女神候補生 [Megami Kouhosei]

Series · 5 books · 1997-2004

By Yukiru Sugisaki

Books in series

The Candidate for Goddess, Vol. 1

1997

Years ago, planetary systems were destroyed. Humans have since moved into space colonies and developed humanoid weapons known as Goddesses to defend the home planet.

The Candidate for Goddess, Vol. 2

2004

"After logging many hours of demanding physical training, Zero and his classmates finally get to test their piloting skills. Enter Kizna Towryk, Zero's new partner, who is charged with maintaining and repairing Zero's pro-ing. Kizna is also a bit sensitive, and Zero doesn't help matters when he makes a comment about her feline ears. Can the unlikely duo save mankind in the middle of a dog-eat-dog world? —P. \[4\] of cover.

The Candidate for Goddess, Vol. 3

2004

Battle day is upon Zero and his classmates, as everyone is assigned their own Pro-Ings. To help develop and enhance the class' piloting skills, each member is paired up with one of the top-five candidates at G.O.A., and the two-on-two war games begin! Zero is paired with Erts Virny Cocteau, the top of the top, and the two of them become good friends. But during battle, Zero has a strange vision...

The Candidate for Goddess, Vol. 4

2004

Friendly as ever, Hiead and Zero get into yet another fight, and are put in a detention room that suppresses EX to think about what they've done. Meanwhile, Ernest's concern for fellow pilot Gareas grows as he becomes increasingly reckless in battle. The problem is made worse when the pilots get involved in a battle with thousands of Giseisha.

The Candidate for Goddess, Vol. 5

2004

When Zero and the rest of the candidates progress to Class Two, Clay is faced with the possibility of expulsion. Meanwhile, some students at G.O.A. mysteriously go MIA. Are the disappearances linked with most recent Giseisha attack?

Author

Yukiru Sugisaki

Author · 32 books

Yukiru Sugisaki (杉崎ゆきる; Sugisaku Yukiru in Japanese) is a Japanese manga artist. Her hobbies are dramas, video games, and "collecting rabbit things". Sugisaki's face is rarely seen, as she prefers to draw herself with a rabbit face or mask in her manga profile images. She also seems to have developed a trait of leaving her series unfinished before moving on to different projects (Notably D.N.Angel, which has seen multiple month-long droughts between chapters. She has just recently done many Lagoon Engine installments, including the Japanese release of volume 7. Previous to that, she completed a small series entitled Eden, which had its debut in the October 2006 issue of Shōnen Ace, and finished in February 2007. It saw a departure of sorts from Sugisaki's previous series, with a darker, sci-fi noir theme and older protagonists. Currently, she finished D.N.Angel in 20 volumes (5 released only in digital). Her work She made her debut in "Asuka Magazine" with "Namaiki no N". Her other works include "D.N.Angel (13 volumes, unfinished) ", "Rizelmine (1 volume, finished)", "Lagoon Engine (7 volumes, unfinished)", and "Lagoon Engine Einsatz (1 volume, unfinished)". Her "D.N.Angel" manga and "Rizelmine" manga have also been adapted into anime series. Because the D.N.Angel manga was incomplete at the time, the anime has many differences to the original manga, most notably the ending. Sugisaki is also the artist of the "BrainPowerd" and "The Candidate for Goddess" manga, both of which have been turned into an anime. Her "Neutral" artbook contains artwork from "D.N.Angel", "BrainPowerd", and "The Candidate for Goddess". Her second artbook, [FEDER:] (which is no longer available for purchase), contains newer artwork solely from D.N.Angel. She has also penned the well-known "Sotsugyo M", and created doujinshi for series such as "Tenkuu no Escaflowne", Neon Genesis Evangelion, Lets&Go, and King of Fighters. Most of her works feature young, cute main characters and elements of Yaoi, though not considered Yaoi. Her current project is D.N.Angel, which has finally begun serializing in Monthly Asuka again.