Azumanga Daioh

Big_Senshi · Post by **Big_Senshi** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 8:32 pm

Hi everybody. Sorry I haven't been by in so long.

Anyway, Anybody here read Azumanga Daioh? I love it. It's character driven(which is good) and is on eof the funniest manga out there. Basicly it's a group of friends getting through high school.

However, it has no magic, no high-tech mecha stuff, or anything out of the ordinary. Souds boring? You couldn't be more wrong. The antics that happen keep it funny and informative.

My fav character is Kasuga, Ayumu aka Osaka.
I've written too much. Anyone else a fan?

Jumbled Thoughts · Post by **MarioKnight** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 8:37 pm

Thread merged with already going Azumanga thread.

Big_Senshi · Post by **Big_Senshi** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 1:13 pm

Sorry about that, MairoKnight. No one had posted in over a month and I didn't want to revive a "dead thread". Again, sorry about the trouble.

Neo Dead Moon · Post by **Neo Dead Moon** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 1:38 pm

I've seen the first DVD last weekend. It was hilarious, and very faithful to the equally funny manga.

Miyamoto · Post by **Miyamoto** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 3:43 pm

Neo Dead Moon wrote:I've seen the first DVD last weekend. It was hilarious, and very faithful to the equally funny manga.

So the dub is equally as good as the sub and the manga?

Neo Dead Moon · Post by **Neo Dead Moon** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 9:40 pm

Miyamoto wrote:
Neo Dead Moon wrote:I've seen the first DVD last weekend. It was hilarious, and very faithful to the equally funny manga.
So the dub is equally as good as the sub and the manga?

The dub is one of ADV's better efforts for a while, and is VERY faithful to the Japanese script. The only voices I didn't like were Kaorin's (too whiny) and Osaka's (her dub voice sounds too old, and coupled with her Southern belle accent, just doesn't deliver the same impact as her Japanese voice).

Sakuya · Post by **Sakuya** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 3:44 pm

How many episodes are listed on the first DVD? I heard that each episode was 8 minutes and there are 26 episodes. So...just wanted to know if that first DVD is really worth $30.

Miyamoto · Post by **Miyamoto** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 3:46 pm

Sakuya wrote:How many episodes are listed on the first DVD? I heard that each episode was 8 minutes and there are 26 episodes. So...just wanted to know if that first DVD is really worth $30.

Oh I bet it's worth it! I DL'd it fansubbed and I loved it! I hear the dub isn't bad either. The Anime Network is airing it too.

Umino · Post by **Umino** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 4:19 pm

I got the box just a little while ago, and I love it.

Miss Yukari kicks ass! XD

"You damn bourgeious, get out!"

And Mr. Kimura is pretty cool too, he's just so random.

Miyamoto · Post by **Miyamoto** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 4:23 pm

Umino wrote:I got the box just a little while ago, and I love it.

Miss Yukari kicks ass! XD

"You damn bourgeious, get out!"

And Mr. Kimura is pretty cool too, he's just so random.

Awesome. Is the dub as good as the sub? What're the Yumi <-->Tomo fights like dubbed? lol

Umino · Post by **Umino** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 6:06 pm

Yes the dub is good.

Osaka has a 'Texas' accent now, which is pretty much same as an Osakan one.

Miyamoto · Post by **Miyamoto** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 6:08 pm

Umino wrote:Yes the dub is good.

Osaka has a 'Texas' accent now, which is pretty much same as an Osakan one.

Awesome. I may check it out.

MonkeyDLuffy · Post by **MonkeyDLuffy** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 10:41 pm

I saw the dub on the ADV free DVD thing with my NewType USA. The dub wasn't horrible, and I did enjoy watching it. The sub was good too, but I was too distracted to actaully figure out what they were saying.

I think I might stick with the manga more than the anime. Cheaper to buy manga too

I'd reccomend this to people for quick good laughs, and no real plot except getting through school (which a bunch of us can relate to).

Cardcaptor Takato · Post by **Cardcaptor Takato** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 9:11 am

How do they handle the cutural jokes on both the official sub and dub of Azumanga Daioh? For the fansubs, they always had a side-note in-between the episodes that would explain some of the stuff that only Japanese would know.

Neo Dead Moon · Post by **Neo Dead Moon** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 11:35 am

A 12-page booklet is given out explaining those kinds of things. Though by then, I read the manga so many times I didn't need it ^^;

Cardcaptor Takato · Post by **Cardcaptor Takato** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 4:47 pm

I kind of like having it in-between the episodes rather than in a booklet because I'm too lazy to read a booklet. ^^;; Does this mean they kept the cultrual jokes in-tact in the dub? The one thing I'm most concerned about is Yukari-sensei. She was an English teacher in the original, so did they change her to being a French teacher or an English literature teacher in the dub?

Neo Dead Moon · Post by **Neo Dead Moon** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 6:06 pm

She's a Spanish teacher, just like she was in the Englsih translated manga.

Umino · Post by **Umino** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 6:27 pm

She's still refered to as an 'Language' teacher. Of course for Azu Manga Daioh, it don'st really manner since English is just

'Blah, blah, blah"

Cardcaptor Takato · Post by **Cardcaptor Takato** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 8:03 am

Oh, that's good. I'm glad they decided to make her a Spanish teacher, since even though it's a different foreign language she's teaching than the original, the basic point of the joke is still there.

Kez-chan · Post by **Kez-chan** » Sun May 09, 2004 7:56 am

I got the box this week. I. ADORE. IT.

Seriously. It is my new Favourite Thing Ever, and I love every single little tiny thing about it.

But especially Sakaki. Sakaki is The Queen Of Everything.