So K-ON! came in like a lion, with the buzz, hype and moe moe that only KyoAni can provide. Then it seemed to hit a bump in the road (or many bumps in the road) as the blogger fandom turned on it for not aspiring to be anything more than a moeblob. But then it seemed to end on a high note as the reception to its "finale" seemed pretty solid (let’s forget that 13th episode ever happened).

You know a show is good, if you’re still thinking about it days after it ended.

I wasn’t familiar with the manga, but based on the buzz, I had pretty high hopes for Kannagi coming into the season (or at least high hopes for Haruka Tomatsu), and by the end, the show managed to meet and exceed most of those expectations. It was the zany, episodic, slightly romantic comedy I was looking for.

Even though they’re not really similar shows, it’s hard for me not to mention Lucky Star when talking about Kannagi, what with the choreographed dance intro, the shared director and the in-episode references, but they share the same charm and similar focus on making the characters memorable.

The characters are what makes Kannagi so awesome. You’ve