Ok people,1st of all,a screen or big screen adaptation don't need to be totally faithful to their novel/manga counterparts. I read Bram Stoker's Dracula and,Coppola's movie adaptation have some differences but was terrific,though. The Rurouni Kenshin anime adaptation are a bit different from the manga as well but i don't care,was fantastic and a complete adaptation or at least a complete loosely based adaptation guys!
But sadly the 1993 OVA of Ah! My Goddess didn't got the same treatment.
If you watch the opening credits of the OVA you can see Banpei,the robot created by Skuld and other characters from the manga,but Banpei is not introduced in the OVA neither other characters revealed on the credits as well,so the excuse that some people give to us that at that time the manga was in the 1st steps can't work here if they had a cameo on the opening sequence! Then on the 2000 film,Banpei appears at the beginning,when Keiichi asks if he saw Belldandy. (SPOILER ALERT) -_-'
I don't know how this works for you guys,but a good screen or big screen adaptation can't work just with a terrific soundtrack or beautiful design/graphics,it needs a good script too. The manga is still in progress,so,there isn't a complete anime adaptation of Ah! My Goddess yet,but the more accurate adaptation is the Tv counterpart in my opinion. Faithful or loosely based it's the best choice in my most sincere opinion. Don't waste your time w/ this OVA,skip to the TV series and wait for the "probably" upcoming episodes to it. I don't want to piss off the fans that loved the OVA,i am a big fan of Ah! My Goddess too and they need to have their profit as well,but i can't stand when they release senseless movies or episodes just because it sells.
