various activities and trips for
the club. They are supported by their club advisor, their teacher
Sawa-chan who has a hidden 'colorful' past and love dressing up the
girls, and Ui is Yui's capable mature little sister who can out do
Yui in everything.
This was a cute anime, about high school
life and how all girls want want to be in a rock band (or at least
dream about it). It mainly about all the comedy and drama between
the girls, as they spend more time playing than practicing but
somehow they all become fast friends and enjoy their high school
days.
The
1080p 1.78 X 1 digital High Definition image offers a more than
impressive presentation from episode to episode throughout, while the
lossless DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 2.0 Stereo is warm, rich and even
has nice Pro Logic surrounds. Extras include 2 Bonus episodes, clean
opening and closing animations, and trailers.
Episodes
are...
Disband
the Club - Yui joins K-On! the Light Music Club only to find out
they going to be disbanded if they don't find more
members.
Instruments! - Yui goes shopping for a
guitar.
Cram Session! - It's mid-terms time and the
girls seems to do everything but study.
Training Camp -
The girls go to one of Mugi's summer beach house for
training.
Advisor! - The girls realize they haven't got
an advisor, so they do the next best thing ...they blackmail a
teacher!
School Festival! - The girls perform their
first live show.
Christmas - It's Christmas and the
girls have a party together.
Freshman Reception! - A
new semester begins, but can the Light Music club find any new
members?
New Club Member! - Azu-chan joins the club,
but when will they ever practice their music?
Training Camp
Again - The girls go on another vacation to Mugi's summer
house.
Crisis! - Yui guitar needs fixing, and Ritsu and
Mio aren't getting along.
Light Music! - Yui gets sick,
but will she get better in time for the school festival?
Winter
Days! - It seems like everyone has different winter plans and
can't get together.
Live House! - The girls are invited
to play as a live house band for New Year's Eve.
-
Ricky Chiang
