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[[File:amg.jpg|frame|Promotional art from the first OAV series]]
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Not to be confused with ''[[Ah My Buddha]]'', or the series finale "Oh My Goddess" of ''[[Charmed]]''.
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* [[A Form You Are Comfortable With]]: It's been stated by a demon that, even though she looked human, it wasn't her true form. She then proceeded to show Keiichi what she really looked like, effectively scaring him witless. She then points out that the Goddesses aren't showing him their true forms either, and the fact they look human is just so that people don't feel alienated from them. This causes Keiichi a moment of fright when Belldandy calms him down, but she acknowledges the issue and says that she does not mind. Keiichi then gets over the fear and decides he doesn't really care what Belldandy may really be, because he loved her for who she was, not how she looked.▼
** There are also points that show that goddesses and demons seem to have an actual preference for human forms (i.e. vanity), in addition to not wanting to terrify every human that they meet.▼
* [[Above the Influence]]: In chapter 43 (episode 19 in the anime), thanks to a [[Magic Misfire]], Belldandy spends a day throwing herself at Keiichi (including, at least in the manga, taking him to watch a porn movie). He realizes that ''something's'' up and refrains.
** Sayoko shows up drunk at his temple house in episode 2 of Season 2, throwing herself, [[Squick|and throwing up]] on him. She later wakes up and finds herself sleeping in one of their futons.
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* [[Fan Service]]: Notable for ''not'' having much of it. And what [[Fan Service]] there is is very tastefully done, ''especially'' for this genre.
** On the other hand, if [[Technology Porn|detailed imagery of rare cars and motorcycles]] would count as this trope, AMG would almost be [[Hentai]].
* [[
** Well, in the OVA at least, Belldandy's father is The Almighty. But then, the OVA doesn't precisely follow the canon of the original manga.▼
* [[Fertile Feet]]: Belldandy does this in ''Fighting Wings''. Lind grows a flower in her hand, so it might be a common trait.
* [[Fighting From the Inside]]: Whether through demons or [[Stop Helping Me!|well-meaning goddesses]], Keiichi is the victim of [[Mind Control]] quite often, yet always tries (and usually manages) to resist it.
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** Around the time of the "Mystery Child" arc in the manga, Keiichi became more squeamish around women, and Belldandy more naïve.
** Then there is Mara's ever-growing stupidity. In the early manga she was occasionally an actual problem. Not so in the anime.
▲* [[A Form You Are Comfortable With]]: It's been stated by a demon that, even though she looked human, it wasn't her true form. She then proceeded to show Keiichi what she really looked like, effectively scaring him witless. She then points out that the Goddesses aren't showing him their true forms either, and the fact they look human is just so that people don't feel alienated from them. This causes Keiichi a moment of fright when Belldandy calms him down, but she acknowledges the issue and says that she does not mind. Keiichi then gets over the fear and decides he doesn't really care what Belldandy may really be, because he loved her for who she was, not how she looked.
▲** There are also points that show that goddesses and demons seem to have an actual preference for human forms (i.e. vanity), in addition to not wanting to terrify every human that they meet.
* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: Belldandy, to the extent she can speak with animals, plants and inanimate objects.
* [[Fun Size]]: Belldandy splits off a [[Super-Deformed]] size of herself in episodes 25 and 26 of Season 1 so her main body can recover after using a lot of her power to fix the damage around the temple and city from the Lord of Terror arc in the previous episodes.
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* [[Mayfly-December Romance]]: It was suggested, but never explicitly stated (until Peorth told Keiichi, sadly), that whatever relationship Keiichi and Belldandy would have would be one of these. '''However,''' it should be noted that the gods and goddesses are capable of getting sick, injured, and have been killed before. They can also die if their demon doublet is killed.
** Many times in the manga, one of the main reasons Keiichi didn't more persistently pursue a relationship with Belldandy is because he's afraid of her not being willing to return to Heaven when she has to. Although this fear was justified in the OVA, where Belldandy ''was'' forced to return, [[Genre Savvy|in the manga, Keiichi may be thinking of this Trope:]] [[Fridge Brilliance|when he dies, Belldandy will continue living, unable to let go of his memory.]]
* [[Meganekko]]: Sora Hasegawa, the only female member of NIT's auto club
* [[The Messiah]]: Belldandy.
