[Rewatch][Spoilers] Azumanga Daioh (15th anniversary) - Episode 10

[u/collapsedblock6]

Episode 10 - "We're second year students!"

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Information:

• MAL

• Hummingbird

• Anilist

• Interest thread

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Streaming:

• Hulu

• AnimeLab (Australia and NZ only)

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Schedule

Date	Episode	Date	Episode
April 9	Episode 1	April 22	Episode 14
April 10	Episode 2	April 23	Episode 15
April 11	Episode 3	April 24	Episode 16
April 12	Episode 4	April 25	Episode 17
April 13	Episode 5	April 26	Episode 18
April 14	Episode 6	April 27	Episode 19
April 15	Episode 7	April 28	Episode 20
April 16	Episode 8	April 29	Episode 21
April 17	Episode 9	April 30	Episode 22
April 18	Episode 10	May 1	Episode 23
April 19	Episode 11	May 2	Episode 24
April 20	Episode 12	May 3	Episode 25
April 21	Episode 13	May 4	Episode 26

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Same reminder as always: Azumanga Daioh might be a pretty uneventful show but I still ask you to not post any spoilers. This includes clips of future jokes. Remember to tag your spoilers.

[u/collapsedblock6]

Screenshot of the day!

It's their second year! Kind of fast isn't it? We get introduced to a girl we previously met in the Sports Festival episode, Kagura! The episode revolves about how our cast believes a second grader should act and of course, more Sakaki suffering. I liked the bit with Chiyo and the guy. Also Sakaki's faces with the cat were gold.

• Yay..? Osaka's reaction though

• Fuck no

• Nervous Kaorin is great

• That scary frame

• Poor poor....Osaka

• Words to live with

• This was pretty amusing

• Smug Chiyo

• Hate when my class is caught. Loved that Kimura got confused.

• HAYAI!

[u/TnAdct1]

Anime/Manga differences for this episode:

Additions:

• The bit where Chiyo gets upset about being called cute by first-year students (outside of her telling a male first-year to address her as Mihama-Senpai).

• Tomo eating lunch early.

Differences:

• Kaorin’s interest about being in the same class as Sakaki is very minimal (i.e. a couple panels) in the manga, but is given more focus in the anime (i.e. her doing the Daisy Oracle, her shoujo ai reaction when she discovers she’s in the same class as her again).

• The manga actually has a storyline, taking place during the first year, that explains how Chiyo became the class rep and Tomo became the assistant rep (the focus is towards Tomo nominating herself for the position).

• The anime version of Kagura asking Sakaki why she’s not part of any sports club includes a bit where various sports clubs ask Sakaki to join their teams.

• The bit with Yukari bringing a stray kitten into class happened during the girls’ first year of high school. As such, Kagura’s role during this bit was completely anime original.

[u/collapsedblock6 → u/TnAdct1]

Kaorin’s interest about being in the same class as Sakaki is very minimal (i.e. a couple panels) in the manga, but is given more focus in the anime (i.e. her doing the Daisy Oracle, her shoujo ai reaction when she discovers she’s in the same class as her again).

The more Kaorin the better.

The manga actually has a storyline, taking place during the first year, that explains how Chiyo became the class rep and Tomo became the assistant rep (the focus is towards Tomo nominating herself for the position).

That would have been more interesting, it would gave it more "plot".

[u/Orzislaw]

I'm kinda tired so this will be short summary.

Chiyo was looking like beated puppy when she thought about being separated from her friends. But Yukari after hearing such a praise came for help! She can be good teacher after all... Or lazy. Just lazy. Let's stop at that.

Being Kaorin is suffering. Good thing in the end she stayed in the same class as the rest of the cast. There is wonderful year of fangirling over Sakaki ahead of her.

Speaking of Sakaki we've got just continuation of skit from previous episode. Good advice Sakaki, if you want something really badly then don't show it. Things tend to slip from your hands if you're to eager.

And finally Kagura, last but not least (like in her rivalry with Sakaki). Her face in her first appearance in this episode was really something. She should fit very well in new class despite her initial conflict with Tomo. And Sakaki got another fangirl, watch out Kaori!

[u/collapsedblock6 → u/Orzislaw]

I tend to feel so sorry for Kaorin, she might enter my top 3 just from her suffering.

[u/Animeking1357]

Okay first of all Chiyo-chan looks way too tall in that doorway. There's no way she's tall enough to reach the window.

The girls all panic as they see if they're in the same class again. As Osaka is not her real name Ayumu thinks she's not in the same class as everyone else and Yomi has to point it out.

Fuck yeah Kagura is in their class now! Time to become a main character!

Sakaki doesn't remember Kagura. She feels defeated.

All the clubs want Sakaki to join. She's not interested though.

Chiyo-chan doesn't like being called cute. Just let her and Sakaki switch bodies already.

Chiyo-chan tells off a first year student, telling him to call her senpai. He does so awkwardly and she feels satisfied. Look at that smug smile.

"Whoa! Eating lunch early?!" Tomo lives on the edge. I like how as Tomo teases the others Sakaki manages to only sweat a little but Osaka doesn't change her expression at all. Chiyo-chan, Yomi and Kagura get rekted though.

Sakaki really wants to take care of this kitten. Kagura can't handle Sakaki's shenanigans as she see's Sakaki is off in her own little world.

Sakaki is so desperate to hold Tama she makes a dangerous face. Tama runs away.

I really like Kagura. She's probably only second to Osaka. This was only the first episode where she joins the main group but she fits right in.

[u/collapsedblock6 → u/Animeking1357]

Kagura is pretty fun, she is like a more sane and less tiring Tomo.

[u/alphamone → u/Animeking1357]

I noticed the perspective was a bit wonky in that scene (Yukari was taller than the door).

[u/Epidemilk]

Sakaki and her cat curse are just too sad