Ranked #4203

Candidate for Goddess

I think Candidate for Goddess didn't get the recognition is deserved in the least bit. The 12 episodes were very enjoyable, but I feel like it got cut too short. And because it's quite short, this review will be as well!

Story has some similarities to Evangelion, but not to make it a direct copy or a rip. The characters were fun and enjoyable. The animation was well done-- clean and crisp. Character development could be a bit more, as there was so much room for potential growth.

Overall, Candidate for Goddess is enjoyable, light hearted, and fun. I highly recommend watching it if you can find it :) Seeing that if you want you can just watch it in one sitting if you so wish. :) read more

I had watched part of Pilot Candidate early in my discovery and immersion into being an anime fan and had fond memories of it, when a friend finally bought the whole series I eagerly borrowed it so I could get the full story. Unfortunately the full story is not what this show provides, and my memories were rosier than reality.

The show has some really nice art, though suffers some from the early CG and anime mixing where the CG is very obvious. Character designs are overall very attractive and in my opinion one of the highlights of the show. It's all down hill from there though.

What little plot can be found is convoluted and left utterly unresolved. Characters show know development or growth and for the most part invoke no empathy. The older pilots especially are little more than colorful but blank "we must fight" shells. The entire first disc (3 episodes) could be completely disregarded. I feel episode 4 gives us a better introduction to the characters and it had been the first episode I saw originally and I thought it was the first episode for the series.

Music is decent, nothing special. The English voice cast is usually good, Zero and Kizna's particularly, but even the dubbing suffers in this show. The first disc has horrible lip sync and there are some episodes where the acting just falls short.

Overall, the only saving factors are the clean animation and enjoyable character designs. The rest is a waste of time. read more