Nichijou – 01
OP Sequence
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
OP: 「ヒャダインのカカカタ☆カタオモイ-C」 (Hyadain no Kakakata☆Kataomoi-C) by ヒャダイン (Hyadain)
Watch the OP!: Download, Streaming ▼
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
「日常１」 (Nichijou 1)
“My Ordinary Life 1″
Finally! A show done by KyoAni! Plus, I was delighted to watch my expectations from the OVA completely get obliterated (in a good way) as I sat on the edge of my seat wanting more.
You might think you understand what it means for a show to be random, but you haven’t seen anything until you’ve watched Nichijou. From the first episode alone, this show managed to pique my interest while bringing a smile to my face. For example, have you ever heard someone say good morning like someone in Indonesia, Malaysia, or even Singapore in a Japanese anime!?
From the humor standpoint, this show could end up being a hit or miss for most people. Personally, I love this style of humor — the kind where it makes me think “things like this could actually happen in real life!” As I noticed just how much Yuuko (Honda Mariko) reminded me of one of my close but airheaded friends, I slowly thought about how I could be considered the Mio (Togashi Misuzu) in our friendship. Watching the comedic duo made me realize how much effort I put into the smallest things — from humoring their random jokes to trying to cheer them up after they failed a test. If I were to describe the feeling I got while watching this show, it’d be that feeling where you could be sitting around and talking about nothing but still having a fun time, randomly laughing at just about anything remotely funny.
The other thing that really caught my interest was the separate storylines in this show. While a child professor conveniently named Hakase (Koono Hiromi) is already odd, Nano (Furuya Shizuka) is the one who really caught my attention. Really, there’s a fully animatronic robot in my slice of life? Putting aside how random a preteen professor and a robot are, they do provide a well welcome breather amongst all the jokes between Yuuko and Mio. Something about how innocent Nano is and how she wants to become a real girl really tickled my emotions. You also can’t deny how cute Hakase tends to be when she gets grumpy.
With such a colorful cast of characters, I can’t imagine how Nichijou could let me down. Guys riding goats, afros, and guns everywhere — I don’t see anything wrong with this equation. With a handful of characters still not introduced yet, I’m excited for what’s in store. Don’t let me down Kyoani!
P.S. In short, it’s like you’re getting all the best pieces of the slice of life pie, but with some fresh fruit and ice cream on the side.
ED Sequence
 |
 |
 |
ED: 「Zzz」by 佐咲紗花 (Sasaki Sayaka)
Watch the ED!: Download, Streaming ▼
April 3, 2011 at 12:02 amMiyaki
link
0 
0
This show is epic, azumanga daioh level of epic!
April 3, 2011 at 10:23 pmShirt
link | my site
0 
0
I watched the first episode of A.D. and thought it was on par with the OVA of this show. I just couldn’t get it. But this.. this is a gift. <3
April 4, 2011 at 3:22 pmIthekro
link
0 
0
I’d suggest watching the second episode of Azumanga Diaoh. If nothing else, than for the weirdness that is Osaka.
April 12, 2011 at 12:44 amShirt
link | my site
0 
0
lol Okay. I’ll give it a go. Weird is win.
April 3, 2011 at 12:03 amPhocus
link | my site
0 
0
Hyadain singing the opening theme made this show 100x more enjoyable. Can’t wait for more episodes!
April 3, 2011 at 12:18 amopplatinum
link
0 
0
hyadainｗｗｗ
April 3, 2011 at 12:05 amyanipheonu
link
0 
0
Better than the OVA eh? Definitely giving it another chance, the OVA was pretty boring, but these type of shows usually take some time to get going so I’m definitely going to give it a go.
April 3, 2011 at 12:34 amyanipheonu
link
0 
0
Just finished watching
GEEZUS This is like a randomness insanity test. XD My mouth was in a wide open smile the entire time, so random in a really funny way. WILL WATCH AGAIN!
April 3, 2011 at 2:14 amSkizzit
link
0 
0
Much, much better then the OVA. The only thing missing was the cat, but I am assuming he will show up in future episodes.
