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Azumanga Daioh

Azumanga Daioh(Japanese:あずまんが đại vương,Hepburn:Azumanga Daiō)is a Japaneseyonkomacomedymangaseries written and illustrated byKiyohiko Azuma.It was serialized from February 1999 to May 2002 in the monthly magazineDengeki DaiohbyMediaWorks;three additional chapters were published inShogakukan'sMonthly Shōnen Sundayin May 2009 to celebrate the manga's tenth anniversary. The manga was first released in English byADV Manga,and later re-issued byYen Press.

Azumanga Daioh
Cover of the first mangatankōbonvolume, featuring from left to right: Sakaki, Chiyo, Tomo, Yomi, and Osaka
あずまんが đại vương
(Azumanga Daiō)
Genre
Manga
Written byKiyohiko Azuma
Published by
English publisher
MagazineDengeki Daioh
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 1999–May 2002
Volumes4(List of volumes)
Original net animation
Azumanga Web Daioh
Directed byFumiaki Asano
Music byMotokazu Shinoda
StudioAjia-do Animation Works[4]
ReleasedDecember 28, 2000
Runtime4 minutes
Anime film
Azumanga Daioh: The Very Very Short Movie
Directed byHiroshi Nishikiori
StudioJ.C.Staff
ReleasedDecember 22, 2001
Runtime6 minutes
Anime television series
Azumanga Daioh: The Animation
Directed byHiroshi Nishikiori
Produced by
  • Shinichi Ikeda
  • Nobuhiro Osawa
  • Yuji Matsukura
Written byIchirō Ōkouchi
Music byMasaki Kurihara
StudioJ.C.Staff
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo
English network
Original runApril 8, 2002–September 30, 2002
Episodes26 (130 segments)(List of episodes)
Related works

Ananimetelevision adaptation titledAzumanga Daioh: The Animationwas produced byJ.C.Staffand aired in Japan between April and September 2002, consisting of 130 four-minute segments compiled into 26 episodes. The compiled episodes were released onDVDandUniversal Media Discs(UMDs) byStarchild Records,and an English-language version was produced byADV Films.Before the series, a theatrical short and anoriginal net animationwere also produced. Several soundtrack albums were released, as well as threeAzumanga Daiohvideo games.

Both the manga and anime have been praised for their humor driven by eccentric characters, with Azuma acclaimed as a "master of the four-panel form" for both his art style and comic timing.[5]

Premise

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See also:List ofAzumanga Daiohcharacters

Azumanga Daiohchronicles theeveryday lifein an unnamedJapanese high schoolof six girls and two of their teachers:child prodigyChiyo Mihamaand her struggle to fit in with girls five years older; reservedSakakiand her obsession with cute animals while certain ones seem to hate her; spaceyAyumu "Osaka" Kasugawith a skewed perspective on the world;Koyomi "Yomi" Mizuhara's aggravation at an annoying best friend;Tomo Takino,whose energy is rivaled only by her lack of sense; sportyKaguraand her one-sided athletics rivalry with Sakaki.

Secondary characters include homeroom teacherYukari Tanizaki,her friend,physical educationteacherMinamo "Nyamo" Kurosawa,and the creepy classical literature teacherKimura.The story covers three years of tests, talking between classes,culture festivals,and athletic events at school, as well as time spent traveling to and from school, studying at Chiyo's house, and vacations at Chiyo's summer beach home and the fictionaltheme parkMagical Land, concluding with the graduation of the main cast. It is generally realistic in tone, marked by occasional bursts ofsurrealismand absurdity, such as Osaka imagining Chiyo's ponytails being "unscrewed" from her head and an episode featuring the characters'New Year's dreams.

Production

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The series title has no particular significance to the story. "Azumanga" is aportmanteauof the author's name "Azuma" and "manga",while" Daioh "comes from the magazine in which it was originally published,Dengeki Daioh.[6]In the anime, "daioh"is mentioned during the next episode previews, used in context with the meaning" great king ".

"Azumanga" is also used as a general term for Kiyohiko Azuma's other comics and illustrations.[7]Two previous collections of Azuma's works, including officialtie-incomics ofPioneeranimations, were published asAzumangaandAzumanga 2in 1998 and 2001, respectively.[8][9]Azumanga Daiohwas later republished in a reduced-size edition calledAzumanga Recycle.[10]

Media

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Manga

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Main article:List ofAzumanga Daiohchapters

Azumanga Daiohwas written and illustrated byKiyohiko Azuma,largely inyonkoma(four-panel) format. The unnumbered chapters were serialized byMediaWorksin the monthly magazineDengeki Daiohfrom February 1999 to May 2002. The series was collected in fourtankōbonvolumes.[11]Each of the four volumes covers about a year in the characters' lives.[12]A new edition in three volumes was released in Japan byShogakukanto commemorate the manga's 10th anniversary,[13]with volume one, covering the first year of high school, being published June 11, 2009.[14]The reprint edition contains three additional 16-page chapters serialized inMonthly Shōnen Sundaystarting in May 2009 under the titleAzumanga Daioh: Supplementary Lessons(あずまんが đại vương · học bổ túc biên,Azumanga Daiō Hoshūhen).[15][16]

