The content of this piece was written during a viewing of the first episode of Oh My Goddess! (OVA) on October 1, 2010. Edits have been made for spelling and grammar, but the rest is completely untouched, and un-edited from its original format.

This series should be required viewing for all anime fans. It's just that damn good.

8:36 PM:Good evening everybody, and welcome to another AIC-themed showblog!

8:36 PM:This will actually be the last one for AIC week, barring another find like Pretty Sammy/Mihoshi Special .

8:37 PM:Unless you WANT me to suffer through a night of Pretty Sammy tomorrow. :P Uh... anyway!

8:37 PM:I've decided to make it the biggest of all, and one of my all-time favorites.

8:37 PM:That's right - Ah! My Goddess.

8:38 PM:Tonight we'll be going old school! Episode 1 of the OVA series.

8:38 PM:This is another spur-of-the moment thing - I actually had the TV series ready to go in the player. ^_^;

8:38 PM:So, I'll just get a few of the basics out of the way:

8:39 PM:Directed by Hiroaki Gohda (Bubblegum Crisis - ep. 8, Please Teacher! Project A-Ko 2)

8:39 PM:Original series by Kosuke Fujishima (Sakura Taisen, You're Under Arrest)

8:39 PM:Stars Kikuko Inoue, Aya Hisakawa, and Yumi Touma as Belldandy, Skuld, and Urd

8:39 PM:Opening Theme: "My Heart iidasenai, Your Heart Tashikametai" by the Goddess Family Club - aka Inoue, Hisakawa, and Touma.

8:40 PM:Ending theme: Congratulations! by The Goddess Family Club

8:41 PM:Released by AnimEigo

8:42 PM:AE Actually lost the rights to this not too long ago, sadly. I hope someone picks it up

8:42 PM:Anyway, I've stalled enough to get the DVD going, so let's begin! ^_^

8:43 PM:Right into the opening credits - bouncy Kikoku Inoue song. how can you hate that?

8:43 PM:Sorry - I'm dyslexic tonight - KiKUko

8:44 PM:Fun fact: Mara appears in the opening credits to this, but never appears in the OVA proper, as do Peorth and Sayoko

8:45 PM:And we open with Heaven. Gorgeous, high-tech place... and there's Bell :D

8:46 PM:Who's doing... something, and we see a glimpse of the shrine, followed by? -BRIIING :D-

8:46 PM:Poor Keiichi. Stuck being a secretary for his classmates XD

8:47 PM:And he's hungry. >->;; His roomies stiffed him on food so.. TAKEOUT TIME :D

8:47 PM:And he's a strikeout even with food orders >_> "We don't order before 5 :D" #foodfail

8:48 PM:"We're not open T_T" #foodfail

8:48 PM:"Goddess helpline :D" food...win?

8:49 PM:And bitch comes outta the mirror :O "Konnichiwa :D" "O_o"

8:49 PM:Keiichi's got a stalker. And her name is Belldandy

8:50 PM:"I'm a goddess :D" "A goddess? :O" "Yeah :D" "You have to be joking T_T" BITCH IS FLOATIN THERE

8:50 PM:"You only get one wish :D"

8:51 PM:"Does this mean anything? :3" -flash to billions of girls, lots of cash, winner of race circuit- oh, you...

8:51 PM:He ain't buyin' it.

8:51 PM:"Why don't you have a girlfriend? o_o" Short guy is short

8:51 PM:"Is she for real? >_>"

8:52 PM:And it's time for the wish that changes his life forever :O

8:52 PM:"I want a girl like you to be with me FOREVER! :O"

8:52 PM:Belldandy be glowing and shooting laser beams out of her forehead. That's ALWAYS a good omen. >_>

8:53 PM:"Your wish has been approved :D" She's very calm for a girl that's signed her life to him...

8:53 PM:"The Ultimate Force will keep us together :D"

8:53 PM:...Didn't she start freaking out about now in the TV show and books? o_o

8:54 PM:"Women are forbidden in this dorm so... :|" uh oh. >_>

8:54 PM:Here comes the senpai... and Keiichi's in a less than flattering positiion

8:54 PM:He broke Rule 36. Mortal sin of manliness

8:54 PM:...Jesus - they dont' waste time o_o

8:55 PM:And they're hobos - just like that

8:55 PM:Aw, Keiichi - you know just what to say. :D "if a pretty girl like you is with me, I'm okay"

8:56 PM:Magical clothes change is go - forgot how great this show looked. It's been a good year or two since I last saw

8:56 PM:Fun fact: Belldandy looks great in a beret

8:56 PM:Screw it - she could wear a burlap sack and look good

8:57 PM:Operation: Couch surf is go! :O

8:57 PM:First guy just wants Bell >_> uh... ew

8:57 PM:Swing and a miss.

