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[[WMG: Manga/AzumangaDaioh is an AlternateUniverse version of Anime/LuckyStar]]

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[[WMG: Manga/AzumangaDaioh is an AlternateUniverse version of Anime/LuckyStar]]''Anime/LuckyStar'']]



[[WMG: Azumanga Daioh takes place in the distant past of the Series/{{Andromeda}} Universe.]]

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[[WMG: Azumanga Daioh takes place in the distant past of the Series/{{Andromeda}} ''Series/{{Andromeda}}'' Universe.]]



[[WMG: Chiyo is VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}'s Ushio, Manga/{{Yotsuba}}, The Professor in Manga/{{Nichijou}}, and Chiyo-chan, in that order.]]

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[[WMG: Chiyo is VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}'s ''VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}'''s Ushio, Manga/{{Yotsuba}}, The Professor in Manga/{{Nichijou}}, ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}'', and Chiyo-chan, in that order.]]



Also note that there is someone in VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}, Manga/{{Nichijou}}, and Manga/{{Yotsuba}} who either looks or acts (kind of) like Osaka. In VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}} there's Fuko, in Manga/{{Nichijou}} there's Nano, and in Manga/{{Yotsuba}} there's Ena.

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Also note that there is someone in VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}, Manga/{{Nichijou}}, ''VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}'', ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}'', and Manga/{{Yotsuba}} ''Manga/{{Yotsuba}}'' who either looks or acts (kind of) like Osaka. In VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}} ''VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}'' there's Fuko, in Manga/{{Nichijou}} ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}'' there's Nano, and in Manga/{{Yotsuba}} ''Manga/{{Yotsuba}}'' there's Ena.



* And Chiyo's dad is actually a recruiting agent for the Incubators, likely from their planet (similar to the theories about Ume-sensei from ''Manga/HidamariSketch''). Catlike appearance, check. Magical abilities, check. Eerie demeanor, check. Unchanging facial expression, check (though his isn't a FrozenFace). Only appears to the dreamy {{Cloudcuckoolanders}} Osaka and Sakaki (they would be the most likely to have "potential"), check. OhCrap...

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* And Chiyo's dad is actually a recruiting agent for the Incubators, likely from their planet (similar to the theories about Ume-sensei from ''Manga/HidamariSketch''). Catlike appearance, check. Magical abilities, check. Eerie demeanor, check. Unchanging facial expression, check (though his isn't a FrozenFace). Only appears to the dreamy {{Cloudcuckoolanders}} {{Cloudcuckoolander}}s Osaka and Sakaki (they would be the most likely to have "potential"), check. OhCrap...



[[WMG: ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' is the girl's game of TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons.]]

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[[WMG: ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' is the girl's game of TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons.''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''.]]



[[WMG: Chiyo is [[Manga/{{BGataHKei}} Misato]].]]

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[[WMG: Chiyo is [[Manga/{{BGataHKei}} [[Manga/BGataHKei Misato]].]]
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Widget Series has been renamed to Quirky Work as per TRS (it's also YMMV).


In ''[[FanWork Osaka]] [[WidgetSeries Simulator]]'', Osaka can sneeze on a regular basis. Sneezing on a regular basis is a symptom of either allergies, chronic dry sinuses, or a cold. IdiotsCannotCatchColds. Since allergies are often treated as colds in Japanese fiction for the purposes of IdiotsCannotCatchColds, Osaka is either not an idiot or has chronic dry sinuses (possibly comorbid with her dry eyes). Q. [[BatDeduction E.]] ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis D.]]''

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In ''[[FanWork Osaka]] [[WidgetSeries Osaka Simulator]]'', Osaka can sneeze on a regular basis. Sneezing on a regular basis is a symptom of either allergies, chronic dry sinuses, or a cold. IdiotsCannotCatchColds. Since allergies are often treated as colds in Japanese fiction for the purposes of IdiotsCannotCatchColds, Osaka is either not an idiot or has chronic dry sinuses (possibly comorbid with her dry eyes). Q. [[BatDeduction E.]] ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis D.]]''
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* Osaka is Tsukasa ({{Cloudcuckoolander, flat chested) plus the KansaiRegionalAccent.

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* Osaka is Tsukasa ({{Cloudcuckoolander, flat chested) plus the KansaiRegionalAccent.Kansai accent.



* Yukari is Nanako (OneOfTheKids, BestBeerEver, OldMaid, they're both teachers and gamers), plus Yui's DrivesLikeCrazy and minus the KansaiRegionalAccent.

