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Fuwa Fuwa Time! ~Me, Myself, and Moe~
It took me five episodes to warm up to K-ON, unlike the hordes of people going “I LOVE YOU, K-ON!” “Mio <33333" (though now it’s more of “Azu-nyan~! <333") right from the start, like Mio-crazy Seleria over here. Started off unimpressed, not because of any KyoAni biases (I’ve never watched a moe~kyun~ KyoAni series, unless you count Full Metal Panic), but because I’m fairly new to this whole moemoe~kyun~! thing *le gasp*.
My first encounter with the moe slice-of-life genre would have to be Azumanga Daioh, about 6 years ago, albeit cut-short due to my wet-blanket baka aniki and how I let myself be affected by his SRS BSNS perceptions. Then there was Bincho-tan, which I would’ve marathoned in Animax had my BAKA ANIKIS not switched the channel to something they both want to watch. Then there’s Ichigo Mashimaro (I, My, Me Strawberry– ahh forget it), which I started watching a few weeks back, and what I’d consider to be my gateway to moe fluff slice-of-life stuff (ooh, it rhymes!). A fellow-anime-fan colleague who watched the series told me that “it’s [somewhat] nonsensical, but relaxing… a stress reliever”. That freed me from any expectations and equipped me with the right mindset as I finally sat down and watch it. Same with K-ON!
With zero expectations (almost zero, since there’s that little bit of ‘moexpectation’), I jumped into the show as a casual spectator who didn’t know what was in store for her. “Ok K-ON girls, let’s see what you’ve got!” For the first four episodes, I’d have to admit, I actually wondered what the heck I was watching or if I’m even supposed to be watching it in the first place. But the cute little antics and the thought of music n00bs forming a band was enough to tickle my fancy, and with episode 5… bam! I am hooked. And with episode 6, I was going Mio~~ <3333, cheering for her as she conquers the stage with her song, happily singing Fuwa Fuwa Time~! with the rest of the gang. I blame Sawako-sensei for getting me hooked on this.
Quite a Sunday Driving experience this turned out to be, as I found myself enjoying it simply for what it is. *zukyuun~!* goes my heart~
After joining the bandwagon of K-ON! moetards, I can’t help but laugh [even more] at the sentiments of those who are tsundere for K-ON! (or anything moeblob-related). Moe juxtaposed with feminism?! Ok, granted, even the great Hayao Miyazaki subscribe to this feminist mindset, but are you kidding me? It’s not like all people who enjoy K-ON watch it for the joy of seeing women in their objectified, helpless state. Do I look like a lolicon who’ll watch K-ON just for the sake of fapping? Heck no! Heck, I can’t even fap hurr durr durr, but that’s not the point. We all know teasing people like Mio can be a lot of fun, but hey, we can also love her for pure reasons, right?? But more importantly, WHY SO SERIOUS?!
Let’s first forget the “fact” that these girls were “made moe for pandering purposes”, then what have we got? Just a bunch of girls with their own quirks and silliness, four different personalities jive in to form their little band and have a good time~, and hilarity ensues within, that’s basically it. Turn off your feminist sensitivity radar, moe-llergy or whatnot, take a step back, and realize that these characters never set out to paint us the picture of the Ideal Woman (or otherwise), they’re just being who they are. And we’re just mere spectators of their lives. Is it their fault that they’re so criminally cute and that people find them moe? Of course not! If being moe was a crime then I’d probably be in jail right now.
But then I wondered, how come this whole scene seemed all too familiar — Haters on one end, fans or fags on the other, going “hurr durr durr why so serious?”. And then… eureka! as I realized that this is total Deja Vu, with the roles reversed this time around. I r the fag, and the other ones are the haters. I can’t believe I’d find myself saying the very words of my deters, and finally, realize what went wrong between me and Itazura na Kiss way back when. I viewed ItaKiss from a feminist lens, as if that wasn’t obvious enough, and I was too busy nitpicking on the flaws of the characters to see the big picture. I was concentrating so much on what the series was doing wrong to even see what it was doing right. That’s what hating or loving a series delusionally does to you. Either you love it too much and be blinded to its flaws, or hate it to the guts and never see where its redeeming points lie.
There’s a tried-and-true formula to enjoy watching animes, but that we often take for granted. Heck, I know I forget it every so often. “Appreciate it for what it is.” That’s right, repeat after me, Appreciate [an anime] For What It Is. Hold your horses with any expectations, stop imposing what you want to see in the show, forget the fandumb, forget the “fans who ruin it for you”, and take it as it is. Or if I were to quote some lines in the lyrics of Lenka’s “The Show”, a song which I hold dearly in my heart: “I want my money back! I want my money back! Just enjoy the show!”
