Ranked #412

Ah! My Goddess: Tatakau Tsubasa

I'm a hugh AMG! fan, so I was really looking forward to this special. I have to say, I came away a bit disappointed. It was good but not really as great as I was hoping/expecting.

The animation was nice (except for a when one of the fights degenerated into a series of still-shots), but the story seemed much too rushed. Given more time, this could have been expanded into an epic story arc to rival the "Lord of Terror" arc from the first season of the TV series, but instead we get a pale shadow of that drama.

The characters were also, I think, short changed due to insufficient time to handle so many properly. Peorth for example could have just as easily been left out all together for as much impact as she had on the story (sorry Peorth fanboys!) and Urd was given little more. The handling of Skuld's subplot (if you can even call it that) was probably the most disappointing of all. The only one that recieved any real development was Lind, but even in her case I think she could have benefitted from a bit more time.

So, while it still may be a "must-see" for AMG! fans, it just is not all that "special". (!__!) read more

The 20th anniversary special! Yay! And a rather good special at that! :)

Story:
What an amazing storyline/plot/etc.!!!!!! Nothing like this was in any of the seasons or specials or ovas before! Very unique and definitey well thought out. Score for AMG.

Art:
The art is as wonderful, if not better, as the tv series was. I do believe the colors are richer and of higher quality in this special though.

Sound:
Same as the art. It is just as amazing, if not more amazing, than the sound quality of the tv series. The background tracks also fit really well with the scenes.

Character:
Really no time to develop the characters, except for Lind. She is developed pretty good in a 2 episode special and you start to get a feel for who she really is.

Enjoyment:
Although moving slow at some parts, I completely enjoyed this. I could've done without the stupid little "comedy" bits here and there though :

Overall:
If you have seen anything to do with Ah! My Goddess; the first season, the movie, the ova, the specials, the second season, the manga, etc. I highly highly HIGHLY recommend taht you give this special a shot ;) I just have to warn you now that if you are expecting Belldandy and Keiichi to be more romantical and stuff that this will be a HUGE disappointment on your half. read more