Series: Azumanga Daioh #1-4
Author: Kiyohiko Azuma
Rating: 5 of 5 Stars
Genre: Manga
Pages: 688
Words: 32K
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Synopsis: |
From Wikipedia.com
Azumanga Daioh chronicles the everyday life in an unnamed Japanese high school of six girls and two of their teachers: child prodigy Chiyo Mihama and her struggle to fit in with girls five years older; reserved Sakaki and her obsession with the cute animals while certain ones seem to hate her; spacey Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga with a skewed perspective on the world; Koyomi "Yomi" Mizuhara's aggravation at an annoying best friend; Tomo Takino, whose energy is rivaled only by her lack of sense; sporty Kagura and her one-sided athletics rivalry with Sakaki; their homeroom teacher Yukari Tanizaki; and her friend, physical education teacher Minamo "Nyamo" Kurosawa.
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My Thoughts: |
Ahhhh, this was good. This was a fantastic way to say goodby to Azuma's style in both terms of art and storyline.
What stood out to me the most, as I noted in my previous 2014 review, is just how positive Azuma keeps everything. From Chiyo-chan's worries about being a 10 year old amongs teenagers, to Sakaki's secret love of animals to the teacher's drinking habits, Azuma simply makes his stories light, comforting and fluffy. Just the thing to read when one is feeling sick.
If I could have read these in 4 separate volumes I would have preferred that, but even all at once at close to 700 pages it didn't feel like it was “too much”. In all honesty, re-reading this allowed me to push off choosing another manga series to read for at least a month, hahahaa :-D
★★★★★
