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{{Short description|Manga by Kiyohiko Azuma}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image = AzumangaDaioh-vol1cover-jp.jpg
| caption = Cover of the first manga {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volume, featuring from left to right: Sakaki, Chiyo, Tomo, Yomi, and Osaka
| ja_kanji = あずまんが大王
| ja_romaji = Azumanga Daiō
| genre = {{ubl|[[Slice of life]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yegulalp |first1=Serdar |title=Best Slice-Of-Life Anime |url=http://anime.about.com/od/animebygenre/tp/Slice-Of-Life-Anime.htm |website=[[About.com]] |access-date=June 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512201602/http://anime.about.com/od/animebygenre/tp/Slice-Of-Life-Anime.htm |archive-date=May 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sentaifilmworks.com/catalog/azumanga-daioh|title=Azumanga Daioh|publisher=[[Sentai Filmworks]]|access-date=May 27, 2018|archive-date=May 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528052527/http://www.sentaifilmworks.com/catalog/azumanga-daioh|url-status=live}}</ref>|[[Surreal comedy]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Beveridge |first=Chris |title=Azumanga Daioh Vol. #2 |url=http://www.mania.com/azumanga-daioh-vol-2_article_76170.html |website=Mania.com |access-date=January 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002073927/http://www.mania.com/azumanga-daioh-vol-2_article_76170.html |archive-date=October 2, 2012 |date=June 25, 2004 |quote=The slightly surreal and languid comedy style used works well in a number of areas but just falls short when it goes on too long in some scenes.}}</ref>}}<!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per [[MOS:A&M]]). -->
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = [[Kiyohiko Azuma]]
| publisher = {{ubl|[[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]]|[[Shogakukan]] (re-release)}}
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA={{ubl|[[Yen Press]]|[[ADV Manga]] (former)}}}}
| magazine = [[Dengeki Daioh]]
| first = February 1999
| last = May 2002
| volumes = 4
| volume_list = List of Azumanga Daioh chapters
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = ona
| title = Azumanga Web Daioh
| director = Fumiaki Asano
| producer = 
| writer = 
| music = Motokazu Shinoda
| studio = [[Ajia-do Animation Works]]<ref name="web"/>
| released = December 28, 2000
| runtime = 4 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = film
| title = Azumanga Daioh: The Very Very Short Movie
| director = [[Hiroshi Nishikiori]]
| producer = 
| writer = 
| music = 
| studio = [[J.C.Staff]]
| released = December 22, 2001
| runtime = 6 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| title = Azumanga Daioh: The Animation
| director = [[Hiroshi Nishikiori]]
| producer = {{ubl|Shinichi Ikeda|Nobuhiro Osawa|Yuji Matsukura}}
| writer = [[Ichirō Ōkouchi]]
| music = Masaki Kurihara
| studio = J.C.Staff
| licensee = {{English anime licensee|AUS=[[Crunchyroll Store Australia|Madman Entertainment]]|NA=[[Sentai Filmworks]]|UK=[[A.D. Vision|ADV Films]] (former)}}
| network = [[TV Tokyo]]
| network_en = {{English anime network|SEA=[[Animax (Asian TV channel)|Animax Asia]]|UK=[[Propeller TV]]|US=[[Anime Network]]}}
| first = April 8, 2002
| last = September 30, 2002
| episodes = 26 (130 segments)
| episode_list = List of Azumanga Daioh episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title = Related works
| content = 
*''Wallaby''
*''[[Yotsuba&!]]''
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{{Nihongo|'''''Azumanga Daioh'''''|あずまんが大王|Azumanga Daiō|lead=yes}} <onlyinclude>is a Japanese ''[[yonkoma]]'' [[comedy]] [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Kiyohiko Azuma]]. It was serialized from February 1999 to May 2002 in the monthly magazine ''[[Dengeki Daioh]]'' by [[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]]; three additional chapters were published in [[Shogakukan]]'s ''[[Monthly Shōnen Sunday]]'' in May 2009 to celebrate the manga's tenth anniversary. The manga was first released in English by [[ADV Manga]], and later re-issued by [[Yen Press]].

An [[anime]] television adaptation titled ''Azumanga Daioh: The Animation'' was produced by [[J.C.Staff]] and aired in Japan between April and September 2002, consisting of 130 four-minute segments compiled into 26 episodes. The compiled episodes were released on [[DVD]] and [[Universal Media Disc]]s (UMDs) by [[King Records (Japan)|Starchild Records]], and an English-language version was produced by [[A.D. Vision|ADV Films]]. Before the series, a theatrical short and an [[original net animation]] were also produced. Several soundtrack albums were released, as well as three video games.</onlyinclude>

Both the manga and anime series adaptation have been praised for their humor driven by eccentric characters, with Azuma acclaimed as a "master of the four-panel form" for both his art style and comic timing.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Thompson|first=Jason|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GvEFDD4rdWMC&dq=%22master+of+the+four-panel+form%22&pg=PT104|title=Manga: The Complete Guide|publisher=[[Del Rey Books|Del Rey]]|year=2007|isbn=978-0-345-48590-8|access-date=2021-11-27|archive-date=2023-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012065005/https://books.google.com/books?id=GvEFDD4rdWMC&dq=%22master+of+the+four-panel+form%22&pg=PT104#v=onepage&q=%22master%20of%20the%20four-panel%20form%22&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Premise==
{{See also|List of Azumanga Daioh characters{{!}}List of ''Azumanga Daioh'' characters}}
''Azumanga Daioh'' chronicles the [[Slice of life|everyday life]] in an unnamed [[Secondary education in Japan|Japanese high school]] of six girls: [[child prodigy]] [[List of Azumanga Daioh characters#Chiyo Mihama|Chiyo Mihama]] and her struggle to fit in with girls five years older; reserved [[List of Azumanga Daioh characters#Sakaki|Sakaki]] and her obsession with cute animals while certain ones seem to hate her; spacey [[List of Azumanga Daioh characters#Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga|Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga]] with a skewed perspective on the world; [[List of Azumanga Daioh characters#Koyomi "Yomi" Mizuhara|Koyomi "Yomi" Mizuhara]]'s aggravation at an annoying best friend; [[List of Azumanga Daioh characters#Tomo Takino|Tomo Takino]], whose energy is rivaled only by her lack of sense; sporty [[List of Azumanga Daioh characters#Kagura|Kagura]] and her one-sided athletics rivalry with Sakaki.

