The protagonist of this series if college student Keiichi Morisato; everything seems to go wrong for him until one day the goddess Belldandy appears before him and offers to grant any one wish. He could ask for anything but what he asks for takes Belldandy by surprise
he asks her to stay with him! With the contract made she stays with him and some people aren't too happy about it; most notably a girl who is upset when Belldandy becomes the most popular girl in college and a boy whose advances she rejects. As time passes Keiichi and Belldandy are joined by Belldandy's sisters Urd and Skuld
Urd is keen to kindle romance between Keiichi and Belldandy while Skuld is determined to stop that happening so they can return to Heaven. If dealing with rivals and siblings wasn't bad enough a demon turns up with the intent of bringing misery to the world.
This series provided quite a few surprises; it is a seinen romantic comedy but it manages to avoid excessive fan-service and despite the fact that it involves a boy living with three girls it doesn't feature the usual harem hijinks. In fact the romantic elements are very chaste. This might disappoint some people but I found it a refreshing change and the gentle comedy was most enjoyable. The real strength of the series is its characters; in particular the three goddesses; Belldandy is one of the mos delightful anime characters I can think of, Urd's slightly over the top personality provides plenty of laughs as does Skuld and her various inventions. The animation and character designs were good and when the twenty four main episodes and two OVA episodes were over I was left wanting more thankfully there is a second series.
These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.
This series provided quite a few surprises; it is a seinen romantic comedy but it manages to avoid excessive fan-service and despite the fact that it involves a boy living with three girls it doesn't feature the usual harem hijinks. In fact the romantic elements are very chaste. This might disappoint some people but I found it a refreshing change and the gentle comedy was most enjoyable. The real strength of the series is its characters; in particular the three goddesses; Belldandy is one of the mos delightful anime characters I can think of, Urd's slightly over the top personality provides plenty of laughs as does Skuld and her various inventions. The animation and character designs were good and when the twenty four main episodes and two OVA episodes were over I was left wanting more thankfully there is a second series.
These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.