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Okay, firstly to start off, I was persuaded by a friend to watch this and downloaded in batch so I sort of felt responsible to sit through the entire thing.

To start off. I'm not much of a writer. Its my second attempt at a review (first being completely shot down and its kind of an embarrassment now that I think about it...) So I'm going to try to follow a template of sorts with
the help of that rating bar at the top.

To open. K-On! was a drag. The fact I even mention that bit at the top pretty much makes it seem like I ... forced myself through it. And I did. Its supposed to be a slice of life anime, usually slice of life anime starts off with a slow pace and work on getting you to like the character. And then quickly go into a deeper plot that keeps you wanting to know more. But it

Story : K-On! has no story. Okay maybe that is exaggeration but it is close enough. The general plot is about 4 girls who join a school's music club to save it. Thats pretty much solved in the first few episodes and after that plot is thrown off a cliff. Then there is the theme! Music. Which seems to have been more of an excuse to start the series off rather than and the actual point of the story, there are a few points in the story where music is implemented but it feels forced and they are pretty forgettable. Most of the time is spent in their music room eating cake and listening to them talk about mundane things like in Lucky Star. The only difference being that its not funny. A plot is supposed to be about problems and solving them, but everything in this anime seems to be just work out. Yui can't play any instruments, she also can't read notes. So somebody tell me how this fits the realism part of "slice of life" anymore...

Art : This part of K-On! is what people love or hate. The art can be seen by some as simplistic to add to the light-hearted feel of the anime. Other can say it is poorly drawn with little attention to detail and makes it feel unprofessional. I go with the second view. The manga's cover illustrations were pretty good though. Although that is off topic.

Sound : Pretty much the only song that I found mildly appealing was the first OP Cagayake Girls!, the ED Don't Say Lazy seemed to have generated quite some interest from the fanbase but I wasn't my taste. The insert songs slotted in here and there in episodes were dry and made me feel like an idiot listening to them. They really should know when to limit the entire moe moe kyun thing here. It seems to be their only selling point. I already compared it to one show with Aya Hirano so might as well again. Even the God Knows bit from Haruhi alone is more enjoyable than any of the songs here. And it wasn't even a music anime.

Character : At the start there is a little bit of development with the four girls. But after that it pretty much centers on Yui being a complete retard. I would normally say this would be cliched but most idiot anime characters actually have good points at times that redeem them. Yui fails to do so.

Enjoyment : It seemed interesting at first. But it quickly went into the gutter with the originality and actual story. I'm guessing if you are that kind of person you would like this anime, but for myself I found it to be a drag and uninteresting.