Oh My Goddess!

Oh My Goddess!
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Belldandy
ああっ女神さまっ
(Ā Megami-sama)
Genre
Manga
Written byKōsuke Fujishima
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintAfternoon KC
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
English magazine
  • NA: Super Manga Blast!
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 1988April 2014
Volumes48 (List of volumes)
Further information
Original video animation
Directed byHiroaki Gōda
Written by
  • Kunihiko Kondo
  • Nahoko Hasegawa
Music byTakeshi Yasuda
StudioAIC
Licensed by
Released February 2, 1993 May 17, 1994
Runtime30 minutes (each)
Episodes5 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Adventures of Mini-Goddess
Directed by
  • Hiroko Kazui
  • Yasuhiro Matsumura
Written byShōji Yonemura
Music byTatsuya Maruyama
StudioOLM
Licensed by
Original networkWowow
Original run April 6, 1998 March 29, 1999
Episodes48 (List of episodes)
Anime film
Anime television series
Ah! My Goddess
Directed byHiroaki Gōda
Written by
  • Akira Watanabe
  • Hiroaki Gōda
Music byShirō Hamaguchi
StudioAIC
Licensed by
Original networkTBS
Original run January 6, 2005 July 7, 2005
Episodes24 + 2 OVA (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy
Directed byHiroaki Gōda
Written by
  • Akira Watanabe
  • Hiroaki Gōda
Music byShirō Hamaguchi
StudioAIC
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTBS
Original run April 6, 2006 September 14, 2006
Episodes24 (List of episodes)
Novel
Oh My Goddess! First End
Written byYumi Tōma
Illustrated by
Published byKodansha
English publisher
  • NA: Dark Horse Comics
PublishedJuly 20, 2007
Original video animation
Ah! My Goddess: Fighting Wings
Directed byHiroaki Gōda
Written by
  • Akira Watanabe
  • Hiroaki Gōda
Music byShirō Hamaguchi
StudioAIC
ReleasedDecember 9, 2007
Runtime25 minutes (each)
Episodes2 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Ah! My Goddess: Together Forever
Directed byHiroaki Gohda
Written byAkira Watanabe
Music byShirō Hamaguchi
StudioAIC
Released February 23, 2011 August 23, 2013
Runtime30 minutes (each)
Episodes3
Manga
Aa Shūkatsu no Megami-sama
Written byUhei Aoki
Illustrated byKumichi Yoshizuki
Published byKodansha
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 25, 2019October 25, 2021
Volumes5

Oh My Goddess! (Japanese: ああっ女神さまっ, Hepburn: Aa! Megami-sama), or Ah! My Goddess! in some releases, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōsuke Fujishima. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from September 1988 to April 2014, with its chapters collected in 48 tankōbon volumes. The series follows college sophomore Keiichi Morisato and the goddess Belldandy who moves in with him in a Buddhist temple; after Belldandy's sisters Urd and Skuld move in with them, they encounter gods, demons and other supernatural entities as Keiichi develops his relationship with Belldandy. The manga series has been licensed for English-language release by Dark Horse Comics.

The series was adapted into an original video animation produced by Anime International Company (AIC), and an anime series which aired from 2005 to 2006. Additionally, AIC has developed two OVAs and a film, and OLM, Inc. has also developed an anime series as well. Companies have developed thousands of types of merchandise, such as video games, and a light novel. The OVA was licensed by AnimEigo, while the film was licensed by Geneon Entertainment, and the various TV series were licensed at various points by Media Blasters, ADV Films and Funimation.

As of June 2020, the manga had over 25 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series. In 2009, Oh My Goddess! won the 33rd Kodansha Manga Award for the general category.

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  2. ^ "Oh My Goddess! Omnibus Book 1 TPB". Dark Horse Comics. Archived from the original on December 31, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  3. ^ Thompson, Jason (July 3, 2012). Manga: The Complete Guide (Kindle). Del Rey Books. pp. 858–859. ISBN 978-0-345-53944-1. One of the classic otaku manga, Oh My Goddess! started out as a neutered LumUrusei Yatsura and then fathered an entire genre of "shy guy living platonically with beautiful girls" manga, aka "harem manga" (such as No Need for Tenchi!).
  4. ^ Santos, Carlo (July 21, 2009). "Oh My Rain Goddess! - Right Turn Only!!". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 23, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2023. In a series better known for harem comedy and epic magical combat, this kind of quiet drama—the siren song brushing past Keiichi's ears, the moody character of the ocean at night—is a refreshing change from typical Goddess fare.
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