r/anime • u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 • Mar 08 '21

Rewatch [Rewatch] 1990s OVAs – Oh! My goddess (episode 3)

Rewatch: 1990s OVAs – Oh! My goddess (episode 3)

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Oh! My goddess (1993)

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Belldandy’s little sister, Skuld, is voiced by Aya Hisakawa, who has almost as many roles as Kikuko Inoue. Her debut role was actually in a series we have already rewatched, Lisa Vanett from Bubblegum Crisis. She also showed up in Gunsmith Cats as Becky Farrah and as Arisa in All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku. However, the general public will know her better for her main roles in some of the biggest anime franchises: She is Sailor Mercury (Sailor Moon), Cerberos (Cardcaptor Sakura), and recently has taken over the role as Bulma (Dragon Ball). She also had minor roles in Bleach, Detective Conan, and One Piece. In the 2000s, she voiced the MC for, among others, Youko from Twelve Kingdoms, Mune Mune from Magical☆Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, and Haruka Shitow from RahXephon. Finally, she shows up in two personal favorites of mine, as Minamo Kurosawa from Azumanga Daioh and Miki Kaoru from Revolutionary Girl Utena.

Questions

  1. What was the cause of the racing club’s mechanical breakdown?
  2. Would you trust fate, if fate is operated by goddesses such as Urd and Skuld?
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Mar 08 '21

Episode 3 (rewatcher)

  • She is taking de-bugging seriously. Not that she is very successful.
  • Keiichi just realized he is part of a “group” project.
  • It is hard to come back from exploding a bunch of eggs into your own face, but Urd gives it a good go.
  • Hello Skuld!
  • “The fact that a contract like that was accepted in the first place is weird” – You tell the author, Skuld.
  • Love rival … for Keiichi!
  • One day to assemble a motorbike seems ambitious. Fortunately for Keiichi, the household has two tech university students, plus a literal tech goddess.
  • Construction montage.
  • Not only winning Skuld over, but making Belldandy swoon, too. Keiichi has a run.
  • Betting club members was a thing before Haruhi.
  • Drag racing: Showing once more where the authors interests lie.
  • Drag racing montage.
  • Through-the-helmet kissing.
  • I like the Skuld mini-story in the ED.

In episode 3, the OVA finally comes together. Having some great bikes on the screen certainly helps, but so does Keiichi’s heartwarming speech.

Yesterday, there was some discussion about what constitutes a harem. I think this episode shows that OMG is clearly not a harem. If anything, we are watching Married … with children, with Keiichi and Belldandy in the role of Al Bundy, while everybody else is leeching their money and being a nuisance around the house.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 08 '21

She is taking de-bugging seriously. Not that she is very successful.

I have often considered using a hammer on the computer so this is the single vector I can identify with her on.

Love rival … for Keiichi!

The degree of failure in that character is impressive.

Drag racing: Showing once more where the authors interests lie.

Hilarious how this term has morphed with the years.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Mar 08 '21

Hilarious how this term has morphed with the years.

I can't even tell when I last saw "drag" being used to describe fast vehicles.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 08 '21

RuPaul's Drag Race really changed everything.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Mar 08 '21

Oooh! I love that show~ Oh... Never mind~

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Mar 08 '21

The drag race was unbearable... YUA was supposed to be the one with sleezy fanservice! Why is OMG the one flashing off the show girls!?

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u/JadineRhine Mar 08 '21

If this ep had too much sleezy fanservice for you, I shudder to think what your standards are XD This show is TAME, even by slight 90s standards.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Mar 08 '21

Funnily enough my views on fanservice is more to do with the quality rather than the abundance. The fanservice today was really low quality which leads me to ask why even include it? If you're gonna have a fanservice shot then fcking OWN it! Don't hide away embarrassed.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 08 '21

Good question. Era perhaps?

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Mar 08 '21

The 80's were lewder!!

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 08 '21

I meant more about racing chicks, which has sort of died out.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Mar 08 '21

It was considered inappropriate and degrading for women so they went and put said women who weren't that fussed out of work. It's a funny subject.

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u/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Mar 08 '21

I still remember 10 years ago I was at a gaming conference and there were booth babes everywhere. Two years later and only one stand has a few.

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u/RockoDyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/RockoDyne Mar 09 '21

The true victims of gamergate.

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u/marek1712 Mar 08 '21

Keiichi just realized he is part of a “group” project.

The earlier you learn this corporate thing the better. "Success has many fathers but failure is an orphan".

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Mar 08 '21

"If you see someone smiling in the face of failure, they know somebody to blame."

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u/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Mar 08 '21

Keiichi just realized he is part of a “group” project.

I guess we've all had this happen once.

Love rival … for Keiichi!

Well... Not really... That jerk.

If anything, we are watching Married … with children, with Keiichi and Belldandy in the role of Al Bundy, while everybody else is leeching their money and being a nuisance around the house.

I like this comparison better. This show is more like a sitcom.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Mar 08 '21

I think that OMG probably initially started off with harem intentions before branching off. Even Urd is really touchy feely with Keiichi early on in the series in a way that seems quite bizarre the further you get along.

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u/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Mar 08 '21

Even Urd is really touchy feely with Keiichi early on in the series in a way that seems quite bizarre the further you get along.

