>>115354

You do know about the two very short releases: "A Very Sort Azumanga Daioh Movie" and "Azumanga Web Daioh"? The latter being more original than the former, but both being within the timeline of the original. But it seems that there's no interest by Azuma to expand the story.

live action version currently in production

true story

>>115360

USO DA

>>115360
I can't tell which one is supposed to be Kaorin.

>>115360
live can't work with AZU...

>>115360
and where did you hear such distressful story, kind sir?

It will live on forever in H-doujinshi.

I really enjoyed Azu, but honestly I don't really think there should be any more.

Mind you, it's a great show, but it's basically a sitcom. There's only so many times you can make the same (or similar) joke before it starts to become lame. I agree that they could do a small number of short specials or something like that, but I wouldn't want them to make a longer sequel. Chances are it would just overdo it.

It's a bit like Ranma 1/2 (or most Takahashi shows). They're funny at first. But once you've seen the first couple dozen episodes, it's just more of the same. They start really reaching for "new material", and it takes a dive. I belive the proper term is "Jumping the Shark", actually. I'd rather that not happen to Azumanga

>>115362

The one directly under Sakaki that doesn't look like Yomi.

Here, have another.

>>115367

You have a point, too much of a fun thing could get boring if they over-do it....

But look at other long running shows in other countries; like Family guy and The Simpsons... Full domestic cartoons, that have been running for YEARS thanks to good writers....

And look at all the fan-fiction wrote about Azu in places such as fan-fiction.net. Based on after their highschool years... there's lots of material that they can work with...

I bet if they round up some writers, and sit down and work (ans i mean REALLY work) on a scipt, they could pull it off with no problems...

Azumanga reached its logical conclusion. I'm not averse to fan-comics telling of their further adventures, but let it go. Manga is full of bad storytellers (or good storytellers who are led astray by fat paycheques and their swollen egos) who don't know when to let it go, and fans even less willing to let the creaky, shambling thing they keep buying into die; hoping vainly to recapture that sparking of excitement they felt when it was fresh. Azuma, thankfully, seems to understand when a thing has run its course, and as much as I hope Yotsuba&! keeps filling me with joy and giddyness every month, I'm counting on him to put it down when Yotsuba has enjoyed everything. Preferably in quite a few years.

>>115369
I don't think a sequel would work unless they focussed on a few characters (e.g. Tomo and Osaka, because they go to the same school). They'd have to make up a ton of new characters, too. It could be a good show, but it wouldn't be Azumanga Daioh anymore, effectively.

Yeah, yeah, I get all the arguements as to why there should be no sequel or expansion beyond high school for the girls.... but something in me just wants to know so much more about them. I want to see them grow up. I want to maybe grow with them.... even if it is some magical suspension of disbelief where they don't age or don't age as fast as we do in this sullen mortal world.

I want so much more of those wonderful little make-believe people who have strangely meant so much to me.

I know it is silly.

But I just do.

>>115369

That was exactly my point though. Shows like the Simpsons have had an extremely long run. But that doesn't mean that they've had a long QUALITY run. (as I mentioned before, there is a lot of Anime with huge numbers of episodes too). But, those shows are all going downhill.

The Simpsons has some brilliant moments. A handful of the episodes are downright masterpieces. But, it's not as funny as it used to be. The quality is going continually downhill. It has become exactly what I DON'T want to happen to Azu.

As it stands Azu is fabulous...if they try and milk more episdoes out of it, it's just going to get worse as they keep going...and sadly that would affect the entire show. Don't wish for Azu to become another Ranma.

I have often found myself wishing that there was more of my favorite shows. But, when I step back and think about it, one of the key reasons WHY I liked those shows so much is becasue they cut out all the BS, and while they might not have a huge number of hours of content, the entirety of the content they DO have is top-notch. I would much rather watch a 3-hour series that was consistently super-high quality rather than a 20+ hour series with the inevietable ups and downs.

