It could be partly intentional as she's from a super rich family and so they likely have tried to build her character so that she doesn't quite fit in, no matter how much she tries, and her attitude can be somewhat off a lot of time, like when switching a trip to Hawaii to a cheap board game.Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
I agree with Kraco, her lack of fitting in, or struggling so hard to do so is her charm. A trip to Hawaii is nothing to her, so she goes for what she believes is a greater prize, a board game she can play with everyone. It the same reason she brings in all the food for the club and easily offers up her assistance to club members. It's would come off as pathetic if she wasn't so genuine about it. Mugi is trying really hard to fit in, and sometimes so hard that it makes her stick out even more.
The croaky song.
[Nipponsei] K-ON! Insert Song Single - Fuwa Fuwa Time [Various].zip
If I had to guess, I'd think it contains both "clean" and "croaky" versions.
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No, only the clean one and 5 times an instrumental version (small differences in intros)
Another title and its instrumental version.
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
Damn. I'll miss the croak, even if it's just for lulz.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Yup, even more strange it isn't there considering we get 5 instrumental versions for the same title...Damn. I'll miss the croak, even if it's just for lulz.
The clean version isn't even near the anime one. It's really, really too clean. I don't know what they had in mind when creating that CD, full of useless versions and lacking one that could appeal to a part of the fanbase.
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
Even though, I can't complain about this
Good cover.
I only just played those other versions, and the Instrumental MINUS ones aren't worth listening to at all. Ideal if you want to play to the music though.
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Keep the music coming! I liked this song better than the last, clean or not. I think it's the the overall feel. The covering up for each other, as well as noticing each others' improvement satisfies my "showing how they improve" well enough. Given the length of this series, I'd rather they do this actually. Then we keep getting different good (but still imperfect as for performance) songs.
Wonder what the new girl will play though. There's not much left in a traditional band, is there?
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Finally, the mystery girl on shinta|hikari's signature has been revealed: Azusa! I wonder what she'll contribute to the club.
Great episode, with a catchy song to listen to. Mio being lonely was funny to look at because her expression was so blank. Oh, and the maid uniform.
I am training in the shadows.
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'My Love is a Stapler'? How do they come up with these song titles... Anyway, the Mioism reached new lofty heights of deliciousness this week. As much as I enjoy watching her I feel like she crowds out the others quirks to some extent which is kind of sad. Ritsu and Mugi only seemed to stand out with their unique charms in a couple of instances such as Mugi trying to 'fit in' by trying ot demonstrate she was inconvenienced by the uniforms and Ritsu getting scolded for forgetting to fill out paperwork again. Fortunately for Yui's much of her charm is tied up in her utter retardation and domestic clumsiness so it's easier for it to come out just by having her in any scene. I suppose I could make the say the same about Mio's Mioism since that seems to express itself somehow no matter what stimulus is applied to her.
All in all this ep felt great, last weeks just didn't do as much for me, it felt more serious than the previous eps and thus less silly/fun. I felt like this ep was back around the serioes/fun mixture of eps 5-6ish and all that jazz.
P.S. Meido Uniform Band = Win. Logistical issues be damned.
I'm glad I wasn't the only one to notice Mugi's failure of an attempt to fit in with the others. It touched on the issue we brought up from last episode, where Mugi feels so out of place compared to the others, despite her privileged upbringing.
Ritsu may be the president of the club, and certainly the most motivated (procedures be damned!) but Mio is very much the 'leader' in terms of fandom and screentime. It's not bad...but Mugi and Ritsu need more development, especially now that there is a new character who will steal screentime.
Yui is still my undisputed favorite. Rolling around on the floor moaning about ice cream in flashback, and then muttering in the present about it when Ui wouldn't give it to her was probably my favorite part, along with the funny noises of worry and then joy she was making when Ui was accepted into the school.Fortunately for Yui's much of her charm is tied up in her utter retardation and domestic clumsiness so it's easier for it to come out just by having her in any scene.
Speaking of her, I was also kind of glad that Ui doesn't look like she really wants to join the Light Music Club. She is definitely more of a student council type of personality, and I hope that's where she ends up.
Lastly, Azusa is so much like Mana from White Album it is a little disturbing. She knows a lot about music by the looks of things, is critical of other's style (calling the jazz club not really "jazz"), and is a dead-ringer in appearance. Even some of her cowering demeanor and embarrassed curiosity mirrors Mana.
My guess? Rhythm guitar. Yui is obviously enough of a idiot-savant that she can handle playing a more difficult Lead Guitar track with relative ease. She plays by ear anyway.
While I love Mio to death, I have also noticed that she is getting way too much screen time. Mugi is my least favorite character, yet I have begun to want to see more of her just because I feel she and Ritsu have become the underdogs of the show. This is probably a case of having too much of a good thing. Carefully planning out the dosage of moe is critical, much like how C.C. was an awesome hit despite her relatively minuscule screen time.
Still, Mio owns Yui when it comes to singing. Yui didn't need to sing in the last song, but I guess we had to hear her sing at least once in the show by now.
I wonder whatextremedistinct character trait Azusa has.
Peace.
For some reason I was thinking Azusa was going to be revealed as Nodoka's sister. I guess not.
I definitely agree that Mugi and Ritsu need more time. As said, Mio/Yui are awesome, and they should keep that coming, but Mugi and Ritsu are sort of afterthoughts. Hopefully they have more lines later
But otherwise, great episode as usual
Azusa could be an interesting character. I expect a good performance from her, even though she has yet to do anything remarkable. But I like her looks and even just the name.
Anyway, like Ryll, I hope Ui doesn't join the club (like it seems). If she did, Yui would likely rely on her more than she relies on the "strangers" now in the club. And Yui is a person, who would benefit from some independence training.
Let's see what Azusa is capable of (other than being as cute as everybody in this series):
Episode 9 - CoalGuys
This episode is win.
Yui's "good girl" hug.
The evil tea time temptation.
Azusa is almost like a Mio 2.0.
Yes all of those are win, and she is certainly turning out to be a mini-me Mio.
You forgot to put Mio's jealousy, which was EPIC win. Oh the contradictions
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Oh man I had a few moe overloads in the last 2 eps but their cake-eating and care free attitude is really annoying.
They should really stop that.
I'm fully on Azusa's side.
I like that Yui has absolutely no problems with learning new stuff
We've seen that during the trip to the beach already but it's still cool ^^
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