April 3, 2011 at 12:07 amLonghaul
link
0 
0
I rather enjoy the second storyline with Nano and the Professor
April 3, 2011 at 12:28 amTakaii
link | my site | author
0 
0
While I didn’t express my love for it, I also enjoy the second storyline. It’s just.. Yuuko is so funny! D:
April 3, 2011 at 2:19 amSkizzit
link
0 
0
Nano and the Professor are my favorites thus far as well. When she demonstrated what the key was for I was nearly in tears from laughing so hard.
P.S. What was Keima from The World God Only Knows doing there riding around on a goat?
http://randomc.net/image/Nichijou/Nichijou%20-%2001%20-%20Large%2024.jpg
April 3, 2011 at 3:00 amlaaa
link
0 
0
lol same
April 4, 2011 at 6:32 amKarmafan
link
0 
0
I like the main girl in the series with the pigtails and also really like the robot girl and the professor. I feel really bad for the robot girl, she just wants to look like everyone else and tries to be as human as she can. I hope the professor fixes that.
April 3, 2011 at 12:17 am✙Croosboy✙
link
0 
0
OP rocks!!!!!
April 3, 2011 at 12:20 amsolarguardian
link
0 
0
I can’t watch this right now but I can’t wait to! Seeing this post go up so quickly and then also reading such positive feedback is making me unable to wait to see this show! KyoAni never.. mostly never lets me down. ;)
April 3, 2011 at 12:28 amAlec
link
0 
0
luv this anime xD
April 3, 2011 at 12:33 amKiiragi
link | my site | registered
0 
0
This is the funniest show I’ve seen in a while. Jokes based on “wtf just happened” are my kind of thing.
April 3, 2011 at 2:02 amObsidianTK
link | my site
0 
0
Yeah, and it’s really easy to get that sort of joke totally wrong and unfunny, so it’s great when they’re done perfectly :D
April 3, 2011 at 1:09 amkarry
link
0 
0
Wonderfully absurdist.
April 3, 2011 at 1:47 ammegalith
link
0 
0
That Opening is just wow… Really wasn’t expecting such a catchy tune to play and a neat animation sequence to come with it. Had it looping for probably 2 hours. The ED is also pretty sweet.
You an me both! It was a great improvement compared to the OVA.
I’m very satisfied with how the show started. As expected some sequences were done pretty awesome. Even the explosion sequence that followed afterwards made me think.. These people can really pull these stuffs off.
What really caught me off guard was the shorts. I just laugh so damn hard at the jump rope skit.
Well.. Can’t wait for next week!
April 3, 2011 at 11:42 amP0NCH
link
0 
0
The OP and ED are pretty phenomenal ^_^
April 3, 2011 at 1:55 amWingZeroZXT
link
0 
0
muahahahahahahahaha Explosion
April 5, 2011 at 4:12 amCassidy
link
0 
0
That wasn’t a explosion.
That was an AKIRA-LEVEL explosion (where nobody gets hurt).
So, I can just say: “Welcome to Osaka-land.” o/
April 3, 2011 at 2:01 amObsidianTK
link | my site
0 
0
I enjoyed the OVA, but it had me a little worried. Despite some small changes and a couple added scenes, this episode was much closer to the original manga, and in my opinion, much better for it. And that opening… SHABBA DABBA DEEBE DOO WA BA DEE YEA <3
April 3, 2011 at 2:02 amnekomi
link
0 
0
XD the ending is so adorable!
Nice little (somewhat) every-day anime, though I must say it’s similar to Lucky Star.
I’ll be wishing for more of Sakamoto-san in the next episode!
April 3, 2011 at 2:20 amSoiyeruda
link
0 
0
Made by the same company so not too surprising.
Episode 1 was definitely better than 0. Expecting good things to come until the end of summer.
April 3, 2011 at 2:13 amClick
link
0 
0
I love this.
April 3, 2011 at 3:48 amBotagar
link
0 
0
int main(){
Episode episode1 = new Episode;
tv.air(episode1.getContent);
return 1;
}
______________________
class Episode{
private:
int content;
Episode();
~Episode();
int getContent(){
return Rand();
}
}
April 4, 2011 at 12:01 amJetpack
link
0 
0
Oh god how dare you bring C++ coding into anime sir!
