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| I typical school day, through the eyes of Chiyo :D |
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| Great episode. I really liked how the showed both Chiyo's urge to be older and to remain a child as well. It's very relatable: when you're young you want to be an adult, but once you become an adult, you miss being a kid. Very clever! |
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| Alright episode. |
| so the story told by chiho chan... very interesting; tomo has got to watch what shes doing, and osaka needs to learn to stay awake during school |
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| I did see that Chiho is already very indendant, she looks after herself and basically exists on her own in her home (except for Mr Tadakishi). She is already a responsible "adult". But I was pleased that she was able to show her child self and still throw off responsibility to have some fun. She is a fascinating character (as are all of Azu's characters), and really fun to watch (and cute too). Its a great episode. |
| May the Uguu be with you. |
| i liked chiyo's alarm clock, its neat. |
| Chiyo-chan is the soul of the show, that's for sure. Oh, and Kaorin xD |
| Well, there was more variety in this episode so it was a bit more interesting. I don't like Chiyo-chan, she's annoying. |
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| Loved the part when Osaka was asleep with here eyes open. |
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| This episode makes me wonder what Chiyo-chan would look like in 6 years time. Tall like Sakaki or normal like Tomo-san? And Tomo-san really likes attention! |
| Good episode, on the begin I was thinking it would be a bad anime, but now I'm enjoying, it's really funny. |
| was it only me or to chiyos friends from elementary school look like the two female teachers in small? well it was a nice episode, on the beginning i really didn't like this series much but from episode to episode it gets a little bit better |
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.  |
| This was a really refreshing episode to have after the past few episodes centered on Sakaki... those were kinda slow and not that funny. This episode was a lot funnier and was well balanced by the serious tone. 5/5 |
| Nice episode. It was cool to see the day from Chiyo's point of view. |
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| Too bad she goes to sleep early, the others sure are enjoying themselves. |
acetokai said: was it only me or to chiyos friends from elementary school look like the two female teachers in small? LOL ... That Yuka-chan look like Chibi Yukari-sensei xD |
| aw, i was hoping for a detachable pigtail joke lol xD |
| This is my favorite episode of Azumanga Daioh. If you admit a sort of random rant, I'd like to comment on the typical complaint. It's not true that Azumanga is plotless; hell, it's not even true that its storyline is less engaging in the development or the characters are flat or whatever. This series is something really simple and lacks awesome story arcs, but is also very very solid at its simplicity. And the characters really make the show, instead of some other "hard-worked" plotlines where it's the chain of events what takes all the merits for the emotional power of the show and the characters are by themselves passive and uninteresting. Episode 12 is all about a little girl who happened to have her childhood cut. While for some people it seems Chiyo only exists to add the insane amount of sugar into Azumanga Daioh, I've always had a soft spot for her as a character. No, not moe feel exactly. I just understand her reactions, her attempts to prove she's not a kid, the hate-love relationship with Tomo, etc. Then again, this is one of the most apparent samples of this show's quality: how it deals with a warped, sort of stylistically exaggerated reality and still manages to properly develop the reactions and remain them true to the essence of their characters. And, perhaps most important, transmit this feeling successfully to the viewer. Sure, Chiyo being a 10-year-old who skips five years in school because she's so smart is extremely difficult to see in reality, and it can be conceived as an easy take on "alternative reality" to make the series look curious, but what I love about it is that it takes this, say, striking detail and turns it into the basis of a very consistent and interesting character development. This is why I also like the Sakaki arc, at least more than many fans of this show, but still, this one is even better. And why? Because, as well as having an outstanding exercise in storytelling and character development, it also balances it with some of the best comedy the series has given at this point. This may sound like the perfect episode indeed; it's not a mere series of gags but also not humourless. Simply, the jokes flow so well and fit so nicely with the nostalgic and touching view that is given to this episode, that it makes me laugh as well as smile and get teary-eyed at some parts. So the overall experience is a really complete and absorbing one. Just to make some examples of the level of the jokes in here: every damn scene with Osaka, from "Tokyo worms" to dustpan to her asleep look in class, Yukari's videogame rant and side story, Tomo and Yomi's yakisoba interaction (the facial expressions in this show are amazing), as well as little guilty pleasure "Baka! Baka! Baka! Baaaka! Baaa..!" and its great later take, emo Kimura, Sakaki cluelessly getting lost again just to pet Kamineko or her very happy look when she walks with Tadakichi and Chiyo... One of the great advantages of this specific episode is that, as it's about Chiyo introducing her world to the viewer, works so well at identifying a particular style of humour with each character. Really, this episode would work so well as a first one... although it somehow works better at being right in the middle of the series. Props to the glorious timing of every joke and reaction, too. The substance of the story is, anyway, Chiyo and her issues. The episode focuses on her in a pretty different way than the previous; in the sense that, rather than showing the daily difficulties of high school for a girl like her, trying to get respect for who she is and getting into the dynamics of the relationships from people who are five year older, it takes another step and leaves all of these problems just to focus on the past and not the present. So, what we see here is Chiyo dealing with her world before this drastic change in her life, how she somehow feels she's lost her childhood or at least an important part