Product Details

• Actors: Kikuko Inoue, Masami Kikuchi, Yumi Tôma, Aya Hisakawa, Yuriko Fuchizaki
• Directors: Hiroaki Gôda
• Writers: Kôsuke Fujishima, Naoko Hasegawa
• Producers: Hiroo Takimoto, Hiroshi Iwakawa, Masaaki Sekine, Masanori Tazawa, Masao Mochizuki
• Format: Animated, Color, NTSC
• Subtitles: English
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Central Park Media
• VHS Release Date: April 16, 1995
• Run Time: 160 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (153 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630313906X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #424,145 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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The final episodes of the broadcast series Ah My Goddess (2005) introduce additional elements from Norse legends, including the Fenris Wolf and the Midgard Serpent. With some help from Skuld, Belldandy unleashes her full powers to save Urd and Keiichi from the Lord of Terror, who is also an embodiment of the Ultimate Destruction Program. Virtue and the love between Belldandy and Keiichi triumph over evil, as Terror suffers the humiliating fate of being degaussed. The story really ends with episode 24: A romance between a child version of Urd and a timid boy, and Skuld's foretaste of maturity feel like afterthoughts to fill out the number of episodes. But fans of this popular fantasy-romance aren't likely to quibble over problems of narrative structure as long as their favorite characters continue their usual high jinks. (Rated 13 and older: risqué humor, cartoon violence, alcohol use) --Charles Solomon

Customer Reviews

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47 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very charming Romantic Comedy!, June 4, 2000

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Gremio - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oh My Goddess 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I sought this title out for two reasons, one being the fact that I am a big fan of the manga, and two being the fact that "Oh My Goddess" is a pretty popular series. After watching it it is easy to see why. Each episode is incredibly fun to watch, has beautiful artwork, delightful characters, and more.

In "Episode 1: Moonlight and Cherry Blossoms",Keichi Morisato lies alone in his desolate, lonely apartment. Starving, Keichi desperatly trys to find some restaurant that is still open so he can get some takeout. But he never knew a simple desire for food could change his life so abruptantly. For Keichi misdials and finds himself with a different delivery, a wish granting goddess named Belldandy. But when Keichi jokes about Belldandy living with him, Belldandy activates his wish and becomes assigned to stay with him forever.

In "Episode 2: Midsummer Night's Dream" Belldandy and Keichi have been living together pleasantly for five months now. That day, Keichi checks his mail and finds what he believes to be a pornograhic video, Entitled "Sexy sister #2". He eargerly puts it in his VCR. Low and behold, Urd, Belldandys sister, jumps out of the T.V. set and persuades Keichi to seduce Belldandy during Keichi and Belldandys vacation. Keichi makes attempt after attempt but to no avail; he's not brave enough. And so Urd decides to drug Keichi. But Urds plan goes from clever to disasterous. This Episode is my personal favorite; I love the character Urd. She is generally a pretty attractive person, but she's not at all like Belldandy, Personalitie-wise. When Urd gets interested in something, it literally becomes her passion. Urd is very dedicated to spiceing up Belldandy and Keichi's relationship, which results in some of the funniest moments in the "Oh my Goddess" series. I noticed a little racy behavior due to the arrival of Urd, however, some of which might be found objectionable to the parent, but its overall pretty innocent. The climax to this episode was, in my opinion, quite touching.

In "Episode 3: Burning Hearts on the Road" We are introduced to Skuld (I believe it's pronouced like School) who is totally against Keichi and Belldandy being together. Skuld is deeply attached to Belldandy, and wants her to leave Keichi's side and join her in heaven (or wherever Goddess's live). This particular tale has a solid plot and, at times, has delightful tension.

In "Episode 4: Evergreen Holy Night", "Oh My Goddess" becomes much more serious. Melodrama haters need not apply. In this episode, troublesome bugs, which Skuld was meant to elimanate, have arrived on earth. Bug mainly cause Pandemonium to an almost dangerous level, and the only way to get rid of them is for all three of our goddess's are to cease interaction with Keichi (gasp).

"Episode 5: For the Love of Goddess" This is an incredibly tounching episode. Belldandy Belldandy has been confined to her room whenever Keichi is around due to the destructive nature of their getting too close to each other. Soon she will be forced to leave earth. Keichi is saving up money and working all kinds of jobs so that he can buy Belldandy a going-away present: a ring. This Episode is Triumphant as it is teary-eyed.

Ultimatly, "Oh My Goddess" is a charming, above average comedy/romance. Fan's of "Ranma 1/2" or "Tenchi muyo!" with undoubtfully enjoy this anime. Its may not be the most complex, but it should be praised highly for what it is, a very enjoyable anime that remains to be one of sweetest love comedy's to date.

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful, Fun-Filled, Heart-String Tugging Masterpiece!, April 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Oh My Goddess 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a dynamite series. Oh My Goddess is a five-part anime full of wonderful music, beautiful art and warm, human characters. I am a 46 year old father of two teenagers and I own the Japanese language (English subtitled) version of these videos. There are no fighting robots or splashes of blood... just a well engineered romance with many a twist and turn. I enjoy the language and the energy that went into the making of this anime. Also... check the internet. Search for the characters in this story: Belldandy, Urd, Skuldo, Keichi. You will discover the huge following of fans behind "Oh My Goddess". You might also like the animes "Tenchi Muyo" and "You're Under Arrest". Fun characters, excellent quality... Good stuff!

26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ah! My Goddess, June 14, 2001

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"richiepublicnick" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oh My Goddess (Vol. 2) (DVD)

Second DVD concluding the five part OVA series. Contains the last two episodes, 4 and 5, which are the longest episodes of the series. This is done by AnimEigo so you will known this DVD will be done right.

Episode 4: Evergreen Holy Night Keiichi's life finally seems to be getting back to normal (or at least as normal as life gets when you live in a temple with 3 goddesses!). Yes, he does get strange dreams, and yes, Urd and Skuld are a pain, but what the heck - his girlfriend is truly divine! Alas, System Bugs are escaping from the Heavens, upsetting the balance of the Earthly Plane.

Skuld gets on the case, and soon discovers that whenever Belldandy and Keiichi get close, a Bug Exhaust Port is formed. Until the problem is solved, Belldandy and Keiichi can't be together. Then Belldandy gets a Notice of Recall from the Lord. She has to go back to the Heavens, or else!

Episode 5: For the Love of Goddess You'd think with a goddess as a girlfriend, Keiichi's life would be Heaven, but the fact is, it's coming to resemble the other after-life address. If he even gets close to Belldandy, Bugs escape onto the Earthly Plane and foul up the works. Worse, the Lord has slapped her with a Recall Notice.

In two days, she has to relocate home to Heaven. As the clock ticks down, Belldandy must begin to erase herself from Keiichi's life and memory. And Keiichi? He's working his fingers to the bone so he can buy a ring for Belldandy. A ring that will fulfill a promise... a promise he doesn't remember making!

Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles.