Title - "Azumanga Dai
"/"Azumanga Daiou"/"Azumanga Daioh"
Alternative title(s) - N/A
Genre(s) - Comedy
This covers the combination of the raw and the fan scan version of the manga. The domestic one is different. Oh and I mean that in a bad way.
A 1999 yonko ma - * by Azuma Kiyohiko-sensei, "Azumanga Dai" has four volumes total. This is the manga! Although the anime is terrific, the manga is more hilarious than the anime. There are some hilarious parts here that you don't see in the anime and I won't list the differences because I want you to see both versions yourself.
Fun - 10
Now this is what I'm talking about! The characters are really hilarious. The differences between the anime and the manga are real major and those differences are the reasons why the manga is more funnier. In some cases of the anime, the humor had to be toned down a bit for obvious reasons, but it's still sincere to the manga. As for general flaws, the only two to be concerned about are some scenes needing some explaining and you will either like the series or hate it.
Life - 10
My manga series of 1999? In terms of it being my yonko ma series of 1999, you bet! As for manga series of 1999, I'd say so as well! Hee!
Art - 10
What can I say? "Azumanga's" art is simple and it works! It really does!
Story - N/A
If you want destruction of the Tokyo Tower, check out a Clamp series. If you want giant robots, watch a "Macross" or "Gundam" saga. If you want magical girls, you should be in the shjo section. If you want a story, look elsewhere.
If you're a person who just wants to have fun and laugh, you picked a good series. No story. No robots. No ninja fighters. "Azumanga" is just pure fun.
Overall - 10
What are you waiting for? Go and check out "Azumanga"! Anime or yonko ma, go check out "Azumanga"! It is that good!
Oh and please play their games too. "Azumanga" djinshi volleyball, "Puzzle Bobble" with an "Azumanga" flavor, I must play them all! I want to see a djinshi fighting game similar to "Queen of Hearts" with Kimura-sensei playing like Yamazaki for example and I want to see an "Azumanga Memorial" so that I can end up with Kaorin! Have Chiyo-chan help you out on knowing what 
saka, Tomo, Yomi, Sakaki, Kagura, Kaorin and Chihiro like. Ah, let's throw in Yukari-sensei and Minamo-sensei as well. ^_^
Well, apparently, there is an "Azumanga Memorial" that is "naughty", though I don't know what its real name is. There are other games as well like the role playing game of the Play Station and there are some Game Boy Advance games too. I guess that's all for now.
(Can you tell that I love this series so much? I really love this series. "Azumanga" daisuki yo! ^_^)
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The manga is really, really funny and I do like the art.
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Some scenes do need some explaining, and you will either love the series or you will hate it.
Date of creation - 3/28/03
Last update - 7/28/04
* Yonko ma are four panel comics.