My my, how I’ve longed for this OVA. But now that I’ve actually seen these 2 special episodes, I’m quite disappointed. For me, the only good thing about it is the character & visual design (Hidenori Matsubara rocks!), but the rest made me feel that this “20th anniversary feature” has gone to waste. Maybe I’m a bit exaggerating but I can’t stop thinking how cheesy the whole thing turns out to be. First and most noticeable is how in nearly every fighting scene they replace the action sequences with merely representative frames, instead of actually doing the full animation. Second, their overall attempt at comedy fails rather miserably, such as: why should the graceful demon lord Hild say idiotic stuff like “dame da kore-a!” in that stupid dialect (kansai-ben?), plus the utter waste that is the presence of Marller. Third, to conclude, is the overall direction of these episodes itself, which covers how the plot is presented. The story is potentially deep but got directed into a merely decent show. Gah how I missed the splendor and solidness of the old Ah! My Goddess the Movie. Btw, I initially hoped that this part of the manga to be the end of the TV’s season 2, but after seeing this OVA, I actually prefer that Hild-as-Keichii’s-lover ending (although it failed to have a climax), or if you consider episode 24 to be the real season 2’s ending, I still prefer that over this OVA as well (the “suki gun” is actually funny). My impression is that those 2 episodes (22 & 24) have better direction & story flow. It feels like more flair was put into the OP of this OVA instead of the episode content itself. Oh well, so much to expect from this turned-out-to-be-budget-tight “20th anniversary tribute”. Nevertheless I’m probably gonna watch this OVA again (and maybe then my disappointment would gradually fade away). I hope the next installment of AMG is not directed only by the plain Hiroaki Gouda (or perhaps a new guy altogether, Kosuke Fujishima himself anyone?).

PS. Thanks Xebec for posting all those nice screenshots~

Ok back to business,to be honest I didn’t like Lind but this OVA change my mind that’s for sure :)
the way she smile at the end made me go all fuzzy inside.
I agree with your first post, 2 episode OVA is better than nothing :P but I want a third season.

good job and keep it up.