Ah! My Goddess Season 2: Flights of Fancy, Vol. 1 - Everyone Has Wings

The Godesses are back!

"Ah! My Goddess" will always have a big place in my heart.
Being an old school anime fan, the original OAV's were quite special and the storyline of the manga and the anime series was well-written.
The story is about Keiichi, a student at Nekomi Institute of Technology (or NIT) was in his dorm because his sempai told him to wait for a phone call.

While waiting, he got hungry, so Keiichi called out for some food.

He dialed the wrong number and got the "Goddess Helpers" office instead.

A young cute goddess named Belldandy appeared out of the mirror and said "Our job is to help people who are in trouble, like you. I can grant you one wish, no matter what it is...".
Keiichi replied, "I want you to stay for-
ever".
This is the storyline as Keiichi and the goddess Belldandy try to do whatever they can to be together no matter the odds.

To help the couple are Belldandy's sisters, the sexy older sister Urd and the younger intellectual sister, Skuld.

The series is based on a manga by Fujishima Kosuke and serialized in Monthly "Afternoon" from Kodansha, Ltd.

Over 23 volumes of the manga series have been published in the U.S. and every animation adaptation has been a big hit.

The OAV series came out back in 1993 (from AnimEigo) and made the series a major hit among anime fans in the early 90's.

"Ah! My Goddess" was then shown on television in 1998 (although the characters were super-deforrmed) and in 2005, it became a TV series titled "Aa Megami-sama: Sorezore no Tsubasa".

The first season was released in the US by Media Blasters and the second season is now being released by ADV Films.

In the second season, Keiichi and Belldandy's love for each other is being tested.

Most of all, Keiichi is getting closer to showing his true feelings for her and trying to gain the courage to show her how much he cares for her.
The first episode features a problem with the Goddess system and the contract binding Keiichi and Belldandy together has been lost.

The next episode continues to test the couple as rich girl, Sayoko (who likes Keiichi) will do whatever it takes to get closer to Keiichi, even if it means doing terrible things to Belldandy.

Needless to say that it's such a great feeling to have the popular series continued and released in the US on DVD.

With the planned TV debut on the Anime Network set for May 3rd, the DVD release is planned for release on May 8th.

Volume 1 features commentary by Eileen Stevens (Belldandy) and Drew Aaron (Keiichi), clean opening and closing animations, production artwork and ADV previews.

"Ah! My Goddess" is an anime title that has always been about great storytelling and continues to be a wonderful romantic comedy anime series for fifteen years and still going strong.

So, far a very strong start for the second season of the series and looking forward to watching more of anime's awesome couple of the year, Keiichi and Belldandy. August 10, 2008

I love the Goddesses...

I've collected the manga series and have the first season of Ah(or Oh)! My Goddess. The second season seems to start off a bit slower or a little awkward I find. It improved further into the season.

I enjoy this series because it's never really too serious and it's entertaining. I like the characters as well as how they are drawn. February 2, 2008

Resetting the Clock

The adventures of our favorite couple continue as the wish is renewed and a rival is forced to question her own motives. It's just another look into the lives of these wonderful characters that proved so charming in season one. The production quality is superb, as usual, with a new theme song and opening credits to further enhance the experience. The new dvd producers don't have quite the same kind of functions in their dvds as the first seasons, but I didn't find it to be a serious problem.
I can only say that all is well, and moving nicely in the world of the goddesses. If you've followed this series so far, keep on going. I think you're going to enjoy the trip. October 30, 2007

An excellent survey indeed.

This first volume of the AH! My Goddess second season is a recommended pick for any library serious about anime and manga representations. It provides American audiences with the second season of the animated TV series and any library dedicated to representations of such will find this an excellent survey indeed.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch September 8, 2007

SEPERATION

The computer that controls Heaven has been reset but some of its data has been corrupted or lost. Included in some of the lost data is the contract between Keiichi and Belldandy. Keiichi soon gets a call from God telling him that he and Belldandy don't have that much time left together. The two lovers accept their fate but Urd and Skuld aren't about to let it happen without a fight. They busily set about retrieving the fragements of the contract still left in the heavenly database. The main antagonist in these first episodes is not a demon or other supernatural being, but Sayoko, the spoiled rich queen of Keiichi's college campus. For the life of her, she can't figure out why Keiichi prefers Belldandy over her. I mean, she's got looks, money, and popularity. Unfortunately for her, she's going to find out that these things alone cannot attract a good man. In fact, she's extremely jealous of Belldandy and probably harbors an attraction for Keiichi that she would never admit to herself. When Belldandy knits a sweater for Keiichi, Sayoko goes nuts trying to outdo her. When Sayoko holds a Christmas party, one of her objectives is to outshine and publicly humiliate Belldandy. Sayoko is beginning to realize what it is she's missing: innate kindness. But due to being around Keiichi and Belldandy, she still has a chance to change.

If you can get through one of the most horrible anime theme songs ever recorded in the opening credits of this second season, you'll be gladly surprised that the quality of the show itself hasn't decreased at all. There's just something about Belldandy blowing on bagpipes that grates on the nerves. I really like the fact that Sayoko's character is getting more screen time and is being allowed to evolve. In the first season she was portrayed as a shallow, vacuous shell of a woman, much like Paris Hilton. But in these episodes she attains some depth and gets a bit of enlightenment about facets of her own personality that threaten to ruin her life. The comedy bits were just as funny as usual and Belldandy even lets her hair down when she gets drunk on cola and starts doing rampant acts of goodness! If you liked the first season, definitely continue with the second season. June 18, 2007

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