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Azumanga Daiou The Animation
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The situational humor in both of these are incredibly similar. They are both so quirky. I watch Azumanga first and it's one of the few anime I'll rewatch. I'm so glad to find Nichijou. It was like finding out Parks and Rec was an option after rewatching The Office.
Similar humour and episode layout/development. However, Azumanga has a stronger storyline than Nichijou, which is literally just clips from the character's obscure lives.
Flagship comedy of Japanese animation. These names are pretty-much Mr.Bean of anime world at its time. High-profile, funny, not plotless but whogivesashit, feature stereotypical moe girl of its era, and appeal to majority male anime audiences (a.k.a. freaky otaku.)
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Recommended by lapisdragon
Both looks at the daily lives of high school girls that often display very mundane conversations/activities into hilarious outcomes. I do have to mention, however, that Norio Wakamoto had a larger role in Azumanga Daioh than Nichijou. Just sayin'.
Nichijou is based on a similar idea as Azumanga - it shows everyday life of a selected group of schoolgirls. But where Azumanga drops the laughing parts and gets on a more mellow and heartcatching atmosphere Nichijou keeps its pace. Personally I consider Nichijou to be a much more wonderful, memorable, emotional experience. It made me laugh so many times and also cry so many times. And it is the first anime I truly and sincerely wanted to continue forever.
At the first look Nichijou looks like an imitation of Azumanga, the humor and characters are very similar but Nichijou have his own value too, both are really funny and may convert your worst day into a happy one.
Both of them revolve around the everyday life of several school girls and the weird happenings that they get into. They have similar humor, so I think you'd definitely like one if you liked the other. Nichijou is a little more weird and it has more characters, while Azumanga Daioh spends more time focusing on one group of characters.
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Recommended by supersloth
Nichijou and Azumanga Daioh are both high school comedies that follow a segmented format (where each episode is divided into a number of "mini-episodes"). Both rely more on physical comedy and non-sequitur or absurdness than wit as the base of their humor. Neither of the two pay very dedicated attention to realism, with Nichijou in particular being quite surreal for certain segments.
A cast of female characters in a school setting. Both contain very little, if any, storyline, but rather focus on pure comedy. Nichijou is much more random in comparison, but both pull off jokes extremely well.
Both have very silly, nearly nonsensical humor that doesn't rely on pop-references to deliver. While Nichijou is more over-the-top and dramatic in its reality-defying antics and Azumanga Daioh has a more dream-like quality to it, the pacing across each is very similar.
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Recommended by IgnisArtificis
Both are extremly funny, randomness, the character staffs are really similar, main characters are girls, crazy teachers and moe :33
I feel that Nichijou is the spiritual successor to Azumanga Daioh in that Nichijou is like Azumanga Daioh on crack. Some of the character designs are reminiscent of Azumanga Daioh, and it has a similar short-skit kind of feel to it, but Nichijou's art, cast of characters, and jokes are more fast-paced and crazy, showing how the genre has progressed over the 9 years difference between the two.
The anime also centers around the daily life of school girls and has many humor elements, some characters are also similar (thick headed type, burning-spirit type, gullible type). Nichijou has more twists and fantasy related content
Both have chibi art styles. Both are school-based slice of life, with bizarre comedic gold. Both mainly focus on school-girls. Both are happy/uplifting and sure to put a smile on your face.
Both are about everyday life of a very likeable group of high school girls dealing with their everyday life.
Azumanga Daioh is the more grounded one, focusing more on character growth as the friendship between the girls develops.
Nichijou mostly focuses on making the ordinary extraordinary, both literally and figuratively.
While extremely similiar at first glance, they have their very distinct identities, but they're absolute must see.
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Recommended by CardNFoRcE
Both have a very similar plot, are "slice-of-life", and share the same over-the-top randomness.
