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Azumanga Daioh is a slice of life comedy manga by Kiyohiko Azuma. It has been adapted into an anime. It is about everyday lives of six schoolgirls with unusual personalities.

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Azumanga Daioh is a Japanese comedy manga by Kiyohiko Azuma. It was serialized by MediaWorks in the shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh from 1999 to 2002 and collected in four bound volumes. It is about everyday lives of six schoolgirls with unusual personalities.

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Why does Yomi relate 3661 with "Samurai"?

In the last episode of Azumanga Daioh, Yomi relates 3661 with samurai word. I know is a mnemonic technique to remember things, so things should be something like: 3 ~> sa ~> san 6 ~> mu ~> ??? (maybe shape of hiragana? む ) 6 ~> ra ~> ...roku?? 1…
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Which episode is spoofed in this section of opening sequence?

Apparently, the opening sequence in Azumanga Daioh spoofs different situations throughout the series. I can't recognize which episode this is from. (Click for full size image.) Do you know which episode this animation spoofs?
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Is Kamineko a jerk?

In the last episode of the anime, Sakaki apologizes to it for trying to pet it all the time without taking its feelings into account. After that dialogue, it walks up to Sakaki and seemingly allows her to move her hand toward its head as though to…
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What kind of creature is Chiyo-chichi?

Chiyo-chichi (Chiyo-Dad, or "Father Cat" in the dub) is a strange creature that appears in Osaka and Sakaki's dreams. He says he's not a real cat before he tells Sakaki to "find a real cat." What kind of creature is he? Where did the author get the…
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What did Osaka mean by "floaties you get in your eyes"?

What did Osaka mean by this 4-koma manga ?
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Was Chiyo's real father ever shown?

In Azumanga Daioh, Osaka sometimes dreams about Chiyo's father. In her dreams, he's a strange being voiced by Wakamoto Norio, capable of levitation and speaking in English, yet he claims to be a cat. Is Chiyo's real father ever shown, or is this…
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Has Azumanga Hoshuu Hen been released in English?

'Azumanga Hoshuu Hen' or 'Azumanga Extra Materials' is a set of three new chapters that were included into a triple volume edition of the normal azumanga manga. Each new chapter covers one year of high school, with Sakaki, Yomi, Tomo, Chiyo, Osaka,…
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In ADV's "Class album: The Complete Azumanga Daioh" 5-disc box set, why are the episodes distributed 5-4-5-5-7?

This is just a small thing that I've been wondering about for a while now. In ADV's 2005 release of "Class album: The Complete Azumanga Daioh", the episodes are distributed as follows: 1st disc: 5 episodes (1-5) 2nd disc: 4 episodes (6-9) 3rd disc:…
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