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* Yukari is Nanako (OneOfTheKids, BestBeerEver, OldMaid, they're both teachers and gamers), plus Yui's DrivesLikeCrazy and minus the KansaiRegionalAccent.Kansai accent.
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* So would you say Osaka qualifies as an UncannyValleyGirl then? She does seem kinda similar to [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Ryoko Asakura]] at times.

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* So would you say Osaka qualifies as an UncannyValleyGirl then? She does seem kinda similar to [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Ryoko Asakura]] at times.



** [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Something here sounds a little familiar.]]

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** [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Something here sounds a little familiar.]]



* Shades of ''[[LightNovel/BludgeoningAngelDokuroChan Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan]]''? I think he'd be a bit much for Belldandy to handle.

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* Shades of ''[[LightNovel/BludgeoningAngelDokuroChan ''[[Literature/BludgeoningAngelDokuroChan Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan]]''? I think he'd be a bit much for Belldandy to handle.



[[WMG: Sakaki's last name is [[LightNovel/{{Shimoneta}} Tsukimigusa]]]]

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[[WMG: Sakaki's last name is [[LightNovel/{{Shimoneta}} [[Literature/{{Shimoneta}} Tsukimigusa]]]]



** In other words, this entire universe was created by LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya after she got bored with [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya the previous one]].

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** In other words, this entire universe was created by LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya after she got bored with [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya the previous one]].



* Ahem. Have you ever read up on your kanji? If so, you'll know that the kanji for her actual name, "Ayumu," is an unusual (but not unheard-of) reading for "Spring Day." What's the more standard reading for that kanji combination? ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Haruhi]]''. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

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* Ahem. Have you ever read up on your kanji? If so, you'll know that the kanji for her actual name, "Ayumu," is an unusual (but not unheard-of) reading for "Spring Day." What's the more standard reading for that kanji combination? ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya ''[[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Haruhi]]''. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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[[WMG: Mr. Kimura is [[Website/SCPFoundation SCP-096]] in disguise]]
He was actually a regular dude until he witnessed SCP-096's face when it was accidentally printed in a book (he was only a few pixels big in the photo). After killing him, SCP-096 decided he wanted to be human and wore Mr. Kimura's skin so that he doesn't freak out when people look at him and to evade Foundation capture. His creepy comments towards the girls is him trying (and failing) to mimick normal human behavior.
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OverprotectiveDad? Sakaki does look like his daughter..

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OverprotectiveDad? Sakaki does look like his daughter..
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Old Maid merge


* Yukari is Nanako (OneOfTheKids, BestBeerEver, ChristmasCake, they're both teachers and gamers), plus Yui's DrivesLikeCrazy and minus the KansaiRegionalAccent.

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* Yukari is Nanako (OneOfTheKids, BestBeerEver, ChristmasCake, OldMaid, they're both teachers and gamers), plus Yui's DrivesLikeCrazy and minus the KansaiRegionalAccent.
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[[WMG:Chiyo-Chan's pigtails are subject to a bizarre sort of displaced Main/{{Gainaxing}}.]]

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[[WMG:Chiyo-Chan's pigtails are subject to a bizarre sort of displaced Main/{{Gainaxing}}.jiggling.]]
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* While Chiyo is in America, she'll meet [[Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub Honey]] and between his brawn and her brains they'll become a BadassAdorable BattleCouple and [[TheyFightCrime Fight Crime]].

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* While Chiyo is in America, she'll meet [[Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub Honey]] and between his brawn and her brains they'll become a BadassAdorable BattleCouple and [[TheyFightCrime Fight Crime]].Crime.
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According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, dilated pupils are caused by "disease, trauma or drugs". She looks healthy and she can't have spent the entire show with head trauma, so clearly she's on something.

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According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, Website/TheOtherWiki, dilated pupils are caused by "disease, trauma or drugs". She looks healthy and she can't have spent the entire show with head trauma, so clearly she's on something.
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[[WMG: Osaka is the UltimateEvil]]

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[[WMG: Osaka is the UltimateEvil]]ultimate evil]]
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[[WMG:Azumanga Daioh takes place in a magical girl or urban fantasy universe viewed from the perspective of background extras]]
Despite being a grounded, slice-of-life manga that focuses on the decidedly mundane misadventures of a group of high school students, Azumanga Daioh and its spiritual sucessor Yotsuba&! have always had a handful of inexplicable, more fantastical elements that pop up. My theory is that Kiyohiko's original works all take place in a setting akin to Magical Girl shows like Sailor Moon, but viewed from the perspective of background characters who aren't aware of the world's more fantastical elements.

