Oh My Goddess Vol. 2- Midsummer Night's Dream | Kikuko Inoue, Masami Kikuchi

Oh My Goddess Vol. 2- Midsummer Night's Dream | Kikuko Inoue, Masami Kikuchi | Somone HAS To help here

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highly recommended

Ah! My Goddess Series

I just want to clear up the confusion people had with the AMG series. So to start off, in Japan, the standard number of episodes in ONE series is 26. AMG came out with 24 episodes which is the story and later with 2 more which are like extra episodes and do not relate to the anime storyline whatsoever. The English version DOES NOT have two more episodes than the Japanese version. In fact, Japan later came out with the ninth volume containing the 2 extra episodes. And for those who think it is the end, there is a SECOND series that has already started in Japan. So there will be more to come and more Ah! My Goddess goodies for everyone!

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Somone HAS To help here

Yes, there are more AMG's on the way. Stay Tuned. :-) Look for the next Dvd's around Feb 2008. not sure where the bad info came that says there won't be any more, but thats just not true. This is currently one of the HOTTEST CARTOONS IN JAPAN!

Unfortunately anime news network 's website is down right now or i would copy and translate vital info on the future of this series for you, but that should be enough to point you in the right direction!

Scary Belldandy

AMG fans! There is a good news.
Ah My Goddess Season 2 just has started this April in Japan. So far, about 15 episodes were aired (an episode per week). Those new episodes were only broadcasted, but not put into DVD yet (07/2006). We all hope we can watch the new season of Goddess series soon in the U.S. By the way the U.S. version of AMG season 1 ends at volume 6 with 26 episodes.

This volume 4 of AMG season 1 contains four episodes. The first episode introduces an important sidekick of the series, Banpei the robot. The second and third episodes are more interesting, because Belldandy shows her somewhat scary side of personality. The last episode is the big shot of this volume, Belldandy in bathing suit.

The first episode is about Banpei. He is made for protecting Belldandy. From what? And, by whom? The second question is easy to answer. Skuld, who else? But, the answer for the first question is a bit complicated. Skuld intended Banpei to help and protect Belldandy, but for some reason the robot himself changed his own program coding, so that he now protects Belldandy from everybody who approaches to her including keiichi, urd, and even his creator Skuld. Although Skuld did not install any emotional function on the robot, urd concluded that Banpei is in love with Belldandy.

The second episode is funny. After Banpei is guarding and patrolling the temple 24-7, Mara, the demon, has hard time to attack Keiichi and Belldandy. Because Banpei is equipped with anti air-strike missiles, wide range demon detector, and rock music broadcasting function that can make Mara down tens of times a day, she has no chance to even get near to their house. So, Mara changes her target and employs dirtier tactics. She finds megumi, keiichi's sister, and possesses her body to hide from Belldandy's detection. Behind Megumi's body Mara succeeded in approaching to the couple and casts a strong spell to keiichi. The result is that keiichi does some misdeeds to other girls that can potentially disappoint Belldandy. First he jumps to Sayoko on her body, next he grasps Megumi's breast, and finally plunges into lady's dress room where Hasegawa is changing her clothes. The scary but interesting part is the super natural repercussion caused by Belldandy. Each time when she saw the ugly scenes, there are sudden chains of thunders in clear blue sky, pouring rain at a blink, and peaking of gravitation that squashes everything near by. I think, in this manner, keiichi has no chance to even think of cheating Belldandy without considering death.

In third episode, Belldandy is scary in another way. Do you know hasegawa Sora? She is the only female member of the auto club who is always shy and blushing to a plain joke. Although she is a member of auto club, she is a speed-phobic. And, the problem is auto club seniors made entry to a car race by her name without her knowing it. Surely, hasegawa claims tens of times that she just can never do it. So, what can be possible, if the driver simply doesn't want to drive? Here the dreadful characteristic of Belldandy comes to play. I mean positively. Belldandy with smile suggests that she and hasegawa may have a training together at the temple to overcome the speed-phobic. In spite of almost hysteric support of both urd and Skuld, Hasegawa still cannot overcome her fear. People are kind of gave up, except Belldandy. Belldandy again with smile suggested to do it once more. Finally, when the racing day comes, and Hasegawa is so anxious about the race that she pretends to be sick. She cries and almost collapses, but again smiling Belldandy does not give up. The scary part is the way that Belldandy treats people with true and endless goodwill. Whatever it takes, she simply does not stop to see the positive side of things. Isn't it scary that somebody always believes you with full heart without any doubt or tiring?

