Memory Quilt:Azumanga Daioh

I guess this isn’t cooking after all!

I really do need a better way to take this pictures. Anyway to the point, Azumanga Daioh was a series I watched with my sister in 8th grade, and have fond memories of us rolling on the floor laughing our heads off as well as me singing the “Cooking is so fun” song with my friends at recess. I tried to rewatch this series as a junior in high school, just to find that while I was still mildly amused at the jokes in Azumanga Daioh, they were no longer laugh out loud funny for me. However, I had over time developed a deeper understanding of some of the deeper themes in the show–yes, I believe they exist–as well as a deeper understanding of Japanese culture.

What really stuck with me however was the ending of Azumanga Daioh when the first time around I had previously found it lame. What had changed was now 95% or so of my friends were graduating and going on to college, and I actually find some comfort in the ending of Azumanga Daioh as we go our seperate ways. As Chiyo-chan said, it’s not really the end. Not really.

On that note, Chiyo-chan is my favorite character, and my fondness for her as well as the cooking scene in the first episode is what caused me to pick this scene. I often joke that I would happily kidnap Chiyo-chan, but I still think I’d like to. Especially in a penguin suit.

Also, if you haven’t seen The Lord of The Rings trailers done with Azumanga Daioh, I highly recomend them. I unfortunately don’t know how to link to them, else I would.