K-On! KyoAni-ficaton
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Jan 19, 2009 15:05 JST
- Tags: Adaptations, Character Design, Comparison, Guitars, K-ON!, Kyoto Animation, Music
Four panel manga けいおん! / K-On! (by Kakifly) is set to receive an anime adaptation, due to air in the spring, and handled by none other than Kyoto Animation.
Their usual illustrative style permeates the character design noticeably; above you see the original, below is the anime version:
As you might guess, guitars will feature.
A studio with a distinct visual style indeed. See also the earlier imagining of what a KyoAni Little Busters! might look like.
Clearly, they have better things to do than waste their time on minor franchises…
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as far as i know, A-1 Picture is working on the Valkyria Chronicles anime which is also scheduled to be released on April, but i still don't think KyoAni is doing K-On!. Looks too similar to Kannagi to me than their usual stuff.
I have some sources saying KyoAni, but if yours are better I'd like to hear so I can correct?
Two questions. Are any of these sources official and can you post a link then?
Yea I'm not seeing this mentioned in the official places (atleast for English audiences such as ANN) so if you could post a source for this it would be much appreciated.
It is not official.
Speculation is mostly based on the fact that the designs thus shown supposedly appear to be done by Yukiko Horiguchi, an illustrator attached to Kyoto Animation (she was the art supervisor for Clannad, and Haruhi, and worked as a character designer on Lucky Star).
Much of 2ch seems convinced, but it is still technically speculation.
Well I know Clannad's been broadcasting on TBS and BS-i since the first season, so there's the possibility. However, I can't really deny that it looks like Mima Kageru's style. Looks like we'll be guessing until confirmation hits.
Eh I saw all kinds of rumors about this...personally I suspect it's not KyoAni but rather Yamakan (Yamamoto Yutaka) and A-1 Picture. This looks exactly like something he'd like to work on and was quite experienced with. Has the Kannagi style even
Original looks nicer.
Yawn.
Are they scared of doing Haruhi 2 or something because it might not live upto the ridiculous expectations people have, thus making their animation house look bad?
Me thinks so if they'd rather waste time on stuff like this...
This show officially had my support!!
The style really suits the story, yeah I like guitar but I cant play it >.>
Every piece of news about Kyoto Animation leaves me in despair.
I've been dissapointed with them working on Munto TV (Munto OVA was AWFUL) instead on Lucky Star second season or Little Buster (which I hope they will made into anime since it's a very popular visual novel of Key, just like Clannad, Air and Kanon)...ok, even Haruhi (even if I find it overrated but I didn't mind watched it). But this anime looks very interesting.
KyoAni eh? Will believe when it gets released
Is there gonna be TTFAF?!!!
Wow so this is where the whole K-on thing started huh? Wow its almost sad how big it got and it ended poof.
Hmm
I wish the animation and character design didn't look like Kannagi.
It seems like Japanese animators have a hard time keeping design quality with frame rate. Kyo Ani sacrificed design quality and detail, to have smoother movements.
It's nice to look at (very rotoscope-like) but it makes the characters look dull and colorless by comparison.
The animated ending video. nice movement, but everyone looks so lifeless.
Can't wait for the doujins.
what i really want to know is when they are gonna start making the series of Little Busters!
Will be looking forward for it.
Hahaha, I've been waiting for this! ...Soon..!
moe'd version of Detroit Metal City... lol!
More Dochibi style animation is a good thing.
(And I'm the only one who really isn't giving much of a damn about Haruhi season 2)
lololol
Artefact cares about KyoAni.
Posting something because it is interesting to me and because it is interesting to you are two different things...
Why so serious?
Why not?
I always suspected there was something a little extra then just the usual news reporting going on there with him and them.
Lol they really really hate Haruhi fans. Never before have I seen a studio just absolutely despise a franchise before. I'm starting to think Fall 2010 before we see crap. Screw you Kyo-Ani either announce the damn thing sometime soon or just say you have no interest in it, these half ass things are just pissing people off.
Anyway, while on the hand I see no reason why Kyoani should be held hostage by the clammering of a certain subset of fans, on the other it seems like at this point they kind of owe a second season to Haruhi fans for teasing them this long.
Hell yeah! I love Haruhi as much as the next guy, but I'm personally much more excited about this. Now if we could just get that damn Little Busters anime.
Same thoughts!
Haruhi's great and all, but this seems very nice ^^
Oh and yea, LB would be great too, wouldn't it? :D
When I first checked out the site during C75, the design seemed to scream "Kannagi" to me (still kinda looks like they pasted Zange-chan's face on to me).
But KyoAni, eh...
Well, I think it'll be a fun watch, and I know Kyoto Animation will do it well, although I, like some others, would prefer Haruhi 2 (if only because it feels like they've been holding it over our heads for the longest time).
Hmmm I cant wait for all the dojinshi, i wanna see her do things with the guitar XD
How far will the neck go up her lips between the hips?! Find out soon, when Rule 34 takes effect.
Holy crap that was funny as hell and exetremely ironic...
D:
But I'm sure she will play her guitar in the anime as well!
One of the few Spring shows I'm really looking forward to.
I am very excited for this anime and I'm sure it will be good, but I predict a big backlash from Haruhi fans.
What about Haru....
You know what? I give up.
Do whatever the hell you want KyoAni.
Not like you haven't been doing so anyways.
Anime art reminds me of Kannagi... A lot. Would have preferred JC staff to handle this one, but I fully expect KyoAni to do a good job of it.
Yeah, that was the 1st thing I thought when I saw this. Reminds me of Tsugumi.
So it wasn't only me!!
http://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/characters/12/45992.jpg
The resemblance is quite astonishing huh?
Yeah now you mention it, the face, hair and shading look practically the same.
Girls with guitars are a bit of a fetish of mine, will surely watch this.
yay more KyoAni. like most of the internet, i am waiting for the next haruhi season, but i can wait, this looks lovly (although i prefer the original's skirt... pritty)
4get Haruhi. I'm so sick of fakes. K-on pl0x. Little busters is fine too.
I don't care WHAT Kyotoani does, as long as they do it well, and so far, they haven't disappointed.
Except that they're teasing us with Haruhi2 for almost 2 years now.
Rather..Where is Little Busters? T_T
hey KyoAni...where's haruhi 2?
Looks like a extra for Clannad
Man, I would pay to see Kyoani fans rage if it was announced that:
"Haruhi season 2 will be done by...........SHAFT"
*rage ensues*
I agree with Youko though. It looks more like A1 to me. But hell I could be wrong.
Actually that would be kinda interesting.
...That would actually be pretty cool.