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The Best Episodes of K-ON!

The Sakuragoaka Girls' Academy curriculum traditionally focuses on the three "R"s of reading, writing and arithmetic, but Ritsu Tainaka wants to add two more "R"s:...

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  1. 9.2/10(198 votes)

    #1 - Graduation Ceremony!

    S2:E24

    Graduation day comes and goes. Azusa is happy for her friends but is sad to see them go.

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  2. 9.0/10(195 votes)

    #2 - Yet Another School Festival!

    S2:E20

    Another school festival arrives, and the girls perform. Realizing their last year together is coming to an end, they reflect on their time together and vow to make the best of the remaining time.

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  3. 8.2/10(183 votes)

    #3 - Light Music!

    S1:E12

    Yui gets a fever. Will she recover in time for the festival?

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  4. 8.2/10(127 votes)

    #4 - Teacher!

    S2:E10

    Yui finds herself playing guitar for a band called Death Devil.

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    Director:Noriko Takao
  5. 8.0/10(115 votes)

    #5 - Romeo and Juliet!

    S2:E19

    The play goes off with only a few hitches. After the play, the group practices overnight to prepare for their live performance in front of the school.

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  6. 7.9/10(111 votes)

    #6 - Entrance Exam!

    S2:E22

    Azusa makes a cake for her friends and visits the shrine to pray for success and good fortune for them all.

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    Director:Noriko Takao
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  8. 7.9/10(113 votes)

    #7 - After School!

    S2:E23

    The girls decide to record an album as an emblem of their time at the school.

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  9. 7.8/10(177 votes)

    #8 - Advisor!

    S1:E5

    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.

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    Director:Noriko Takao
  10. 7.8/10(165 votes)

    #9 - School Festival!

    S1:E6

    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.

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  11. 7.8/10(123 votes)

    #10 - Summer Training!

    S2:E14

    Ritsu and Tsumugi get into shenanigans while Nodoka helps Yui with her homework.

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  12. 7.7/10(164 votes)

    #11 - Freshman Reception!

    S1:E8

    The second year of school begins! The Light Music Club tries to gather by any means necessary.

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  13. 7.7/10(129 votes)

    #12 - Drummer!

    S2:E3

    Ritsu decides she doesn't want to be the drummer anymore. She wants to be in the spotlight.

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  14. 7.7/10(120 votes)

    #13 - Finals!

    S2:E9

    Yui struggles with exams as finals approach. To refresh after the exams, she rallies her friends to join a talent show.

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  15. 7.7/10(121 votes)

    #14 - Summer Festival!

    S2:E12

    Summer vacation leads the girls to a summer rock festival. The girls go their separate ways and become enthralled with different aspects of the rock music experience.

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  16. 7.7/10(112 votes)

    #15 - No Club Room!

    S2:E17

    While the club room is closed for repairs, the girls have nowhere to practice. All is not lost, though, because the girls finally write lyrics to the music Tsumugi wrote.

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  17. 7.7/10(113 votes)

    #16 - Graduation Yearbook!

    S2:E21

    The girls prepare for senior photos and college entrance exams.

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  18. 7.6/10(159 votes)

    #17 - New Club Member!

    S1:E9

    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.

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  19. 7.6/10(144 votes)

    #18 - Seniors!

    S2:E1

    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.

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  20. 7.6/10(128 votes)

    #19 - Clean-up!

    S2:E2

    The girls find an old guitar that ends up being worth a lot of money. The girls purchase a selfless gift for their friend.

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  21. 7.6/10(125 votes)

    #20 - Field Trip!

    S2:E4

    The light music club seniors go on a school field trip to Kyoto.

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  22. 7.5/10(191 votes)

    #21 - Instruments!

    S1:E2

    Yui wants a guitar that is too expensive. All the band girls get part-time jobs to save up for the guitar. Yui might actually get it through a twist of fate.

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  23. 7.5/10(124 votes)

    #22 - Staying Behind!

    S2:E5

    Azusa and Ui, along with their classmate Jun, spend time together while the third years are on their trip to Kyoto. Noticing that Ui would be lonely without her sister around, Jun and Azusa decide to sleepover at her house.

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  24. 7.5/10(123 votes)

    #23 - Tea Party!

    S2:E7

    Mio gets the feeling that someone is watching her. The girls are reminded of the previous year, where Mio felt like she was being stalked by someone and went to the student council for advice.

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  25. 7.5/10(122 votes)

    #24 - Career!

    S2:E8

    While filling in University Choice forms, Yui and Ritsu get in trouble for not being decisive enough about their future. Nodoka tells the others about how Yui became friends with her after they met in kindergarten.

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  26. 7.5/10(116 votes)

    #25 - Upperclassmen!

    S2:E16

    Azusa realizes the music club has been slacking off lately, and she resolves to practice more.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Graduation Ceremony!" is the best rated episode of "K-ON!". It scored 9.2/10 based on 198 votes. Directed by Kazuya Sakamoto, Naoko Yamada and written by Reiko Yoshida, it aired on 9/15/2010. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Yet Another School Festival!".