April 6, 2011 at 1:12 amroarimlions
link
0 
0
THERE IS SO MUCH WRONG WITH THIS I WANT TO CRY
April 3, 2011 at 3:48 amNecoDelero
link
0 
0
This show being 26 episodes long according to MAL makes me happy. I love how KyoAni always casts some new or lesser known seiyuu in their shows.
April 3, 2011 at 4:09 amfoshizzel
link | my site
0 
0
This is awesome! Love the random comedy bits and hotdog scene WTF AWESOME! Really hope they do have 26 episodes of this random fun! But of course people will talk down on this for being a copy of a certain comedy like this.
April 3, 2011 at 4:21 amTaiakun
link
0 
0
Lol I loved the part with the fire alarm! Absolutely classic. How would you feel if you were the one pressing the button. But then again, with a friend like Yuuko, I would definitely think twice before believing in what she says lol XD
April 3, 2011 at 5:22 ammegalith
link
0 
0
Damn.. I remember someone doing that back in my high school days… A close friend of mine. He got suspended. This particular scene was like.. OH CRAP WHAT DID YOU DO déjà vu moment.
April 4, 2011 at 6:34 amKarmafan
link
0 
0
That was a grest skit, she was so “shockedasshit” she couldn’t even move.
April 3, 2011 at 4:36 amPera
link
0 
0
I couldn’t stop laughing this episode, I haven’t laugh this hard in a very long time and sundays is going to be a happy day from now on
April 3, 2011 at 5:09 amtcm-man
link
0 
0
That’s a great first episode! Anyone say the “Duckhunt” reference (well, kind of, right?)? Is it even legal to have guns in Japan (already showing up twice in this episode)? Pretty good animation, relax pacing, awesome face expressions, good comedy (perhaps too subtle for some people?; comedy wise I think it’s better than Lucky Star).
April 3, 2011 at 5:25 amSoiyeruda
link
0 
0
Comedy wise, it’s able to appeal to a larger audience, and not just otaku/japanese people who actually understand the references/jokes. In that sense, it’s a little more reminiscent of Azumanga Daioh.
However, I’m also being a bit biased, since I never found Lucky Star quite as funny as people make it out to be.
April 3, 2011 at 5:20 ammindflayer88
link | my site
0 
0
When I saw the screenshots here and the hype I just had to interrupt my (very important) studying session and watch the first episode. It didn’t disappoint, at all. It’s like a cuter, more randomness-oriented, less pervy, cuter looking Lucky Star – which was btw the last time I remember an anime not just making me /think/ something was funny, but actually laughing as the result (octopus weiner scene = perfect). I just kept thinking how simplistic Nichijou must look to someone outside of anime world, and yet this formula is so hard to get right. KyoAni is back!
April 3, 2011 at 5:47 amStrike
link
0 
0
… I’m thinking of putting this up for a debate but meh I’ll just discard that thought… No offense though, it sure is confusing having two languages in the world which are just as similar to each other in roots :P
April 3, 2011 at 10:10 amTakaii
link | my site | author
0 
0
Watching this raw, I totally looked up that phrase and it’s what the first hit gave me. But, like the below comment said, I may have excluded legitimate countries D:
April 3, 2011 at 9:44 pmMrTerrorist
link
0 
0
You still forgotten Brunei since Bruneians also speak Malay.
April 3, 2011 at 6:02 amMartianMage
link
0 
0
Watched it and I almost fell asleep. It was pretty boring if you ask me. I didn’t find the jokes funny… some were amusing at most but most of it was pretty meh for me.
Gonna check the next few episodes to see if it gets better.
April 3, 2011 at 6:28 amAnimesetsuna
link
1 
0
Well, actually, that isn’t not just indonesian language, you could say “malay language”, cus’ in Brunei,Malaysia, and Indonesia, we use the same word like “Selamat Pagi” [Good Morning] and “Selamat Malam” [Good Evening}. ^^
April 3, 2011 at 7:23 amMrTerrorist
link
0 
0
What about Singapore? They also speak Malay too.
