“K-ON! is Not a Moe Anime!”

ahaha nice one there...

I dont know if k-on is moe or not, but it is otaku-consuming anime for sure

It is definitely a moe anime. Zero no Tsukaima falls into the ecchi anime section.

It's definitely a Moe anime. The characters try to look as cute as possible at all times to distract from the c+ grade storyline.

Imagine all the characters weren't Moe, then ask yourself if the story is good.

ok...yes...yes it's still good.

mostly because it's ultimately a slice-of-life series
so if you were looking for any kind of deep over-story, the failing in that situation isn't K-on's lack of a storyline...

if they weren't in a moe style of art, than it would be azumanga like. i think it would lose allot because of that.

not because its a moe anime, but because the style allowed for a variety of expressive faces, without forcing "unrealistic faces" or sd characters.

art style may be moe, but the anime itself isn't.

A slice of life stories can be "deep" as well. Though the absence of 'depth" does not necessarily lessen how a show affects someone.

IT is still an anime (MOE OR NOT DAMMIT).
The fact that it is popular is still a fact.

"I want to lick Azunyan."

seconded.

Is it bad that I notice how cute Azunyan is and then immediately notice how poorly drawn the guitars are? (guitar fag)

Azunyan for Breakfast~ ^^

I was always under the impression K-ON and Lucky Star (REMEMBER THAT SHOW?) spawned the MoeBlob term.
Cause, y'know. They're moe, and don't seem to have bones in their faces. cute blobs. Not a bad thing, by a long shot.
Though, blatant denial like this is depressing. Accepting it is the manly route.

K-ON has a pretty deep storyline if you think of it as a 1.5 hour anime film. Nothing brutal about that.

@ Ghost Dog

Almost all good stories rely on good characters. You could pick just about any really good story (in your opinion), destroy all of its characters personality-wise, and then see what remains. K-ON! is no exception.

Is it bad that I notice how cute Azunyan is and then immediately notice how poorly drawn the guitars are? (guitar fag)

If you compare azunyan to any real life human she also looks quite odd, so why would the guitar have to be drawn realistically? ;)

So...
"Both the makers and viewers watch over the characters and setting with great affection"

and

“I never really thought of K-ON! as a moe anime. - I want to lick Azunyan.”

I find theese replies to clearly state that it's mostly about love for the characters. Which would lead to most people concluding with it being moe-anime. To get people to watch/buy it because of the characters that they love/care about.

It's not like dragon ball where you watch it only to see (say...) Goku again, because you've been missing him.

No its clearly not Moe.

I mean the story has no relevance, and the only reason people watch is OMG THE CHARACTHERS ARE CUTTTTEEEEE, but it definetely isn't moe.

I mean if the girls wern't cute or doing cute things people wouldn't watch it, but that doesn't make it moe does it?

Just like "The Nile" isn't a river in egypt

MOE or NOT LET THE FAPPING CONTINUE FAP FAP FAP FAP FAP FAP FAP NNNNNNGGGGGGGHHHHHHH AZUNYAN! NGGGH!

“Moe anime used to be a positive term, but at some point it ended up just meaning anime using catchy pictures to show panchira. That stuff’s rubbish.”

thats right, and that point turned with the introduction of K-ON...

Moe ONCE
Moe 4EVER
Moe Kyun!

Riiiiight... You seem inspired by K-ON!

Well said. We all who have played guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and more in a rock group see this totally differently than ppl not in music,
Musicians who are watching this see the K-On! story as a part of their own life.
I do, having been a musician for long, long time.
Well, cute girls going through their development as musicians add definitely a flavor to whole thing... is it moe?

K-On is not moe.
Moe is K-On.

XD XD XD siggable.

Why not pet Azunyan's pussy instead. Or will that make her seem less moe to you?

A cute pussy is really nice, but cat ears and tail going with that makes it a lot better.

15:31

When you see a cute kitten, would you rather pet its sexual organs than its head / pelt? You wouldn't, right?

Physiologically, whether you feel something is cute or hot, it has to be either one or the other at a single moment, because one's brains use the same substances in order to invoke these feelings. I'm guessing that from an evolutionary perspective, 'moe' was the emotion to be felt towards babies, so that one would rather protect and nurture them than bang them. It makes sense that wanting to do your own babies is a bad strategy for survival.

One can switch one's perspective between cute and hot if the object can be seen in both ways, like perhaps the girls in K-ON!. It can happen very quickly, with the mind going back and forth between the two emotions. In an attempt to answer your question, 'petting her pussy' would probably make the one doing it switch between the feelings of cute and hot, so effectively it might very well 'make her seem less moe'. I see no problem there.

Of course, if I made any mistakes here, feel free to correct them.

You don`t play any musical instrument? Please try, maybe you will enjoy K-On! more after it.

@erochichi
1. I do, actually. Too bad K-ON is more about drinking tea than actually playing an instrument. Try watching BECK, it's much better.
2. I never said anything bad about K-ON or that I didn't enjoy it, just that it is a moe anime and people who fail to see that are idiots.

- If you want an anime that's focused on music,watch BECK/

- If you want an anime that's focused on slice of life, watch Honey and Clover or Azumanga Daioh

- If you want pure and crude Moe in your face, watch K-on!

Coz, seriously, K-on! is not much of a music anime compared to BECK.

"Then I want to lick Azunyan's...Armpits."

Is the next thing you should do...And you must do it slowly and savor the taste of Azunyan's moe~pits(tm)...

*takes out a waki picture of Azunyan from his helmet*

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/5419/11972919.jpg

And for the Mio fans...

*takes out another picture from his helmet*

http://a.imageshack.us/img32/2046/ed3d394218107bcef8d14ec.jpg

Now lick both of their armpits and taste the pure MOE~

I sense the forthcoming presence of Reimu in this thread...

I have here some nice K-On Reimu cosplay. ^_^

http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/589465/akiyama_mio-brown_hair-detached_sleeves-glasses-ha

Haha bad rating as expected. XD

Hahahahahaha, you too.

C'mon, give me some minuses too, please. =)

Nah ur fine, as long as it's just rape and ur not touching her in a train.

Why would musicians enjoy a story about five girls in a band who never play music? And no, the majority of K-ON!'s fans do NOT play music themselves, they just enjoy the moe.

Obviously nether to you if you find K-ON! being about music.