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Oddly enough, that doesn't surprise me too much. I love the series, because it reminds me of some of the ways that I tend to draw, and I still find it interesting that the animators found a way to do the different styles in both the book and the TV series and make them work. The style changes in the book based on what the mood is, or how much action is taking place.
Enough about what I enjoy about it. I don't think it did well in Japan because it was an anime and manga created by studio Gainax. It wasn't like most series where the manga gets some time to build up a following before someone comes along and decides to make it into an anime. Azumanga Daioh was available as a manga for years in Japan before becoming an anime series. It was even in an English translation online for years. My boyfriend knew about it back in high school, or so he claims.
In the USA, it's pretty common for the anime and manga to be released simultaneously, so it was pretty much business as usual here.
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