Anyway, i smile upon hearing those girls speak Malay since it was very good.
PS: Please no Malay/Indonesian language debate. Just agree to accept to whatever anyone calls the language the girls were speaking.
April 3, 2011 at 10:13 amTakaii
link | my site | author
0 
0
Post slightly updated to prevent a debate. Just for you guys (;
April 3, 2011 at 8:22 amRasone0104
link
0 
0
LOLzZ that one guy looks like Keima from The world only god knows
~THis series seems interesting i’ll just wait and see what direction it’ll go to.
April 3, 2011 at 10:15 amSenakuuri
link
0 
0
This was just too great.
April 3, 2011 at 10:27 amstarss
link
0 
0
MUST WATCH!!!
April 3, 2011 at 11:40 amP0NCH
link
0 
0
Exceeded my expectations and then some :D
Can’t wait for more!
April 3, 2011 at 10:24 pmShirt
link | my site
0 
0
Aren’t you glad it’s 26 episodes?!
April 3, 2011 at 12:05 pmMrBrownSound
link
0 
0
Lol this is truly a successor to Azumanga Daioh. Great anime. Good thing your going for the shorter posts from this anime Takii. You would have a hard time writing the normal length for a anime like this.
April 3, 2011 at 2:33 pmK.K.
link
0 
0
I hated the OVA, but I was laughing throughout this episode. The jokes were a lot snappier.
April 3, 2011 at 3:23 pmKendrake
link
0 
0
Simply put, I’m in love with this series xD i probably was after episode 00 but this first episode sealed the deal ^^ Everything from the humor to the fantastic op & skits shattered my earlier expectations, I will be following this series with my full heart, I could call it a slightly outrageous version of Azumanga..but this is truly unique on its own!
.. also..I will never look at “accidently dropping wieners (or food for that matter) on the ground” ever the same again, it still boggles my mind (in the good kind of way) how Mai was ready with the baseball glove xD
April 3, 2011 at 3:28 pm1Lau
link | my site
0 
0
I had my doubts watching the OVA, but after this episode I really enjoyed it like I used to with “Dr. Slump”. It’s so absurdly hilarious.
April 3, 2011 at 3:33 pmArthur
link
0 
0
This is in NO way near to Azumanga Daioh, in fact the creator of Nichijou should get a lawsuit for plagiarisms of character design, for having a Rebecca Miyamoto in this pile of trash and should go to jail for having such bland sense of humor. KyoAni actually managed to make something worst than K-ON!
I’m really sick of all these Moeblob shows that get ridiculously praised for some reason. I’d like to believe that otaku are smart enough to demand for something better, but it doesn’t look like it.
April 3, 2011 at 5:53 pmAnime>Sleep Otaku
link
0 
0
Wow, dude! Come on. You don’t need to be so harsh. Some people like these kind of random wacky moments (like me), not EVERYONE likes Madoka styled anime you know… (like me). A plot too deep/harsh are actually “repellents” to some people.
April 4, 2011 at 3:11 amMartianMage
link
0 
0
Why compare it to Madoka?
My main problem with this episode is that it wasn’t really funny. Seriously… greeting with a foreign language is now funny? Were people laughing out loud when Asuka greeted using german? Are we fooling ourselves here or something? If you compare this to other slice of life anime there would be a whole lot of them funnier than this.
Randomness is good if it’s funny but this… is just random for the sake of being random… sigh…
April 4, 2011 at 6:37 amKarmafan
link
0 
0
well then Arthur I’m sure we won’t have to hear you commenting on it negatively each week. There are lots of animes so go and find one you might like and leave this one alone.
April 4, 2011 at 9:02 amKinny Riddle
link
0 
0
Seriously, what’s with all the hate?
What has the author ever done to you?
Neither he nor Kyo-Ani has gone around advertising this as the next Azumanga, or this blog or any other bloggers for that matter.
The only one who would actually delude himself into thinking it is so seems to be none other than yourself, I’m afraid. So of course you have ended up feeling disappointed and butt-hurt. But seriously, why should we care?
Now piss off with your pompous views and never come back.
