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Title: Oh My Goddess!: 1-555-Goddess by Kosuke Fujishima, Alan Gleaason, Toren Smith, Kosuke Fujushima, Carla Johnson ISBN: 1-56971-207-7 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: January, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.24 (29 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Oh my God, it's Oh my Goddess!!!!
Comment: Well, I was really kinda of iffy on starting this series.Even though everyone around me was saying excellent things about, I still wasn't sure.The reason? Well the artwork didn't really appeal to me, but despite that I got it anyway. Apart from the artwork(which does get better as the series goes along)it was actually a pretty cute and lighthearted Manga. Keichi who is kind of a loser college guy that has no luck with girls, accidentally calls 1-555-goddess meaning to call for pizza, When Belldandy comes forth telling him that she would grant him any wish that he desired. Thinking it's a joke that his buddys are pulling on him, he then wishes that Belldandy will stay with him forever, and that's where the whole story begins and will probably end. But that's what I really do like about this series, because despite that Keichi who wished for Belldandy to be with him forever doesn't start out as a relationship, he does end up falling in love with her as Belldandy for him. This quirky series gets even better as more characters are added and some really weird plot lines as well. I hope this helps if you had any doubts about the series!!!!
Rating: 4
Summary: I love this Manga!, but its butchered up!
Comment: Oh! My Goddess is one of my favorite mangas ever! If dark horse had released good translations of ALL the parts I would have given it 5 *s. The problem is that dark horse decided to cut out parts. After showing the first chapter, they decide to skip almost a whole book, and suddenly they soppose that you understand that Keichi and Belldandy live in an old temple. I would NOT suggest you buy this book if you don't know the story, or you want to read the WHOLE story. Finally Dark Horse understood what they did wrong and put out translations of the parts they missed, but to get those (called "Manga Blast"s) you have to go to darkhorse.com and dig through a whole bunch of stuff to order it. I would suggest you just buy the japanese manga and find translations on the internet. voe.com sells lots of japanese manga, and you can go to anipike.com to search for OMG translations. In japanese the manga is called Ah! Megami Sama.
Rating: 5
Summary: Buy this volume if you can find it, & get the whole series.
Comment: If you can find this (out of print) title for a reasonable cost, it's good because it was the original graphic novel release in the USA. The subsequent origin has restored stories, and is issued in three separate volumes. Those books are: Wrong Number, Leader of the Pack, and Final Exam. They should all still be in print, and available on Amazon.
The Oh, My Goddess series is one of the cleanest, yet funniest manga to come out of Japan. They don't resort to blood violence, overt sexual situations, foul language, or nudity at any time. Despite this the concept has a knack for extremely funny, crazy situations that always keep you wanting more. The basic story may seem similar to those like Chobbits, Steel Angel Kurumi, Hand Maid May, or other manga based on a powerful non-human woman. It is generally more original than all those, and never crosses the lines of child proof decency, that those others occasionally bypass.
The concept may take a little getting used to by some of us Western folk. Some strict Christians may not want to confuse their children with the concepts, although there is nothing offensive. Japanese lore is a world full of demons, gods, goddesses, oni's, and other spirit entities. The Religious concept of one God, or Goddess does not apply, and this may be a new concept for some Americans. The stories in the Oh, My Goddess series do not deal with religion. This would not be like much Christian literature found in a Christian book store. It's intent is merely a humorous story with some standard elements of good and evil. These concepts follow the Eastern notion that nothing can be perfectly good (although Belldandy comes close) or totally evil. They do not follow any specific religious philosophy.
The story has Keiichi, a young man attending a technical college in Japan. He likes motors, both in automobiles and especially motorcycles. Initially he lives in somewhat of a Fraternity house, and one boring weekend, his friends out, he tries to order some food. Instead, he gets the Goddess help line, and Belldandy, an ultra-nice, ultra pure, fairly high level Goddess, who offers him a wish. Thinking its all a joke by his friends, he requests that Belldandy be his girlfriend, for as long as he wants. To his surprise she agrees, and shows up to be with him. Unfortunately, with girls not allowed, he must now move, and his resources are limited.
This series is not the typical of the powerful girl genre in that it contains elements of motorcycle racing, computer technology, and other things that tend to set it apart. Since Belldandy alone would ultimately be too nice to make a good story, her half-demon, half-goddess, sister Urd is introduced, to sometimes play 'demons' advocate. Still even she is a Goddess first and a demon repressed. I read a lot of manga graphic novel compilations. I've read Ranma ½, No Need for Tenchi, Video Girl AI, Maison Ikkoku, and many other similar series. What sets this apart is the exceptionally inventive humor and writing. Despite the fact that this is a long running series, it's never gotten stale, or fallen into repetitious predictability.
One thing that helps (for at least the near future) is that it's published by Dark Horse. They still publish these compilations in the larger (8.5' X 6') format. All the Viz, and Tokyopop books, have gone to a smaller size that makes it more difficult to read. Since these were all originally published in comic book size, the more you shrink them the more difficult to read the captions, and the more detail is lost. The recent issues of Oh, My Goddess books have kept the bigger size, and I think that's a big asset. Finally, the series did have a limited run anime, that's available on VHS and DVD. A fairly well done movie was made later. Surprisingly, they've made little use of a wealth of material to make further episodes.
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Title: Oh My Goddess!: Queen of Vengeance by Kosuke Fujishima, Dana Lewis, Toren Smith ISBN: 1569714312 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 24 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Oh My Goddess: Terrible Master Urd by Kosuke Fujishima, Alan Gleason, Dana Lewis, Toren Smith ISBN: 1569713693 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Oh My Goddess!: Sympathy for the Devil by Kosuke Fujishima, Dark Horse Comics ISBN: 1569713294 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 20 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Oh My Goddess!: Mara Strikes Back by Kosuke Fujishima, Kosuke Fujushima, Dana Lewis, Toren Smith ISBN: 1569714495 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 15 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Oh My Goddess!: The Fourth Goddess by Kosuke Fujishima, Dana Lewis, Toren Smith ISBN: 1569715513 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 19 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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