History YMMV / NICHIJOU

** Part 96 from Episode 22 where Professor is crying out loud in front of fainted Sakamoto is lately becoming a popular reaction meme.

** The entire Part 96 in Episode 22 for its sheer amount of over-the-top hilarity and it's widely regarded as the series' peak popularity.

** The entire Part 96 in Episode 22 for its sheer amount of over-the-top hilarity and it's widely considered the series' peak popularity.

** The ''entire'' Part 96 in Episode 22 for its over-the-top hilarity.

** A scene from Episode 21 where Professor is crying out loud in front of downed Sakamoto has becoming a popular reaction meme.

** Fans in the west -- where ''Nichijou'' is one of the most popular comedy anime -- are often surprised to hear how badly both the anime and manga bombed in Japan. The manga ranked 49th in sales for 2011, and the anime [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-10-01/animator-shunji-suzuki-confirms-nichijo-r-15-itsuten-low-sales lost a lot of money.]] It actually got to the point that Creator/{{Funimation}} decided to take an extra step and re-release the series with an English dub.[[note]]Generally speaking, Creator/{{Funimation}} will always dub their anime, but there are rare cases that they don't due to low expectations on sales and will almost never do dubbed re-releases.[[/note]]

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Sasahara's UpperClassTwit tendencies, when he actually comes from a family of farmers, are because of the commonly inflated egos of Japanese land owners.

** It's rather popular to photoshop other characters in the Nichijou art style. [[http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=19019855 Some]] [[http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=20090966 examples]] [[http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=19154023 for your]] [[http://blog-imgs-29.fc2.com/c/h/o/cholaret/20110409022545fb3.jpg viewing pleasure.]] This is known as [[http://preview.tinyurl.com/3v8hkwu "Nichijou OP Parody"]] on the popular Website/{{Pixiv}} art site.

* BlindIdiotTranslation: The Funimation subtitles and dub translate "Hakase" directly as if that is the character's given name (which it may be, see SpellMyNameWithAnS on her character page entry), instead of the literal English word "Professor." This ''usually'' doesn't matter, but it comes up at least once that a character is wondering why Nano refers to a child in such a way, which is left completely inexplicable in the given translation (and not in the way the series is usually wacky).

** The end of Episode 3 features one of Dave Brubeck's "Take Five".

** Episode 3 features one of "Take Five".

* SignatureScene: The one scene everyone's heard about is the one where the Principal performs a SuplexFinisher on a deer. Hell, it's the page image for the SuplexFinisher page. It was also the scene used to [[https://youtu.be/yfC_alWYcPk announce Yuuko's English VA.]]

* DelusionConclusion: An early episode sees Yuuko, Mio, and Mai stuck on a broken elevator and undergoing HeroicBSOD. Although later episodes make it clear that they got out eventually, we never actually see how. This resulted in fans speculating that subsequent episodes were actually the DyingDream of one of the trio stuck on the elevator.

* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: [[IronButtMonkey Yuuko]] (sic!), of all people, gets one in Episode 16 when [[spoiler: after confirming (with the Professor's help) that Nano is a robot, she tells her that "I know that you aren't a robot. Nano-chan is just Nano-chan." Not only does Yuuko make it clear that she doesn't mind that Nano is a robot and considers her a friend, but it also helps Nano to accept herself.]] A [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments CMOH]] and a [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome CMOA]] in a single strike: well done, Yuuko!
** Then Sakamoto accidentally talks in front of Yuuko, telling her goodnight. "Meh, whatever."
*** ''If'' Yuuko did in fact figure out it was Sakamoto. Her "Meh, whatever" shrug is quite similar to what most people would do when they think they hear something but see no one when they turn around; ie, "Guess I imagined it. Meh, whatever."
*** He says that after she's passed him. She turns around to see who did it, but he's gone. THEN she figures out. Earlier, when the Professor tells her Sakamoto can talk, Yukko believes it's incredible. In the manga, she finds it amazing even after she should get used to it.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Episode 3 features one of "Take Five".

