K-On! (TV series)

K-On! is an American-Canadian-Australian animated series created by Jacob Stout and Nico Vega based on the comic strip of the same name by Vega and Stout. The series aired on The WB, as part of the Kids' WB programming block.

Plot
In an unspecified part of Japan, four high school girls join the light music club of the all-girls private Sakuragaoka High School to try to save it from being disbanded. However, they are the only members of the club. At first, Yui Hirasawa has no experience playing musical instruments or reading sheet music, but she eventually becomes an excellent guitar player. From then on, Yui, along with bassist Mio Akiyama, drummer Ritsu Tainaka, and keyboardist Tsumugi Kotobuki spend their school days practicing, performing, and hanging out together. The club is overseen by music teacher Sawako Yamanaka who eventually becomes their homeroom teacher as well during their final year of high school. In their second year, the club welcomes another guitarist, underclassman Azusa Nakano. After Azusa joins they gain more structure and begin to practice more.

Characters

 * Yeardley Smith as Yui Hirasawa
 * Lara Jill Miller as Mio Akiyama
 * Cathy Cavadini as Ritsu Tainaka
 * Alanna Ubach as Tsumugi Kotobuki
 * Nika Futterman as Azusa Nakano
 * Jennifer Hale as Sawako Yamanaka
 * Aria Curzon as Ui Hirasawa
 * Candi Milo as Nodoka Manabe
 * Pamela Adlon as Jun Suzuki
 * Katie Leigh as Megumi Sokabe
 * Grey DeLisle as Kawaka
 * Tara Strong as Aya
 * Melissa Fahn as Maki
 * Russi Taylor as Satoshi Tainaka

Home media
Artisan Entertainment released both seasons on DVD between 2004 and 2005.

In 2019, Lionsgate released both seasons alongside its theatrical movie and the 16 shorts on DVD and Blu-ray. In September 2019, the series was added to Amazon Prime, as part of Bear Bones' deal with the service. Through their distribution deal with FilmRise in 2022, the series was made available through their partners, such as Peacock, Tubi, Amazon, and The Roku Channel.