List of Azumanga Daioh chapters

Azumanga Daioh was written and illustrated by Kiyohiko Azuma, largely in yonkoma (four-panel) format. The unnumbered chapters were serialized by MediaWorks' in the monthly magazine Dengeki Daioh from February 1999 to May 2002 and collected in four tankōbon volumes.^[1] Each of the four volumes covers about a year in the characters' lives.^[2] A new edition in three volumes was released in Japan by Shogakukan to commemorate the manga's 10th anniversary,^[3] with volume one, covering the first year of high school, being published June 11, 2009.^[4] The reprint edition contains three additional 16-page chapters serialized in Monthly Shōnen Sunday starting in May 2009 under the title Azumanga Daioh: Supplementary Lessons (あずまんが大王·補習編 Azumanga Daiō Hoshūhen).^[5][6]

The series was licensed in English in North America and the United Kingdom by ADV Manga, which released all four volumes between 2003 and 2004. ADV later reprinted the series in an omnibus edition (ISBN 978-1-4139-0364-5) on November 7, 2007.^[1] In 2009, Yen Press acquired the North American and UK license of Azumanga Daioh, and released a new translation in December 2009 in an omnibus volume.^[7] In Europe, Azumanga Daioh is licensed in French by Kurokawa,^[8] in German by Tokyopop,^[9] in Spanish by Norma Editorial,^[10] and in Finnish by Punainen jättiläinen.^[11] In Asia, the series has been licensed in Korean by Daiwon C.I.,^[12] in Thai by Negibose Comics,^[13] in Vietnam by TVM Comics,^[14] and in Chinese by Tong Li Publishing.^[15] It was the first yonkoma manga translated in France.^[16]

Volume list

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	February 25, 2000[17]	ISBN 978-4-8402-1467-4	September 16, 2003[18]	ISBN 978-1-4139-0000-2
"The New Semester" "The Transfer Student" "Changing Uniforms" "Deluxe" (Delux) "Final Exams" "Summer Vacation" "Fall Semester" "The Sports Festival" "The Culture Festival" "December" Azumanga Daioh characters
2	November 15, 2000[19]	ISBN 978-4-8402-1691-3	November 18, 2003[20]	ISBN 978-1-4139-0023-1
"January" "January Special: First dreams of the New Year" "February" "March: Part 1" "March: Part 2" "April: Part 1" "April: Part 2" "May: Part 1" "May: Part 2" "June" "June Special: Osaka's Half Day" "July" "July Special: A Day in the Life of Chiyo-chan" "August: Part 1" "August: Part 2" "August: Part 3" Azumanga Daioh characters
3	September 25, 2001[21]	ISBN 978-4-8402-1943-3	February 24, 2004[22]	ISBN 978-1-4139-0030-9
"September: Part 1" "September: Part 2" "October: Part 1" "October: Part 2" "November: Part 1" "November: Part 2" "December: Part 1" "December: Part 2" "January Special: The First Dream of the New Year" "January" "February: Part 1" "February: Part 2" "March: Part 1" "March: Part 2" "April: Part 1" "April: Part 2" "May: Part 1" "May: Part 2"
4	June 25, 2002[23]	ISBN 978-4-8402-2128-3	April 20, 2004[24]	ISBN 978-1-4139-0048-4
"June: Part 1" "June: Part 2" "July: Part 1" "July: Part 2" "August" "September: Part 1" "September: Part 2" "October: Part 1" "October: Part 2" "November Special" "December: Part 1" "December: Part 2" "January: Part 1" "January: Part 2" "February: Part 1" "February: Part 2" "Graduation: Part 1" "Graduation: Part 2"

References

1. Carl Kimlinger (December 15, 2007). "Azumanga Daioh GN - Omnibus Edition". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 12, 2007. Azumanga Daioh is a slice-of-life chronicle of high-school friendships cranked up to just the right extremity to be absolutely hilarious.
2. "Azumanga Daioh Vol. 1 - 4 Review". IGN. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
3. "Azumanga Daioh 10th Anniversary". Anime News Network. February 24, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2009.
4. "あずまんが大王1年生 (少年サンデーコミックススペシャル): あずま きよひこ: 本" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
5. "Azumanga Daioh Manga's 3 New Chapters to Debut in May (Updated)". Anime News Network. April 21, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
6. ""Gessan" New starting. Serial Formation by Adachi Mitsuru and Azuma Kiyohiko". Akihabara General Laboratory. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
7. "Yen Press to reissue Azumanga Daioh manga". Anime News Network. April 1, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2009.
8. "Azumanga Daioh Vol 1" (in French). Kurokawa. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
9. "Azumanga Daioh" (in German). Tokyopop Germany. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
10. "Azumanga Daioh" (in Spanish). Norma Editorial. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
11. "Azumanga Daioh" (in Finnish). Punainen jättiläinen. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
12. "아즈망가 대왕" (in Korean). Daiwon C.I. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
13. "โรงเรียนป่วน นักเรียนเป๋อ Vol 1" (in Thai). siambookcenter.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
14. "Azumanga Daioh" (in Vietnamese). TVM Comics. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
15. "笑園漫畫大王" (in Chinese). Tong Li Publishing. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
16. Penedo, Nicolas (2008). Dicomanga: le dictionnaire encyclopédique de la bande dessinée japonaise (in French). Paris: Fleurus. p. 56. ISBN 978-2-215-07931-6.
17. "あずまんが大王(1)" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
18. "Azumanga Daioh, Vol 1". Mania.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
19. "あずまんが大王(2)" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
20. "Azumanga Daioh, Vol 2". Mania.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
21. "あずまんが大王(3)" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
22. "Azumanga Daioh, Vol 3". Mania.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
23. "あずまんが大王(4)" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
24. "Azumanga Daioh, Vol 4". Mania.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.