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K-ON!, Vol. 1 (2010)

by Kakifly(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0316119334 (ISBN13: 9780316119337)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Yen Press

series

K-On! 漫画

review 1: I initially resisted the impulse to get this series because I just didn't understand its appeal. It's similar in tone and format to Lucky Star, so I was pretty surprised when I just sort of flipped through it and shrugged. Maybe it was just that it was too similar in tone that I just couldn't appreciate it initially? In any case, I ended up giving this another try later on and I'm glad I did. It'll never be one of my absolute favorite series, but it's very cute and light- something I really need right now with finals approaching. The artwork is really the best part of the volume. The cuteness of the characters is what brought me back to this volume, as I keep looking at the cute covers whenever I go through the manga section. The character personalities are the second thin... moreg that keeps me reading. It's pretty typical stuff and not really anything outside of the norm of the 4-koma format. If I can give it a very basic and rough comparison to Lucky Star, this is pretty much Lucky Star with guitars and music rather than otaku goods. They're not identical, but they're close enough that there will almost inevitably be comparison if you've read one or both of the series. Both series have some definite merits, though.K-ON's drawback is that it's just a little too typical at times. It's cute and I know I'll collect the next few volumes, but it doesn't really stand out too much. This might be because I'm not really as into playing music?I'd recommend this if you're a fan of Lucky Star, although I'd avoid reading them both back to back. There's only so much 4 koma people can handle at one time and the similarities might detract from one or both of the books.
review 2: Although the characters are all pretty much typical Manga types (rich girl, pushy girl, etc.) Kakifly does a pretty good job in bouncing the characters off of each other. She's obviously really into music herself and manages to squeeze in little details about playing an instrument throughout the narrative. The book is built from a series of vignettes that loosely tie together. While I often really crave an over-arching narrative it didn't bother me at all that this didn't have it. Good cutesy fun. I'd give it 3.5 stars if I could. less

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