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[[File:Azumanga-cast 6977.gif|frame|The Girls. From left to right: Yomi, Osaka, Chiyo-chan, Sakaki-san, Kagura, Tomo]]
A character sheet for the comedic slice-of-life anime and manga series, ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]''.
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== The Girls ==
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: All of them,{{verify|reason=How are Chiyo-chan and Yomi cloudcuckoolanders?}} but especially Osaka and surprisingly Sakaki▼
* [[Five-Man Band]]: Any attempt to match the girls to the roles will run into the basic problem that there are more than five girls,{{verify|reason=Then why are we trying to shoehorn them into roles they obviously aren't intended to fill?}} but here goes...
▲* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: All of them, but especially Osaka and surprisingly Sakaki
** [[The Chick]]: Kaorin, Chiyo doubles as [[The Hero]]
** [[The Lancer]]: Sakaki
** [[The Big Guy]]: Tomo, [[Sixth Ranger|Kagura]] joins this later
** [[The Smart Guy]]: Yomi
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** [[Team Pet]]: Mr. Tadakichi
** [[Big Good|Big...What?]]: Chiyo's Dad
*** ''Alternatively:''{{verify|reason=Somebody's trolling us with this list, right?}}
=== Chiyo Mihama (Chiyo-chan) ===
[[File:chiyoportrait.jpg|frame]]
The youngest and cutest of the girls, with a high-pitched voice that makes ears bleed. A ten-year-old child prodigy who transfers to Yukari's class and always seems to get the highest scores and is the go-to person for questions but is (almost) bottom in sports. She comes from a rich family, with a large house in town and a summer house by the beach, but her (human) parents are never seen. Rather than being spoiled, some characters think she turned out to be the perfect child (from a parent's perspective) as she is extremely intelligent and responsible, making her own breakfast and lunch, waking up her parents, taking care of her dog, etc.
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* [[Adorably Precocious Child]]
* [[The Ugly
* [[Art Evolution]]: Inverted. In the manga, her pigtails start off looking realistic but later become the infamous football-shaped ones.
* [[Big Fancy House]]: She lives in one.
* [[Big Friendly Dog]]: Mr. Tadakichi, a "man of character".
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* [[Improbable Age]]
* [[Innocent Prodigy]]: She has the best test scores in the school, but most teenage issues go ''way'' over her head.
* [[Just a Kid]]: Chiyo hates the fact that no one takes her seriously, wishing she was older and more intimidating like Sakaki. Which in
* [[Kawaisa]]
* [[Oh Crap]]: Examples include that time Yukari said the class trip was cancelled, and when Chiyo found out Iriomote cats can eat animals as large as her dog.
* [[The Ojou]]
* [[Token
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Why Did Yukari-sensei Have To Drive?]]
* [[Wise Beyond Their Years|Wise Beyond Her Years]]
=== Sakaki ===
[[File:sakakiportrait.jpg|frame]]
The quiet, tall girl who sits in the back of the class. At first, people think she's mean because of her looks, but nothing could be further from the truth. Has extreme [[Cuteness Proximity]] bordering on Osaka-level daydreaming, especially with animals (and ''especially'' [[Cute Kitten|kittens]]) and Chiyo. Too bad her mother is allergic to cats. Exceptionally athletic (all the sports clubs want her to join), she wins her sports festival events by talent and determination rather than training. Also gets good grades. These last two seem unfair to Kagura.
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* [[Tsurime Eyes]]
* [[Unknown Rival]]: To Kagura, even after she introduces herself as such. Despite this, the two become close friends.
=== Tomo Takino ===
[[File:tomoportrait.jpg|frame]]
The extremely-energetic member of Yukari's class who likes to make everything into a competition. Failing that, her default behavior is to annoy others or cause a commotion, though not out of malice (well, not more than any other teenager). Is best friends with Yomi, though it's unclear how the two of them manage to stand each other.
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* [[Baka]]: Is at times the recipient of this insult, except, in one amusing case, where she is the one screaming it with glee in response to one of Yomi's annoyed remarks.
* [[Berserker Tears]]: When Yomi manages to eat curry noodles without splattering it all over herself, Tomo is pushed over the top and goes [[Unstoppable Rage|on a rampage in the lunchroom]] with tears in her eyes until she accidentally hits Yukari. Yukari's subsequent reaction must [[Hilarity Ensues|be seen to be believed]].
