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ああっ女神さまっ [Aa! Megami-sama] #8
Oh My Goddess! Vol. 8
It's a-haunting we will go...with the N.I.T. Motor Club, as Urd and Belldandy join them on vacation to a mysterious hotel haunted by the g-g-g-ghost of a lovely young maid who wants to hold Keiichi to a promise his grandfather made long ago! And between Sora's crappy cooking and Skuld's funny feelings, the summer is bound to stay hot! Plus four pages of color, twelve Mini-Goddess strips, a message from creator Kosuke Fujishima, and your fan art and letters!
192 pages, Paperback
First published March 23, 1993
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About the author
Kosuke Fujishima
479 books90 followersKōsuke Fujishima (藤島康介, born July 7, 1964) is a Japanese manga artist.
Born in Chiba, Japan, he first came to public attention as an editor of Puff magazine, his first job after completing high school. Fujishima originally intended to be a draftsman, but took the editorial role after failing to get a drafting apprenticeship. He later became assistant to manga artist Tatsuya Egawa in the production of the Making Be Free! manga, and in 1986 began his first original manga series You're Under Arrest. His second manga series Oh My Goddess!, also translated as Ah! My Goddess, is extremely popular and has made Fujishima a household name in Japan. In addition, he is also well known as the character designer for several games in the Tales RPG video game series and Sakura Wars.
He is known for his love of automobiles and motorcycles, and several of his series and their characters reflect this, such as in éX-Driver and Oh My Goddess!.
Born in Chiba, Japan, he first came to public attention as an editor of Puff magazine, his first job after completing high school. Fujishima originally intended to be a draftsman, but took the editorial role after failing to get a drafting apprenticeship. He later became assistant to manga artist Tatsuya Egawa in the production of the Making Be Free! manga, and in 1986 began his first original manga series You're Under Arrest. His second manga series Oh My Goddess!, also translated as Ah! My Goddess, is extremely popular and has made Fujishima a household name in Japan. In addition, he is also well known as the character designer for several games in the Tales RPG video game series and Sakura Wars.
He is known for his love of automobiles and motorcycles, and several of his series and their characters reflect this, such as in éX-Driver and Oh My Goddess!.
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August 6, 2013
This volume of Oh My Goddess is very good. Not only the art gets a very high level, but also the stories are entertained and memorable. Mara gets back and troubles never were funnier. Here, you see the entrance of Banpei, the guardian robot of the house. And there are several good stories like "Thank you", a great way to meet Banpei. "The Forgotten Promise", a great story of love combined with paranormal phenomena. "The Lunchbox of Love" is also great written. You will enjoy a lot this volume. Highly recommended.
September 3, 2022
This volume contains: a possessed Sonic the Hedgehog plushie, an adorable robot that falls in love with Belldandy, and a vacation at a haunted resort. All great stuff.
The only blemish is a little bit of 90s-typical homophobia at the beginning; as one of the big, unsubtle ways the manga paints Mara as "demonic" is that she's portrayed as a lesbian and shown trying to force herself on Megumi.
Later, she possesses Megumi and tries to freak Belldandy out by having Megumi say "I love you." Belldandy's response of interpreting it platonically and saying she loves Megumi and all her friends leaves it frustratingly vague how the goddess would react if she understood what Mara/Megumi was actually saying. Still, I've seen much worse out of the 80s and 90s, and it's not egregious enough for me to actually dislike this volume.
I can forgive a lot, if you give me a possessed Sonic the Hedgehog plushie.
Also, "scum puppy" is my new favorite insult.
The only blemish is a little bit of 90s-typical homophobia at the beginning; as one of the big, unsubtle ways the manga paints Mara as "demonic" is that she's portrayed as a lesbian and shown trying to force herself on Megumi.
Later, she possesses Megumi and tries to freak Belldandy out by having Megumi say "I love you." Belldandy's response of interpreting it platonically and saying she loves Megumi and all her friends leaves it frustratingly vague how the goddess would react if she understood what Mara/Megumi was actually saying. Still, I've seen much worse out of the 80s and 90s, and it's not egregious enough for me to actually dislike this volume.
I can forgive a lot, if you give me a possessed Sonic the Hedgehog plushie.
