Oh My Goddess! Volume 38

ああっ女神さまっ [Aa! Megami-sama] #38

by Kosuke Fujishima

Ever since a cosmic phone call led five literal young goddesses Belldandy,Urd, Skuld and, like occasional vowels, Peorth and Lind to livein college student Keiichi's residence, his personal life has been turnedupside-down, sideways, and sometimes even into strangedimensions.Chrono's crusade to recover the remaining piece of the musicprogram runs into a demonic obstacle Velsper. And speaking of demons,when Hild drops in by surprise on Keiichi's birthday, it's not to give bestwishes...it's because there's been a coup in Hell! Plus, your fan art andletters, and more commentary by Kosuke Fujishima on the early days of the OhMy Goddess! series.

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics, Romance, Comics Manga, Humor, Graphic Novels

144 pages, Paperback

First published December 22, 2008

About the author

Kōsuke Fujishima (藤島康介, born July 7, 1964) is a Japanese manga artist.

Born in Chiba, Japan, he first came to public attention as an editor of Puff magazine, his first job after completing high school. Fujishima originally intended to be a draftsman, but took the editorial role after failing to get a drafting apprenticeship. He later became assistant to manga artist Tatsuya Egawa in the production of the Making Be Free! manga, and in 1986 began his first original manga series You're Under Arrest. His second manga series Oh My Goddess!, also translated as Ah! My Goddess, is extremely popular and has made Fujishima a household name in Japan. In addition, he is also well known as the character designer for several games in the Tales RPG video game series and Sakura Wars.

He is known for his love of automobiles and motorcycles, and several of his series and their characters reflect this, such as in éX-Driver and Oh My Goddess!.

Reviews

[Kirsten Simkiss · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume wraps up Chrono's story and begins a new one where Hild, Urd's mother and leader of the demons, has been overthrown. Naturally, this causes all sorts of problems. This one is a decent story, but since it's half one and half the other, it's a little weird.

[Anthony Wendel · Rating 4 out of 5]

The mission to retrieve the musical program continues. It features Chrono having to face her past and overcome her free. From there things kick into high gear as a war breaks out. It's a perfect mixture of comedy, drama, and whimsy which makes for a perfect volume.

[Kurtis Burkhardt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty great manga, really great art/Character development and pretty good story 😁❤️

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did not particularly enjoy the lead story (the conclusion of the previous volume, includes martial arts and the happy revelation for the lead character). There was a brief welcome appearance by Lind, however.

The second story, a demon story, has more promise.

Letters include translated Japanese material instead of American material.

Why are these volumes so small?

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this one. Chrono's little adventure on Earth is very cute, and a fun read. I liked the second story too, with the demon world being thrown into upheaval.

Unfortunately this is the last volume available to me from the library, so no more OMG! for awhile!

[Raúl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me encanta Chrono y su historia, aunque sea un poco infantil todo. El segundo arco tiene pinta de ser una saga más larga que las última que han salido y promete mucho con tanto demonio de por medio. Y siempre que sale Hild, todo mejora ^^

[Eaglechen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Es ist schade, aber die Serie wird langsam langweilig...

[Miyuki · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was cute and I think more of a return to older volumes. I'm not a fan of the girl on the cover, but I can see her appeal.

[Dony Grayman]

Edición española, tomo 38.
Colección Cómic Manga.

[Jemiah Jefferson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another charming romp with Keiichi and various goddesses, and this time some demons as well, both in Hell and on earth, at Keiichi's anarchic birthday party. Additionally the volume opens with the conclusion of the dilemma facing Chrono, after she's broken something fundamental with the world - suddenly no one can sing anymore (and Chrono's got some cat-based trauma that gets tangly, as these things tend to do). Volume 38 only rates three stars because it lacks any of the moments of true sentimental greatness that often occurred in earlier OMG! stories, but the artwork (and fashions) only get better as the series goes along, and that's worth a lot.