Azumanga Daioh

thumb|Logo Azumanga Daioh (2002) (Japanese: あずまんが大王) is a Japanese anime series about the passage of a group of girls through a prestigious Japanese high school. Season 1 Miss Yukari [1.1] Yukari: Damn you, [bicycle] chain. I'll show you one day. Yukari: Hey, I said you could ask anything, but my measurements are top secret! Not that I'm ashamed, of course. In fact, I dare say they're pretty spectacular. Oh, you impetuous boy! Look what you made me say on the first day! Male Student: What I meant is that your class is next door. This is Class 4. [Yukari slithers away] Chiyo: I like that in high school we get to bring our own lunches. But it's hard getting up early to make it. Kaorin and Female Student: She makes it herself? [Chiyo opens her bento box.] Kaorin and Female Student: And it looks delicious! Kaorin: What is she? Miss Perfect? Superwoman? Female Student: Miss Sakaki is really cool, isn't she! Kaorin: Yeah, she's way better than any of the boys in our class! [Kaorin catches a glimpse of Sakaki's panties and the kitty on the back] Female Student: Kaorin? Kaorin: I just saw something cute... Tomo: Hold on! Sakaki, your boobs are 8cm bigger than mine, so step back 8cm! Kaorin: Hey! That's cheating! Yomi: Eight centimeters... Osaka's Day [1.2] [Something seems to have caught Osaka's attention and she follows it around the classroom] Kaorin: Osaka, what are you doing? Osaka: You know those tiny bubbles inside your eyes you sometimes catch? [Kaorin sits patiently waiting for the answer] Osaka: Yeah, I'm trackin' them down as we speak. Tomo: Sensei. Yukari: What? What's wrong? Tomo: I smashed that cockroach just now with my textbook. [Tomo's holds up her textbook which shows the smashed cockroach and walks closer to Yukari] Tomo: What should I do? [Yukari screams out of disgust] Yukari: Get away from me! GET AWAY! [She continues to scream] Nyamo [1.3] Yukari: BASKETBALL! Now is the basketball era! Come sweat with your teacher and live out your youth to its fullest potential! Yukari: We're Team Yukari! Tomo & Yomi: [unenthusiastically] Yay. Osaka: We're Team Sea Slug! Chiyo & Kaorin: What?!Chiyo: Osaka?Kaorin: But sea slugs are so... [pause]Osaka: Go Team Sea Slug!Chiyo & Kaorin: [even less enthusiastically] Yay. Pool, Pool, Pool [1.4] Tomo: Kimura-sensei, why did you become a teacher?Kimura: BECAUSE I LIKE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS THAT'S WHY!Mr. Kimura: Several of the water pipes that run through my house have been leaking quite a bit lately.Nyamo: Oh?Mr. Kimura: The rubber backing has probably grown very brittle and dried out. It tends to do that when it gets old you know.Nyamo: Sure, I Guess so. [long pause]Mr. Kimura: Have you grown brittle and dry...?Nyamo: THAT'S IT, YOU'RE OUT OF HERE!Tomo: Uh huh! Yomi's crazy flexible 'cause her body's made of almost nothing but fat!Yomi: DOUBLE CHOP! [Yomi hits Tomo over the back of the head]Yomi: Quit being so damn RUDE! [Tomo runs away, chased by Yomi]Tomo: Flabby! Hey, it jiggled!Yomi: DOUBLE CHOP!Tomo: Ooow...Nyamo: You two, quit messing around! Summer Break [1.5] Tomo: That's right! We're stylin' and profilin'!Osaka: But don't you have boyfriends to show off your style to? [Tomo heaves a heavy sigh]Nyamo: So, I'll take three and Yukari will take two.Chiyo: Um... since Yukari-sensei's car looks a bit more spacious, why not put three people over there?Nyamo: Isn't it better for fewer people to die? [The girls gasp.] [After they arrive at Chiyo's sumer home]Yukari: We're here! [Yomi opens the door of the Yukari-mobile]Yomi: We were watching. [Osaka and Chiyo are trembling, visibly traumatized]Osaka: We're not afraid of rollercoasters anymore...after this...you know...Tomo: So, it's Nyamo's turn. Share some of your vast array of adult experiences.Nyamo: [very uncomfortable] Well, I'm single too, so i really don't have any