* [[Big Bra to Fill]]: Discussed in regards to her desire to be like [[Lupin
* [[Book Dumb]]
* [[Brilliant but Lazy]]: Normally low-scoring and rarely saying anything intelligent, when she applies herself she can pass exams — and even maxed out her mark in a health exam when she specifically studied for it. She seems to pick and choose what she studies for. Tomo also seems to act bone-headed as much as actually being stupid.
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* [[It Amused Me]]: This seems to be the motivation for her behavior, given that she decided to study hard for a test with no other reason than to spite Yomi.
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Mega Manning]]: An [[Imagine Spot]] shows the viewers what might happen if Tomo copied Sakaki's athleticism, Chiyo's book smarts and Osaka's strangeness.
* [[Not So Different]]/[[Expy]]/[[Counterpart Comparison]]: Her and Yukari.
* [[Odd Couple]]: With Yomi.
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* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Yomi.
* [[Weight Woe]]: Although she constantly teases Yomi about her figure, Tomo at least once lamented her own, claiming that whilst calories go to [[Statuesque Stunner|Sakaki's]] height and chest, hers go straight to her stomach. [[Inferiority Superiority Complex|Perhaps she pesters Yomi about it out of insecurity.]]
=== Koyomi ("Yomi") Mizuhara ===
[[File:yomiportrait.jpg|frame]]
The most normal member of Yukari's class, and also the most focused. Best friends with Tomo, and has a surprisingly-high tolerance level for her shenanigans. Often plays the [[Straight Man]] and becomes stern or angry when others cross the line. Enjoys food and, as a result, always seems to be on a diet.
* [[Beautiful All Along]]: Even with glasses. [[Meganekko|''Especially'' with glasses.]]
* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't call her stupid, and never, ever, call her fat.
* [[Brainy Brunette]]
* [[The Comically Serious]]
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* [[Weight Woe]]
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Why Did It Have To Be Cicadas?]]
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: [
** It may be worth pointing out that, in the supplementary lessons, she comes close to reaching Grade S. She is not a [[Tsundere]], however.
*** [[Les Yay|Maybe toward Tomo...]]
=== Ayumu ("Osaka") Kasuga ===
[[File:osakaportrait.jpg|frame]]
As her (forced) nickname suggests, Ayumu Kasuga is a transfer student from Osaka. It's not actually her real name and she lived there for only one year, but she was no match for Tomo's enthusiasm and thick-headedness. Sometimes lapses into non-sequiturs when speaking, and often gets lost daydreaming. Isn't the sharpest crayon in the box and is even beaten by Chiyo at sports, but has a knack for [[Bread, Eggs, Breaded Eggs|puns and riddles and pun-based riddles]]. Without question, one of [[Ensemble Darkhorse|the most popular characters]] in the show.
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* [[A-Cup Angst]]: Could you imagine that she felt like Chiyo betrayed her when Yomi pointed out that Chiyo was only flat because of her age, and that she might become as well-endowed as Sakaki when she get older?
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* [[Book Dumb]]
* [[Butt Monkey]]: The only reason why she isn't so miserable is because [[Cloudcuckoolander|she's in blissful orbit so often]].
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: The [[Trope Codifier]]
* [[The Cuckoolander Was Right]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130826034813/http://manga.animea.net/azumanga-daioh-hoshuu-hen-chapter-3-page-12.html Here.] It may look like a big case of [[Freud Was Right]] to some readers, [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|but...]]
* [[Covert Pervert]]: Has shades of this, considering some of the innuendos she comes up with.
** Not so covert, she was the one, who asked Nyamo the question that made her do the apperently very explicit [[The Talk]] and was listening very closely, as her classmates did and also did appreciate it very much like her classmates.
* [[Does Not Like Spam|Does Not Like Spicy Foods]]: Yomi makes this work to her advantage.
* [[Dreadful Musician]]: The only time she's seen with an instrument, she handles it rather poorly. (It was because she had the hiccups at the time.)
* [[Engrish]]: "OH MY GAH!"
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|Everyone Calls Her Osaka]]: Her name is Ayumu Kasuga, but everyone starts calling her "Osaka" by the start of Second Year. In the anime, she's Osaka within moments of her first appearance once Tomo decides to nickname her. It's bad enough that the ''school'' (or at least Yukari) can't remember her real name, either.
