Azumanga Daioh is a slice of life anime that follows six friends throughout their three years of high school. There is no overarching plot other than following the experiences of these six characters through high school; however, Azumanga Daioh still succeeds on its strong cast of characters and their interactions. The main characters are all female, and the friends - and their teachers - get into some very interesting and hilarious situations. They are: Tomo, the energetic one with no self control, Yomi, Tomo's...'friend' through all their school years, Chiyo, the 10 year old genius, Osaka, the airhead, Sakaki, the tall, athletic and shy one with a thing for cats, and Kagura, the athlete and self-proclaimed rival of Sakaki.



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As said before, this show brings very little new to the genre. However, it makes a good use of the one-shot theme and manages to build a strong line it follows- even when there's no clear "goal" in the episodes. The episodes are different from each other but there is a lot of repetitive stuff; the girls spend their time mostly at school. Towards the end we get to see more deeper relationships and even some new settings but sometimes I feel like there should be more places to spend freetime than Chiyo's gorgeous home (or summerhouse). My favourite episodes are in the end when emotions are shown more freely and conversations get deeper. The humor never disappears though and it makes me smile in every episode.