Azumanga Daioh #2

In "January," Kiyohiko Azuma and Fumiko Chino deliver a delightfully quirky slice-of-life chapter from Azumanga Daioh, capturing the everyday absurdities of high school life with their signature charm. The issue features a series of charming chibi illustrations, each labeled with the character’s height in centimeters—from Tomo at 154cm to the impossibly tall Chiyo-Father at 51,461,367,522cm—before culminating in a full-page group shot on page 162, with the towering Chiyo-Father making a surprisingly scaled-up return on page 165. The cover, a collaborative effort by Azuma, Alvarado, Mileski, Mason, Rasberry, Martin, and Chino, perfectly encapsulates the series’ playful spirit.