** Keiichi is the main character and he's nothing like that at all, [[Nice Guy|although he's pretty close]]. It's why he was given a wish from Belldandy in the first place, and it's been noted several times that his pure heart is what Belldandy (and some of the other goddesses) finds most attractive about him.
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* [[Moment Killer]]: ''Just'' when you think Keiichi has the nerve to admit his deep love for Belldandy (or vice-versa)...
* [[Motorcycle on the Coast Road]]
* [[The Movie]]: ''[[Ah! My Goddess: The Movie]]'', logically enough.
* [[Mundane Wish]]: When Tamiya unintentionally summons the demon Mara, who offers him a wish, he thinks she's an ordinary human who sneaked in and tells her to "get the heck out". She tells him that's an uninspired choice for a wish and then vanishes.
* [[Nice Guy]]: If you read the synopsis above, then you'd know that if Keiichi ''wasn't'' one of these, there'd be no story in the first place. And many girls ''adore'' this genuinely [[Nice Guy]], too.
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** Part of this is probably that bookstores/publishers don't think young children could handle a "backwards" book and multiple foreign references; most of the rest is likely because the original editions came out before the manga publishers standardized their age ratings.
* [[Satan]]: Hild, though she seems like less an ultimate evil and more an annoying trickster.
** {{spoiler|Which is in line with the Norse mythology that the series borrows so heavily from. The Norse didn't have a Satan; they had Loki, who was... a annoying (and malicious) trickster god.}}
* [[Schmuck Bait]]: ''Angel's egg. Do not touch! Skuld: This means YOU!! Don't even look at it!'' It's even placed on a nice little pedestal in the middle of Urd's room. {{spoiler|It takes Skuld only five seconds to
* [[The Scrounger]]: Early in the series, Otaki was referenced as being one, producing rare motorcycle parts out of nowhere.
* [[Sempai-Kohai]]: Keiichi has two wild, wild
** Tamiya and Otaki's behavior is heavily implied to be a result of how they were treated by ''their'' sempai in the Motor Club, who eventually returns.
* [[Sexy Santa Dress]]: Urd wears one in an episode of ''Flights of Fancy''.
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* [[Shout-Out]]: One plot arc involved Keiichi bonding with an [[Space Whale|extradimensional whale]] by singing Matthew Sweet songs. He's [[Big in Japan]], you know.
** English version only, in the original, K1 listens to The Carpenters (''Sing'' and ''Top of the World'' are the songs). Changed due to the impossibility of getting the rights to publish the original lyrics. Luckily it all worked out since Sweet's "Missing Time" happens to fit the plot perfectly.
** Curiously, the series references ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]''. Megumi brings Keiichi Nyamo's ill-fated [http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/2853/1azu.png bear]{{dead link}} [http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/8127/1god.png sculpture]{{dead link}} from Hokkaido, and Belldandy [http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/5746/2god.png consults]{{dead link}} [http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/1042/2azu.png Kamineko]{{dead link}} when searching for Mara.
** There's an explicit Shout
** There's also a Shout Out to ''[[Maison Ikkoku]]'' when Keiichi's mother visits for the first time. One of her guesses as to why Keiichi is living with a lot of women:
{{quote|'''Takano:''' I got it! This place is an inn, and you're the resident manager. That one's Ichinose-san, there's Yotsuya-san...
'''Keiichi:''' What kind of story is that? }}
** Urd was recently{{when}} shown changing the TV's channel -- to ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]''.
** Skuld is a ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' fan; the TV in the family room is shown tuned to a ''TNG'' episode during one episode of the manga, and she also owns a model of the ''Enterprise'' (shown in a splash panel in another episode in which she's throwing various junk around during a fit of anger).
** A shout out to ''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]''. Skuld (in the anime at least), has a chainsaw called "Texas Murder" that she wants to test out, much to Keiichi's horror. Thankfully, it breaks before it can be used. Skuld then starts crying "[[Played for Laughs|Noooo, my Texas Murder]]!"
** At least one of Tariki Hongan's residents is an ''[[Ultraman]]'' fan, as we also see the TV tuned to an episode in another installment of the manga.