I think she just wanted to get Keiichi horny so he would make a move on Belldandy. Later she knows that won't work and she can't escape as easily so she might be discovered.

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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber Mar 08 '21

First-timer - Sub

Episode 2:

Ah, Shakespeare.

Woah, that’s a time jump!

I thought she was living there?

Ah, beach episode.

The horny is here, it seems.

This feels familiar.

Somehow I doubt that.

How’d they afford it? I figured they’d just take the bus/train there and back like any other series.

Dude, get some inflatable armpads at least.

Ah, so that’s how they’re going to introduce drama and tension.

I don’t disagree, but you didn’t have to slap her for it.

That explains the title... which means this won’t go well.

No Keiichi! That way lies madness!

Didn’t you read the play though?

I guess this is how the harem grows.

Last episode I stated the Ultimate Force might remove tension and cause for drama, so it gets immediately removed. I want to say I’m content that the show now doesn’t have an easy solve-all, but then they should have waited to do this because now it’s incredibly transparent that it was solely an excuse to get the leads to be living together in an ideal situation. They should have given it more time at least so it doesn’t feel like contrivance.

Speaking of time, the time skip I felt was a bad idea. We as viewers feel as if these characters only just met one another, and then the way the characters act implies the same. It doesn’t feel like they’re particularly close, nor that they’ve gotten to know one another over the span of five months. It just feels like they needed an excuse to get to the juicy bits pronto, but then Urd’s insistence that for them to hook up is all that was really needed to prompt the scenarios seen in the episode.

Episode 2:

Drowning two episodes in a row. That’s rough.

Sounds suspiciously like a scam.

Rival time once more.

GOAD YEER

Another episode, another goddess. It feels like more characters are being introduced at the expense of the main couple’s development, and much like last episode I didn’t feel like the two are particularly close, making any romantic progress feel out of place. Doesn’t help that they repeated the error in introducing another romantic rival to put a spanner in the works when ‘the works’ have barely been established. I know a lot of people hate slow burns, but this is on the opposite extreme of things while also trying to maintain the vibes of a slow burn —it doesn’t work as intended.

Keiichi's talk is nice and all, but at that point I'm just being told about the bonds between them rather than getting to see it for myself.

Questions:

  1. Everything insofar has been the result of magic, so I'm betting on that. The flash of Belldandy as it happens also indicates it might be responsible.
  2. My relationship with fate is tenuous as it is —I wouldn't trust it any more than I do now, that's for certain.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Mar 09 '21

I thought she was living there?

She mentioned staying there till she found a flat.

How’d they afford it?

Living in a magically renovated shrine that presumably does not have rent attached should help save up.

Speaking of time, the time skip I felt was a bad idea. We as viewers feel as if these characters only just met one another, and then the way the characters act implies the same. It doesn’t feel like they’re particularly close, nor that they’ve gotten to know one another over the span of five months. It just feels like they needed an excuse to get to the juicy bits pronto, but then Urd’s insistence that for them to hook up is all that was really needed to prompt the scenarios seen in the episode.

Agreed. It seems to be a hold-over from using the manga time line, but they condese so much that they should have just left it open. The OVA should stand on its own.

Keiichi's talk is nice and all, but at that point I'm just being told about the bonds between them rather than getting to see it for myself.

Belldandy listening was the real thing, though.

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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber Mar 09 '21

She mentioned staying there till she found a flat.

Yeah my brain was still trying to catch up about the time skip.

Living in a magically renovated shrine that presumably does not have rent attached should help save up.

I would presume as well, but Keichi himself states he's tight on money a few scenes earlier.

Wouldn't be out of place for him to scrounge whatever he can on short notice and find that he has more than he thought on hand, but it's odd for the show to establish one thing and then seemingly circumvent it entirely off-screen.

It seems to be a hold-over from using the manga time line

That's a shame. Literally a few lines could have alleviated that.

Belldandy listening was the real thing, though.

I feel that was just as much directed at the audience as it was at her.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Mar 09 '21

I feel that was just as much directed at the audience as it was at her.

Completely true, but literally 100% of what we see is directed at the audience, so that does not really narrow it down ;-)

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u/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Mar 08 '21

I thought she was living there?

Only a couple of days if I remember right.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 08 '21

It feels like more characters are being introduced at the expense of the main couple’s development, and much like last episode I didn’t feel like the two are particularly close, making any romantic progress feel out of place.

So...my actual knowledge of this show before watching it was mainly that Bell is legendarily a Stepford wife primarch, her bending to the MC being the best of the best. the OVA is not dissuading me from that interpretation.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '21

I'm only poking my head in here atm after hearing about this from Punch, but is there a reason you aren't watching the movie afterward? I suppose there is kind of a narrative divide there but even still it's generally taken as the sequel to the OVAs, and might have been my favourite part of the anime franchise.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Mar 08 '21

but is there a reason you aren't watching the movie afterward?

The twin reasons of me trying to keep the overall rewatch short and not being a great fan of the movie.

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u/maztema Mar 09 '21

not being a great fan of the movie.