Also, "scum puppy" is my new favorite insult.
December 18, 2024
I guess I'm being generous with this review, especially since this is a "flopped" manga. However, the stories in this volume are a lot of what I think of as "core" Aa! Megami-Sama plots:
- Enemy (demon) plots to make trouble for Keiichi and/or Belldandy and controls/possesses someone near them as part of the scheme
- literally anything to do with Banpei
- shenanigans with Yggdrasil (not (really) THAT one)
- a ghost story (sort of)
- things with the Nekomi Tech Motor Club (probably involved in at least half of the stories at least a little)
- a romance that may or may not involve Belldandy and/or Keiichi as part of the "main" couple
Like, a very lot of the stories that come to mind have one or more(!) of these elements, and this book has all of them!
So, why the flopped copy, if I like the book so much? I guess the thing with this series is the stories are GOOD, but they all feel the same somehow, you know? Like, literally EVERY story that isn't a cliffhanger has a good ending—which should be good! Yet somehow it feels very samey after a while. So while I like to come back around to the series now and again for nostalgia, I don't know that I'd keep it on my shelf for long, particularly with so many new things coming out that I like more...? Maybe? So this is a used copy I found just to get more progress toward my "review literally every book I ever read" bucket list.
Anyway, I'm regularly re-evaluating my collection, even more so nowadays, and I'm sure the series originally got the axe from having to move so many times. Also, the early books had a very weird style compared to this point in the run, even though the stories were just as good. So I figure, if I get them again more permanently, I'd at least get the unflopped version, to preserve the original flow of the artwork.
Definitely a fun read, though! Recommended for anyone who loves romantic comedies (with a touch of paranormal "magical" programming, haha)!
- Enemy (demon) plots to make trouble for Keiichi and/or Belldandy and controls/possesses someone near them as part of the scheme
- literally anything to do with Banpei
- shenanigans with Yggdrasil (not (really) THAT one)
- a ghost story (sort of)
- things with the Nekomi Tech Motor Club (probably involved in at least half of the stories at least a little)
- a romance that may or may not involve Belldandy and/or Keiichi as part of the "main" couple
Like, a very lot of the stories that come to mind have one or more(!) of these elements, and this book has all of them!
So, why the flopped copy, if I like the book so much? I guess the thing with this series is the stories are GOOD, but they all feel the same somehow, you know? Like, literally EVERY story that isn't a cliffhanger has a good ending—which should be good! Yet somehow it feels very samey after a while. So while I like to come back around to the series now and again for nostalgia, I don't know that I'd keep it on my shelf for long, particularly with so many new things coming out that I like more...? Maybe? So this is a used copy I found just to get more progress toward my "review literally every book I ever read" bucket list.
Anyway, I'm regularly re-evaluating my collection, even more so nowadays, and I'm sure the series originally got the axe from having to move so many times. Also, the early books had a very weird style compared to this point in the run, even though the stories were just as good. So I figure, if I get them again more permanently, I'd at least get the unflopped version, to preserve the original flow of the artwork.
Definitely a fun read, though! Recommended for anyone who loves romantic comedies (with a touch of paranormal "magical" programming, haha)!
June 18, 2019
More cuteness.
World: The art is great, it’s still not what the art will eventually will become but we see the glimpses of how beautiful these characters are. The world building is small and only fits the story when it needs to. It’s about the characters.
Story: Small little tales that are slow and intimate and full of character. We get some Skuld development which is always fun and we get more super super slow boil of Keiichi and Belldandy. Charming stuff.
Characters: Small little emotions earned for Skuld that are great and some small little steps for Keiichi and Bell.
If you like this series you’ll like it if you think it’s too slow and you’ve already read 8 books I don’t know why you still are reading it.
Onward to the next book!
World: The art is great, it’s still not what the art will eventually will become but we see the glimpses of how beautiful these characters are. The world building is small and only fits the story when it needs to. It’s about the characters.
Story: Small little tales that are slow and intimate and full of character. We get some Skuld development which is always fun and we get more super super slow boil of Keiichi and Belldandy. Charming stuff.
Characters: Small little emotions earned for Skuld that are great and some small little steps for Keiichi and Bell.
