Aa! Megami-sama! Movie

First off let's start with this. AMAZING movie! One of the best movies EVER! EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now that THAT'S outta the way, let's get on to my review :) Story: On a scale of 1-5, I give this a 10. Seriously. The story was so thought-out and well planned that you don't get bored for a second. It is always moving and you can't wait to find out what happens next. Art: This was made in 2000 so of course the art isn't going to be like what we see now-a-days in anime. The art looked like it was a mix between between the tv series and the OVAs. Igive this a 7. Sound: I kinda wish they would've had a better background score for this. The background selections were nice to listen to, but I wouldn't listen to them without the movie. The ending song that the Goddesses sang wasn't that good and the ending theme wasn't all that amazing either. But they did pay a lot of attention to sound effects. 8 Character: If you haven't seen at least the OVA or the first season, you will be uterly confused. Seriously. If you have though, then you are in for a treat. All of your favorite characters are back and get further developed and then the new characters come in and they get developed fully. 10 Enjoyment: As I said earlier, I wasn't bored for a second of this.Well maybe a second every now and then, but not a lot. I give enjoyment a 10 Overall: 9. If the art and sound was better this would've gotten a perfect 10 from me, but really what anime does have a perfect 10? If you are familiar with the Ah! My Goddess franchise, or if you want a really good movie to watch, pick Ah! My Goddess: The Movie! It will NOT be a waste of your time ;)

I picked this up during a street fair in my town for $4. I've never seen the anime nor anything else except for a few figures I happened to find of Belldandy that I did not buy. Regardless, I thought I'd give it a shot even though I'm more into moé stuff. I think my general enjoyment was an exponential curve. At the beginning, it was "ok". It gradually went to "interesting", then "awesome", then "holy shit", then "WOWWW." By the end I was enraptured. I think what this movie does is it sends you into the very essence oflove and how love can prevail over any obstacle. I have a natural bias against unnecessary costumes that only add sex appeal. There were some in here. But you know...I stopped caring halfway through the movie. That's how good it was. Sure there are faults, but I have to remember I'm not reviewing something that's brand-new, which is what I'm used to watching. After all, I think this might be the second- or third-oldest anime on my MAL now >.>; I noticed in the credits that the music was done by the Warsaw Philiharmonic Orchestra and Chorus. This production spared no expense it seems to make it absolutely perfect and out of this world (well half-out-of-this-world is more specific I guess). I'll say this: it was totally worth four dollars :D

Three years have passed since Keiichi met Belldandy. He is still going to university, still a member of the motor club and still living with Belldandy’s sisters. When a fairy releases a mysterious man from Belldandy’s past from his moon-prison, trouble is incoming. Unfortunately for this movie, the trouble is heading straight for its plot. The movie attempts a weird merger of rebellion against god, an 80’s hacker film, and a love triangle. Boy, does that not work out for me. The motivation of bad guy Celestin is never made clear, even though he spends a good bit of time talking about it. He wants toend suffering by removing free will? Or does he want to enable everyone to have free will by removing the oversight of the gods? Or does he want to make everyone have the same level of happiness? The whole climax of the movie rests on his ability to explain his motives to Belldandy. She (obviously) sides with Keiichi, but it would have been nice if the viewers could see a case for the other side at least. We also do see very little of our main characters together. Belldandy spends most of the time in an amnesia-induced state. And when she is half-way back to her old self, Keiichi is either knocked out or mind-controlled. Due to the more serious tone of the movie, Urd and Skuld have to lay off their comedic routines, too. Oh, and what is up with Skuld not wanting to Keiichi to see Belldandy naked? You’d hope that they got past hand-holding after spending 3 years living together. The animation, on the other hand, is top. While the “heaven is a futuristic computer office” idea did not fit well, it at least looked good. And the ending is on the positive side of trippy. Overall, however, the good animation does not save the film from its plot. Someone who rebels against the gods’ order needs to be better at explaining his case to be interesting. I would have much rather seen a story that focuses on earth and leaves the heaven mysterious. The movie is not terrible, but a clear step down from the OVA.

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