Dissecting the K-ON Ending
I shall start with a base score of zero. Every time I see something I like, I’ll add a point. Every time I see something I don’t like, I’ll subtract a point.
| Score (S) | Meaning |
| S > 5 | Love it |
| 5 >= S >= 2 | Like it |
| 2 > S > -2 | Indifferent |
| -2 >= S >=-5 | Dislike it |
| -5 > S | Hate it |
1. Lyrics
Where have I heard those lyrics before? -1
Now for the Japanese lyrics (translations taken from subtitles):
If there’s a shortcut, it’s the best route
Inconsistent lyrics. Whatever happened to not being lazy? -1
However, I approve of laziness. +1
Crap, I broke a nail!
Great, another song about nails. -1
I’ll fix it with glue.
Manly. +1
What’s important is to take good care of yourself
It’s true. +1
If you can’t love yourself, then you can’t love someone else
Big deal. -1
Skilled hawks hide their talons
Hawks kick ass. +1
Current Score: 0
2. Fashion
Sleek. +1
Earrings don’t match the dress. -1
Yui and Mio’s dresses make them look pregnant. -2
Current Score: -2
3. Animation
The scene where they explode is hot +1
Mio: TOO MUCH FACIAL MOVEMENT -1
Yui, Tsumugi, and Ritsu: Too mechanical (contrast their movement, especially Yui’s, with Mio’s movement in the above scene). -1
The bunny: -1 for pedophilia, +1 for comedy
Current Score: -3
4. Music
Instruments: Typical pop beat that’s catchy at first and will inevitably irritate me after two weeks. Currently Day 12. +1
Vocals: Solid +1
Current Score: -1
5. Timing
Consistent at 22:20. +1
FINAL GRADE: 0 (Indifferent)
Overall, the song is pretty good, the animation sucks, and I’ll never want to see this ending again in approximately three days. My old karui ongaku band was far superior:
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April 17th, 2009 at 3:55 am
You forgot to mention the animation quality, http://www.minimumtempo.com/jing/2009-04-15_2144.png http://www.minimumtempo.com/jing/2009-04-15_2145.png
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April 17th, 2009 at 4:15 am
ROFL on your srs bsns fashion evaluation. Mugi’s earings went for a match with the hair, not the dress. It still fails though.
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April 17th, 2009 at 5:17 am
You didn’t judged Mio’s awesome hat that never falls off!
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April 17th, 2009 at 6:48 am
If it’s shiny, I will like it. This ending is shiny.
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April 17th, 2009 at 8:44 am
lol @ at the green earrings. and i didn’t hadn’t noticed the hentai rabbit either.
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April 17th, 2009 at 10:51 am
@Kairu: Didn’t notice. Seems that my mangekyou sharingan only applies to lesbian scenes. Did IcyStorm write about this? Can’t seem to find it.
@ghostlightning: I’d go with pearl earrings: they’re elegant, match the monochrome dress, and suit the orb shape.
@kanzeon: You mean the hat’s actually for her? It’d be a better fit for one of her soon-to-be octuplets.
@Omisyth: For a moment I thought you were quoting the song. Seems like something they’d sing about.
@RP: Got your eyes on a new mascot?
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April 17th, 2009 at 11:31 am
You forgot to subtract 10 points for the presence of a keytar outside a late 80s music video. Those things are so lame they should be outlawed.
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April 17th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
You took off points for the listless playing? That’s where I added on MUGEN NO POINTO (srry weeaboo moment)
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April 17th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Oh, and I missed this before – Negativezero, 1. this is styled after an 80s video and 2. Keytars are the best fucking thing in the universe.
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April 17th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
“Yui, Tsumugi, and Ritsu: Too mechanical (contrast their movement, especially Yui’s, with Mio’s movement in the above scene). -1″
This was one of the reasons why I couldn’t take the ED seriously. It’s like an emo music video with Mio as the main focus.
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April 17th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
So are you going to learn the drums soon or what?
And that youtube video… Must be close to 15 years since I’ve last seen it. A blast from the past in more ways than one!
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April 17th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Hm, score of zero, eh? Sounds mediocre. Maybe I’ll check it out when I run out of lesbians to grope.
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April 17th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
It’s almost amazing how you find irrelevant things to review stuff. Maybe all bloggers have this skill?
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April 17th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
Nah, I didn’t post about those two pictures. I just tweeted about it.
I can always count on Baka-Raptor to make me laugh…
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April 17th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
Yay for the perverted bunny!(but boo for the pedophilia)
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April 17th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
Baka-Raptor joins the fashion police. LOL.