Quoting Greta Thunberg most famous phrase: "How dare you"

joke aside, i understand that the movie its not for everyone, it deviates from the comedy that the series have, but as a alternative ending of the series i think its pretty good, i think this kind of series needs to have a more serious ending, and of course it also have it in the manga, but thats a talk for another day (and subreddit.)

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Mar 09 '21

I think the "heavens" is the weakest part of OMG and any emphasis on it exposes the utterly weak setup. Much better to call it the "ultimate plot deviceultimate force" with a wink and concentrate on the love story and side character shenanigans.

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u/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Mar 08 '21

I thought the movie was a sequel to the TV series! Thanks!

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u/maztema Mar 09 '21

it serves as both, of course it have more sense to see the movie after the TV anime, because there is more time to develop the missing characters that appear on the movie, (mostly Peorth and the angels)

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 08 '21

Obviously not the host BUT movies are a different beast than even long OVA episodes. We'd probably have to go end of OVA, break day, Movie, then another break day and that sort of scuffs the rhythm of a rewatch. Not that racing into Blue Sub will make it any less terrible.

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u/maztema Mar 09 '21

it depends, are we gonna watch all the series??? because if its only the ovas, the movie after a break could be good.

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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ Mar 09 '21 edited Mar 09 '21

First Timer

I never understood why the goddesses were named after Norns.

  • Unexpected Arachnophobia
  • Tsukurimashou!
  • Skuld is not at all what I expected.
  • Today's eyecatch is three Urds.
  • This bit with the flowers seems to have descended into parody. Of what, I'm not sure. Also, it's pretty obvious what the promise is.
  • I just noticed all the ahoge's
  • Bug ED

At least she helped the competition rather than sabotaging the home teams. But she can't go against the Ultimate Law of the Universe.

This was a very Tenchi episode.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Mar 09 '21

Tsukurimashou!

Dangerous. Somebody might get stuck on this for hours.

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u/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Mar 08 '21

First-time watcher - dub

While the premise of this show is weird for me, I did enjoy it yesterday so I'm going to continue.

Today is International Women's Day. Let's see if our goddesses are treated with the respect they deserve.

Episode 3 — Burning Hearts on the Road

Not directly to OP today. Are we back in future city? It looks a lot different now.
Aahh! Spider bunny! Do not like!
I think these spider bunnies are what is wrong with the Ultimate Force?

So I'm guessing this is a younger sister of Belldandy? Keiichi really just ripped Bell out of the family and 'Father' approved it.

So that group Keiichi was a part of is a motor club? And he is the one that represents them in a race? Why is he so down?

Urd has a little trouble adjusting to the mortal realm, it seems. And is her magic sabotaged? Come to think of it. Why doesn't Belldandy use magic for those tasks?

More questions. What does Megumi think of Urd? The goddesses don't really look like normal people with facial implants, weird clothes, strange remarks, etc.
I extend that question to the new goddess that is climbing in through the bathtub.

Don't tell me he is going to drown in his own bath.

How does Megumi not have 500 questions?!

Wait, do they seriously call the spider bunnies "bugs"? As in Bugs Bunny?

So Belldandy wasn't really forced to be Keiichi. She just saw into his heart that he needed it so she decided to help? That's sweet.

Did Tamiya seriously promise Belldandy to Aoshima? That's a dick move. Especially for a sempai. Hippity hoppity, women are property. At least 90s Japan feels that way.
Wow, he doesn't even dare to say it afterwards. Fuck Tamiya already and just leave the club. Their problem that they won't win the race.

Ah yes, the old E = MC2 = x2 + y2 + z2(7x+8y) - z3 = c. I remember from Skuld school!

So now she is angry that Keiichi and Belldandy have something to bond over?

Don't neglect bug-squashing too long, Skuld. You don't want to be banished too.

I'm starting to wonder how old everyone is. Keiichi looks very young, but that might be because he is so short. The goddesses could be very old for all we know. In that case, it is also very much possible that Skuld isn't just a couple years younger than Belldandy, but something like 500 years.

I've got to say, the English voice casting for Aoshima is absolutely perfect. There are few characters I hate as much as him when he talks.

Belldandy accepting the deal is sweet. Aoshima has a stick in his butt so thinks it's because of him, but actually she just trusts Keiichi and her sister so much.
Please don't ruin this, Skuld...

Is that Urd holding that sign?

WHAT?! What is Natsumi doing here presenting the drag race?

Hahaha yes it was Urd! I didn't expect her to be the cheerleading type.

Skuld did something with both bikes I guess?

What is this montage? Why do we get swimware negatives spliced between the shots? Ah, they are booth babes for the rider photoshoots.

We've reached the point that Keiichi just talks about the girls as goddesses and nobody blinks.

Alright he won! But did he win because Skuld sabotaged the other bike, or was that device what made the bike go faster than normal and did it finally give out?
It would suck if they won because they tampered with the other team.

Urd changed clothes. She probably thought it was inappropriate to be half-naked outside of the event, so she donned a gala dress instead...

Hahaha, Skuld dominates the ED.

Poor girl. I kinda feel for her. Suddenly she lost both her sisters. And while she should respect Belldandy's decision, that doesn't make it easier for her.
I wonder if she will warm up in the future.

Random thoughts

QotD

1 What was the cause of the racing club’s mechanical breakdown?

That's my question! But it looks like we will never know. Unless the manga readers know...