Prior to creating Azumanga Daioh, series' creator Kiyohiko Azuma was writing and drawing the more fantastical manga Wallaby, which is the keystone to this shared universe theory: Wallaby was a series whose fantasy elements were much more front and center. While the focus of Wallaby's short run was mostly on the same slice of life stories that define Azuma's work, a lot of elements of the manga's premise bear similarities to anime like Sailor Moon or Cardcaptor Sakura: A normal girl who is first introduced to the supernatural side of the world she inhabits by a talking animal/creature/toy whose personality contrasts with their cute appearance.

This connects back to Azumanga Daioh because Wallaby's main protagonists, Kokoro and Warabi, make a cameo in the manga at the first year cultural festival. Not only that, but the final chapter of Wallaby (Released shortly before the cameo in question) has Kokoro mention her school's cultural festival is coming up, confirming the two series take place in the same setting.

In addition, prior to finding success with his own, original works, Azuma was active in the doujin scene under the -pen name A-ZONE, with Anime/SailorMoon being the most frequent subjects of his doujinshi. Many of the foundations of his later works like Azumanga Daioh and Yotsuba&! first show up in these Sailor Moon doujinshi, which most commonly focused on the Sailor Scouts getting involved in quirky, humorous situations in their civilian lives.

My theory is that when he began working on Wallaby, his first original title, Zuma planned for the series to be something akin to Sailor Moon, but with a greater focus on the protagonists civilian life. As the series only lasted for 8 chapters and was quickly eclipsed by Azumanga's popularity, Azuma didn't get the chance to explore the more fantastical side of the setting it took place in, but would end up repurposing some of these elements (Chiyo-Chichi, for instance) for Azumanga Daioh.

TL;DR version - All of Kiyohiko Azuma's original works takes place in a setting somewhat resembling Sailor Moon's, but since none of the main characters are aware of or involved in the magical girl aspects of the world they only ever show up as weird background details.
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*** Above theory UpToEleven: The entire series is Kimura's paranoid hallucinations AfterTheEnd, as he assaults, kills and skins each of them... [[MoralEventHorizon I'm going to hell.]]

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*** Above theory UpToEleven: up to eleven: The entire series is Kimura's paranoid hallucinations AfterTheEnd, as he assaults, kills and skins each of them... [[MoralEventHorizon I'm going to hell.]]
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* For further proof, this troper and his friends were remembering our own high school days...and I realized that it could be summed up semi-accurately as "Manga/AzumangaDaioh [[RecycledInSpace WITH BOYS]]". Seriously, some of the antics are freakishly similar, and got embellished in the same way. The "instant nickname"[[note]]The nickname in this case was "Monkeymuscles". We came up with it as a generic nickname, and thought it was so awesome that we randomly started calling someone by it. It caught on.[[/note]] thing in particular actually happenend.

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* For further proof, this troper and his friends were remembering our own high school days...and I realized that it could be summed up semi-accurately as "Manga/AzumangaDaioh [[RecycledInSpace [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace WITH BOYS]]". Seriously, some of the antics are freakishly similar, and got embellished in the same way. The "instant nickname"[[note]]The nickname in this case was "Monkeymuscles". We came up with it as a generic nickname, and thought it was so awesome that we randomly started calling someone by it. It caught on.[[/note]] thing in particular actually happenend.
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Romantic Two Girl Friendship has been renamed to Pseudo Romantic Friendship. All misuse and ZC Es will be deleted and all other examples will be changed to the correct trope.


[[WMG: Nyamo and Yukari had a RomanticTwoGirlFriendship when in school.]]

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[[WMG: Nyamo and Yukari had a RomanticTwoGirlFriendship PseudoRomanticFriendship when in school.]]



* It still doesn't explain why Nyamo would be so embarrassed about that letter, since it's pretty ordinary for girls in a RomanticTwoGirlFriendship to do stuff like that. Yukari would have likely done some lovey-dovey stuff herself then. It ''would'' explain though why Nyamo has such a high tolerance for Yukari's childish behavior, since she might still have some of the old feelings for her.

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* It still doesn't explain why Nyamo would be so embarrassed about that letter, since it's pretty ordinary for girls in a RomanticTwoGirlFriendship PseudoRomanticFriendship to do stuff like that. Yukari would have likely done some lovey-dovey stuff herself then. It ''would'' explain though why Nyamo has such a high tolerance for Yukari's childish behavior, since she might still have some of the old feelings for her.



