Watching K-On! Episode 10 – “Training Camp Again!”

Azusa gets to know her seniors better as the Light Music club once again arranges a band training camp at Mugi's beach house.

Upcoming releases

Time for the monthly update, I guess. The only thing currently on the schedule is Manga UK’s complete season 1 DVD set.

April 30^th – “K-On! The Complete Series” anime DVD (UK)

DVD review: K-On! Anime Legends

Before Bandai Entertainment packed up and left the DVD market, they found the time to release a complete series set of K-On!’s first anime season. As one might expect, the set is basically a repackaging of the four volumes previously released, so there’s nothing new here per se. Sadly, there is no Blu-Ray edition of this collection, so those looking to buy the series in that format (which is definitely preferable, as I said in my Blu-Ray vs. DVD comparison) will have to pay up for the individual volumes. On the other hand, for DVD-only buyers who have been wanting to buy the show but held out for a cheaper alternative – well, it’s here.

Happy Birthday Ui!

Yes, it’s Ui Hirasawa’s birthday today. I’ve said before that I’m not much for celebrating fictional characters’ fictional birthdays, but it’s not like I mind when other people do – and I couldn’t do a K-On! fan blog if I didn’t at least mention it, now could I?

So yeah, it’s Ui’s birthday. All hail the perfect devoted little sister none of us could possibly have in real life. Go Ui!

News: K-On!! season 2 licensed by Sentai Filmworks!

American and otherwise English speaking K-On! fans just got another reason to live: Sentai Filmworks announced today the license of the second anime season – K-On!! – for release on DVD and Blu-Ray disc later this year.

As with Bandai Entertainment’s release of the first season, Sentai’s release will feature an English dub by Bang Zoom! Entertainment. With that being the case, it’s a fairly solid bet the dub will retain the English voice cast from the first season.

After a long period of uncertainty eventually turned into pessimism regarding K-On!’s future in the US, it is a great joy to receive such fantastic news. Now the waiting begins! Mom, dad… I promise I will never cut my wrists again.