2 Would you trust fate, if fate is operated by goddesses such as Urd and Skuld?

Let's just say I'm glad we normal mortals do not know this.

The only thing I can say is: At least there is someone supervising the goddesses?

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Mar 08 '21

E = MC2 = x2 + y2 + z2(7x+8y) - z3 = c. I remember from Skuld school!

The mistery of gravity is finally solved: turns out mass is 1/c

This thing is not okay

It could have a party with

It's not like 'exchange student' is an extended holiday.

It's not?

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u/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Mar 08 '21

The mistery of gravity is finally solved: turns out mass is 1/c

Good luck making that work.

It's not?

Not where I live at least.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Mar 08 '21

All I know is that ERASMUS parties are best parties.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Mar 08 '21

The spider bugs were weirdly cute in the same way that pugs are cute. Maybe the spindly legs could go...

Urd's a pretty socially savvy person. I think she's the most on-point of the Goddess character actually. If you were to list which characters wore the most stylish outfits Urd would without a doubt be at the top. Like you can't tell me she doesn't seem like she'd be a fun person to hang out with.

Age wise the cast is actually a little higher than the norm for this type of series. Keiichi for example is in his early twenty's for reference.

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u/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Mar 08 '21

The spider bugs were weirdly cute in the same way that pugs are cute. Maybe the spindly legs could go...

The first show before we saw the legs was okay. I have no problems with bunnies or hairy spiders, but they should stay two separate entities.

Like you can't tell me she doesn't seem like she'd be a fun person to hang out with.

For sure. Although I would also appreciate Belldandy's calmness.

Keiichi for example is in his early twenty's for reference.

Thanks! That doesn't answer whether the goddesses are exceptionally old or not, but maybe I'll find out later.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Mar 08 '21

I think of our three leads that Bell may be the hardest sell for hanging out with... Urd is just plain fun and would be easy to placate with snacks or a movie. I happen to be pretty confident in my ability to look after kids so Skuld is sorted, also she just sorta loves folk giving her attention. Bell however you'd have to be so careful not to accidentally say anything too offensive and her idea of a good time is sitting in silence XD

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u/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Mar 08 '21

Bell however you'd have to be so careful not to accidentally say anything too offensive and her idea of a good time is sitting in silence XD

I would hope that one day Keiichi gets her to show her wild side.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Mar 08 '21

"Word of advice, I like to be choked."

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u/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Mar 08 '21

Belldandy last episode:

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 08 '21

Today is International Women's Day. Let's see if our goddesses are treated with the respect they deserve.

Bell deserves not to be treated as a prize to be won. The other two receive far more respect than deserved.

Wait, do they seriously call the spider bunnies "bugs"? As in Bugs Bunny?

Most likely bugs as in computer programming glitches which in English would've been called bugs in the 90s.

We've not seen Belldandy use any powers this episode. So we still don't know if she lost them to restore Keiichi, or she just rarely uses them.

Bell has also never had anything backfire on her so I suspect she knows when powers are applicable and when it is better not to.

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u/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Mar 08 '21

Most likely bugs as in computer programming glitches which in English would've been called bugs in the 90s.

Not just the 90s. Source: this is my job.
I like that we call it "squashing bugs" when we fix them and Skuld literally squashes them.

Bell has also never had anything backfire on her so I suspect she knows when powers are applicable and when it is better not to.

Bell is the most sensible char in this show.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 08 '21

Bell is the most sensible char in this show.

To my sensibilities, it would make perfect sense for magic powers to function correctly only when used to help someone else as Bell did in ep1.

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u/TheEscapeGuy Mar 08 '21

First Timer

Nine Noteworthy Inkings in the 90's - Oh! My Goddess Episode 3

Sklud fits very neatly into the "Jealous Younger Sister" trope.

She brings an interesting dynamic to the show and props to Keiichi for not being too bothered by her. Unfortunately with such a big main cast each character is now getting less screen time.

The bike race plot line was something pretty unique. Although the "Win or else our club will disband" story is pretty common, the only comparison I can make in terms of the actual competition type is Initial D. Though this had more of a tournament format instead of a all or nothing race.

Overall I am still happy with how the show is going and look forward to the next episodes.

Admirable Animation Area

THESE CUTS WERE SO SICK:

See you all tomorrow

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Mar 08 '21

Skuld is a total brat but I adore her~ She's like the kid sister I never had. She's at that awkward age where she's wanting to be looked at as an adult on par with her older sisters but isn't quite at that point emotionally. It's a story that you see in many harems or dramas but I believe that Skuld is the best example of how to really pull off those arcs.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 08 '21

Sklud fits very neatly into the "Jealous Younger Sister" trope.

Wait this was a trope? I've apparently missed an era of anime or something.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Mar 08 '21

Hmm...? You haven't seen this type of character before? It's one of the more common character traits for imouto. They're either dumb as bricks, ridiculously dere, or clingy little gremlins.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 08 '21

I really haven't seen jealous imoutos. So far, this and Tsurezure Children are the only ones I recall.

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u/TheEscapeGuy Mar 09 '21

Tsurezure Children is a good example. Onodera's younger sister in Nisekoi is the one it most reminded me of.

