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The
AMG OAV: Manga Correlation
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Ah!
My Goddess OAV
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Manga
Correlation
Burning Hearts on the Road:
OAV Episode 3
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The
episode opens with a view of Yggdrasil, the master
computer system of Heaven. Sparks jump among its
machinery and a weird creature resembline a cross
between a rabbit and spider materializes. A young
girl with a hammer goes chasing after the jumping
creature. She finally hits it with the hammer
and it vanishes. The girl congratulates herself
for being a genius, but no sooner had she said
this when the place is filled with many of the
bunny spiders.
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Yggdrasil
was first shown in Chapter 14, the machinery
shown there fairly resembles that in the
anime. Bugs were first introduced in Chapter
32 along with Skuld's first real appearance.
As in the OAV Skuld's primary job in the
manga is to debug Yggdrasil. The appearance
and method of removing bugs in the manga
and anime are the same.
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Back
at the temple, Keiichi is looking at the blueprint
of a motorbike and surrounded by bike parts. A
flashback is shown of him drawing a red-marked
straw, which meant being the racer for the intercollegiate
drag-race competition. Although Otaki promised
a beauty for him, his racing club buddies only
dump the parts at the temple for him to assemble.
Meanwhile, Belldandy is at the kitchen making
a cake. Urd looks bored to tears and seeing Belldandy
having fun cooking offers to help. However Urd
quickly gets bored stirring a bowl of eggs and
decides to use her powers. Urd only succeeds in
getting covered with egg mixture so she goes off
to help Keiichi instead. He refuses Urd's help
but she goes ahead and casts a spell to assemble
the bike. As with the eggs the results are dismal
and the resulting explosion destroys Keiichi's
engine. Megumi bringing a mesh hose for the bike
spots the two charred figures in the courtyard.
Covered with soot Keiichi decides to take a bath.
Curiously some bubbles begin to form at the foot
of the bath and suddenly a gate opens. A girl
leaps out and finding a stranger in the bath screams
and whacks Keiichi's head squarely with the hammer.
Urd and Belldandy see what the commotion is. The
girl flies into the arms of her big sister and
points to the strange man over the bath. All the
while Keiichi has been sinking into the bath with
his head in the water.
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Aside
from Skuld's first appearance all these
are original OAV material. Skuld appears
in chapter 32 in the same manner as in the
anime, however Urd was the one in the bath
(and subsequently doesn't get whacked by
her hammer). The idea of Urd screwing up
her spells is derived from the manga where
various instances occur.
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Later
at the Tea Room, the girl earlier named as Skuld
apologizes but Keiichi reassures her that he's
not angry. Keiichi introduces himself and Megumi,
who wonders how how Skuld got there. The Goddess
replies that she came through the bathroom. Keiichi
tries to explain but is saved as Belldandy brings
some cake and tea. Over the course of the meal
the couple, acting all sweet and cozy, causes
Skuld to blow up in anger
and cry. The young Goddess runs off toward
the kitchen and when Belldandy follows Skuld asks
her to come home with her. Belldandy explains
that he has a contract with Keiichi but Skuld
thinks that for a contract like that to be accepted
was weird in the first place. Urd steps in and
chides Skuld for feeling lonely and coming to
Earth but Skuld answers back that Urd couldn't
even go back if she wanted to. The two square
off to fight but Belldandy stops them and explains
that she was not there simply because of the contract.
She must uphold the promise she made and as long
as Keiichi wanted her she would stay by his side.
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In
the manga Skuld also came to Earth to convince
Belldandy to go back to Heaven. However
she was never shown as angry towards Keiichi
for keeping Bell earthbound. She usually
only shows anger towards Keiichi when he
makes any romantic moves toward her older
sister. Skuld's closeness with Belldandy
and the friction between her and Urd are
constant themes in the manga.
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Outside,
Ootaki and Tamiya (two of Keiichi's buddies at
the NITMCC) approach the Moristo siblings working
on the bike. They bring him a present that would
allegedly double the engine power like magic.
Looking not the least bit pleased, Keiichi asks
if it's a twin-engine. Tamiya confirms this but
Keiichi complains that the bike is already half-built
and it makes the bike heavier and the handling
worse. Aoshima, who founded the Racing Club
at Nekomi Tech, comes in during the middle of
the argument and insults the Auto Club's efforts.