The series was licensed in English in North America and the United Kingdom byADV Manga,which released all four volumes between 2003 and 2004.[17][18]ADV later reprinted the series in an omnibus edition (ISBN978-1-4139-0364-5) on November 7, 2007.[11]In 2009, Yen Press acquired the North American and UK license ofAzumanga Daioh,and released a new translation in December 2009 in an omnibus volume.[19]In Europe,Azumanga Daiohis licensed in French by Kurokawa,[20]in German byTokyopop,[21]in Spanish byNorma Editorial,[22]inFinnishbyPunainen jättiläinen[23]and in Russian by Palm Press.[24]In Asia, the series has been licensed inKoreanbyDaiwon C.I.,[25]inThaiby Negibose Comics,[26]in Vietnam byTVM Comics,[27]and in Chinese byTong Li Publishing.[28]It was also translated into Brazilian Portuguese by NewPOP Editora.[29]It was the firstyonkomamanga translated in France.[30]

Anime

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Main article:List ofAzumanga Daiohepisodes

Theanimetelevision series,Azumanga Daioh: the Animation,was produced byJ.C.Staffand aired from the week of April 8, 2002 until the week of September 30, 2002.[31]It was broadcast onTV Tokyo,TV Aichi,TV Osaka,and AT-X in five-minute segments every weekday, then repeated as a 25-minute compilation that weekend, for a total of 130 five-minute segments collected in 26 episodes.[32]For the compilation episodes, the respective opening and ending themes were "Soramimi Cake"(Không nhĩ ケーキ,Soramimi Kēki,Cake of Mishearing)and "Raspberry Heaven", both performed byOranges & Lemons.The compilation episodes, which were the only versions to include the title and credits sequences, were released on 6DVDsin 2003 and 9Universal Media Discsbetween 2005 and 2006 by Starchild Records, and a DVD box set of all episodes was released on June 24, 2009;[33]the five-minute segments can be distinguished by their individual titles.

Besides the anime television series, there have been two other animated adaptations:The Very Short Azumanga Daioh Movie,a six-minute trailer released to movie theaters to publicize the then-upcoming television series,[34]andAzumanga Web Daioh,a shorteroriginal net animationmade available for paid streaming on chara-ani beginning from December 28, 2000, then offered as a paid download for a limited time.[4]Azumanga Web Daiohwas originally intended to gauge whether there was enough interest to create a web-released anime adaptation; because of overwhelming demand, the original plan for web-release was changed to a television release.[citation needed]It featured different voice actors, music, and staff from the series.

In the United States, the anime television series was released in six DVDs on September 9, 2005, and then later in a five DVD volume "Thinpak" set, both byADV Films.[35]The sixth DVD volume includedThe Very Short Azumanga Daioh Movie.[34]In 2009, Nokia offered the first five episodes ofAzumanga Daiohon itsOviphone service.[36]Madman Entertainmentlicensed the series for release in Australia and New Zealand. As of September 1, 2009, all of ADV's former catalog are transferred toAEsir Holdings,with distribution fromSection23 Films.[37]The series was later re-licensed in 2016 bySentai Filmworks.[38]

Soundtracks

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See also:Azumanga Daiohsoundtracks

Several soundtrack albums for the anime ofAzumanga Daiohwere released byLantis,including two volumes of theAzumanga Daioh Original Soundtrack,collecting the show's score and themes; twotribute albums;andVocal Collection,collecting characterimage songs.One single was released for the opening and closing theme of the anime, and eight singles of image songs were released for the main cast members.

  • The opening and closing theme singleSoramimi no Cake/Raspberry Heavenwas released on April 22, 2002.[39]The two volumes of the soundtrack were released on June 26, 2006, and October 23, 2002,[40][41]The soundtrack albums were re-released as a two-disc set on June 24, 2009 in conjunction with the 10th anniversary release of the DVD box set.[42]Azumanga Daioh Original SoundtrackVolume 1 was released in the United States byGeneon.[43]
  • Azumanga Daioh: Vocal Collectioncollects the character image songs performed by the voice actors in the personas of the characters they played, and the opening and the closing theme songs.[44]It was released on December 25, 2002 in Japan,[45]Eight image song singles were released asAzumanga Daioh Characters SongsVolumes 1 through 8, which focused in order on Chiyo, Sakaki, Osaka, Tomo, Kagura, Yomi, Sensei, and Kaorin. Volumes 1 and 2 were released May 22, 2002,[46][47]Volume 3 on June 26, 2002,[48]Volumes 4 and 5 on July 27, 2002,[49][50]Volume 6 and 7 on September 4, 2002,[51][52]and Volume 8 on September 25, 2002.[53]Azumanga Daioh: Vocal Collectionwas released in the United States by Geneon on July 5, 2005.[44]
  • Two tribute albums,Tribute to Azumanga DaiohandTribute to Live Azumanga Daioh,were released on October 2, 2002, and December 10, 2003.[54][55]