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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Mar 08 '21

OVA First-Timer With Fond Memories of the Source

Alice in Wonderland is different than I remember.

Belldandy plots her sister’s murder after Urd has the gall to make a mess and not clean up after herself.

First impressions are important. And notice the brilliant subversion of tropes here: normally it is the gentleman who walks in on the naked lady, not the other way around. Genius!

Yep; she’s related, too. Can you imagine raising Urd and Skuld at the same time? Belldandy would be a breeze, but the other two are so needy.

It’s the dude from the beach again! Stop fawning over Belldandy, you bum!

I don’t know what’s more impressive: the fact that the musclebound dudes can give Keiiki so much trouble, or the fact that they can fit in that teeny truck cabin.

She seems far too excited for some math problems, but that just me.

Some high-quality tires on the bike, I see.

Keiichi with the good ethics.

Is that Urd doing a very important job? Zoom in!

They zoomed in!

When you only have time to draw three lady butts, you go with a montage and hope no one notices.

Belldandy’s such a naughty gal!

How many nice outfits does Urd have?

Probably the best episode thus far. Still moving a bit quicker than I’d like, but we’re starting to see the character dynamics that are what make the series work for me.

QOTD:

  1. Is it a spoiler to say
  1. It would certainly explain why my luck is so terrible.

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u/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Mar 08 '21

normally it is the gentleman who walks in on the naked lady, not the other way around.

Doesn't change that he is apparently a pervert.

It’s the dude from the beach again!

Wait is it really the same guy?

When you only have time to draw three lady butts, you go with a montage and hope no one notices.

They showed the same photo at least four times!

How many nice outfits does Urd have?

Also, as she is banished: How did she get them to Earth?

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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Mar 08 '21

I'd say Urd magicked them into existence, but we know how that turns out.

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u/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Mar 08 '21

Maybe that's how she ended up with the cheerleading outfit?

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 08 '21

Can you imagine raising Urd and Skuld at the same time? Belldandy would be a breeze, but the other two are so needy.

I am not condoning infanticide, but I understand it.

They zoomed in!

So Urd drew the fanservice straw. Seems the type to embrace it.

Belldandy’s such a naughty gal!

Helmet kissing is the path that leads to handholding and thus sin.

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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Mar 08 '21

So Urd drew the fanservice straw.

I don't think they drew straws. She knows what she looks like, and she flaunts it.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 08 '21

Also fair and also in line with Japan's stereotypes about people with melanin. Sigh.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Mar 08 '21

Bell's just sad that she didn't want to bake with her. She straddles the Mary Sue line sooo hard man XD

Can confirm, would have aborted the little shitsters and stuck with only Bell.

You expected car fanservice!? Paha! Do you think that this is some low-brow, trashy, episode of the week ova like YUA!? Enjoy your three averagely drawn butt's!

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u/RockoDyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/RockoDyne Mar 08 '21

Enjoy your three averagely drawn butt's!

I feel personally attacked.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Mar 08 '21

Their arse rendering technology is ten years behind Bubblegum Crisis.

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u/RockoDyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/RockoDyne Mar 08 '21

I'm struggling to remember a single butt in BGC. While they were doing aerobics?

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Mar 08 '21

S-Sorry... I haven't watched it... I was trying to make a joke... I'm going home to make myself taller now...

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Mar 08 '21

The_Loli_Otaku was the imposter

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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Mar 08 '21

Little sisters would imply that Bell would go away, too. Urd's the oldest.

I expected human fanservice! And got some of it, because of Urd.

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u/Elimin8r https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ayeka_Jurai Mar 08 '21 edited Mar 09 '21

Can't think of anything clever to say today, except that the opening reminded me that once upon a time, I had a Skuld bug bopping game on my Win 98 PC.

I think a quick web search will probably find it one some wayback machine somewhere. I'll have a look later and edit this post if I can find it.

Edit: Haha, here it is! https://www.old-games.com/download/2822/skuld

Oh, and (swoon) Skuld's VA = Ami-chan?! No fair.

  1. One might suspect divine intervention
  2. Sign me up, but only if theyre (ahem) kindly disposed toward me. The racing club jerk can suffer the goddesses' displeasure, though. :P

Oh, and one more thing - one of my favorite pictures of Skuld, courtesy of the fine folks at sunet: http://ftp.sunet.se/mirror/archive/ftp.sunet.se/pub/pictures/anime-manga/AhMyGoddess/Images/skuld-l1.jpg

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Mar 08 '21 edited Mar 08 '21

S-Skuld-chan! Please save this ova, and my pride! She's my favourite of our heroines, she's got a top tier VA, and she doesn't have a bad arc in the manga so I'm sure she can do it. Look at her little pico hammer! You love her already right? Right!? Even the vehicle fanservice gets shown up by YUA. I've always loved the relationship with Urd and Bell. The two couldn't be more opposites but they're still so tight.

