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K-On!

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A light-music club gives a small group of students a reason to spend time together, learn instruments and eventually perform. Rehearsal is only part of the appeal; the rhythm of ordinary club life establishes what the music means to them.

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What to notice

Connect each member to an instrument and their place in the group's development. A school-club story does not require every memorable moment to be a major concert. The first series, its follow-up and the film have different production labels even when the central cast is familiar.

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Which studio made K-On!? K-On!

ANSWER

Kyoto Animation

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