of it. It's quite noteworthy in that sense the scene where Chiyo talks with her friends, remembers her old school years with nostalgia and has to convince herself that she wants things to go on. But, if there is one scene that really makes this episode, it's the jump rope one. At this point, the series had convinced me that behind the amount of stylistic resources to make the show look cute, there was an effort at creating a nice and pleasant feel out of everything, which I really love. This scene is specially fascinating. It takes a group of high schoolers doing something more typical of little girls and it sucks you into its atmosphere so strongly that you can't help but smile at looking at these girls having fun with such a simple and infantile game. It works both as a way of liberation and a celebration of childhood, and every character in the scene is so damn endearing... Also the previous part is very effective. The afternoon setting in the park, the little bell sounding while some kids are playing innocently, and Chiyo looking so vulnerable, and Sakaki realizing that and deciding to make her happy, etc. Heck, this show is a master of positive emotions, there has to be some prize for that. Ten points out of ten. And twelve if I could. A real masterpiece. |
jal90Apr 21, 2011 9:31 AM
| Wow jal90, that was a really comprehensive post! Cool! Ah, a day in the life of Chiyo! Awesome! I really liked the single day approach they used, it's a format that gets used in other shows (not just anime) in the odd episode and I always love the results (there's a particularly good ST:DS9 episode like that) as long as they arn't spammed to death! The creator is amazing, this and Yotsuba are godly works! |
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| Chiyo is so awesome! i loved the jump rope part! it was so funny when Osaka fell and Tomo got hit XD lol Osaka is so funny! she fell asleep and sucks at cleaning... it sucks Chiyo almost died in the pool... anyway great epi! |
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| Even though I found this episode a little boring it was somewhat cute. |
| Chiyo...!! This is a very relaxing episode.. love it. Oh, her twin tails aren't detachable after all.. Hahaha..!! xD |
| Baka! Baka! Baka! Baa-! Yes! The ending with all of them playing is so good |
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| Chiyo-chan was cute. Chiyo's friends from elementary school look like her high school teachers!? lol Sakaki-san! :D Osaka reminds me of Ralph Wiggum. xD |
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| This anime is so cute, I can't even handle it. |
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| A lot of nice moments in this episode. I also like Chiyo's dog. Really heart-warming when Chiyo is playing jump rope as it really did bother her that she had to leave that behind due to skipping grades throughout the whole episode. Very nice execution. |
| Chiyo is my favourite character. I loved this focused episode of her. |
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| That was adorable and the ending was really sweet, yet the episode still manages to be hilarious throughout. Special mention to the part where Chiyo was just pelted by Tomo's board. |
| Don't really know why, but this episode's ending gave me a warm fuzzy feeling, definitely one of my favorites. |
| I love Chiyo. This episode really shows that she's more than merely the cute young one. The "day in a life of" style of this episode helps you understand Chiyo's thought process, which is really important to the complexity of her situation -- she wants to enjoy her childhood but is held to a high standard of maturity for her age. If anything, it's admirable how adaptive Chiyo is... She is aware of her potentially lost early childhood, but still tries her best to enjoy the company of her high school friends. I particularly feel for Chiyo since I understand her situation. I didn't skip grades, but in terms of being held at a high responsibility and level of maturity I completely understand. It's conflicting to feel both mature at a young age but still trying to not let it dampen your enjoyment for life. I believe part of this struggle is really apparent in my hobbies. I'm pretty open about enjoying cartoons, anime and general goofy stuff because in other aspects of my life I tend to take the responsible role. Hell, even getting settled into my career I sometimes have to do that with everyone else being average age of 45. |
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| This show doesn't have a single weak episode and is so good at everything it tries. |
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| Chiyo is the best :> Osaka is awesome Tomo is stupid |
| Its Chiyo-chan day! My best loli, get a dedicated episode, nice! Once again, a hilarious day on high school. Poor Chiyo, can't have a same age friends because, yeah, she was a prodigy child! However, your high school friends were in the same level as elementary school, so dont worry! Ah i see some Kimura weird action again. Is that he wearing a skirt there? Nichijou no Chiyo-chan, the best so far! What else next? I believe its Tomo time to wreck the good day. Its about time! |
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| Wow a Chiyo focus episode!! sure highschool is very different than primary school |
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| Best episode so far, lovely stuff. |
| Finally getting a Chiyo focused episode. Feel for her age conflictions though. She wants get older and taller, but at the same time she stilll wants to be a young child who can play jump rope without being judged. Luckily her classmates are happy to plaly jump rope with her :3 |
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| Pretty much as close as you could get to a recap episode in a series like this without actually being one. All this episode really does is remind us of who these characters are and what their one-note trait is, with a little bit of Chiyo content to pad it out and hide the recap nature of the episode. This of all shows really didn't need a soft recap episode like this. |
| Cute episode focusing on Chiyo. :3 That rope jump part was heartwarming. "Baka! Baka! Baka! Baka! Baka! Baka! Baaka! Baa.." Haha. x3 Those facial expressions were priceless. Sakaki imagining Chiyo to wear a cat costume was hilarious. |
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| Chiyo-chan with her hair down oh my god??? Illegal Evil. Evil. This episode was cute, I liked it a lot. I still can't unsee Chiyo-chans pigtails as extensions haha. |
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