Genre:
Comedy/Slice of Life
Synopsis:
Azumanga Daioh chronicles everyday life in an unnamed Japanese high school in Tokyo, following the trials and triumphs of six girls: reserved Sakaki's obsession with cute animals, Chiyo's struggle to fit in with girls five years older, Osaka's spacey nature and skewed perspective on the world, Yomi's aggravation at an annoying best friend, Tomo, whose energy is rivaled only by her lack of sense, and Kagura's efforts in sports and school. The story covers three years of tests, culture festivals, and athletic events at school, after-school life at the nearby shopping district, at Chiyo's large house, vacations spent at Chiyo's summer home on the beach and at Magical Land, a theme park. It is generally realistic in tone, marked by occasional bursts of surrealism and absurdity, such as Osaka's bizarre imaginings and an episode featuring the characters' New Year's dreams.
The manga and anime follow the same story line, though there are differences in small details. Some jokes could not be dramatized as written and were either changed or excised completely. In the first manga volume, Osaka's appearance is noticeably different from in the anime and succeeding manga volumes. In the same vein, Sakaki's initial unapproachable demeanor in the manga is downplayed in the anime.
My Review:
Based off my love of comedy and Slice of Life anime this show peeked my interest from the beggining. Instead of only having 1-2 Main characters this anime used the fact that many main characters interacting with each other to create tons of laughs and the feeling of high school life. The storyline and plot were well withing range of good comedy. With no Ecchiness Whatsoever I loved this show and continued to watch it again and Again.
Music:
Opening Theme:
"Soramimi Cake" by Oranges & Lemons
Ending Theme:
"Raspberry Heaven" by Oranges & Lemons
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Ratings:
English Dub : 8/10 (Yes a good Dub THANK GOD)
Japanese Dub : 9/10
Story : 9/10
Animation : 8/10
Art : 8/10
Music : 5/10(Fixed for accuracy)
Overall: 8/10
Azumanga Daioh
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