Oh! My Goddess: The Adventures of Mini-Goddess · Episode 39
Gan-chan Runs For Election "Time of Change" Edition
1999-01-258 min
The rats hold a public debate, and Gon shames Gan-chan for the material dug up by the smear campaign. Gan-chan is losing badly, but Urd arrives with the captured ninja girls. Urd pops truth pills into their mouths, and they reveal all. Belldandy charms everybody and Gon apologizes for his actions. Gan-chan and Gon make amends and promise to run a clean election. On Election Day, to everyone's surprise, Belldandy wins instead of either Gon or Gan-chan.
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1Let’s Tell Your Fortune1998-04-068 minGan-chan the rat is in need of a female companion. To help him, Urd arrives with a crystal ball and offers to predict Gan-chan's future spouse. However, Urd's predictions are all inanimate objects. She finally settles upon a kettle, and Gan-chan marries Mrs. Kettle. Urd gives the kettle a voice-over and legs during the honeymoon, but Gan-chan insists on Mrs. Kettle having her own voice. However, once Mrs. Kettle can speak, she declares that she has fallen for another kettle and elopes, leaving Gan-chan single again.
2Secret Treasure in the Attic, Part I1998-04-138 minGan-chan, Urd, and Skuld laze around because they are bored out of their minds. However, when a rat falls through the ceiling and mutters about a treasure before collapsing unconscious, they all become excited and decide to go treasure hunting. Skuld builds mechas for the entire gang, and they go to explore the attic. However, they get attacked by a large rat.
3Secret Treasure in the Attic, Part II1998-04-208 minThe gang does battle with the rat, but their attacks are largely ineffective in part due to the design of the mechas. They try to escape, but the rat calls in reinforcements and blocks their path. Gan-chan is volunteered to act as a distraction. A piece of cheese is strapped to his mecha and he manages to distract the rat gang. Urd and Skuld find the treasure, but it turns out to be a windup doll of a golden Buddha statue.
4Let’s Fly in the Sky1998-04-278 minWhen Gan-chan expresses a wish to "fly like the birds", Skuld and Urd build him a series of progressively more complex flying machines, paralleling the history of flight. The devices begin with Urd's attempt to build Icarus' wings, followed by Skuld constructing the Montgolfier brothers' balloon, Otto Lilienthal's glider, Samuel Langley's (unsuccessful) Aerodrome and, ultimately, the Bell X-1, as Belldandy gives the history of flight. However, Gan-chan is still unsatisfied and wishes to travel to space.
5Let’s Fly Into Space1998-05-118 minContinuing on from the previous episode, Gan-chan is launched into space by Urd and Skuld in a Saturn-style rocket. He orbits around Earth before performing a moon landing, quoting Neil Armstrong's famous line. He plants a flag and takes a moon rock before returning to his ship. Urd and Skuld convince him to fly to deep space, but they leave him when Belldandy announces that dinner is ready, leaving Gan-chan alone in deep space.
6Slimming Down! Go!1998-05-188 minAfter having gained large amounts of weight, Gan-chan is unable to fit into his hole in the wall. He begs Skuld and Urd to help him slim down. Skuld tries several inventions, including Mr. Sauna, Mr. Icy Bath, and Mr. 4000 Years, but they all fail. Urd gives Gan-chan a pill that causes him to exercise. He exercises furiously, and collapses exhausted after crossing the entire world. However, when everybody wakes up the next morning, they discover that Gan-chan ate like a pig following his exercise and regained his weight.
7Gabira, the Giant Monster: The Birth1998-05-258 minAfter eating a moldy cake, Gan-chan becomes ill. Urd and Skuld attempt to cure him using their potions and inventions, but to no avail. They try sprinkling salt, giving him exercise pills, silica gel, and a vacuum, but all to no avail. Finally, Urd seems to have solved the problem — only to discover that, as a side effect, Gan-chan has turned into mini-Godzilla named Gabira.
8Gabira, the Giant Monster: The Final Battle1998-06-018 minGan-chan, in the form of Gabira, heads towards the kitchen. Urd multiples herself to form an army, and Urd and Skuld set up multiple lines of defense to defeat Gabira. Using toy tanks, they slow down Gabria, but fail to stop him. When the goddesses retreat to their final line of defense and play rock music, the mold is disgusted by Gan-chan's lack of rhythm when he attempts to dance. The stereo overloads however. Keiichi finally destroys Gabira by exposing him to sunlight.
9For Whom the Bell Tolls: The Mysterious Can of Food1998-06-088 minThe goddesses and Gan-chan find a can containing a vile-looking green slime which surprisingly tastes totally delicious. But the origin of this strange food comes as an even greater surprise — a mysterious vending machine which has appeared at the temple. Upon venturing inside, Skuld, Urd and Gan-chan surprise the operators, who eject them from the machine, transform it into a spaceship, and rapidly depart from the temple.
10For Whom the Bell Tolls: The Secret of the Diamond1998-06-158 minGan-chan is having a bad day. Urd notices the ring Gan-chan has and asks Gan-chan if she can have it, and he gladly agrees. However, the bad luck almost immediately transfers to Urd, leading her to conclude that the diamond on the ring is cursed. They try to place a spiritual barrier on the ring, but it fails. The gang then attempts to exorcise the spirit in the ring, but a black cat emerges, gives them a business card, takes the ring, and leaves.
