Azumanga Daioh Omnibus
Azumanga Daioh Omnibus
Kiyohiko Azuma
Azumanga Daioh follows a group of girls through their four years of high school. Like many friendships theirs often seems to be built upon proximity as much as anything else, most of what they have in common is the classroom they share. From child genius, to prematurely grown buxom shy girl, to thoroughly obnoxious attention seekers the personalities are strong, butting up against each other for much humor. The teaching staff isn't much better...a creepy lecherous male teacher, a leeching lush of a homeroom teacher, and an insecure p.e. teacher who can't say no to her friend. My favorite subplot involves a girl who loves cats, but is constantly attacked by them when she tries to pet them on the way to school.
Overall a very weird series, that gives a fun glimpse of life in Japan, and lots of laughs. Probably best for high school and up.