Anime · TV series · 2009

K-ON!

けいおん!

A 13-episode television series from Kyoto Animation, broadcast April 3, 2009 to June 26, 2009. Episodes run about 24 minutes. Comedy, Music, Slice of Life.

Four girls barely practising, animated with enormous care. It changed what a slice-of-life show was allowed to look like.

01  —  The record

The record

Format
TV series
Status
Completed
Episodes
13 · about 24 min each
Broadcast
April 3, 2009 – June 26, 2009
Studio
Kyoto Animation
Genres
Comedy, Music, Slice of Life
Season
Spring 2009
02  —  Where to watch

Where to watch

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03  —  Elsewhere

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04  —  Who made it

Characters and credits

Characters

  • Yui HirasawaMainVoice (JP): Aki Toyosaki
  • Mio AkiyamaMainVoice (JP): Youko Hikasa
  • Ritsu TainakaMainVoice (JP): Satomi Satou
  • Tsumugi KotobukiMainVoice (JP): Minako Kotobuki
  • Azusa NakanoMainVoice (JP): Ayana Taketatsu
  • Sawako YamanakaSupportingVoice (JP): Asami Sanada
  • Nodoka ManabeSupportingVoice (JP): Chika Fujitou
  • Ui HirasawaSupportingVoice (JP): Madoka Yonezawa

Production

  • Theme Song Performance (OP, ED) Aki Toyosaki
  • ADR Director (English) Tony Oliver
  • ADR Script (English) Tony Oliver
  • Series Composition Reiko Yoshida
  • Script (eps 1, 2, 7, 9, 11, 13) Reiko Yoshida
  • Advisor Tatsuya Ishihara
05  —  Related records

Other versions and continuations

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