Azumanga Daiou The Animation (2002)
Synopsis
* Based on the 4-koma manga by Azuma Kiyohiko, originally serialised in Electric Shock Daiou.
A lively group of six high school girls, with colourful personalities, tries to master their daily life at school: there is the gifted 10-year-old Chiyo, the carefree klutz Ayumu, the shy but kind Sakaki, the mischievous Tomo, the short-tempered glasses-wearing Koyomi, and the extroverted tomboy Kagura. Together with their quirky teachers Kurosawa Minamo and Tanizaki Yukari not a day passes without some minor incident occurring.
A lively group of six high school girls, with colourful personalities, tries to master their daily life at school: there is the gifted 10-year-old Chiyo, the carefree klutz Ayumu, the shy but kind Sakaki, the mischievous Tomo, the short-tempered glasses-wearing Koyomi, and the extroverted tomboy Kagura. Together with their quirky teachers Kurosawa Minamo and Tanizaki Yukari not a day passes without some minor incident occurring.
Episodes
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Episode 1 : Child High School Student / She`s a Prodigy / Scary Maybe? / Wildcat Tomo-chan! / The Osakan Gal
It’s the girls’ first day of high school. They have to deal with their crazy English teacher, Yukari, new classmates, a new environment, and even more craziness than ever!Regular Episode 2002-04-09 1 -
Episode 2 : Osaka Today As Well / P.E. - Volleyball / Hiccups / The Brain... / Brand New
It’s Osaka time! Osaka tries hard at school - during classes, during gym, and even during lunch. However, is that good enough?Regular Episode 2002-04-16 1 -
Episode 3 : Nyamo / Factional Rivalry / Yukari`s Here / Not My Fault / Forever and Ever
The girls learn more about the close friendship of Yukari and Minamo. The biggest question is, why does Yukari call Minamo Nyamo?Regular Episode 2002-04-23 1 -
Episode 4 : A Fun Profession / Pool, Pool, Pool / Ribbon / Just the Two of Them / A Good Person?
Kimura, a teacher at the high school, has a weird taste in women: he seems to have a thing for high school girls! Is he a pervert or is he just misunderstood?Regular Episode 2002-04-30 1 -
Episode 5 : Summer Break / Welcome to Chiyo`s Room / Invitation / Someone with Experience, Speak / Done For
It’s finally summer vacation! Chiyo invites the girls over to her summer house for fun at the beach. Yukari and Nyamo tag along as well.Regular Episode 2002-05-07 1 -
Episode 6 : Equation For Victory / Sakaki of Class 3, Kagura of Class 5 / Runaway Victory / Yay / Dancing the Grand Finale
It’s Sports Day and the school is holding an athletics festival! Will Sakaki win it for Yukari’s class, or will Kagura bring Nyamo’s class the glory?Regular Episode 2002-05-14 1 -
Episode 7 : Fairyland Class / Man of Character / Go With Enthusiasm! / The Mascot / Enemy?
The Cultural Festival is right around the corner and Yukari doesn’t want to loose to Nyamo! What ingenius idea will Yukari’s Class 3 comes up with for the festival?Regular Episode 2002-05-21 1 -
Episode 8 : Osaka`s New Year`s Dream / In Tomo-chan`s Case / In Sakaki`s Case / Welcome / In Kaorin`s Case
It’s the New Year! It’s said that the first dream you have of the New Year will determine what kind of year you have. What will Osaka, Tomo, Sakaki, and Kaorin dream about?Regular Episode 2002-05-28 1 -
Episode 9 : If I Can`t Pet One... / 11 Years Old / Mr. Kitty Cat... / Premise / Why?
It’s Chiyo’s eleventh birthday and Yomi, Tomo, Osaka, and Sakaki are all invited over. What presents will the girls get for her?Regular Episode 2002-06-04 1 -
Episode 10 : Draft Picks / Class Shuffle / Wolf / Putting On Senior Airs / Marco...