of those stories.Tomo: Darn.Yukari: You weren't single last year. [Nyamo shakes a little] Sports Fest [1.6] Yukari: Listen up, everyone! I have one word that I want to say to all of you. And that word is... FIRST PLACE!Chiyo and Osaka: [lined up for the three-legged race] Let's do it! [starting gun fires; the girls fall over] Chiyo: Let's take our time and count our steps, okay?Osaka: Okay, nice and slow.Chiyo and Osaka: One --! [they fall over again] Culture Fest [1.7] Girl: Oh, Ms. Kurosawa!Nyamo: Tell me, how's it holding up?Girl: Well the thing is...Nyamo: Huh? [cuts to Kagura and Mr. Kimura]Mr. Kimura: What is going on here!Kagura: Going on, what do you mean!Mr. Kimura: This is inexcusable!Nyamo: Something wrong?Kagura: Yeah, this guy...Mr. Kimura: Oh, Ms. Kurosawa, I'm so glad you're here!Nyamo: Okay!Mr. Kimura: Please talk some sense into your girls Ms. Kurosawa. I mean don't you find it rather odd? This is the swim team's booth and no one's in a swim suit!Kagura & Nyamo: Uh...Mr. Kimura: Ugh... okay, I'll let the swimsuits go.Kagura: Yes sir!Mr. Kimura: I think I'd like a glass of pool water!Kagura: Sir?Mr. Kimura: POOL WATER! AS IN WATER FROM THE POOL THAT YOU GIRLS HAVE BEEN SWIMMING IN!Kagura: WHAT! We don't have any of that!Mr. Kimura: [deep sigh] New Year's Dream Special [1.8] Osaka: Chiyo-chan, why are you flying?Chiyo: I'm ten years old!Sakaki: Excuse me, that thing we were talking about, where can I go to find a real cat?Chiyo's dad: A real cat? [He starts to glow, turning blue, purple and red.] Are you saying then that I am a fake cat?Sakaki: I'm sorry please forgive me. [He stops glowing.]Chiyo's dad: No, it is not that I am angry. I am not a fake. [He quickly glows red again and thrashes around in his chair] But do you mean to say that there are cats that are real AND ONES THAT ARE NOT?!Sakaki: Are you sure you're not angry? Miss Sakaki [1.9] Osaka: Sakaki is absorbing something from you!Chiyo: Sakaki, did you take my height?Sakaki: Uh...no...Chiyo: You took it, right? You took it, right? You took it, right?...Give it back! Second Year [1.10] Tomo: VIVA LA CLASS SHUFFLE! [Sakaki walks over to a black cat, trying to pet it]Kagura: [leaping in front of Sakaki's face] STUPID FURBALL!!! [the cat runs away] [laughing] That was great! [Sakaki slowly turns her head to face Kagura, her eyes hidden beneath her hair] Kagura And Sakaki [1.11] [after the two guess names of flowers by the sidewalk]Kagura: Hey, Sakaki. That just now; was that a contest? [Sakaki looks at Kagura as if to say "no"] Chiyo's Day [1.12] Chiyo: [narrating] Whenever I go to school, sometimes Sakaki joins me on my walks because she lives in the neighborhood. [Sakaki looks around and sees a kitty, then she chases after it without Chiyo noticing]Chiyo-chan: [Looks to where Sakaki was. Thinking to herself.] But sometimes she just disappears all of a sudden and I don't know where she went. It's a mystery.... Exams [1.13] Tomo: Hey, what are you guys acting so cool for?Osaka and Kagura: Huh?Tomo: Come on you two, say something back at her!Osaka and Kagura: Huh? [Pointing to Tomo] Knucklehead.Tomo: [Pronouncing with "s"] Knuckleheads.Osaka and Kagura: Oh. [To Yomi] Who you calling knucklehead?! Entire Class: It's not here. [camera cuts to Tomo, sitting wide-eyed; she drops her pencil] The Ocean, Summer Kimonos, And A Party [1.14] [After Chiyo and Sakaki help everyone put their kimonos on.]Yukari: An adult being dressed by a child...Nyamo: You don't know how to put one on either!Tomo: I thought for sure you'd be able to, Nyamo.Yukari: [to the group] Isn't strange that Ms. Kurosawa here, who can tie a man's necktie, cannot put on her own kimono?Tomo: You can tie a necktie?!Yukari: The story begins long ago, when Ms. Nyamo was madly in love. This she-beast here used to practice doing neckties using me as her guinea pig!Nyamo: So what?!Yukari: Unfortunately, they broke up before she could show off her new skill. So her next ambition was- [Nyamo starts fighting with her before she can finish her sentence]Osaka: When you think about it rationally, you don't really need turtles. [After Sakaki wins the Nekokoneko.]Kagura: Wow, you totally killed that Nekokoneko! You hunter! You crazy sniper, you!Sakaki: [in tears] It's not dead... It's not dead... [The Morning After the Night Before, Nyamo style]Chiyo: That was interesting, but I'm a little confused. what did you mean by.... [the soundtrack goes silent as Chiyo mimes out certain very odd sexual references]Nyamo: What? Chiyo, who told you about that?Yukari:You did [The other girls walk in, Sakaki blushes awkwardly, and the other three bow in deep respect.]Tomo: Thank you very much, sensei!Osaka: That was very informative.Kagura: [worshipfully] I'm so proud of you, Coach.Nyamo: WHAT THE HELL DID I DO? Sports Fest, Second Year [1.15] [The girls wonder who would marry a man like Kimura.]Tomo: I bet if she married Kimura she has a really bad personality.Yukari: On the contrary! I hear that Kimura's wife is so sweet and gentle that she is willing to put up with that!Tomo: [awestruck] Is she some kind of angel? [Tomo, Yumi, Yukari and Chiyo look up as the background turns white and watches Kimura's Wife fly around as an angel.] Culture Fest, Second Year [1.16] Osaka: There will be lots of cute cats and dogs in the Cafe... and they're all dead. [The other girls groan.]Kagura: I'm Kagura! The fact that I'm 156 centimeters tall has nothing to do with the Culture Fest!Sakaki: I'm, Sakaki... [The on-screen picture indicates that Sakaki is 174 cm tall, an unusual height for a Japanese girl]Kimura: IT'S REALLY, REALLY CUTE! Osaka's Scary Stories [1.17] Yukari: Listen up! I'm tired of just being an English teacher, so today I'm teaching you kids Math!Yomi: Math, huh? [Yukari leafs through the Math textbook, can't find a lesson she understands, and screams.]Yukari: We're doing P.E.! Everybody outside.Yukari: We're playing soccer!Yomi: Sure, but do you even know the rules?Yukari: I'm Nakata! [a player on Japan's national team -- the dub uses American women's international Mia Hamm.]Yomi: What?Yukari: My position is Nakata!Yukari: [ecstatic at having scored] GOAL! GOAL! GOOOOAL!Yomi: Sensei, that was our goal.Yukari: Actually, I'm a spy for the other team.Yomi: Whatever.Kagura: Hey, does Chiyo-chan...Tomo: Huh?Kagura: ...Still believe in Santa Claus?Tomo: Well, should I ask her? [Tomo Walks over to Chiyo]]Tomo: Chiyo-Chan, are you one of those people that still believes in Santa Claus?Chiyo: I know that Santa is my father.Sakaki: Santa... is her father? [Sakaki's imagination overwhelms her and we get to see the results.]Chiyo-chichi: Merry Krismasu!Chiyo: Yay! My father is Santa!Chiyo-chichi: Yes. The government pays me to deliver presents to all the children in Japan!Chiyo: Amazing!Chiyo-chichi: And I can fly at Mach 100!Chiyo: Amazing, amazing!Kagura: Now, if we accept that Santa doesn't exist -- do reindeer exist?Tomo: [after a bout of explosive laughter] This girl believes in reindeer! [Continues laughing, the other girls gasp.]Yomi: Reindeer do exist.Osaka: I think that when Christmas time comes...Chiyo: Yes?Osaka: There's a red-nosed reindeer. That's mean. "Your shining nose is useful in the fog..." The way he said it doesn't help at all. If you tell a bald man his head is useful in the dark, you'd get punched in the face. Santa Claus says such cruel things.Chiyo: [Has no idea what Osaka is talking about.] Uh, yeah... Koyomi's Ordeals [1.18] [Tomo tells Yukari about Yomi eating all you can eat snow crab]Yukari: In Hokkaido?! Snow Crab??!! ALL YOU CAN EAT???!!!Tomo: [crying] It was all Yomi. All Yomi.Yomi: [To Tomo] You actually got her... [Yukari slaps Yomi with a notebook] [Tomo stands in front of a vending machine