** One hilarious moment from the manga shows her looking at the class lists one year, she was looking for "Ayumu Kasuga", but wasn't there, leading her to believe she wasn't in a class with any of her friends. Turns out she got listed as "Osaka".
* [[The Fool]]
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* [[Tareme Eyes]]
* [[Terrible Artist]]
=== Kagura ===
[[File:kaguraportrait.jpg|frame]]
A tanned girl who joins the core class in Second Year (because Yukari wanted to win the Sports Fest). Like Sakaki, she's very athletically inclined. She is the only main character not in the Go Home Club, spending a lot of time training for the swim team (which makes Kurosawa her coach). She becomes very good friends with Sakaki. Sideburns never looked so cute.
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* [[Unknown Rival]]: To Sakaki. Occasionally becomes a regular [[The Rival|rival]] to Tomo, just because they're both addicted to competition.
* [[You Go, Girl!]]
== The Teachers ==
=== Yukari Tanizaki ===
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The girls' homeroom teacher throughout all three years of their high school career and also teaches English. She tries to act as a teacher and "best friend" to them. Not the most responsible of teachers, she is often late because she wanted to buy a video game or [[Not a Morning Person|wanted to sleep in]], and has been known to cancel class to do P.E. instead. Is fiercely competitive with phys-ed teacher and long-time friend Minamo Kurosawa. She is an absolute terror behind the wheel, and has traumatized more than one student with her crazy driving (Tomo is
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* [[Adult Child]]
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* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Tomo tries to smack Yomi in the face with a dinner tray, complete with a [[Mundane Made Awesome|slow-motion jumping attack]], but misses, and whacks [[Oh Crap|Yukari in the face]]. Cue scary music and a slow-motion reveal of Yukari's glowing red eyes, then cutting to her whapping the ''living hell'' out of Tomo with ''two'' trays.
* [[Sensei-chan]]: Quite possibly the [[Trope Codifier]].
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]:
=== Minamo ("Nyamo") Kurosawa ===
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The school's phys-ed teacher and swim team coach. A very diligent and caring teacher (especially in contrast to Yukari), and many students look up to her. She's been friends with Yukari since at least college (high school in the manga). Given Yukari's personality, [[With Friends Like These...|one wonders how they stayed friends so long]].
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* [[Sensei-chan]]
* [[The Straight Man]]
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]:
* [[Tomboyish Sidetails]]
* [[You Go, Girl!]]: The adult version of this trope.
=== Mr. Kimura ===
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The only male teacher on the campus who appears most of the time. Wears short-rimmed glasses and almost always has an open-mouthed stare. Has a thing for HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS! (''Especially'' Kaorin.) Has a beautiful, loving [[Gratuitous English|wai]][[Memetic Mutation|fu]], a cute daughter, gives to charity, picks up garbage, and loves peeping.
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* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Well, disgusting pervert who is otherwise a kind, model citizen anyway.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Jerk]]: One of his lines can be paraphrased as "Well, now that I donated $100 to the orphanage, let's go for some peeping!".
* [[Lolicon]]: "High school is high school." In other words, Kimura's
* [[Loveable Sex Maniac]]
* [[Nice Guy]]: If you can look past his crazy love of high school girls, you'll see he is a kind man.
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* [[Scary Shiny Glasses]]
* [[Stealth Hi Bye]]
* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife|Ugly Guy, Hot Waifu]]: And an [[The Ugly
== Other Characters ==
=== Kaori ("Kaorin") ===
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A girl who sits in the background most of the time. Is friends with a girl named Chihiro, but ''[[Schoolgirl Lesbians|really adores]]'' Sakaki.
The manga hints that her family name ''might'' be "Aida".
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* [[Bi the Way]]: [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|She's]] either bisexual or has [[Single-Target Sexuality]] for [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo|Sakaki]]. She [https://web.archive.org/web/20130826034813/http://manga.animea.net/azumanga-daioh-hoshuu-hen-chapter-3-page-12.html "wouldn't mind" if Sakaki were a man.]
** Alternatively, she's a [[Token Lesbian|closeted lesbian]] and the "man" part was to
* [[Bob Haircut]]
* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Kaorin has a major girl-crush on Sakaki, but never manages to tell her up front.
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Despite numerous attempts to avoid it.
* [[Fan Girl]]
* [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?]]: "N-not that I ''am'' a [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|lesbian!]]"
