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.

Air Date
April 8, 2002 - September 30, 2002

Sound Effects Used
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 Volume 1, Animal Trax, Premiere Edition Volume 2, and Edge Edition Volume 1 sound effects.
 * Anime Ambulance Siren Sound
 * Anime Bamboo Sound (Heard in a high pitch.)
 * Anime Baseball Bat Hit Sound 1
 * Anime Bell Sound
 * Anime Big Pop Sound (Heard in episode 23.)
 * Anime Bird Chirp Sound 1
 * Anime Bird Chirp Sound 2
 * Anime Boink Sound 1
 * Anime Boink Sound 2
 * Anime Boxing Bell Ding Sound
 * Anime Camera Sound 2
 * Anime Camera Sound 3
 * Anime Cat Meow Sound 1
 * Anime Cat Meow Sound 4
 * Anime Cat Meow Sound 5
 * Anime Cat Meow Sound 6
 * Anime Dash Sound
 * Anime Ding Sound 1
 * Anime Door Sliding Sound 1
 * Anime Explosion Sound 1 (Heard only in episode 8.)
 * Anime Magic Sound 4
 * Anime Metal-Ish Sound
 * Anime Metal Hit Sound 1
 * Anime Pass By Sound 1
 * Anime Police Siren Sound
 * Anime Sparkle Sound 8
 * Anime Squeak Sound 4
 * Anime Squeak Sound 5
 * Anime Squeak Sound 6
 * Anime Surprised Sound
 * Anime Suspense Stinger Sound
 * Anime Swish Sound 8
 * Anime Toy Squeak Sound 1
 * Anime Twitch Sound 1
 * Anime Wobble Drop Sound
 * Anime Wood Grind Sound
 * Anime Zip Sound
 * H-B ZIP, CARTOON - SQUEAK AND ZIP,
 * HollywoodEdge (Europe Edition), Roland UK - Cicadas Chirping
 * Hollywoodedge, Bottle Rocket 2 Picco PE098501 (Heard in episode 5.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Car Skid Short Medium TE047102 (Heard in a high pitch.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Cat Domestic Meow Ang AT010501 (Heard in a high pitch.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Cat Domestic Meow Ang AT010602 (Only used once in episode 24.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Cats Two Angry YowlsD PE022601 or Hollywoodedge, Cats Fighting Loud Sc PE917007 (Only used once in episode 24. Only the 6th yowl is used.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Doppler Car Horn By Ap PE077501
 * Hollywoodedge, F5 By Medium Clear Bel PE211701 (Heard once in episode 23.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Fly Buzz Annoying So CRT010201 (Heard in episodes 2 and 14.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Heavy Punch FS040102
 * Hollywoodedge, Horn Honks Jeep Chero PE077301
 * 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, Lincoln Town Car In Sk PE073601 (Heard once in episode 22.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Marchetti By Low High PE212801
 * Hollywoodedge, Medium Impact With Debri PE281001
 * Hollywoodedge, Medium Impact With Debri PE281002
 * Hollywoodedge, Punch Body Hit 3 Sharp PE101001 or Hollywoodedge, Face Body Punches Wet TE027203
 * Hollywoodedge, Punch Face Hit 1 Sharp PE100101
 * Hollywoodedge, Punch Face Hit 3 Sharp PE100301
 * Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057505 (Heard once in a very low volume in episode 26.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Rattle Wooden Ratch CRT043701
 * Hollywoodedge, Sky Rocket Loud High TE021701 (Heard in episode 5.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Swish 9 Single PE116801
 * Hollywoodedge, Timpani Drum Bounce CRT043201
 * Hollywoodedge, Wind Strong Gusty BT023201
 * Hollywoodedge, Wood Door 3 Open SlamM PE180301
 * Hollywoodedge, Wood Door OCKnob PE180101
 * Hollywoodedge, Wooden Blck Hits Raz CRT019402
 * 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
 * Miscellaneous Anime Sound 22
 * Miscellaneous Anime Sound 23
 * Miscellaneous Anime Sound 50
 * 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, BONK - HOLLOW WOOD BONK 03 (Used in a slightly high pitch.)
 * 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, HIT - BIG DRUM SOCK (Heard in a high pitch.)
 * 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 - 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 - ENERGY BLAST, ELECTRONIC
 * Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - LARGE EXPLOSION 01
 * Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - LARGE EXPLOSION 10
 * Sound Ideas, EXTERIOR SHOTS, AUTO WEAPONS - AK-47 03 (Used as a single shot in episode 6 and 15.)
 * Sound Ideas, EXTERIOR SHOTS, SPECIAL WEAPONS - .44 MAXI PUMA KAPOW WITH TRAIL (Heard once in episode 23.)
 * Sound Ideas, FIRE, BALL - IMPACT AND LARGE FIRE BURST, RUMBLE
 * Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - RICOCHET: SINGLE SHOT, BULLET 01
 * Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - RICOCHET: SINGLE SHOT, BULLET 02 (Heard twice in episode 22 in a very low volume.)
 * Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - RICOCHET: SINGLE SHOT, BULLET 03
 * 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, VENDING MACHINE - VENDING MACHINE DISPENSE CAN
 * Sound Ideas, WHISTLE - PEA WHISTLE: SHORT BLOW, POLICE
 * 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)