* Kaorin is Hiyori (RomanticTwoGirlFriendship) minus Hiyori's [[AnimalsHateHim Animals Hate Her]].

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* Kaorin is Hiyori (RomanticTwoGirlFriendship) (PseudoRomanticFriendship) minus Hiyori's [[AnimalsHateHim Animals Hate Her]].
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She starts out reserved, only showing enthusiasm for sports (if it can be called enthusiasm) and competing against Sakaki in particular, but eventually starts opening up while walking home along the same route as Sakaki and even after becoming friendly with other classmates remained closest by far to Sakaki (staying near her at the festival, adding to Sakaki's textbook doodles after borrowing the textbook from her in the first place, and rarely if ever interacting with other classmates outside the Bonkuras'/Knuckleheads' stunts [including vicious competition with Tomo] and group activities). Whether it's a [[HeterosexualLifePartners het-crush]], IfItsYouItsOkay, or something [[SchoolgirlLesbians else]] is up to the individual reader (note that this is [[HeterosexualLifePartners not incompatible with]] the Asexual Kagura theory).

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She starts out reserved, only showing enthusiasm for sports (if it can be called enthusiasm) and competing against Sakaki in particular, but eventually starts opening up while walking home along the same route as Sakaki and even after becoming friendly with other classmates remained closest by far to Sakaki (staying near her at the festival, adding to Sakaki's textbook doodles after borrowing the textbook from her in the first place, and rarely if ever interacting with other classmates outside the Bonkuras'/Knuckleheads' stunts [including vicious competition with Tomo] and group activities). Whether it's a [[HeterosexualLifePartners het-crush]], IfItsYouItsOkay, or something [[SchoolgirlLesbians else]] else is up to the individual reader (note that this is [[HeterosexualLifePartners not incompatible with]] the Asexual Kagura theory).



** My favorite fan-theory is that he did it so the boys would respect and listen to him and the girls would be scared/revolted and listen to him. And that he only targets girls that would never return the 'feelings' i.e. [[SchoolgirlLesbians Kaorin]]. This troper's own theory is that he does it to make girls realize that they are SchoolgirlLesbians.

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** My favorite fan-theory is that he did it so the boys would respect and listen to him and the girls would be scared/revolted and listen to him. And that he only targets girls that would never return the 'feelings' i.e. [[SchoolgirlLesbians Kaorin]]. Kaorin. This troper's own theory is that he does it to make girls realize that they are SchoolgirlLesbians.lesbians.



This is almost {{Fanon}}. The [[Main/NoodleIncident "Loveletter" incident]] is about how Nyamo wanted a [[Main/RelationshipUpgrade go to]] [[Main/SchoolgirlLesbians next level]].

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This is almost {{Fanon}}. The [[Main/NoodleIncident [[NoodleIncident "Loveletter" incident]] is about how Nyamo wanted a [[Main/RelationshipUpgrade [[RelationshipUpgrade go to]] [[Main/SchoolgirlLesbians to the next level]].



** [[SchoolgirlLesbians Nyamo and Yukari]] [[ArtisticLicenseBiology knocked each other up]]

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** [[SchoolgirlLesbians Nyamo and Yukari]] Yukari [[ArtisticLicenseBiology knocked each other up]]



* No one's brought up SchoolgirlLesbians yet? In the Azumanga section of Website/FanFictionDotNet, there are probably almost as many Tomo/Yomi {{Slash Fic}}s as there are Konata/Kagami fics in the ''Anime/LuckyStar'' section. Both couples have a similar [[BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine Boke and Tsukkomi]] dynamic. Lest we forget Azumanga is noted on the CastFullOfGay page...

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* No one's brought up SchoolgirlLesbians them being lesbians yet? In the Azumanga section of Website/FanFictionDotNet, there are probably almost as many Tomo/Yomi {{Slash Fic}}s as there are Konata/Kagami fics in the ''Anime/LuckyStar'' section. Both couples have a similar [[BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine Boke and Tsukkomi]] dynamic. Lest we forget Azumanga is noted on the CastFullOfGay page...
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** Outside of that occasion he always calls her Kurosawa-sensei, so he was probably just being his inane-self and pulling his "Can I call you by your nickname?" stunt like he does with everyone (so in other words, *never* let him find out your nickname!). In any case, if ''anyone'' was ever involved in a love-letter incident with Kimura, then it was Yukari [[http://www.anymanga.com/azumanga-daioh/004/005/008-009/]]

