Tenshi no Shippo (Angel Tails)

Now that a weakness factor is removed, all that's left is for the angels to bicker over Goro's attention and affection. Thankfully the characters have dynamic and interwoven personallities that keep things interesting, and are sometimes tied to what animal the character was in their past life. Kurumi was a hamster so she's always hungry, Mika and Ayumi (rabbit and turtle respectively) are always at odds with one another thanks to Ayumi's slow/steady turtle outlook and Mika's rabbit-like taste for a fast life. Mika also has the most personality of any character in the series, due in to small part to Yukana Nogami's voice work. She's spoiled, bossy, lazy, and always tries to spirit Goro away for herself.  However, Akane (the fox) has a good grasp over Mika's actions since Mika is carnally afraid of being hunted by the fox. All it takes is a well-placed "Mika sannnn....." from Akane and Mika's back in line.

The story does begin to take on a broader focus towards the end as little threads planted earlier in the series with seemingly inconsequential scenes begin to make sense, and the Guardian Angels face off against the Four Holy Beast Gods with Goro's life at stake. It does however bog down what was a light-hearted love comedy with unnecessary drama. Similar to the turn taken in Steel Angel Kurumi, the series begins to take itself too seriously and slumps because of it.

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