>>115360

Is this news or has that supposed live action drama from a while ago come back to the surface? It seems to be a different bunch of actresses, anyway.

>>115400
The live action drama from ages ago was just a hoax.
The image in >>115360 is just cosplay.

>>No.115401

All the girl supposedly playing Yomi would need to do is grow her hair out, and things would be fine. I particularly like Ayumu's "What'chu talkin' 'bout, Willis"'? expression.

Not that I particularly want a sequel, but I remember hearing that Gainax started as a bunch of college students who formed a company because they didn't want to break up their gang after graduation. Well, if Ms. Mihama can provide the capital and Osaka the blue-sky innovation, I'm sure Azumanga, LLC could be very successful.

Heh, I recognize this feeling all too well. Part of me wants to disagree with all the points made against a 'season 2', but inside I know that Anonymous is right.
Still, the "Continuation!!"(see picture) urge that finishing ep26 or book 4 generates is remarkably strong. Maybe this is because it was so clear from the beginning that that was all, The End, book closed, etc. where so many other titles leave the door open for future chapters and seasons. I have seen more than one anime or manga reviewer mention how AD leaves you longing for more.

It would be nice if Azuma would one day do an AD short story, a one-shot of sorts, a Christmas special, hell, I don't know. Kind of like how Neil Gaiman wrote a few more standalone stories long after he finished the Sandman series, but I don't believe this is a tradition in Manga.

>>115414
Well often an anime series will release an OVA after the series has completed. I highly doubt that Azuma will ever return to Azumanga though. Maybe in the future after Yotsubato ends and he's out of fresh ideas but doesn't want to be washed up yet.

Maybe just one more bow from the girls....

It doesn't have to be a long series or a strongly written OAV, but a something that says that Mr. Azuma is watching over or opinions.

To see Osaka have a stand-alone episode with one of her jokes, or having Karoi trying to be close to Sakaki...

Or another cooking short with Chiyo, or having Tomoe running amuck and making things fun for us all....

Maybe having the Yukari and Nyamo have another spat over beer and Sashimi at their favotie bar....

In short, i just MISSED them, i know i could just throw a DVD in the player and see them for hours on and, but i miss NOT knowing what they'll do next....

So i guess.... that all we can do is wait huh...?

Sure, let's just keep adding shit to the show. It worked for eva, what could go wrong?

Seriously, what I like about the story telling of Azu was the complete arc. Start, middle and end. Dude knew what he was doing, for real. He captured a moment in time and allowed us to enjoy it forever.

It remains like our own memories of innocent youth, something we can always look back on, something we don't want spoiled by the realities of adulthood and the harshness of facing the grown up world. The innocence of the girls just couldn't be maintained, not really. Who would want to see any of them grown old and cynical?

I wouldn't.

Let it go.

Remember what happened to M*A*S*H?

AfterAzu, anyone?

>>115422

YOU wouldn't want to see any of them grown old and cynical?

>>115425
Yomi's already half-way there, anyway.

>>115430
WHOA-OH! LIVIN' ON A PRAYER!

Wait fifty years.

'And look at all the fan-fiction wrote about Azu in places such as fan-fiction.net. Based on after their highschool years...'

You want more? Do what many of us have done - sit down at your keyboard and write your own version of the future. Good luck!

>>115440
some of us, me included, feel fanfiction is cheesy...
and a lot of fanfiction is made so the author can feel like the characters have acted out his/her fantasy.
I.E all those stupid "the new mew" fanfictions on the old 4kids forum that i constantly visited to crush childrens dreams of the mews ever being real.

>>115449

I have to admit that on the whole you're right, but that doesn't mean ALL fan-fiction writers are bad. I enjoy reading quite a few authors, even a few of those who still haven't quite got the hang of using the spellchecker yet, or who were not paying attention during English Grammar 101! We all have our own ideas of what would have happened 'afterwards'. You have yours, I suppose; I have mine, they have theirs. You don't have to read them, but it doesn't mean they shouldn't write them or publish them, no matter how juvenile they are, or how badly their spelling, grammar or even just the basic ideas get up your nose.

