Members of the Class 3-2 Several different class members with the main characters, exclusive to the anime. Tomi Ichimonji ( 一文字 とみ, Tomi Ichimonji), voiced by Sachiko Chijimatsu Kind old neighbor of the Hirasawa household who always looks after Yui and Ui.
Norimi Kawaguchi ( 河口 紀美, Norimi Kawaguchi), voiced by Yū Asakawa Old friend of Sawako and the second guitarist of the band Death Devil. Satoshi Tainaka ( 田井中 聡, Satoshi Tainaka), voiced by Mika Itou Ritsu Tainaka's younger brother. She supports the club with (sometimes weird) clothes. Sawako Yamanaka ( 山中 さわ子, Sawako Yamanaka), voiced by Asami Sanada The club's (forced) advisor and an alumna of the light music club. Megumi Sokabe ( 曽我部 恵, Megumi Sokabe), voiced by Asumi Kodama The president of the student council and the Mio Akiyama Fanclub.
Jun Suzuki ( 鈴木 純, Jun Suzuki), voiced by Yoriko Nagata A classmate of Azusa and Ui. Ui Hirasawa ( 平沢 憂, Ui Hirasawa), voiced by Madoka Yonezawa Yui's younger sister. Secondary characters Nodoka Manabe ( 真鍋 和, Nodoka Manabe), voiced by Chika Fujitō A childhood friend of Yui, she becomes a member of the school’s student council. Azusa Nakano ( 中野 梓, Azusa Nakano), voiced by Ayana Taketatsu Introduced at the middle of the first season as a freshman. Tsumugi Kotobuki ( 琴吹 紬, Tsumugi Kotobuki), voiced by Minako Kotobuki A wealthy girl with no experience of normal living standards. She plays the bass and is the second vocalist. Forced by her childhood friend Ritsu into the club. Mio Akiyama ( 秋山 澪, Mio Akiyama), voiced by Yōko Hikasa A mature but shy girl. Ritsu Tainaka ( 田井中 律, Ritsu Tainaka), voiced by Satomi Satō An active girl who is the president of the light music club. She plays guitar and is the main vocalist. Main characters Yui Hirasawa ( 平沢 唯, Yui Hirasawa), voiced by Aki Toyosaki The main character. Most characters of K-On! have surnames derived from members of the Japanese bands P-Model and The Pillows. Every day, the club gathers together to drink tea and eat snacks in the clubroom, which quickly becomes the club's trademark and finally leads to the band's name, "Ho-Kago Tea Time" (Afterschool Tea Time in English). At the beginning of their second year of high school, a fifth member joins the club, an underclassman named Azusa Nakano who also plays guitar and usually struggles with the irresponsibility and carelessness of the other members.ĭuring their shared school career, all of them eventually manage to handle their problems together, making the light music club a more serious club bit by bit. The keyboardist Tsumugi Kotobuki has, as the overprotected daughter of an unimaginably rich and influential family, no real idea of "normal" social situations. The bassist Mio Akiyama is, in contrast to her Ritsu's hyperactive nature, a shy scaredy-cat with immense stage fright. Drummer Ritsu Tainaka often forgets to fulfill her responsibilities as the club's president and usually rushes at the drums. The guitarist Yui Hirasawa has no experience in playing musical instruments or reading sheet music and usually forgets already managed progresses, be it in her musical or academic career. The show follows the daily lives of each member and shows their interactions with each other, their teachers, friends and families.Īt first, despite being successful in saving the club from being disbanded, each member brings in her own sorts of problems to prevent a strict and structured training. K-ON!’s story revolves around four (and later five) Japanese high school girls who join their school’s Light Music Club. The music from the anime contains several "Original Soundtracks", "Character Image Songs" for most individual characters and several musical productions by the main band, Ho-Kago Tea Time. The anime also introduced real music, partly based on lyrics from the manga but mostly entirely new composition. The anime became a world-wide success and allowed the franchise to gain much more depth by highlighting facts that the manga did or could not do. K-on! (Keion! "けいおん!") is the anime adaption of Kakifly's manga of the same name, which was produced by Kyoto Animation and aired in Japan between 20 in two seasons.