Ah! My Goddess is an anime television series directed by Hiroaki Gōda, animated by Anime International Company, and produced by Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS).[1] Composed by Himaguchi Shiro, the music was produced by Half H•P Studio with Iwanami Miwa as music director.[1] The series was coordinated by both Hiroaki Gōda and You Watanabe, with Matsubara Hidenori as character designer.[1] The series is based on the manga series Oh My Goddess! by Kōsuke Fujishima, using material from the first 20 volumes of the series over 24 episodes.[2] The series focuses on Keiichi Morisato, a college student who accidentally summons a goddess, Belldandy, and wishes for her to remain with him forever. The season began broadcasting in Japan on TBS on January 7, 2005, and ended its run on July 8, 2005.[3][4] Bandai Visual released the episodes in Japan between April 22, 2005, and November 25, 2005, as eight DVD compilations each containing three episodes.[5] The two original video animations (OVAs), which had not been broadcast, were released on a special DVD on December 23, 2005.[6] In Region 1, the anime was licensed to Media Blasters.[7] Six DVD compilations, containing all twenty-six episodes, were released by Media Blasters from September 27, 2005, and July 11, 2006.[8][9] Each DVD contained four episodes, excluding the first two, which contained five each. A premium complete season box set was released on November 7, 2006; the regular set followed on November 27, 2007.[10][11] MVM Films distributed the series in the United Kingdom, with the individual volumes released between February 5, 2007, and December 3, 2007, in six similar DVD compilations.[12][13] The box set followed on July 7, 2008.[14] Madman Entertainment distributed the series in Australia, with the six individual volumes released between July 26, 2006, and December 6, 2006.[15] The DVD collection containing all 26 episodes was released on October 10, 2007.[16]
Three pieces of theme music were used throughout the series. The opening theme, titled "Open Your Mind" (〜小さな羽根ひろげて〜, Chiisana Hane Hirogete), was performed by Yoko Ishida.[17][18] Ishida also sang the first ending theme, "Negai" (願, "Wish"), used for the first 12 episodes, the special episode and episode 24.[18] The second ending theme, used for the remainder of the series except episode 24, is "Wing" performed by Yoko Takahashi.[19][20]
No. | Title | Animation Director | Screenwriter | Original airdate | Refs |
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1 | "Ah! You're a Goddess?" Transliteration: "Aa! Kimi wa Megami-sama?" (Japanese: ああっキミは女神さまっ?) | Hiroaki Gōda | Hiroaki Gōda | January 6, 2005 | [3][21] |
2 | "Ah! Those Who Believe Shall Find Salvation?" Transliteration: "Aa! Shinjiru Mono wa Tsuwareru?" (Japanese: ああっ信じる者は救われるっ?) | Hiroshi Ōshita | Yoh Watanabe | January 13, 2005 | [3][22] |
3 | "Ah! Apprenticeship, Home, and the Goddess!" Transliteration: "Aa! Shugyō to Wagaya to Megami-sama!" (Japanese: ああっ修行と我が家と女神さまっ) | Nonaka Takuya | Yoh Watanabe | January 20, 2005 | [3][23] |
4 | "Ah! The Queen and the Goddess!" Transliteration: "Aa! Joō-sama to Megami-sama!" (Japanese: ああっ女王さまと女神さまっ) | Ryuichi Kimura | Jukki Hanada | January 27, 2005 | [3][24] |
5 | "Ah! Living Under One Roof Together!" Transliteration: "Aa! Hitotsu Yane no Shita de!" (Japanese: ああっひとつ屋根の下でっ) | Yoshiyuki Asai | Chabō Higurashi | February 3, 2005 | [3][25] |
