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Originally Posted by Lenneth4
I saw this shit today
the first three episode and it was good
and yeah , it's reminds me azumanga
It's the same author or kyoani stole the idea from that anime ?
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They weren't created by the same mangaka, Nichijou is orginally from Keiichi Arawi while Azumanga Daioh is from Kiyohiko Azuma.
KyoAni was only responsible for adapting the manga for animation, so they aren't responsible for the general ideas behind the source material.
I see the Azumanga comparison made numerous times, but I only see the connection on a few fronts. The archetypes of the main cast (Yuuko - Tomo (Genki) , Mio - Koyomi (Straight man) and Mai - Sakaki (Person of few words, but good at everything), not only are some of these common overall, but they have enough traits to set each other apart. Finally, there's the slight of having a format based around common "Slice-of-Life" elements while using surreal/anti-humor comedy.
In other words, I see a few similarities, but I doubt Arawi actively "nabbed" Azuma's idea. I haven't been able to scavenge any interviews with him either, unfortunately, therefore I can't say whether it's even an inspiration.