Azumanga Daioh
Azumanga Daiou THE ANIMATIONSummary
Ten year old child prodigy, Chiyo Mihama, is finding it tough fitting in at high school with the girls five years her elder: Osaka (dimwitted with a weird take on the world), Tomo (a powder keg that goes off at a moment’s notice), Kagura (the competitive athlete of the bunch), Yomi (the hothead), and Sakaki (timid and obsessed with a love of animals that isn’t reciprocated). Together with their teacher, they navigate the rough waters and fun times of high school.
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 26
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 10 h 24 min (26 × 24 min)
- Season
- Spring 2002
- Start date
- April 9, 2002
- End date
- October 1, 2002
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- J.C. Staff
- Romaji title
- Azumanga Daiou THE ANIMATION
- English title
- Azumanga Daioh
- Native title
- あずまんが大王 THE ANIMATION
Characters 20
Main characters
- Tomo Takino滝野智Main
- Kagura神楽Main
- Koyomi Mizuhara水原暦Main
- Yukari Tanizaki谷崎ゆかりMain
- Ayumu Kasuga春日歩Main
- Minamo Kurosawa黒沢みなもMain
- Sakaki榊Main
- Chiyo Mihama美浜ちよMain
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- Chiyochichiちよ父Supporting
- Kimura木村Supporting
- KaoriかおりSupporting
- Chihiro千尋Supporting
- YukaSupporting
- Masaaki Ooyama大山将明Supporting
- MiruchiSupporting
- Kimura no Tsuma木村の妻Supporting
- Kamineko噛み猫Supporting
- MayaマヤーSupporting
- Tadakichi-san忠吉さんSupporting
- NekokonekoねここねこSupporting
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Hiroshi NishikioriDirector
- Kiyohiko AzumaOriginal creator
- Yasuhisa KatouCharacter design
- Masaki KuriharaMusic
- Youta TsuruokaSound director
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- Ichirou OokouchiScript (eps 1, 8, 12)
- Hiroaki SakuraiStoryboard (eps 16, 24)
- Hirofumi SuzukiKey Animation (ep 4, 9)
- Takahiro KishidaKey Animation (ep 4)
- John LedfordExecutive Producer (English; ADV)
- Yasuhisa KatouAnimation Director (OP/ED, Ep. 14)
- Masumi ItouTheme Song Composition (OP)
- Masumi ItouTheme Song Performance (OP, ED)
- Yoko UenoTheme Song Performance (OP, ED)
- Yoko UenoTheme Song Composition (ED)
- Hiromi KatouKey Animation (OP)
- Tarou MakiExecutive Producer
- Kazuya WatanabePlanning
- Hiroshi NishikioriStoryboard (ED, eps 1-3, 7, 9, 17, 23, 26)
- Masashi IshihamaAnimation Director (ep 4)
- Masashi IshihamaKey Animation (eps 2, 26)
- Aki HataTheme Song Lyrics (OP, ED)
- Yoshinobu YamakawaKey Animation (ED)
- Shinya HasegawaKey Animation (ED)
- Ryouichi OokiKey Animation (eps 2, 7, 10)