Aoshima says that came to greet the lady that
was going to be his, and reminds Tamiya of the
deal they made. Belldandy and Urd come to see
the visitors. Aoshima gives profuse praises for
Belldandy's beauty and gives her a bouquet of
roses. He leaves but not before telling Keiichi
he should figure out how to lose in style for
the race tommorow. As his club
buddies leave, Keiichi asks about the deal but
Tamiya can't give a straight answer. Megumi then
reminds her brother that they need to do strength
calculations fast if they were to use the twin
engine. However while the others were away, Skuld
looked over the blueprints and was dismayed over
the wrong calculations. With a speed only a Goddess
and mechanical genius could have she
corrected all the errors. Keiichi thanks
her for saving them time but Skuld says that she
hates him and runs off. They start assembly of
the bike immediately with everybody helping, aside
from Skuld who looks from the sidelines. Later
in the evening Skuld comes over and asks Keiichi
what he really felt for her sister and the reason
why he chose that wish. Keiichi explains that
he first thought it was a joke. However ever since
Belldandy was around every day was filled with
happiness and she even made him feel that they'd
known each other since childhood.
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In
Chapter 24 of the manga Aoshima founded
the NIT Four Wheels Club as a rival to the
NIT Motor Club. As in the anime, Aoshima
has always been romantically interested
in Belldandy from the very start. He actually
joined the NITMC in Chapter 20 to get closer
to Bell. Skuld's amazing mechanical prowess
shown here is one of her most prominent
features in the manga.
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It's
morning and the day of the race. Keiichi's sempai
test the bike and are pleased with the results.
Aoshima comes over and inspects it. He arrogantly
says that this overnight job could not beat his
club and they he'll be waiting for Belldandy when
the race is over. Seeing the surprise on Keiichi's
face, Aoshima figures out that they didn't know
about the bet. He explains that if the Auto Club
lost to the Racing Club, Belldandy would
become a member of the latter. Keiichi correctly
argues that without consent of the person involved
the deal is invalid. However Belldandy agrees
to the deal saying that they must uphold promises
no matter what happens. With the deal sealed,
Aoshima leaves. Outside Skuld is listening and
imagines what would happen if Keiichi lost. In
her mind's eye, she sees Keiichi breaking the
contract in shame of his loss and Belldandy finally
being able to return with her to the heavens.
With a glint in her eye, Skuld devises a plan.
The
Fourth Intercollegiate Golden Hammer race starts.
As the first race proceeds Skuld sneaks into the
Racing Club's place and tampers with the bike.
The Auto Club goes against Ushikubo university,
soundly beating them. In the background the announcer
notes that Nekomi Tech is fielding two clubs and
they were rumored to be rivals. The Racing club
scores a very fast record time and the Auto Club
is visibly worried while Skuld silently cheers.
Aoshima finds it unusual that they went much faster
today than in their previous trials. As the day
goes on, the Auto Club and Racing Club leave the
other competitors in the dust and are left to
contend for the first prize. Aoshima comes over
and says that the Auto Club should just give up
and hand over Belldandy now. Belldandy vehemently
says "never!" and explains that the
goddess of victory would never smile upon the
likes of him who think only of winning but instead
on those with burning hearts. Keiichi worries
about losing but Belldandy comforts him; in the
background Skuld seems to be having second doubts
about her plan.
Finally
it's time for the final race between the Racing
Club's "Aoshima Formula Team" and the
Motor Club's "Burning Gutsy Guys." On
the track Belldandy plants a long kiss on Keiichi's
helmet to the cheers of the whole crowd. The bikes
go off with a roar but despite Keiichi's best
efforts he's falling behind. All hope seems lost
when the device Skuld planted on the Racing club's
bike explodes and the Motor Club cruises to victory.
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The
race in Episode 2 is based on chapter 12
and 22 of the manga. In chapter 12 Tamiya
gets into an argument with Etsushi Ohtaki,
head of the Ushikubo University Motorcycle
Club. They ends up betting in race wherein
Belldandy would become the team girl of
Ushikubo if NITMC lost. In the anime Ushikubo
just becomes the first club NITMC races
against and beats by a large margin. The
Golden Hammer race exists in the manga but
is a different race altogether. It was called
the First Coed Golden Hammer Rally and consisted
of multiple races wherein Aoshima's club
was NITMC's main rival. Skuld does not come
into the picture in any of these races as
she appears much later in chapter 32. As
a side note, at the end of NITMC's first
race against Ushikubo in the anime, you
can see Megumi towing the racer with her
KSR motorbike. This KSR is also Megumi's
bike in the manga and it appears many times
throughout the series.
As
final note, most scenes in Episode 2 are
original material. The actual race is obviously
based on Chapters 12 and 22 but little of
the intervening material can be correlated
with the manga on a direct basis. Thus scenes
such as Belldandy's cooking, Skuld's tantrum,
and building the racer do not exist in the
manga.
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The
Goddesses and Keiichi are on the way home when
Belldandy spots some rings. She finds them beautiful
and Keiichi offers to buy her one. Unfortunately
he left his money in his jacket pockets. Urd comments
on what a loser Keiichi is for not being able
to give a girl a present. Reminding Keiichi again
that he hated him, Skuld makes a face and sticks
out her tongue just like a kid
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