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Recommended by teddybeddybye
Both Azumanga Daioh and Nichijou are about a group of high school girls experiencing the exaggerated events of everyday life. Both are stylized as a "sitcom" with no overarching plot however this doesn't take away from the quality of writing since each series' episodes are gems on their own.
The comedy may be a bit more abstract in Nichijou but it uses this to its advantage making it even better at some points. Both shows have the same presentation—short stories clips—(Azumanga's is definitely more relevant to itself as time progresses).
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Recommended by Ninjapiratehobo
Both series have quirky and cute characters in a simple, slice-of-life setting with no added romance and just focusing on pure friendship.
Azumanga Daioh has a more story driven plot with humour thrown into it (great humour at that), whereas Nichijou is entirely just there for the laughs, where there is no real main story line but, rather scenes from character's day to day life that are very... peculiar. If you've just come off Azumanga Daioh and are looking for more comedy of the same style, Nichijou is a good recommendation.
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Recommended by M0k0cch1_13
Both are slice of life comedy series about high school girls.
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Recommended by Accelerator10
It feels like a modern-day Azumanga Daioh
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Recommended by Searchraika
Good comedic slice of life. It is not dubbed.
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Recommended by theregularmaster
The "normal" high school life of a group of high school girls. A lot more wtf things happen in Nichijou and its rythm is faster, but the 2 are still very cute and will make you smile, laugh ( and maybe cry at the end if you love the series too much ). If you loved one, you'll surely love the other
Both are slice-of-life, and both are done well. Where Azumanga Daioh is better in characters, Nichijou is better in complete insanity and animation.
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Recommended by LaughinOtaku
Both anime series are school life comedy with the humor based on randomness and exaggeration. In that sense they are maybe too similar. So, if you really want to watch something light and enjoyed either of the series, give the other one a try!
Both anime focus on a group of slightly insane high school girls and their (mis)adventures. The group dynamics are similar and both shows go into absurd comedy every now and then. Both anime show that despite how wacky and mean the girls seem to be, they like and care for each other.
Both are very funny and enjoyable,and the characters are lovable,not to mention the humor is absolulety amazing
Imagine if Azumanga Daioh was somehow even better. You're imagining Nichijou.
Girls going to school and do nonsense which end up being hilarious.
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Recommended by WhatAGoodShow
This is the only good pure anime comedy. Definitely give it 3 episodes it may be difficult to get sucked into its insane rhythm immediately. But once you do it's basically a never-ending joy ride of laughs until it ends.
It's basically the second coming of Azumanga Daioh via Kyoto Animation. While it's paced very differently from AzuDai and follows a sketch show format without a three act structure, it has all kinds of wacky and relatable humor but still has a lot of heart and great characters.
Nichijou undeniably pulls a lot from Azumanga Daioh, but it changes around some things for the better. If you liked Azumanga Daioh, Nichijou is definitely worth a watch, and the humor is similar.
Azumanga and Nichijou both not only share a similar high school setting, but also have a very distinct surrealist sense of humor.
Both animes focus on everyday lives of a group of high school girls with eccentric and sometimes over the top humor. In many cases, both also have skits involving separate characters outside of our main cast, although its more prevalent in Nichijou . It's no secret that Azumanga Daioh started the trend of slice of life comedies for Kyoto Animation in which Nichijou is largely inspired by.
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Recommended by Vinylwolfe
Both shows follow ordinary lives of a group of girls and are purely gag anime. They both also follow a more skit format, rather than a normal plot-structure
They both also share similar characters, such as: the quiet one, the loud one, the kid, the normal one etc.
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Recommended by Short_Circut
very similar genre. both about daily life but with a heavy comedic undertone. meant to be over the top. its about nothing, yet so much
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Recommended by yukiji_conan
Azumanga Daioh walked so that Nichijou could run. Together with other animes from the mid 2000s such as Gintama and Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei Azumanga Daioh helped pave the way for and inspire future iterations of the comedy genre.
