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K-ON 08-09: Azusa Cry’in

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Alright checking out the fresh meat new recruits…

Well to get back on track it seems that the recruitment drive for K-ON went pretty well since most musical bands have now nominated aspirants seeking to throw themselves upon their mercy in the vain hope that they may deem them worthy to join their ranks. Those who play bubble gum pop still cling to their own processes by which perhaps one in a hundred neophytes may survive to become a band member. The methods Sawa-chan has developed over the last few weeks are far more stringent, for K-ON must be pure in their musical mastery and hard of heart, body and soul. Fewer than one in every thousand survive, and I do believe Sawa-chan strives each day to lengthen these odds still further…thus leaving us with one aspirant, Azusa. I was rather disappointed that the concerts were not as godly as I had hoped but granted that Sawa-chan’s motivational speech was not even close to Patton’s to his Third Army and given that K-ON 2.0 is still getting the hang of things I suppose it’s too much to ask for them to start giving us Macross class concerts. Still with interesting songs like “Light and Fluffy Time”, “Curry after Rice”, “My Love is a Stapler”, and “Brush and Ballpoint Pen” I sense that Mio may have some song writing talent of worth as some are in the tradition of the Kyun Kyun tradition. Despite Sawa-chan’s initial miss I suppose the maid thing was dead on and I HIGHLY approve of Sawa-chan scoping out Ui’s size. Now that the classes have been formed I think that Mio’s initial lonliness and her coming on to Nodoka clearly indicate how broken Ritsu has made Mio, at the very least we know Nodoka can give Mio the tender love and care that she so desperately needs since Ritsu seems willing to latch on to just about any one. Even if Ritsu isn’t the smartest of the bunch I think she has a waide variety of skills, from finding a new victim super friend in Mugi-chan, to supplicating herself to Nodoka when the latter made a PRESIDENTIAL ORDER to get Ritsu to submit the proper paper work.  Ritsu even came up with the idea to capture Ui, though in the end since it had been come years since she last played Pokemon, Ritsu did capture Azusa, by leaping lovingly upon her. Such was Ritsu’s caress that there would be no escape for our new twin tailed aspirant. Sadly Mio is still shy as ever though at least now Mugi-chan seems to picking up on the bully Mio past time that Ritsu started. Still I wonder when Mio will figure out that in the case of Yui that she can toss shiny things onto the floor as a defensive and evasive maneuver in addition to a barrel roll. I do like how Yui was honest about her castanet gambit, should have gone with a cowbell though.

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Hell yeah threesome in 2-2!

Azusa certainly went through a trial by fire of sort and I did enjoy the heaps of abuse that the 2-2 clique dished out. In fact I am quite tempted to declare Azu-nyan Mini-Mio simply because she is a stand in for all the attention that was once Mio’s. I suppose that in the end the yuri is so strong that other bands can’t compete. Still this aversion to traditional K-ON ritual is utterly abhorrent in the extreme, clearly Azu-nyan is not cut out for the life of a seadog, hell she wouldn’t survive band camp if this flaw remains uncorrected. I do hope for Azu-nayn’s sake that she will be less adverse to the mysterious ways and rituals of the yuri when camp starts. The longer this goes on I suspect that the 2-2 clique is starting to pick up on each others habit, laziness being one of the big ones. Since Ritsu was reaching for the blackmail card early and eagerly I think Ritsu is starting to get ridiculously good at holding things together through fair means or foul. I think that it was Rommel who once said that the lazy and the smart are fit for the highest command, if so I think Ritsu is starting to show a great deal of cunning in addition to judicious amounts of laziness. Other than death I suspect that there is no escaping from her grasp. I was looking forward to Sawa-chan’s cosplay party, but I think it’s fair to say we were all cheated out of seeing the whole thing. Still now that Azu-nyan has been drafted I think good times are inbound.

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Nevertheless do come over to “play”…

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But trust me comrade they certainly know who you are…

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I approve of Nodoka coming to Mio’s rescue.

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Why yes Nodoka will marry you…

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All that matters is that Mugi-chan is rip roaring and ready to do this…

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I guess there are instances where Yui actually excells…

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I like where this is going…

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I see why that one washed out…lack of enthusiasm.

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Please note your consent is not required…

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Next time I expect a better duet, preferably a more intimate one…

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I like how Ritsu thinks.

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A twin-tails has a appeared…

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Screw pokeballs, fully body contact capture, ALL THE WAY.