6 | "Ah! A Blessing in Every Bargain?" Transliteration: "Aa! Horidashimono ni Megumi Ari?" (Japanese: ああっ掘り出しものに恵アリっ?) | Hirotaka Endō | Yoh Watanabe | February 10, 2005 | [3][26] |
7 | "Ah! Where to Confess One's Love!" Transliteration: "Aa! Omoi Tsutaeru Bashō!" (Japanese: ああっ想い伝える場所っ) | Teragijin Hitoaki | Jukki Hanada | February 17, 2005 | [3][27] |
8 | "Ah! Can You Pass the Love Test With Those Low Scores!" Transliteration: "Aa! Hensachi Sanjū kara no Ren'ai Juken!" (Japanese: ああっ偏差値30からの恋愛受験っ) | Mio Takatori | Chabō Higurashi | February 24, 2005 | [3][28] |
9 | "Ah! The Queen and the Goddess's Secret!" Transliteration: "Aa! Joō-sama to Megami no Himitsu!" (Japanese: ああっ女王さまと女神のヒミツっ) | Yoshihiko Iwata | Yoh Watanabe | March 3, 2005 | [3][29] |
10 | "Ah! Can the Auto Club Triumph?" Transliteration: "Aa! Jidōshabu wa Katemasu ka?" (Japanese: ああっ自動車部は勝てますかっ?) | Teragijin Hitoaki | Jukki Hanada | March 10, 2005 | [3][30] |
11 | "Ah! A Demon has Come and is Creating Calamity!" Transliteration: "Aa! Akuma ga Kitarite Wazawai o Nasu!" (Japanese: ああっ悪魔が来たりて災いを成すっ) | Yoshiyuki Asai | Chabō Higurashi | March 17, 2005 | [3][31] |
12 | "Ah! Compare and Contrast Goddesses and Queens?" Transliteration: "Aa! Megami to Joō o Tenbin ni Kakete?" (Japanese: ああっ女神と女王を天秤にかけてっ?) | Yoshihiko Iwata | Yoh Watanabe | March 24, 2005 | [3][32] |
12.5 | Transliteration: "Aa! Megami to Kōkan Nikki?" (Japanese: ああっ女神と交換日記っ?) | Hiroaki Gōda | Yoh Watanabe | March 31, 2005 | [A][33] |
13 | "Ah! Who Does Big Sister Belong To?" Transliteration: "Aa! Onee-sama wa Dare no Mono?" (Japanese: ああっお姉さまっは誰のモノっ?) | Hirotaka Endō | Jukki Hanada | April 7, 2005 | [3][34] |
14 | "Ah! Teaching a Lesson Called Competition!" Transliteration: "Aa! Taiketsu to Iu Na no Kyōiku Jisshū!" (Japanese: ああっ対決という名の教育実習っ?) | Teragijin Hirotaka | Aoshima Takashi | April 14, 2005 | [3][35] |
15 | "Ah! My Heart Was Stolen By a Goddess!" Transliteration: "Aa! Megumi ni Kokoro Ubawarete!" (Japanese: ああっ女神に心奪われてっ) | Ryuichi Kimura | Chabō Higurashi | April 21, 2005 | [3][36] |
16 | "Ah! Catastrophe Arrives. An Auspicious Sign Stands?" Transliteration: "Aa! Wazawai Kitarite Chabashira Tatsu?" (Japanese: ああっ災い来たりて茶柱立つっ?) | Yoshiyuki Asai | Aoshima Takashi | April 28, 2005 | [3][37] |
17 | "Ah! What Are Ability and Effort?" Transliteration: "Aa! Sainō to Doryoku tte, Nan Desu ka?" (Japanese: ああっ才能と努力って何ですかっ?) | Hiroaki Tomita | Jukki Hanada | May 5, 2005 | [3][38] |
18 | "Ah! Confess Your Feelings Under the Moon?" Transliteration: "Aa! Unmei no Kokuhaku wa Tsuki no Shita de?" (Japanese: ああっ運命の告白は月の下でっ?) | Hirotaka Endō | Yoh Watanabe | May 12, 2005 | [3][39] |
19 | "Ah! Don't Look At Me Like That?" Transliteration: "Aa! Sonna Hitomi de Mitsumenaide?" (Japanese: ああっそんな瞳でみつめないでっ?) | Teragijin Hirotaka | Chabō Higurashi | May 19, 2005 | [3][40] |
20 | "Ah! Save the Goddess, If You're a Man!?" Transliteration: "Aa! Megami o Sukue! Otoko Nara!?" (Japanese: ああっ女神を救えっオトコならっ?) | Yoshihiko Iwata | Jukki Hanada | May 26, 2005 | [3][41] |
21 | "Ah! The One I Yearn For Is A White-Winged Angel!" Transliteration: "Aa! Akogare wa Shiroi Tsubasa no Tenshi!" (Japanese: ああっ憧れは白い翼の天使っ) | Akira Katō | Aoshima Takashi | June 2, 2005 | [3][42] |
22 | "Ah! A Devil's Whisper, Along With a Pot?" Transliteration: "Aa! Akuma no Sasayaki wa Tsubo to Tomo ni?" (Japanese: ああっ悪魔のささやきは壺と共にっ?) | Yoshiyuki Asai | Chabō Higurashi | June 16, 2005 | [3][43] |
