On Tue, 2 Dec 1997, Sam wrote:

> >At 14.02 27/11/97 +1300, you wrote:

 (SNIP)

 Oh no.... here we go again... (this is one topic that is a "rather 
dangerous topic" to talk about... it can ignite flame wars, if not 
careful... so do be careful if anyone decides to reply to this...)

> It is for this, and a few other reasons besides, that I prefer the OVA to
> the manga. I've sometimes thought that it would be nice to have had more
> episodes than five, but then I think back to how many times a long-running
> series has suffered greatly from reptition, lowered production values,
> inferior art, budget seiyuu, etc and I'm glad that Aa! Megamisama! was
> formed so perfectly. The best art I've ever seen (and I've seen a
> *ridiculous* amount of animation), wonderful music that never leaves my
> head, perfect seiyuu (Kikuko is a goddess!) and the most romantic story
> I've seen on celuloid. It was designed as a limited event, "a little, but
> perfect, masterpiece".

 ...you can gte different replies from different people on this... (I'm 
not going to comment my opinion, etc. on this ^_^;)

> The manga, on the other hand, is an ongoing thing. Without it, nothing else
> is possible. Fujishima-sensei is committed to producing a chapter a month,
> and since it is now his only ongoing title, and the fans always want more,
> he feels somewhat obliged to keep it going. I think there is a huge amount
> more to be mined from the characters and background. I know it wasn't
> supposed to last this long, but I still think he knows where he's going.

 ...again, there are different opinions to this... (no comment)

> Despite the direction that numerous satisfying fanfics have taken, I
> believe that the series will *end* with the marriage of Belldandy and
> Keiichi, and will not be taken any further. The current direction is merely
> a change of pace. I don't think AMS has much longer to run, maybe two years
> tops, and as the storyline slowly winds its way towards the eventual (and
> surely wonderful) wedding day, the suspense will build and more and more
> will go wrong, as Fujishima brings his magnum opus to a close. I know it's
> easy to get pessimistic when something wonderful *seems* to be going
> downhill, but I have too much respect for Fujishima Kosuke to believe he'll
> keep AMS going indefintiely merely as a money source. Come on, I know you
> agree.

 ...this can be argued...alot... and not everyone might agree on this...

					Kenji Shimizu