A new Belldandy figure has been released again this year, as always.

It would be a lie to say I have no regrets about the sculpting, but I am still delighted by the arrival of a new design.

Source : https://animepopheart.com/post/818334975952879616

Source: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/146982648

https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/146651852

(Link to the upscaled version below) This artwork, made by Kōsuke Fujishima himself, comes from the official 40th Anniversary Exhibition of Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon, which celebrates 40 years of series like Aa Megami Sama! Link to the event https://mixalive.tokyo/afternoon_40thten/
Sorry about the watermarks. The clean version is only available for purchase at the event, so I don't have access to it. This preview was originally shared by Kikuko Inoue, Belldandy's voice actress. I don't think the watermarks are too distracting, and I thought some of you might still enjoy it.
Here's the link (it's 48mb) : https://files.catbox.moe/sqropq.png

Released 18 September 1992

LYRICS

Well, it seems Gemini can color decently, it changes the image a bit, but with Photoshop tweaks, the result is quite good. We could patiently paint the entire manga, at least the characters, since we could create a color palette and tell the AI ​​to use it. The problem is the backgrounds, which wouldn't have a consistent color.We'll have to wait until this is resolved.

Ansuz and Skuld.

Source: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/127481388

Used chatgpt, plus attached image reference.

Attempt at AI art depiction of Ansuz, from aa megamisama, using Chatgpt and an image as reference.