23 | "Ah! The Savior, Together With the Sound of a Flute?" Transliteration: "Aa! Kyūseishu wa Fue no Oto to Tomo Ni?" (Japanese: ああっ救世主は笛の音と共にっ?) | Hirotaka Endō | Yoh Watanabe | June 23, 2005 | [3][44] |
24 | "Ah! Always With You?" Transliteration: "Aa! Itsumo Kimi to Tomo ni?" (Japanese: ああっいつもキミと共にっ?) | Hiroaki Gōda Itsuki Imazaki Teragijin Hitoaki | Yoh Watanabe | July 7, 2005 | [3][45] |
25 | "Ah! Urd's Small Love Story?" Transliteration: "Aa? Urudo no Chiisana Koi Monogatari?" (Japanese: ああっウルドの小さな恋物語っ) | Ei Aoki | Aoshima Takashi | December 23, 2005 | (OVA)[6] |
26 | "Ah! Being an Adult is Heart-Throbbing?" Transliteration: "Aa! Doki Doki wa Otona no Aji?" (Japanese: ああっドキドキは大人の味っ?) | Takafumi Hoshikawa | Jukki Hanada | December 23, 2005 | (OVA)[6] |
Bandai Visual released the episodes in Japan between April 22, 2005, and November 25, 2005, as eight DVD compilations each containing three episodes.[5] The two original video animations (OVAs), which had not been broadcast, were released on a special DVD on December 23, 2005.[6]
Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
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Volume 1 | 1–3 | April 25, 2005 | [5] | |
Volume 2 | 4–6 | May 27, 2005 | ||
Volume 3 | 7–9 | June 24, 2005 | ||
Volume 4 | 10–12 | July 22, 2005 | ||
Volume 5 | 13–15 | August 26, 2005 | ||
Volume 6 | 16–18 | September 23, 2005 | ||
Volume 7 | 19–21 | October 28, 2005 | ||
Volume 8 | 23–24 | November 25, 2005 | ||
Volume 9 | 25-26 | December 23, 2005 | [6] |
In Region 1, the anime was licensed to Media Blasters, which released six DVD compilations, containing all twenty-six episodes, between September 27, 2005, and July 11, 2006.[8][9] A premium complete season box set was released on November 7, 2006; the regular set followed on November 27, 2007.[10][11]
Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
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Volume 1 | 1–5 | September 27, 2005 | [8] | |
Volume 2 | 5-10 | November 29, 2005 | [46] | |
Volume 3 | 11-14 | January 31, 2006 | [47] | |
Volume 4 | 15-18 | March 28, 2006 | [48] | |
Volume 5 | 19-22 | May 30, 2006 | [49] | |
Volume 6 | 23-26 | July 11, 2006 | [9] | |
Premium DVD Box | 1-26 | November 7, 2006 | [10] | |
Normal DVD Box | 1-26 | November 27, 2007 | [11] |
MVM Entertainment distributed the series in the United Kingdom, with the individual volumes released between February 5, 2007, and December 3, 2007, in six similar DVD compilations.[12][13] The box set followed on July 7, 2008.[14]
Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
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Volume 1 | 1–5 | February 5, 2007 | [12] | |
Volume 2 | 5-10 | April 16, 2007 | [50] | |
Volume 3 | 11-14 | June 18, 2007 | [51] | |
Volume 4 | 15-18 | August 6, 2007 | [52] | |
Volume 5 | 19-22 | October 1, 2007 | [53] | |
Volume 6 | 23-26 | December 3, 2007 | [13] | |
DVD Box | 1-26 | July 7, 2008 | [14] |
Madman Entertainment distributed the series in Australasia, with the six individual volumes released between July 26, 2006, and December 6, 2006.[15] The DVD collection containing all 26 episodes was released on October 10, 2007.[16]
Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | |
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Volume 1 | 1–5 | July 26, 2006 | [15] | |
Volume 2 | 5-10 | August, 2006 | ||
Volume 3 | 11-14 | September 6, 2006 | ||
Volume 4 | 15-18 | October, 2006 | ||
Volume 5 | 19-22 | November, 2006 | ||
Volume 6 | 23-26 | December 6, 2006 | ||
DVD Box | 1-26 | October 10, 2007 | [16] |