The essential episodes of K-ON!
Watch these 15 in order and you've got K-ON! — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Just starting high school, Yui is having trouble fitting in and decides to join the light music club. But she first must buy and learn guitar.
- 02
Three days left 'til the music festival, the girls are still not officially recognized as a club. Ritsu blackmails a previous club member to be their advisor.
- 03
The band plays the school festival. Mio trips and exposes her underwear to the audience. She ends up getting a fan club, but is scarred by the embarrassment.
- 04
The second year of school begins! The Light Music Club tries to gather by any means necessary.
- 05
Azusa Nakano joins the Light Music Club but realizes that the laid-back club might not be for her, and Azusa’s membership is at stake.
- 06
The annual school festival is getting closer and the Light Music club will be performing again... however, Mio and Ritsu get into an argument.
- 07
Yui gets a fever. Will she recover in time for the festival?
- 08
Yui, Mio, Ritsu, and Tsumungi are all in the same class and members of the same music club. They want to bring in more members so their friend Azusa won't be the club's only member once they all graduate.
- 09
The girls find an old guitar that ends up being worth a lot of money. The girls purchase a selfless gift for their friend.
- 10
Ritsu decides she doesn't want to be the drummer anymore. She wants to be in the spotlight.
- 11
On a very rainy day, Yui gets completely soaked trying to keep her guitar from getting wet. Azusa later helps Yui maintain her guitar
- 12
Yui finds herself playing guitar for a band called Death Devil.
- 13
An exceptionally hot day launches a crusade to have air conditioning installed in the club room.
- 14
Mio and Ritsu are nominated to play the roles of Romeo and Juliet in the class play. Tsumugi helps Mio find confidence, and Azusa worries the the group isn't preparing well enough for the concert.
- 15
Graduation day comes and goes. Azusa is happy for her friends but is sad to see them go.
