K - On

K - On

K-On is a Japanese four-panel comic strip seinen manga written and illustrated by Kakifly. The manga was serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara between 2007 and Octuber 2010 issues. It was also serialized in Houbunsha's magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat. The manga relaunched from April 2011 to June 2012 with two separate storylines published in Manga Time Kirara and Manga Time Kirara Carat. The manga is licensed in North America by Yen Press. 13 Episode anime adaptation produced by Kyoto Animation. An OVA was released in January 2010. 26 Episode titled K-On!!. The title of the series comes from the Japanese word light music, which in the Japanese context is similiar to pop music. K-On's story revolves around four Japanese high school girls who join Sakuragaoka Girl's Hihgh School's light music club to try to save it from being disbanded, however, they are the only members of the club. In their club there's Yui as guitarist , Mio as bassist, Ritsu as drummer, and Mugi as keyboardist. Their club adviser and coach is Sawako Yamanaka. In their second year they gain another guitarist named Azusa. After third year, Yui, Ritsu, Mio, and Mugi graduate and enroll into a university. There they join its light music club alongside three other students: Akira Wada, Ayame Yoshida, and Sachi Hayashi. Meanwhile, Asuza continues to run the high school light music club alongside Yui's sister, Ui, their classmate, Jun Suzuki, and new members Sumire Saito and Nao Okuda.
Main Characters:
Yui Hirasawa
Mio Akiyama
Tsumugi Kotobuki
Ritsu Tainaka
Azusa Nakano