K-On! Vol. 1 [Blu-ray]

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

K-On! Vol. 1 [Blu-ray]

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List Price : $34.98 Price : $23.89

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Studio: Super D Release Date: 04/26/2011 Run time: 100 minutes

K-On! Vol. 1 [Blu-ray] Reviews

30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

Good series, flawed release, May 7, 2011

A. Berg "ugly-pig" (Norway) - See all my reviews

This review is from: K-On! Vol. 1 [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

K-On! is the first of two anime series based on Kakifly's seinen (young men) manga (which means its primary audience is males aged 18-30, not young girls as the amazon.com editorial review above would have you believe - although that demographic would certainly also enjoy K-On!). The show follows the everyday life of four high school girls who decide to revive their school's light music club and form a band. From that point on, they spend most of their time goofing off.

This first volume (there will be four in all) contains the first four episodes in which the group 1) first meet each other, 2) help a member procure an instrument, 3) struggle with mid-term exams and 4) have a training camp at the beach.

Since it first aired in 2009, K-On! has reached immense popularity among anime fans and it's a shame to see that Bandai Entertainment's domestic release is something of a disappointment. The release has a number of flaws, the most significant one being the... Read more

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

The Light Anime Club, May 6, 2011

Elias L. Blondeau "Atlanta Fried Otaku and Ha... (The Big ATL (Atlanta)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: K-On! Vol. 1 (DVD)

Kyoto Animation has a track record of producing titles that go on to become mega-hit franchises. Haruhi, Lucky Star or their multitude of adaptations of Key's visual novels; no matter what they put out, odds are it'll go on to become a hit. But on top of that, they've historically struck an emotional chord with their excellent scripts, and wowed audiences with their lavish animation. K-On!, an adaptation of Kakifly's 4-panel manga series, is their most recent hit series. With such a pedigree to compete with, does this simplistic tale of a high school band rise to the levels of greatness seen by the studio's works, or fall into the trappings of other slice-of-life moe series? The answer is more mixed than you might think.

We join the protagonists as they all descend on a high school group known as the Light Music Club. On the verge of being disbanded, this club's intention is to make music that is enjoyable and pleasing to the ears. But the only problem is that, despite... Read more

20 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

The 'Light Music' band finally comes on stage!!, March 3, 2011

J0hn Sm1th - See all my reviews

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This review is from: K-On! Vol. 1 [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

Although I have no intention of counting one's chickens before they've hatched, at least I could say it's exactly a good thing that Bandai Ent. is finally launching this highly anticipated series on Blu-rays.

The problem here is apparently someone messed up the Product Details above. It says only Japanese audio is available while it also saying this title is dubbed, and 66 minutes running time is too short to hold even three episodes.

As I checked with the manufacture's web site, this title has English dub as well as the original Japanese audio with the English subs. It also says the volume #1 is to contain the first four episodes of the series.

I gave 5 stars based upon that information. However, I still strongly recommend you to be cautious before you order this item (If it contains only three episodes, 4 stars at best).

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