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Title: Wrong Number
Title: Wrong Number
Series:
Oh My Goddess! #1
Author:
Kosuke Fujishima
Rating:
4 of 5 Stars
Genre:
Manga
Pages:
160
Format:
Paper copy
Synopsis: |
Keiichi Morisato dials the wrong number from his dorm room and ends up on the Goddess Hotline. Thinking it is a joke by his seniors, he wishes that the young woman who appears before him be his girlfriend forever. Belldandy is a real goddess and Keiichi's wish comes true. He and Bell are now part and parcel.
This
leads to many hijinks, as the Ultimate Power does whatever it has to
to keep them together.
Belldandy
becomes a student at Nekomi Tech, where Keiichi is learning to become
a mechanic/engineer/something. Suddenly, Keiichi has gone from Zero
to Hero with the beautiful Belldandy at his side. Sadly, it's not all
fun and games as jealously rears it head.
But
between Keiichi just being a nice guy and Belldandy actually loving
him and being a goddess, they'll work things out. But can Keiichi
keep everyone from finding out that Bell is a goddess? And when the
book ends, his little sister has just moved in with them.
My Thoughts:
|
This was just pure
fun. It was light and fluffy and romantic and pretty much what every
single guy wants to happen to him. Back in the day, this hit my
romantic spot right on target, as I was short, thought I was a really
nice guy and knew a couple of young ladies who I thought were
goddesses.
Now, being married
for just under a decade, this was still just as fun. I laughed out
loud several times. Being written by a guy, about a guy, I think this
will appeal to males more? It is really tough to tell though. I'd
certainly recommend at least reading this book to check out if you
like the over-arching idea.
The art is a little
rough, but in the kind of way that gives it character and uniqueness,
not in a slap-dash kind of way where it seems the manga-ka was drunk
that day and couldn't be bothered. The piece I've included here is a
great representative of the art style for this volume. Bell and Kei
sitting on the roof of their temple/home. I'm going to try to include
a sample from each volume so you can see the evolution of the art
style as Fujishima grows more into his role as a mature manga-ka.
I LIKE black and white manga. It just works for me. |
It is episodic.
This was written chapter by chapter and released in a weekly or
monthly magazine in Japan. Darkhorse just published the chapters in
one book and there aren't clear dividing lines at all between
chapters. In fact, there aren't chapters at all. Which can make it
feel almost whiplash'y as you jump from one adventure straight into
another. But hang on and you'll have a good time. A lot of info is
thrown at you, such as Keiichi being at a tech school, having a
sister, etc, etc, but it is never overwhelming. Belldandy is the bell
of the manga and she always takes center stage.
I am really glad
this was so fun.
★★★★☆
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