Bakuon!!/YMMV

These things about  are subjective - not everyone will agree with all of them.


 * Bakuon!! has a suspicious similarity to K-On!. It was created at the height of the K-On! anime's popularity, and describing it as "K-On! only with motorcycles instead of musical instruments" is a lot more accurate than may seem at first.  Just to note a few parallels:
 * Hane is basically Yui: a newcomer to the show's gimmick who quickly becomes surprisingly skilled. She has a little sister who's a Yamato Nadeshiko and takes care of her scatterbrained older sister.  Their parents are never seen.
 * Onsa corresponds to Ritsu: tomboyish, informal, and a strong advocate for their little group and the hobby it embraces.
 * Rin is the Anti-Mio: Aggressive and snobbish where Mio is shy and retiring. Both are the bustiest of the girls in their groups.
 * Hijiri is an isolated, rich ojou and thus maps to Mugi. Like Mugi delighting in being "ordinary", Hijiri delights in the delusion/perception that she is a "bad girl".  But where Mugi is possibly the most accomplished musician in Hokago Tea Time, Hijiri has no skill driving a motorcycle (at least until she takes lessons late in the show) and relies on her butler to drive her.
 * Chisame is Azusa: the younger student who joins the group who is already profoundly skilled.
 * Sawako's role in the show is split between Raimu (the Cool Big Sis type who mentors them) and Saruyama-sensei (whom they blackmail into being their faculty adviser).
 * Both shows avert Bland-Name Product and Brand X by showing real-world products with real-world trademarks at every turn.
 * Hane's new interest in motorcycles leads the girls to recreate a moribund club.
 * The bike race at the festival maps to HTT's first public performance, which results in an unexpected popularity.