Secondary characters include homeroom teacher [[List of Azumanga Daioh characters#Yukari Tanizaki|Yukari Tanizaki]], her friend, [[physical education]] teacher [[List of Azumanga Daioh characters#Minamo "Nyamo" Kurosawa|Minamo "Nyamo" Kurosawa]], and the creepy classical literature teacher [[List of Azumanga Daioh characters#Kimura|Kimura]]. The story covers three years of tests, talking between classes, [[Japanese Cultural Festival|culture festivals]], and athletic events at school, as well as time spent traveling to and from school, studying at Chiyo's house, and vacations at Chiyo's summer beach home and the fictional [[theme park]] Magical Land, concluding with the graduation of the main cast. It is generally realistic in tone, marked by occasional bursts of [[surrealism]] and absurdity, such as Osaka imagining Chiyo's ponytails being "unscrewed" from her head and an episode featuring the characters' [[New Year]]'s dreams.

==Production==
The series title has no particular significance to the story. "Azumanga" is a [[Portmanteau word|portmanteau]] of the author's name "Azuma" and "[[manga]]", while "Daioh" comes from the magazine in which it was originally published, ''[[Dengeki Daioh]]''.<ref name="name">{{Cite web|url=http://bestanime.org/review/azumanga-daioh-vol-1-2/|title=Azumanga Daioh vol. 1|last=Toole|first=Mike|date=May 28, 2004|work=BestAnime.org|publisher=Anime Jump|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215043541/http://bestanime.org/review/azumanga-daioh-vol-1-2/|archive-date=February 15, 2016|access-date=2016-02-14}}<!--Old URL: http://www.animejump.com/index.php?module=prodreviews&func=showcontent&id=493--></ref> In the anime, "''daioh''" is mentioned during the next episode previews, used in context with the meaning "great king".

