Azumanga Daioh

Azumanga Daioh: the Animation is a Japanese 4koma comedy anime adaptation based on the manga series written and illustrated by Kiyohiko Azuma. It was produced by J.C.Staff and aired in Japan between April and September 2002, consisting of 130 five-minute segments compiled into 26 episodes.

Storyline
Azumanga Daioh chronicles the everyday life in an unnamed Japanese high school of six girls and two of their teachers: child prodigy Chiyo Mihama and her struggle to fit in with girls five years older; reserved Sakaki and her obsession with the cute animals who seem to hate her; spacey Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga with 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; sporty Kagura and her one-sided athletics rivalry with Sakaki; their homeroom teacher Yukari Tanizaki; and her friend, physical education teacher Minamo "Nyamo" Kurosawa. Secondary characters include Kimura-sensei, a creepy male teacher with an obsession with teenage girls, and Kaorin, a female classmate with a crush on Sakaki. 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 fictional theme park Magical Land, concluding with the graduation of the main cast. It is generally realistic in tone, marked by occasional bursts of surrealism and absurdity, such as Osaka imagining Chiyo's pigtails being "unscrewed" from her head and an episode featuring the characters' New Year's dreams.

Sound Effects Used
Note: This anime mainly uses Series 4000, and anime sound effects, with the occasional Premiere Edition Volume 1, Series 6000, and only a few Hanna-Barbera, Warner Bros, Cartoon Trax, Animal Trax, and Edge Edition Volume 1 sound effects.
 * Sound Ideas, BELL TREE - ASCENDING MEDIUM, MUSIC, PERCUSSION (Used somewhat often.)
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BELL - METAL XYLOPHONE, GLISS UP, MUSIC, PERCUSSION
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - JEW'S HARP BOING, LONG 01 (Heard in a high pitch.)
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - SPACE BOING, MEDIUM 02 (Heard in a low pitch.)
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - THIN METAL PING AND WARBLE 01 (Heard in a low pitch.)
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - THIN METAL PING AND WARBLE 03
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, CYMBAL - DRUM HIT WITH CYMBAL, MUSIC, PERCUSSION, CRASH
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, DIT - SMALL SMACK 01 (Used in a high pitch immediately before Sound Ideas, CARTOON, DIT - SMALL SMACK 02.)
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, DIT - SMALL SMACK 02 (Used in a high pitch immediately after Sound Ideas, CARTOON, DIT - SMALL SMACK 01.)
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, POP - SMALL POP 01 (Used often.)
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, RATTLE - RATTLING, WOOD
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - FALL WHISTLE, LONG (Heard in a double pitch.)
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - FALL WHISTLE, MEDIUM 01
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - REFEREE'S WHISTLE, SINGLE
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - ZING WHISTLE, MEDIUM 02
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - ZING WHISTLE, MEDIUM 04
 * Sound Ideas, CHIMES - DOORBELL, MUSIC, PERCUSSION 01
 * Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARK - HIGH VOLTAGE SPARK, ELECTRICAL 02
 * Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - LARGE EXPLOSION 01
 * Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - LARGE EXPLOSION 10
 * Sound Ideas, VENDING MACHINE - VENDING MACHINE DISPENSE CAN
 * Sound Ideas, HORN, CARTOON - KAZOO PARTY HORN,
 * Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - BROKEN SKID, (Heard in a high pitch.)
 * Sound Ideas, SPIN, CARTOON - SPIN COMMOTION,
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON - DIVE AND SQUISH INTO TIGHT PLACE, RUN, (Only the last part of the sound is used.)
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HIT - BIG DRUM SOCK (Heard in a high pitch.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Car Skid Short Medium TE047102 (Heard in a high pitch.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Horn Honks Jeep Chero PE077301
 * Hollywoodedge, Fly Buzz Annoying So CRT010201 (Heard in episodes 2 and 14.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Rattle Wooden Ratch CRT043701
 * Hollywoodedge, Cats Two Angry YowlsD PE022601 (Only used once in episode 24.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Bottle Rocket 2 Picco PE098501 (Heard in episode 5.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Heavy Punch FS040102
 * Hollywoodedge, Punch Body Hit 3 Sharp PE101001
 * Hollywoodedge, Punch Face Hit 1 Sharp PE100101
 * Hollywoodedge, Punch Face Hit 3 Sharp PE100301
 * Hollywoodedge, Cat Domestic Meow Ang AT010501 (Heard in a high pitch.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Cat Domestic Meow Ang AT010602 (Only used once in episode 24.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Kitten Domestic Meow AT011301 (Only used once in episode 24.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Large Splash Or DiveW PE127201
 * Hollywoodedge, Large Splash Or DiveW PE127301
 * Hollywoodedge, Large Splash Or DiveW PE127401
 * Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057505 (Used in a very low volume in episode 26.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Small Med Hi Boink CRT016002 (Heard in a high pitch.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Swish 9 Single PE116801
 * Hollywoodedge, Timpani Drum Bounce CRT043201
 * Hollywoodedge, Wind Strong Gusty BT023201
 * Hollywoodedge, Wooden Blck Hits Raz CRT019402
 * HollywoodEdge (Europe Edition), Roland UK - Cicadas Chirping
 * Anime Ambulance Siren Sound
 * Anime Bamboo Sound (Heard in a high pitch.)
 * Anime Bell Sound
 * Anime Big Pop Sound (Heard in episode 23.)
 * Anime Bird Chirp Sound 1
 * Anime Bird Chirp Sound 2
 * Anime Boink Sound
 * Anime Boxing Bell Ding Sound
 * Anime Camera Sound 2
 * Anime Camera Sound 3
 * Anime Cat Meow Sound 1
 * Anime Ding Sound
 * Anime Door Sliding Sound
 * Anime Magic Sound 4
 * Anime Metal Hit Sound
 * Anime Pass By Sound
 * Anime Police Siren Sound
 * Anime Sparkle Sound 8
 * Anime Squeak Sound 4
 * Anime Squeak Sound 5
 * Anime Surprised Sound
 * Anime Toy Squeak Sound
 * Anime Twitch Sound 1
 * Anime Wobble Drop Sound
 * Anime Zip Sound
 * Miscellaneous Anime Sound 1
 * Miscellaneous Anime Sound 2
 * Miscellaneous Anime Sound 4
 * Miscellaneous Anime Sound 11
 * Miscellaneous Anime Sound 15
 * Miscellaneous Anime Sound 16
 * Miscellaneous Anime Sound 18
 * Miscellaneous Anime Sound 20
 * Weird Comical Anime Sound
 * Yoshi's Island Piranha Plant Chomping Sound

Image Gallery
See Azumanga Daioh/Image Gallery

Also See

 * Azumanga Web Daioh
 * Azumanga Daioh: The Very Short Movie (2001) (Shorts)