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Azumanga Daioh: The Animation

★ 8.2 5K votes 2002–2002 1 season · 26 episodes Ended TV Tokyo
Vignette styleLoose, observational episodes where mood matters more than plot.This show: 9/10School & campusSchools and universities as the primary world.This show: 9/10FriendshipA friend group's dynamics carry the show.This show: 9/10AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 9/10Warm humorAffectionate comedy that genuinely loves its characters.This show: 9/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 9/10WholesomeKindness and decency at the core, with barely a trace of cynicism.This show: 8/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 8/10
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Starring
Tomoko KanedaYuki MatsuokaChieko HiguchiRie TanakaYu AsakawaLuci Christian
Starring
Tomoko KanedaYuki MatsuokaChieko HiguchiRie TanakaYu AsakawaLuci Christian
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About

"Gentle character comedy that quietly becomes unforgettable"

A loose slice-of-life comedy following a handful of Japanese high school girls, from a whip-smart child prodigy to a spacey daydreamer, as they drift through three years of classes, festivals, and summer trips. There's barely a plot, just short episodic sketches built on character quirks and deadpan running gags, including two wonderfully unhinged teachers. The pace is unhurried and the humor is gentle rather than gag-a-minute, so it works best watched in small doses. It rewards patience with genuine warmth, oddball charm, and a handful of scenes that are justifiably beloved.

Watch it for

the ensemble cast of distinct, lovable characters whose small quirks build into huge laughs over time.

Maybe skip if

you need strong plot momentum, since this is loosely connected daily-life vignettes.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12002
7.95K2610h 24m
A lively group of six high school girls, with colourful personalities, tries to master their daily life at school: there is the gifted 10-year-old Chiyo, the carefree klutz Ayumu, the shy but kind Sakaki, the mischievous Tomo, the short-tempered glasses-wearing Koyomi, and the extroverted tomboy Kagura. Together with their quirky teachers Kurosawa Minamo and Tanizaki Yukari not a day passes without some minor incident occurring.
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Kodomo kôkôsei/Tensai desu/Kowai kana?/Bakusô Tomo-chan/Osakajin-ya7.1
29824 min
▶2Kyo mo Osaka/Taiiku bareeboru/Shakkuri/Nou ga/Onyu7.7
24924 min
▶3Nyamo/Habatsu toso/Yukari ga kita - Warukunaimon/Dokomademo7.5
22224 min
▶4Tanoshii shokugyo/Puuru puuru puuru/Ribon/Futarikkiri/Ii hito?7.3
21224 min
▶5Natsuyasumi/Yokoso Chiyo no heya he/Goshotai/Keikensha-go tte/Mo-dame8.0
20124 min
▶6Shori no hoteishiki/Sangumi no sakaki, Gokumi no kagura/Bucchigiri/Waai/Odoru daidenen7.7
19024 min
▶7Otogi no gumi/Jinkakusha/Norinori go!/Masukotto/Kataki?8.0
18524 min
▶8Osaka no hatsuyume/Tomo-chan no baai/Sakaki no baai/Yokoso/Kaorin no baai8.1
18924 min
▶9Furenai nara/Jyuissai/Neko-san.../Settei/Nande?8.1
18124 min
▶10Dorafuto shimei/Crasukae/Okami/Senpai kaze pyu pyu/Maruko...7.9
17224 min
▶11Kokusai toshi/Taiketsu/Tatakanakutemo/Nekomamire/Nigenaide7.7
16624 min
▶12Chiyo-chan no ichinichi/Koko no tomodachi/Ohiru/Gogo/Nawatobi7.9
16524 min
▶13No Gaado Senpo/S/Chukan tesuto/Kessei/Noryoku7.9
16124 min
▶14Okaimono/Shugo/Umi!/Hokaku sakusen/Otona no seikai8.2
16624 min
▶15Kimura-ke no hitobito/Mita mita?/Mikakunin okusan/Gachi gachi/Kekka happyo8.0
15724 min
▶16Kumiawase/Korin/Kawaii/Chumon/Senden koka8.4
16824 min
▶17Osaka no kaidan/Kibun tenkan/Shiwasu/Sugoi Santa/Kurisumasu kai7.9
15824 min
▶18Ukiyomi/Uragiri/Wakuwaku wakuwaku/Nakama hazure/Go7.7
15624 min
▶19Akubi meijin/Nandaka seishun/Otona no hanami/Kodomo no hanami/Sakura8.0
16824 min
▶20Betsuri/Yukari no tanjobi/Habatake Chiyo/Kodomo Daitoryo/Tsuyoku ikite kudasai7.6
15724 min
▶21Kitai/Itemo tattemo/Umi no mokuzu/Yume no shima/Yama ni sumu neko8.4
16824 min
▶22Naisu desuyo/Damasareta/Kurosawa sensei/Misui/Mada owattenai8.5
17624 min
▶23Kanda/Moriageyaku/Kangaetenakatta/Minna de hashirimasu/Ichigan7.9
15524 min
▶24Shinro/Taiketsu/Hayaku iko/Jinbo/Mayaa to issho8.6
16524 min
▶25Shinro sodan/Goukaku kigan/Fuaito/Benkyoukai/Tomo to Osaka unmei no hi8.1
16124 min
▶26Hajimete no sotsugyo/Bankan/Kanashimi/Boko/Minna8.7
19224 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Tomoko Kaneda Chiyo Mihama
Yuki Matsuoka Ayumu 'Osaka' Kasuga, Ayumu Kasuga
Chieko Higuchi Tomo Takino
Rie Tanaka Koyomi 'Yomi' Mizuhara, Koyomi Mizuhara
Yu Asakawa Sakaki
Luci Christian Yukari Tanizaki, Additional Voices
Allison L. Sumrall Kagura, Additional Voices, Announcer
Monica Rial Minamo Kurosawa, Additional Voices
Akiko Hiramatsu Yukari Tanizaki
Sakura Nogawa Kaorin
Mandy Clark Additional Voices

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