11Gabira, the Gant Monster: The Strike Back1998-06-228 minGan-chan has a relapse transformation into the monstrous Gabira. Urd and Skuld, using the strategy that destroyed Gabira before, bathe him sunlight. Unfortunately, it makes Gabira even stronger. Skuld unleashes a golden mecha version of Gabria after having run out of ideas. They grapple, but then become friends, reconciling their differences and leaving the temple grounds.
12Let’s Play Baseball!1998-06-298 minUrd and Skuld argue about who is better at baseball. They duplicate themselves to make teams. Gan-chan and Belldandy commentate to a crowd of fake fans while the two battle. The game goes into extra innings, and Urd and Skuld begin to play in ridiculous fashions, like imitating the tornado pitch of the Tasmanian Devil. Urd then disappears for her "ultimate pitch," and the rest all imitate her, leaving the stadium deserted.
13Urd’s Babysitting Journal1998-07-068 minUrd babysits three little rats, named Ichiko, Jiro, and Juicy. When they all want to play different games, Urd replicates herself. When Urd makes an obedience pill, Juicy forces her to eat it, and it backfires. A thunderstorm arrives, to the terror of the young rats, but Urd reassures them. When they try to nap, Urd and Juicy snore so loudly that the other rats wake up. Finally, when it's time for Urd to leave, she promises to come back and play.
14The Proposal Scheme1998-07-138 minGan-chan has fallen in love with Kaoru, a pink female rat, and has a date. He is extremely nervous, so Belldandy gives him a pill. Urd creates costumes for Gan-chan, who decides upon a collared bowtie and a red rose. Urd casts a spell on the rose so that Kaoru will love him forever. Gan-chan forgets the rose, however, and when Urd attempts to return it to him, he accidentally proposes to Urd instead of Kaoru, who leaves, devastated.
15Welcome, Newlyweds!1998-07-208 minUrd and Gan-chan enjoy their newly wed life, that is until the magic rose petals start to fall down.
16Phone Me, Darling!1998-07-278 minGan-chan tries to clean Keiichi's desk, but trips, bruises himself, and begins hiccuping. Urd cures him with an energy pill, and Gan-chan completes his cleaning. The credits roll, but Gan-chan remarks that it is too early for the show to end. Time moves in reverse, and when Gan-chan repeats his attempt to clean Keiichi's desk he is injured again. Skuld cures Gan-chan this time with a robot named Mr. Helpful. The credits roll again, Gan-chan interrupts once more, and the sequence repeats yet again. This time Gan-chan turns for aid to Belldandy, who orders Gan-chan to ask Skuld and Urd for a…
17SOS in the Big Snowfield, Part One1998-08-038 minThe episode starts with Gan-chan, Skuld, and Urd walking in the snow, disenheartened and without food. Gan-chan faints from exhaustion, but Skuld refuses to abandon him. They use a ruler as a bridge to cross a cliff gap, but Gan-chan and Urd argue and the ruler breaks, sending them plummeting. Urd explains their situation: the air conditioner broke, but became overpowered after Skuld fixed it. Gan-chan wants to give up the quest to fix the air conditioner, but Skuld and Urd continue their mission.
18SOS in the Big Snowfield, Part Two1998-08-108 minSkuld throws a paper clip over the cliff and Gan-chan begins to climb down, only to fall along the way. Gan-chan uses some bulletin board tacks to stop his fall and begins to climb. Skuld and Urd imitate him, and Urd remarks that they seem to be reenacting the movie Cliffhanger. They arrive at the air conditioner, but it fights back with a security system created by Skuld. The four eventually destroy it.
19Kitchen Fighters1998-08-248 minThe rats decide to have a martial arts championship. Gan-chan, emulating Bruce Lee, defeats his first opponent by using nunchucks given to him by Urd, his trainer. Skuld enters Banpei into the competition, and Banpei wins several rounds. In the final match between Gan-chan and Banpei, Banpei has the advantage until Gan-chan drinks a bottle of sake and begins using Jackie Chan's Drunken Master technique. However, the time runs out for the match, and the last rat standing, Jose Mendoda, is declared the winner.
20Gan-chan’s Magnificent Days1998-08-318 minWhen Gan-chan declares that he starts every day with Belldandy's morning tea, Urd begins following him as he hunts for food. When Gan-chan wakes up from a nap, he rushes to tea and repeats his routine. Urd, annoyed, argues with Gan-chan about how simple and regular the routine is.
21Ah, My Buddah!1998-09-078 minUrd incorrectly believes Skuld has fallen in love with a large Buddha statue, so she miniaturizes and animates it. The statue thinks the goddesses and Gan-chan are his disciples, and declares they must follow his teachings. Buddha notices how serene Belldandy is and hits the others, telling them to be more like Belldandy. When Keiichi returns, they revert Buddha to his original state.
22The Story of Gan-chan: Love Me to the Bone1998-09-148 minGan-chan announces that he has a new girlfriend named Koharu-chan. Urd and Skuld interview him as a news crew would, and discover that he is attracted to the way she eats. Urd and Skuld then discover, to their disgust, that Koharu-chan eats everything offered to her. When Gan-chan tries to kiss Koharu, she engulfs half of his body with her mouth.
23Let’s Form a Band! Side A1998-09-217 minUrd and Skuld need a drummer for their new band. Urd replicates herself and Skuld makes a drum machine, but Gan-chan demands to be drummer, so Urd tests his drumming skill. As they select a vocalist, Urd, Skuld, and Gan-chan all try to outdo each other. Belldandy arrives and becomes the singer after demonstrating her mouth recorder. They argue over the name of the band before deciding on "Goddess Fantastic Band".
