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Azumanga daiô

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  • 20022002
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 24m
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Azumanga daiô (2002)
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A humorous and highly unpredictable animated series following a group of high school girls and their teachers.A humorous and highly unpredictable animated series following a group of high school girls and their teachers.A humorous and highly unpredictable animated series following a group of high school girls and their teachers.

IMDb RATING
8.3/10
3K
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  • Stars
    • Tomoko Kaneda
    • Yuki Matsuoka
    • Chieko Higuchi
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  • Stars
    • Tomoko Kaneda
    • Yuki Matsuoka
    • Chieko Higuchi
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    • 32User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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  • Episodes26

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    2002

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    Azumanga Daioh
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    Top cast

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    Tomoko Kaneda
    Tomoko Kaneda
    • Chiyo Mihamaas Chiyo Mihama
    26 episodes26 eps • 2002
    Yuki Matsuoka
    • Ayumu 'Osaka' Kasugaas Ayumu 'Osaka' Kasuga…
    26 episodes26 eps • 2002
    Chieko Higuchi
    • Tomo Takinoas Tomo Takino
    26 episodes26 eps • 2002
    Rie Tanaka
    • Koyomi 'Yomi' Mizuharaas Koyomi 'Yomi' Mizuhara…
    26 episodes26 eps • 2002
    Yu Asakawa
    Yu Asakawa
    • Sakakias Sakaki
    26 episodes26 eps • 2002
    Jessica Boone
    Jessica Boone
    • Chiyo Mihamaas Chiyo Mihama…
    26 episodes26 eps • 2002
    Christine M. Auten
    Christine M. Auten
    • Sakakias Sakaki…
    26 episodes26 eps • 2002
    Kira Vincent-Davis
    Kira Vincent-Davis
    • Ayumu Kasugaas Ayumu Kasuga…
    26 episodes26 eps • 2002
    Nancy Novotny
    Nancy Novotny
    • Koyomi Mizuharaas Koyomi Mizuhara…
    26 episodes26 eps • 2002
    Mandy Clark
    • Tomo Takinoas Tomo Takino…
    26 episodes26 eps • 2002
    Luci Christian
    Luci Christian
    • Yukari Tanizakias Yukari Tanizaki…
    25 episodes25 eps • 2002
    Allison L. Sumrall
    Allison L. Sumrall
    • Kaguraas Kagura…
    25 episodes25 eps • 2002
    Monica Rial
    Monica Rial
    • Minamo Kurosawaas Minamo Kurosawa…
    24 episodes24 eps • 2002
    Tiffany Grant
    Tiffany Grant
    • Kaorinas Kaorin…
    24 episodes24 eps • 2002
    Akiko Hiramatsu
    Akiko Hiramatsu
    • Yukari Tanizakias Yukari Tanizaki
    23 episodes23 eps • 2002
    Sakura Nogawa
    Sakura Nogawa
    • Kaorinas Kaorin
    22 episodes22 eps • 2002
    Houko Kuwashima
    Houko Kuwashima
    • Kaguraas Kagura
    20 episodes20 eps • 2002
    Aya Hisakawa
    Aya Hisakawa
    • Minamo 'Nyamo' Kurosawaas Minamo 'Nyamo' Kurosawa
    20 episodes20 eps • 2002
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    Storyline

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    An animated series based off of the four panel managa of the same name, Azumanga Daioh is a whimsical, hilarious and very cute look at the lives of an ecclectic group of high school girls and their teachers at a Tokyo high school. As the series progresses, small bits of their lives are shown, slowly painting a bigger picture as the cast shares the ups and downs of high school life, revolving around a close-knit friendship and a lot of silliness. —Anonymous
    • stupidity
    • older actors younger roles
    • slice of life
    • girl
    • school
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    • Taglines
      • School goes crazy
    • Genres
      • Animation
      • Comedy
    • Certificate
      • TV-PG
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The title of the show is essentially meaningless. The comic strip on which the show is based was written by Azuma Kiyohiko, and "Azumanga" is an amalgalm of his name and "manga", the Japanese word for comic books. "Daioh" comes from "Dengeki Daioh" ("Great Electric Shock King"), the monthly Japanese comic anthology in which the comics originally ran.
    • Quotes

      Chiyo Mihama: [Over the phone talking to Yomi] You shouldn't grow careless and fall asleep naked. You bad girl.

    • Connections
      Featured in AMV Hell (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Soramimi Cake
      Lyrics by Aki Hata

      Music and Arrangements by Hikaru Nanase (as Masumi Itô)

      Vocals by Oranges and Lemons

      Courtesy of Lantis

    User reviews32

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    Top review
    10/10
    Absolutely, categorically fantastic.
    I usually try to avoid hyperbole - I've studied enough English to know how overdone it can be. And in this case I will avoid hyperbole as well. I can quite honestly say that Azumanga Daioh is the best anime I've ever seen, and probably the best show.

    Scratch that, actually. The number of *things* of any form which can match Azumanga can be counted on the fingers of both hands.

    In every single episode, I found myself laughing out loud, going "Awwww, sooo cute!", and smiling with just... happiness. This is an idiosyncratic show, but also an incredibly poignant and touching one. I can think of nothing else which touches me so deeply that it makes me cry a tenth as often as And does. In that sense, it is the best feel-good panacea I have ever come across, or heard of. It's possible I am forgetting a Norse myth which spoke of something better, but I doubt it.

    The show is also, of course, incredibly funny. Whilst there is the occasional joke lost in translation, or which benefits from a little knowledge of Japanese culture, the vast majority of the humor is accessible to anybody who cares to watch it. It has more classic lines than anything except perhaps Monty Python.

    Put simply, this show has everything necessary to be a classic. It is for Azumanga Daioh that anime and television and efficient, modern distribution methods exist. If you have any soul, any joy in your body, I cannot recommend this enough. Import it, track it down in stores, do whatever you can to get a hold of it. Well, anything except theft. Everyone involved with the creation of this masterpiece deserves every penny they are paid, and several edifices to their greatness besides.
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    • Jul 3, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 8, 2002 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Azumanga Daioh
    • Production companies
      • Genco
      • J.C. Staff
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    • Runtime
      24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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