
Look, you started off damn strong with Full Metal Panic. Sure, a 13 year-old was commanding a massive secret military organization and Sasuke was a (great) one-note character, but it was strong.
Then you made Haruhi Suzumiya, and fucked up my life for about 2 years. I STILL can't do that dance.
THEN Lucky Star. What the hell was that? And what the hell inspired me to watch all of it? And then WHAT made my synapses fire in such a way as to actually LIKE it?!?
And now comes K-on!, a show about high school girls in a "light" music club. For those who were wondering, the name is a contraction of "kei-on", which means "light sound"... which turns into "light music" when translated.
What does this mean?
Young sprightly girls playing and talking about playing rock music, which is actually what the light music club was at my old high school. That and 4 of the nicest high school guys I'd ever met playing "Can't Stop" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers over and over.
*sigh*
The show has a lot of strengths. It's charming, it's funny, it's a striking concept, and the animation is beautiful. Unfortunately it also lacks giant robots, explosions, and Kenichi Sonoda*... but I still like it a lot.
So you win this round, Kyoani, but rest assured: I WILL BE BACK.
* = Gunsmith Cats is my jam.