K-On!, Hanayamata - Anime Recommendations

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Both shows are slice of life anime about a bunch of cute girls. The "main" girl joins a club even though she doesn't know much about the subject of the club, but they have a little trouble creating the club due to a lack of members and advisor. Yui from K-On can be seen as a mix of the both main chars in Hanayamata since she is not very confident, like Naru, but she's enthusiastic and lively like Hana. K-On! is about music and Hanayamata is about Yosakoi dancing, also K-On! is a lot more lively overall. However, both shows mainly aim to being "cute" and read more

report Recommended by PokeL

A group o friends coming together with similar interests. K-On and Hanayamata has a small ye favorable cast when it comes to storytelling. An important element also related to their work is the music as that too part of its gimmick. Recmmended for fans of slice of life involving clubs and music.

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Both are about cute girls who are all best friends with each other and participate in a club. The only differences are that K-On! is about a band club, while HaNaYaMaTa is about a yosakoi club, and that HaNaYaMaTa has a little more drama. If you enjoyed the cuteness of K-On!, you will definitely enjoy HaNaYaMaTa!

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Although Hanayamata has not yet finished airing, it draws many comparisons to K-On!. They both are a slice of life anime that revolves around a group of high school girls that initially struggle to start a club (an increasingly common trend). However K-On! And Hanayamata stand out similarly in regards to their type of club and the directive storyline. In both these anime, the club is centered on a performance based activity, with a light music club in K-On! and a yosakoi dancing club in Hanayamata. Their stories are notable in that they center on the struggles and hardships the girls face, both in their personal lives as well as in pursuing club goals. I greatly appreciate K-On! and Hanayamata’s focus on the bonds and deep friendships the develop, instead of the ecchi and crude humor commonly found in this genre. I would characterize both anime as more than slice of life, due to the nature of the clubs, which provides a strong guiding storyline and a goal the characters strive for, as opposed to simply the daily homogenous club activities, although those can be found intermittently. K-On!, with its great cast of characters, has been a long time favorite of mine and Hanayamata is shaping up to be as well. There are five main characters in both anime, who throughout the story, develop distinctive characterizations, although Hanayamata seems to rely a bit more on prevalent archetypes. However, as I had mentioned, since Hanayamata is still airing, this may change. There are parallels that can be drawn between the characters in both anime, the most obvious one being Tami from Hanayamata and Tsumugi from K-On!, who are both the rich and proper girl. The others are more debatable but Naru from Hanayamata seems to exhibit the same shyness and lack of confidence as with the popular Mio from K-On!. Another parallel in in the rambunctious and unabashed club leaders, Hana from Hanayamata and Ritsu from K-On!. A new favorite of mine, Yaya from Hanayamata, expresses “tsundere” tendencies, which can be seen in both Mio and Azusa from K-On!, although the K-On! characters are more quiet and reserved. The lead character Yui of K-On! seems to be a bit more unique, perhaps only drawing similar traits of airheadedness and naivety with the lead Naru from Hanayamata. However, as the fifth character from Hanayamata has yet to be fully introduced and implemented into the club, this again, may all change. Of course, there are still differences to be found between these anime, the main one being their visual style. Hanayamata displays a more airbrushed quality, while K-On!, being produced by Kyoto Animation, has its distinct and recognizable style. Hanayamata also features a unique style in the eyes of the characters, which have been received negatively by some, but I personally find the art to be lovely and refreshing. Overall, I greatly recommend both anime and if you are a fan of one of them, be sure to watch the other! They are both character based anime with a great driving storyline. Although I am not sure if Hanayamata will rise to the high standard set by K-On!, it is already greatly enjoyable and if it stays its course, may become a great anime in its own right. PS - I just noticed Hanayamata is the first syllable of all the characters names, which is awesomely cool! read more

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♢ 5 bishoujo ♢ Heroine that isn't confident with herself (Yui - K-ON! and Naru - Hanayama) ♢ A Club that will change their future

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Both shows revolve around a similar plot and storyline - the close friendship of the girls, the hardships of a recruiting members for their club, and pursuing their dreams. Both shows also focus on character development and are about a group of cute girls in a slice of life and music based setting though K-On! is about a Light Music Club and Hanayamata is about Yosakoi dancing. If you loved K-On!, you'll probably enjoy Hanayamata.

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Both are SoL anime in a school setting where they feature a group of students participating in a club activity. The plot and the atmosphere are quite similar as well. However, there is some difference between these 2 anime. K-on spends most of the time in the club goofing around and relaxing, and only practice when there is a major event coming up. While Hanayamata has a more serious approach, where they practice every club session to improve and have a dream to perform on the big stage.

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