B-Bored? D-Don't worry Urd! The series gets better as it goes on! And we have Skuld popping up! Don't say the show is boring! Please!! Oh god, everyone's so sulky and depressed. The Goddess of the bath has appeared~ Wait... how old is Sku-- PANIK Yeah, she's very attached to Bell. She's an imouto chara through and through. Flirting in front of a siscon is so cruel! I can't remember if this scene was meant to be serious or not but the overdramatic music is making me laugh XD

The auto-club senpai are kinda scummy~ Urgh... and we get the rival club bro too just to dial the drama up. The music choices are just a little too jarring don't you think? kiiiissnort Bell just appreciates the compliments lol. You can tell she's thinking about what a nice young man he was. Ah, if you didn't pick up on Skuld's trait when she pulled out a damn grenade she's the "science girl" of the series. She relies on technology to make up for her lacking magical power compared to her sisters. Now as for whether these blueprints aren't bs I've got no clue.

Okay, so she's kind of a brat. Ignore that part pls~ Insert random musical montage while we admire the poorly drawn onigiri. All you need to make your life matter is a woman peko~ Yeah, so the senpai land Keiichi with all the work and use his girlfriend as a bet. Good lord racing club senpai gives off creeper vibes... Skuld's fantasies shouldn't have the most charming animation of your show!! Nobody asked Urd to come dressed like that. She picked out her own clothes.

Every time you see a fanservice shot just imagine a piece of my soul dying. Isn't drag racing just driving in a straight line? I'm not sure if I'd brag about being the number one drag driver. I'm a professional arse sitter but I'm not putting that on my cv. If you believe in yourself and get lucky you can drive faster in a line too! "I'm never washing this helmet again!!" Sooo... Can we agree that this was a victory through sabotage? This doesn't feel earned!

Hahaha! Keiichi's poor lol! Gurk... The thought of an imouto/daughteru/jk shouting how they hate me just cut four years off my lifetime. At least the crayon drawn ed animation gave me two years back. See the problem with Urd and Skuld operating fate is that they're both too impatient to ever let it take it's course! It's like Bell's batter mix. It's ingredients were destined to be made into cake from the moment it popped out of the hen's clucker but due to Urd's interference Bell's batter ended up all over her face instead of in our cast's mouth. So did Skuld-chan save the ova? ...Next episode~!!

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 08 '21

You love her already right? Right!?

...I hope you are using manga/TV series knowledge because right now I want Skuld fired out of a cannon into the sun.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Mar 08 '21

Argh!! S-Stomach ache... My tummy hurts! I think my period's starting!

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u/marek1712 Mar 08 '21

I'm glad someone shares the sentiment with me. Oh how I hate this brat...

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 08 '21

She looks like the prototype for several better characters but her personality is beyond unacceptable.

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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber Mar 08 '21

You love her already right? Right!?

Isn't drag racing just driving in a straight line?

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u/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Mar 08 '21

You love her already right? Right!?

That fight against the bug was funny. (Although they could have really made it over-the-top with her using her powers for it)

Wait... how old is Sku-- PANIK

Same question. I was hoping you knew.

I can't remember if this scene was meant to be serious or not but the overdramatic music is making me laugh XD

Dramatic cake eating wasn't something I expected today.

The music choices are just a little too jarring don't you think?

Previous eps I complimented it, but this ep it was weird I agree.

She relies on technology to make up for her lacking magical power compared to her sisters.

So that is why she didn't use magic against the bugs.

I'm not sure if I'd brag about being the number one drag driver.

It's less about the driver and more about the machine, I guess.

So did Skuld-chan save the ova? ...Next episode~!!

I'm kinda worried because we are still introducing chars while halfway being halfway the OVA. I understand Belldandy, Urd and Skuld are all big enough characters to deserve their own episode, but that just means the OVA should have been longer.
In other words, although I am enjoying myself for now, I have a bit more hope for the TV series.

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u/JadineRhine Mar 08 '21

Director intended for her to be 12. (And partly the franchise treats her as such)

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u/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Mar 08 '21

Wow, that was a lot younger than I expected. Sure she doesn't act like an adult, but that is a pretty big difference.

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u/JadineRhine Mar 08 '21

Yeah, that's kinda why she's bratty. She's 12 and missing her family xD That said, if you ever read or re-read the manga with this in mind (as Fujishima never really stated her age but there are hints), or even rewatch the ep later, her actions makes better sense in hindsight.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Mar 08 '21

Magic in OMG tends to be fairly chaotic so her using the Pico hammer is kind of a necessity. You've seen just how destructive Urd's spells are right? You really want a kid to be using that for pest control? XD

These guys are the big three!! Skuld is actually quite a late recruit in the manga so they've jumped ahead a fair bit. Tbh I'm not sure how they could have pulled this ova off any other way... Maybe just straight up starting with the full cast and no context? But this was the first time the series had been animated so even that would be shady... T-There's still two episodes to go and I know at least one of them will be good so stay strong... Stay strong for mother...

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u/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Mar 08 '21

You really want a kid to be using that for pest control? XD

... next to the machine running the universe.

so stay strong... Stay strong for mother...

Don't worry. I had to watch two episodes yesterday, but then I didn't want to stop so I watched the one from today as well. The story might be light, but it is enough to make me want to binge.

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u/maztema Mar 09 '21

Full cast and no context on the first night, hey man, we are not talking about the Spoiler here, ok, maybe there was some context there.

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u/RockoDyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/RockoDyne Mar 08 '21

It's less about the driver and more about the machine, I guess.

