Kyoto Animation is going through the most difficult times after the terrible fire. But not because of that, the works of this studio are overshadowed or faded. Kyoto Animation is one of Japan's finest film studios. Referring to this studio, the audience will immediately think of anime series with extremely good image quality and irresistible content. Kyoto Animation is not only famous in the animation world for its extremely detailed, elaborate productions, but it is also a great place to work with some of the most talented people in the art industry. this.
Today, let's take a look at the 5 most popular anime series of Kyoto Animation studio with anime9.
K-On! follows the members of a typical teenage music club commonly seen among Japanese schoolchildren. Music in K-On! focus on electric guitar, sweet vocal harmonies, and catchy guitar riffs stick with fans until today.
The main characters Yui, Mio, Ritsu, Tsumugi, and Azusa have gone through trials and tribulations to keep the band alive. At the same time, the characters also have to improve their skills and deal with common high school problems such as shyness, academic pressure, and social dilemmas.
K-On! really a standard school life set and also a monument to this sub-genre.
Hyouka (Ice Cream), is a 22-episode anime adaptation of a school life-themed thriller novel written by Yonezawa Honobu, released by KyoAni in 2012. The film's story revolves around Houtarou, a person with a dark lifestyle. simple to the point of indifference.
He was forced by his sister to join a literature club at Kamiyama High. At the club, Houtarou and his new friends find an old anthology called Hyouka, which exposes the group to the mysteries of 33 years ago.
Free! is an ainime released in 2012 set in the fictional town of Iwatobi, Japan, inspired by the real life town of Iwami, Tottori. The story focuses on high school student Haruka Nanase, a talented swimmer. After meeting his childhood rival Rin Matsuoka from Samezuka Academy, he and his friends revived Iwatobi High's swimming team. In addition to childhood friends like Makoto Tachibana and Nagisa Hazuki, Rei Ryugazaki was also recruited into the team.
While the team practices for tournaments, Haruka and Rin's rivalry continues to worsen as Rin faces setbacks in keeping up. However, at the prefectural tournament, Iwatobi's swimming team with their best efforts reminded Rin of their friendship. Although the team was eliminated, the relationship between the youth improved. After all, they realize that love is the most precious thing.
The anime series runs from 2012 to 2019, the content is about the Kitauji High School concert club that once participated in national tournaments and was a championship candidate. However, after the club's advisor changed, they were relegated, unable to even participate in the qualifying tournament.
Finally, thanks to the strict management of the newly appointed mentor, the students gradually regained their form. When they had to fight for the title with other groups, some members prioritized their studies and gave up club activities. The group was in a difficult situation at times, however, in the end, the Kitauji High School Club also won and won the top prize.
The Violet Evergarden anime series is adapted from the light novel of the same name produced by Kyoto Animation, consisting of 13 episodes starting in January 2018. The story revolves around "Automatic Recording Dolls" (Jidō Shuki Ningyō) Orland to help his blind wife Mollie write novels, as well as help others with similar situations.
The name above refers to the ghostwritter industry. Although the Auto Recording Doll's original function was only to convert speech into text, another group of people founded the company to "rent" beautiful, talented women Similar to the original Auto-Recording Doll, it can perform both civilian and military purposes.
Violet Evergarden is considered the most profound, beautiful and meaningful anime, and it became famous when the latest OVA - Violet Evergarden Memory Doll was fully produced by Kyoto Animation before the catastrophic fire. catastrophic incident that claimed the lives of 36 employees of this studio. The film premiered in Japan from September 6 to 26, 2019.
In addition to the names mentioned here, some other KyoAni anime series such as Clannad, Nichijou, Liz and the Blue Bird, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Beyond the Boundary are also honored you can watch at 9anime.