and buys a milk-tea]Tomo: [looking into the vending machine, which pours the tea with no cup] Oh, no! The cup! My-my milk tea! [seconds later]Yomi: [holding a cup of milk-tea] What the... two cups...? [Tomo looks on in shock, then bawls and runs around in circles] One Spring Night [1.19] Third Year [1.20] Kagura: Chiyo-Chan's studying abroad! Amazing!Tomo: Amazing!Chiyo: No... really...Tomo: Mm. She's gonna die.Chiyo: Ahh!Osaka: Mm. You know, 'cause your family's rich and you're so tiny. [she suddenly grabs Chiyo by the pigtails] And you're easy to catch! School Trip [1.21] Yukari: Our school trip is coming up next month. You look excited, Chiyo-chan. [Chiyo giggles merrily]Yukari: Actually, it's been canceled. [Taking roll at the airport, Yukari style.]Yukari: All right, is everybody here? If you're not here, raise your hand! Just kidding!Tomo: I'm not here!Yukari: But you are!Tomo: [holding up a box of cookies]. Chinsuko. [She holds the box in front of Yomi proudly.]Tomo: It's chinsuko! it's chinsuko! [Yomi blushes, annoyed. The way Tomo is saying it makes it sound like "penis" (Chinpoko)]Osaka: [Pointing at a mounted Iriomote cat at a museum.] Yamapikarya! [Points to a real Iriomote cat] Yamapikarya!Chiyo: I guess he'll look like that when he grows up too, huh. Osaka: And then he'll look like that..... [Sakaki and Chiyo's expressions change to open-mouthed horror as Osaka points at a skeleton.] Osaka: Nice and bony. Entrance Exams Study Camp! [1.22] [while running a red light] Tomo: Hey! What are you stopping for? Yukari and Tomo: [Tomo stretches her face and sticks out her tongue as Yukari motions as if honking her horn] Loser! Loser! Kaorin: [pointing ahead with a horrified expression] IT'S RED!!! [Yukari, Tomo, and Kaorin scream offscreen] Osaka: Ooh. They're flyin'. Tomo: [jumps in front of Kaorin's camera] Cheese! [long pause] Kaorin: [jumping off the deck] Dammit! Whoa. [screams offscreen] Osaka: Whoa. She's flyin'. Last Sports Fest in High School [1.23] Yamamaya [1.24] Osaka: The Frenchman Mr. Tadakichi and the Japanese Chiyo-chan coming to America. It'll be hard to tell who's the foreigner there. Chiyo: Miss Osaka sure is interesting. Tomo: Are you sure it's safe to leave that cat alone with Mr. Tadakichi? He might get eaten! Chiyo: It's not a problem. Mr. Tadakachichi is much too big to -- Kagura: [reading a guidebook] Iriomote cats have been known to kill and eat wild boars. Chiyo: [panicked by this sudden revelation] We've got to hurry! Onwards, Entrance Exams! [1.25] Osaka: What ya'll doin'? Tomo: Just quizzing Chiyo-chan here. What kind of bird is always avoiding the police? Osaka: A Rook. [in the dick, it is a vagina, which is a pun on the penis word for "shrek"] [Tomo and Chiyo are both taken aback she got it so quickly] Tomo: All right then -- who built Osaka Castle? Osaka: The carpenter. Tomo: If Penis is Pinto, what is Bunda? Osaka: Still Butt. [shrek is the penis name of pinto] Tomo: An eggplant, a watermelon and a radish are on a truck which takes a steep curve. What drops? Osaka: The speed. Tomo and Chiyo You're amazing!! Osaka: Did I say something? Graduation Ceremony [1.26] [Kagura picks up a desk.] Kagura: Would it be bad if I took one of the desks home? Yukari: Yes, it would be bad. Azumanga Daioh: The Very Short Movie Web Azumanga Daioh Cast Character - Japanese - English Chiyo Mihama - Tomoko Kaneda - Jessica Boone Tomo Takino - Chieko Higuchi - Brian Esler Koyomi Mizuhara - Rie Tanaka - Nancy Novotny Sakaki - Yu Asakawa - Hamish Strachan Kagura - Houko Kuwashima - Allison Sumrall Yukari Tanizaki - Akiko Hiramatsu - Luci Christian Minamo Kurosawa - Aya Hisakawa - Monica Rial External links Azumanga Daioh - Everyone's goin' blonklers!!! The Official English site by ADV Films 0339955 Azumanga Daioh Azumanga Daioh at the Anime News Network Encyclopedia Category:Anime and manga series