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Urd beats Belldandy in the polls this week, though not by much! I have to say that the tone of this week's pick would have varied depending on which sister won the vote.  Based on what I know of the characters, Urd would likely enjoy this sort of thing, while Belldandy would be embarrassed but smile anyway because she's impossibly perfect.

I liked Ah My Goddess back when I first saw it about a decade ago. I liked the personalities of the three sisters and most of the cast. Even though its premise was guilty of what I consider to be the most tired and obnoxious anime cliche of all: the bland, unremarkable dope who gets the most important/special/hot woman in the universe as a love interest without having to lift a finger, and hilarity ensues. That concept drives me insane. I ranted about it a bit in my anime episode of Reintalk.

Though to be fair the manga dates back to the 80's I think. And there was an anime back then as well, maybe that show was where the trope originated? Or at the very least it couldn't have been as tired and overused then as it is now. So I can't blame it for that.  Anyhow I remember this show fondly, and while I would have been happy to draw either sister I'm glad that Urd won this week. She was my favorite character on the show. :D