Is this the anime for me?

[Kyro340]

Hey guys.... I recently picked up the title ah! my goddess... Now for romance comedy anime i have watched and liked the following:

ai yori aoshi
ai yori aoshi enishi
chobits
fruits basket
love hina


Now my question is is this title as good or even better then the titles I listed? or is it a big let down....

[Leader Desslock]

Which version did you pick up? There are several. In order:

Ah! My Goddess manga - An excellent manga, very long running.

Ah! My Goddess OAV - At 5 episodes long, it's a pretty good show for the fans, but too compressed to capture the feel of the manga.

Ah! My Goddess Movie - A very good movie in its own right, it does justice to Keiichi and Belldandy. Seeing Urd and World Of Elegance in combat is pretty cool, too.

Adventures of the Mini Goddesses - It's 48 very short episodes long that's basically an animated equivalent of the 4-panel gags in the manga. The goddesses are in subdivided mini-form, and most of their adventures involve Urd and Skuld making life rather difficult (trying to help, naturally) for a rat living in the temple. Lots of subcultural references, and a load of laughs.

Ah! My Goddess TV - Now at two seasons, this is a retelling of the manga - not strict to canon, but more along the lines of what the creator would make for a series if he knew then what he knows now. An excellent series that overcomes all of the shortcomings of the OAV; it's one of my favorites.

[Levon]

Its a great comedy, theres romance but if you expect it to get really serious & deep it won't happen. You'd best look toward classics like Maison Ikkoku & Touch if you want comedy & serious romance.

[lav2k4]

Originally Posted by Levon

You'd best look toward classics

Pretty much sums it up on how I feel towards romantic comedy shows.

[Lemina]

Ah! My Goddess (Aa! Megami-sama) is considered one of the greatest romance/comedy series of all time!! If you enjoyed Ai Yori Aoshi, this series will interest you. The Oh! My Goddess OVA is really great and while it's the oldest of the series (released in 1993), I still think it's the best version that has been animated. Sure it's only 5 episodes, but it's 5 episodes with romance/comedy goodness!! AnimEigo did a great job when they released it domestically. It was really sweet to see, and I never get tired of watching it even to this day!!

There was also a 48 episode Adventures of Mini-Goddess TV series consisting of 7 minute episodes that came out in 1998, and I thought they were easily the cutest and funnest short episodes I have seen in anime. All characters here were redrawn into a chibi form, and this series in general is much more comedic in general. I haven't seen much of this, but I know I would enjoy this very much.

The Ah! My Goddess: The Movie released in 2001 was a really great too, and we got to see a different version of things that happen in this series. It takes place after the OVA, and the animation and music was among the most spectacular I have seen. I would highly recommend this for any fan.

Lastly, there are two new TV series seasons that recently came out in Japan called Ah! My Goddess TV and Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy TV. Both have also been released domestically. The animation looks notically different from that of the original OVA but it looks to follow the newest part of the manga much more closely. Speaking of which, the manga had been ongoing in Japan for many years up even to this day. This series has impressed me quite a lot.

[loplop]

If you are talking about the recent two season that aired on TV and have been licensed here, I would say Yes. I would also suggest Onegai Teacher & Kimagure Orange Road . . .

[Hajime Saitou]

Originally Posted by Kyro340

Hey guys.... I recently picked up the title ah! my goddess... Now for romance comedy anime i have watched and liked the following:

ai yori aoshi
ai yori aoshi enishi
chobits
fruits basket
love hina


Now my question is is this title as good or even better then the titles I listed? or is it a big let down....

All of those titles more or less accomplish what they set out to do. Maybe except for Love Hina.

Ah! My Goddess is more of the same with its own unique twist on the genre. If you liked those things you listed, then you should like AMG. The last thing I would call it is a big let down, so you don't have to worry about that.

I'm pretty sure you've made some recommendation threads before, so I'm not going to throw any titles out there, as I've probably already done that in the past.