Other media

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Twoart booksfor the anime were published under the titlesAzumanga Daioh the Animation Visual Book 1(あずまんが đại vương THE ANIMATION ビジュアルブック(1))(ISBN4-8402-2203-7) andAzumanga Daioh the Animation Visual Book 2(あずまんが đại vương THE ANIMATION ビジュアルブック(2))(ISBN4-8402-2290-8) were published by MediaWorks on August 26, 2002 and December 10, 2002, respectively.[56][57]

ThreeAzumanga Daiohvideo gameswere released.Azumanga Donjyara Daioh,a puzzle game similar tomahjong,[58]was released byBandaifor thePlayStationon April 18, 2002.[59]A crossover game withPuzzle Bobble,calledAzumanga Daioh Puzzle Bobble,[60]developed by Moss and published byTaito,was released on December 13, 2002 for theSega NAOMIGD-ROMarcade systemonly in Japan.[61]Azumanga Daioh Advance,a card-playing game, was released byKing Recordsfor theGame Boy Advanceon April 25, 2003.[62]

Reception

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Cosplayersof some of the main characters in 2006

Both the manga and anime have been praised for their humor driven by eccentric characters, with Azuma acclaimed as a "master of the four-panel form" for both his art style and comic timing.[5]In Japan, theAzumanga Daiohmanga was named a jury recommended work of the sixthJapan Media Arts Festivalin 2002.[63]The manga was named as one of the top 25 manga at the 2006 Japan Media Arts Festival.[64]

English reviewers have commented positively aboutAzumanga Daioh.InManga: The Complete Guide,Jason Thompsonrefers to it as a "charming comedy" and a "quiet master of the four-panel form", praising the seriescomedic timingand use ofrunning gags.He felt one of the series' best points was its "character-driven writing", but does warn that itsmoenature and the jokes that revolve around the "vaguely pedophilic teacher" might disturb some newer readers of manga.[65]He later said thatAzumanga Daiohwas an "almost totally innocent" kind ofmoe,centered around "peep[ing] at the chaste world of girls", in which "adorable girls do adorable things".[66]The French manga dictionaryDicomanganoted that despite being amoeseries targeted atotaku,it also appealed to female readers for celebrating "friendships between girls as well as [its] comedy".[67]Marc Hairston describesAzumanga Daiohas being "slightly disjointed", with "frequently oblique" and "culturally biased" humour, and says it is both "lighter" and "more wry" thanMaria-sama ga Miteru.He describes the characters ofAzumanga Daiohas being "individuals with slightly offbeat personalities".[68]Mark Thomas, writing for Mania, says that each character has "a defining personality trait that is ramped up to abnormal levels" and that each has afoil,which highlights these traits and prevents them from becoming too annoying or unbelievable as characters. Thomas said that the yonkoma format does not lend itself to "complex story arcs", and the story is presented as "quick snapshots of random moments in their daily routines", noting that the narrative is character-driven.[69]Patrick King, writing for Anime Fringe, considered it to be "one of the funniest, most adorable manga series I've read".[70]IGN noted the lack of background art, but said that the expressive faces of the characters made up for it.[12]

Fred Patton ofAnimation World Magazinedescribed the anime as "delightfully witty and even an educational window onto what Japanese high school life is really like".[71]Chris Beveridge ofAnime on DVD,stated that "There's a lot to laugh with here and a cast of characters that grow quickly on you as you start finding those you favor and those you don't."[72]Andrew Shelton from Anime Meta explains that "The character of the girls is extremely well brought out. The superb observation, and ability to capture expression, makes the anime incredibly fun to watch in addition to meeting the story requirements. The action, and very rich comedy, are also wonderfully represented. There is just so much meaning, and charm, in even the most minor of expressions."[73]The reviewers ofTHEM Anime ReviewsandAnime News Networkfelt that fans who had already graduated high school would feel nostalgic at times while watchingAzumanga Daioh.[74][75]Lauren Bryant of Art Decko Magazine, noted that the series is "filled with silly gags and hijinks", having a "lighthearted humor" with "very minimalist" animation, and said that the show makes Kaori "overtly gay" as she has a crush on Sakaki. However, Bryant criticized Kimura for being "vaguely paedophilic", but called the series on the whole "very wholesome and hilarious".[76]

The licensed manga had sales that reached top 100 lists on occasions and was included in the top 25 manga recommended by International Correspondence inRetailers Guide to Anime/Manga.[77][78]The Englishdubfor the show was well received, earning six ADR Awards from fans voting on AnimeonDVD and Dubreview. Four of the girls were included inNewtype's top 100 anime heroines of 2002: Osaka was awarded 7th, Chiyo 11th, Sakaki 21st, and Yomi 78th. Together, they madeAzumanga Daiohthe second most popular series of 2002 for female characters.[79]

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