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: She's not in Yukari's class as a senior. [[
* [[Image Song]]: Two of them, surprisingly. Kaze no Mon-Ami and TeaRose de Nemurimashou.
* [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]]: Kaorin really, ''really'' adores Sakaki, but [[Selective Obliviousness|Sakaki fails to notice]].
* [[Single-Target Sexuality]]: Wouldn't mind if Sakaki was a guy.
** [[Transparent Closet|Supposedly.]]
* [[Throw the Dog a Bone]]: The dance after the first Sports Fest, which is immediately yanked away. Also, the 3-legged race in the second Sports Fest.
* [[Token Lesbian]]: She's in a [[Transparent Closet]] (and provides the image for that page). When even the class [[cloudcuckoolander]] can [[media:rsz rsz rsz 4882 7242.jpg|figure it out]], it isn't a secret.
=== Chihiro ===
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Another girl who sits in the background most of the time. Kaorin's closest friend, and is embarrassed about having to get homework help from Chiyo.
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* [[Shout-Out]]: In one of the episodes, she wears a green and white shirt and pinkish shorts, just like the main character in ''[[Spirited Away]]''.
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Why Did It Have To Be Cockroaches?]]
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=== Chiyo's Dad (Chiyo-chichi) ===
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A giant floating orange-yellow cat...thing that sometimes pops up in Osaka's and Sakaki's dreams. Believed to be Chiyo's father, but it's hard to understand why he's never at the house.
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* [[Berserk Button]]: "Are you suggesting that I '''am not a real cat?!'''"
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(''cue Chiyo-chichi shaking with rage'') }}
** Don't show anything red around him. Don't tell him you have a "Cat's Tongue" either, or he'll rip it out.
* [[Gratuitous English]]: ''"HARRO, EVERY-NYAN!! HOW AH YOU! FAIN SANKYUU!!" "AH, [[Hatoful Boyfriend|I WISH I WERE A BIRD]]!"''{{context|reason=Why does this line - quoted from an ad for a Japanese language school - link to a page for a video game?}}
** [[Surprisingly Good English]]: His
* [[Large Ham]]: Duh! He's played by [[Norio Wakamoto
* [[Mega Neko]]
* [[Mind Screw]]: We really have no idea who or what Chiyo-chichi is supposed to be, but Sakaki and Osaka have seen him independent of each other's description. Furthermore, plush toys exist of him in-universe (much to Sakaki's surprise the first time it's brought out), and Sakaki's smaller one proceeded to glow when she stopped paying attention to it...
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* [[Parental Abandonment]]
* [[Slasher Smile]]: The smile(?) on his face never changes, even when he's angry.
=== Kamineko ===
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A grey cat that Sakaki often tries to pet, only for him to run away or, more often, end with her hand clenched in his bear trap teeth. Eventually, he goes out of his way to make Sakaki's life a living hell.
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* [[Achilles' Heel]]: Mayaa is the one other cat that manages to scare him off. He was even about to bite Tomo's hand, but she had just been scratched by Mayaa, he smells it, and runs off.
* [[Cats Are Mean]]
* [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]
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* [[Slasher Smile]]: Especially when he's approaching Sakaki and Chiyo with his newly formed gang.
* [[Use Your Head]]: He once headbutt Sakaki straight in the gut, stunning her, before latching onto her hand.
=== Tod ([[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|Male Student #1]]) ===
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Short for "That One Dude". You know, that '''[[The One Guy|one]]''' [[Recurring Character|male student]] that shows up, sometimes in the background? He's [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|fixed Yukari's bike]] and is seemingly thrown into the series whenever they need a [[The One Guy|male student]]? Don't blink, or you might miss him!
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* [[Appeal to Obscurity]]: The only reason he's listed here.
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: In the version of the bike-stealing scene that appears in the manga released to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the original release, Tod is replaced with a random female student.
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]
* [[Hero Stole My Bike]]: The victim of this. In the eyes of people who consider Yukari a hero, that is.
* [[The One Guy]]: Even
* [[Ordinary High School Student]]: Sorry Yomi, but even you couldn't beat the normality of Tod.
* [[Overshadowed by Awesome]]: Could actually be quite funny if he was given more time. Of course, the main focus is on the girls.
* [[Recurring Character]]: Actually [http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/4843789253_fb34512181_o.jpg appears] [http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/4843789371_82d8a32169_o.jpg quite frequently] in the [http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/4844407640_03b3b7f027_o.jpg anime.]
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