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Couple more questions. What is the capital of Assyria? What is your favorite color? What are your three sizes?

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Ah the old Yui toss.

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All your base belong to Ritsu…

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I approve of this cross training.

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Holy shit that’s my standard tea.

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I see Mugi-chan is savoring this moment of affection.

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I share Mugi-chan’s horror at this suggestion of putting an end to tea time.

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She came from behind…

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AND HOW!

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Oh that was sneaky Mugi-chan…keep it up.

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Alright chow time!

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Sawa-chan will not take NO for an answer.

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There are plenty more as befits this renowned club…

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I wanted a close up of that…

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How good was it really?

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Once you join the Yuri side…forever will it rule your destiny.

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Now try the maid outfit…

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Sorry Mio it seems that Ritsu is smarter than you give her credit…

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Cosplay, cosplay, cosplay party…

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Next time Sawa-chan pull off her shirt with more enthusiasm…

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Maybe you should change to coffee then?

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Who needs a boyfriend? This is a cosplay opportunity…

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I see someone feels a bit inadequate…

13 comments

13 Comments so far

  1. Okugi May 30th, 2009 6:59 am

    I liked how Yui’s voice was still torn up during the duet. Twin tails is rather cute, but is still a wait and see for me despite her cuteness. Will be interesting to see how to fits into the group now that she seems to be getting more immersed into the group. Yui’s twin tails taming techniques are truly that of a hugnhold master!

  2. Kherubim May 30th, 2009 7:56 am

    Holy crap, my only weakness… twin-tailed DFC nekomimi tsundere-ish Azu-nyan… so glompable… Omochikaeri!!!

  3. RP May 30th, 2009 8:41 am

    @Kherubim Yes, so, so glompable. You read my mind.

  4. awizarddidit May 30th, 2009 9:22 am

    Azusa makes me hate everyone in the freacking series suddenly o.o Asuza>Mio, and freaking stupid ritsu and yui are ruining Azusa’s talent! GAAAAAAAAAAAH Asuza you are too good for those weaklings! Azusa is a Mio without all the pimping which made me like her less than the other three (now four) girls. Please don’t pimp Azusa too much otherwise she’ll drop too D;

    Everyone else feeling my vibe? Mugi and Azusa fav’s by far.

  5. Silver May 30th, 2009 9:49 pm

    No way! This not makes it:

    Mio = Azusa > Mugi = Yui = Ritsu

  6. Crusader May 31st, 2009 12:20 am

    @Okugi
    Yes it seems that Yui has found her niche even if twin-tails is the more skilled of the two.

    @Kherubim & RP
    I suspect the second beach ep will just have you guys going nuts on us.

    @awizarddidit
    No need for secrets comrade, you like the lolis… ;)

    @Silver
    To be fair it’s not that simple…

  7. Kherubim May 31st, 2009 5:26 am

    @Crusader:
    I swear that this season’s shows have female characters (Azu-nyan, Mio and Hatsukoi’s Saki-nee) which are so awesome, that the lack of equivalent real-world females has left me in despair…

  8. Andy Janes May 31st, 2009 11:00 am

    I love the look on Mugi’s face when Yui is feeding Azusa delicious cake.
    Also liked the random shots of rockstars when Azusa is playing (Kurt Cobain!)

    Just wished there was more actual music in the show!

  9. Shin June 1st, 2009 5:23 pm

    See, how can anyone blame me for jumping ship? Azu-nyan is technically Mio, only much better!

  10. Crusader June 1st, 2009 11:50 pm

    @Kherubim
    My advice is to get a soldier’s bride or what you call a rifle. It will always be at your side and unlike a woman will never leave you. ;)

    @Andy Janes
    Is sense much potential in Azu-nyan.

    @Shin
    I can blame you, for your heart is so withered and small that it cannot love without limit. REPENT!

  11. Kherubim June 2nd, 2009 1:51 am

    @Crusader:
    Azu-nyan is to Mio as the HK416 is to the M16A4, sadly I don’t get to use these, having the use of old A1s two weeks a year in our reserve army.

    This show was never really about music (not that I was expecting a female version of DMC), it’s all about cute girls doing cute things (much like Minami-ke, Azumanga Daioh, Ichigo Mashimaro and Lucky Star…)

  12. Alan June 3rd, 2009 12:56 pm

    This show is really sucking.

  13. Myu June 15th, 2009 2:56 pm

    For some reason I just hate azu….bleh does anyone else hate her? I’ve been kinda dissapointed with K-ON! ever sense they added her in

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