--- 'CuSO4' Yung <cuso4@cuso4.com> wrote:
> > From: "David Mandalis" <mandalis@earthlink.net>
> > ........ I did hear that the Movie
> > was enourmously succesfull relatively speaking and
> that
> > Belldandy has risen back to her rightful place as
> one
> > of the top female Anime characters around.  Is the
> Movies
> > success  responsible for the new style of imaging?
> 
> I do not think so.  If you have seen those H
> doujinshi, 
> you might not ask this question.  ^_^;
> 
> Generally, otaku fandom usually demands less fabric,
> and 
> Fujishima added to the fire by starting the bikini
> goddess 

ROTFL!!!

> in vol.21.

One of the things I've always liked about AMG in
comparison to other anime/manga is the understated way
in which things are approached.  Belldandy is a total
babe not because she looks like Naga from "Slayers"
but because of her whole person.  Sure the "bikini
goddess" (that was a great one, CuSO4-san!) was a
little blatant, but even she mellowed as Urd did.  

Powers are another understated thing in AMG.  Sure,
the goddesses are incredibly powerful but you don't
see them acting like someone out of "Dragon Ball Z". 
After all, why should they feel the need to prove
their superiority to the likes of the creatures
inhabiting this planet/universe?  

The refusal to sucumb to anime stereotypes has always
been one of the things I really love about AMG.  It's
just different from other anime/manga.  Although I'm
sure the movie is fantastic and I can't wait to see
it, the fact that it departs significantly from the
manga and OAVs in some key areas of character design
is a little distressing to me.  

Brian W.