Product Details

• Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: Japanese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Anime Works
• DVD Release Date: September 27, 2005
• Run Time: 125 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000A2XA5K
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #227,284 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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AH MY GODDESS VOL 1:ALWAYS AND FOREVE - DVD Movie

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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A wish come true, September 8, 2005

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B. Ackley "jumpstudios" (Douglasville, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ah! My Goddess - Always and Forever (Vol. 1) + Series Box (DVD)

Ah! My Goddess is a wildly popular series that started life out as a manga before making the jump to anime. A 5 episode OVA series was released in the early 90s as was a motion picture. Now US distributor Media Blasters releases stateside the 26 episode television series that aired last season in Japan.

The series stay very true to the long running manga. For the uninitiated, Ah! My Goddess tells the comedic story of young Morisato, a struggling college kid trying to survive his schoolwork and at times his roommates. One day while trying to order takeout food he dials the wrong number and gets the Goddess Helpline. Enter beautiful and sweet Goddess Belldandy. Belldandy grants his wish which is that she stays with him. This simple action sets up a series of comedic and sometimes touching events as the two characters budding romance takes off. Morisato moves into his own place which gradually gets crowded thanks to Belldandy's relatives coming to crash and sometimes live. This anime has harem show elements but stays away from fan service, prefering to focus on the romantic/comedic events of the character's lives.

The latest TV series is really a visual treat. The character designs are a bit more angular compared to the original OVA series but the animation is fluid and the colours are truly brilliant. Musically the opening and closing themes are catchy. For voice actor fans the entire original Japanese cast has been brought back to reprise their roles. For dub fans Media Blasters brings on board a great English crew who do a great job of capturing the character's spirits.

The collector's box includes volume one and a cell/ Ketai phone strap for fans as well as the attractive artbox itself.

Ah! my Goddess is a fun and entertaining series that shouldnt be missed by any anime fan. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ah! My Godess the TV series, July 25, 2005

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eau (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ah! My Goddess - Always and Forever (Vol. 1) + Series Box (DVD)

This is the Ah! My Godess the TV series originally aired in Japan in 2005. This series pretty much follows the manga. What happens when a college student wishes a Goddess to live with him forever? You get to see the fateful meeting of Belldandy and Keiichi in the first episode, then follow their adventures with friends and enemies, and finally reach the climatic ending with the Terrible Master story arc in the manga.

The TV series was originally aired in Japan in a cropped, 4:3 format. The Media Blasters release is in the original 16:9 format, just like the Region 2 DVD.

The box set edition consists of volume 1 DVD in a collector's box, and a Belldandy cell phone strap imported from Japan.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Third Time Around...., September 5, 2005

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Matt (WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ah! My Goddess - Always and Forever (Vol. 1) + Series Box (DVD)

So here we go again. This long running (1988-present) manga series has been done in an animated format twice before.

The first being the fan-favorite OAV series. While only five parts of the story are told in this adaption, and many bits of the manga are skipped over, the focus is more on romance. A very good romance story indeed.

Then there was the 2001 full-length movie, which put even more emphasis on drama and romance, with hints of comedy. This movie had some of the most beautiful animation I've seen to date, and the story told here is very touching, and it is sure to get a few fans, male or female, a bit misty-eyed.

If one doesn't count "Adventures of the Mini-Goddess" series, which was just a collection of comedy skits, showing all the crazy things the three Goddesses (Belldandy, Urd, and Skuld namely) do while Keiichi is away, this TV series makes it the third-go-round for animated Ah My Goddess.

For the unknowing buyer, this story is actually a fairly simple one. The strengths of this series are in its strong romance plot between Belldandy and Keiichi, and all the comedic bits thrown in, especially once the other two Goddesses, Urd, the luscious one always trying to pull some little scheme to bring Bell and Kei closer, and Skuld, the smart, but slightly bratty one. There's many others who come to disrupt the lives of the young couple, but that's part of what makes this series enjoyable. Through it all, Keiichi and Belldandy undeniably have feelings for each other, which, when they 'are' alone, allows for the sweet touching moments to shine through in this series.

To me it seems the below reviewer has a bit of a biased disliking of dubs, so I'll give a more positive take, or rather, an outlook since this series doesn't street until the date above.

I've watched most of the anime I own in English. Knowing Media Blasters, they tend to do a decent job. The trouble is, Ah My Goddess ended up having two variations, since the OAV set was done by AnimEigo about 10 years ago, and the movie, by Geneon (then known as Pioneer) in 2002. Media Blasters went and assembled an entirely new cast, making for a third English dub. Some are fans of the movie recording, some of the OAV. I liked both of those equally, but it would be impossible for me to form an opinion on this new dub until I actually get to see this. From initial reviews I've been reading at other sites, the dub actually turned out well done, but again, I have to listen for myself.

Even 'if' the dub turns out to be a disaster to some ears, there is always the Japanese track for the purists. I don't think fans of English-dubbed anime who are ordering this title right now should be too worried. I've watched other Media Blasters titles in the past in English, and while mostly minor characters get some odd voices, the majority of the cast is a strong lineup, and do a good job.

Personally I'm looking forward to this release. It's been a long time coming, and there's still so much manga left for this series to cover. Here's hoping a 'Season 2' is forthcoming overseas.