List of Azumanga Daioh media
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This is a list of media related to the manga and anime series Azumanga Daioh.
Azumanga Daioh began as a manga by Kiyohiko Azuma. The series was adapted as an anime television show, Azumanga Daioh: The Animation, with twenty-six episodes. It was also adapted as two other animations: "The Very Short Azumanga Daioh Movie", a six-minute trailer shown in movie theaters to publicize the upcoming television series, and "Azumanga Web Daioh", a four-minute pilot episode that appeared on the official Japanese Azumanga Daioh website for a limited time.[1] As a pilot, it featured different voice actors and music from the regular series. Two soundtrack albums for the television series were also released. In addition, it has been adapted as several video games.
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[edit] Manga
Azumanga Daioh was originally published by MediaWorks' in the shōnen magazine Dengeki Daioh from February 1999 to May 2002 and collected in four tankobon volumes.[2] The manga was published in English by ADV Manga.[3]
| # | Japanese | English | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Release date | ISBN | Release date | ISBN | |
| 1 | 2000-02-25 | ISBN 4-8402-1467-0 | 2003-09-16 | ISBN 978-1-4139-0000-2 |
| 2 | 2000-11-15 | ISBN 4-8402-1691-6 | 2003-11-18 | ISBN 978-1-4139-0023-1 |
| 3 | 2001-09-25 | ISBN 4-8402-1943-5 | 2004-02-24 | ISBN 978-1-4139-0030-9 |
| 4 | 2002-06-25 | ISBN 4-8402-2128-6 | 2004-04-20 | ISBN 978-1-4139-0048-4 |
The ADV editions were reprinted in November 7, 2007 in an omnibus edition (ISBN 978-1-4139-0364-5).
[edit] Anime
The television anime, Azumanga Daioh: the Animation, was produced by J.C.Staff[4] and aired from April 8, 2002 until September 30, 2002. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, TV Osaka, and AT-X[5] in five-minute segments every weekday, then repeated as a 25-minute compilation that weekend, for a total of 130 five-minute segments collected in 26 episodes. The compilation episodes, which were the only versions to include the title and credits sequences, were released on VHS and DVD by Starchild Records;[6] the five-minute segments can be distinguished by their individual titles.
In the United States, the television anime was released by ADV Films in both a six-volume DVD set on September 9, 2005, and later reissued as a five-volume "thinpak" DVD set.[7] The sixth DVD volume of the first release included The Very Short Azumanga Daioh Movie.
[edit] Episodes
| # | Episode segment titles | Original air dates[8] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Child High School Student / She's a Prodigy / Scary Maybe? / Wildcat Tomo-chan! / The Osakan Gal" "Kodomo Kōkōsei / Tensai Desu / Kowai Kana? / Bakusou Tomo-chan / Ōsaka-jin Ya" (『こども高校生』 『天才です』 『こわいかな？』 『爆走ともちゃん！』 『大阪人や』) |
week of 2002-04-08 |
