Introduction
In the future humankind has expanded and colonized other planets. Then an alien species, Victim, attacks the human colonies leaving only one planet, Zion. In an effort to stop Victim from destroying the last planet a training school, GOA, is set up to gather boys from the Zion colonies and train them to become pilots of the Ingrids AKA The Goddesses, five fighting robots that protect Zion. The boys must possess a rare blood type, EO, as well as a special ability, or EX. Zero (Candidate 88) has just arrived in GOA when he falls into the cockpit of the Ingrid Eeva-Leena. Since the synch between pilot and Ingrid are very sensitive everyone believes the Goddess will kill Zero in an attempt to synch. Just before Zero passes out he makes a full synch with the Goddess. Before he can find out more about the incident, his pilot training begins.
(Source: ANN)
Audience reviews
9 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
GarlandReese
I would very much like to know the whole story of "Megami Kouhosei" before I dove into the adaptation. I sense it was very necessary to enjoy this anime. But, my interest in this rather obscure title was not from the manga, but the fact my VHS copies of "Mobile Suit Gundam" were preceded by ads for this. I was curious, it certainly knew the audience it was addressing- a space opera with mechs and teenage protagonists, bright colors, and what was- at the time- decent CG art depicting the battles. Here in the US it advertised as "Pilot Candidate". Probably because "Candidate for Goddess" seems more like a show about a contest for ladies to be elevated to a deity... hey, that's not a bad idea! But, I digress...
In the far future, livable worlds have been almost eradicated by an alien threat…
Read at the sourceProxyLain
I'm in the saga of seeing a Mecha anime of each year starting in 1975, even without following the order, I just choose a random year and see.
Megami Kouhosei was the second of this saga, and was the first bad Mecha of the saga. The first one I completed from this saga was Densetsu Kyojin Ideon, which is the best Mecha anime I've seen so far.
Megami Kouhosei is a strange case in that it's bad, but I don't hate it.
This anime is extremely slow, and things happen not only slowly, but erratically as well.
It's poorly written, doesn't know where it wants to go and the relationship between some characters is too vague, like the relationship between Ikhny and Hiead (she likes him for no reason).
Basically nothing in this anime is explained, and they happen because yes. There are some aliens atta…
Read at the sourceephemerry
I watched Candidate for Goddess and read the manga when I was in middle school. And even at the height of my fanaticism with anime, I knew this show was pure garbage. Anime is known for having bad CG, right? Along the lines of Blue Submarine No. 6, this has some of the most migraine inducing computer graphics ever! Of any anime that I have EVER seen! And I have seen thousands!
• This show is a perennial eyesore, through and through. I would rather forget that I ever saw it or consumed any of its content to begin with. I suppose it’s a folly of youth. The characters are the blandest of the bland. There’s typical enthusiastic-about-everything protagonist, cat girl, gay guys, and I don’t really remember much about anyone else.
• The production quality in this is so bad that it is among a li…
Read at the sourceInvertiHerikawa
Before I begin, I am just gonna say... AVOID THIS SHOW LIKE THE PLAGUE. That is all. I'm gonna rant how bad it is, if you'll excuse me.
Story: 0/10
Art: 7/10
Sound: 1/10
Character: 0/10 Enjoyment: 0/10
Overall: 0/10
This is one of the most appalling anime I've watched, next to Voices of a Distant Star and Orange Road. Even with industry elites like Michelle Ruff (Rukia), Joshua Seth (Tai) and Richard Cansino (Kenshin), whom played the roles of Kizuna, Zero and Azuma respectively, they still couldn't save the damn show. Not to mention that the directing was atrocious as well. Even the most acclaimed voice talent can't rescue a shipwreck like this, and it's not hard to figure out why. Plot execution was poor, voice acting was flat and dull, most of the characters' names look like fucki…
Read at the sourceKristinDtf
Maybe its the Nostalgia talking or maybe Im just stupid. But Candidate for Goddess is one of those series that I have always seemed to just enjoy.
Overtime I finish watching it I always find myself hoping to find more. Are some of the characters boring, uninteresting, or a waste? Sure. But I think that is less to do with the actual story than it is the pacing of this story. I mean I believe that this world is too big for a 12 episode series. Heck, even when I went to the manga for a conclusion I didn't get one!
I genuinely want to know more about this world. Where did Victim come from? What about the Goddess'? Humans can live on different planets? What happened in Zero and Hieads past? Why does Kizuna have cat ears?
If you think about it in what this could have been terms I think the se…
Read at the sourceRoarkTenjouin
(Note that this review is based off of the TV show alone, and does not include the OVA)
Occasionally, whenever I watch a show, I'll wonder if the show has a function to serve aside from provide entertainment, and if so, what is that function (this isn't exclusive to anime - I've wondered this while watching shows like Numb3rs and Burn Notice)? Even if I'm watching an anime based off of a manga, I still will have this question every now and then. Pilot Candidate was a show that I found myself asking this question.
Story: 5/10
The story is somewhat standard for a mecha show - Humanity is under attack from an alien race (called the Victim in this show - insert Tumblr joke here), they've been cornered into one last bastion, and their main defense are giant robots. However, there's a slight t…
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I was uh what seven episodes in and I thought the show was fairly bad but watching the last five episodes....I felt ripped off. Normally I wouldn't mind but this went from being bad to just being terrible!
Pilot Candidate or Candidate for Goddess is the typical show about a young feisty protagonist who wants to fulfill -insert dream here-. Plus or what should be a plus is that we get mechs added into the shounen mix! With a cast with over ten members, and 12 episodes to tell a story how bad does Pilot Candidate fall?
Well I will describe what can be the pros of the show. The character art is alright but it looks standard for that time when I compare it with a show from the same time frame as Gate Keepers. Although the difference between the two is that not much of the art is that memora…
Read at the sourceBurntFlower
Candidate for Goddess can be more aptly described as being one big, juicy bait.
It presents potential viewers with its premiere episode ‘00’, bountiful amounts of eye-candy, a seemingly interesting plot filled with mystery and lots of space battles to satisfy even the most hard-core action fans. However, what this anime doesn’t want you to know is one dark, little secret: There is no ending. It piles on with every episode more drama, more symbolism, more of everything and just when you expect something epic to happen, you’re just left with thin air. I won’t say I didn’t fall in its trap; it’d be as big as a lie as the anime itself to say that, and a lot of arrogance on my part.
This anime gathered all the potential it had for it, and brought it crashing down in just one minute flat. Afte…
Read at the sourceJessa
I think Candidate for Goddess didn't get the recognition is deserved in the least bit. The 12 episodes were very enjoyable, but I feel like it got cut too short. And because it's quite short, this review will be as well!
Story has some similarities to Evangelion, but not to make it a direct copy or a rip. The characters were fun and enjoyable. The animation was well done-- clean and crisp. Character development could be a bit more, as there was so much room for potential growth.
Overall, Candidate for Goddess is enjoyable, light hearted, and fun. I highly recommend watching it if you can find it :) Seeing that if you want you can just watch it in one sitting if you so wish. :)
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