8:59 PM:Now we're seeing Belldandy explain the logistics of wishing. It's stuff like this, here we just see them talking, that I love

8:59 PM:You get to see Bell's innocence really come out, and Keiichi be, well... He's Keiichi - he's a lovable guy

9:00 PM:Ohp - spoke too soon. >_> Off they go on the road agin

9:00 PM:Belldandy = Garmin for the '90s

9:00 PM:And an oncoming car... is that... KEN NAKAJIMA? O_o

9:01 PM:Aw... Bell's tired and it's starting to rain. Things went from great to terrible just like that.

9:01 PM:"Oh THAT temple :D" ...how does he know? >_>

9:01 PM:Eyecatch!

9:01 PM:Wait... why does an OVA have an eyecatch? -blink-

9:02 PM:...Temple's abandoned... wait... wasn't there...? Nevermind.

9:03 PM:"Gotta do something about those wet clothes :O" Those headphones'll do the trick -_-

9:03 PM:And now it's "Watch Keiichi run around like an idiot looking for an outlet" time :D

9:03 PM:Poor guy would rather freeze than let her get sick.

9:04 PM:And now HE'S sick. Poor guy can't win

9:04 PM:But Bell's gonna make it all better with MIND BULLETS

9:05 PM:Mind bullets that can turn a decrepit shrine into an adorable place for two, apparently.

9:06 PM:House is happy and somehow 20 years newer. Goddesses rule

9:07 PM:And Keiichi? He wakes up in a bedroom safe and sound again.

9:07 PM:Fact: Birds love goddesses

9:07 PM:Or something

9:07 PM:"Is it alright to live here? :D" "I got permission :D" ...wasn't there an old monk that did that?

9:08 PM:Fact: moving costs money - Keiichi blew his savings

9:09 PM:But he has "luck swirling around" him >_>

9:09 PM:TENSION! "We're living together :O"

9:09 PM:Keiichi = Pervert

9:09 PM:And accidental indecent pose time PART TWO!

9:10 PM:"BERRDANDEEEE! T_T"

9:10 PM:Hah. :D Megumi has perfect timing. She knows the score.

9:10 PM:Love her sly grins. "Wow, Kei and a woman? WITH A GAIJIN? :O"

9:11 PM:Hah :D "I'm staying here :3" no asking - she just does

9:11 PM:"College? You're that old? O_o"

9:11 PM:Hah... poor clueless Keiichi

9:12 PM:"I won't tell mom that you're living with her :3" Oh, Megumi

9:12 PM:Hah :D "It's like you're a goddess or something :o" " :D I am a godde- -mouth covered-"

9:13 PM:Score another one for the Ultimate Force! 40000 yen!

9:13 PM:Keiichi's seniors are back... and pissed that he's a playa

9:13 PM:O_o Ouch... Den-chan.. people don't BEND like that!

9:14 PM:"She's my sister! ;-;" "Oh. :D Why didn'tcha say so?" Um... PAIN does that

9:14 PM:And now... they celebrate by getting drunk

9:14 PM:But you just KNOW they were gonna get drunk anyway

9:15 PM:Keiichi's buzzed, it seems... he's staggering out. o_o

9:15 PM:It's also like late night now, so yeah... they were clearly aiming to get slammed with that much liquor

9:16 PM:Aw... and the episode ends on a sweet moment with Bell and Keiichi together.

9:17 PM:Even all these years later, I love Ah My Goddess - all of it - this OVA is no different.

9:17 PM:It just has that timeless quality that you can't help but fall in love with

9:17 PM:The animation is gorgeous, and the character designs really show off Fujishima's love of the characters

9:18 PM:It's still possible to find this at a reasonable price - but it's getting harder and harder to find

9:19 PM:As an anime fan, treat yourself - pick this up while you still can. It's STILL one of the sweetest romance stories out there.