Alternative TitlesEnglish: Azumanga Daioh: The Animation Synonyms: Azumanga Daiou Japanese: あずまんが大王
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Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 8, 2002 to Sep 30, 2002
Duration:
24 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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SynopsisAzumanga Daioh is about high school life through the eyes of six girls with unusual personalities: Chiyo (the 10-year-old genius), Osaka (the resident airhead), Sakaki (the shy one prone to cat bites), Tomo (the loose cannon), Yomi (the short-tempered one) and Kagura (the resident jock).
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Related AnimeAdaptation: Azumanga Daioh
Spin-off: Azumanga Daioh - The Very Short Movie, Azumanga Web Daioh
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MidnightCheddar
22 of 31 people found this review helpful
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26 of 26 episodes seen
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| Overall |
8 |
| Story |
7 |
| Animation |
7 |
| Sound |
8 |
| Character |
9 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
Azumanga Daioh will probably always remain one of the top comedy anime titles of all time, and with good reason too. Even if it does ends up being a different experience than most would think right off the bat.
Story: 7/10
Being that this is a mix of school life, comedy and slice of life-- one shouldn’t expect too much from the actual story and plot. Basically it opens up as one of the high school teachers is in a hurry to make it to her class, which ends in her stealing one of her own student’s bikes in a aggressive manner. And at this point most will get the idea of where this anime is going. Each episode pertains about the lives of six high school female students. And like with any good comedy series a roller coaster of laughs ensues. However the way this particular series does it is what makes it such a great series. Many of the joke and puns have a big amount to do with Japanese culture (though not nearly as much as Lucky Star)--all the while adding a good amount of random gags to the mix. For example: some of the episodes have to do with dream sequences, which have to do with a girl being able to fly with her pigtails, to one of them being a super hero, to another having a cat as a father (however they end up being carried out and/or implied even in the real world as well). The dialog is also very funny, whether it be about jokes dealing with food, to school uniforms, to even a few Sakaki boob jokes here and there. Gags like these abound in Azumanga Daioh, most of which seem to come out of nowhere, and will leave many viewers scratching their heads afterward. Now I know most would be thinking at this point: "Oh, so it’s just about random gags with no sort of plot or story then!" Nothing could be further from the truth, because Azumanga Daioh mixes random gags with an actual story. Granted there is no real overall plot to this as mentioned before, other than the girls simply trying to make it through high school. But it does go by an "episode by episode" plot. Whether it be the girls trying to win the sports festival, doing their summer homework, to relaxing at the beach. Despite the over the top humor of the series, it also can do it in a quite relaxing way too, which should satisfy most slice of life fans out there. Now that doesn’t mean the story is all peaches and cream; some episodes seem to get a bit slow paced at times, with not too much happening going on, and some scenes tend to drag on a bit. But I think my biggest grip with the storyline, is that a number of episodes seemed to be recycled over from past ones (ie: two sports day episodes, two summer home episodes, and two dream sequence episodes). The latter are still quite funny, it’s just a shame that they couldn’t have given us a bit more of variety. Since there is no real plot in mind, I would say that the ending is appropriate, though I think that it could have ended a little better. Even so, with Azumanga Daioh it’s all about the comedy, and that is what makes this anime so enjoyable!
Art: 7/10
Being that this series tries to capture a more realistic high school in Japan (most of the character’s hair are black and/or dark colored), the characters themselves also look very cutesy! They all have bigger eyes than most anime you will find, and look quite un-proportional compared to real life Otakus. I feel this was made intentionally however, as to show the audience that this anime does not take itself seriously in the least. However, this still doesn’t change the fact that the art style over all looks pretty simplistic, and the backgrounds can range from decent looking-- to no backgrounds at all. Nothing too bad, it just leaves much to be desired at times.
Sound: 8/10
I actually had the pleasure of experiencing both the English and Japanese version, and must say that both felt quite comfortable to listen to. The opening and closing themes were quite catchy and fit the goofiness of the series. I mean, who doesn’t enjoy watching random Japanese animated women fly through the sky without a net? Or even wings for that matter? It’s pretty much saying: "this is your brain on drugs!" Which is what a lot of people will probably be thinking while watching this show. The background tracks do contain a good portion silly and sincere sounds, though I wish there could have been a little bit more of it!