“This sh*t sucks” won’t suck as much if you enjoy it along the way, and you won’t find yourself complaining how it’s all a “waste of time” either. And at the end of it all, if I were to use the words of TheBigN, “it depends on what you’re looking for”. If moe’s not for you, then so be it, don’t be surprised that so many people like it, don’t hate it (and hate the ones who like it) because of that either, geez. Don’t be tsuntsun for moe.
to all the naysayers, Yui has one special message for you:
FFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUU–
* obligatory shock effect interlude *
FUN TIMES!
Love & Peace yeah~!
Shall we all say, Fuwa Fuwa time~~
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Wait! So are we supposed to go out and watch every show out there and enjoy it for what it is?? I’m gonna have to quit my job to make some time
hahaha, nah, that’s why I said it all depends on what we’re looking for. But hating an anime you haven’t watched, just because of the fandumb is pointless and stupid. I’m guilty of that. But if you did decide to watch a certain series, rather than nitpick on it and bash it, why not just savor it and enjoy it for all its worth? For animes you decide to watch, that is
I mean there are animes I’m staying away from and won’t ever touch with a 10-foot pole, at least for now 
I feel like Sawa-chan-sensei giving a thumbs up here. Nice one. :3
I couldn’t stop replaying the Fuwa Fuwa Time (especially the Yui LOVE AND PEACE part ;3). So goofy and groovy! Keepin’ it G all the way!
I’m glad you changed your mind on K-ON!, because it really is a light-hearted show. If the haters dislike cute-moe-fluff, why did they watch it in the first place? Just trolls being troll I say!
Hating a show because of the fandumb is fandumb.
I give this post 4 maid outfits and a GWAR cosplay-core Sawa-chan. Good job!
I shall refrain from saying anything negative, because saying anything negative about anything is the worst thing in the world. Here it goes:
At least you got Cross Game right.
The comments on this post make-a me LOL.
I resemble that remark. -_-
Anyway, glad you’re enjoying it. I highly recommend you check out Aria at some point as well, if you haven’t already. Minami-ke is also a must watch if you enjoyed both K-On and Ichigo Mashimaro.
Oh yeah, and Potemayo is hilarious as well. Moeblob but much more focused on the comedy than the moe.
@N and ghostlightning: whee, thanks
@Jesus159159159: I’ve been replaying that too! can’t get enough of it! but crap, I keep forgetting to bring the mp3 with me to the office, so I can groove all teh way yeah~!
people are wasting their time if they dive into a show with the prejudice that they really will hate it (or that they won’t like it). obviously, they really will, duh.
@Baka-Raptor: shh, you K-ON hater! hahaha
where’s the love??
@0rion: I loved Potemayo even before it aired! I got hooked on the 4-koma, made me asplode with the moe antics. Potemayooo puni puni~ XDDD
also, shameful fact of the day: I found Aria so relaxing that I slept on the last 2 episodes of the first series lolol. I loved Aria-shachou despite that though!
But yeah, will rewatch that for great justice 
I’m not a huge moe fan but the light comedy of K-ON appeals to me nonetheless. We definitely need more of Mugi’s yuri vision!
Azumanga Daioh = moe = even comparable to K-On.
WUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT.
@Zyl: Mugi yuri? I’m sure the fanboys would agree with you on that!
@Omisyth: lol, the usage might be incorrect, but hey, if I find Azumanga Diaoh moe, then it is!
“slice of life comedy” would be the more appropriate term, and I’m well aware that Azumanga’s total crack/comedy than moe, but you and I know that, so don’t nitpick! 
I dunno if it’s cos I’ve been in a good mood lately, but I have come to realize that I don’t actually hate K-ON! at all (!) It does (try to) offer something on the slice-of-life end of the scale for us ‘non-fappers’ (otherwise I get nothing from this show since my dose of retard moe comes from Hetalia XD) – but honestly speaking from I find it rather mediocre on that point.
Plus I really do believe that if any other studio was responsible for this, K-ON would’ve probably only gotten as much attention as say… Hyakko did, if not less
Welcome to the Dark Side. As for Mio and Azu-nyan – the current waifus ng bayan – the rest of the fandom can fight over them as much as they want, so long as they leave my Ui in peace.
Ahh, Aria. It’s a show I used to watch over breakfast, partly because by the time I finish with my meal I can allow the show – and the effects of the food – to lull me into a blissfully contented stupor.
I’ve already burned through all of my season 1 and 2 discs, so now I can’t wait until they release Aria the Origination on DVD.
P.S.: Being a baka aniki is harder than it looks. Go easy on ‘em.
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