Most of the gags in the Azumanga Daioh are prolonged, so as to show the ridiculousness of the situations the characters find themselves in. Similiarly in Nichijou, the scenes often go so far that you'll start questioning how many more jokes they'll be able to fit in the skit.
Apart from the longer sketches in the shows they also have their share of short jokes, often of the fairly esoteric
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Both these shows are comedies set in a high school. More then that. They're the same style of comedy, and they have a similar feel. They both have a colorful cast of characters, and they both have a teacher obsessing over a student. (One of which just wants to study said student, for she knows she's a robot. The other is a pervert.)
Both are hilarious comedies with barely any story in it
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Recommended by anaklarangan
Nichijou and Azumanga Daioh really resemble each other, with a similar type of humor and cast of characters comprised of students and teachers of a high school. The main difference is in the animation and art style, which is more refined and energetic in Nichijou, in contrast to the laid-back tone in Azumanga.
Nichijou is a surreal spin on the slice of life genre that focuses on slapstick comedy, playing off the weird and wacky occurrences as "everyday life" (as the title implies). Do not think of the show as having a coherent timeline, and more like a series of sketches set in a singular universe.
Azumanga Daioh is a more grounded slice of life with a cohesive timeline of events, from freshman year to senior year, playing out an entire high school experience between a cast of friends. It's simple, calm, and nostalgic, and the characters and their differing personalities play off eachother really well.
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Recommended by KyodoTheGodhand
Both have the same style of jokes in a sense - the unexpected humor and running gags. If you are like me, you will get good laughs from both.
Azumanga Daioh is the unofficial pre-requisite to Nichijou. The type of humor and randomness took a lot of cliff notes from Azumanga Daioh. Though Azumanga is a tad more low-key and doesn't rely quite as strongly on skits, you can see how the series work like each other. If you crave more Nichijou, definitely give Azumanga a shot.
you like humor?! we got 'em! you want a school setting?! bet your dakimakura we got 'em!! you like slice of life?! of course you do, you don't have a life to begin with you weeb. a slice is too good bcuz you'll see how other people live their interesting lives without bothering yourself to make a move! they share a too real sense of comedy, somehow relatable but not, at the same time. hope ya have 𝓕𝓾𝓝 anyways!
the comedy of both of these anime are quite similar, but I gotta say more proper Storyline in Azumanga Daioh
Well, if you like full comedy genre, then try to give this a shot. Both shows full of absurd things, crazy moments, fun conflict between the mc, yet also have heartwarming moments.
1. Both series contain a character who is clumsy and a little...out there
2. Both series contain a friend group of very different personalities
3. Both series use surreal humor.
It may seem like Nichijou copies Azumanga Daioh; however, Nichijou's usage of surreal humor is a little bit different than that of Azumanga Daioh's.
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Recommended by TempestoGod
Both are slice of life comedies and are one of the most hilarious shows I have ever seen
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Recommended by shadowdownfall
Both shows are wacky in their own way & they're both slice of life comedies with the characters from both shows getting into funny situations.
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Recommended by VampireLord1024
The style of comedy is similar - short clips with absurd situations. While the characters aren't all the same tropes, they have similar feelings to them, especially Osaka and Aioi. If you laughed at Nichijou, you will likely laugh at Azumanga Daiou.
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Recommended by evilpetergriffin
two comedies that bring peace to the viewer, fun and bring a unique comedy
nichijou has the similar comedy structure to azumanga daioh. i would recommend nichijou if you like azumanga daioh & vice versa 😁
azumanga daioh is like if nichijou was made on the evangelion series budget ($12, 3 quarters, stick of gum)
nichijou is like if azumanga daioh was made on the budget of apollo 11 (~$355,000,000)
Both are daily lives of high school girls. Azumanga Daioh has Osaka, the best and only reason to watch the anime. They like to over exxagerate everyday occurrences.
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Recommended by CyanCheetah