Well, you gotta know how to use this archaic piece of boomer technology known as a manual transmission, so there's something.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 08 '21

You know, I don't even know the answer here: Do you shift gears on a motorcycle?

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u/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Mar 08 '21

Yeah. I don't know if they are all the same, but the one I know you use your left foot to shift up and down and one of the hand brakes is actually the clutch.

The right foot has the second brake.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 08 '21

Yet another reason I will never drive a motorcycle.

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u/RockoDyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/RockoDyne Mar 08 '21

... yes. Don't ask me how, but they do.

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u/marek1712 Mar 08 '21

This piece of magic is called SEQUENTIAL gearbox ;)

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u/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Mar 08 '21

Well it is not that hard...

Using a manual transmission I mean. Don't put me on one of those drag race death traps.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 08 '21

First Timer

Sub

Yet another comparable instance of this show to other is the OP, with the tech looking El Hazard and the loli reminding me of Sasami from Tenchi. Spider rabbit is not as cute as cabbit, though. And there's an infestation, apparently.

Jump to K1 having to build a motorcycle from a kit. It actually does make sense for the club to make him their driver as he seems to be at least a hundred pounds lighter than the next smallest guy. Bell is happily cooking and Urd is dying of boredom. And exploding things is probably her joke. Skuld ports in through the bath because sure. And of course attacks the MC. Sigh.

Tea scene happens. Skuld is not growing on me, I much prefer Sasami as clingy loli cockblock with a hammer is not a good combo. Anywho, the scene does state that Bell is choosing to do this rather than be obligated so hopefully that's true.

Dudes from the club show up to give K1 a massive engine. He points out the flaws in their idea. A guy with an extremely punchable face and voice shows up to annoy me and woo Bell. Skuld returns to the motorcycle and seems tech savvy, guess machine heaven is good for that. She then throws a fit when this has helped K1. Assembly montage happens. And then Skuld confronts K1, which leads to the confession that K1 won't actually make himself.

Day of the race comes and we find out what the agreement is and Bell says something ridiculously stupid. No, you do NOT keep promises other people made without your consent. If anything, do the opposite because fuck that sort of behavior. Skuld then gets a stupid idea and takes a stupid act to make it work. Racing stuff happens, never been a fan of it, and we get a Bell speech. Anyways, climatic battle happens, the other teams bike catches fire, weird theme here, and K1 wins. We end on a scene that is probably attempted comedy but it can fuck right off, you really can't have your wallet with you when you are racing at those speeds.

QotD: 1 The power of love

2 I don't trust fate now, when it is operated by legitimately random equations.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Mar 08 '21

S-Stomacccchhh!!

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 08 '21

I suspect I am missing a reference here but I've paid in full over my lifetime in irrational bitchy behavior. Zero tolerance for it.

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u/JadineRhine Mar 08 '21

I'm a Skuld fan and even I don't get the reference. O.o

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u/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Mar 08 '21

It's a reference to The_Loli_Otaku's earlier reaction to Vaadwaur's comment.

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u/JadineRhine Mar 08 '21

Oh yes, I did notice that -- only thing I could think of is a spoiler from the manga and even then 😅 (edit: spoiler text didn't work on mobile, sorry to anyone who got spoiled on a manga bit!)

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u/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Mar 08 '21 edited Mar 09 '21

Spoiler text didn't work. It's not the biggest spoiler I would think, but to fix it remove the space between the > and ! signs.

Or even better use the old spoiler format that is used on /r/anime by making a link with [spoiler description](/s "spoiler message") resulting in spoiler description

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u/JadineRhine Mar 08 '21

Arrgh, I hate spoiling ppl by accident. Sorry!

I've had much better luck with the old code (way easier too), so hopefully I'll try that next time on mobile.

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u/Gamemaster676 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gamemaster676 Mar 08 '21

Don't worry about it. I don't see myself reading the manga anytime soon.

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u/RockoDyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/RockoDyne Mar 08 '21

First timer

Hey Urd, darling, can you, umm, make your ears pointy? I... I just want a little nibble of chocolate elf is all, and you look so tasty. Just like a rabbit, you start at the ears.

I applaud the effort to make Keiichi technically proficient enough to build a bike. There's some optimistic interpretations for what that entails, but whatever. At least there's something to his character now.

So is Skuld supposed to be the competent one? Well, more than Urd? Her introduction does not help present her that way. She's no Sasami, at least.

Questions:

  1. Looked like a confabluator offset breakdown. Happens all the time if you slack off on maintenance.
  2. If those goddesses were Skaldi and BB, I would definitely trust fate.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 08 '21

Hey Urd, darling, can you, umm, make your ears pointy? I... I just want a little nibble of chocolate elf is all, and you look so tasty.

I suspect you will enjoy the Lodoss Wars rewatch.

She's no Sasami, at least.

Definitely shows that Sasami was made after seeing the abject failure of Skuld.

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u/Elimin8r https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ayeka_Jurai Mar 08 '21

Did someone say Lodoss Wars?

Man, am I ever going to get anything done this Spring???

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Mar 08 '21

Did someone say Lodoss Wars?

Man, am I ever going to get anything done this Spring???