Characters: 9/10
Considering that this is a comedy anime, and therefore doesn’t concentrate too much on depth, Azumanga Daioh actually has a pretty fleshed out cast of characters. Not only from the six main female leads, but also from the teachers and staff workers as well. Such as "Koyomi, " the girl who is on a never ending quest to lose weight, to "Sakaki, " who has an unhealthy addiction to cats, to "Kimura, " the perverted school teacher. I wouldn’t go as far to say that they are the most deep cast of characters you'll see in an anime, but they do interact with each other very well, and you get a good amount of time to get to know each ones likes and dislikes. They're funny, interesting, cute and definitely the back bone of the series!
Enjoyment: 10/10
The well done merger of comedy and actual storyline really made Azumanga Daioh a winner for me! It’s something that is very hard to do in an anime, but this series proves that with a little love and care; anything is possible! I just couldn’t stop laughing in so many parts while going through this!
Overall: 8/10
I feel Azumanga Daioh can be enjoyed by most comedy fans out there. Some viewers might find its humor a bit redundant and too silly at times, which can be seen as a turn off. Even so, if you are a big fan of comedy anime like myself, and have 25 minutes of free time to spare on a good laugh, then this series should fill that time quite nicely! read more
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ColdBeans
62 of 95 people found this review helpful
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26 of 26 episodes seen
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| Overall |
8 |
| Story |
7 |
| Animation |
6 |
| Sound |
6 |
| Character |
9 |
| Enjoyment |
8 |
STORY
7/10
Azumanga Daioh is a show about nothing, literally. Think of it like Seinfeld, but with high school girls and as much hilarity, and you've got all the bases covered. The episodes revolve around six girls and their daily life at a high school, which always ends up being random in some way.
The comic formula is hilarious. Many scenes will make you scratch your head and wonder "eh?" while simultaneously laughing, while other scenes make you laugh by repeating the same thing over and over and over and over, far past the point where you think it should have just stopped the joke. The best comic relief was definitely the male teacher who was always hitting on the girls, who had a trademark jaw drop constantly. He would randomly be thrown into the episodes very spasticly, making anyone with a sense of humor laugh out loud. So really, don't go into watching Azumanga thinking you'll get any sort of a plot. There are only a few episodes that are linked somehow, but the rest do follow a timeline (the girls making their way through three years of school, up to the satisfying conclusion).
Art
6/10
The animation is really simple and clean which fits the style of this anime, but I don't like this kind of look. There's nothing too impressive about it.
Sound
6/10
The music in this anime was alright sometimes bordering irritating, I wasn't too fond of the opening it just sounds irritating with the high pitched voices but I suppose it goes with the show. The background music started rubbing me the wrong way after a while.
But from what I recall it's mostly silence since they have such long silences after a "joke" which I didn't find that funny. They would have these ridiculously long pauses after a joke and I'm just sitting there still bored to death and I'm like was that supposed to be funny? Is someone supposed to be rolling on the floor laughing from that?
The seiyuus all did a good job portraying high school girls and especially Chiyo-chan.
CHARACTERS
9/10
The character development was basically non-existant, yet I still gave this section a 9. Why? To put it bluntly, Azumanga Daioh has some of the most hilarious characters I've seen, who all fill their incredibly exaggerated role perfectly. Chiyo is the little girl who is the epitome of cuteness. Her voice helps with this persona, as well as giant watery eyes when she gets upset, and her little girl ways of doing things. Sakaki is obsessed with cute things and is super quiet, and always blushes whenever she sees a cat or dog, yet (for the comedic effect) she always is bitten when she tries to pet things. Tomo is the most obnoxious character by far and is always yelling and pissing people off. Yumi is probably the least developed character -- her one quirk is that she is obsessed with her weight. Then there's Osaka, an extremely slow and stupid girl who tends to always make you laugh with the idiotic things that come out of her mouth. And finally, Kagura is athletic and competitive. These six characters are fairly extreme to begin with, but them morph into super extreme characters by the end of the series.
The entire series is about pushing the limits of comedy, and the characters help out with this immensely.
OVERALL
8 / 10
Azumanga is a great watch for any fans of comedy. Out of all the random series I've seen, Azumanga definitely has the highest concentration of randomness and laugh out loud moments, combined with hilarious characters and wacky moments alike. If you like comedy series, I can't see why you haven't watched this yet! And if you haven't, pick it up right now, since you'll surely like it. read more
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Kind of obvious, really-- both are based on 4komas, deal with the daily life of a group of girls, COMEDY, et cetera.
Its both about the daily life from Schoolgirls whithout a big Storyline.
It's based on gags about School, games and Japanese Daily life.
Both are similar in that the main characters are all female, and similar personalities.
Both series are about the everyday happenings a group of high school girls. They both follow their daily lives with anime humour thrown in.