24Let’s Form a Band! Side B1998-09-288 minTo pick a leader for the band, the characters try several techniques that are all rigged. They finally decide to vote for the leader and Belldandy wins. They sell tickets for the band's concert and fix a mistake on the posters. The concert is attended by a huge crowd of rats, who pay with food. Gan-chan is nervous about the concert, but Skuld and Urd use inventions and drugs to calm him down.
25Chu Hard: Gan-chan’s Desperate Situation1998-10-057 minThe goddesses ask Gan-chan to guard the refrigerator, after securing it with Skuld's Mr. Safety. The goddesses' paranoia is well-founded; while they are gone, Gan-chan falls asleep. A group of rats attack and hold Gan-chan's rat friends hostage. He wakes up from his nap, is discovered, and flees. The terrorist rats set up a computer system to hack Mr. Safety, and Gan-chan infiltrates the group of computer rats.
26Chu Hard 2: Descent of the Devil1998-10-128 minThe computer rats attempt several passwords to unlock Mr. Safety, but none are successful. The rats are led by Marller, who suggests the use of heavy artillery. Gan-chan subdues the terrorist rat squad, but Marller arrives and easily defeats Gan-chan. Just in time, the goddesses return. They greet Marller as a friend and talk with her, so she gives up. They open the fridge and reveal a cheesecake, which they share and eat.
27Pop! Goes the Urd1998-10-198 minUrd and Gan-chan host a chat show with questions from viewers. After answering one question, they are interrupted by an advertisement from Skuld Electronics Group. They attempt to answer two more questions, but the answers take too long. When Gan-chan asks Belldandy if she likes rats, Urd discovers that the "viewer questions" are all written by Gan-chan.
28Rainy Day1998-10-268 minWhile watching the rain outside, Urd watches a crow fly away. She takes a walk with an umbrella and rides down the river on a hat. She walks down the beach, travels on the subway, and walks outside, seeing the crow again. Then she sees Skuld, Belldandy, and Gan-chan, and runs toward them, smiling.
29Let’s Meet in Our Dreams1998-11-028 minUrd dreams that she defeats Marller and saves the world from destruction. Skuld creates Mr. Dream TV, which allows others to see the subject's dreams. When they examine Gan-chan, his dream is so boring that Skuld modifies it so that he dreams about Belldandy confessing her love to him. In the dream, he makes negative comments about Skuld and Urd, so they attack him. They attach Belldandy to Mr. Dream TV and the episode ends with the other characters staring at the monitor in shock.
30Female Detective Skuld’s First Case... Mystery of the Three Stolen Treasures: The Dangerous Trap Hidden in the Steamy Smoke!1998-11-098 minSkuld the detective looks for her stolen ice cream, Gan-chan's stolen cheese, and Urd's stolen pickled squid. They investigate Marller, but she is not the thief. Skuld tests two devices to catch the thief at the scene of the crime, but the characters fall asleep without catching anybody. Belldandy appears with a hot pot containing all of the stolen items, and the characters enjoy it while Marller looks on, disgusted.
31Goddess Love Theater: Goddess Blade1998-11-168 minSkuld, dressed as a medieval knight, attacks a castle. Gan-chan, a sorcerer from the castle, declares that he has kidnapped Belldandy. Skuld attacks, but Gan-chan is struck down by Urd, who claims that he was being controlled by someone else. Marller appears, attacking Urd and summoning a large rat dragon. The dragon disobeys Marller and attacks the entire group, but Belldandy appears and defeats it.
32Quick Fix Division of the Tariki Hongan Temple1998-11-308 minUrd, Skuld, and Gan-chan open a "Quick Fix" club. A pink rat is their first customer. Her son is stuck in a gap in the kitchen, and they try to save him with a variety of strange methods. Skuld begins building a robot, and Urd gives Gan-chan a pill. They fiddle with their plans for so long that Belldandy saves the young rat instead. Wondering how Belldandy did it, they try to recreate the situation by stuffing Gan-chan into the hole.
33Fishing Journal1998-12-078 minGan-chan is fishing in the bathtub when Urd becomes intrigued. Gan-chan explains to Urd how to fish, but Urd ignores him and begins fishing in a different way. Gan-chan is more successful at first, but Urd ups the stakes by using a shark lure. They begin to catch larger and larger fish, keeping track on an electronic scoreboard, but the power goes out and their scores are lost. Together, they reel in an extremely large fish, who heads toward Gan-chan. He declares victory, but the fish swallows him.
34Give Me Some Servants1998-12-148 minMarller arrives with a team of rats intent on causing chaos. Her rat henchmen capture Urd, Skuld, and Gan-chan with a bottle of sake, ice cream, and cheese respectively. She tries to capture Belldandy, but Belldandy has gone to make tea. When Marller checks on her henchmen, they are having a party with their captives. The Diamond of Fear, which Marller was trying to activate, shocks Marller instead.
35Rules of the Ninja: Volume I1998-12-218 minMarller summons new servants (three ninja girls) from a fighting game at an arcade. She orders them to attack the goddesses, and they disappear to find their targets' weaknesses. They sneak into the temple but are found by Skuld's Mr. Patrol, who tries to detain them. However, Mr. Patrol fails, and the goddesses wonder what is wrong with the robot. The ninjas complete their scouting and prepare a plan.
