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63. Azumanga Daioh
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This show would probably fall a bit on a rewatch, but Ill probably never watch it again, so it gets to retain its fond nostalgia. I went and read the manga a couple years back, which I enjoyed rather more than the anime (superior pacing, emotional scenes are better), but I definitely enjoyed Azumanga when I watched it, so that didnt really affect its ranking. Anyway, its a pretty good show! The whole cast is pretty funny, and theres a great variety of characters. Chiyo was probably my favorite (genius characters are usually my thing), since she was both funny and enjoyable as a serious character. Sakaki is both cool and moe, Osaka is hilarious basically all the time, Kagura is full of high energy fun, etc. They dont feel like theyre just copies of other characters either, which is nice. Azumanga does have the advantage of coming out before a lot of copycat series, but I dont think thats all there is to it. Azumas a plain talented writer, whos good at coming up with original stuff and writes awesome characters in general. Yotsuba is my favorite manga, so itd be nice if that could get a good anime someday too. Anyway, Azumangas main weakness is that it can be inconsistent at times. Each episode is basically made up of five mini episodes, and not all of them are great. Some are hilarious, most are good, and some just arent funny. I wouldnt place it in the top class of anime comedies or anything. Regardless, its good stuff, if not as good as the manga.
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