====== /azu/ - Azumanga ======
[{{ https://files.catbox.moe/vdmyon.png|An accurate way to view /azu/}}]
/azu/ was an imageboard dedicated to //Azumanga Daioh//, that being a manga and anime series((:fn:>//Azumanga Daioh// was pretty popular on SomethingAwful and [[lb:4chan]] back in the day. It remains popular with so-called 'oldfags'.)). However, the site also allowed content related to //Yotsubato//.\\
The board had been around for a long time, and it's mentioned semi-frequently among chanverse enthusiasts.\\
Sometime in March of 2023 ((:fn:>It was still online around the 13th of March, which was when I last checked; it is the 24th as of writing this, and the site is no longer accessible.)) the board went offline. Sometime around August 2023, /azu/ returned.((:ref:>[[https://4-ch.net/iaa/kareha.pl/1439333638/287|I'm an imageboard and online communities otaku – >>287]]))
===== Board impressions =====
[{{https://files.catbox.moe/6uce6e.png?200 |/AZU/ in the flesh}}]
/azu/'s community appeared to be pretty nice, which gave the board an overall relaxing feel.\\
It was a very slow board, being slower than [[lb:Channel4]], which isn't all that surprising considering its niche topic. In addition to this, the top thread was about the /azu/ discord server, which isn't a very chan thing to do.
===== Idlechan connection =====
/azu/ wasn't originally part of the iichan/Wakachan coalitions, but was part of the short revival 'Idlechan', which wasn't actually a coalition.\\
Despite this, I was told that /azu/ was apparently hosted on Wakachan. I haven't pursued the subject further, so I don't really know what this means, nor have I confirmed it.
===== Trivilinks =====
  * [[https://azu.nfshost.com/azu/|/azu/ main page]]
    * [[https://ib.axypb.net/azu/|Original Site]]
    * [[https://azu.nfshost.com/archive/|/azu/ archives]]
    * [[https://discord.gg/hpQ4ZRacRv|Discord Invite]]
  * I found it while looking through [[https://4-ch.net/iaa/kareha.pl/1439333638/l50|this thread]]
  * I had missed /azu/'s revival and wasn't aware of it until March 2024, which I became somewhat embarrassed about((:fn:>Being the only one among the personal wikis I'm aware of who had an article on /azu/, this was a pretty big blunder.)). Honestly, I had just assumed it died and wouldn't return.
    * Previously, there was a note about how I wasn't particularly sad about /azu/'s death compared to [[lb:Kazamatsuri]]. This is because I don't know anything about Azumanga. However, that note is now pointless.
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