"Azumanga" is also used as a general term for [[Kiyohiko Azuma]]'s other comics and illustrations.<ref>{{Cite speech|script-title=ja:｢リサイクルの功罪 循環型社会の光と影......それは結局ただしいのか?｣<!--|title_rem=Use translit-title for "Risaikuru no Kouzai Junkan Gata Shakai no Hikari to Kage&nbsp;... ... Sore wa Kekkyoku Tadashii no Ka?"?-->|author=Hideki Satomi|language=ja}}, a commentary by Hideki Satomi contained in ''Azumanga Recycle''.<!--|rem=Use {{Tl|Full}}?--></ref> Two previous collections of Azuma's works, including official [[tie-in]] comics of [[Geneon|Pioneer]] animations, were published as ''Azumanga'' and ''Azumanga 2'' in 1998 and 2001, respectively.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.bk1.jp/product/02046250|title=''Azumanga''<!--|title_rem=Use 'script-title' with the text "あずまんが Ｄｉｇｉｔａｌｌｙ ｒｅｍａｓｔｅｒｅｄ ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ あずまきよひこ作品集"?-->|publisher=Bk1.jp|language=ja|access-date=May 26, 2009|archive-date=December 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225015720/http://honto.jp/netstore/pd-book_02046250.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|script-title=ja:あずまんが2 ― あずまきよひこ作品集 BOX入り (<CDーROM>(HY版))<!--|title|rem="Azumanga 2" is an incomplete translated title-->|via=Amazon.co.jp<!--|publisher_rem="Amazon(.com)" not needed I think. — Allen4names-->|language=ja|id={{ASIN|4894524953|country=jp}}}}</ref> ''Azumanga Daioh'' was later republished in a reduced-size edition called ''Azumanga Recycle''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/A0111280|script-title=ja:AMW｜雑誌・書籍検索 『あずまんがリサイクル』<!--|title_rem="Azumanga Recycle"?-->|language=ja|publisher=[[ASCII Media Works]]|access-date=2009-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707064802/http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/A0111280|archive-date=2011-07-07|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Media==
===Manga===
{{main article|List of Azumanga Daioh chapters{{!}}List of ''Azumanga Daioh'' chapters}}
''Azumanga Daioh'' was written and illustrated by [[Kiyohiko Azuma]], largely in ''[[yonkoma]]'' (four-panel) format. The unnumbered chapters were serialized by [[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]] in the monthly magazine ''[[Dengeki Daioh]]'' from February 1999 to May 2002.<!---note that no source is included for these dates--> The series was collected in four {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes.<ref name="ann-azumanga-genre">{{Cite web|author=Kimlinger, Carl|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/azumanga-daioh/gn-omnibus-edition|title=Azumanga Daioh GN - Omnibus Edition|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 15, 2007|access-date=2016-02-14|quote=Azumanga Daioh is a slice-of-life chronicle of high-school friendships cranked up to just the right extremity to be absolutely hilarious.|archive-date=2016-01-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105150652/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/azumanga-daioh/gn-omnibus-edition|url-status=live}}</ref> Each of the four volumes covers about a year in the characters' lives.<ref name="IGN"/> A new edition in three volumes was released in Japan by [[Shogakukan]] to commemorate the manga's 10th anniversary,<ref name="manga-10thanniversary">{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-24/new-edition-of-azumanga-daioh-to-mark-10th-anniversary|title=New Edition of Azumanga Daioh to Mark 10th Anniversary|work=Anime News Network|date=February 24, 2009|access-date=2016-02-14|archive-date=2016-01-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105150652/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-24/new-edition-of-azumanga-daioh-to-mark-10th-anniversary|url-status=live}}</ref> with volume one, covering the first year of high school, being published June 11, 2009.<ref name="reprint-v1-amazon">{{Cite book|script-title=ja:あずまんが大王1年生 (少年サンデーコミックススペシャル) コミック – 2009/6/11|title=Amazon.co.jp|language=ja|id={{ASIN|4091216951|country=jp}}}}</ref> The reprint edition contains three additional 16-page chapters serialized  in ''[[Monthly Shōnen Sunday]]'' starting in May 2009 under the title {{Nihongo|''Azumanga Daioh: Supplementary Lessons''|あずまんが大王·補習編|Azumanga Daiō Hoshūhen|}}.<ref name="newartwork">{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-21/azumanga-daioh-manga-3-new-chapters-to-debut-in-may|title=Azumanga Daioh Manga's 3 New Chapters to Debut in May (Updated)|work=Anime News Network|date=April 21, 2009|access-date=2016-02-14|archive-date=2016-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305064807/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-21/azumanga-daioh-manga-3-new-chapters-to-debut-in-may|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://akiba.kakaku.com/hobby/0905/12/203000.php|script-title=ja:「ゲッサン(月刊少年サンデー)」新創刊！ あだち充、あずまきよひこなど豪華連載陣|work=Akiba,Kakaku.com|language=ja|access-date=2016-02-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515231741/http://akiba.kakaku.com/hobby/0905/12/203000.php|archive-date=2009-05-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The series was licensed in English in North America and the United Kingdom by [[ADV Manga]], which released all four volumes between 2003 and 2004.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Azumanga Daioh Volume 1 (Azumanga Daioh (ADV Manga)) Paperback – November 10, 2003|isbn=1413900003|last1=Azuma|first1=Kiyohiko|year=2003 |publisher=ADV Manga}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Azumanga Daioh, Volume 4 Paperback – April 6, 2004|isbn=1413900488|last1=Azuma|first1=Kiyohiko|year=2004 |publisher=ADV Manga}}</ref> ADV later reprinted the series in an omnibus edition ({{ISBN|978-1-4139-0364-5}}) on November 7, 2007.<ref name="ann-azumanga-genre"/> In 2009, Yen Press acquired the North American and UK license of ''Azumanga Daioh'', and released a new translation in December 2009 in an omnibus volume.<ref name="reissuing">{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-01/yen-press-to-reissue-azumanga-in-new-english-edition|title=Yen Press to reissue Azumanga Daioh manga|work=Anime News Network|date=April 1, 2009|access-date=2016-02-14|archive-date=2016-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129122428/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-01/yen-press-to-reissue-azumanga-in-new-english-edition|url-status=live}}</ref> In Europe, ''Azumanga Daioh'' is licensed in French by Kurokawa,<ref name="France-Kurokawa">{{Cite web|url=http://www.kurokawa.fr/shojo/fiche/64/azumanga-daioh-t1|title=Azumanga Daioh Vol 1|work=Kurokawa.fr|access-date=2016-02-14|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221094214/http://www.kurokawa.fr/shojo/fiche/64/azumanga-daioh-t1|archive-date=2009-02-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> in German by [[Tokyopop]],<ref name="Germany-TOKYOPOP">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tokyopop.de/buecher/manga/azumanga_daioh/index.php|title=Azumanga Daioh|work=TokyoPop.de|publisher=[[Tokyopop|Tokyopop Germany]]|access-date=May 24, 2009|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408122347/http://www.tokyopop.de/buecher/manga/azumanga_daioh/index.php <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archive-date=April 8, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> in Spanish by [[Norma Editorial]],<ref name="Spain-NORMA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.normaeditorial.com/ficha.asp?0/0/012246001/0/azumanga_daioh_1|title=Azumanga Daioh|publisher=[[Norma Editorial]]|access-date=September 18, 2009|language=es|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114044518/http://normaeditorial.com/ficha.asp?0%2F0%2F012246001%2F0%2Fazumanga_daioh_1|archive-date=January 14, 2010}}</ref> in [[Finnish language|Finnish]] by [[Punainen jättiläinen]]<ref name="Finland-Punainen">{{Cite web|url=http://www.punainenjattilainen.fi/tuotteet.php?do=azumanga|title=Azumanga Daioh|publisher=[[Punainen jättiläinen]]|access-date=May 24, 2009|language=fi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910035313/http://www.punainenjattilainen.fi/tuotteet.php?do=azumanga|archive-date=September 10, 2008}}</ref> and in Russian by Palm Press.<ref name="Russia-PalmPress">{{Cite web|url=https://xlm.ru/manga/adzumanga-tom-2|title=Адзуманга. Том 2.|work=xlm.ru|access-date=2022-04-14|language=ru|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125123834/https://xlm.ru/manga/adzumanga-tom-2|url-status=live}}</ref> In Asia, the series has been licensed in [[Korean language|Korean]] by [[Daiwon C.I.]],<ref name="Korea-Daiwon">{{Cite web|url=http://www.daiwon.co.kr/comic/05comic04_view.asp?vm=vie&seq=6906|script-title=ko:아즈망가 대왕|publisher=[[Daiwon C.I.]]|access-date=2016-02-14|language=ko|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722133532/http://www.daiwon.co.kr/comic/05comic04_view.asp?vm=vie&seq=6906|archive-date=2011-07-22}}</ref> in [[Thai language|Thai]] by Negibose Comics,<ref name="Thailand-Negibose">{{Cite web|url=http://siambookcenter.com/shop.php?crn=175&rn=9642&action=show_detail|title=โรงเรียนป่วน นักเรียนเป๋อ Vol 1|work=SiamBookCenter.com|access-date=May 28, 2009|language=th|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716064620/http://siambookcenter.com/shop.php?crn=175&rn=9642&action=show_detail|archive-date=2011-07-16|url-status=dead}}</ref> in Vietnam by [[TVM Comics]],<ref name="Vietnam-TVM">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvmcomics.com.vn/index.php?controller=story&action=detail&id=43|title=Azumanga Daioh|publisher=[[TVM Comics]]|access-date=May 20, 2009|language=vi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528204015/http://tvmcomics.com.vn/home/|archive-date=May 28, 2013}}</ref> and in Chinese by [[Tong Li Publishing]].<ref name="Taiwan-TongLi">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tongli.com.tw/BooksList.aspx?B=LC012|script-title=zh:笑園漫畫大王|work=[[Tong Li Publishing|tongli.com.tw]]|access-date=2016-02-14|language=zh|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215437/http://www.tongli.com.tw/BooksList.aspx?B=LC012|archive-date=2016-03-03}}</ref> It was also translated into Brazilian Portuguese by NewPOP Editora.<ref name="Brazil-NewPop">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newpop.com.br/azumanga-daioh-volume-01/|title=Azumanga Daioh – Volume 01|work=newpop.com.br|access-date=2022-04-14|language=pt|archive-date=2023-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709205717/https://www.newpop.com.br/azumanga-daioh-volume-01/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was the first ''yonkoma'' manga translated in France.<ref name="Dicomanga">{{Cite book|first=Nicolas|last=Penedo|title=Dicomanga: le dictionnaire encyclopédique de la bande dessinée japonaise|publisher=Fleurus|location=Paris|language=fr|page=56|isbn=978-2-215-07931-6|year=2008}}</ref>