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** Outside of that occasion he always calls her Kurosawa-sensei, so he was probably just being his inane-self and pulling his "Can I call you by your nickname?" stunt like he does with everyone (so in other words, *never* let him find out your nickname!). In any case, if ''anyone'' was ever involved in a love-letter incident with Kimura, then it was Yukari [[http://www.anymanga.com/azumanga-daioh/004/005/008-009/]]
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** Or it could have been extremely recently. You see Nyamo get angered when Yukari mentions that she wasn't single last summer. Maybe she didn't want the students to know because they think of Yukari as [[http://www.mangavolume.com/index.php?serie=azumanga-daioh&chapter=azumanga-daioh-1&page_nr=13 odd]]. Perhaps they agreed to just be friends and never speak of it again? That also explains why they never mention the love letter to the rest of the group because that would mean acknowledging the relationship. Come to think of it, one would wonder how far they got in their relationship and [[PerverseSexualLust damnit I'm aroused now]].
** They may or may not have gone on a date [[http://www.mangavolume.com/index.php?serie=azumanga-daioh&chapter=azumanga-daioh-8&page_nr=1]] And [[http://www.mangavolume.com/index.php?serie=azumanga-daioh&chapter=azumanga-daioh-8&page_nr=2]]

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** Or it could have been extremely recently. You see Nyamo get angered when Yukari mentions that she wasn't single last summer. Maybe she didn't want the students to know because they think of Yukari as [[http://www.mangavolume.com/index.php?serie=azumanga-daioh&chapter=azumanga-daioh-1&page_nr=13 odd]].odd. Perhaps they agreed to just be friends and never speak of it again? That also explains why they never mention the love letter to the rest of the group because that would mean acknowledging the relationship. Come to think of it, one would wonder how far they got in their relationship and [[PerverseSexualLust damnit I'm aroused now]].
** They may or may not have gone on a date [[http://www.mangavolume.com/index.php?serie=azumanga-daioh&chapter=azumanga-daioh-8&page_nr=1]] And [[http://www.mangavolume.com/index.php?serie=azumanga-daioh&chapter=azumanga-daioh-8&page_nr=2]]date



We already know that she's been stealing Chiyo's height, and for most of episode 16 she was stealing Osaka's weirdness. We can also assume this is how she is so athletic without trying: she stole the skills of all the other students. [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/azumanga_daioh/v02/c013/5.html Here's something else she stole (right side).]]

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We already know that she's been stealing Chiyo's height, and for most of episode 16 she was stealing Osaka's weirdness. We can also assume this is how she is so athletic without trying: she stole the skills of all the other students. [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/azumanga_daioh/v02/c013/5.html Here's something else she stole (right side).]]
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Everyone Is Gay is being merged into Cast Full Of Gay


* No one's brought up SchoolgirlLesbians yet? In the Azumanga section of Website/FanFictionDotNet, there are probably almost as many Tomo/Yomi {{Slash Fic}}s as there are Konata/Kagami fics in the ''Anime/LuckyStar'' section. Both couples have a similar [[BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine Boke and Tsukkomi]] dynamic. Lest we forget Azumanga is noted on the EveryoneIsGay page...

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* No one's brought up SchoolgirlLesbians yet? In the Azumanga section of Website/FanFictionDotNet, there are probably almost as many Tomo/Yomi {{Slash Fic}}s as there are Konata/Kagami fics in the ''Anime/LuckyStar'' section. Both couples have a similar [[BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine Boke and Tsukkomi]] dynamic. Lest we forget Azumanga is noted on the EveryoneIsGay CastFullOfGay page...
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\n*** Looking through the DSM-5's diagnostic criteria for ASD, Osaka appears to meet enough qualifiers to fit a low-level diagnosis, assuming these were present in early life: abnormal socioemotional reciprocity, abnormal use of gestures, difficulty understanding certain social contexts, echolalia, special interests, and sensory sensitivities. Many of these noticeably impair her ability to fit in with neurotypical society-- many autistic people can socialize with neurotypical peers, but imperfectly, something Osaka demonstrates, and plenty of IRL autistic viewers frequently relate to her. So under current psychological standards, she could plausibly be autistic; since the DSM-5 allows a dual diagnosis of autism and ADHD, it's even possible for her to have both.
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** [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Kagura did ask once whether Sakaki's hand smelled like fish.]]

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** [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Kagura did ask once whether Sakaki's hand smelled like fish.]]
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