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Fans in the west--where ''Nichijou'' is one of the most popular comedy anime--are often surprised to hear how badly both the anime and manga bombed in Japan. The manga ranked 49th in sales for 2011, and the anime [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-10-01/animator-shunji-suzuki-confirms-nichijo-r-15-itsuten-low-sales lost a lot of money.]] It actually got to the point that Creator/{{Funimation}} decided to take an extra step and re-release the series with an English dub.[[note]]Generally speaking, Creator/{{Funimation}} will always dub their anime, but there are rare cases that they don't due to low expectations on sales and will almost never do dubbed re-releases.[[/note]]

* HilariousInHindsight: Three of the voice actors doing major roles in ''LightNovel/FateZero'' turn up within the same scene together during [[TheCameo the airship sequence]] of Episode 21 as [[RedShirt a bunch of red shirts]], namely [[Creator/JojiNakata Kirei]], [[Creator/AkioOhtsuka Rider]] and [[Creator/ShowHayami Tokiomi]]. [[spoiler: The first two are killed by the ImagineSpot Mio within a minute of each other.]]

** [[http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/841/992/414.gif The scene where Mio performs a dragon screw move on Sasahara's goat]] made the rounds on the internet for a while.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCK3Fs9Tlgc Shake It Saturday]][[labelnote:Explanation]]A counterpart to the "[[Music/DarylHallAndJohnOates Out of Touch]] Thursdays" meme surrounding ''Manga/LuckyStar'', fans noticed that "Shake It" by Metro Station syncs up uncannily well with the ''Nichijou'' anime's OP, leading to a similar edit being created for the sake of being reposted every Saturday by dedicated fans.[[/labelnote]]

** And then Sakamoto accidentally talks in front of Yuuko, telling her goodnight. "Meh, whatever."

** The scene in Episode 13 where: the Professor allows Nano to go to school is more of a heartwarming moment, but for all the problems Nano deals with, a lot of viewers feel tears welling up.
* ValuesDissonance: Episode 24. The first time Sasahara talks to Mio is marked by an ImagineSpot of a bunch of Mios... [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII raising the flag on Iwo Jima]]?
** As stated above, Sasahara's appearance of nobility despite being a farmer doesn't make much sense elsewhere. In the US, at the least, farmers are known for living simpler lives. Amusingly, this also makes it more funny by having him be the polar opposite of that interpretation.

** And via FridgeHorror and FanWank, [[https://yuki.la/a/49479693 courtesy of /a/:]] Yuuko.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: Drop-dead gorgeous, even by Creator/KyotoAnimation's high standards. The backgrounds are very highly detailed, seeing real-time perspective shifts in a 2D plane is not uncommon (although some [[TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects CG is used]] where it would be otherwise too difficult and expensive to animate by hand, see below), and the frames-per-second rate is remarkably high for this sort of anime.

* BlindIdiotTranslation: The Funimation subtitles and dub translate "Hakase" directly as if that is the character's given name (which it may be, see SpellMyNameWithAnS on her character page entry), instead of the literal English word "Professor."

* SignatureScene: The one scene everyone's heard about is the one where the Principal performs a SuplexFinisher on a deer. Hell, it's the page image for the SuplexFinisher page.

* {{Moe}}: Sakurai-sensei.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Fans in the west--where ''Nichijou'' is one of the most popular comedy anime--are often surprised to hear how badly both the anime and manga bombed in Japan. The manga ranked 49th in sales for 2011, and the anime [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-10-01/animator-shunji-suzuki-confirms-nichijo-r-15-itsuten-low-sales lost a lot of money.]] It actually got to the point that Creator/{{Funimation}} decided to take an extra step and re-release the series with an English dub.[[note]]Generally speaking, Creator/{{Funimation}} will always dub their anime, but there are rare cases that they don't due to low expectations on sales and will almost never do dubbed re-releases[[/note]]

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Fans in the west--where ''Nichijou'' is one of the most popular comedy anime--are often surprised to hear how badly both the anime and manga bombed in Japan. The manga ranked 49th in sales for 2011, and the anime [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-10-01/animator-shunji-suzuki-confirms-nichijo-r-15-itsuten-low-sales lost a lot of money.]] It actually gotten to the point that Creator/{{Funimation}} decided to take an extra step and re-release the series with an English dub.[[note]]Generally speaking, Creator/{{Funimation}} will always dub their anime, but there are rare cases that they don't due to low expectations on sales and will almost never do dubbed re-releases[[/note]]