About the Goddesses: All three goddesses (two of whom you have yet to meet) are based on the Norns from Nordic mythology. The original goddesses were Verthandi (optional spelling: Verthande), Urd (optional spelling: Urthr) and Skuld, who were the goddesses of fate. Each of these goddesses had their own domain in time. Urd the past, Verthandi the present and Skuld the future; the goddesses of "Oh My Goddess!" have the same domains, as you can see by noting their choice of broomsticks in the opening credits. In the original manga series, Verthandi mutated into the more easily pronounceable "Berudandi." This happened because there are no "Ve" and "th" sounds in Japanese. Then, somewhere along the line, a romaji (roman alphabet) version of the name was needed, one that could still be read by a Japanese reader, and "Berudandi" became "Belldandy" when spelt in English. We think it is a fine name for a goddess. There are many other borrowings from Norse mythology in the series, but it would be giving things away to mention them at this early date.
Special Guest Appearance: The driver of the car that almost hits Belldandy and Keiichi in episode 1 is none other than Fujishima Ken (Nakajima Ken), the "White Hawk of Bokutoo" from "You're Under Arrest."
About the Plot: Ah! My Goddess is the story of a Goddess, in love with a human (for reasons shown in episode 5), that is trying to get the human to express his love for her...before time runs out! It incorporates fantastic themes into the common love story, only with a little twist, the man is rather shy.
