A manga consists of tetrad panel comic strips which were published in the magazine Dengeki Daioh. When Westerners come utilized to this & similar formats, called yonkoma in Japan, a good-length manga series being composed of the two is nigh unheard of. A anime was broadcast inside 5-microscopic segments every weekday, & as a Twenty-five-microscopic compilation each weekend. So there are 130 5-microscopic episodes which can when well exist as seen as 26 25-microscopic episodes.

Two the manga & a anime watch a lawsuits & triumphs of everyday life within a Japanese high school. Six schoolgirls & 2 teachers produce higher a independent cast alongside two or three secondary characters, including a creepy male teacher & an additional girl in the equivalent grade world health organizatiin seems to have a crush on Sakaki, the virtually all distant of the independent characters. A readers and/or viewers watch Sakaki's obsession by using front yard cats, Chiyo's struggle to buy acceptance within an age bracket far above her have, & Yomi's patience using the like silly right friend. It become to view annually accounts of summertime vacation, holidays, tests, & athletic cases. Although it typically follows everyday life, this series is on occasion marked by bursts of surrealism & absurdity, like a regular feature showing the characters' New Year's dreams.

4 of the girls processed it into Newtype Magazine's top 100 anime heroines of 2002: Osaka come Seventh, Chiyo-chan Eleventh, Sakaki 21st, & Yomi 78th. Together it manufactured Azumanga Daioh a joint Second virtually all popular series of 2002 for female characters.

A title directly translates to "Great King Azumanga" which is short for "Azuma's manga for Dengeki Daiou magazine" & is only the portmanteau that includes a title of the magazine it was published around & the title of the creative person.

Although the series has the cast of cute girls & an visible deficiency of men for the virtually all partly, these are non considered a shoujo series. It too has a few popularity among fans of yuri and shojo ai, due again to a deficiency of presence of male characters & a distinct relationships (close friendly relationship, largely) between the girls.

Main characters
List come inside American sequentially, by having a family title fallowing a given name.

Chiyo Mihama (美浜 ちよ Mihama Chiyo) the.k.the. "Chiyo-chan" -- a wonder child, Chiyo has skipped 5 grades to 10th grade (a foremost grade within Japanese senior high) at first of the series & is however at the top of the class. Although pleasantly hurt & responsible her age (she packs her have lunchbox each morning), she however has the naïvete, desires, & especially fears of a infant. Her parents come fantastically flush, however come never seen in a story (although a unknown yellow cat-cat-like animal seen throughout the series claims to become her father). While she number 1 enters high, she is said to exist as 10 years old. Chiyo is the sole character whose age is directly referred to, & her birthday parties come an annual event celebrated per girls. A girls inside her class she is nearest to come Osaka & Sakaki.

Tomo Takino (滝野 智 Takino Tomo) the.k.the. "Tomo" -- Tomo is highly up-&-coming & competitory, and however a shirker at the equivalent instance. She tends to irritate everyone about her, affecting Yomi virtually tons of all, them with been class fellow since simple school days. She is the de facto leader of the "knuckleheads" ("Bonkuras" around Japanese), along by owning Osaka & Kagura, however is capable of awesome academic deed while she wants to (typically to annoy Yomi). As a matter of fact, Tomo seems to spend virtually all of her energy in annoying others. She is mischievous within the somewhat malicious however at long last playful way, constantly guy of the rest of the girls (particularly Chiyo, for existence the child). In essence, Tomo expresses her philia to friends across teasing & ribbing. Her actions may be interpreted when showing characteristics of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It should exist as noted that in the manga, after Chiyo announces that she is turning 12 years old in her next birthday, Tomo states that she (Tomo) is already Seventeen. Among yuri/shojo ai fans, Tomo & Yomi come typically considered to become two or three.

Koyomi Mizuhara (水原 暦 Mizuhara Koyomi), the.k.the. "Yomi" -- The grade-school friend & general antagonist of Tomo's, Yomi carries herself when a virtually all matured & good of the class action. Yomi's seriousness & stability is typically utilized as a humourous contrast to the more characters' silliness. Yomi is near universally watching her weight, despite appearing quite set & fit. Yomi is besides the terrible singer. Among a girls her grades come 2nd sole to Chiyo's. Among yuri/shojo ai fans, Yomi & Tomo come typically considered to exist as two or three.

