Azumanga Daioh
Cosmopolitan City
Excuse me...
Want some help with your luggage?
Excuse me...
Shoot! He's a foreigner!
Let's see...
Um, help you...
I'll... with that.
What?
You can't understand?
Help.
Help!
Help me!
And then, and then...
I really appreciate it.
That helped me a lot, thanks.
Eh?
Huh? Uh...
Yay!
Oh, brother...
I saw you.
How nice of you.
Yay!
I just couldn't think of anything to say.
Well, see, if you'd pay attention in English class,
you wouldn't have a problem in situations like this.
Then, what would you have done, Sensei?
There's a perfect target over there.
Watch this!
Wow, talk about impressive!
Huh?!
No good! He's German!
What?! Is it okay for you to just run away?!
So, that's what happened. Yesterday was a rough day.
The thing that came to my mind from hearing that is...
What is it all of a sudden?
That you're stupid, that's all.
What?!
I had no idea you were THAT bad at English.
It's because all you've got is your big chest.
My chest has nothing to do with this! Not my chest!
Then, are you good at English?!
Better than you.
All right, I'm going to quiz you then!
Sure, sure, ask me anything.
What's "I.T."?
Don't look away!
So, it's that thing, right?
That is...
like e-mail and homepages and things...
I already get the general idea.
So, what's "I.T." stand for?!
Well, don't worry about it.
See?! You can't answer!
Then... then do you know?!
I'm asking because I don't know!
Yomi! Tell her what it stands for?!
What?
I...
I?!
I... Internet...
technique...
Ooh, sounds convincing.
Right?
"I.T." is short for "Information Technology".
In Japanese, that would be "jouhou gijutsu".
But I don't know if asking about "IT" is such a good way
to decide how good you are at English.
Um...
Yes?
Where do you learn about things like that?
Huh? Well...
Where do you learn those things?
Morning, Sakaki!
Showdown
And what I want the most right now is a mountain bike.
But I'm having a lot of trouble deciding on color and things.
What is it?
It's blooming.
The flowers?
Let's see, a hibiscus.
Pomegranate.
Man, I totally don't know anything about flowers.
I think about all I can tell apart are sunflowers and morning glories.
Lilies?
Gardenias.
Violets!
Azaleas.
Oh, well, who cares about flowers?
So, about the mountain bike...
Just now, was that
a competition?!
Competition?
Like, a competition guessing at flower names?
No.
That's okay then.
So, the colors I'm trying to decide between are...
Yeah?
Hey, Sakaki! Let's compete! Let's have a competition!
This time, the event's speed eating lunch.
Huh?
Okay, here we go. Ready, set, go!
Come on, what're you eating so slowly for?
You should chew your food well when you eat.
Huh?
Okay, everyone, split up into teams!
Yes, ma'am!
Okay, Sakaki! Let's compete in softball!
Go for it, Sakaki-san!
Hit it outta there! Go for a homerun!
How many points is a homerun?
Huh?
Here goes, Sakaki!
Fly ball to the right!
All right! All right!
Chiyo-chan!
You okay?
Chiyo-chan, hang in there! Chiyo-chan!
Azumanga Daioh
You didn't have to hit him
All right!
We're taking measurements today!
I'm gonna go at it with spirit!
I wonder why Tomo-chan's always so energetic?
Beats me.
Nurse's Office
All right!
My bust's gone up by 3cm!
Yes!
I'm happy for you, but if you say it that loudly...
However, I'm still far from Sakaki-san!
I'm gonna work hard!
Hey...
How did it go?
It's none of your business.
Well, I better get to my class soon.
Hey, isn't your turn coming up?
Doesn't it just make you nervous?
After all, it's one of the events that you dread most.
I have no problems with it.
Well, I guess skipping breakfast's a given.
Right?
This one's really nice.
This one's nice too.
I saved up my New Year's allowance and I've done some part time jobs,
so I have the money...
But you know, when it actually gets down to the buying,
decisions are tough to make, you know?
Like the color and shape.
And the ones that I think look nice are expensive.
But I don't like the cheap ones.
Meow
What are you doing?
What? Oh, this?
Oh, nothing. Just sort of felt like it.
But doesn't it look pretty cool?
Oh, I know.
I'll make this part more like this...
It's that cat.
Hey!
You shouldn't bite people!
You okay?
What?
Yeah...
Sheesh, cats like that need to be disciplined properly.
You just have to hit them and make them understand.
But...
What?
They'll understand if you talk to them.
Like hell they will.
Covered in cats
A Road Where Cats Gather
Oh, Sakaki-san!
Are you going somewhere?
Yes, I am.
See you later.
See you.
Be kind to A your heart
Awesome. She's going at it with real energy for some reason.
Oh, you saw her too?
Yeah, Sakaki was putting all this energy into it for some reason.
She's probably going somewhere to...
Hey, Sakaki.
Oh, Sakaki-san, welcome back...
They came all at once.
Don't Run Away
What are you doing, Sakaki?
Wow, so you get bitten a lot by cats?
I wonder if your hand smells like fish or something?
Okay, I know!
I'll shoo away any cat that comes near you, Sakaki!
Yeah!
Hey, there's one!
Garrr!
Garrr! Garrr!
Garrr!
Garrr! Garrr! Garrr!
S-Stop...
Garrr! Garrr!
What?
Well, that is...
I don't think I should just...
keep running away.
I have to face it head on and overcome it.
Sakaki! What you just said is great!
You're exactly right! Yeah!
Hey! Over there!
Okay! Go, Sakaki!
Hey, you all right?
You're okay with that?
That's right, it was such a surprise.
What's the matter?
Over there.
Sakaki-san.
Do you play games and things too?
Yeah.
So, I guess you play those fighting games and racing games?
Sort of.
Wow, you're amazing. I'm no good at those at all.
I'd love it if you'd teach me sometime.
Sure.
Well, then, please excuse us.
Ah
Next
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Next week is a biography of Chiyo-chan.
Through various people's testimonies,
we'll take a look at Chiyo-chan's life, full of ups and downs...
I've only lived for ten years, though.
Ten years is an epoch.
In order to survive this era of upheavals,
you must first face society with...
Um, next time, we'll look at a day in my life...
Rome was not built in one day. The current Japan is...
Yomi-san, what's gotten into you?
Please look forward to it!