36Rules of the Ninja: Volume II1999-01-048 minThe ninjas enter the temple, intent on causing chaos. Mr. Patrol attacks Urd, but Urd deflects the shot and knocks out Mr. Patrol. The characters discover that Urd is a fake. The fake Urd attacks Belldandy, but Belldandy hands her a 500-yen coin, and "Urd" dashes away. The goddesses ask the real Urd what is going on, but she has no idea. Mr. Patrol discovers the ninja girls on the ceiling, and the goddesses demand to know who they are. Before they answer, they notice the time and dash off to watch their favorite ninja TV show.
37Urd vs. Urd1999-01-118 minUrd loses an earring and clones herself to find it. She orders her clones to find her earring while she takes a nap. When she wakes up, she discovers that only a few of her clones have returned and the others have rebelled against her. They are led by a clone who has Urd's other earring. She declares war on the other Urd, but they cannot win against each other. It deteriorates to rock, paper, scissors, but each game ends in a draw.
38Gan-chan Runs For Election "Being Self-Made" Edition1999-01-188 minGan-chan is running in an election and is faring well against his opponent, Gon, due to the help of the goddesses. However, Marller appears and offers Gon help. Gon hosts a party for the rat leaders of the temple and wins them over easily with the help of the ninja girls (dressed as escorts). He also starts a smear campaign and incites a crowd against Gan-chan. The goddesses investigate, and Urd discovers Gon plotting with Marller.
39Gan-chan Runs For Election "Time of Change" Edition1999-01-258 minThe rats hold a public debate, and Gon shames Gan-chan for the material dug up by the smear campaign. Gan-chan is losing badly, but Urd arrives with the captured ninja girls. Urd pops truth pills into their mouths, and they reveal all. Belldandy charms everybody and Gon apologizes for his actions. Gan-chan and Gon make amends and promise to run a clean election. On Election Day, to everyone's surprise, Belldandy wins instead of either Gon or Gan-chan.40Urd’s Ultimate Diet1999-02-0178 minWhen Urd finds that her skirt does not fit, she begins a diet. She tries magic pills, but Gan-chan comments on how those never work. Urd tries to keep busy with chores, but drinks so much sake that she regains her weight. She concentrates hard on forgetting to eat, but fails again. She eats tofu, but regains the weight by eating too much. She tries again with new ideas but they all fail; Skuld and Belldandy point out that goddesses cannot gain or lose weight and that the skirt shrunk.
41Happy Birthday, Gan-chan1999-02-088 minOn Gan-chan's birthday the goddesses prepare a great gift. They give him the Goddess Wish Maker, which grants three wishes before midnight. Asleep, Gan-chan dreams of a romantic encounter with Belldandy, but wakes up in the evening without having wished anything. Since the Wish Maker grants any wish it hears, it grants the wish of one of the goddesses. Gan-chan hurriedly tries to grant other wishes so that the Wish Maker does not grant them, but he loses another. As he tries to think of his final wish, he wastes his final wish by wishing for more time.
42Ah! My Average College Student1999-02-158 minGan-chan ponders the "average college student" mentioned in the opening narration. Urd and Skuld attempt to explain but, to his surprise, the description sounds like himself—working part-time, partying, eating and sleeping, and falling in love. He asks to see the student, but he repeatedly misses Keiichi, the "average college student".
43This Happens Once in a While1999-02-228 minGan-chan, Skuld, and Urd realize that the show is running even on their day off. They use several backdrops, but none of them work. Belldandy arrives with a script, but when they collaborate on the set's design, they end up arguing. When they finally agree to work together, they launch into outer space just as the credits roll.
44Gan-chan the Locomotive1999-03-018 minGan-chan reads a number of train adventure books. He dreams that he is the Steam Locomotive 150 and travels on railroads while greeting the goddesses embodied as trains. Urd, as the Mallard Train, easily beats Gan-chan in a race. Skuld, as the Swiss Brienz Rothorn, climbs to the cupboard to snack. Gan-chan chases after her but to his dismay, he accidentally ends up at the roller coaster-like Extreme Thrill Ride Course.
45The Miso Jar1999-03-088 minWhen Gan-chan gets stuck in a jar of miso sauce, he finds that the walls are too slippery to climb and too thick to break. He calls for help, but nobody hears him. He imagines what life would be like if he lived in the miso jar. Urd wants miso for her curry so she pours hot spices into the jar and stirs it, but does not take any miso out, so Gan-chan is still stuck in the jar. After falling unconscious, he manages to escape. He chases the goddesses while completely covered in miso, frightening them.
46Deluxe Game of Life: Satellite Version1999-03-158 minThe characters decide to play Life, but all of the game's actions happen in real life. Skuld opens a company, Urd goes on vacations, Gan-chan gets married and has children, and Belldandy studies. When they try to quit the game, they cannot figure out how. They declare bankruptcy but end up working on a farm until someone dies in peace.
47Mekimeki High School Memorial1999-03-228 minGan-chan desperately wants to experience stereotypical spring love, so he prays to God. As goddesses, Urd and Skuld wonder why he does not just ask them for help, but Skuld puts Gan-chan in her Dating Sim invention anyway. Inside the game, Gan-chan only eats and sleeps instead of entering dating scenarios, so Skuld forces him to "date". Gan-chan fails the scenarios several times until Skuld finally takes control of Gan-chan and completes them herself. He graduates after beating every scenario, but a tree falls on him, ending the game.
