K-On! The Movie [Blu-ray] (2011)

Let me preface this by saying I love K-ON, I love the anime, I love the manga, I love the PS3/PSP game, I love the K-ON merch I have too. I'm a fanboy, so of course I'm going to rate this high. Timeline is a bit weird however, have you ever seen an anime that finishes up and then has a movie and that movie takes place in the middle of a season yet the events of which are never referenced afterwords? That weird plot hole aside it's great. It looks amazing in HD. It sounds amazing with the soundtrack of BGM's and of actual lyrical songs, I must question though why if the movie is dubbed into English and takes place largely in a country that speaks English why none of the songs WERE DUBBED INTO ENGLISH?! This is jarring and annoying because past songs in the series have been dubbed into English. I can get past that however because the dub is excellent and as a final send off the actors really put their heart and soul into it. Additionally it has a whole slew of extra features, of which I also love. J cast interviews, J trips to London to scout out the areas they went to in the movie, premiere events, music videos. Again I must ask however, WHY NO FEATURES FEATURING THE ENGLISH CAST, they were as involved with the series as the Japanese, why no respect for them?STILL, the movie is great, the features great, and getting past those two complaints it's an excellent release and you more than get your moneys worth with this.

The K-On movie takes place immediately after the events in season 2. Before graduating, the original 4 band members decide to do something for Azusa. They make a trip to London, and through a misunderstanding end up playing at a couple restaurants and night clubs. After they return, they write a very sweet farewell song for Azusa. Everything you have come to love about this series still shines in the movie. I believe that this is the end of the K-On story, and I wish it had advanced a little further. Maybe into their college years or their dream of playing at the Budokan, but who knows. There may be more yet to come. I really enjoyed this movie, but felt like it didn't really advance the story at all. That's why I'm not giving it 5 stars. Others didn't seem to think that was the case, but it's just my opinion. I do believe that if you loved the series as much as I did, you will be happy with the movie. I say give it a shot.

I never thought I would get into something like this, but out of curiosity, I watched K-On! The movie on Hulu, got hooked on it, watched K-On!! on Hulu and then had to watch the first season K-On! somewhere else on the Internet. I liked it so much, I had to buy the whole thing on blu-ray (even though it's pretty expensive compared to other series) so I could watch it in pristine clarity and view the extras. I just now watched again K-On! The Movie blu-ray, and the story has even more depth now that I've watched the series. I can't wait for the rest of my set to arrive so I can re-watch the series in proper order. My only gripe is that the language selection on the blu-ray menu was not working. It was stuck on English and you could not change it through the menu. Luckily I could change the audio through my blu-ray remote because I'd rather hear the Japanese voice actors and read the subtitles.

If you love the series, then you will love the movie. This movie is basically an extension of the series and adds more story and detail that takes place towards the end of the series leading up to their graduation. The movie also brings back all of the popular songs in some capacity, as well as add in some more new music. To understand what is going on in the movie, it is pretty much necessary to watch the series beforehand.The animation is great and many of the backgrounds of London are impressive. For fans of the English dub, it is also very well done and high quality. Watching the movie makes you love Yui and company even more. A heartwarming experience and a great addition to the K-On! series. You will have the urge to watch this movie more than once. A fun movie for a great series.

Yui, Ritsu, Mio, Tsumugi and Azusa of the light music club are back again! They decided to take a club trip to celebrate Yui, Ritsu, Mio and Tsumugi’s high school graduation. What follows is a delightful and hilarious slice of life movie that following light music club members as they prepare for, go on and return from their trip.The animation is gorgeous, the characters are adorable, the story is compelling and the English dub is fantastic making this series a must own for any music loving anime fans and one of my favorite animes!

I love this movie so so much. When it arrived in the mail a week early, I literally just ran into my room and called up all my other anime loving friends to come over and watch this amazing movie. Kyoto Animation is by far, my favorite animation company because it's so fluid and the colors are just amazing. I originally watched the show in it's english dub and prefer it that way (although I did rewatch it in Japanese), the movie is much better in Japanese due to most of the jokes being that they can't speak English. If you are a K-ON! fan, then this is the movie for you.

I mostly loved Mio the most in this movie out of the other characters, She can't stop being absolutely adorable to me....This movie is the first time I've ever seen her just act as Girly as she always wanted to be but didn't because Ritsu would tease her but her reactions to finding out they're going to London is just the cutest thing I've ever seen, This movie brings a lot of laughs and good times GET IT IF YOU WANT A LIFE

Typical slice of life anime which the Japanese do so well. Almost as good as the TV series. Only sad thing is that it seems to have a definite ending. I assume they'll be no TV season 3. Incidentally, Amazon's price was much cheaper than in the shops. Don't know why but Mio the bass guitarist, after 2 seasons and a movie, remains my favourite character.

Although not groundbreaking, this movie will be a hit for any fans of K-On!'s franchise.Also its an original story non existent in the original mangas.

Loved it, It completed the series very well.

些細なところで英語人にもわかる表現に改めていたり、なかなか勉強になります。テンポもよく、わかりやすい話なので、良い英語の勉強になると思います。日本語音声もありますので、映像作品だけ考えると北米版はお買い得です。

国内盤ハルヒの消失同様音声LPCM5.1chに対して米盤はdts-MA5.1ch仕様LPCM非対応のアンプやサラウンドシステムをお持ちの方にはこちらを勧めたい。

私が本商品を購入した時点で、国内盤との価格の差は約２０００円。(amazonでの話。何故か通常盤の方が高い)コストパフォーマンスという点で考えれば、断然北米盤となりましょうが…。　北米盤「映画けいおん！」の画質は、恐らく国内盤と同一のHDマスターを使用しているようですが、いつもの北米盤の特徴のとおりに画面が明るく調整されています。「明るいのならいいではないか」と思われるでしょうが、細かい美術設定がなされた本作品では画面全体の深みが消え失せ、なんとものっぺりとした平板な画調になってしまっています。これはいくらテレビを調整しても直りません。不自然なグラデーションなどのノイズも、国内盤では出ないところで出ているところもあります。まあ、第１期ほどの差はありませんし、テロップも日本語ですので悪くはないレベルで纏まってはいます。　一方のサウンドは、国内盤のリニアPCM 5.1chに対してDTS-HD 5.1chになっております。HDMI未搭載のアンプをお持ちの方には、ロッシーとは言え5.1chで再生できる北米盤は有難い存在でしょう。ですが「俺はテレビのスピーカーで聴くから」という方には、2.0chリニアPCMを持つ国内盤の方がお奨めです。　オーディオコメンタリーは削除されていますが、映像特典は一部を除きほぼ収録されています。ところで第１期第１話で、律・澪・紬の３人が(唯を入部させる為に)演奏する楽曲「翼をください」が、北米盤では「オーラ・リー」(ラブミー・テンダー)に差し替えられていたのですが、「映画　けいおん！」北米盤のスタッフは「他社の製品の事まで知らんよ」とばかりにその件をスルー、原盤のまま収録しておりますのでご安心を。(日本語音声の英語字幕では「Tsubasa Wo Kudasai」を演奏した事になっているし、英語音声では「Give Me Wings」を演奏した事になっています)