| 2 | "Osaka Today As Well / P.E., Volleyball / Hiccups / The Brain... / Brand New" "Kyō mo Ōsaka / Taiiku Barēbāru / Shakkuri / Nō ga / O Nyū" (『今日も大阪』 『体育・バレーボール』 『しゃっくり』 『脳が』 『おにゅー』) |
week of 2002-04-15 |
| 3 | "Nyamo / Factional Rivalry / Yukari's Here / Not My Fault / Forever and Ever" "Nyamo / Habatsu Tōsō / Yukari ga Kita / Warukunaimon / Dokomademo" (『にゃも』 『派閥闘争』 『ゆかりがきた』 『悪くないもん』 『どこまでも』) |
week of 2002-04-22 |
| 4 | "A Fun Profession / Pool, Pool, Pool / Ribbon / Just the Two of Them / A Good Person?" "Tanoshii Shokugyō / Pūru Pūru Pūru / Ribon / Futarikkiri / Ii Hito?" (『楽しい職業』 『プールプールプール』 『りぼん』 『ふたりっきり』 『いいひと？』) |
week of 2002-04-29 |
| 5 | "Summer Break / Welcome to Chiyo's Room / Invitation / Someone with Experience, Speak / Done For" "Natsuyasumi / Yōkoso Chiyo no Heya e / Goshōtai / Keikensha Gotte / Mō Dame" (『なつやすみ』 『ようこそちよの部屋へ』 『ご招待』 『経験者語って』 『もうだめ』) |
week of 2002-05-06 |
| 6 | "Equation for Victory / Sakaki of Class 3, Kagura of Class 5 / Runaway Victory / Yay / Dancing the Grand Finale" "Shōri no Hōteishiki / Sangumi no Sakaki, Gokumi no Kagura / Butchigiri / Waai / Odoru Daidenen" (『勝利の方程式』 『三組の榊、五組の神楽』 『ぶっちぎり』 『わーい』 『踊る大団円』) |
week of 2002-05-13 |
| 7 | "Fairyland Class / Man of Character / Go with Enthusiasm! / The Mascot / Enemy?" "Otogi no Gumi / Jinkakusha / Nori Nori Gō! / Masukotto / Kataki?" (『おとぎの組』 『人格者』 『のりのりゴー！』 『マスコット』 『敵？』) |
week of 2002-05-20 |
| 8 | "Osaka's New Year's Dream / In Tomo-chan's Case / In Sakaki's Case / Welcome / In Kaorin's Case" "Ōsaka no Hatsuyume / Tomo-chan no Baai / Sakaki no Baai / Yōkoso / Kaorin no Baai" (『大阪の初夢』 『ともちゃんの場合』 『榊の場合』 『ようこそ』 『かおりんの場合』) |
week of 2002-05-27 |
| 9 | "If I Can't Pet One... / 11 Years Old / Mr. Kitty Cat... / Premise / Why?" "Furenai Nara / 11 Sai / Neko-san... / Settei / Nande?" (『触れないなら』 『11才』 『ねこさん…』 『設定』 『何で？』) |
week of 2002-06-03 |
| 10 | "Draft Nomination / Class Change / Wolf / Superior Airs Woosh Woosh / Maruko..." "Dorafuto Shimei / Kurasu Kae / Ōkami / Senpai Kaze Pyū Pyū / Maruko..." (『ドラフト指名』 『クラス替え』 『おおかみ』 『先輩風ぴゅｰぴゅｰ』 『マルコ…』) |
week of 2002-06-10 |
| 11 | "Cosmopolitan Day / Showdown / Even If You Don't Fight / Covered in Cats / Don't Run" "Kokusaitoshi / Taiketsu / Tataka na Kute mo / Nekomamire / Nigenaide" (『国際都市』 『対決』 『たたかなくても』 『ねこまみれ』 『逃げないで』) |
week of 2002-06-17 |
| 12 | "Chiyo-chan's Day / High School Friends / Lunch / Afternoon / Skipping Rope" "Chiyo-chan no Ichinichi / Kōkō no Tomodachi / Ohiru / Gogo / Nawatobi" (『ちよちゃんの1日』 『高校のともだち』 『お昼』 『ごご』 『なわとび』) |
week of 2002-06-24 |
| 13 | "Tactics without Guard / S / Midterms / Formation / Ability" "Nō Gādo Senpō / S / Chūken Tesuto / Kessei / Nōryoku" (『ノーガード戦法』 『S』 『中間テスト』 『結成』 『能力』) |
week of 2002-07-01 |
| 14 | "Shopping / Gathering / Sea! / Capturing Strategy / Adult's World" "Okaimono / Shūgō / Umii! / Hokaku Sakusen / Otona no Seikai" (『おかいもの』 『集合』 『うみー！』 『捕獲作戦』 『大人の世界』) |
week of 2002-07-08 |