48What’ll Happen Next?1999-03-298 minThe gang wonders what to do for the final episode of the series, but reject each idea suggested. When they discuss death, Skuld reveals that Gan-chan has had various incarnations and has been cloned throughout the show. Gan-chan suddenly wakes up from his dreams repeatedly until Urd stops the redundant dream cycle. Belldandy suggests a party outside, so the goddesses have a picnic and they invite Gan-chan. They take a commemorative photo, but Gan-chan jumps in front of the camera, ruining the picture.
2Secret Treasure in the Attic, Part I1998-04-138 minGan-chan, Urd, and Skuld laze around because they are bored out of their minds. However, when a rat falls through the ceiling and mutters about a treasure before collapsing unconscious, they all become excited and decide to go treasure hunting. Skuld builds mechas for the entire gang, and they go to explore the attic. However, they get attacked by a large rat.3Secret Treasure in the Attic, Part II1998-04-208 minThe gang does battle with the rat, but their attacks are largely ineffective in part due to the design of the mechas. They try to escape, but the rat calls in reinforcements and blocks their path. Gan-chan is volunteered to act as a distraction. A piece of cheese is strapped to his mecha and he manages to distract the rat gang. Urd and Skuld find the treasure, but it turns out to be a windup doll of a golden Buddha statue.4Let’s Fly in the Sky1998-04-278 minWhen Gan-chan expresses a wish to "fly like the birds", Skuld and Urd build him a series of progressively more complex flying machines, paralleling the history of flight. The devices begin with Urd's attempt to build Icarus' wings, followed by Skuld constructing the Montgolfier brothers' balloon, Otto Lilienthal's glider, Samuel Langley's (unsuccessful) Aerodrome and, ultimately, the Bell X-1, as Belldandy gives the history of flight. However, Gan-chan is still unsatisfied and wishes to travel to space.5Let’s Fly Into Space1998-05-118 minContinuing on from the previous episode, Gan-chan is launched into space by Urd and Skuld in a Saturn-style rocket. He orbits around Earth before performing a moon landing, quoting Neil Armstrong's famous line. He plants a flag and takes a moon rock before returning to his ship. Urd and Skuld convince him to fly to deep space, but they leave him when Belldandy announces that dinner is ready, leaving Gan-chan alone in deep space.6Slimming Down! Go!1998-05-188 minAfter having gained large amounts of weight, Gan-chan is unable to fit into his hole in the wall. He begs Skuld and Urd to help him slim down. Skuld tries several inventions, including Mr. Sauna, Mr. Icy Bath, and Mr. 4000 Years, but they all fail. Urd gives Gan-chan a pill that causes him to exercise. He exercises furiously, and collapses exhausted after crossing the entire world. However, when everybody wakes up the next morning, they discover that Gan-chan ate like a pig following his exercise and regained his weight.7Gabira, the Giant Monster: The Birth1998-05-258 minAfter eating a moldy cake, Gan-chan becomes ill. Urd and Skuld attempt to cure him using their potions and inventions, but to no avail. They try sprinkling salt, giving him exercise pills, silica gel, and a vacuum, but all to no avail. Finally, Urd seems to have solved the problem — only to discover that, as a side effect, Gan-chan has turned into mini-Godzilla named Gabira.8Gabira, the Giant Monster: The Final Battle1998-06-018 minGan-chan, in the form of Gabira, heads towards the kitchen. Urd multiples herself to form an army, and Urd and Skuld set up multiple lines of defense to defeat Gabira. Using toy tanks, they slow down Gabria, but fail to stop him. When the goddesses retreat to their final line of defense and play rock music, the mold is disgusted by Gan-chan's lack of rhythm when he attempts to dance. The stereo overloads however. Keiichi finally destroys Gabira by exposing him to sunlight.9For Whom the Bell Tolls: The Mysterious Can of Food1998-06-088 minThe goddesses and Gan-chan find a can containing a vile-looking green slime which surprisingly tastes totally delicious. But the origin of this strange food comes as an even greater surprise — a mysterious vending machine which has appeared at the temple. Upon venturing inside, Skuld, Urd and Gan-chan surprise the operators, who eject them from the machine, transform it into a spaceship, and rapidly depart from the temple.10For Whom the Bell Tolls: The Secret of the Diamond1998-06-158 minGan-chan is having a bad day. Urd notices the ring Gan-chan has and asks Gan-chan if she can have it, and he gladly agrees. However, the bad luck almost immediately transfers to Urd, leading her to conclude that the diamond on the ring is cursed. They try to place a spiritual barrier on the ring, but it fails. The gang then attempts to exorcise the spirit in the ring, but a black cat emerges, gives them a business card, takes the ring, and leaves.11Gabira, the Gant Monster: The Strike Back1998-06-228 minGan-chan has a relapse transformation into the monstrous Gabira. Urd and Skuld, using the strategy that destroyed Gabira before, bathe him sunlight. Unfortunately, it makes Gabira even stronger. Skuld unleashes a golden mecha version of Gabria after having run out of ideas. They grapple, but then become friends, reconciling their differences and leaving the temple grounds.12Let’s Play Baseball!1998-06-298 minUrd and Skuld argue about who is better at baseball. They duplicate themselves to make teams. Gan-chan and Belldandy commentate to a crowd of fake fans while the two battle. The game goes into extra innings, and Urd and Skuld begin to play in ridiculous