Forum - View topicREVIEW: Ah! My Goddess DVD 2
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Wyvern
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Well, I'm glad someone else thought AMG TV was slow as hell. And here I thought it was just me. Really, you'd think that with ten years of manga to crib stories from and only 26 episodes, they would have had things move a little faster. Oh,well. Love that opening theme song, though.
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Tenchi
 Posts: 4547 Location: Ottawa... now I'm an ex-Anglo Montrealer. |
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No, you and Zac aren't the only ones.
I watched the first four episodes at my anime club and, as a big fan of the manga, was satisfied enough to buy the DVD (which includes the fifth episode, which I hadn't seen until I watched it just now), but even I'll admit it's a bit slower than even I would like. I mean, the problem with the OVA was that it was grossly overcompressed, while the movie was a bit too action-oriented and wasted too much screen time on two characters not even from the manga, so I definitely approve of the gradual development, but, in some spots, it's just too gradual. In episode five, they're still covering details about Belldandy's abilities that were revealed in the very first chapter of the manga. |
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Mohawk52
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Tenchi
Posts: 4547 Location: Ottawa... now I'm an ex-Anglo Montrealer. |
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Actually, I was talking about the French version, which was always intact.
But I was mistaken anyway. I just checked, and the specific ability I was thinking of (which, since I don't care for using spoiler text, I'll just say involves colours in some capacity) was explained in chapter 7, though that's still in the first volume. |
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kusanagi-sama
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Belldandy's ability spoiler[to see emotions as colors] was revealed in Vol 1 of the DVD, episode 4 or 5 I believe |
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Tenchi
Posts: 4547 Location: Ottawa... now I'm an ex-Anglo Montrealer. |
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I know, episode 5. I thought it was from chapter 1 of the manga when I wrote my original post, but then I checked it and it was from chapter 7 because it's been a couple of years since I last read it and my memory was faulty.
But the point I should have made before is that the important plot points from the first volume of the manga could easily have been condensed into two episodes, maximum. |
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Mohawk52
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lhernan02
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Nice review, but the line
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xanbcoo
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I agree, Belldandy doesn't strike me as very subservient. At least, not the extent I've seen from other series.
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Zac
ANN Executive Editor
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She spends most of her time asking Keiichi what he wants and making food. She's polite to a fault, never says anything out of line, never argues with Keiichi, nothing.
Japanese housewife fantasy girl. Emotional doormat, subservient to husband. |
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Haru to Ashura
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I agree. Belldandy's character is what sort of turned me off of the original OVA in the first place. However, at least Keiichi is very kind and for the most part treats her with respect, which you can't always say for other anime of this genre. |
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lhernan02
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Zac, I still say you are being too harsh, they are two kids in love and they try to do what makes the other one happy. Subservience requires demands, which Keiichi does not make, and being an emotional doormat requires, if not abuse, at least disregard, neither of which Keiichi is guilty of. As far as how she acts, I just don't see anything odd when you consider that they have no real stressors (money, job, family, etc. at least not the way you would have them in the real world ... it truly is a fantasy). An example, before my wife started working, there was always a nice meal waiting for me at home, not because I demanded or requested it, but because it would make me happy, once she started working, that was no longer feasible and life went on. There was no subservience, no ultra politeness, no emotional doormat, just a nice thing to do for someone you love when you can do it. On the contrary, I found this series quite refreshing when considering the rampant misogyny in anime lately (He is my master, DearS, etc.), and I am by no means a PC feminist, so if I find them bothersome, they must really be awful. Anyway I have a feeling this is one we are just going to have to agree to disagree on. Regards, |
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Mohawk52
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xanbcoo
Posts: 245 Location: Houston/Austin Tx |
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My point was that out of the typical "Japanese fantasy girls", Belldandy has always seemed to me the least subservient, and not nearly as pathetic, as say, Aoi from Ai Yori Aoshi.
This is not because she feels she has to, but because she really wants to. I agree with lhernan02 about these points. I always got the impression that Belldandy and Keiichi were just two really good people in love (rather, in an interminably slow progressing relationship :p), instead of the usual setup. That is, loser guy surrounded by stereotypical women ready to do whatever they can so they can get the guys attention. Belldandy is not irritatingly shy (as far as I've seen) either - which is another thing that usually bothers me about most anime girls. |
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