| 15 | "Kimura's Family / Ya See, Ya See? / An Unexpected Mother? / Hardness / Results" "Kimura Ka no Hitobito / Mita Mita? / Mikakunin Okusan / Gachi Gachi / Kekka Happyō" (『木村家の人々』 『みたみた？』 『未確認奥さん』 『ガチガチ』 『結果発表』) |
week of 2002-07-15 |
| 16 | "Combination / Advent / Cute / Order / Advertising Impact" "Kumiawase / Kōrin / Kawaii / Chūmon / Senden Kōka" (『組み合わせ』 『降臨』 『かわいい』 『注文』 『宣伝効果』) |
week of 2002-07-22 |
| 17 | "Osaka's Scary Story / Feeling Different / Running Teacher / Incredible Santa / Christmas Meeting" "Ōsaka no Kaidan / Kibun Tenkan / Shiwasu / Sugoi Santa / Kurisumasu Kai" (『大阪の怪談』 『気分転換』 『師走』 『すごいサンタ』 『クリスマス会』) |
week of 2002-07-29 |
| 18 | "Elated Yomi / Betrayal / Wakuwaku Wakuwaku / Companionship's End / Go" "Uki Yomi / Uragiri / Wakuwaku Wakuwaku / Nakama Hazure / Gō" (『うきよみ』 『裏切り』 『ワクワクワクワク』 『仲間はずれ』 『ゴー』) |
week of 2002-08-05 |
| 19 | "Yawning Expert / Sprigtime of Life / Adult Cherry-Blossom Viewing / Child Cherry-Blossom Viewing / Cherry Blossom" "Akubi Meijin / Nanda ka Seishun / Otona no Hanami / Kodomo no Hanami / Sakura" (『あくび名人』 『なんだか青春』 『大人の花見』 『子供の花見』 『桜』) |
week of 2002-08-12 |
| 20 | "Separation / Yukari's Birthday / Spread your wings Chiyo / Child President / Please Let Me Be Strong" "Betsuri / Yukari no Tanjōbi / Habatake Chiyo / Kodomo Daitōryō / Tsuyoku Ikite Kudasai" (『別離』 『ゆかりちゃんの誕生日』 『はばたけちよ』 『こども大統領』 『強く生きてください』) |
week of 2002-08-19 |
| 21 | "Anticipation / I Just Couldn't / Watery Grave / Island of Dreams / Mountain Cat" "Kitai / Itemo Tattemo / Umi no Mokuzu / Yume no Shima / Yama ni Sumu Neko" (『期待』 『いてもたっても』 『海の藻屑』 『夢の島』 『山にすむネコ』) |
week of 2002-08-26 |
| 22 | "It's Nice / Tricked / Kurosawa-sensei / Attempted / It's Not Over Yet" "Naisu Desu yo / Damasareta / Kurosawa-sensei / Misui / Mada Owattenai" (『ナイスですよ』 『だまされた』 『黒沢先生』 『未遂』 『まだ終わってない』) |
week of 2002-09-02 |
| 23 | "Chewed / Cheerleaders / I Didn't Think / We'll Run Together / United" "Kanda / Moriageyaku / Kangaetenakatta / Minna de Hashirimasu / Ichigan" (『かんだ』 『もりあげ役』 『考えてなかった』 『みんなで走ります』 『一丸』) |
week of 2002-09-09 |
| 24 | "Career Path / Showdown / Let's Hurry / Popularity / Together with Maya" "Shinro / Taiketsu / Hayaku Ikō / Jinbō / Maya to Issho" (『進路』 『対決』 『はやくいこう』 『人望』 『マヤと一緒』) |
week of 2002-09-16 |
| 25 | "Course Discussion / Pray for Success / Fight! / Study Session / Tomo and Osaka's Day of Fate" "Shinro Sōdan / Gōkaku Kigan / Faito / Benkyōkai / Tomo to Ōsaka Unmei no Hi" (『進路相談』 『合格祈願』 『ファイト』 『勉強会』 『ともと大阪 運命の日』) |
week of 2002-09-23 |
| 26 | "First Graduation / A Thousand Emotions / Sadness / Our Old School / Everyone" "Hajimete no Sotsugyō / Bankan / Kanashimi / Bokō / Minna" (『初めての卒業』 『万感』 『悲しみ』 『母校』 『みんな』) |
week of 2002-09-30 |
[edit] Music
- Original Soundtrack
- Music by: Masaki Kurihara
- Opening theme for TV anime
- "Soramimi Cake" (空耳ケーキ Soramimi Kēki?, lit. "Cake of Mishearing", translated by ADV as "Fancy Hearing Cake")
- Performed by: Oranges & Lemons
- Music by: Masumi Itō, lyrics by Aki Hata.
