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 ponytails being "unscrewed" from her head and an episode featuring the characters' New Year's dreams.

Sound Effects Used

 * Sound Ideas, BELL TREE - ASCENDING MEDIUM, MUSIC, PERCUSSION
 * 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 01
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - THIN METAL PING AND WARBLE 03
 * 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
 * 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 (Heard in a low pitch.)
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - ZING WHISTLE, MEDIUM 04
 * Sound Ideas, CHIMES - DOORBELL, MUSIC, PERCUSSION 01
 * 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, SQUEAK, CARTOON - FUNNY LITTLE SQUEAK, (Used along with Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - SHARP ZIP,.)
 * Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - SHARP ZIP, (Used along with Sound Ideas, SQUEAK, CARTOON - FUNNY LITTLE SQUEAK,.)
 * Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - TIMP RISE AND BOING, (Only the 2nd boing is used.)
 * 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 episode 2.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Rattle Wooden Ratch CRT043701
 * Hollywoodedge, Cats Two Angry YowlsD PE022601
 * Hollywoodedge, Bottle Rocket 2 Picco PE098501 (Heard in episode 5.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Punch Body Hit 3 Sharp PE101001
 * Hollywoodedge, Punch Face Hit 1 Sharp PE100101
 * Hollywoodedge, Cat Domestic Meow Ang AT010501 (Heard in a high pitch.)
 * Hollywoodedge, Large Splash Or DiveW PE127201
 * Hollywoodedge, Large Splash Or DiveW PE127301
 * Hollywoodedge, Large Splash Or DiveW PE127401
 * Hollywoodedge, Small Med Hi Boink CRT016002
 * Hollywoodedge, Swish 9 Single PE116801
 * Anime Bamboo Sound (Heard in a high pitch.)
 * POKEBALL SOUND (Heard in episode 23.)
 * 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)