Sakaki (榊 Sakaki), the.k.the. "Miss Sakaki", "Sakaki-san" -- Sakaki is tall, quietly & mysterious. Sentimental, introspective & socially awkward, Sakaki is pinching by using her hard shopping exterior; she would great deal such as trade her cool deportment for Chiyo-like prettiness. She occurs as natural jock, possibly though she's non particularly concerned inside sports. Like, her secret passion is completely items cute, especially brute, & super especially cats; unluckily, cats hate her for the select few unknown cause (one of the children, a gray cat called Kamineko, particularly). Because of her affinity for prettiness, she is typically seen by having Chiyo & Chiyo's run (Mr. Tadakichi).

Ayumu Kasuga (春日 歩 Kasugthe Ayumu a.k.the. "Osaka" 大阪 Ōsaka) -- Ayumu occurs as transport student from either Osaka; she was given the de facto nickname "Osaka" which she considers "too simple" & "icky" however seems comparatively ticket sustaining a nickname. It was chosen by Tomo because she was potential to work super stereotypically rather the "typical Osakan". Nonetheless, her behavior is the complete opposite of the most common stereotype of Osakans when aloud, exuberant, & fond of cracking ribald jokes. But then, Osakthe typically acts prefer a "dim bulb": slow, neglectful, & stuck within her have globe. Although she seems slow & easy distracted, she only has the mind that works quite otherwise than virtually all population, however fans suppose she could use at times Attention Deficit Disorder. Although this makes her prone to daydreaming, absentmindedness, & non-sequitur, she's unusually adept at answering trick questions. A English dub by ADV Films equates her Osakan accent to a Southern American one from as much as Houston, "which shares the business-oriented attitude with Osaka as well as the country image that color both the Southern and Osaka accents" (when aforementioned by ADV translator notes). She is especially about Chiyo.

Kagura (神楽 Kagura) -- Kagura occurs as down the road acquaintance, joining Yukari's class in the Second season (Yukari selects her as a ringer to win the school athletics). She was originally around Nyamo's class. She devotes virtually tons of her period to the swimming team however is an all-all-round adept jock. She has the like of these-colored rivalry/friendship sustaining SakakWe, & is similar to Tomo around sheer energy & on line I.Q., however is less prone to impulsive outbursts. Unlike Tomo, Kagura is expert-natured & zealous to help her friends. Kagura is within numerous ways a stereotypic "tomboy with a soft heart."

Yukari Tanizaki (谷崎 ゆかり Tanizaki Yukari) the.k.the. "Miss Yukari" -- A girls' English & home room teacher (class Three), however a teacher by using super improper methods & the like close relationship by having the class. She is selfish, irresponsible, mean, & usually dysfunctional & may be considered the voluptuary. She causes forswearing concern for a system of a road, running off into humans, cars & signs along the way & running way above the speed set boundaries, 100% of which has impacted Chiyo's psyche like deeply, & has possibly induced Sakaki to briefly lose her equanimity. Her home room class is the central focus of this series. Among fans of yuri/shojo ai, Yukari & Nyamo come typically considered to become two or three.

Minamo Kurosawa (黒沢 みなも Kurosawa Minamo), the.k.the. "Nyamo" ã?«ã‚ƒã‚‚ Nyamo -- a gymnasium teacher at the girls' school. In the girls' number one month of high, she is the home room teacher of class Five. In their endure ii years, she is the home room teacher of class Two. An old high school friend & contender of Yukari's (&, among fans of yuri/shojo ai, her lover). Far supplementary around-control than her, although she has her have faults (typically related to retiring romanticist relationships). Yukari's & Nyamo's relationship is typically in comparison Tomo's & Yomi's, severally.