The last episode, the sweattreat of the volume, is situated in a beach. For gutless keiichi, Megumi prescribed a fail-proof operation that guarantees the advance of Belldandy and keiichi's relationship. Alone together at the beach. Ok, that was the original plan. The problem is, you know, it is impossible to split three goddess musketeers. So, four of them, Keiichi, Belldandy, urd, and Skuld went to the beach. Mood is all set and indeed it's very good though. Belldandy in swimsuit, they are in the same room, and she even ask him to join her in outside bath, which is embarrassingly enough, coed. Plus, according to Urd and her explanation of astronology and horoscope, if he confesses his love tonight at a certain place, those two are bound together forever. I hope that you can remember the episode 2 of volume 1 where Belldandy actually explained certain kinds of things like destiny and heavenly forces that brought her to Keiichi. Anyway, he believes it, and brings Belldandy to that specific place. Of course, Skuld never let Keiichi advance with Belldandy. So, she literally emerges like a rocket canister from the water between Belldandy and Keiichi who is about to confess. The result is, Keiichi accidentally confesses to Skuld, not Belldandy. And, this puts both keiichi and Skuld in panic who believe in Urd's telling of destiny.

I think that this volume enriches and deepens personality of Belldandy very much. During the past episodes, she was naive and innocent but it was not this obvious that she has such a strong gut in some ways. This makes her character to be very unique. It is easy to create a character that is simply naïve, innocent, and kind. But, it is really a something to create a character who are still innocent butt simultaneously insisting and smartly funny.

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Another Wonderful Outing

The story has been pretty much sumarized by some of the other reviewers, so I wont recap too much. But the battle is a wonderful demonstration of the relationship that has developed between Belldandy and Keichi, though even at the end these two still haven't kissed (well, on the lips at least). The other two episodes at the end are chances for the other two goddesses to shine; as Urd becomes a kid, while Skuld gets a day as a grownup, with all the emotional complications one might expect, along with a few surprises.
I have always felt that this was an exceptional series, and this collection hasn't changed that verdict. I'm glad that it sounds like the story will continue (though it raises questions about this collections title). I don't know about most, but I'm going to stick with this one

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AMG trivia

I've just read a news that AMG season 2 DVD volume 1 was released on 7/28/2006 in Japan. In case of Season 1, it usually took about 6 months to an year to finally released in the US after Japanese release, so I guess, maybe in winter 2006, it would be possible for us to watch the new Season of AMG. The new storyline seems that we may meet Peorth and Noble Scarlet this time, both are super popular to die-hard AMG manga book fans.

Others already reviewed about this volume 3 of AMG season 1 quite much, so I have little things to put on top of it. I just want to add some trivial background information about the show.

Did you ever wonder why cats are seen so frequently in the show? There are cats in Keiichi's school campus, on the streets, and they are just every where. In episode 1 of this volume, Belldandy asked to a cat where Mara the demon is. And, if you remind episode 4 of volume1, she answered to the college dean that she was pleased to meet a nice cat in the school, when she was asked how she like the university. So, why so much of cat stuff in this AMG? Because in Japanese language, "Neko" means a cat. If you are a real AMG fan, you now should have got what I am going to say. What is the name of university that Belldandy and Keiichi are in? Nekomi Institute of Technology. What is the name of the city where they live? Nekomi City. Nekomi means, literally, "cat actual." So, I think that the cats all around the campus and other cat related stuffs are kind of cute jokes that the show makes to our watchers. It is like, you put lots of salt-shakers here and there in a movie, which happen to be placed in Salt Lake City.

Another cat related trivia in AMG. Did you noticed that cat-like charms are one of weakness of Mara the demon? In episode 1 of this volume, when Belldandy and Mara had a fight, Urd throws a cat-face-looking charm to Mara and she got debilitated because of her allergic response to it. I heard that in traditional Japanese beliefs, cats have powers to expel evil spirits, and those cat-looking charms are usual treats for wicked spirits like silver Cross in western culture. So, poor Mara is indeed doing losing fight against goddess sisters. She is outnumbered 3 to 1 by goddess sisters, combating in the city named "cat," and her enemies are too well aware of her weakness.

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