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This is a pretty funny book, full of great characters. First is the super smart ten year old, Chiyo-Chan. Then there is Osaka a slightly weird girl from Osaka. Then there is Tomo-Chan, the very loud girl who wants to beat Chiyo at, well, anything, and Sakaki, the cool, well developed, girl who happens to like animals. There's also Yomi, the smart girl with glasses, and Kaorin, who has dreams about Chiyo's ponytails and seems to have a crush on Sakaki. Then there are the teachers, none of which are normal. With over 160 pages you get A LOT of stuff. There are two four-panel scenes on EACH page and, whether they are part of a story or a stand alone scene, they are funny without getting heavy or too emotional. They're cute. The cats seem to have issues, but most of the book is VERY cute.
The book's cover says it's for 13 and up, which is true. At one point the girls are talking about their bodies, so it is really for young adults. The cover also says it is an "Action/Comedy" manga but as there is very little in the way of car chases and gun battles I would ignore the "Action" and just take it as a "Comedy".


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Azumanga Daioh Volume 1 Azumanga Daioh ADV Manga Kiyohiko Azuma Books Reviews

I don't like pointless things. At all. Pointless songs, pointless conversations... they just irk the heck out of me. Azumanga Daioh is the exception, though. Because, if you get down to it, Azumanga Daioh is truly pointless; it simply follows the every day lives of a group of high school friends. Volume 1 is where we really get to know everyone. There's Chiyo Mihama, aka Chiyo-chan, the smart 10-year old who's already in high school; there's Sakaki, the tough girl who has a soft spot for cute animals, especially cats (too bad the cats don't like her back!!); there's Tomo, the loud-mouthed slacker; there's Yomi, the studious one (also the one with the most common sense); and there's my favorite Azumanga Daioh character, Osaka (real name Ayumu Kasuga), a transfer student with an unexplainable Brooklyn accent. Even the title is pointless; Azumanga is a combination of "manga" and the author's last name (Azuma), and Daioh is a reference to the Japanese manga magazine Dengeki Daioh, the magazine that Azumanga Daioh first appeared in. Make no mistake, though- never has something about nothing been so uproaringly funny. Get it- you will not regret it.
Unlike most manga series, "Azumanga Daioh" doesn't have a real plot. Or chapters. Or anything much happening.

But despite those odd facts, this delightful little series is one of the few schoolcentric manga that I've read and enjoyed -- a comic exploration of the oddball lives of a gang of young high school girls and a few equally eccentric young teachers. "Azumanga Daioh Volume 1 " doesn't delve too deeply into characters' lives or anything non-fluffy -- Kiyohiko Azuma's stories charm just by being adorable and a little strange.

High school has begun, and there's a crop of new students -- among them is the quiet, tall cat-lover Sakaki, ten-year-old genius Chiyo-chan, the impulsive and freakishly energetic Tomo, the sensible Yomi, and a spacey transfer student from Osaka named Ayumu (but who is always called Osaka instead). The assorted teens are taught (I use the term loosely) by their immature and mildly bipolar teacher Yukari, and her exasperated gym-teacher buddy "Nyamo."

Throughout their first year of high school, the students and teachers must deal with assorted ball games, biting cats, stray kittens, contemplations of teen life, pool sharks, working at a thinly-disguised McDonald's, visits to Chiyo-chan's summer house and the beach, running for class president (Tomo nominated herself! Aiee!), weird photographic images, nasty thunderstorms, Sakaki's secret vice, talking to foreigners, pandas, Chiyo's massive dog, Mr. Kimura publcly snapping and proclaiming his love for teen girls, a sports festival and a stuffed animal exhibit festival, and Chiyo's mysterious pigtails.

"Azumanga Daioh" isn't really like any other manga I've seen -- while it has a couple of "normal" chapters, most of the time it's rendered in vertical four-panel strips, like daily comic strips. It also has no overarcing storylines of any kind, although it does have some fun running gags -- and though there are a spattering of male characters on the sidelines (including the ghoulish Mr Kimura and a horde of nameless boys), it's almost completely focused on young women.

But despite having pretty much no plot, "Azumanga Daioh" is adorable and charming fluff. Azuma takes the ordinary stuff of everyday life (like chatting at school) and gives it a delightfully offbeat twist (poor Chiyo having graphic flashbacks to Yukari's driving -- "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. It's all over!"). She has a knack for finding the goofy stuff in fairly ordinary life (giant cat costumes) and amplifying it just a little -- while inserting some sly jokes as well ("You just said that what we learn is meaningless after we graduate." "Shaddup. That's what we call 'education!'").

And the cast of characters is pretty fun -- Sakaki is especially endearing, since she seems imposing and distant, but is actually shy and sentimental (especially about cute stuff); Chiyo is endearing thanks to her short size and conscientious worrywartiness. And the insanely energetic Tomo and surreal-minded space cadet "Osaka" make nice accompaniments, as do Nyami and Yukari ("that's why it's my responsibility as an educator to uh... to... well, you know... anyway... will someone PLEASE take this thing home?!"), who are sort of a Japanese educational Odd Couple. Except with bike stealing.

"Azumanga Daioh Volume 1" is simple, fluffy, and all the more charming for being so -- it's not so much a slice of life as a hundred delicious little crumbs.
It was just what my daughter wanted, and it came quickly.
Book was basically brand new, got here super fast. Thanks!
When I first read this manga it was my first time reading the 4 format style where read straight down. I really enjoy this manga and all of its hilarious moments. This is one of my favorite manga ever I have probably read this manga so many times and have watch the anime about a dozen times. This manga shows a bunch a girls and their daily routine in life. I love each character and their own individual personality which keeps this manga always interesting. Great manga!
This is a pretty funny book, full of great characters. First is the super smart ten year old, Chiyo-Chan. Then there is Osaka a slightly weird girl from Osaka. Then there is Tomo-Chan, the very loud girl who wants to beat Chiyo at, well, anything, and Sakaki, the cool, well developed, girl who happens to like animals. There's also Yomi, the smart girl with glasses, and Kaorin, who has dreams about Chiyo's ponytails and seems to have a crush on Sakaki. Then there are the teachers, none of which are normal. With over 160 pages you get A LOT of stuff. There are two four-panel scenes on EACH page and, whether they are part of a story or a stand alone scene, they are funny without getting heavy or too emotional. They're cute. The cats seem to have issues, but most of the book is VERY cute.
The book's cover says it's for 13 and up, which is true. At one point the girls are talking about their bodies, so it is really for young adults. The cover also says it is an "Action/Comedy" manga but as there is very little in the way of car chases and gun battles I would ignore the "Action" and just take it as a "Comedy".