[mdauben]

Originally Posted by Kyro340

Hey guys.... I recently picked up the title ah! my goddess... Now for romance comedy anime i have watched and liked the following:

If you watched and liked those series, I can't imagine you won't like Ah! My Goddess. It is of course unique in its own way, but it shares many of the traits of those other series.

Now my question is is this title as good or even better then the titles I listed? or is it a big let down....

I personally think its one of the best examples of romantic comedies around. Great characters, great comedy. About the only negative aspect is that the relationship between the two main characters develops with glacial slowness. In all fairness, the manga this is based on is up to 28+ volumes and the relationship is still developing there, so the anime does not stray from the manga in that respect.

[Yukito Kunisaki]

Seems you are also in the Harem genre. I can recommend a few for you:

(The gender that the main cast mainly is.)

Air (F)
Kanon (F)
Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni (F)
DNA2 (F)
Ouran High School Host Club (M)
Utawarerumono (Unknown but thinking M)
Shuffle! (F)
Da Capo (F)
Maburaho (F)

[Hajime Saitou]

^Poor Da Capo, stuck between Shuffle! and Maburaho...

[Yukito Kunisaki]

Originally Posted by Hajime Saitou

^Poor Da Capo, stuck between Shuffle! and Maburaho...

Well, I remembered Maburaho after I first saved it. I really have to see too many more harem anime, I really do. I haven't even watched all I listed. :S

[EveryHeartkaggy]

Umm... do you think that I should watch Inuyasha,Love Hina,Dual,Tsubasa,Card Captor Sakura,XXX Holic or Bleach? I am really in a dilemma because i dont have much time on the com to watch all of them. Or can one of you decide for me which one I should watch first?

[Hajime Saitou]

Originally Posted by EveryHeartkaggy

Umm... do you think that I should watch Inuyasha,Love Hina,Dual,Tsubasa,Card Captor Sakura,XXX Holic or Bleach? I am really in a dilemma because i dont have much time on the com to watch all of them. Or can one of you decide for me which one I should watch first?

I'm not going to tell you which one you should watch first, but I will say that you should watch Cardcaptor Sakura before Tsubasa Chronicle. And maybe watch xxxHolic at the same time as TC, since they cross over a little bit.

Originally Posted by Yukito Kunisaki

Well, I remembered Maburaho after I first saved it. I really have to see too many more harem anime, I really do. I haven't even watched all I listed. :S

If you haven't seen Da Capo yet then you should give it a try. I get the feeling you might like it.

[Levon]

Originally Posted by EveryHeartkaggy

Umm... do you think that I should watch Inuyasha,Love Hina,Dual,Tsubasa,Card Captor Sakura,XXX Holic or Bleach? I am really in a dilemma because i dont have much time on the com to watch all of them. Or can one of you decide for me which one I should watch first?

Go with Cardcaptor Sakura. Its great.

[lav2k4]

Originally Posted by EveryHeartkaggy

Umm... do you think that I should watch Inuyasha,Love Hina,Dual,Tsubasa,Card Captor Sakura,XXX Holic or Bleach? I am really in a dilemma because i dont have much time on the com to watch all of them. Or can one of you decide for me which one I should watch first?

Inuyasha - skip. Read the manga or just forget it ever exists.
Love Hina - I never seen it my self. It's a typical harem. One of the more known ones though. Id say it's a love or hate show. People tend to like the manga more.
Dual - Not really your type of show imo. It's more a parody of Evangelion and a comedy series it self.
CCS - Id say watch it. It's an original and should be right up your alley.
XXXHolic - I like the manga, so you can't go wrong with the series. If im not mistaken it's more episodic than story progressive.
Bleach - I'm definitely not a Bleach fan nor will I ever be. I find it to be a sad excuse of a shounen. I don't think it will appeal to you at all. You wan't a good shounen you watch One Piece.