 | | ▪ | RELEASED BY: | | DARK HORSE | | | ▪ | AUTHOR / ART: | | KOSUKE FUJISHIMA | | | ▪ | FORMAT: | | JAPANESE / B&W / COLOR | | | ▪ | PAGES: | | 200 | | | ▪ | RATING: | | 12+ | | | ▪ | RELEASE DATE: | | 06/25/2008 | | | ▪ | REVIEW DATE: | | 08/18/2008 | | | ▪ | REVIEWED BY: | | HOLLY ELLINGWOOD |
It’s a ninja war in the latest Oh My Goddess! That wee ninja that defected from her demon master now adoringly serves Belldandy. But pretty soon trouble sneaks in when another ninja from her clan is sent to rectify that situation and punish the traitor! In no time the whole clan swarms the place and the trio of goddesses along with Keiichi have to find a way to stop the chaos that has now overtaken their home! In the aftermath of the ‘great war’ Belldandy has used too much power and is now suffering the consequences. She falls ill just after Skuld and Urd are recalled to Heaven, leaving Keiichi at a loss and desperate to help her. When he roots around in Urd’s strange closet of ingredients, hoping to find medicine for Bell, he ends up undergoing an astonishing transformation. He’s now a girl! Urd returns and is about to change him back when a new guest arrives. The plum spirit Troubadour is not only Urd’s lost love, he’s also extremely and violently jealous. Now Keiichi is stuck as a girl for fear for his life while Urd must deal with Troubadour attempting to steal her heart. This story has a surprising twist and was a load of laughs. Later Keiichi is named the acting director of the motor club and he lives up to the role, inspiring everyone to do their best. At the same time, he’s trying to still get up the nerve to speak frankly with Bell and tell her how he truly feels. This gets put to the test when he receives a love letter and it’s not from her. A pretty girl approaches him and she has more on her mind than a simple date. It seems she wants to exorcise the evil spirits she can sense around him, and she’s willing to go the lengths of a full out exorcism in order to “save” him! How this nice and bumbling guy attracts all these odd sorts is a wonder. But even more incredible is just how kind and sweet he is, trying to help her help him. Bell does her best to assist, but something seems to be going wrong. What happens when someone as pure hearted as Belldandy with all the power of a first class goddess experiences jealousy for the first time? It’s sweetness to the ninth degree. Manga extras include fan letters and drawings, a message from Kosuke Fujishima, four pages of full color manga, and more “Adventures of Mini-Urd” comic strips.
IN SUMMARY:
A ninja army, motor club duties, old loves and startling transformations are nothing to a goddess’ jealousy in the latest volume of OMG. |