April 4, 2011 at 4:02 pmfairx
link | my site
0 
0
I’m sorry, but you have to understand that when someone don’t like something and commenting about it doesn’t mean they’re just trolling.
Sometimes it means that they deeply care.
April 4, 2011 at 9:45 pmmegalith
link
0 
0
I guess you are right.
Show Spoiler ▼
April 5, 2011 at 3:23 amKinny Riddle
link
0 
0
@fairx: What megalith said.
Being critical of a series does not justify being such a complete asshole and go dismissive of stuff, it just makes you sound like a pompous twat. Do you not know the definition of constructive criticism? I do not find a single speck of criticism in Arthur’s post that was any bit constructive in it.
April 3, 2011 at 3:54 pmdxb_blackwolf
link
0 
0
I loved the principal xD Just how awesome can his jokes get, seriously.
April 3, 2011 at 6:20 pmBossun
link
0 
0
Chō was a great choice. He’s perfect for the role.
April 3, 2011 at 4:46 pmSneakyBadger
link
0 
0
this really tickled me
http://randomc.net/image/Nichijou/Nichijou%20-%2001%20-%20Large%2028.jpg
I think i’ll watch this just for the randomness
April 3, 2011 at 4:59 pmUnyty
link
0 
0
My first anime this season and its great. The show had some few comedy moments but it didnt really clique with me yet, i hope the next eps will change my mind.
April 3, 2011 at 6:14 pmKevin
link
0 
0
I thought I would be laughing everywhere like I did with Mitsudomoe, but I didn’t. Actually, I didn’t get the episode. Some of the moments didn’t connect together (like the teacher burning up when the principal said I heard it was her birthday, or the principal saying vice principal). I’ll watch a few more episodes to see if it comes together, but I could definitely drop an anime off my list of 8.
April 4, 2011 at 4:57 ammegalith
link
0 
0
To me it seems like burning sensei likes the female teacher. I mean not knowing the b-day of someone you’re eying on or forgetting it completely is a missed opportunity.
April 3, 2011 at 6:58 pmFidelDesu
link
0 
0
Selamat Pagi is from Malaysia
April 3, 2011 at 7:44 pmJustin2010
link
0 
0
this show is funny as hell.
April 3, 2011 at 9:34 pmT.K.
link
0 
0
I thought the OVA was wacky, this was something else entirely. Not to mention it has the most animated sausage eating scene of all things, I’m loving it!
April 3, 2011 at 9:49 pmZweitrix
link
0 
0
“Selamat Pagi~”
“It’s raining kokeshi…”
This show is just epic!! Its jokes are really like those tat can happen in real life(like the classic alarm bell) XD just imagine how unlucky you are if a salmon filet landed on your head
April 3, 2011 at 10:21 pmShirt
link | my site
0 
0
This is great! I think I’ve found my comedy central for this season.
The jump rope bit was hilarious- I was in tears laughing during the principal’s entire speech. xD
April 3, 2011 at 10:38 pminnerchihiro
link
0 
0
Really great start. I LOVE the OP.
April 3, 2011 at 11:23 pmrockmanjoe
link
0 
0
LOVED this episode, can’t wait for more.
April 3, 2011 at 11:38 pmNhelraios
link
0 
0
I enjoyed the slice of life feel and the character designs are just adorable. There were some moments that made me chuckle a bit but I didn’t get some of the jokes though. I’ll stick with this for a few eps but wont expect much though.
I hope A-Channel will deliver much more in the comedy department.
April 4, 2011 at 12:58 amgudeg jogya
link
0 
0
we indonesians speak Selamat pagi only at morning and malam at night. we NEVER use it at our friends except he is a foreigner or our teacher.
April 4, 2011 at 12:59 amgudeg jogya
link
0 
0
we indonesian speak Selamat pagi only at morning and malam at night. we NEVER use it at our friends except he is a foreigner or our teacher.
April 4, 2011 at 4:10 amGinko
link
0 
0
Looks I”m on of the few who is not really attracted to this serie. Despite the good animation and nice character designs, its just too random for me.
