Review Time. Today lets look at the anime Ah! My Goddess Season 1
Value. 4/5
Genre. Comedy/romance/action
Rating. 13+
STORY.
Keiichi is a young man who tends to have a lot of bad luck. Dispite this he is always cheerful and willing to help others. Because of this unbalance he is granted a wish by the Goddess help line who send a goddess called Belldandy to fulfil this wish. Not really sure what to think of this Keiichi wishes for Belldandy to remain by his side forever. Keichi is shocked however when his wish is granted and he suddenly finds himself living with Belldandy. As time goes on both Keichi and Belldandy start to feel for each other. Dispite his feelings Keiichi just can't tell Belldandy how he feels about her and everytime he gets close to her something interupts them. Add to this mix Belldandy's older sister, Urd, who's meddling tries to get Keiichi to declare his love to Belldandy. Also add Belldandy's younger sister, Skuld, who wants Keiichi out of her sisters live so that she comes home to heaven. And finally a demon who is out for revenge and you have a recipy to really complicate Keiichi's live.
CHARACTERS.
Keiichi. A young man who gets a wish from the Goddess help line. Because of his short height and not to great looks he has trouble getting women to notice him. He is very kind and gentle and very shy where women are concerned. He is a very good mechanic who loves tinkering and fixing machines.
Belldandy. She is a Goddess who is send to grant Keiichi's wish. She is very kind and very gentle. She may be the sweetest person on the planet and she cares deeply for Keiichi.
Urd. She is Belldandy's older sister. She loves to meddle in Keiichi's affairs and will use any means to get them together. She loves her sisters deeply but her meddling often gets her into trouble. She has a weakness that whenever she hears enka music she falls asleep.
Skuld. She is Belldandy's younger sister. She loves Belldandy very much and would nothing more than to have her back in Heaven. She travels to Earth with the intention of breaking them up. She is a genius mechanic who can build pretty much anything she wants.
Marrler. She is a demon who was once imprisond by Belldandy and Urd for beaking the rules. She is accidentily released and is out for revenge.
Megumi. She is Keiichi's younger sister. She decided to go to the same university as Keiichi. Like Keiichi she is very good with machines and she often visits Keiichi and Belldandy.
Den/Dai. They are Keiichi's seniors in the auto club. They are loud, burly and have a tendency to land Keiichi in all sorts of trouble.
Mishima. She is the queen of the campus. Beautiful, proud, cruel, rich and cold she leaves a trail of broken hearts. When Belldandy appears she loses her place to her and vows to take Belldandy down.
Toshiyuki. If Mishima is the queen than he is the king. He appears kind and gentle but he is anything but. He targets Belldandy but as she only has eyes for Keiichi he gets nowhere with her.
ART & MUSIC.
Both the art (5/5) and music (5/5) are excellent. Compared to the OVA series this is a quantum leap forward. This isn't that surprising considering that the OVA series is pretty old.
VOICE ACTING
The Japanese acting was great as usual (5/5). I didn't see the English dub so i have no idea how good or bad it was. If i saw it correctly than the voice actress who did Belldandy in the OVA all those years ago is once again playing her in this series. In fact all the acting was very similar to that of the OVA.
Personal note. For those who liked the OVA series this is a must have. Basically this is in large part a retelling of the OVA story but with some differences. Some are small while others are big. The storyline is in large part the same especially the first couple of episodes but after a while things do go in a different direction. In the OVA series there was a bug problem that caused all the problems. Here this is much less the case and the main focus is on the relationship between Keiichi and Belldandy. As the series spans 26 episodes they were able to do a lot more with the romance between Keiichi and Belldandy. Also they were able to put in some more characters like Mishima and Marrler and the excisting characters get to be worked out more. All in all a great series and right now they are working on a second season.
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