===Anime===
{{main article|List of Azumanga Daioh episodes{{!}}List of ''Azumanga Daioh'' episodes}}
The [[anime]] television series, ''Azumanga Daioh: the Animation'', was produced by [[J.C.Staff]] and aired from the week of April 8, 2002 until the week of September 30, 2002.<ref name="jcstaff">{{Cite web|url=http://www.jcstaff.co.jp/sho-sai/aztv-shokai/azumatv-staff.htm|script-title=ja:あずまんが大王（ＳＴＡＦＦ＆ＣＡＳＴ|work=JCStaff.co.jp|publisher=J.C.Staff production|language=ja|access-date=2016-02-14|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061223111353/http://www.jcstaff.co.jp/sho-sai/aztv-shokai/azumatv-staff.htm|archive-date=2006-12-23}}</ref> It was broadcast on [[TV Tokyo]], [[TV Aichi]], [[TV Osaka]], and AT-X in five-minute segments every weekday, then repeated as a 25-minute compilation that weekend, for a total of 130 five-minute segments collected in 26 episodes.<ref name="Anime encyclopedia">{{Cite book|title=The Anime Encyclopedia, Revised and expanded edition|last1=Clements|first1=Johnathan|last2=McCarthy|first2=Helen|year=2006|page=40|publisher=Stone Bridge Press |isbn=1-933330-10-4}}</ref> For the compilation episodes, the respective opening and ending themes were {{Nihongo|"Soramimi Cake"|空耳ケーキ|Soramimi Kēki|Cake of Mishearing}} and "Raspberry Heaven", both performed by [[Oranges & Lemons (band)|Oranges & Lemons]]. The compilation episodes, which were the only versions to include the title and credits sequences, were released on 6 [[DVD]]s in 2003 and 9 [[Universal Media Disc]]s between 2005 and 2006 by Starchild Records, and a DVD box set of all episodes was released on June 24, 2009;<ref name="starchild">{{Cite web|url=http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/azuma/|script-title=ja:StarChild:あずまんが大王<!--|title_rem="Azumanga Daioh anime release"?-->|work=StarChild.co.jp|publisher=[[King Records (Japan)|King Records]]|access-date=2016-02-14|language=ja|archive-date=2009-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212025941/http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/azuma/|url-status=live}} (Note Google translate API)</ref> the five-minute segments can be distinguished by their individual titles.

Besides the anime television series, there have been two other animated adaptations: ''The Very Short Azumanga Daioh Movie'', a six-minute trailer released to movie theaters to publicize the then-upcoming television series,<ref name="short-movie">{{Cite web|last=Moure|first=Dani|url=http://www.mania.com/azumanga-daioh-vol-6_article_78528.html|title=Azumanga Daioh Vol. #6|work=Mania.com|publisher=[[Demand Media]]|date=May 18, 2006|access-date=June 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416191659/http://www.mania.com/azumanga-daioh-vol-6_article_78528.html|archive-date=2014-04-16|url-status=dead}}</ref> and ''Azumanga Web Daioh'', a shorter [[original net animation]] made available for paid streaming on chara-ani.com beginning from December 28, 2000, then offered as a paid download for a limited time.<ref name="web">{{Cite web|url=http://www.chara-ani.com/az/index.cfm|script-title=ja:あずまんがWeb大王|work=chara-ani.com|access-date=2016-02-14|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010208194457/http://www.chara-ani.com/az/index.cfm|archive-date=February 8, 2001|url-status=dead}}<!-- Confirmed Feb 14, 2016 --></ref> ''Azumanga Web Daioh'' was originally intended to gauge whether there was enough interest to create a web-released anime adaptation; because of overwhelming demand, the original plan for web-release was changed to a television release.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}} It featured different voice actors, music, and staff from the series.

In the United States, the anime television series was released in six DVDs on September 9, 2005, and then later in a five DVD volume "Thinpak" set, both by [[ADV Films]].<ref name="dvd">{{Cite web|title=Azumanga Daioh|work=[[ADV Films|ADVFilms.com]]|url=http://www.advfilms.com/CatalogFilms_Volumes.asp?ID=1799|access-date=December 15, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061206100959/http://www.advfilms.com/CatalogFilms_Volumes.asp?ID=1799|archive-date=2006-12-06|url-status=dead}}</ref> The sixth DVD volume included ''The Very Short Azumanga Daioh Movie''.<ref name="short-movie"/>  In 2009, Nokia offered the first five episodes of ''Azumanga Daioh'' on its [[Ovi (Nokia)|Ovi]] phone service.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-29/anime-network-taken-off-comcast-put-on-directv|title=Anime Network Taken Off Comcast, Put on DirecTV (Update 2)|work=Anime News Network|date=May 29, 2009|access-date=2016-02-14|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183705/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-29/anime-network-taken-off-comcast-put-on-directv|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Madman Entertainment]] licensed the series for release in Australia and New Zealand. As of September 1, 2009, all of ADV's former catalog are transferred to [[Section23 Films#AEsir Holdings|AEsir Holdings]], with distribution from [[Section23 Films]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-09-01/adv-films-shuts-down-transfers-assets-to-other-companies|title=ADV Films Shuts Down, Parent Transfers Assets to Other Companies (Update 4)|work=Anime News Network|date=September 1, 2009|access-date=2016-02-14|archive-date=2018-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705004942/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-09-01/adv-films-shuts-down-transfers-assets-to-other-companies|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was later re-licensed in 2016 by [[Sentai Filmworks]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-20/sentai-filmworks-licenses-azumanga-daioh-anime/.97783|title=Sentai Filmworks Licenses Azumanga Daioh Anime (Update)|work=Anime News Network|date=January 20, 2016|access-date=2016-02-14|archive-date=2016-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208084802/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-20/sentai-filmworks-licenses-azumanga-daioh-anime/.97783|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Soundtracks===
{{See also|Azumanga Daioh soundtracks{{!}}''Azumanga Daioh'' soundtracks}}
Several soundtrack albums for the anime of ''Azumanga Daioh'' were released by [[Lantis (company)|Lantis]], including two volumes of the ''Azumanga Daioh Original Soundtrack'', collecting the show's score and themes; two [[tribute album]]s; and ''Vocal Collection'', collecting character [[image song]]s. One single was released for the opening and closing theme of the anime, and eight singles of image songs were released for the main cast members.

