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The Best Episodes of K-ON! Season 1

Every episode of K-ON! Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of K-ON! Season 1!

The Best Episodes of K-ON! Season 1

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:...
  1. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Light Music!

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    S1:E12

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

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  2. 8.6/10(5 votes)

    #2 - Crisis!

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    S1:E11

    The annual school festival is getting closer and the Light Music club will be performing again... however, Mio and Ritsu get into an argument.

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  3. 8.3/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Mentor!

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    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
  4. 8.3/10(6 votes)

    #4 - School Festival!

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    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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  5. 8.3/10(7 votes)

    #5 - New Club Member!

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    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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  6. 8.1/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Freshman Reception!

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    S1:E8

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

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  8. 8.0/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Another Training Camp!

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    S1:E10

    The girls go on another training camp with their new member. Despite Azusa’s nagging, she’s the one that plays the most.

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  9. 7.9/10(7 votes)

    #8 - Christmas!

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    S1:E7

    It’s Christmas time and Ritsu decides to hold a Christmas party at Yui’s house.

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  10. 7.3/10(8 votes)

    #9 - Abolition of the Club!

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    S1:E1

    Just starting high school, Yui is having trouble fitting in and decides to join the light music club. But she first must buy and learn guitar.

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  11. 7.3/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Instruments!

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    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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  12. 7.1/10(8 votes)

    #11 - Special Training!

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    S1:E3

    It’s time to take midterm exams, but Yui is too busy practicing guitar that she ends up failing. She must pass the retest or the band must breakup.

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  13. 6.9/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Training Camp!

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    S1:E4

    Mio is inspired by finding a tape of the previous club's performance, and gets the band together to practice over the summer for an upcoming school festival.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Light Music!" is the best rated episode of "K-ON!" season 1. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Tatsuya Ishihara and written by Jukki Hanada, it aired on 6/19/2009. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Crisis!".