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Title: Sympathy for the Devil
Series: Oh My Goddess! #5
Author: Kosuke Fujishima
Rating: 4 of 5 Stars
Genre: Manga
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Title: Sympathy for the Devil
Series: Oh My Goddess! #5
Author: Kosuke Fujishima
Rating: 4 of 5 Stars
Genre: Manga
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Synopsis:
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Mara causes a lot
of ruckus trying to divide up Belldandy and Kei and in the process it
is revealed that Mara is a demoness.
Bell and Urd's
little sister Skuld comes to fix some bugs and Kei is almost sucked
into another dimension while hijinks ensue.
Other hijinks,
involving Megumi, the Motor Club, Sayoko and Aoshima, happen and
laughs are called for by the audience.
My
Thoughts:
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It is really being brought home to me that this is a comedic,
episodic manga. It is nothing like Eyeshield 21 and I need to
stop expecting something inspiring. This is for laughs and 3 Stooges
style of humor, ie, poking of eyes, hitting with hammers, etc.
One thing that did make me smile pretty good was the fact that Urd is
put to sleep by Polka music and that's used against her by Mara. At
the same time, Mara has to dance if she hears Disco, and Urd uses
that against her! Speaking of Mara, I don't understand why the
“mystery” of her gender until now? It was good for one gag, and
that was it.
With the introduction of Skuld, we now have the 3 Norns and the
author can play around with Norse mythology interwoven into modern
Japanese culture all he wants. Urd and Skuld fight a lot and if that
continues, it will get old very fast. Skuld is young and impetuous
and very much a “little sister” figure, which makes me wonder
just what part Megumi, Kei's younger sister, is going to end up
playing.
Most of the stories were much more focused on Bell, Urd and Kei this
time around instead of having them mixing with all 72 other side
characters.
The cuteness factor continues to ramp up, especially when you get
multiple chibi versions of BOTH Belldandy and Urd!
This felt like a very busy volume yet beyond the introduction of
Skuld, not much actually happens. Fujishima the author really doesn't
seem to have an overarching story and is just playing it by ear week
to week ie, chapter by chapter. When that is done right, like with
Yotsuba!&, it is fantastic. Here, it is walking the line
of feeling frenetic and slightly directionless.
★★★★☆
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