>>The attention to detail is always wonderful.
>
>It's because Kousuke Fujishima is a motorhead (I hope I used that term
>right). He loves motorcycles according to the preface/forward in
>"1-800-GODDESS". So, the detail probably comes from his years of
>playing with motorcycles... Like Keiichi.

Oh, of that I have no doubt. That kind of detail doesn't just come out of nowhere -- you have to revel in mechanical elegance in order to draw, say, an old BMW Boxer the way Fujishima does.

I'd love to go on a ride with the guy some day. Show him my favorite roads, say.

>>Incidentally, the OMG anime did not do nearly as well in this mechanistic aspect.
>
>Yeah, but we did get to hear Bell's voice (I prefer the dub), so it
>evens out in my book. ;-)

Ack, dub! I've never heard it, but the Japanese version featured the ethereal voice of Inoue Kikuko for Belldandy, which just *made* the character. I can't imagine anybody else, English or Japanese, doing nearly as good a job. Kikuko IS Belldandy, as far as I'm concerned.

But you're entitled to your opinion. ^_^
--Paul
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