Comments on: Twelve Moments in Anime 2007 – #10: Azumanga Daioh 8

By: Nekonron

Nekonron — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:05:00 +0000

Maybe that scene overloaded my memory with so much “nandeyanen” that it just feels like its being overused throughout the entire series lol

By: CCY

CCY — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:35:00 +0000

chris fritz: (Or lack of background art? XD)

I'm pretty sure Azumanga isn't 'all together', as you put it; the same can be said of all its characters. But, again, like you mention, it works like this - it's just so off-the-wall and comic you have to enjoy it.

There's a time for serious and there's a time for funny, and Azumanga nails the latter.

nekonron: I actually can't remember any other extended uses of 'nandeyonen' gags here other than in this episode, so I guess I'm the opposite. XD

And I understand that definitely mileage can vary with these kinds of repeated jokes - I'm much the same way with cliches in the romance/harems I watch. No tolerance at all~

By: Nekonron

Nekonron — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:06:00 +0000

I can’t really remember this part of Azumanga Daioh. It’s been quite a few years since I’ve watched it. Either that or my mind has blocked the hundreds of times they used the “nandeyonen” jokes.

Even though I really enjoyed Azumanga Daioh, I sometimes find the very repetitive gags to be more annoying than entertaining. But then again, it wont be Azumanga Daioh without them lol

By: Chris Fritz

Chris Fritz — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:01:00 +0000

Oh bother, now I’ll have Chiyo’s “Get motivated!” stuck in my head all night =P I wouldn’t mind if it actually worked, and it wasn’t Sunday night and near by bedtime…

I have to agree with you on Tomoyo’s “why in the heck?” Likewise, when I first saw it, it was like, “Okay, this make sense to have in the dream. Um, all right, it’s still going on. Wow, she’s really keeping it up. Very good *sarcasm entering*, you’re doing fine Tomoyo. Has it been this long already since she started? And she keeps going. And going. *Starting to chuckle without knowing why.* And still she goes on. *Accidentally laughing aloud a little.* Okay, she seriously needs to stop, haha…”

It’s things like that that make me wonder if Azumanga Daioh isn’t quite all together, but then realize it’s perfect just the way it is.

And nothing beats the background artwork in that screenshot.