Can you do better than the ones you dislike, or is it a general hate for fan-fiction, on principle, so-to-speak?

If you like, you may consider this a challenge. If you don't wish to take it up, for your own reasons, that's OK, but if you do, I'd be genuinly interested to read it.

>>115417
But I WANT to hear the story of how Sakaki financed her way through college by being a Victoria's Secret model.

But mostly, I want to see the pictures.

Fan fiction is the devil.

Most of what I've seen simply inserts a new character that is clearly the alter ego of the author, is a masturbatory character fetish fantasy or is just plain bad.

The characters are part of a vision that the original author had. Remove the original inspiration and you're tearing something from the heart of the characters. Which is why every fan fiction I have ever read has been a heartless doppleganger travesty and a literary train wreck.

And as a creative writer myself, I would be horrified to have to read someone's "interpretation" of one of my stories or characters. Therefore it can be said I stand against it principally, as well as my above stated reason.

Put your talents to work in an original direction. Quit jizzing all over someone else's original creations.

>>115469

There's always the few gems in the garbage dumpster though. There are many sets of characters which do well in particular types of situations, and one can write a good fanfic by putting them in one of those types of situations that makes sense for the characters.

Its just that most fanfic writers are terrible writers.

>>Quit jizzing all over someone else's original creations.

You're asking me not to be an otaku.

I might just do this....

I did pretty well with some fan-fictions based on Battle Athletes, and i have some free-time coming up now that the holidays are over...

And does anyone remember a fan-fiction based on each of the Azu-girls socks? It's a great read, and it has some good insight on each girl....

>>115471

Yes I am. LOL

Honestly, I love Azumanga Daioh. I think it's a great story with well imagined characters and pleasant artwork. But sometimes my fellow /azu/maniacs disturb me.

There's no way that I can articulate this feeling more fully without coming off as some sort of holier than thou weeaboo in denial, so I won't try.

But seriously, you guys.

You guys.

Seriously.

I love you guys, don't get me wrong. But the intensity of obsession that emanates from some of you simply amazes me. I do not understand it.

I like coming here. I like some of the fan art, I appreciate most of the comic antics that go on here, I like the screen captures and all that. I like the information on Yotsuba releases. I especially like the silly photographs of the Yotsuba figures.

But damn, sometimes I just look at some of the threads or maybe a poster or two and think, "holy shit, what is wrong with that person"?

>>115458

>being a Victoria's Secret model

trousers asplode

>>115502 "I love you guys, don't get me wrong. But the intensity of obsession that emanates from some of you simply amazes me. I do not understand it.

<EDIT>

But damn, sometimes I just look at some of the threads or maybe a poster or two and think, "holy shit, what is wrong with that person"?"

On the whole I would agree with you, but they're 'mostly harmless' unless they obviously confuse the Azu-verse with RL.

Then worry!

>>115507

trousers asplode II

vc: mop. You're gonna need a Mop to clean up the results of my trousers asploding after seeing Sakaki in lingerie!

>>No.115502

I understand your concern, but it's not "intensity of obsession," it's just jerking off to an attractive image. It's the very un-not-really-being-there of the characters that makes them prime for a quick hand shandy.

>>115513
Kaorin's bloomers asplode

>>115513

>misha

>>115525
It's not hard to impersonate misha. All you have to do is VC: wryte something like this, include some sexual innuendo including hosiery - and finish off with an exclamation mark!

>>115530
you forgot the "oo-er fnar fnar"

VC:kuche

>>115523

I seriously don't believe you. Anime character design being pretty generic, I have to believe that the attraction comes from the personalities as projected in the story. Which is why azu and Y&! porn will always make me worry about the people who find it attractive.

See >>115513 for an example.

But... Why would anyone want to imitate misha? You would have to be the world's least ambitious troll or something. You can probably find better, much more nuclear ways to set this board aflame than imitating a virginal, developmentally stunted, middle-aged man.