fashions, like imitating the tornado pitch of the Tasmanian Devil. Urd then disappears for her "ultimate pitch," and the rest all imitate her, leaving the stadium deserted.13Urd’s Babysitting Journal1998-07-068 minUrd babysits three little rats, named Ichiko, Jiro, and Juicy. When they all want to play different games, Urd replicates herself. When Urd makes an obedience pill, Juicy forces her to eat it, and it backfires. A thunderstorm arrives, to the terror of the young rats, but Urd reassures them. When they try to nap, Urd and Juicy snore so loudly that the other rats wake up. Finally, when it's time for Urd to leave, she promises to come back and play.14The Proposal Scheme1998-07-138 minGan-chan has fallen in love with Kaoru, a pink female rat, and has a date. He is extremely nervous, so Belldandy gives him a pill. Urd creates costumes for Gan-chan, who decides upon a collared bowtie and a red rose. Urd casts a spell on the rose so that Kaoru will love him forever. Gan-chan forgets the rose, however, and when Urd attempts to return it to him, he accidentally proposes to Urd instead of Kaoru, who leaves, devastated.15Welcome, Newlyweds!1998-07-208 minUrd and Gan-chan enjoy their newly wed life, that is until the magic rose petals start to fall down.16Phone Me, Darling!1998-07-278 minGan-chan tries to clean Keiichi's desk, but trips, bruises himself, and begins hiccuping. Urd cures him with an energy pill, and Gan-chan completes his cleaning. The credits roll, but Gan-chan remarks that it is too early for the show to end. Time moves in reverse, and when Gan-chan repeats his attempt to clean Keiichi's desk he is injured again. Skuld cures Gan-chan this time with a robot named Mr. Helpful. The credits roll again, Gan-chan interrupts once more, and the sequence repeats yet again. This time Gan-chan turns for aid to Belldandy, who orders Gan-chan to ask Skuld and Urd for a…17SOS in the Big Snowfield, Part One1998-08-038 minThe episode starts with Gan-chan, Skuld, and Urd walking in the snow, disenheartened and without food. Gan-chan faints from exhaustion, but Skuld refuses to abandon him. They use a ruler as a bridge to cross a cliff gap, but Gan-chan and Urd argue and the ruler breaks, sending them plummeting. Urd explains their situation: the air conditioner broke, but became overpowered after Skuld fixed it. Gan-chan wants to give up the quest to fix the air conditioner, but Skuld and Urd continue their mission.18SOS in the Big Snowfield, Part Two1998-08-108 minSkuld throws a paper clip over the cliff and Gan-chan begins to climb down, only to fall along the way. Gan-chan uses some bulletin board tacks to stop his fall and begins to climb. Skuld and Urd imitate him, and Urd remarks that they seem to be reenacting the movie Cliffhanger. They arrive at the air conditioner, but it fights back with a security system created by Skuld. The four eventually destroy it.19Kitchen Fighters1998-08-248 minThe rats decide to have a martial arts championship. Gan-chan, emulating Bruce Lee, defeats his first opponent by using nunchucks given to him by Urd, his trainer. Skuld enters Banpei into the competition, and Banpei wins several rounds. In the final match between Gan-chan and Banpei, Banpei has the advantage until Gan-chan drinks a bottle of sake and begins using Jackie Chan's Drunken Master technique. However, the time runs out for the match, and the last rat standing, Jose Mendoda, is declared the winner.20Gan-chan’s Magnificent Days1998-08-318 minWhen Gan-chan declares that he starts every day with Belldandy's morning tea, Urd begins following him as he hunts for food. When Gan-chan wakes up from a nap, he rushes to tea and repeats his routine. Urd, annoyed, argues with Gan-chan about how simple and regular the routine is.21Ah, My Buddah!1998-09-078 minUrd incorrectly believes Skuld has fallen in love with a large Buddha statue, so she miniaturizes and animates it. The statue thinks the goddesses and Gan-chan are his disciples, and declares they must follow his teachings. Buddha notices how serene Belldandy is and hits the others, telling them to be more like Belldandy. When Keiichi returns, they revert Buddha to his original state.22The Story of Gan-chan: Love Me to the Bone1998-09-148 minGan-chan announces that he has a new girlfriend named Koharu-chan. Urd and Skuld interview him as a news crew would, and discover that he is attracted to the way she eats. Urd and Skuld then discover, to their disgust, that Koharu-chan eats everything offered to her. When Gan-chan tries to kiss Koharu, she engulfs half of his body with her mouth.23Let’s Form a Band! Side A1998-09-217 minUrd and Skuld need a drummer for their new band. Urd replicates herself and Skuld makes a drum machine, but Gan-chan demands to be drummer, so Urd tests his drumming skill. As they select a vocalist, Urd, Skuld, and Gan-chan all try to outdo each other. Belldandy arrives and becomes the singer after demonstrating her mouth recorder. They argue over the name of the band before deciding on "Goddess Fantastic Band".24Let’s Form a Band! Side B1998-09-288 minTo pick a leader for the band, the characters try several techniques that are all rigged. They finally decide to vote for the leader and Belldandy wins. They sell tickets for the band's concert and fix a mistake on the posters. The concert is attended by a huge crowd of rats, who pay with food. Gan-chan is nervous about the concert, but Skuld and Urd use inventions and drugs to calm him down.25Chu Hard: Gan-chan’s Desperate Situation1998-10-057 minThe goddesses ask Gan-chan to guard the refrigerator, after securing it with Skuld's Mr. Safety. The goddesses' paranoia is well-founded; while they are