Oh My Goddess!, Volume 1

Released with new cover art, translator notes, and a corrected right-to-left format, this is AMG as it was meant to be read. Hopefully this adorable series will be picked up and embraced by a new generation of manga fans.

Reading this visual novel by Kosuke Fujishima was a treat, indeed! Consider its beginning: Keiichi Morisato, a loser student phones for a pizza, but gets the goddess help line instead and is offered a single wish. His choice: for a goddess to stay with him always! He thus is paired with the goddess Belldandy, and experiences a series of hilarious misadventures beginning with their being kicked out of his dorm room. However, this allowed him to leave the company of his loutish housemates in preference for the company of a real goddess.Belldandy and Keiichi encounter some surprising characters: an otaku (obsessive anime fan), a priest with an unusual mastery, a feckless, forlorn lover, a queen bee of a university scene, and the manipulative little sister! These episodes set the stage for explaining circumstances that were unclear in previously-published works. We find out more about our two main characters, including the abilities of Belldandy. The motif of a girl or woman with preternatural or magical capacities is found in other Japanese manga works, notably the equally delightful Lum Urusei Yatsura. But Belldandy is unfailingly pleasant and serene: a true goddess in her patience with Keiichi and with the sometimes difficult ways of humans. This provides an effective device for critiquing the ways of humanity and for exploring philosophical questions. While Fujishima did change his style in later episodes, I found that his style in these early stories was also engaging. Belldandy is beautiful, and sweet. The artwork is interesting and dynamic: worth the price of the book in itself. I recommend this book 100% and suspect that it might serve to lift up the spirits of someone who is having a bad day. It does for me!

If you have seen the 5 episode OAV series, then you will love this. As it starts of, Keichi Morisato is a college student who doesn't really have any luck with women, until one day he calls a beautiful goddess of the name Belldandy. She says she can grant him anything he desires and Keichi of course, thinks this is a joke by his mates wishes that a girl like her would be with him forever. Their life from then on continues through the series. As you know, this is contains previous material from 1-555-GODDESS but also contains the lost stories which will answer many a question you might have.If you see this book for the first time and see it isn't as great as it looks on the OAV series, Dont Worry! Because at this time, Fujishima was just getting use to drawing the characters and throughout the series gets to look better and better. If you are wondering if you should get this or not, the answer is obviously yes! The humour in this book is funny as but if you already own 1-555-GODDESS and are a bit worried if you should waste your money on this, you're not. Because 7 of the 8 chapters are lost and new.1st Chapter: Wrong number2nd Chapter: Into the lair of the Anime Otaki3rd Chapter: A man's home is his....temple?4th Chapter: College exchange Goddess5th Chapter: Those whom goddess has jointed together, let not woman put asunder6th Chapter: SLP Camera- Mission Accomplished!7th Chapter: The lullaby of love8th Chapter: The Megumi ProblemI Recommend this book for manga collectors, OMG! Fans and all newbies!

Oh My Goddess is probably my favorite manga series. I enjoy reading very serious manga series such as Akira, Lone Wolf and Cub, and Blade of the Immortal, but I always find myself looking forward to the next book of Oh My Goddess!Fans of the series have been waiting for this book for a long time. All who have read 1-555-Goddess know that it seemed a bit disjointed. How did Keiichi and Belldandy end up living in the temple? is the biggest question. Well this book answers that question. It is very entertaining and we finally see some of the characters first appearances, such as Megumi, Satoko Yamano, whatever happened to her?, and my persona; favorite Sayoko Mishima.The reader can tell that Fujishima was getting use to drawing these characters. The drawings can be a bit rough to the reader who is use to Fujishima's current style.Good book i especially liked the anime otaku chapter. Btw for those of you who own 1-555-Godess and are a little sceptical about purchasing this book, don't worry. Only the first chapter is from the earlier book. I look forward to the next book of "lost chapters."

What can I say. This is a wonderful anime. It is about a college student how tries to order pizza and accidently called a goddess hotline. Down comes a goddess named Belldandy to give him a wish. He wishes that she would stay with him. But the dorm being all male he was caught and was kicked out they moved to a temple with the Belldandy's sisters, Skuld and Urd. that is only the begining.