>>115541
Never underestimate the power of moe and the ability of fans to read in whatever we like into simple picture. They're just lines, but damn cute lines.
And don't forget the power of vc: bustition.

Also, >>115360 is one of the best cosplays I've seen of them. I think they all look quite perfect. Kaorin looks a little scary, but I suppose she's meant to. Especially Osaka and Kagura look really good.

>>No.115541

I know they may all look alike at first, but pretty soon you'll be able to tell a Yasuhisa Kato character design from a Noizi Ito, a Noizi Ito from a Toshihiro Kawamoto, and so forth.

>>115551

At around $11 a volume, I doubt it.

Also, dude, just click on the post number to make the link appear in your reply box.

(Pic unrelated, but randomly included because this is an image board after all)

>>115548

This is something I've been meaning to ask a long time. What is with the "vc:whatever" stuff?

>>115554
It stands for "verification code." It's the sequence of letters you have to type in to make a post.

>>115555

I don't get it.

>>115541

Y&! porn makes me worry, full stop.

>>115470

>Its just that most fanfic writers are terrible writers.

QFTT.

99.5% of fan-fiction is absolute shit. You really have to scour the internet to find something worth reading.

I write fan-fiction myself -- not that I'm any good -- but at least I don't neglect spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc, which is where most people go wrong, sadly.

And as for writing fandom smut... Very few people can pull it off. Pretty much all of it -- save a few exceptions -- is cliche, and straight out of some hormonal fantard's wet dream.

It's enough to make you sick.

>>115561

I don't know how you're even posting... orz

>>115561
Finally

I've been looking for the original of this for months now

>>115541

That sounds like my cue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFvelQFWLVU

>>115563

Well, I understand the idea of verification codes. What I don't understand is putting them in the post. I've lurked over a year and have never seen an explanation for this.

>>115570

Hooray, I helped! Have another.

>>115599
Some people find them entertaining. The odds of getting an appropriate one for your post are, however, quite (vc):low. It's fun to try to shoehorn an inappropriate one into your comment.

But people probably do (vc):fabriceite them.

fabricieting = fail
imo it's always possible to fit the code to what you want to say, even though the meaning may sometimes be a little bit ob VC:skure

>>115598

I still think it's about more than just "sexually suggestive drawings". I have developed an visual aid to help communicate this idea.

(pic related)

>>115634
I see your visual aid, and raise you happy lesbians.

>>115562

Actually, on this topic, I was horribly bored the other night and spent about three hours typing up a ~4600-word Haruhi fanfic. If anyone wants to shred it to pieces, say so and I'll post a link (its not online yet).

I tried to avoid the usual traps--I insert no new characters, no new plot elements, etc, etc.

>>115634
Counterpoint.

Think of it this way: would you rather have a relationsihp with some random faceless pornstar bimbo, or the cute girl who sits across from you in math? Now extended it further into the realm of a sexual fantasy: would you rather fantasize about some dime-a-dozen porn star (of which there are millions to be had online), or would you rather fantasize about someone close to you that you actually know something about? When doing the latter, the fantasy becomes more powerful, for the same reason that a relationship with someone you're close to is far stronger than a casual relationship with a stranger.

>>115662

Psha. I guess.

Maybe if you're in high school yourself.

I would just like to see one, cute, innocent, wholesome thing that someone doesn't come along and say, "boy I'd sure like to stick my dick in THAT!"

>>115664
Eh, I don't really think of the girls as being that young. I just see them as people. Not like when I see actual high school girls.

>I would just like to see one, cute, innocent, wholesome thing that someone doesn't come along and say, "boy I'd sure like to stick my dick in THAT!"

Never gonna happen, sadly. There will always be at least one sicko. Although in the case of something like Yotsuba, at least the vast majority is on your side.

>>115664

Getting off the Internets would probably help. And I don't mean that in a hostile way.

As Ralen said though, even if it's somebody like Yotsuba, there'll always be a weirdo.