Slice of life w/ high school girls in comedy situations. Alot of moe situations...
...and both have my favorite Cafeteria lunch time skits ^_^.
Both are slice of life comedies featuring a group of a high school girls and their random adventures throughout high school life.
Similar comedy style, its offbeat and centers around the lives of a group of high school girls.
Another slice of life anime
They both revolve around school, hanging out, eating and having fun.
Both series have similar plot lines and characters. Both are also "anything goes" when it comes to topics and are pretty episodic.
Lucky Star's comedy is mostly being carried by Hirano Aya, and the rest of the gang play off her character. For Azumanga Daioh, everyone on the team works together with the others, so they function like a group, each is funny in her own way and they play off among on another. Lucky Star is basically talking about high school nothing, ala the Seinfeld Style. For Azumanga Daioh, there are very small arcs for the purpose of driving forward humor. Both 4koma-turned-anime shows about school with Azumanga Daioh being a little more slapstick and less Otaku humor driven.
Pretty much what everyone else said.
Both are Slice of life following some schoolgirls using puns and gags all over the place. Both are very enjoyable.
Same plotless comedy with awesome characters and original jokes.
Both are utterly plotless relying solely on the personalities of each of the characters for the comedy. Lucky star is, in effect, Azumanga daioh in a brand new skin.
Both animes are about a group of normal (or not so normal) girls just trying to make their way through high school. These series have lots of running gags and clever one-liners that you'll come to remember them for. While Lucky Star is more for the otakus since it contains lots of references to other anime and Japanese culture, both contain characters you will fall in love with and will make you look at school and life in general in a humorous type of way.
Pretty similiar humour and feeling
Slapstick, crazy, weird comedy. Many references to Japanese culture, high school girls, etc.
Both is about absolutely nothing and really cute. I like Lucky Star better though, I think it's way funnier.
Both are about the everyday lives of several high school girls as they graduate... Both series also offers a dynamic cast of characters!
Funny story about everyday schoolgirls ^^
they both pretty much gotta do with like school in some way or another and their both really cute anime ^^
If you like slice of life anime like Azumanga Daioh but want a more wacky show watch Lucky Star.
Both are school comedies and don't have a real story line. Lucky Star is the otaku version.
Puns, Puns, and more puns. A fun way to learn about Japanese pop culture.
Both these shows revolve around a group of high school girls, their experience of high school and their personal lives. But in contrast to Lucky Star's brightly colored animations azumanga's animation is more dull to put focus on the fact that it wants you to pay more attention to the jokes and the physical comedy.
Well, they have a similar feel to it and they're both slice of life and comedy anime. The difference though is that Lucky Star has references to several anime and to the Japanese culture. But other than that, both shows are pretty similar in following the lives of a group of high school girls.
Both have a awesome set of girls as the main leads. They follow the "Slice of life" genere with their fancy twists and turns. Major comedy in them as well. If you are a all around fan of anime, these series have lots of puns and whatnot. You can't go wrong with this.
Two titles that have completly crazy main characters with mixed unenviable history about hm... just life ...school life XD
They're both slice-of-life and about a group people who are going through high school.
Very similar slice of life animes.
It´s the same type of light humor. The series shows the life of a group of female high school friends and individual moments of them which are very funny. Also their teacher is a women maybe in her late 20's who lives alone, is aloof , single, and crazy.
Azumanga Daioh and Lucky Star are comedies that rely on slice of life moments without a definite plot. Both follow a group of Highschool girls and the humour is derived from the interaction between the members of the cast, most of which display a zany behaviour. Azumanga Daioh's appeal might be wider while Lucky Star includes some otaku jokes that might be lost to many but both titles are likely to interest the same kind of public.
They both star high school girl and talks about their everyday lives and you get to learn more abotu Japanese culture!
Lucky Star and Azumanga Daioh are both lovable for the same reason: the beauty of nothing really happening. Both simply follow the lives of a small group of lovable characters in their daily lives, with tons of comedic material thrown in. Nothing super natural, no magic or space fights, nobody jumping into the air 50 feet at exactly the same time and hight as a long time rival only to kick each other's legs several times and fall...
Cracky comedy, extreme weird high school girl characters and a random slice of life story, these are mainly the things that these anime have in common. Quite a lot, ne?
In both these anime they have a school girl life with tons of friends and laughters, so if you like one of there. You should watch the other!=3
Both are slice of life, neither have any particular point that they lead towards but touch on a wide variety of topics.
Both have a fairly small cast of interesting characters taking part in very everyday events, and both are extremely satisfying.
