Ah! My Goddess (now unflipped and cheaper)

Postby **Token Asian** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 5:49 am

... which is why I did ask first.

Oh, I scanned the cover of the new AMS TV Vol. 1

Looks nice!

Postby **Kisa** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:36 am

sweet! i can't wait! but why does the art look slightly different... is fujishima still the artist?

Postby **Token Asian** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:37 am

Um, I don't think he did the animation... but Fujishima-sensei is still involved with AMG and the manga is still going on. The animation style is sort of like how the manga looks like now.

Postby **Kisa** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:45 am

yea the animation is different... clean and clear, but Im not sure about it yet, lol, so the new mangas look like this too?

Postby **Token Asian** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:37 pm

Yeah, except the new manga looks even more antiseptic. I think Bell doesn't look that good this way, though Urd looks a lot better.

Postby **Kisa** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 6:03 am

Yea I agree, but bell now looks ten years younger, lol.. not that that is good.....

Postby **Token Asian** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 4:37 pm

Peorth looks like she's aged a bit.

Skuld... is Skuld.

Urd just looks chunky now.

Bell... urgh.

Postby **Token Asian** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 5:38 am

Wow... this dub of AMG is so horrible I don't even know what to say...

Postby **Kisa** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:07 am

LOL, I saw the first 2 eps subbed and it was ok... art wise it was weird.... and its like they make it closer to the manga which is good ^^

Postby **mitsuki lover** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 2:23 pm

I'm waiting for November.

Postby **Token Asian** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 3:02 pm

I meant the first two episodes of the TV series, not the OAV.

November, eh? ^_^

Postby **Kisa** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 6:36 am

yea me too... i saw the new anime series fandubbed eps 1 and 2 ^^
November?! in the US?! *prays hard*

Postby **Token Asian** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 1:02 pm

DVD Vol. 1 comes out end of September.

Next volume of unflipped manga... *sighs*

Postby **mitsuki lover** » Fri Sep 09, 2005 5:48 pm

Did I tell you that Belldandy was the perfect match for me?

Postby **Token Asian** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:12 am

No, but I don't doubt it.

Speaking of Bell... *gets sniped on Ebay* Frak! Nooooooooo!

Postby **Kisa** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 6:09 am

September?!??!?!?! In English?!?!
woot ^^

Postby **Token Asian** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:52 pm

I just received a AMG set from Ebay. Proceeds went to the Salvation Army. Very cool.

For $30... Two sets of goddess playing cards, two cells, two graphic novels... and STICKERS!

*pastes Belldandy on his forehead*

Postby **Kisa** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 9:45 am

LOL awesome

Postby **Token Asian** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:22 pm

Also got an artbook from Ebay this week. I hope the guy ships this week...

Postby **Kisa** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 6:10 am

artbook!? *jealous stare*

Postby **Token Asian** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:50 pm

This one

I can't wait.

Postby **Kisa** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 8:49 am

AH! Its for the movie?! I think that was the best art ever!
*jealous jealous jealous*
You'll have to scan pics for us you know!
*nudge nudge*
lol

Postby **mitsuki lover** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 2:09 pm

Belldandy is certainly one of those characters that is hard not to love.

Postby **Kisa** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 2:51 pm

yea! shes just sooo sweet and nice ^_^ i'd love to have a friend like her

Postby **Kisa** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 5:49 am

thats a good point fisherman! I never really thought about it, but it is pretty cool. I dont know either is Fujishima had that in mind, but its awesome. My guess is he just had Kei wishing for a g/f in mind, but you never know ^^

Postby **Token Asian** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:35 am

I think the artbook collects artwork from the manga, OAV, movie, TV series, and random cool promotional artwork. So it's a lot of bang for my buck.

And I have yet to put any money aside for the new AMG movie UMD and DVD, limited edition TV series box, OAV re-release, and the next three AMG manga. Aaaaagh!

Nooooo! I'm not killing my book's spine to scan pictures! It's going for $30-ish on Ebay so it's not that expensive!

A couple of people have approached me and asked how I can reconcile a goddess with my faith in God. It's pretty simple. First off, it's just fantasy and I know how to tell the difference between that and reality. Second, Bell doesn't exactly fit the literal definition of a goddess because she doesn't demand worship, so there's no conflict of religion shere. Third, if anything, AMG has contained redeeming themes:

-as mentioned, love over material wealth
-good vs. evil and good always wins (well, so far)
-love is about a relationship, and sex is secondary (Urd gets it wrong)
-being faithful to one person despite temptation (*cough* PEORTH *COUGH*)
-everyone is special in their own way despite appearances (i.e. Bell teaching Hasegawa to cook)
-self-worth is not dependent on possessions or physical appearance
-people who show love to others are rewarded

There's a heckuva lot more but I have this paper on Chinese religion I have to write. Darn 2:30 PM class...

Postby **Kisa** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:28 am

I think the personalities are relativley the same, but just slightly altered, like parallel worlds or something, lol.
I like manga version better ^^

Postby **Token Asian** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:29 pm

Honestly, I never watched the first part of the OAV dubbed, even though the VAs did a great job. Not to mention providing a great commentary audio track.

The Egg Song... LOL! So much funnier in English.

If anything, AMG is one of the few manga out there that doesn't rely on action and fanservice to sell... it only took them 200 chapters to finally start dishing out some fanservice. Is Fujishima even drawing the new chapters now? *grumbles*

Heh, if I was K-1 and in his situation pre-goddess, I'd be cynical too. I was the same way before I was saved. Everyone sees a little of themselves in Keiichi, I suppose.

Random thought: 100 evil clowns in a fight against Skuld, who would win? It's pretty close... SKULD BOMB!

Postby **Kisa** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 6:24 am

Keiichi is like the everyday person, and Bell is like what we all wish we could be...
I love how the manga sells soley on its great story too and not any fanservice or other stuff...

Postby **Token Asian** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 12:19 pm

Some of the later chapters get fanservicey.

Like all the gratuitous skin... mainly from Urd. But that's just Urd.

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