Comments on: Azumanga Daioh Omnibus

By: S.S. Astro Book 1 » Comics Worth Reading

S.S. Astro Book 1 » Comics Worth Reading — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:33:53 +0000

[...] second is Azumanga Daioh. Both are done in the four-panel comic strip style. Astro starts by introducing us to two young [...]

By: *Yotsuba&! — Recommended Series » Comics Worth Reading

*Yotsuba&! — Recommended Series » Comics Worth Reading — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:13:31 +0000

[...] Kiyohiko Azuma previously created Azumanga Daioh. He beautifully draws everyday life and items, providing a grounding background. The detailed [...]

By: Crayon Shinchan Book 1 » Comics Worth Reading

Crayon Shinchan Book 1 » Comics Worth Reading — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:00:24 +0000

[...] anime over the manga. Of course, if you’re looking for a good humor manga, then I recommend Azumanga Daioh any [...]

By: Shoulder-a-Coffin Kuro Book 1 » Comics Worth Reading

Shoulder-a-Coffin Kuro Book 1 » Comics Worth Reading — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:13:52 +0000

[...] of four panels arranged vertically. That format is more often used for comedy (such as the popular Azumanga Daioh) than supernatural quest adventure. I’m not sure the combination works, because it makes for [...]

By: Ed Sizemore

Ed Sizemore — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:02:54 +0000

Johanna, You’ve been in the South long enough to know that you can fry or deep fry anything. :-} I’ve not had fried peaches, but they do sound good. On the other hand, deep fried Snickers is still on my ‘not in this lifetime’ list.

By: David Oakes

David Oakes — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:36:15 +0000

You can fry anything. But Fried Peaches are pretty good. Just make sure the peachers are firm, like apples. Nothing is nastier than soggy fried anything.

By: Reeve

Reeve — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:24:01 +0000

Ah, see, I’d forgotten about the “fuhgeddaboudits” and “yos”.

I’m so used to Osakan characters being given Southern accents in English translations of manga/anime that I just assumed the same for Osaka.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:58:00 +0000

Fuhgeddaboudit? Yo, How you doin?

I’m pretty sure that the translator of the manga (Kay Bertrand) wasn’t trying to convey a Southern accent for Osaka.

At any rate, Azumanga Daioh is one of my favorite comics of all time, and I’m thrilled that they’ve made it available in one big chunk like this. I’ve given a whole bunch out for Xmas.

By: Reeve

Reeve — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:43:36 +0000

Funny, I always saw Osaka as having a southern accent in the manga…

By: MangaBlog » Blog Archive » The Dreaming ends, the list-making begins

MangaBlog » Blog Archive » The Dreaming ends, the list-making begins — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:36:05 +0000

[...] Michelle checks out vol. 20 of Basara at Soliloquy in Blue. Johanna Draper Carlson enjoys the Azumanga Daioh omnibus at Comics Worth Reading. At Active Anime, Scott Campbell checks out vol. 1 of The Outcast, Holly [...]

By: Johanna

Johanna — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:03:26 +0000

Fried peaches? ewww…. You fry tomatoes. You can peaches.

By: buzz

buzz — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:39:10 +0000

Osaka is the nickname of a transfer student from…Osaka. The people of Osaka have a very distinctive dialect and (among the Japanese) a reputation as natural born comedians. To convey this, manga translators and anime dubbers have usually given characters from Osaka either a Brooklyn or Southern accent (at least two of these three groups of people need to feel insulted by this). The meta-joke here is that while the AZUMANGA DAIOH manga gives Osaka a Brooklyn accent, she’s as southern fried as a Georgia peach in the dubbed anime!

By: El Gonzi

El Gonzi — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:38:12 +0000

Yeah, defenitely not a typical manga. Í´ve watched it a couple of times when going to my brother´s appartment. I like it…
Regards,

El Gonzi