Azumanga Daioh is basically just like Lucky Star without all the anime and game references, well, at least not as many. Azumanga is far better than Lucky Star is, though, on many leves.
It is also based on high school life. The charaters are almost the same way, but Lucky Star has Konata. She is an anime lover, a gamer, and the best cramer you'll ever meet! Kagami is kinda like Yomi. Always telling Konata to do her homework. And seems to always make her point. Tsukasa is like Osaka! Only Osaka is funnier, and Tsukasa is Stupider. Then brains with the biggest breats, Myuki! Overall i have to say Lucky Star is one of the funniest animes out there. Hope you watch and enjoy!
It is like - looking through a reflection of itself. LUCKY STAR IS AZUMANGA DAIOH!!! Only focused on one year of H.S., not 3...
Both are completely random comedies set in high school, and neither of them really have all that much of a plot. The main difference is really just that Lucky Star uses a lot of references to other shows in almost every single episode, so Azumanga might be a lot easier to "get" for people who haven't seen that many anime-series before.
School, comedy and much fun! If you rly liked Azumanga, u'll be more than pleased with Lucky Star ;)
If you like the everyday life of a bunch of pretty looking girls...you must see Lucky Star. It' pretty funny too.
Both animes have certain quirkyness to them there both random and cute. They make you smile and laugh sometimes non stop.Well for me that is.
Same genres, very similar shows, yet lucky star has a more subtle pace..
It is just more slice-of-life really. But still, don't take this as more of the same. Azumanga Daioh has more of your "everyday people", leaving out otakus and a lot of cultural and anime references. It is also the closest you'll get to the "real-life" of japanese high-scholers.
They are both about a group of high school girls going through comedic scenario's. They both have small comedic acts with the teachers, too.
Both are slice of lifes that circle around high school girls .
Another all out high school comedy, and basically, about nothing, like Seinfeld.
Lucky Star and Azumanga Daioh are both slice of life comedies that take place mainly in school. They're both pretty random, and they each have extremely catchy openings.
Both are insanibly cute , with humour and are sunny and are about everyday life of school girls
both are masterpieces and a must see
The characters in both series are very memorable. The environment in both series is pretty similar, without a flashy "I gotta save the world" storyline, but focusing on what friendship in high school is like, and little details that we experience everyday. If you are already out of high school, it is a plus!
both feature very little plot, both focus on a group of high school girls, both REALLY random, and both VERY FUNNY.
Both deal with high school girls and a plotless storyline
same Style of characters, plot, music, weirdness(^^).. surprisingly similar and great :3
both are slice of life comedies, both are really funny and both have really cute and well developed characters and stories
Similar school environment with no real story line besides high school progression.
Well if you don't count the fact that both are about the daily lives of regular (but very eccentric) High School Japanese friends and the wacky adventures they apparently follow out of nothing to start with I don't really find much >.>
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its both about a group of schoolgirls with strange (in funny ways :D) events.
Pani Poni Dash is quite a strange anime. Similar to Azumanga daioh in the category of having no plot. If you like plotless stuff, give it a shot
Azumanga Daioh wasnt the regular school based anime, but Pani Poni Dash knocks it out of the feild in comedy and creativity. Azumanga Daioh had random moments and hilarious themes, but Pani Poni Dash is all round crazy, theres no telling what they can throw at you.
Pani Poni Dash is based around an 11 year old girl, Rebecca Miyamoto, who is an MIT graduate. She returns to Japan to be a high school teacher at Momotsuki academy. Her class is crazy weird, with lots of interesting and not so rememberable characters.
If you liked Azumanga Daioh, then TRUST ME, you NEED to see Pani Poni Dash.
oh. and pay attention to the background in Pani Poni, as well as the chalk boards. Theres always something random scibbled on them.
Azumanga Daioh is on crack. Pani Poni Dash is on even more crack, if that's possible.
You can find the same amount of randomness in both anime, but in Pani Poni Dash! reality has no effect on the plot ...at all.
They're both animes centered around the life of a strange group of girls. Pani poni is a bit more out there though. Maho!
These are all joke-driven without major emphasis on long-term plot.
schoolgirls anyone? identical type of anime with almost identical types of characters. lots of weird situations specially in Pani Poni Dash.
Not only are they both school based anime, but they are also both just great. The only thing is that pani poni is a little bit more mystic, so you might miss some of the slice of life parts that Azumganga had.....
Similar to azumanga, except more ramdom and crazier, if you can believe it.
They both take place in a highschool classroom, with non violent humor.
both incredibly random comedy anime's. although pani poni is a bit more random.
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