Osaka and Kaorin worry that they won`t be in the same class as their friends this year, but Yukari has a cunning plan!Regular Episode 2002-06-11 1 -
Episode 11 : Cosmopolitan City / Showdown / You Didn`t Have to Hit Him / Covered In Cats / Don`t Run Away
Now that Kagura and Sakaki are in the same class, they are no longer rivals! However, can they be friends when they have such staunch differences regarding cute things?Regular Episode 2002-06-18 1 -
Episode 12 : Chiyo-chan`s Day / High School Friends / Lunch / Afternoon / Jump Rope
Chiyo misses the days when she could just play with children her own age and be a kid. Meanwhile, Sakaki comes over to play with Tadakichi, Chiyo’s dog.Regular Episode 2002-06-25 1 -
Episode 13 : No Guard Strategy / S / Exams / Formation / Abilities
It’s exam time for Chiyo and her friends. Each of them worries how they’ll fair in their tests. Who will come out with the top grades?Regular Episode 2002-07-02 1 -
Episode 14 : Shopping / Meeting Up / The Ocean! / Capture Operation / The Adult World
It’s time for the girls to take a break from school and just have fun! Chiyo invites her friends to the summerhouse, and a summer festival in the area.Regular Episode 2002-07-09 1 -
Episode 15 : Members of the Kimura Family / Did You See? Did You See? / Unidentified Wife / Nervous Wreck / The Numbers Are In
As the girls prepare for the annual school sporting competition, the girls discover that their weird teacher, Kimura, has a wife and a daughter!Regular Episode 2002-07-16 1 -
Episode 16 : Combinations / Epiphany / Cute / Ordering / Advertising Reach
It’s time for the cultural festival once again! This year, the class opts for a cute café, but will it all go according to plan?Regular Episode 2002-07-23 1 -
Episode 17 : Osaka`s Horror Story / Change of Pace / Yule / Amazing Santa / Christmas Party
It’s December, and Christmas is just around the corner! The girls talk about pandas, Santa, and reindeer, but Yukari has a lot more on her mind.Regular Episode 2002-07-30 1 -
Episode 18 : Yomi`s Exposure to the World / Betrayal / Excited, Excited, Excited, Excited / Left Out / Go!
Winter Break has ended and the girls return for the New Year. Everyone is jealous that Yomi went to Hokkaido for break, so they plan a trip to the Magical Land theme park!Regular Episode 2002-08-06 1 -
Episode 19 : Yawn Master / Vaguely Youth / Adults` Flower Gazing / Children`s Flower Gazing / Cherry Blossoms
Spring is in the air, and the Cherry Blossoms are blooming. The girls wonder if they should be busier, while Nyamo and Yukari wonder if they, as adults, are too childish.Regular Episode 2002-08-13 1 -
Episode 20 : Separation / Yukari`s Birthday / Flap Your Wings, Chiyo / Child President / Please Be Strong
The girls enter into their last year in High School! Things are changing, and the girls start to think about college and their future jobs.Regular Episode 2002-08-20 1 -
Episode 21 : Anticipation / Can`t Stand Still / Watery Grave / Island of Dreams / Cat of the Mountains
The girls take a class trip to Okinawa. There, they have fun taking in the sites and eating the wonderful traditional food.Regular Episode 2002-08-27 1 -
Episode 22 : It`s Nice / Fooled / Miss Kurosawa / An Attempt / It`s Not Over Yet
It’s the girls’ last summer break together. Tomo wants to continue the summer house tradition, but they have to study! Attempting to do both goes about as well as expected.Regular Episode 2002-09-03 1 -
Episode 23 : Got a Bite / Motivator / Hadn`t Thought Of That / We`ll All Run Together / United
It is the girls’ final sports fest in high school and they`re all fired up and looking forward to it! Each girl is pumped for an event, but will that be enough?Regular Episode 2002-09-10 1 -
Episode 24 : Career Paths / Showdown / Let`s Go Quickly / Popularity / Together with Mayaa
Sakaki is reunited with the Iriomote Mountain Kitten that she met on the school trip to Okinawa. Will Sakaki be able to keep Maya?Regular Episode 2002-09-17 1