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あずまんが大王
(Azumanga Daiō)
Genre
Comedy, High school, Slice of Life
Manga
Author
Kiyohiko Azuma
Publisher
MediaWorks
English publisher
ADV Manga Other publishers:
Punainen jättiläinen
Kurokawa
Tokyopop
Tong Li
Daiwon C.I.
Norma Editorial
Negibose Comics Demographic
Shōnen[1]
Magazine
Dengeki Daioh
Original run
February 1999 June 2002
Volumes
4
ONA: Azumanga Web Daioh
Director
Fumiaki Asano
Studio
Chara-ani.com
Episodes
1
Released
December 28, 2000
TV anime: Azumanga Daioh: The Animation
Director
Hiroshi Nishikiori
Studio
J.C.Staff
Licensor
Madman Entertainment
ADV Films
Network
TV Tokyo
English network
Anime Network Other networks:
Tooniverse
China Television
TV5 Original run
April 8, 2002 September 30, 2002
Episodes
26
Related works
Wallaby
Yotsuba&!
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Azumanga Daioh (あずまんが大王, Azumanga Daiō?) is a Japanese comedy manga written and illustrated by Kiyohiko Azuma.[2] It was published by MediaWorks in the magazine Dengeki Daioh from 1999 to 2002 and collected in four tankōbon volumes.[3] It is drawn as a series of vertical four-panel comic strips called yonkoma and depicts the lives of a group of girls during their three years as high-school classmates.
It was adapted as an anime, Azumanga Daioh: the Animation, which was produced by J.C.Staff and aired from the week of April 8, 2002 until the week of September 30, 2002.[4] It was broadcast on TV Tokyo, Aichi Television Broadcasting, Television Osaka, and AT-X in five-minute segments every weekday,[5] then repeated as a 25-minute compilation that weekend, for a total of 130 five-minute segments collected in 26 episodes. The compilation episodes, which were the only versions to include the title and credits sequences, were released on VHS and DVD by Starchild Records;[6] the five-minute segments can be distinguished by their individual titles.
Contents
1 Title
2 Synopsis
3 Characters
4 Reception
5 Media 5.1 Manga
5.2 Anime
5.3 Live action hoax
5.4 Video games 5.4.1 Official
5.4.2 Unofficial
6 References and notes
7 External links //
Title
The series title has no particular significance to the story. "Azumanga" is a portmanteau of "Azuma" (the author's name) and "manga," while "Daioh" comes from the magazine in which it was originally published, Dengeki Daioh.[3] In the anime, "Daioh" is mentioned during the next episode previews, in context meaning "great king."
The name "Azumanga" is also used as a general term for Kiyohiko Azuma's other works (illustrations and comics).[7] The titles of two collections published in 1998 and 2001 containing official comics of Pioneer animations were Azumanga and Azumanga 2.[8][9] Azumanga was later republished in a reduced-size edition called Azumanga Recycle.[10] Synopsis
Azumanga Daioh chronicles everyday life in an unnamed Japanese high school in Tokyo,[11] 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, Chiyo's ponytails being "unscrewed", and an episode featuring th

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