

The rereleased “remastered” version of Sakaki-san manga Azumanga Daioh caught no small amount of attention with its distinctly oppai-centric additions in the first volume, as well as having substantially redrawn portions, and it appears this direction continues in the later volumes…
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The recent remake of the fan-favorite 4-koma series Azumanga Daioh’s first volume has attracted much attention, due to the vastly redrawn artwork by the original mangaka Kiyohiko Azuma.
As his style has changed substantially from 1999’s Azumanga to today’s currently running Yotsuba&!, the differences in some panels is truly striking, influencing one fan to create a comprehensive side-by-side comparison of the new and old versions, as can be seen below…
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Kiyohiko Azuma’s classic school life manga Azumanga Daioh has recently received a special reprint, which is in fact more of a remake. Some 60% of the illustrations are said to have been redrawn, and Sakaki’s service bikini has received an upgrade.
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For some reason Osaka, of Azumanga Daioh, is treated to her own suitably chaotic MAD, utilising the “Gourmet Race” meme:
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The ending illustrations to Kannagi continue to attract some tremendouly talented artists; this time the rendition of Nagi-sama is provided by none other than あずまきよひこ / Kiyohiko Azuma, of Yotsuba&! and Azumanga Daioh fame.
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Here are some fine よつばと! / Yotsuba&! wallpapers, in suitably high quality and resolution. See also the Channel. Not enough Ena and Miura, though delicious Fuuka makes ample appearances.
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One of my favourite manga, and in fact the first I ever read in the original Japanese, is よつばと!/Yotsuba&!, by 東清彦/Kiyohiko Azuma. It is an entertaining and easygoing manga, with good art and story, so that alone is enough to recommend it; it is a best seller in Japan so many would agree. However, I think it also happens to be the ideal beginner’s manga for learning Japanese, for several compelling reasons.
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