gone, Gan-chan falls asleep. A group of rats attack and hold Gan-chan's rat friends hostage. He wakes up from his nap, is discovered, and flees. The terrorist rats set up a computer system to hack Mr. Safety, and Gan-chan infiltrates the group of computer rats.26Chu Hard 2: Descent of the Devil1998-10-128 minThe computer rats attempt several passwords to unlock Mr. Safety, but none are successful. The rats are led by Marller, who suggests the use of heavy artillery. Gan-chan subdues the terrorist rat squad, but Marller arrives and easily defeats Gan-chan. Just in time, the goddesses return. They greet Marller as a friend and talk with her, so she gives up. They open the fridge and reveal a cheesecake, which they share and eat.27Pop! Goes the Urd1998-10-198 minUrd and Gan-chan host a chat show with questions from viewers. After answering one question, they are interrupted by an advertisement from Skuld Electronics Group. They attempt to answer two more questions, but the answers take too long. When Gan-chan asks Belldandy if she likes rats, Urd discovers that the "viewer questions" are all written by Gan-chan.28Rainy Day1998-10-268 minWhile watching the rain outside, Urd watches a crow fly away. She takes a walk with an umbrella and rides down the river on a hat. She walks down the beach, travels on the subway, and walks outside, seeing the crow again. Then she sees Skuld, Belldandy, and Gan-chan, and runs toward them, smiling.29Let’s Meet in Our Dreams1998-11-028 minUrd dreams that she defeats Marller and saves the world from destruction. Skuld creates Mr. Dream TV, which allows others to see the subject's dreams. When they examine Gan-chan, his dream is so boring that Skuld modifies it so that he dreams about Belldandy confessing her love to him. In the dream, he makes negative comments about Skuld and Urd, so they attack him. They attach Belldandy to Mr. Dream TV and the episode ends with the other characters staring at the monitor in shock.30Female Detective Skuld’s First Case... Mystery of the Three Stolen Treasures: The Dangerous Trap Hidden in the Steamy Smoke!1998-11-098 minSkuld the detective looks for her stolen ice cream, Gan-chan's stolen cheese, and Urd's stolen pickled squid. They investigate Marller, but she is not the thief. Skuld tests two devices to catch the thief at the scene of the crime, but the characters fall asleep without catching anybody. Belldandy appears with a hot pot containing all of the stolen items, and the characters enjoy it while Marller looks on, disgusted.31Goddess Love Theater: Goddess Blade1998-11-168 minSkuld, dressed as a medieval knight, attacks a castle. Gan-chan, a sorcerer from the castle, declares that he has kidnapped Belldandy. Skuld attacks, but Gan-chan is struck down by Urd, who claims that he was being controlled by someone else. Marller appears, attacking Urd and summoning a large rat dragon. The dragon disobeys Marller and attacks the entire group, but Belldandy appears and defeats it.32Quick Fix Division of the Tariki Hongan Temple1998-11-308 minUrd, Skuld, and Gan-chan open a "Quick Fix" club. A pink rat is their first customer. Her son is stuck in a gap in the kitchen, and they try to save him with a variety of strange methods. Skuld begins building a robot, and Urd gives Gan-chan a pill. They fiddle with their plans for so long that Belldandy saves the young rat instead. Wondering how Belldandy did it, they try to recreate the situation by stuffing Gan-chan into the hole.33Fishing Journal1998-12-078 minGan-chan is fishing in the bathtub when Urd becomes intrigued. Gan-chan explains to Urd how to fish, but Urd ignores him and begins fishing in a different way. Gan-chan is more successful at first, but Urd ups the stakes by using a shark lure. They begin to catch larger and larger fish, keeping track on an electronic scoreboard, but the power goes out and their scores are lost. Together, they reel in an extremely large fish, who heads toward Gan-chan. He declares victory, but the fish swallows him.34Give Me Some Servants1998-12-148 minMarller arrives with a team of rats intent on causing chaos. Her rat henchmen capture Urd, Skuld, and Gan-chan with a bottle of sake, ice cream, and cheese respectively. She tries to capture Belldandy, but Belldandy has gone to make tea. When Marller checks on her henchmen, they are having a party with their captives. The Diamond of Fear, which Marller was trying to activate, shocks Marller instead.35Rules of the Ninja: Volume I1998-12-218 minMarller summons new servants (three ninja girls) from a fighting game at an arcade. She orders them to attack the goddesses, and they disappear to find their targets' weaknesses. They sneak into the temple but are found by Skuld's Mr. Patrol, who tries to detain them. However, Mr. Patrol fails, and the goddesses wonder what is wrong with the robot. The ninjas complete their scouting and prepare a plan.36Rules of the Ninja: Volume II1999-01-048 minThe ninjas enter the temple, intent on causing chaos. Mr. Patrol attacks Urd, but Urd deflects the shot and knocks out Mr. Patrol. The characters discover that Urd is a fake. The fake Urd attacks Belldandy, but Belldandy hands her a 500-yen coin, and "Urd" dashes away. The goddesses ask the real Urd what is going on, but she has no idea. Mr. Patrol discovers the ninja girls on the ceiling, and the goddesses demand to know who they are. Before they answer, they notice the time and dash off to watch their favorite ninja TV show.37Urd vs. Urd1999-01-118 minUrd loses an earring and clones herself to find it. She orders her clones to find her earring while she takes a nap. When she wakes up, she discovers that only a few of her clones have returned and