* The opening and closing theme single ''Soramimi no Cake/Raspberry Heaven'' was released on April 22, 2002.<ref name="OP-ED">{{cite web|title=''Soramimi no cake/Raspberry heaven''|publisher=[[Lantis (company)|Lantis]]|url=http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=78664d58304a0df77fb73606f825578b|language=ja|access-date=May 28, 2009|archive-date=May 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531164633/http://lantis.jp/release-item.php?id=78664d58304a0df77fb73606f825578b|url-status=dead}}</ref> The two volumes of the soundtrack were released on June 26, 2006, and October 23, 2002,<ref name="OST1">{{cite web|title=''Azumanga Daioh Original Soundtrack'' Vol 1|publisher=[[Lantis (company)|Lantis]]|url=http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=7dcdbc02822bcd8a547f2adeb4244902|language=ja|access-date=May 28, 2009|archive-date=March 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315001537/http://lantis.jp/release-item.php?id=7dcdbc02822bcd8a547f2adeb4244902|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="OST2">{{cite web|title=''Azumanga Daioh Original Soundtrack'' Vol 2|publisher=[[Lantis (company)|Lantis]]|url=http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=53a233d08ed4cadb52c02a667a68ff87|language=ja|access-date=May 28, 2009|archive-date=May 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531215119/http://lantis.jp/release-item.php?id=53a233d08ed4cadb52c02a667a68ff87|url-status=dead}}</ref> The soundtrack albums were re-released as a two-disc set on June 24, 2009 in conjunction with the 10th anniversary release of the DVD box set.<ref name="lantis-rerelease">{{cite web|url=http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=12b2915259aa6ee69a8d826040722fa0|title=オリジナルサウンドトラック おまとめ盤 - TVアニメ｢あずまんが大王｣ - Oranges&Lemons, 栗コーダーポップスオーケストラ Lantis web site|publisher=[[Lantis (company)|Lantis]]|language=ja|access-date=June 12, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090618191033/http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=12b2915259aa6ee69a8d826040722fa0|archive-date= 18 June 2009|url-status= live}}</ref> ''Azumanga Daioh Original Soundtrack'' Volume 1 was released in the United States by [[Geneon]].<ref name="OST1_US">{{cite web|title=Anime Music - Azumanga Daioh|publisher=[[Geneon Entertainment]]|url=http://www.geneonanimemusic.com/products/azma.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210174828/http://www.geneonanimemusic.com/products/azma.htm|archive-date=February 10, 2007|access-date=May 26, 2009}}</ref>
* ''Azumanga Daioh: Vocal Collection'' collects the character image songs performed by the voice actors in the personas of the characters they played, and the opening and the closing theme songs.<ref name="Vocal_us">{{Cite web|last=Goodnight|first=Lauren|url=http://www.mania.com/azumanga-daioh-vocal-collection_article_77309.html|title=Azumanga Daioh: Vocal Collection|work=Mania.com|publisher=Demand Media|date=May 6, 2005|access-date=2016-02-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501214123/http://www.mania.com/azumanga-daioh-vocal-collection_article_77309.html|archive-date=2014-05-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was released on December 25, 2002 in Japan,<ref name="Vocal_jap">{{cite web|url=http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=c785d0a3a8a50db3bd5d3a31dbc13e5d|title=Azumanga Daioh: Vocal Collection|publisher=[[Lantis (company)|Lantis]]|language=ja|access-date=5 June 2009|archive-date=31 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531193707/http://lantis.jp/release-item.php?id=c785d0a3a8a50db3bd5d3a31dbc13e5d|url-status=dead}}</ref> Eight image song singles were released as ''Azumanga Daioh Characters Songs'' Volumes 1 through 8, which focused in order on Chiyo, Sakaki, Osaka, Tomo, Kagura, Yomi, Sensei, and Kaorin. Volumes 1 and 2 were released May 22, 2002,<ref name="Image1">{{cite web|title=''Azumanga Daioh characters songs'' Vol 1 - Chiyo|publisher=[[Lantis (company)|Lantis]]|url=http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=c47fd29490b055c7dfe739a13f711a53|language=ja|access-date=May 28, 2009|archive-date=May 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531161756/http://lantis.jp/release-item.php?id=c47fd29490b055c7dfe739a13f711a53|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Image2">{{cite web|title=''Azumanga Daioh characters songs'' Vol 2 - Sakaki|publisher=[[Lantis (company)|Lantis]]|url=http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=e9ae231bcf999dee56a72adcbc6822e0|language=ja|access-date=May 28, 2009|archive-date=May 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531155846/http://lantis.jp/release-item.php?id=e9ae231bcf999dee56a72adcbc6822e0|url-status=dead}}</ref> Volume 3 on June 26, 2002,<ref name="Image3">{{cite web|title=''Azumanga Daioh characters songs'' Vol 3 - Osaka|publisher=[[Lantis (company)|Lantis]]|url=http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=6ce0cb261d4a368a2a326f206c5a5c4e|language=ja|access-date=May 28, 2009|archive-date=March 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315001408/http://lantis.jp/release-item.php?id=6ce0cb261d4a368a2a326f206c5a5c4e|url-status=dead}}</ref> Volumes 4 and 5 on July 27, 2002,<ref name="Image4">{{cite web|title=''Azumanga Daioh characters songs'' Vol 4 - Tomo|publisher=[[Lantis (company)|Lantis]]|url=http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=997efe180528fbe2e914169da017435f|language=ja|access-date=May 28, 2009|archive-date=March 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315001745/http://lantis.jp/release-item.php?id=997efe180528fbe2e914169da017435f|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Image5">{{cite web|title=''Azumanga Daioh characters songs'' Vol 5 - Kagura|publisher=[[Lantis (company)|Lantis]]|url=http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=5a0cfc656bdba8dad700c19f41865a32|language=ja|access-date=May 28, 2009|archive-date=March 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315001701/http://lantis.jp/release-item.php?id=5a0cfc656bdba8dad700c19f41865a32|url-status=dead}}</ref> Volume 6 and 7 on September 4, 2002,<ref name="Image6">{{cite web|title=''Azumanga Daioh characters songs'' Vol 6 - Yomi|publisher=[[Lantis (company)|Lantis]]|url=http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=9ec81e416539ff7c2a455a5570cb481c|language=ja|access-date=May 28, 2009|archive-date=March 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315001601/http://lantis.jp/release-item.php?id=9ec81e416539ff7c2a455a5570cb481c|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Image7">{{cite web|title=''Azumanga Daioh characters songs'' Vol 7 - Sensei|publisher=[[Lantis (company)|Lantis]]|url=http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=0c81687c49a6da036ea7b668bd07cd5f|language=ja|access-date=May 28, 2009|archive-date=May 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531160515/http://lantis.jp/release-item.php?id=0c81687c49a6da036ea7b668bd07cd5f|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Volume 8 on September 25, 2002.<ref name="Image8">{{cite web|title=''Azumanga Daioh characters songs'' Vol 8 - Kaorin|publisher=[[Lantis (company)|Lantis]]|url=http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=0fb3b4de8f1b2dc95817cefbb41d5be6|language=ja|access-date=May 28, 2009|archive-date=May 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531155605/http://lantis.jp/release-item.php?id=0fb3b4de8f1b2dc95817cefbb41d5be6|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Azumanga Daioh: Vocal Collection'' was released in the United States by Geneon on July 5, 2005.<ref name="Vocal_us"/>
* Two tribute albums, ''Tribute to Azumanga Daioh'' and ''Tribute to Live Azumanga Daioh'', were released on October 2, 2002, and December 10, 2003.<ref name="Azumanga-Tribute">{{cite web|title=''Tribute to Azumanga Daioh''|publisher=[[Lantis (company)|Lantis]]|url=http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=e68d25ff42bf496ef6dac93832cb7b2f|language=ja|access-date=May 28, 2009|archive-date=May 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531200909/http://lantis.jp/release-item.php?id=e68d25ff42bf496ef6dac93832cb7b2f|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Live-Azumanga-Tribute">{{cite web|title=''Tribute to Live Azumanga Daioh''|publisher=[[Lantis (company)|Lantis]]|url=http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=723cdb2c0747043893b8a621405780ad|language=ja|access-date=May 28, 2009|archive-date=May 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531160207/http://lantis.jp/release-item.php?id=723cdb2c0747043893b8a621405780ad|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Other media===
Two [[art book]]s for the anime were published under the titles {{Nihongo|''Azumanga Daioh the Animation Visual Book 1''|あずまんが大王 THE ANIMATION ビジュアルブック(1)|}} ({{ISBN|4-8402-2203-7}}) and {{Nihongo|''Azumanga Daioh the Animation Visual Book 2''|あずまんが大王 THE ANIMATION ビジュアルブック(2)|}} ({{ISBN|4-8402-2290-8}}) were published by MediaWorks on August 26, 2002 and December 10, 2002, respectively.<ref name="amw-art1">{{cite web|url=http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/A0211720|title=AMW 雑誌·書籍検索 ｢あずまんが大王 THE ANIMATION ビジュアルブック(1)｣|publisher=[[ASCII Media Works]]|language=ja|access-date=June 8, 2009|archive-date=December 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228122829/http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/A0211720|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="amw-art2">{{cite web|url=http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/A0212580|script-title=ja:AMW 雑誌·書籍検索 ｢あずまんが大王 THE ANIMATION ビジュアルブック(2)｣|publisher=[[ASCII Media Works]]|language=ja|access-date=June 8, 2009|archive-date=December 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228122917/http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/A0212580|url-status=live}}</ref>