** When Troubadour (voiced by [[Dan Green]]) shows up, he gets jealous of Keiichi and [[Yu-Gi-Oh!|challenges him to a duel]].{{verify|reason=There were duels before Yu-Gi-Oh! Are we certain that this isn't a reference to something Older Than Television?}}
** The English dub of the first TV episode has one spouted by Tamiya when he repairs a random bystander's bike.
{{quote|'''Tamiya''': [[Pimp My Ride|Your ride has now officially been pimped!]]}}
** When asked by Skuld why she wore such an uncool red mask, Morkulaffi answered that they got intel that wearing red masks and helmets made you [[Mobile Suit Gundam|three times faster]].
* [[Silk Hiding Steel]]: Lind, the polite and proper ''Valkyrie'' that works for the Almighty.
** Belldandy too, if she weren't so gosh darn nice.
*** She becomes not so gosh darn nice during the "Lord of Terror" arc.
* [[Single-Target Sexuality]]: Belldandy towards Keiichi. It takes [[Friend to All Living Things|her]] a little while to figure this out, unfortunately for Keiichi.
* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man|Single Goddess Seeks Good Man]]: Belldandy and Keiichi's relationship is quite possibly one of the greatest examples of this wonderful trope.
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* [[Skinship Grope]]: Done by Urd to Skuld at one point, with Keiichi hearing everything and misinterpreting it (apparently not by much). It's also done in a lighter form in the episode where Skuld temporarily becomes an adult: she brags about her body but is shot down by Urd affirming her status as the big sister.
* [[Slapstick Knows No Gender]]: Mara and Sayoko are never safe from having a can of whoop-ass opened on them when the former's [[Zany Scheme|Zany Schemes]] are exposed and fail; or when the latter goes too far in her bitchery. Usually a good [[Shock and Awe|electrocution]] at the hands of Urd.
* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: When Hild first shows up, some sort of creepy music plays, and most of the characters being frightened of her... in contrast to Hild acting excited like an overbearing mother-in-law to meet the main characters.
* [[The Speechless]]: The goddesses' various angels. They can laugh, cry, and can [[Magic Music|vocally harmonize for the use of spells]], though.▼
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Belldandy herself is one of the classic examples, owing to the Japanese publishers not being familiar with the myths. Properly, going by the mythology she's supposed to be ''Verthandi'' (or more correctly, ''
** A few others did this, of course: Urd vs. Uld (correct name: Urð, or possibly Urdr), Skuld vs. Skurd (Correct name: Skuld), Lind vs Rind, etc. Most of these are obvious if you actually check the Norse myths they're based on: The Japanese names are the nearest equivalents to the Norse ones possible given Japanese lacks some of the sounds.
** The effect may be restricted to English audiences, but "Belldandy", taken as a compound word, is evocative of both bells-- generally "happy" instruments, rung in times of celebration and such, and "dandy", an old-fashioned, light-hearted adjective meaning "high-quality", which goes '''much''' farther in describing the character than "Verthandi".
** "Mara" vs. "Marller" - While some fans (mainly purists) use "Marller", most English translators choose to use "Mara" instead. This is, by far, more appropriate: [[
** And of course, the great ''Ah!'' vs. ''Oh...'' debate. This one was settled by [[Word of God|Fujishima himself]]; according to [[The Other Wiki]], and a snippet in Volume 2 of the right-to-left English version, the title was due to the way the Japanese put the accent on "Oh" instead of "God" when saying "Oh my God!" in English. So it's two titles for the price of one: a [[Gratuitous English]] [[Stealth Pun]] in Japan, and its rough English translation is a straight-up pun. A literal [[A Worldwide Punomenon|Worldwide Punomenon]]-- Works out nicely.
* [[Spit Take]]: In the anime's third episode, the mother of a little girl whom Keiichi helped out in the first episode treats Keiichi and Belldandy to lunch at a fast-food joint as thanks — when the little girl starts asking too many questions... and Belldandy [[Can Not Tell a Lie|starts giving too many answers]].
** He does it again in the first episode of Season 2 when Belldandy compares Skuld and Urd with Keiichi and Megumi after the two goddesses get into yet another argument outside the temple.
* [[Spy Catsuit]]: When she's racing, [[Innocent Fanservice Girl|Belldandy of all people]] prefers to wear really tight racing leathers with heart motifs.
* [[Status Quo Is God
* [[Stealth Hi Bye]]: The two motor club guys do this sometimes. Some of the goddesses and demons do this once in a while as well.
* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: Skuld relies on bombs before her magic develops. She also has a habit of putting self-destruct routines in her machines. She also just, in general, ''enjoys'' having this happen.
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* [[Swirling Dust]]: Sort of -- all of Keiichi's possessions instead of dust.
* [[Take a Third Option]]: Urd manages to convince the tiny female ninjas to do this by exploiting [[Loophole Abuse]] via [[Exact Words]] {{spoiler|(Be killed by those who pursue them or kill all those who pursue them) So when the entire clan gets defeated by Belldandy is to leave the clan (and Mara employ).}}
* [[The Tease]]: Urd.▼
* [[Theme Naming]]: "[[wikipedia:Tamiya Corporation|Tamiya]]", "Otaki", and "[[wikipedia:Hasegawa Corporation|Hasegawa]]" are all manufacturers of plastic model cars, planes, etc.
* [[There Is Only One Bed]]: When Sayoko passes out after drinking and Mara takes her home for the night, [[Hilarity Ensues]] when they wake up together and Sayoko assumes Mara took advantage of her.
* [[Third Person Person]]: Hagall has referred to herself this way a few times.▼
▲* [[The Speechless]]: The goddesses' various angels. They can laugh, cry, and can [[Magic Music|vocally harmonize for the use of spells]], though.
▲* [[The Tease]]: Urd.
* [[The Three Faces of Eve]]: To quote another lovable animated female, "Well, ''doy''".
▲* [[Third Person Person]]: Hagall has referred to herself this way a few times.
* [[Those Two Guys]]: Tamiya and Otaki, the heads of the Motor Club.
* "[[This and That]]": Used by Urd in the "instructional" video she gave Keiichi (in the English dub, it's "[[Rule of Three|this, that, and the other thing, too]]") in TV Episode 8.
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* [[Unknown Rival]]: Belldandy towards Peorth, the former never thinks of the latter as such, which only ticks Peorth off more.
** Possibly Belldandy towards Sayoko as well, since the goddess never seems to have any ill will towards her despite all her attempts to break her and Keiichi up.
* [[Unlimited Wardrobe]]: In the manga, Belldandy, Urd and Skuld always wear different clothes on each day of story time. By contrast, Peorth's clothes stopped changing after they achieved maximum [[Stripperiffic
** Belldandy mostly dresses in [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]-style housedresses early on in the manga, but becomes considerably more of a fashionista later on, particularly after she starts working at Whirlwind alongside Keiichi.
** This is actually explained in the manga (albeit as a small side note and not spoken by the characters). In a chapter where Banpei wants to go out while the others are gone, it looks for the goddesses' clothes but finds none, and eventually settles for Keiichi's. In a side note on the page, it is explained that the goddesses summon their clothes using magic.
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* [[Wham! Episode]]: After more than twenty years of the status quo, chapter 285 appears to turn everything upside down. See [[Awful Truth]] and [[Cerebus Retcon]].
** The fandom, wich is normally completely laid back, erupted in chaos when the contents of this chapter were revealed. For the first time ever. The wham was just that big.
▲* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]: Urd is basically the daughter of the Almighty and the devil. Or rather, her mother is Hild, [[Satan|the ruler of Hell]], and while it is debatable whether it is stated outright, it is at least heavily implied that her father is <s>God</s> The Almighty.
▲** Well, in the OVA at least, Belldandy's father is The Almighty. But then, the OVA doesn't precisely follow the canon of the original manga.
* [[When She Smiles]]: Lind becomes a lot less chilly and intimidating.
** The "Belldandy smile" (TM) is a superpower in its own right, capable of melting glaciers and convincing even the most militant feminists to have some tea and cookies.
* [[Whip It Good]]: Urd breifly wields a pair of whips in the first season of the anime, and in the second season she swings a chain around like a whip while on her way to confront Hild. Peorth once used her vines as a whip when trying to help Keiichi overcome his [[Cannot Spit It Out]] problem.
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: Gan, in his spirit form.
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]: Although she's [[Ms. Fanservice|definitely
** In the occasional flashback, though, she was an ''adorable'' little girl (so was Belldandy, too, but that kinda goes without saying).
** When Belldandy unlocks her [[Power Limiter]], her hair turns silvery. Belldandy was also portrayed with silvery hair for the first 40-50 chapters of the manga.
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