K-On is fucking great. Top tier slice of life and yeah, that episode hits very hard. Nothing of actual significance happen, all low stakes, but if it clicks (and it doesn’t for many), it’s so good.

You should watch more of Naoko Yamada’s directed works. Her tenure at Kyoto Animation is so incredibly good. KyoAni tends to be great most of the time, but her works over there were often a step above imo. My favourite probably being Liz And The Blue Bird, a spin off movie from the incredible Sound! Euphonium anime.