- Ending theme for TV anime
- "Raspberry Heaven"
- Performed by: Oranges & Lemons
- Music by: Yōko Ueno, lyrics by Aki Hata.
- Other songs for TV anime
- Performed by Oranges & Lemons, music by Masaki Kurihara, lyrics by Aki Hata
- Ending theme for "Short Movie"
- "Sarabai"
- Performed by: Tomoko Kaneda
- Music by: Hikaru Nanase, lyrics by Masaaki Taniguchi
The two soundtracks to the anime were released in the United States by Geneon.[9]
[edit] Live action hoax
After the end of the animated series, a hoax of a live-action version of the show was announced to be created by the Tokyo Broadcasting System and Suntory which would be named either Azudorama Da Yo! or Azumanga Daioh: The Drama. Professional-looking promotional material and photos were prepared and presented on the internet with "actresses" who resembled their animated counterparts with a fair degree of likeness.[10]
[edit] Video games
[edit] Official
There is an Azumanga Daioh PlayStation video game, Azumanga Donjyara Daioh, which is a puzzle game similar to mahjong.[11]
Azumanga Daioh Advance was released for the Game Boy Advance[11], taking the form of a simplistic collectible card game (or CCG). The idea was to arrange five-card hands into an order that maximised the number of lines of three stars or more, either horizontally or diagonally. The eight main characters (the six girls, Yukari and Nyamo) were playable, the two teachers being unlockable. Secondary characters, such as Mayaa, Tadakichi-san, Kami-neko, Kaorin, Kimura-sensei and even Neko-Koneko (if the latter can be called a character), appeared if good hand scores were achieved. Chiyo-chichi appeared as a 5-second warning.
An arcade-only Puzzle Bobble spin-off was produced.[11] As well as featuring characters, graphics and sound-bytes from the series, the 2-player mode allowed each player to fire balls into the other player's arena, a feature not present in any other official Puzzle Bobble game.
There is also a game/simulator/screensaver called "Kasuga Ayumu Mail-Order Life" the link "http://www.hirahira.net/products/tsu_hanFinal/index.html" references the product which is in japanese and seems to be discontinued.
[edit] Unofficial
Several AzuDai dōjin soft games exist, including side-on beach volleyball, snowball fights from an overhead perspective similar to the Bomberman franchise, and kart racing games. One is a vertically scrolling shoot-em-up in which Chiyo-chan shooting down multiple Chiyo-chichis.
A Japanese PC game called Ah, Let's Fight (あ、対戦しよ～ A, Taisen Shiyo?), modeled after the popular Street Fighter series, is entirely produced by a third party.[12] Single player game mode, single player vs chosen character, two-player, and practice modes are available playing options. A sequel called A, Taisen Shiyo: Come Back was created a year later and featured more playable characters.
[edit] Other media
The open source screen saver package Xscreensaver for POSIX operating systems contains a module called FuzzyFlakes which emulates, and was inspired by, the pink-on-green snowflake/flower art shown in the ending credits of the anime.[13] (To get the closest mimicry of the anime, the -color parameter of the screensaver module needs to be set to the X11 color "palegreen".)
[edit] References
- ^ Azumanga Web Daioh can no longer be downloaded from original website http://www.azumanga.tv
- ^ Azumanga Daioh (manga). Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
- ^ ADV Manga Store. ADV. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
- ^ (Japanese) あずまんが大王（ストーリー）. J.C.Staff production. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
- ^ Azumanga Daioh (TV). Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
- ^ Azumanga Daioh on VHS and DVD. King Records. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
- ^ ADV DVD Store. ADV. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
- ^ Azumanga Daioh (TV). Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
- ^ Anime Music - Azumanga Daioh. Geneon. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
- ^ Azumanga Daioh: The Live-Action Hoax. The Anime Expressway. Retrieved on 2006-10-29.
- ^ a b c Related items: Azumanga Daioh. GameFAQs. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
- ^ あ、対戦しよ～ ("A, Taisen Shiyo") (Japanese). "Snowman". Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
- ^ fuzzyflakes main page. LinuxCommand.org. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
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