Oh My Goddess!: Final Exam

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Summary: rehash
Review: ... there are only two new stories in this vol, but ...if you are a huge ah my goddess fan you should purchase this boo. I myself am a huge fan of sayoko mishima, so it was a very easy decision for me to purchase this book, coonsidering that she is a major player in the first of the two stories. when you read the second half you might notice that it is remeniscent of the OVAs 4 and 5. No belldandy is not going to be taken away by kamisama, but the ring does make an appearance. A fun read for the AMG! fan who needs to read the complete series.

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Summary: weird fun
Review: I think this was the second Oh My Goddess book I'd ever read. I didn't know who Urd was, and there wasn't anything at the beginning of the book that explained things for me, so I was worried. It turned out that it didn't matter - it didn't take me long to figure out who Urd was and what she was like (definitely not another Belldandy). I'd recommend at least reading the first book before trying this, but overall I think it's pretty easy to follow, which is more than I can say for some of the other manga things I've read recently. The first story, with the Campus Queen competition, was great, and I thought the story where Keiichi was trying to get a present for Belldandy was pretty sweet. I loved the whole book, and I definitely recommend it. Still, from what I've seen in the other reviews, this may not be something you'll want to get if you've been collecting Oh My Goddess comics before (lack of never-before-published comics) - but if you're like me, and only just getting started, this book is great.

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Summary: weird fun
Review: I think this was the second Oh My Goddess book I'd ever read. I didn't know who Urd was, and there wasn't anything at the beginning of the book that explained things for me, so I was worried. It turned out that it didn't matter - it didn't take me long to figure out who Urd was and what she was like (definitely not another Belldandy). I'd recommend at least reading the first book before trying this, but overall I think it's pretty easy to follow, which is more than I can say for some of the other manga things I've read recently. The first story, with the Campus Queen competition, was great, and I thought the story where Keiichi was trying to get a present for Belldandy was pretty sweet. I loved the whole book, and I definitely recommend it. Still, from what I've seen in the other reviews, this may not be something you'll want to get if you've been collecting Oh My Goddess comics before (lack of never-before-published comics) - but if you're like me, and only just getting started, this book is great.

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Summary: Volume 3: Life and School
Review: This is book three of the "Oh My Goddess" manga (comic). It is a pretty small book and contains several tales which show Belldandy's and Keiichi's day-to-day life both at home and school.

The first tale has Belldandy and Urd entering a Nekomi Tech beauty contest sponsored by the Motor Club, thus challenging previous queen Sayoko. The 2nd story centers around Keiichi's desire to buy Belldandy a ring (OAV viewers will recognize this story). The third tale is about Belldandy and Keiichi's date at a fancy restaurant where Urd and Sayoko also decide to go to.

The fourth story takes place at the Morisato (Keiichi) residence with various people coming by for a New Years party where Urd pulls out a special game of "Life". Next, we have Keiichi's attempt to study and take his final exam as his friends try to "help" him.

The final story has the entrance of Sayoko's cousin Aoshima. Like Sayoko, Aoshima is very devious and is used to getting anything he wants. He now wants Belldandy.

Bottom line: The art continues to improve and the stories are fun. The relationship between Belldandy and Keiichi continues to progress slightly which is nice. "Oh My Goddess" movie/OAV fans will love this. Manga fans, this is a worthy addition to your collection.

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Summary: not much new stuff
Review: While I am a big Oh! My Goddess fan I was find of disappointed with this release. This volume features the last of the stories that weren't released in the original couple of volumes. But this one has only features two stories that arn't in any of the other volumes. They're good stories, but I was expecting more. Still if you haven't read any of the earlier volumes this is a good buy, but if you're like me and already have 1-555-Goddess, I wouldn't bother unless you really like the series. But if you don't have 1-555-Goddess, likly because its out of print i think, then you should get this one if you're a fan of the comic.