K-On! Highschool

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Japanese: けいおん! highschool

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 1

Chapters: 14

Status: Finished

Published: Apr 28, 2011 to Jun 28, 2012

Genres: Comedy, Slice of Life

Themes: CGDCT, School

Serialization: Manga Time Kirara Carat

Authors: Kakifly (Story & Art)

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Popularity: #1519

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As the only member of the pop music club not to graduate, the responsibility of recruiting new members has fallen to Azusa. Ui and Jun have agreed to help out their friend, but they might be more interested in having actual afterschool teatime than making music. Even when Azusa secures the necessary four members to keep the club alive, the lack of musical experience (and musical instruments) is going to be a challenge! Will the high school pop music club survive to take the stage once more?!

(Source: Yen Press)

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K-On! Highschool was published in English by Yen Press on October 29, 2013. It was also released in Brazilian Portuguese by NewPOP Editora in April 2014.

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Nakano, Azusa

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Hirasawa, Ui

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Suzuki, Jun

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Saitou, Sumire

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Okuda, Nao

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Hirasawa, Yui

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Kotobuki, Tsumugi

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Yamanaka, Sawako

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Apr 20, 2024

musicman31

Recommended

Before you read this manga, I recommend you read the K-ON! manga or watch the anime series beforehand.

It follows from where the manga [and anime] left off from the former junior Azusa Nakano's point of view as the new Light/Pop Music Club president along side her friends Ui and Jun. It is very similar to Vol 1 except there is a comparison between the new club and the former club members (read Vol 1-4 or watch Season 1 and 2 and movie for reference). Gaining new members or the club isn't official, learning new instruments and even more tea to be had in between.

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Nov 26, 2014

SkyNoHoshi

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It’s Azusa’s third year in high school and she has to get new members for her club before it is about to be disbanded. With the help of her two friends, Jun and Ui, the club face a lot of small challenges but at the same time enjoy their after-school time.

Nothing much can be said about this 4-coma manga since it’s basically like how it is like in the anime. Well, I haven’t read this 4-volume series yet, but based of watching the two seasons and the movie, I think it probably follows the source and adding more interesting moments. But overall, I love the ...

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Feb 26, 2025

EonRed

Mixed Feelings

K-On Highschool continues in the same style as its predecessor. Starting with the art, we have cute and very expressive characters, as well as simple backgrounds. A simple style, but effective for this type of manga. The designs of the new characters also meet this and are easy to differentiate, creating a visually varied cast.

Now, as for the story, K-On was a moe festival, and "Highschool" continues with the same type of comedy as K-On. The focus of this manga is, once again, the daily lives of the Light Music Club members, and there is no goal or plot. You should not expect anything complex ... or incredible from this work, but the least you can ask for is that it be entertaining… which it does not quite achieve. Of course, there are gags at every moment, but it is not as funny as its predecessor for one simple reason: the characters.

To start with the main cast, we have Ui, a responsible and caring girl. She was funny in the original K-On manga, mainly because of the irresponsible-older-sister/responsible-younger-sister dynamic she had with Yui. In Highschool this dynamic is lost, and frankly there are almost no memorable moments with her. On the other hand, Ui's personality is not made to be one of the main characters.

Jun is more of the same. She complains a lot and can be lazy, but these traits are not properly exploited. Let's compare her to Yui: she was not only dumb, she was VERY dumb, and most of the time she did or said things that showed it, and funny situations were created around this. Sure, she could be considered a character with little complexity, but this is K-On, the idea is just to have a good time.

Regarding the new characters, we have Nao, a student who is clumsy but studious. The other new character is Sumire, who is shy and insecure. They were not memorable characters either, although at least they have some development and depth.

Lastly, there is Azusa. It cannot be denied that she had development and new aspects of her were shown, having to assume a leadership role and carry on the club. On the other hand, one might think that she would be just as funny as in the old K-On... but she is not. The funny thing about Azusa was how the rest of Hokago Tea Time interacted with her, because they treated her like a little girl while she tried to be responsible and reasonable. That is to say, Azusa was not funny on her own, but because of those around her.

And this last thing is also relevant: the interactions between the characters are not that funny. Occasionally Azusa scolds Nao, or Sumire acts scared in front of the group because she thinks she screwed up, but it all just ends up feeling more bland due to their weak personalities. Also, there are no extroverted characters like Ritsu or Yui to balance out the new group made up of mostly introverts (having only introverted characters isn't bad, but for a comedy of this type, it's not the best cast).

As a result, the manga has much weaker jokes and situations than any original K-On volume. Since there is no plot, K-On must rely on its characters, and sadly this manga doesn't do the best job in this aspect. Even the ending could have been somewhat more special. Sure, K-On never had a plot beyond playing music and drinking tea, but it missed the opportunity to show some more powerful or memorable event.

K-On Highschool isn't a bad manga, but it's pretty forgettable compared to its predecessor. I recommend this work to those who really liked K-On, especially if their favorite character was Azusa.

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