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April 17th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
Holy Raptor-Crap ! I Could Guess The Score Just Seeing The Title Of The Page ! lol
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April 17th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
The bunny: -1 for pedophilia, +1 for comedy
I’m sorry, but how in god’s name did the bunny not get a +5? Pedobunny = Win
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April 17th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
No comments on Mio retching up technocolored notes? This and Pregnant dress aside…I seem to be developing a a crush. Oh silly latent lesbian tendencies.
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April 18th, 2009 at 4:09 am
Stealing lyrics from the Simpsons should be a plus, not a minus. But you can’t compare the K-On girls to the band that sung “Mesozoic Mind”. That’s just a completely unfair comparison. (Oh man, that song takes me back).
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April 18th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
@NegativeZero & digitalboy: This is the first time I’ve seen a keytar (I don’t watch
80smusic videos). After careful deliberation, I determine that keytars blow.@TheBigN: Thankfully I’ve never seen an emo music video
@kadian1364: Too close to call. The poll is still open with drums leading bass by one.
@Eroshiyda: I don’t know of any new lesbian anime this season. Queen’s Blade has a lot of naked women, but only one displays lesbian tendencies.
@Qwerty: Other bloggers certainly nail the irrelevant part…
@IcyStorm: Twitter is for losers
@Amex_Yohko & Roy Mustang: I cannot condone pedophilia, even if it’s from a cute wittle bunny wabbit.
@Rakuen:
@Laguna: Have I really become that predictable? I was originally thinking if giving it -1′s all the way.
@purelyshin: Allow me to introduce you to Eroshiyda…
@Sorrow-kun: Copying is fine as long as the copyier is better than the original. Between these two, I’m of the opinion that Dr. Zaius is the better song.
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April 18th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
@Baka-Raptor: Ha. Don’t tempt me.
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April 18th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
@Baka-Raptor: Bitchin’. I may check that one out, too…
@purelyshin: Oh hai, I’m Eroshiyda. ^_^
@Baka-Raptor (again): I wasn’t aware that this was a dating site.
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April 19th, 2009 at 12:42 am
@Eroshiyda: Sorry Ero, I bat for the overrated generic vanilla team. Doesn’t mean we can’t still be friends?
@Baka-Raptor: Why do I get the feeling that you just wanted to watch.
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April 19th, 2009 at 1:03 am
@Eroshiyda: Don’t take purelyshin too seriously. She’s such a tsundere.
@purelyshin: How dare you use the f-word on this site?
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April 19th, 2009 at 9:48 am
To make it easier for cosplayers to mimic the girls’ actions, they can’t have it too elaborate. That’s what I think anyway.
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April 19th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
@purelyshin: I’m always looking for girl friends. (Notice the space between “girl” and “friends.” That’s serious business.)
@Baka-Raptor: I think I may be an even bigger tsundere than purelyshin. I never take anyone seriously. And I mean that in the best possible way.
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April 19th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
@Eroshiyda: Does that mean we can’t still have pillow fights?
@Baka-Raptor: Friends? or Feelings? I know, both are toxic to raptors due to their inverse relationship with manliness. Pardon my transgression.
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April 19th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
@Shin: True, mimicking their proportions is tough enough.
@Eroshiyda & purelyshin: You’ll need to videotape your pillow fights so I can determine whether you’re crossing the line between girl friends and girlfriends.
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April 19th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Apparently, your dinosaur band is good enough to play guitar-shaped pieces of cardboard…and make real guitar sounds too!
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April 19th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
@lelangir: The main advantage to playing cardboard instruments is that you don’t need to plug them it into the amps.
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April 19th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
Now, if those dinosaurs were to be a part of K-ON I might just watch episode 2. I want the lolis to be devoured.
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April 21st, 2009 at 10:32 am
Great. I wouldn’t stay at null points, I would give a negative rating. You saved it be timing, man. Does it matter whether one episode lasts 21 minutes and the other 23?
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April 21st, 2009 at 6:15 pm
@Aizen: Dinosaurs couldn’t save Air. I doubt they could save K-ON.
@Gargon: Timing definitely matters. If I want to listen to the ending, I’ll open a random K-ON episode and skip to 22:20. Piece of cake. If the timing is off, I’ll either have to memorize the ending times for different episodes or open the same episode each time.
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April 26th, 2009 at 7:07 am
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April 27th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Dresses that make you look pregnant are fashionable now, in the East anyway.
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May 1st, 2009 at 5:09 pm
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May 9th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
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June 23rd, 2009 at 5:09 am
Since the girls are teenagers, it would be Hebephilia not Pedophilia.
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July 28th, 2009 at 7:37 am
Perhaps you didn’t notice … but Tsumugi’s green earrings match her green tights (and I think that Mio and Yui’s dresses are so cute). In my opinion, the ending is fantasic. I love it.
Sorry my bad english… ;P
See you!
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