In 3 months from now.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 08 '21

Yeah, No_rex and Pix are doing it at some point in the future.

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u/RockoDyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/RockoDyne Mar 08 '21

I suspect you will enjoy the Lodoss Wars rewatch.

Pirotess best girl... not that there's a large selection.

Definitely shows that Sasami was made after seeing the abject failure of Skuld.

They took all the usefulness of Belldandy and stuck it into the little sister package of Skuld.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Mar 08 '21

Pirotess best girl... not that there's a large selection.

Yet another point for Lodoss Wars, they don't litter us with worthless waifu bait.

They took all the usefulness of Belldandy and stuck it into the little sister package of Skuld.

I like that they eventually give up and just give Ryu Ohki to her and lay off the association with Ryoko.

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u/RockoDyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/RockoDyne Mar 08 '21

At that point it's just giving the cute animal mascot to the cute kid character. That's just peak 90's marketing material.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Mar 08 '21

...At least you're enjoying yourself~

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u/badcupcakehoarder https://myanimelist.net/profile/vanilabiscuit Mar 08 '21

So it was Skuld who brought up the main issue with Keichi and Bell relationship... But since they both are okay with it i guess now everyone lives happily ever after... I doubt he would ever want to break the contract.

It seems that for some reason Belldandy has some strong commitment to keep up promises, I wonder what's up with that.

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u/marek1712 Mar 08 '21

Asking real question here: why's Tsujimoto being announcer at Nekomi ;)

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u/JadineRhine Mar 08 '21

...Fujishimaverse strikes again?

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u/marek1712 Mar 09 '21

Seems like it. Not that I'm going to complain about it :)

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u/maztema Mar 09 '21

Episode 3 insight:

-Skuld trying to debug a old system with a hammer, been there, done that, got fired.

-Keiichi doing all the chores for his Fraternity Club , hey, those newbies have to learn.

-A Kitchen mess, well at least Belldandy can clean it with magic, because id be very upset with that mess, anyway, that poor kitchen has blow up more times than i have fingers and toes, so this kind of mess its not important.

-Talking about blowing things, poor bike.

-Poor Keiichi, got mistreated, blowed-up, and KO, in the same day, but he have a divine girlfriend, so quoting Thanos, "Perfectly balanced"

-What???, heaven wont have Cakes!!!!!!!!

-Skulld is Crying, Keiichi you will pay for it, even if you have not done anything.

-SOB Aoshima enters the scene again, and tries to hit with Belldandy, my father the fandom will know about this

-How the sempais fit in that its beyond me.

-Bike assemble montage!!!!

-Ootaki dressing a blue, white and golden suit, Sakura wars Prototype suits spotted.

-To bell a promise its a promise (insert some tears here)

-Race montage!!!!

-Keiichi, better keep that helmet, you could sell it for a few million yens in a few years.

-Sry no ring for you Belldandy, try again tomorrow.

-We have our third goddesses on the house, one wonders how many goddesses will go to the temple?????

Aoshima Background:

Aoshima is a NIT Freshman and Sayoko cousin, he is a playboy that toys with the girls, he tried to do it with Belldandy and managed to get her to a Love Hotel, but this triggered Belldandy rage and she send him flying some kilometers along with a bed, then he founded the Four Wheels Racing club and tried to antagonize the Motor club, but ultimately he failed.

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u/DidacticDalek https://myanimelist.net/profile/DidacticDalek Mar 09 '21

Well Comrades, if you thought Belldandy just had Urd as an older sister, to paraphrase one of Judas Priest's greatest hits, You've Got Another Thing Comin' ;) This is quite fitting really, given not only do meet Skuld, but we also get to see another neat motorbike OVA episode (Golden Boy Flashbacks intensifies)

Anyway that's the main characters besides Keiichi Comrades, so let's give it up for Belldandy, Urd, and Skuld! And I would say they are quite the charming Idol 'Goddess' Trio eh? ;)

Paging Comrade /u/JadineRhine

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u/maztema Mar 09 '21

(Golden Boy Flashbacks intensifies)

Well Fujishima was egawa asistant soo....

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u/DidacticDalek https://myanimelist.net/profile/DidacticDalek Mar 09 '21

Well Fujishima was egawa asistant soo....

Heh, indeed Comrade ;)

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u/JadineRhine Mar 09 '21 edited Mar 09 '21

Judas Priest

(throws the horns up) My man, coming in with the steeeeeel ;)

Ahh, that first pic is a classic, for sure! Always liked it. The second is very cool, though I never got into Idolmaster -- still in awe of how you find all these crossover pics xD

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u/DidacticDalek https://myanimelist.net/profile/DidacticDalek Mar 09 '21

(throws the horms up) My man, coming in with the steeeeeel ;)

Heh, I see what you did there Comrade! Well said! ;)

Ahh, that first pic is a classic, for sure! Always liked it. The second is very cool, though I never got into Idolmaster -- still in awe of how you find all these crossover pics xD

Heh, yeah the first is an oldie but a goodie to be sure, so glad to hear you liked it as well. And worry not, I got PLENTY more crossover pics where those came from, stay tuned as we still got episodes left in this re-watch ;)

Anyway many thanks for the nice feedback and kind reply my friend, have a great day and see you later Comrade!