List of Azumanga Daioh episodes
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This is a complete list of episodes for the Japan
ese television anime
series Azumanga Daioh
produced by the animation studio J.C.Staff
, and based on the manga
series of the same name written and illustrated by Kiyohiko Azuma
. The series originally aired on TV Tokyo
, TV Aichi, TV Osaka
, and AT-X in five-minute segments each weekday from 8 April 2002 until 30 September 2002. Each week's segments were repeated that weekend in a 25-minute compilation episode with an opening and credits, for a total of 130 five-minute segments and 26 episode compilations. The compilation episodes were released to VHS
and DVD
by Starchild Records; 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 9 September 2005, and later reissued as a five-volume "thinpak" DVD set. The sixth DVD volume of the first release included The Very Short Azumanga Daioh Movie. The first three episodes are available for iOS, although episode two requires Wi-Fi.
In Manga: The Complete Guide, Jason Thompson cautions that the jokes that revolve around the "vaguely pedophilic teacher" might disturb some newer readers of manga.[4]
Character song
"Law of 'True Vocation is Equal to a Pleasant Feeling'" - Words by Aki Hata, music by Kosuke Kanai
[edit]
Minor characters
[edit]
Opening theme for TV anime
Ending theme for TV anime
Other songs for TV anime
Ending theme for "Short Movie"
The two soundtrack
s to the anime were released in the United States by Geneon
.
Japan
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ese television anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series Azumanga Daioh
Azumanga Daioh
is a Japanese comedy manga by Kiyohiko Azuma. It was serialized by MediaWorks in the shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh from 1999 to 2002 and collected in four bound volumes...
produced by the animation studio J.C.Staff
J.C.STAFF
, is a Japanese animation studio founded in January 1986. Their first release was the three episode OVA Sengoku Kidan Yōtōden, in 1987. They have produced several well-known anime series, such as Revolutionary Girl Utena, Excel Saga, Shingetsutan Tsukihime, Shakugan no Shana, Toaru Majutsu no...
, and based on the manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series of the same name written and illustrated by Kiyohiko Azuma
Kiyohiko Azuma
is a Japanese manga author and artist. In his manga he writes under the hiragana form of his name, which has led some non-Japanese-speakers to confuse him for a woman . He used to use the pen name ' in his H manga...
. The series originally aired on TV Tokyo
TV Tokyo
is a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...
, TV Aichi, TV Osaka
TV Osaka
is a TV station affiliated with TXN in Osaka, Japan. The mascot character is "Takoru-kun" .-Offices:*The headquarters - 1-2-18, Otemae, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan...
, and AT-X in five-minute segments each weekday from 8 April 2002 until 30 September 2002. Each week's segments were repeated that weekend in a 25-minute compilation episode with an opening and credits, for a total of 130 five-minute segments and 26 episode compilations. The compilation episodes were released to VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
and DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
by Starchild Records; 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 9 September 2005, and later reissued as a five-volume "thinpak" DVD set. The sixth DVD volume of the first release included The Very Short Azumanga Daioh Movie. The first three episodes are available for iOS, although episode two requires Wi-Fi.
In Manga: The Complete Guide, Jason Thompson cautions that the jokes that revolve around the "vaguely pedophilic teacher" might disturb some newer readers of manga.[4]
Character song
"Law of 'True Vocation is Equal to a Pleasant Feeling'" - Words by Aki Hata, music by Kosuke Kanai
[edit]
Minor characters
[edit]
| EP# | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
Music
Original Soundtrack- Music by: Masaki Kurihara
Opening theme for TV anime
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- Performed by: Oranges & LemonsOranges & LemonsOranges & Lemons is a Japanese band formed by a duo of music composers and performers, Masumi Itō and Yōko Ueno. The duo is most notable for performing the opening theme , and closing theme to the television anime Azumanga Daioh.Itō and Ueno, still under the title of 'Oranges & Lemons' also...
- Music by: Masumi ItōMasumi Itoborn May 21, is a Japanese singer and composer from Ibaraki prefecture in Japan. Itō has composed the soundtracks to many anime television shows and is part of the bands Oranges & Lemons and Heart of Air.- Singles :...
, lyrics by Aki HataAki Hatais a Japanese musician and lyricist. She is noted for having penned and composed songs for various anime and games, including popular titles like Zettai Shōnen, Azumanga Daioh, Haibane Renmei, Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu, and Lucky Star, and for singers and seiyū. She has even composed game...
.
- Performed by: Oranges & Lemons
Ending theme for TV anime
- "Raspberry Heaven"
- Performed by: Oranges & Lemons
- Music by: Yōko UenoYoko Uenois a Japanese recording artist. She has performed in the bands, Oranges & Lemons, Vita Nova, Marsh-Mallow, and Zabadak. She is also a notable musical composer, having written music for several anime series, most prominent being .hack//Legend of the Twilight, Azumanga Daioh , and Brigadoon...
, lyrics by Aki Hata.
Other songs for TV anime
- Performed by Oranges & Lemons, music by Masaki Kurihara, lyrics by Aki Hata
- "Weepin' Rains"
- "Moi Moi"
Ending theme for "Short Movie"
- "Sarabai"
- Performed by: Tomoko Kaneda
- Music by: Hikaru NanaseMasumi Itoborn May 21, is a Japanese singer and composer from Ibaraki prefecture in Japan. Itō has composed the soundtracks to many anime television shows and is part of the bands Oranges & Lemons and Heart of Air.- Singles :...
, lyrics by Masaaki Taniguchi
The two soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
s to the anime were released in the United States by Geneon
Geneon
is a Japanese music, anime and home entertainment production and distribution enterprise headquartered in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Geneon has been involved in the production and distribution of several anime in Japan...
.