Three ''Azumanga Daioh'' [[video game]]s were released. ''Azumanga Donjyara Daioh'', a puzzle game similar to [[mahjong]],<ref name="bandai-add">{{cite web|url=http://www.bandaigames.channel.or.jp/list/azumanga/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020602055957/http://www.bandaigames.channel.or.jp/list/azumanga/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 2, 2002|script-title=ja:バンダイ ビデオゲーム ホームページ|publisher=[[Bandai]]|language=ja|access-date=June 5, 2009}}</ref> was released by [[Bandai]] for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] on April 18, 2002.<ref>{{cite web|title=あずまんがドンジャラ大王|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M727920|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|access-date=October 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012060201/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M727920|archive-date=October 12, 2023|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref> A crossover game with ''[[Puzzle Bobble]]'', called ''Azumanga Daioh Puzzle Bobble'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mediaarts-db.jp/gm/syosai.php?id=392300104078&kbn=c10|script-title=ja:あずまんが大王パズルボブル|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|access-date=June 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805033110/http://mediaarts-db.jp/gm/syosai.php?id=392300104078&kbn=c10|archive-date=August 5, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> developed by Moss and published by [[Taito]], was released on December 13, 2002 for the [[List of Sega arcade system boards#Sega NAOMI series|Sega NAOMI]] [[GD-ROM]] [[Arcade game|arcade system]] only in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mossjp.co.jp/azumanga/|title=＜あずまんが大王パズルボブル＞ 全国のアミューズメントスポットで好評稼動開始！|publisher=Moss|access-date=September 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224132446/http://www.mossjp.co.jp/azumanga/|archive-date=February 24, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Azumanga Daioh Advance'', a card-playing game, was released by [[King Records (Japan)|King Records]] for the [[Game Boy Advance]] on April 25, 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mediaarts-db.jp/gm/syosai.php?id=392114800405&kbn=c12|title=あずまんが大王アドバンス|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|access-date=June 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805031140/http://mediaarts-db.jp/gm/syosai.php?id=392114800405&kbn=c12|archive-date=August 5, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Reception==
[[File:Cosplayers of Azumanga Daioh at World Cosplay Festival 20060216.jpg|thumb|[[Cosplay|Cosplayers]] of some of the main characters in 2006]]
Both the manga and anime have been praised for their humor driven by eccentric characters, with Azuma acclaimed as a "master of the four-panel form" for both his art style and comic timing.<ref name=":0" /> In Japan, the ''Azumanga Daioh'' manga was named a jury recommended work of the sixth [[Japan Media Arts Festival]] in 2002.<ref name="mediaarts1">{{cite web|title=Jury Recommended Works|publisher=Japan Media Arts Plaza|url=http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/2002/recommend/|access-date=December 16, 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071217164311/http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/2002/recommend/|archive-date= 17 December 2007}}</ref> The manga was named as one of the top 25 manga <!-- does it say ever or of the past 10 years? --> at the 2006 Japan Media Arts Festival.<ref name="mediaarts2">{{cite web|script-title=ja:文化庁メディア芸術祭10周年企画アンケート日本のメディア芸術100選 結果発表|url=http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/hundred/hundred.html|publisher=Japan Media Arts Plaza|language=ja|access-date=May 26, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090415195329/http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/hundred/hundred.html|archive-date= 15 April 2009}}</ref>