Minor characters
Mr. Kimura (木村) - Creepy classics teacher world health organization openly admits to his students that the understanding he became a teacher was because of the high-senior high girls; he is systematically lewd & super open all about it. He especially likes Kaorin, very much to her mortification. His eyes just can not become seen behind his glasses, & his mouth hangs open well-nigh constantly. He has the married woman & girl, world health organization love him despite his unknown obsession. Oddly plenty, he seems to become the perfectly skillful human aside from either his obsession using schoolgirls; he donates generous numbers of his money & instance to good-hearted induces.

Kaorin (かおりん)- The girl by using the major infatuation for Sakaki. Within her senior month, Kimura transferred her into his class, very much to Kaorin's dismay. Her given title is actually "Kaori" (かおり), however she is all but universally addressed by her nickname of "Kaorin" - adding an 'north' to the prevent of the title is typically utilized as a familiaral among Japanese youth. A select few fans maintain that Kaorin's family name is "Aida" (相田), however this is depending single around a single & inconclusive information in one panel of the original comedian books. Officially her last name remains unknown.

Chihiro (千尋) - The schoolfellow & friend of Kaorin. Little is known except her title. In the manga, Chihiro dressed when Chihiro from either Spirited Away during a sports festival, an around-joke for people knowledgable just about the series.

Chiyo-chichi - The unknown shopping & possibly unknown acting cat-cat-like animal which appears within Sakaki's dreams, claiming to become Chiyo's daddy. Cultivated however taken to fits of uneasing anger, he can be bullet-proof, a great ballplayer, and/or Santa Claus. Osakthe gives Chiyo a stuffed creature shaped such as Chiyo-chichi in her birthday.

Miruchi & Yuka - Chiyo's friends from either elementary school. Despite existence around high school herself, Chiyo however treats the children when peers.

Kamineko (噛み猫, literally "biting cat") - The cute grey cat that Sakaki now & again understands en route to and from either school. Getting a great soft spot for cats, Sakaki endeavors to pet it, however it terminates higher latching its brobdingnagian, bear-trap mouth onto her hand. This becomes one of a series' large running gags.

Tadakichi-san (忠吉さん), the.k.the. "Mr. Tadakichi" - Chiyo's favourite mutt. A Great Pyrenees, he is mild mannered & gentle, & is big plenty for Chiyo to ride in his back. Sakaki particularly likes him, when he allows her to pet him forswearing biting her.

Mayaa - Sakaki's pet cat. An Iriomote Mountain Cat, he followed Sakaki home from either Okinawa. Because Sakaki just can't keep pets at her home (her parents own allergic reaction), Mayaa is temporarily staying at Chiyo's place until Sakaki goes off to college.

Neco Coneco/Nekokoneko -- non the residing character, however the popular stuffed brute franchise that appears often in the series. the average lessin occurs as whiten cat using a whiten kitty sitting on its back. Sakaki adores it. Conventional romanization spelling of the pronunciation yields "nekokoneko" ("neko" Japanese for cat; "koneko" Japanese for "child cat", or even kitty); nevertheless "Neco Coneco" is typically utilized for esthetic purposes.

Voice actors and their characters

Japanese
Houko Kuwashima - Kagura Yuu Asakawa - Sakaki Tomoko Kaneda - Chiyo Mihama Yuki Matsuoka - Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga Chieko Higuchi - Tomo Takino Rie Tanaka - Koyomi "Yomi" Mizuhara Kouji Ishii - Kimura Norio Wakamoto - Chiyo-chichi Akiko Hiramatsu - Yukari Tanizaki Aya Hisakawa - Minamo "Nyamo" Kurosawa Sakura Nogawa - Kaorin Akane Omae - Chihiro

English
Allison Sumrall - Kagura Christine Auten - Sakaki Jessica Boone - Chiyo Mihama Kira Vincent-Davis - Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga Mandy Clark - Tomo Takino Nancy Novotny - Koyomi "Yomi" Mizuhara Andy McAvin - Kimura Jason Douglas - Chiyo-dad Luci Christian - Yukari Tanizaki Monica Rial - Minamo "Nyamo" Kurosawa Tiffany Grant - Kaorin Hilary Haag - Chihiro Cynthia Ann Feaster - Kaorin's Mother