Re: Peorth & the atypical goddess


to megami@ml.usagi.org
from Brian Welch <bwelchz7@yahoo.com>
subject Re: Peorth & the atypical goddess
date Tue, 30 Apr 2002 18:05:49 -0700 (PDT)
--- Sam the man <shay@mcs.vuw.ac.nz> 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.


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