Much of the genius of Azumanga Daioh is in the characters and the way they interact. Chiyo-chan is a ten year old prodigy who skips all the way to high school. She joins up and interacts with the rest of the class. There's Sakaki, a tall, quiet, "cool" girl with a hidden fondness for all things cute. There's Tomo, a hyper, extroverted girl who strives to be the center of attention at all times. There's Yomi, a relatively normal girl with a cynical edge and a perceived weight problem. There's Osaka, another transfer student with a mind that seems to run on a different level than everyone else's. Kagura, an athetlic, competitive tomboy, and Kaorin, a girl with an unhealthy adoration for Sakaki, round out the main cast of students. Throw in the just-as-quirky teachers--Yukari, a self-obsessed, manic loudmouth with a violent streak, Nyamo, a kind teacher who's been friends with Yukari since school (and therefore has lots of issues), and Kimura, a strange man with a special interest in high school girls that he's none too shy about expressing--and you've got one heck of a lot going on. Who needs plot?

I love this anime and it has also spawned a really good forum that I'm on! ^^;;

I love this anime too! Nothing but cuteness and funnyness! ^_^ I just need to go out and by volume 4 of the DVD collection.......>>

I have yet to see the show, but I have read the first few volumes of the Manga...And I loved them ever so much!!

Even though I have heard the opening song for the show...CUTEST SONG EVER!! :ph43r:

The song may be cute but the opening is the most "psychadellic" (only word I could think of) opening ever in my opinion. I saw the first episode via Newtype USA's free DVDs. The show itself is cool. But as for the opening, all I can say is... :blink: :huh: :o WTF!?!?!?

i saw about 5 minutes of one ep while waiting for Get Backers to...come back from commercials. i dont think that counts, nyeh?

Ah I love the craziness in Azumanga!! The characters are so hilarious.