Message-ID: <20020501010549.14829.qmail@web11102.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 18:05:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Welch Subject: Re: Peorth & the atypical goddess To: megami@ml.usagi.org In-Reply-To: <200205010049.g410nLk13014@ghuznee.mcs.vuw.ac.nz> Reply-To: megami@ML.usagi.org X-ML-archive: http://www.win.ne.jp/~doi/ML/ Precedence: bulk --- Sam the man wrote: > > It's convenient to be able to say "the Tendou > sisters" when needing to be > specific though. If one sais "the Megami" in > reference to AMS it's not always > clear that one specifically means our three sisters. > We need to give them an > honorary surname. :) The Megami Sisters! Probably better than the Norns, since they don't have their traditional Norn roles (though still the domains and the title). > > But...at the end of the day when all is said and > done, > > the Ah My Goddess series is written and drawn by a > > Japanese artist who may not have a great Lord of > the > > Rings epic and background in his head, but simply > a > > few base guidelines and just makes the rest up as > he > > goes along, creating goddesses and devils to fit > the > > story of the moment rather than some overall > scheme. > > I think I remember someone saying on this ML that if > given the choice between > assuming that his favourite author (ie > Fujishima-san) was a creative genius > or that he made it up as he went along, well said > poster would go with the former. I don't think I said it, but I would have! > My take on the debacle is that Fujishima-sensei has > a concrete overall idea > with the series but is less concerned with the > continuity of minor details. Mine as well. Brian W.