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Move up to the head of the class, pass the 10-year-old genius students and hand-biting kittens with the "Azumanga Daioh Original Soundtrack 1," offering 36 tracks of endearing music box-like instrumentals from composer Masaki Kurihara. More enjoyable than taking the SAT, this CD includes the TV size versions of the opening vocal song, "Soramimi no Cake" and the closing theme, "Raspberry Heaven" by the group, Oranges & Lemons (Fushigi Yugi Eikoden, .hack//Legend of the Twilight).

	Soundtrack to the fan-pleasing highschool comedy Azumanga Daioh, directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori (Gad Guard, Angelic Layer) and animated by J.C. STAFF (Ai Yori Aoshi, R.O.D -The TV-, Utena, Ikki Tousen, Excel Saga)
	Azumanga Daioh to air on The Anime Network (the cable channel is available in 6 million households) and DVD volumes released by ADV Films.
	Theme songs composed and performed by the group Oranges & Lemons, consisting of Yoko Ueno and Masumi Ito (Fushigi Yugi Eikoden, Haibane Renmei, .hack//Legend of the Twilight, Koi Kaze, Scrapped Princess)
	Full-color insert booklet with lyrics, song titles, and composer notes translated in English, as well as romanized lyrics.

TRACK LISTING
01 Let’s Begin
02 Soramimi Cake (Ear-playing-tricks Cake) TV Size
03 Of All Circumstances!
04 New School Term 1
05 You Mean, During the Break? 1
06 Let’s Go Slowly
07 … Well
08 Bonkura-zu
09 Somehow
10 What Do You Mean?
11 I Think You’re Wrong…
12 It’s a Tightrope
13 New School Term 2
14 Miss Yukari Goes Wild! ~ First Half ~
15 Miss Yukari Goes Wild! ~ Second Half ~
16 Melancholy of Chiyo-chan
17 See You Tomorrow
18 It’s a Stroll
19 New School Term 3
20 Chiyo-chan Runs!
21 Is it a Break?
22 It’s a Holiday Tomorrow!
23 So Suspicious…
24 New School Term 4
25 I Wonder Why
26 Big Trouble!?
27 Good Scenery
28 What Are You Talking About?
29 Good Night
30 New School Term 5
31 …Damn, It’s Too Late
32 It’s All Right
33 … huh?
34 New School Term 6
35 Hang On~
36 Starry Night
37 Like This Sky
38 Rasberry Heaven (TV Size)

CD STAFF
Original: Kiyohiko Azuma
Music: Masaki Kurihara, Oranges & Lemons

Performed by: Kuri Coder Pops Orchestra
(Masaki Kurihara: recorder, pianica, mellophone, slide whistle, crumhorn, electric bass
Yoshiyuki Kawaguchi: recorder, soprano, alto and baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet,
slide whistle, bodhran, caxixi, electric guitar
Kenji Kondo: recorder, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, electric bass, BS-2
Takuro Sekishima: recorder, tuba, trumpet, trombone, jew’s harp
Izumi Misawa: xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, glockenspiel, conga, bongo, djembe, claves
Tetsuya Saito: acoustic piano, electric piano, pianica, accordion, toy piano, synthesizer
Itoken: drums, toy & percussion
Plus (additional strings section)
Hijiri Kuwano: violin
Yukiko Iwado: violin
Ryudai Yotsuya: violincello
Oranges & Lemons
are Yoko Ueno & Masumi Ito)

Mixer: Atsushi Kobayashi
Studio: Sound Inn
Coordination: Office Ken
Jacket Illustration: Yasuhisa Kato
Art Direction & Design: Yuji Kameo
Director of Publicity: Kiyoko Matsumura (Lantis)
Publicity: Kenichiro Tsutsumi (Lantis) / Daisuke Fukunaga (Lantis)
Production Coordinator: Yudai Jinguji (Lantis)
Production Coorperation: Media Works / GENCO / J.C. STAFF
Production Planning: Lantis
Supervisor: Hiroshi Nishikiori

ANIMATION STAFF
Planning: Tatsuo Sato / Taro Maki / Toshimichi Ohtsuki
Original: Kiyohiko Azuma (“Monthly Comic: Dengeki Daiou” by Media Works)
Director: Hiroshi Nishikiori
Screenplay: Ichiro Okouchi
Character Design: Yasuhisa Kato
Art Director: Chikako Shibata
Music: Masaki Kurihara
Performed by: Kuri Coder Pops Ochestra
Music Production: Lantis
Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka
Production: GENCO
Animation Production: J.C. STAFF
Produced by: Azumanga Daioh Production Committee

US STAFF
Executive Producer: Nobu Yamamoto
[GENEON ENTERTAINMENT (USA) INC.]
Producer : Michiko Powers
[GENEON ENTERTAINMENT (USA) INC.]
Mastering: media HYPERIUM studios
English Packaging: KGI • Koyo Graphic