the others have rebelled against her. They are led by a clone who has Urd's other earring. She declares war on the other Urd, but they cannot win against each other. It deteriorates to rock, paper, scissors, but each game ends in a draw.38Gan-chan Runs For Election "Being Self-Made" Edition1999-01-188 minGan-chan is running in an election and is faring well against his opponent, Gon, due to the help of the goddesses. However, Marller appears and offers Gon help. Gon hosts a party for the rat leaders of the temple and wins them over easily with the help of the ninja girls (dressed as escorts). He also starts a smear campaign and incites a crowd against Gan-chan. The goddesses investigate, and Urd discovers Gon plotting with Marller.39Gan-chan Runs For Election "Time of Change" Edition1999-01-258 minThe rats hold a public debate, and Gon shames Gan-chan for the material dug up by the smear campaign. Gan-chan is losing badly, but Urd arrives with the captured ninja girls. Urd pops truth pills into their mouths, and they reveal all. Belldandy charms everybody and Gon apologizes for his actions. Gan-chan and Gon make amends and promise to run a clean election. On Election Day, to everyone's surprise, Belldandy wins instead of either Gon or Gan-chan.40Urd’s Ultimate Diet1999-02-0178 minWhen Urd finds that her skirt does not fit, she begins a diet. She tries magic pills, but Gan-chan comments on how those never work. Urd tries to keep busy with chores, but drinks so much sake that she regains her weight. She concentrates hard on forgetting to eat, but fails again. She eats tofu, but regains the weight by eating too much. She tries again with new ideas but they all fail; Skuld and Belldandy point out that goddesses cannot gain or lose weight and that the skirt shrunk.41Happy Birthday, Gan-chan1999-02-088 minOn Gan-chan's birthday the goddesses prepare a great gift. They give him the Goddess Wish Maker, which grants three wishes before midnight. Asleep, Gan-chan dreams of a romantic encounter with Belldandy, but wakes up in the evening without having wished anything. Since the Wish Maker grants any wish it hears, it grants the wish of one of the goddesses. Gan-chan hurriedly tries to grant other wishes so that the Wish Maker does not grant them, but he loses another. As he tries to think of his final wish, he wastes his final wish by wishing for more time.42Ah! My Average College Student1999-02-158 minGan-chan ponders the "average college student" mentioned in the opening narration. Urd and Skuld attempt to explain but, to his surprise, the description sounds like himself—working part-time, partying, eating and sleeping, and falling in love. He asks to see the student, but he repeatedly misses Keiichi, the "average college student".43This Happens Once in a While1999-02-228 minGan-chan, Skuld, and Urd realize that the show is running even on their day off. They use several backdrops, but none of them work. Belldandy arrives with a script, but when they collaborate on the set's design, they end up arguing. When they finally agree to work together, they launch into outer space just as the credits roll.44Gan-chan the Locomotive1999-03-018 minGan-chan reads a number of train adventure books. He dreams that he is the Steam Locomotive 150 and travels on railroads while greeting the goddesses embodied as trains. Urd, as the Mallard Train, easily beats Gan-chan in a race. Skuld, as the Swiss Brienz Rothorn, climbs to the cupboard to snack. Gan-chan chases after her but to his dismay, he accidentally ends up at the roller coaster-like Extreme Thrill Ride Course.45The Miso Jar1999-03-088 minWhen Gan-chan gets stuck in a jar of miso sauce, he finds that the walls are too slippery to climb and too thick to break. He calls for help, but nobody hears him. He imagines what life would be like if he lived in the miso jar. Urd wants miso for her curry so she pours hot spices into the jar and stirs it, but does not take any miso out, so Gan-chan is still stuck in the jar. After falling unconscious, he manages to escape. He chases the goddesses while completely covered in miso, frightening them.46Deluxe Game of Life: Satellite Version1999-03-158 minThe characters decide to play Life, but all of the game's actions happen in real life. Skuld opens a company, Urd goes on vacations, Gan-chan gets married and has children, and Belldandy studies. When they try to quit the game, they cannot figure out how. They declare bankruptcy but end up working on a farm until someone dies in peace.47Mekimeki High School Memorial1999-03-228 minGan-chan desperately wants to experience stereotypical spring love, so he prays to God. As goddesses, Urd and Skuld wonder why he does not just ask them for help, but Skuld puts Gan-chan in her Dating Sim invention anyway. Inside the game, Gan-chan only eats and sleeps instead of entering dating scenarios, so Skuld forces him to "date". Gan-chan fails the scenarios several times until Skuld finally takes control of Gan-chan and completes them herself. He graduates after beating every scenario, but a tree falls on him, ending the game.48What’ll Happen Next?1999-03-298 minThe gang wonders what to do for the final episode of the series, but reject each idea suggested. When they discuss death, Skuld reveals that Gan-chan has had various incarnations and has been cloned throughout the show. Gan-chan suddenly wakes up from his dreams repeatedly until Urd stops the redundant dream cycle. Belldandy suggests a party outside, so the goddesses have a picnic and they invite Gan-chan. They take a commemorative photo, but Gan-chan jumps in front of the camera, ruining the picture.
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