K-On!

K-ON! / けいおん! / Keion / K-ON! Season 1

Genres: CGDCT, Comedy, Music, School
Themes: CGDCT, Music, School
Studios: Kyoto Animation
Producers: Animation Do, Movic, Pony Canyon, Rakuonsha, TBS
Licensors: Bandai Entertainment, Sentai Filmworks
Rating: 7.86 / 10
Rank: #934
Popularity: #153
Users Listed: 1,100,671
Users Scored: 597,102
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 03/10/2023
Aired: April 3, 2009 – June 26, 2009 (Spring)
Type: tv
Source: 4 Koma Manga
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 13
Broadcast: Friday at 01:59 (JST)

Synopsis:

The series centers on Yui Hirasawa, a high school student seeking a club activity for the upcoming school year. Misled by the name, she initially intends to quickly withdraw from the Light Music Club, envisioning a relaxed environment focused on simple percussion. However, the club is struggling with dwindling membership and desperate to keep it alive.

The remaining members employ unconventional tactics to persuade Yui to stay, highlighting the joy they find in their shared musical pursuits – despite their own lack of serious skill. A spontaneous performance ultimately ignites Yui's latent passion for music, leading to a series of lighthearted and often chaotic practice sessions. The story explores themes of camaraderie, finding one's interests, and the simple pleasures of shared experiences within an unconventional setting.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: Disband the Club! (Aired: 04/03/2009)
Episode 2: Instruments! (Aired: 04/10/2009)
Episode 3: Cram Session! (Aired: 04/17/2009)
Episode 4: Training Camp! (Aired: 04/24/2009)
Episode 5: Advisor! (Aired: 05/01/2009)
... and 8 more episodes

Characters:

Akiyama, Mio (Main) - Voice Actors: Valenzuela, Cristina, Hikasa, Youko, Forest, Nayéli, Park, So Ra, Fu, Catherine, Hopt, Anita
Hirasawa, Yui (Main) - Voice Actors: Sheh, Stephanie, Toyosaki, Aki, Meynen, Julia, Jeong, Mi Sook, Truncale, Lily, Fauveau, Jennifer
Kotobuki, Tsumugi (Main) - Voice Actors: Kotobuki, Minako, Diot, Marie, Lindley, Shelby, Lee, Hyeon Jin, Graffam, Marianne, Moore, Candice
Nakano, Azusa (Main) - Voice Actors: Taketatsu, Ayana, Marlot, Frédérique, Cabanos, Christine Marie, Choi, Mun Ja, Tietz, Kristina, Moore, Candice
Tainaka, Ritsu (Main) - Voice Actors: Satou, Satomi, Weiß, Jennifer, Morris, Cassandra Lee, Soyeon, Hofmann, Muriel, Mozzone, Caroline
Hirasawa, Father (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kitazawa, Riki, Lochthove, Klaus, Oliver, Tony
Hirasawa, Mother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Natsuki, Rio, Cabanos, Christine Marie
Hirasawa, Ui (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yonezawa, Madoka, Huynh, Xanthe, Lee, Gye Yun, Combes, Caroline, Börner, Tabea, Fu, Catherine
Hoshino, Hitomi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shouji, Yui, Rybiczka, Anja, Harlacher, Erika
Manabe, Nodoka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Bailey, Laura, Julien, Gwenäelle, Fujitou, Chika, Song, Do Yeong, Hofmann, Muriel, Rogall, Shalin-Tanita
Sokabe, Megumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kodama, Asumi, Abara, Bennett, Thärichen, Eva
Suzuki, Jun (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nagata, Yoriko, Bienaimé, Nathalie, Dunphy, Michelle Ann, Park, Seon Yeong, Rybiczka, Anja
Tainaka, Satoshi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Itou, Mika, Abara, Bennett, Jeon, Tae Yeol
Yamanaka, Sawako (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sanada, Asami, Strassman, Karen, von der Ahe, Antje, Yun, Yeo Jin, Lambotte, Jessie, Moore, Candice

Staff:

Hatta, Youko (Producer)
Nakamura, Shinichi (Producer)
Nakayama, Yoshihisa (Producer)
Tafu, Naohiro (Producer)
Matsunaga, Yuuichi (Assistant Producer)
Sgroi, Victor (Assistant Producer)
Yamada, Naoko (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Tsuruoka, Youta (Sound Director)
Ishidate, Taichi (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Ishihara, Tatsuya (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Kitanohara, Noriyuki (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Sakamoto, Kazuya (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Takao, Noriko (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Yoneda, Mitsuyoshi (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Hanada, Jukki (Script)
Michaud, Maïa (Script)
Muramoto, Katsuhiko (Script)
Yoshida, Reiko (Script, Screenplay, Series Composition)
Hikasa, Youko (Theme Song Performance)
Komori, Shigeo (Theme Song Arrangement)
Kotobuki, Minako (Theme Song Performance)
Oomori, Shouko (Theme Song Lyrics)
Satou, Satomi (Theme Song Performance)
Tom-H@ck (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition)
Toyosaki, Aki (Theme Song Performance)
Akitake, Seiichi (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Andou, Kyouhei (In-Between Animation)
Egami, Miyuki (In-Between Animation)
Fujii, Yumi (In-Between Animation)
Fujita, Naoko (Animation Check, In-Between Animation)
Fukushima, Masato (Key Animation)
Hane, Kunihiro (Key Animation)
Hashi, Yumiko (In-Between Animation)
Higaki, Akiko (In-Between Animation)
Hikiyama, Kayo (Key Animation)
Horiguchi, Yukiko (Animation Director, Chief Animation Director, Character Design, Key Animation)
Hosoda, Hana (Key Animation)
Hosokawa, Naoki (Background Art)
Hyakkoku, Hajime (Music)
Ikeda, Kazumi (2nd Key Animation, Animation Director, Key Animation)
Ikeda, Shouko (Key Animation)
Ikeda, Sayaka (Key Animation)
Iwasaki, Nami (In-Between Animation)
Jinbo, Daisuke (Sound Effects)
Kadowaki, Miku (Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation)
Kakifly (Original Creator)
Kamoi, Tomoyo (Key Animation)
Karata, Hiroshi (Key Animation)
Kashiwagi, Tadashi (Key Animation)
Kawanami, Eisaku (Key Animation)
... and 50 more staff

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