English reviewers have commented positively about ''Azumanga Daioh''. In ''[[Manga: The Complete Guide]]'', [[Jason Thompson (writer)|Jason Thompson]] refers to it as a "charming comedy" and a "quiet master of the four-panel form", praising the series [[comedic timing]] and use of [[running gags]]. He felt one of the series' best points was its "character-driven writing", but does warn that its ''[[Moe (slang)|moe]]'' nature and the jokes that revolve around the "vaguely pedophilic teacher" might disturb some newer readers of manga.<ref name="MangaGuide">{{cite book|last=Thompson|first=Jason|title=[[Manga: The Complete Guide]]|date=October 9, 2007|publisher=[[Del Rey Books]]|location=New York|isbn=978-0-345-48590-8|oclc=85833345|page=18}}</ref>  He later said that ''Azumanga Daioh'' was an "almost totally innocent" kind of ''moe'', centered around "peep[ing] at the chaste world of girls", in which "[[Cute Girls Doing Cute Things|adorable girls do adorable things]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comixology.com/articles/265/Moe-The-Cult-of-the-Child|title=Moe: The Cult of the Child|last=Thompson|first=Jason|date=July 9, 2009|work=Comixology|access-date=October 29, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090714164555/http://www.comixology.com/articles/265/Moe-The-Cult-of-the-Child|archive-date=July 14, 2009}}</ref> The French manga dictionary ''Dicomanga'' noted that despite being a ''moe'' series targeted at ''[[otaku]]'', it also appealed to female readers for celebrating "friendships between girls as well as [its] comedy".<ref name="Dicomanga-review">{{cite book|first=Nicolas|last=Penedo|title=Dicomanga: le dictionnaire encyclopédique de la bande dessinée japonaise|publisher=Fleurus|location=Paris|language=fr|page=56|isbn=978-2-215-07931-6|year=2008|quote=Publié au Japon dans les pages du magazine 'Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh', cette série s'apparente au genre 'moe', ciblant in public d'otaku portés sur l'intimité des filles. Mais elle a aussi trouvé un lectorat chez ces même jeunes filles qui, refusant d'être par là assimilées aux otakus, nient toutefois la lire&nbsp;... On comprend pourtant que ce manga intéresse defait un public féminin, puisque ses histoires célèbrent à la fois la connivence entre filles et l'humour.|trans-quote=Published in the pages of the magazine ''Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh'', this series is related to the ''moe'' genre, targeting an ''otaku'' audience interested in relationships between girls. However it also found a readership in those same teenagers girls who, refusing to be identified by this as otakus, denied they read it&nbsp;... We understand, however, that in fact this manga appealed to a feminine audience, as it celebrates friendships between girls as well as comedy.}}</ref> Marc Hairston describes ''Azumanga Daioh'' as being "slightly disjointed", with "frequently oblique" and "culturally biased" humour, and says it is both "lighter" and "more wry" than ''[[Maria-sama ga Miteru]]''. He describes the characters of ''Azumanga Daioh'' as being "individuals with slightly offbeat personalities".<ref name="Hairston">{{Cite journal|last=Hairston|first=Marc|year=2006|title=The Yin and Yang of Schoolgirl Experiences: Maria-sama ga miteru and Azumanga Daioh|journal=[[Mechademia: An Annual Forum for Anime, Manga, and the Fan Arts]]|volume=1|pages=177–180|url=http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/L/lunning_mechademia1.html|access-date=April 6, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415093717/http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/L/lunning_mechademia1.html|archive-date=15 April 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> Mark Thomas, writing for Mania.com, says that each character has "a defining personality trait that is ramped up to abnormal levels" and that each has a [[Foil (literature)|foil]], which highlights these traits and prevents them from becoming too annoying or unbelievable as characters. Thomas said that the yonkoma format does not lend itself to "complex story arcs", and the story is presented as "quick snapshots of random moments in their daily routines", noting that the narrative is character-driven.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thomas|first=Mark|url=http://www.mania.com/azumanga-daioh-omnibus-vol-01_article_83815.html|title=Azumanga Daioh Omnibus Vol. #01|work=Mania.com|publisher=Demand Media|date=February 13, 2008|access-date=May 30, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522005222/http://www.mania.com/azumanga-daioh-omnibus-vol-01_article_83815.html|archive-date=2009-05-22|url-status=dead}}</ref> Patrick King, writing for Anime Fringe, considered it to be "one of the funniest, most adorable manga series I've read".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/2003/10/reviews/03/|title=Animefringe Reviews: Azumanga Daioh Vol. 1|last=King|first=Patrick|date=October 2003|work=Animefringe|access-date=May 31, 2009|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202095159/http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/2003/10/reviews/03/|url-status=live}}</ref> IGN noted the lack of background art, but said that the expressive faces of the characters made up for it.<ref name="IGN">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/28/azumanga-daioh-vol-1-4-review|title=Azumanga Daioh Vol. 1 - 4 Review|work=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=September 28, 2005|access-date=2016-02-14|archive-date=2016-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323022300/http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/28/azumanga-daioh-vol-1-4-review|url-status=live}}<!-- http://au.comics.ign.com/articles/654/654491p1.html --></ref>

