Actually there was a pic of Bell half nude on megatokyo and it appeared athentic. However i was really confussed because Ah my goddess is know for being different from most animes because it does not have to submit to fanservice in order to get some fans. I just brought this up cause K1 talking about Belldandy-chan reminded me of it.

Has anyone noticed that Bell seems to have picked up a rather melancholy expression in her transition from manga to anime?
I'm watching the OAV series for the first time and there are a lot of shots with her doing the wistful/sad animation in her close ups

I wish, I have yet to see the OAV, I have not been able to locate it yet. ^-^' However judging from screenshots, your right, she does always seem worried. I think its because she feels bad for bringing Keiichi so much mess from heaven ^-^' But then again she brings him so much happines! ^-^

Id also like to be the first to say welcome to Belldandy angel feathers Neongenesis ^-^!

Thanks Kitori, hey everyone ^_^

Welcome to the group, Genesis-san!

And yeah, I know what you mean. In a way I think that her 'new face' looks a lot more happier then in the OAV's. Also the way she in the manga. Maybe weird, but that's how I feel it.
Like the image of the Heaven Forum above... she looks like her mind is miles away. I think it's got to do with the positioning of her eyes, maybe.

Yeah you're right, I guess it all depends on the artists take on the character....

Belldandy has a lot of sad expressions in the OVA because there are quite a few sad events in the OVA, if you take time to stop and think about whats happening in it, then the sad expressions wouldnt seem so out of place. ^ ^'

i think the pic that Kitori is talking about is the pic in which Belldandy is naked and has her arms crossed around her chest to cover her breasts, that pic is not an official pic, i think its from a ecchi drawing group that specialises in A!MG called Joydivision. (i have a few of their pics! ^_^;)

Really? It looked so athentic though, I thougt it was the real thing ^_^' Actually Im glad its not. A!MG does not require fanservice to gain fans thats one of the qualities that make it so special ^-^

Good point K1, it just stood out for me as it's been awhile since I've seen that expression used on Bell having only read the manga up until this point so I'd begun to forget how much concern/doubt she went through in the early days

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yea i think the new style is ok too... i had a little hard time accepting it though... ^^' i prefer the style between volume 20 and 25... the thing is, now, one of the first things you see on the female characters are their boobs... -_-

I agree. Things like that annoy me. Why can't the faces be shown all the time? I am no pervert so it bothers me a lot. If I could talk to the artist, I would tell him that not everyone likes that stuff....

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Actually there was a pic of Bell half nude on megatokyo and it appeared athentic. However i was really confussed because Ah my goddess is know for being different from most animes because it does not have to submit to fanservice in order to get some fans. I just brought this up cause K1 talking about Belldandy-chan reminded me of it.

what!?! there was, when? i didnt see it T_T i mean....

you will have to go through the Minitokyo gallery of Ah! My Goddess page by page, they have over 400 pics there and pages takes time to load.

Yeah that's where I got some of the pics that I uploaded from.I did try to remember who from there posted them & gave them credit.

i love her eyes the blue really stands out and i love her long brown hair

bell dandy's face is juz so cute, i love it....