If you like this series you’ll like it if you think it’s too slow and you’ve already read 8 books I don’t know why you still are reading it.
Onward to the next book!
June 27, 2017
In this volume, despite being entitled 'Mara Strikes Back', Mara is only present in the final chapter - and even then, it's her latest minion that does the mischief. The art continues to show definite improvement. I could go on for hours about how much better his anatomy has gotten within the last two volumes. And how he draws hair? I'm still in love with it. Not a lot happens regarding overall plot in this book, but Keiichi and Belldandy are still shyly declaring their love for each other. Once they accept that, as I recall, the plot arcs get more interesting again.
September 7, 2017
Fun little volume. Mara is back and wreaking some havoc, and we have a potential new recurring character with Kodama.
November 19, 2018
Some mini goddess nudity, kinda weird. New characters, interesting stories. Kinda treading water with this volume...
May 10, 2020
Pretty great manga so far, really great art/Character development and pretty good story 😁❤️
January 21, 2024
主線是什麼，可以吃嗎~
February 26, 2016
The first story is about the Motor Club's annual summer endurance training camp. When they get to the place they're going to stay some woman is there, hugs Keiichi, and says he's remembered his promise. The woman is a shinnetai, a spirit that manifests itself in a physical body of its own. The promise she refers to was from 1930, from Keiichi's grandfather.
It turns out the promise was not about love or sex or anything like that. After that there's a section of Adventures of Mini-Urd.
The next story is Lunchbox with Love. Sora Hasegawa prepares a bento which apparently tastes awful. Belldandy helps her learn to cook, but there's a question whether or not she's after Keiichi. Then there's more Mini-Urd adventures.
Meet Me By The Seashore is next, the first few pages being in color. Urd is still trying to bring Keiichi and Belldandy closer together. Skuld, on the other hand, is working to stop them from coming together too closely.
No, Sweetie is next. Skuld seems to be obsessing about Keiichi. Urd keeps trying to bring break them up, and Belldandy keeps stopping her. It makes sense in the end.
Ninja Master: Mara creates a small female ninja to go cause trouble for Keiichi and the others, but the effort doesn't work.
It turns out the promise was not about love or sex or anything like that. After that there's a section of Adventures of Mini-Urd.
The next story is Lunchbox with Love. Sora Hasegawa prepares a bento which apparently tastes awful. Belldandy helps her learn to cook, but there's a question whether or not she's after Keiichi. Then there's more Mini-Urd adventures.
Meet Me By The Seashore is next, the first few pages being in color. Urd is still trying to bring Keiichi and Belldandy closer together. Skuld, on the other hand, is working to stop them from coming together too closely.
No, Sweetie is next. Skuld seems to be obsessing about Keiichi. Urd keeps trying to bring break them up, and Belldandy keeps stopping her. It makes sense in the end.
Ninja Master: Mara creates a small female ninja to go cause trouble for Keiichi and the others, but the effort doesn't work.
July 25, 2011
This one was okay--I liked the little story arc concerning Skuld's anxiety about losing her sister, and about "coming into her goddess powers." Hilarious that Keiichi thought she was having her first period. I found myself wanting to know the answer to his question too--are goddesses on Earth like biological women? Are they capable of having children (Greek and Roman mythology would seem to say so)? I don't know if Fujishima will ever quite answer that. He just wants to make us wonder.
May 23, 2011
The stories are really cute!
I feel as though my particular edition was printed incorrectly. It was the first time I read part of the story in the backcover, in a paperback. I mean, what was that?! This gave the last story the feeling that it ended abruptly (or not at all). It's a shame that this book had to end on that note.
I feel as though my particular edition was printed incorrectly. It was the first time I read part of the story in the backcover, in a paperback. I mean, what was that?! This gave the last story the feeling that it ended abruptly (or not at all). It's a shame that this book had to end on that note.
July 9, 2011
A nice popuri of chapters, none of which were part of any major story arc. One of the chapters introduces Kodama the mini-ninja. I've enjoyed the few arcs that she's been part of. It's a shame that alot of characters are created and then just dissapear into the wayside.
January 5, 2008
SO SO. IT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER.
June 24, 2024
Tomo 8 en edición española, que debe ser la única que se publicó en castellano completa.
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