Fred Patton of ''Animation World Magazine'' described the anime as "delightfully witty and even an educational window onto what Japanese high school life is really like".<ref name="awmo">{{cite web|title=New from Japan: Anime Film Reviews|work=Animation World Magazine online|url=http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=Columns&column=anime&article_no=2340|access-date=December 15, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011144106/http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=Columns&column=anime&article_no=2340|archive-date=October 11, 2007}}</ref> Chris Beveridge of ''Anime on DVD'', stated that "There's a lot to laugh with here and a cast of characters that grow quickly on you as you start finding those you favor and those you don't."<ref name="Animeondvd">{{Cite web|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|url=http://www.mania.com/azumanga-daioh-vol-1-also-wbox_article_75998.html|title=Azumanga Daioh Vol. #1 (also w/box)|work=Mania.com|date=April 14, 2004|access-date=2016-02-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810231613/http://www.mania.com/azumanga-daioh-vol-1-also-wbox_article_75998.html|archive-date=2011-08-10|url-status=dead}}</ref> Andrew Shelton from Anime Meta explains that "The character of the girls is extremely well brought out. The superb observation, and ability to capture expression, makes the anime incredibly fun to watch in addition to meeting the story requirements. The action, and very rich comedy, are also wonderfully represented. There is just so much meaning, and charm, in even the most minor of expressions."<ref name="Animemeta">{{cite web|title=Azumanga Daioh|work=Anime Meta-Review|url=http://amr.nextstudio.net/html/azumanga_daioh.html|access-date=December 16, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060820063737/http://amr.nextstudio.net/html/azumanga_daioh.html|archive-date=August 20, 2006}}</ref> The reviewers of [[THEM Anime Reviews]] and [[Anime News Network]] felt that fans who had already graduated high school would feel nostalgic at times while watching ''Azumanga Daioh''.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Ross|first1=Carlos|last2=Carpenter|first2=Christina|last3=Gaede|first3=Eric|url=http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=46|title=Azumanga Daioh|work=[[THEM Anime Reviews]]|access-date=2009-05-29|archive-date=2013-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515193821/http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=46|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Fargo|first=Paul|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/azumanga-daioh/dvd-1|title=Azumanga Daioh - The Animation DVD 1: Entrance!|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=November 7, 2004|access-date=May 29, 2009|archive-date=April 25, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425205929/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/azumanga-daioh/dvd-1|url-status=live}}</ref> Lauren Bryant of Art Decko Magazine, noted that the series is "filled with silly gags and hijinks", having a "lighthearted humor" with "very minimalist" animation, and said that the show makes Kaori "overtly gay" as she has a crush on Sakaki. However, Bryant criticized Kimura for being "vaguely paedophilic", but called the series on the whole "very wholesome and hilarious".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bryant|first=Lauren|url=https://artduckomagazine.wordpress.com/2018/04/12/revisiting-azumanga-daoioh-by-lauren-bryant/|title=Revisiting 'Azumanga Daoioh'|date=April 12, 2018|website=Art Decko Magazine|access-date=July 14, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200715020042/https://artduckomagazine.wordpress.com/2018/04/12/revisiting-azumanga-daoioh-by-lauren-bryant/|archive-date=July 15, 2020}}</ref>

The licensed manga had sales that reached top 100 lists on occasions and was included in the top 25 manga recommended by International Correspondence in ''Retailers Guide to Anime/Manga''.<ref name="icv2top100">{{cite web|title=Top 100 manga|publisher=International Correspondence|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/4432.html|access-date=December 16, 2006|archive-date=May 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515122637/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/4432.html|url-status=live}} and {{cite web|title=Top 100 manga|publisher=International Correspondence|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/4951.html|access-date=December 16, 2006|archive-date=May 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515133015/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/4951.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="icv2-25">{{cite web|title=Retailers Guide to Anime/Manga|publisher=International Correspondence|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/4721.html|access-date=December 16, 2006|archive-date=June 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627132106/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/4721.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The English [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dub]] for the show was well received, earning six ADR Awards from fans voting on AnimeonDVD.com and Dubreview.com. Four of the girls were included in ''[[Newtype]]''{{'}}s top 100 anime heroines of 2002: Osaka was awarded 7th, Chiyo 11th, Sakaki 21st, and Yomi 78th. Together, they made ''Azumanga Daioh'' the second most popular series of 2002 for female characters.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Popular series of 2002|date=April 2003|work=Newtype USA|editor=Kimberly Gueire}}</ref>

== References ==
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==Further reading==
* {{Cite news|author=Sparrow, A.E.|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/12/04/azumanga-daioh-omnibus-review|title=Azumanga Daioh Omnibus Review|work=IGN|publisher=[[Ziff Davis, LLC]]|date=2007-12-04}}
* {{Cite web|author=Carlson, Johanna Draper|url=http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/19/azumanga-daioh-omnibus/|title=Azumanga Daioh Omnibus|work=Manga Worth Reading|date=2007-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130172519/http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/12/19/azumanga-daioh-omnibus/|archive-date=2015-01-30|url-status=dead}}
* {{Cite web|url=http://www.animepodcast.org/podcasts/anime-episode-005-4023|title=Anime+ Podcast Episode #005|work=Anime+ Podcast|date=2006-03-02}}<!-- May not be [[WP:RS]] -->

==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090523042117/http://www.yotuba.com/azdaioh_comics.html Kiyohiko Azuma's ''Azumanga Daioh'' website] {{in lang|ja}}
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q104381607}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040401205731/http://www.advfilms.com/titles/azumanga/ Azumanga Daioh website] at [[ADV Films]] (Archive)
* {{anime News Network|manga|2409}}

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