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[Ascaloth] K-ON!, Episode 7

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Popularity: 8% [?] Published by Ascaloth May 16th, 2009 in Ascaloth, Anime

Christmas comes early for the girls of the Light Music Club, as they return once again to winter uniforms and cold-season wear. In the spirit of an out-of-season Christmas, sisterly bonds are reaffirmed as the Hirasawa sisters show a glimpse of what their family life is like, as they prepare to host what is probably one of the biggest Christmas parties ever held in their home by all accounts. In the break between the previous school year and the next, it is time to celebrate a good year gone by, and to pray for a good year yet to come.

K-ON!, Episode 7.

Rich oujo-samas are a dime a dozen in anime, but this is the first time I’ve heard of one where festivities in her home have to be scheduled by appointment. I’m wondering what kind of rich family Mugi-chan hails from, too.

Your weekly "I love Mio-chan" image.

Somehow, it seems like this is an actual location in Germany, but I haven’t the knowledge of German landmarks to identify where this is. On another note, we may just have a clue how Yui-chan was made the way she is….

"Pucker up, yuri lover mine."

On another note, what is "Bettako-san"? What am I missing here?

"The more people that come, the more money we’ll get."
"What’re you planning to do with that?"

Eh, I don’t know either. On the other hand, I suppose it’s about time for an advance repayment on that loan from the Kotobuki family for that Les Paul…..

Gokigenyo, I am Kotobuki Tsumugi. Crusader-gunsou has claimed me as his waifu, but he likes to watch me get hot and bothered over other girls. Dozo yoroshiku onegaishimasu!

On another note, Mugi-chan looks absolutely huggable in that winter getup. I’d dare say it’s top-grade fur of the kind that would get the veggie-fascists at PETA all riled up, too. So is it just me, or is that fur headgear Russian in design or something?

I am starting to wonder if Ui owes her existence to the fact that her parents realized early on that their first daughter would be unable to fend for herself, and therefore conceived Ui through the Destiny Plan to serve as the perfect housekeeper. Existential crisis inbound.

Sawa-chan definitely recognizes the fact that in anime, ninja have no need for stealth.

For someone who was ‘forced’ into the role of advisor for the Light Music Club, Sawa-chan sure has turned a complete 180 in her attitude in a very short amount of time, going so far as to crash the Christmas party being held by the girls. Of course, when one knows the reason why she did just that, it’s kind of….sad. If all too common. Which makes it even sadder.

Mio: If I’m ruined for marriage, will you take me?

You know, I was going to note how "Christmas cakes" tend to be particularly prevalent within the teaching profession in anime of recent times; just off the top of my head, I can point our Kuroi-sensei, Yomako-sensei, and Yuri-chan. I was going to note that Sawa-chan appears to be just the latest addition in that collection of the unfortunate, despite certainly being attractive in their own right. I was going to make a quip about how the likes of Sawa-chan has convinced me that I know where to go should I work up an appetite for delicious, moist cake. But after seeing Sawa-chan’s behaviour here? I think I finally understand just why she (and perhaps others like her) are Christmas cakes. Sawako, yarisugi.

Should have been The Best 1st Nuke Ever.

Mio-chan has officially been completely broken.

And at the end of the most lively Christmas party that the Hirasawa home have had for possibly a while, Yui and Ui reaffirm their sisterly bond by sleeping in the same bed, just like they probably used to when they were little lolis….and poor Ui is all too quickly reminded by Yui-chan, just why that used to be a thing of the past. Sleeping in the same bed sure isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Redefining the meaning of ‘moeblob‘.

And just like that, it’s already time for the New Year festivities, where people visit the local Shinto shrine ~~for the mikos~~ and pray for good fortune for the rest of the year. And here we are, seeing just why Mugi-chan is superior to her archetype-sister MiWiki; she is just as vulnerable to the same set of foibles as any other self-conscious girl. I mean, we could probably all see Mio-chan flipping out over Yui’s unnatural metabolism, but seriously, who could have called the ever-calm, graceful Mugi too?

It’s fine girls. Most guys like something soft to embrace. Well, at least most guys who don’t lurk around Sankaku Complex going ‘3D PIG DISGUSTING’……although, seriously. If having a regular helping of Mugi-chan’s cake every time the Light Music Club meets didn’t cause them to react like this before, one can only imagine what the feasts at Mio and Mugi’s house during the New Year must have been like.

You look absolutely fine as you are, Mio-sama of the People’s Choice.

And with the Christmas and New Year periods coming to a close, the new school year is about to commence. What new experiences lie before the girls, as they pray for good fortune for their Light Music Club in the coming year ahead? Stay tuned as they work towards more successful ~~ricebowl-flashing~~ performances, have more fun together, and ~~eat more cake~~ get better at their technique in the coming year ahead!

Ascaloth, out.

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10 Responses to “[Ascaloth] K-ON!, Episode 7”

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1 CrowKenobi 1 comment May 16th, 2009 at 1:16 am

Nice article! That location in Germany looks like the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg_gate
2 welsper84 1 comment May 16th, 2009 at 1:18 am

Mio-chan should be suffering from a breakdown by now lol
3 Sergio 1 comment May 16th, 2009 at 1:59 am

That’s Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Been there. In fact, it’s as it’s seen coming from Unter den Linden. If you go through the gate, that’s where the Berlin Wall used to be. The trees there in the background are, if I remember correctly, part of Tiergarten, a large park in Berlin. It’s the first time I’ve seen a place I’ve been to depicted in anime ^^

By the way, is it me or the seemingly too close interaction between Yui and Ui was a little more on the yuricest side (at least having some yuricest undertones) than on the sisterly innocent love side? Or is it me seeing it through Mugi’s eyes? I mean, that scene about sharing a scarf and stuff was rather rabu-rabu…
4 Ascaloth 202 comments May 16th, 2009 at 2:06 am

@CrowKenobi,

Ah, thanks. So it is.

@welsper84,

Soon Mio-chan shall be donning the maid costume without prompting. ^_^

@Sergio,

Noblesse oblige. Please continue being a yuri messiah.
5 OnyxSyaoran 20 comments May 16th, 2009 at 8:13 am

Yui’s metabolism isn’t weird i’m like that too, no matter how much i eat (wich is plenty) i dont get fat and finally!!! Azu-nyan~!!!!!
6 FHead 1 comment May 16th, 2009 at 8:22 am

ps. It’s Betanko, usually referring to girls with (almost) flat breast size.
7 Hypernova 22 comments May 16th, 2009 at 8:29 am

I don’t get any feeling that Yui/Ui is on yuricest side, and Mugi-chan seem to agree with me to an extent.
8 Keiri 1 comment May 16th, 2009 at 11:18 am

>> On another note, what is “Bettako-san”?
It’s “beta” ;). “Beta” is a slang for “cliched” so in this case, Yui is calling Ritsu a “Cliche Girl”.
Nice review as always! Enjoyed reading your captions. ^_^
9 Blowfish 27 comments May 17th, 2009 at 2:50 am

Reminds me that ive never been even remotely close to my countries capital.
10 Blacksun88 7 comments Jun 11th, 2010 at 9:51 pm

now we know where is all the food go after yui ate XD. dont worry, millions of otaku is willing to take u as wife even if u r not 3D

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