1st Impression: K-ON!

Name: K-ON!
Genre: Slice of Life; Music; Comedy
Studio: Kyoto

Its Yui's 1st year in high school and she decides to join a new club at school. She decides to join the Light Music Club (K-ON) despite not being musically talented in any way whatsoever. The club comprises of three other members, each distinctively different but all share something in common.

Now it should be known that I am not the biggest fan of slice of life shows. I find them often pointless and lacking in much depth, however I don't know why, but i have this weird feeling about K-ON!.

Perhaps it is the somewhat dry humour used in the show which isn’t shoved in your face, but its there and for those who pay attention can be extremely funny. It may also be the all girl cast (well, they haven’t introduced a male character yet), although I don't think so - it’s not ecchi, let me repeat that: no harem here, it is not ECCHI.

The animation style is very modern, but not too realistic as they make fair use over-sized & chibi styles to portray different emotions. Overall its very smooth, sleek and soft on the eye which is greatly supported by the mellow BGM. However this is a music anime and if the intro & outro are anything to go by, I expect this to change in the near future or at least during their performances.

Bottom-line, it’s funny and fresh (to me) and very easy to watch, especially as a mental break between my favourite deep thought provoking shows.