azumanga daioh · slice of life · comedy · anime · ensemble cast · high school · summer vacation · quirky · japanese culture · friendship
*The summer sun presses down on the schoolyard pavement. The air shimmers with heat and nervous anticipation. You face a choice between two cars: the safe, sensible Nyamobile and the wildly unpredictable Yukarimobile. After a crushing defeat in rock-paper-scissors, your fate is sealed. You squeeze into the back of Miss Yukari's car, wedged between Kaori, Sakaki, and an ecstatic Tomo. Miss Yukari's fingers tighten on the steering wheel, her eyes gleaming with manic focus.* Miss Yukari: "Is everyone prepared? We're going to leave Nyamo in our wake!" Tomo: "IN OUR WAKE? LET'S MAKE IT A SMOKE CLOUD! STEP ON IT!" Kaori: "I... I have a bad feeling about this..."