April 4, 2011 at 5:30 amAy ya ya ya ya
link
0 
0
I bet the seiyu train her “selamat pagi” so many time, if not, it would be “suramato pagi”…
April 4, 2011 at 8:18 amKinny Riddle
link
0 
0
I nearly spat my drink when I heard Yuko say “Selamat Pagi”. Kyo-Ani is serious in exploring international markets. When do we get “Selamat Jalan” at the end of an episode then?
Of course, that wasn’t the only occasion I spat my drink in laughter. When I first heard Kyo-Ani was doing a seemingly “bland” 4-koma devoid of any moe-elements, unlike Lucky Star and K-ON, I had to admit I was guarded with my optimism. But fortunately, Kyo-Ani once again showed, for this first episode at least, that they have the Midas Touch when it comes to anime adaptations, turning anything they touch into gold.
I think Kyo-Ani knew that Nichijou is lacking in the moe-department compared to their previous comedy shows, and so they worked really hard in cranking up the comedy levels to compensate for it. And it seems they have succeeded so far.
Other funny moments, in no order:
- Nano’s collision with a random guy causing all sorts of stuff to fall from the sky.
- Yuko and co getting psyched up over a flying sausage.
- The principal’s unfunny jokes, as well as his epic fail haiku.
- Sasamori’s snobbish antics, and his insistence that people call his goat Kojiro. (Gotta love Tomioka-sensei’s remarking: “But it’s still a goat.”
- Instead of a thumb-drive, Nano is built-in with a USB “toe-drive” worth 1GB of storage memory.
April 4, 2011 at 12:57 pmSirMuffin
link
0 
0
Most of the guys in the show seemed to look like they were taken straight out from Habbo Hotel and plopped into the show especially the crazy afro dude you see walking around and the guy with the blonde mohawk who had a sausage slip through it!
But seriously… KyoAni, I think I love you.
April 4, 2011 at 2:45 pmanishuma
link
0 
0
I tried to watch episode 0 (ova i guess) and it had my attention for a little while, then really got boring.How’s this episode?
April 4, 2011 at 3:30 pmIthekro
link
0 
0
Random. Very random. In the “Oh this is going to be just another slice of life show by Kyo-Ani and they’ll try to moe it u-(*BOOM!*), WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!?” type moments early on and continues in that style.
April 4, 2011 at 3:42 pmfairx
link
0 
0
Hmm.. Boring stuff. a few good moment (especially Selamat Pagi / Selamat Malam) but mainly boring..
My fren like it, and of course he loves Dr. Slump (like someone mentioned earlier).
Seems that lot’s of people love this anime. Perhaps I just don’t get it. Just like I love Hidamari Sketch and lot’s of people can’t really get the hang of it.
But I got the feel that people just love KyoAni so much..
April 4, 2011 at 5:15 pmZaku Fan
link
0 
0
Crazy and absurdly funny by being all over the place. Definitely following this series. Poor Ms Roboto, having that windup key just to shoot her toe like some old style robot jet punch :)
April 5, 2011 at 11:32 amOrinX
link
0 
0
I didnt really like it either. Thought it was a bit boring, but that just me . Ill give it 1 more episode. I think mitsudomoe has spoiled me.
April 5, 2011 at 1:11 pmMad_Dog
link
0 
0
Did noone catch the Lucky Star reference at around Minute 10:30? This show is epic it’s at the top of my list for a reason!
April 5, 2011 at 10:21 pmSome Guy
link | my site
0 
0
I love the randomness.
April 5, 2011 at 10:53 pmKizamikun
link
0 
0
I need sausage catching lessons ASAP.
April 8, 2011 at 1:11 amVertigiggles
link
0 
0
Better than k-on, IMO
April 13, 2011 at 1:27 amEien
link
0 
0
SELAMAT PAGI!!
April 16, 2011 at 9:02 amBlacksun88
link
0 
0
selamat pagi!! selamat malam!! kyo-ani!! thats enough for me to watch this series!!!
April 17, 2011 at 3:44 pmShinGetter
link
0 
0
Can’t…resist…saying…it…
Selamat Pagi!!!
April 24, 2011 at 6:58 amanishuma
link
0 
0
LOL SASAHARA DID KIRABOSHI!