K-ON!
"Reading, Writing, Rock & Roll!"
The Sakuragoaka Girls' Academy curriculum traditionally focuses on the three "R"s of reading, writing and arithmetic, but Ritsu Tainaka wants to add two more "R"s: Rock and Roll! To do that, however, Ritsu has to save the Light Music Club from being shut down due to little problems like not having any other members or a faculty advisor. After strong-arming her best friend Mio into joining and convincing Tsumugi Kotobuki to make it a trio, Ritsu's would-be rockers are soon only one talented guitarist short of the quartet they need for school approval. What they get, unfortunately, is Yui Hirasawa, who's never held a guitar in her life, but she's determined to learn! Will the school halls come alive with the sound of music?
Season 1 - K-ON!
2009-04-03
"Just starting high school, Yui is having trouble fitting in and decides to join the light music club. But she first must buy and learn guitar."
2009-04-09
"Yui wants a guitar that is too expensive. All the band girls get part-time jobs to save up for the guitar. Yui might actually get it through a twist of fate."
2009-04-16
"It\u2019s time to take midterm exams, but Yui is too busy practicing guitar that she ends up failing. She must pass the retest or the band must breakup."
2009-04-23
"Mio is inspired by finding a tape of the previous club's performance, and gets the band together to practice over the summer for an upcoming school festival."
2009-05-01
"Three days left 'til the music festival, the girls are still not officially recognized as a club. Ritsu blackmails a previous club member to be their advisor."
2009-05-07
"The band plays the school festival. Mio trips and exposes her underwear to the audience. She ends up getting a fan club, but is scarred by the embarrassment."
2009-05-14
"Mio and the band hold a private concert just for the president of Mio\u2019s fan club, as she is about to graduate and wants to see them as much as possible."
2009-05-22
"The girls have to figure out their future as they\u2019re filling out university forms. Yui attempts to put \"musician\" as her career choice, only to be rejected."
2009-05-29
"Yui juggles two priorities: studying for finals and preparing for the upcoming talent show. Azusa decides to join her act and help her study for finals."
2009-06-05
"When unable to convince Sawako to get her band back together for a wedding, Yui ends up taking the guitarist role in the band\u2026 much to Sawako's surprise."
2009-06-12
"The school festival is coming up soon, but a dispute between Ritsu and Mio causes major distractions."
2009-06-25
"As the cold winter weather creeps in, and despite Yui's offer of having nabe with everyone, each of the club members have individual duties. Tsumugi gets a part time job at a fast food restaurant, Mio goes to the beach to get inspiration for her lyrics, Ritsu has to entertain her little brother and Azusa is asked to look after her classmate's pet cat, despite not being good with cats herself. However, Mio cannot think of anything to write, Tsumugi buckles under the pressure, Ritsu ends up by herself and Azusa is left uncertain what to do when the cat starts throwing up. A random text from Yui cheers up the others and she comes to help Azusa with the cat. They all meet up for burgers where Ritsu is shocked to find what she thought was a love letter addressed to her was actually a set of lyrics Mio wrote. "
Season 2 - K-ON!
2010-04-06
"Yui, Mio, Ritsu, and Tsumungi are all in the same class and members of the same music club. They want to bring in more members so their friend Azusa won't be the club's only member once they all graduate."
2010-04-13
"The girls find an old guitar that ends up being worth a lot of money. The girls purchase a selfless gift for their friend."
2010-04-20
"Ritsu decides she doesn't want to be the drummer anymore. She wants to be in the spotlight."
2010-04-27
"Ritsu decides she doesn't want to be the drummer anymore. She wants to be in the spotlight."
2010-05-04
"Azusa and Ui, along with their classmate Jun, spend time together while the third years are on their trip to Kyoto. Noticing that Ui would be lonely without her sister around, Jun and Azusa decide to sleepover at her house."
2010-05-11
"On a very rainy day, Yui gets completely soaked trying to keep her guitar from getting wet. Azusa later helps Yui maintain her guitar"
2010-05-18
"Mio gets the feeling that someone is watching her. The girls are reminded of the previous year, where Mio felt like she was being stalked by someone and went to the student council for advice."
2010-05-25
"While filling in University Choice forms, Yui and Ritsu get in trouble for not being decisive enough about their future. Nodoka tells the others about how Yui became friends with her after they met in kindergarten."
2010-06-02
"Yui struggles with exams as finals approach. To refresh after the exams, she rallies her friends to join a talent show."
2010-06-15
"An exceptionally hot day launches a crusade to have air conditioning installed in the club room."
2010-06-23
"Summer vacation leads the girls to a summer rock festival. The girls go their separate ways and become enthralled with different aspects of the rock music experience."
2010-06-30
"Another summer festival comes and the girls attend together. Azusa vows to make the upcoming school show a success."
2010-07-07
"Ritsu and Tsumugi get into shenanigans while Nodoka helps Yui with her homework."
2010-07-13
"Summer vacation ends, and the girls enter a 5K race. Race day begins normally, but Yui goes missing. While everyone enjoys the reward of finishing the race, Sawako continues to search for Yui."
2010-07-21
"Azusa realizes the music club has been slacking off lately, and she resolves to practice more."
2010-07-28
"While the club room is closed for repairs, the girls have nowhere to practice. All is not lost, though, because the girls finally write lyrics to the music Tsumugi wrote."
2010-08-04
"Mio and Ritsu are nominated to play the roles of Romeo and Juliet in the class play. Tsumugi helps Mio find confidence, and Azusa worries the the group isn't preparing well enough for the concert."
2010-08-11
"The play goes off with only a few hitches. After the play, the group practices overnight to prepare for their live performance in front of the school."
2010-08-18
"Another school festival arrives, and the girls perform. Realizing their last year together is coming to an end, they reflect on their time together and vow to make the best of the remaining time."
2010-08-24
"The girls prepare for senior photos and college entrance exams."
2010-09-01
"Azusa makes a cake for her friends and visits the shrine to pray for success and good fortune for them all."
2010-09-08
"The girls decide to record an album as an emblem of their time at the school."
2010-09-15
"Graduation day comes and goes. Azusa is happy for her friends but is sad to see them go."
2010-09-21
"The girls attempt to make a new recruitment video for the music club."
2010-09-28
"Nodoka arrives with the sample of the senior yearbook. Azusa rehearses for her freshman reception."
2011-03-16
"With the stress of final exams looming ahead, the girls decide a vacation abroad will be the perfect reward for all of their hard work."