by kthulhu » Fri Jan 10, 2003 11:45 pm
A quick kthulhu Azumanga primer:
<a href="http://pantransit.reptiles.org/images/2002-06-09/Detail.1.jpg">"Osaka"</a> is from Osaka, although she doesn't fit the
"noisy" Osakan stereotype. She's the spacy one in the series, and provides some great humor at times.
<a href="http://pantransit.reptiles.org/images/2002-06-09/Detail.2.jpg">Chiyo</a> is the 10 year old genius, as iserlohn mentioned. Usually paired with Osaka.
<a href="http://pantransit.reptiles.org/images/2002-06-09/Detail.3jpg">Kagura</a> is an athlete. She's a "dumb jock" character - all muscle and no brains.
<a href="http://pantransit.reptiles.org/images/2002-06-09/Detail.4.jpg">Yomi</a> is the somewhat firey one. She gets annoyed easily and often. She is also insecure about her weight, and will do a lot to get the scale to read fewer pounds (which also explains her in the opening credits)
<a href="http://pantransit.reptiles.org/images/2002-06-09/Detail.5.jpg">Sakaki</a> is the shy, quiet "cool tough" girl, although she doesn't really want to be. She's rather self conscious. She's also involved in a running gag in the series.
<a href="http://pantransit.reptiles.org/images/2002-06-09/Detail.jpg">Tomo</a> is the energetic character. Much of her humor comes from the ways she pisses Yomi off.
There is also <a href="http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/azumanga/character.html">Yukari-sensei and Minamo-sensei</a>, the crazy and NICE teachers (in that order), as well as a few minor characters.
All in all, the best series of 2002, hands down, in my book, and one of my all time favorites.
I'm out...